TCR Asia Series

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TCR Asia Series
TCR Asia Logo.png
Category Touring cars
Country East/Southeast Asia
Inaugural season2015
Tyre suppliers Sailun
Motorsport current event.svg Current season

The TCR Asia Series is an annual touring car racing event that is held at various locations across Asia.

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History

TCR Asia Series was announced on 14 August 2014 by the organisation behind the TCR series under the name TC3 Asia Series - later changed to TCR Asia Series along with the other announced series. [1] David Sonenscher, boss of the company Motorsport Asia, will be maintaining the series. He has previously run the Asian Touring Car Series and the Porsche Carrera Cup Asia. Initially seven races were planned for 2015, but later were reduced to 5 and the final calendar was with 4. [2] [3] The Singapore and Thailand rounds were run together with the TCR International Series, while the rest supported the GT Asia Series calendar.

Champions

Drivers' ChampionsTeams' Champions
YearDriverTeamCarTeamCar
2015 Flag of Hong Kong.svg Michael Choi Flag of Hong Kong.svg Prince Racing Honda.svg Honda Civic TCR Flag of Macau.svg Asia Racing Team SEAT Logo from 2017.svg SEAT León Cup Racer
2016 Flag of Hong Kong.svg Andy Yan Flag of Germany.svg Liqui Moly Team Engstler Volkswagen logo 2019.svg Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR Flag of Germany.svg Liqui Moly Team Engstler Volkswagen logo 2019.svg Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR
2017 Flag of Thailand.svg Kantadhee Kusiri Flag of Germany.svg Liqui Moly Team Engstler Volkswagen logo 2019.svg Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR Flag of Germany.svg Liqui Moly Team Engstler Volkswagen logo 2019.svg Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR
2018 Flag of Germany.svg Luca Engstler Flag of Germany.svg Liqui Moly Team Engstler Volkswagen logo 2019.svg Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR Flag of Germany.svg Liqui Moly Team Engstler Volkswagen logo 2019.svg Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR
2019 Flag of Germany.svg Luca Engstler Flag of Germany.svg Liqui Moly Team Engstler Hyundai symbol.svg Hyundai i30 N TCR Flag of Germany.svg Liqui Moly Team Engstler Hyundai symbol.svg Hyundai i30 N TCR
2020 Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Jason Zhang [4] Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Shell Teamwork Lynk & Co Racing Lynk & Co 03 TCR Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Shell Teamwork Lynk & Co Racing Lynk & Co 03 TCR
2022 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg David Zhu Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Shell Teamwork Lynk & Co Racing Lynk & Co 03 TCR Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Shell Teamwork Lynk & Co Racing Lynk & Co 03 TCR
2023Not held
2024 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zhang Zhendong Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Hyundai N Team Z.Speed Hyundai symbol.svg Hyundai Elantra N TCR Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Hyundai N Team Z.Speed Hyundai symbol.svg Hyundai Elantra N TCR

References

  1. "TC3 Asia Series organisation announced". TouringCarTimes.com. 14 August 2014. Retrieved 31 October 2014.
  2. "2015 TCR Asia calendar released". TouringCarTimes.com. 23 December 2014. Retrieved 25 December 2014.
  3. "TCR Asia Series amends 2015 calendar". TouringCarTimes. Mediaempire Stockholm AB. 25 February 2015. Retrieved 25 February 2015.
  4. "Ma Qing Hua crowned TCR China champion as Teamwork Lynk & Co Motorsport win at Macau". Geely Group Motorsport. Retrieved 2021-12-16.