TCR China Touring Car Championship

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TCR China Touring Car Championship
Category Touring cars
Country China
Inaugural season2017
Drivers' champion Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Martin Cao
Teams' champion Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Shell Teamwork Lynk & Co Racing
Official website http://www.tcrchina.com
Motorsport current event.svg Current season

The TCR China Touring Car Championship is a touring car racing series based in China. The series was officially launched in December 2016, ahead of a five-round 2017 championship season, with the slight name change from Chinese to China. [1] [2]

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Champions

Drivers' ChampionsTeams' Champions
YearDriverTeamCarTeamCar
2017 Flag of Hong Kong.svg Andy Yan Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg NewFaster Team Audi RS3 LMS TCR None
2018 Flag of Hong Kong.svg Alex Hui
Flag of Hong Kong.svg Sunny Wong
Flag of Hong Kong.svg Teamwork Motorsport Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR None
2019 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Huang Chu Han Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Liqui Moly Team NewFaster Audi RS 3 LMS TCR Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Liqui Moly Team NewFaster Audi RS 3 LMS TCR
2020 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Ma Qing Hua Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Shell Teamwork Lynk & Co Motorsport Lynk & Co 03 TCR Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Team MG XPower MG 6 X-Power TCR
2021 Flag of Macau.svg Rodolfo Ávila Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Team MG XPower MG 6 X-Power TCR Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Team MG XPower MG 6 X-Power TCR
2022Not held
2023 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Martin Cao Flag of South Korea.svg Hyundai N Team Hyundai Elantra N TCR Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Shell Teamwork Lynk & Co Racing Lynk & Co 03 TCR
2024

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References

  1. "TCR China series launched in Shanghai". tcr-series.com. 18 December 2016. Retrieved 22 January 2017.
  2. "TCR China series launched in Shanghai". asia.tcr-series.com. 19 December 2016. Retrieved 22 January 2017.