Category | Touring cars |
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Country | China |
Inaugural season | 2017 |
Drivers' champion | Martin Cao |
Teams' champion | Shell Teamwork Lynk & Co Racing |
Official website | http://www.tcrchina.com |
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]
Drivers' Champions | Teams' Champions | ||||||
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Year | Driver | Team | Car | Team | Car | ||
2017 | Andy Yan | NewFaster Team | Audi RS3 LMS TCR | None | |||
2018 | Alex Hui Sunny Wong | Teamwork Motorsport | Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR | None | |||
2019 | Huang Chu Han | Liqui Moly Team NewFaster | Audi RS 3 LMS TCR | Liqui Moly Team NewFaster | Audi RS 3 LMS TCR | ||
2020 | Ma Qing Hua | Shell Teamwork Lynk & Co Motorsport | Lynk & Co 03 TCR | Team MG XPower | MG 6 X-Power TCR | ||
2021 | Rodolfo Ávila | Team MG XPower | MG 6 X-Power TCR | Team MG XPower | MG 6 X-Power TCR | ||
2022 | Not held | ||||||
2023 | Martin Cao | Hyundai N Team | Hyundai Elantra N TCR | Shell Teamwork Lynk & Co Racing | Lynk & Co 03 TCR | ||
2024 | |||||||
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