TCR Japan Touring Car Series

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TCR Japan Touring Car Series
Category Touring cars
Country Japan
Inaugural season 2019
Folded2024

The TCR Japan Touring Car Series was a former touring car racing series based in Japan, the first of its kind since Japanese Touring Car Championship folded in 1998.

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In an agreement between WSC Ltd and Japan TCR Management, the TCR Japan Series began in 2019. The competition takes advantage of the success of the class in the Super Taikyu Series and runs on the same weekends as the Super Formula, the most important single-seater category in Japan. The agreement is valid for the next 6 years, until 2024. One of the goals is to attract other Japanese car manufacturers to the TCR category. [1] In January 2025, it was announced that the series was folded. [2]

Since its inception, the series had also supported the Super Formula Championship. [3]

Champions

YearSaturday SeriesSunday SeriesEntrants
2019 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Matt Howson Flag of Japan.svg Takeshi Matsumoto Flag of Hong Kong.svg KCMG
2020 Flag of Japan.svg Takuro Shinohara Flag of Japan.svg Takuro Shinohara Flag of Japan.svg Audi Team Hitotsuyama
2021 Flag of Japan.svg Keiichi Inoue Flag of Japan.svg 'Hirobon' Flag of Japan.svg Birth Racing Project
2022 Flag of Japan.svg 'Hirobon' Flag of Japan.svg 'Hirobon' Flag of Japan.svg Birth Racing Project
2023 Flag of Japan.svg Anna Inotsume Flag of Japan.svg Anna Inotsume Flag of Japan.svg Birth Racing Project
2024 Flag of South Korea.svg Choi Jeong Weon Flag of South Korea.svg Choi Jeong Weon Flag of Japan.svg KMSA Motorsport N

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References

  1. "The TCR Japan Series will kick off in 2019". tcr-series.com. 17 October 2018. Retrieved 17 October 2018.
  2. "TCR Japan confirms closure ahead of 2025". TouringCarTimes. 13 January 2025. Retrieved 13 January 2025.
  3. "TCR Japan set for launch in 2019". TouringCarTimes. 17 October 2018. Retrieved 27 October 2018.