TCR Middle East Touring Car Series

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TCR Middle East Touring Car Series
Category Touring cars
Country Middle East
Inaugural season2017
Drivers' champion René Münnich
Teams' champion Münnich Motorsport
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The TCR Middle East Touring Car Series is a touring car racing series based in the Middle East.

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History

On 15 November 2016, WSC announced that the creation of the TCR Middle East Series. The series was officially launched on 2 December 2016 at the Bahrain International Circuit, where a media and test day were held. The series visits the Dubai Autodrome, Yas Marina Circuit and the Bahrain International Circuit. [1] [2]

Relaunch

In August 2022, the TCR Middle East Series was relaunched by WSC in cooperation with its new promoter, Driving Force Events. A 2022-2023 schedule was published and included two pairs of back-to-back events at Yas Marina Circuit, the Bahrain International Circuit and the Dubai Autodrome, plus another event at a yet-to-be-confirmed venue. Unlike previous iterations of the TCR Middle East Series, the relaunched championship will feature hour-long races with mandatory driver changes as well as some night races. [3]

2017 Results

Rnd.CircuitDatePole positionFastest lapWinning driverWinning team
11 Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Dubai Autodrome, Dubai (GP Circuit)13 January Flag of Germany.svg Luca Engstler Flag of Slovakia.svg Maťo Homola Flag of Germany.svg Luca Engstler Flag of Germany.svg Liqui Moly Team Engstler
2 Flag of Slovakia.svg Maťo Homola Flag of the United States.svg Brandon Gdovic Flag of Germany.svg Liqui Moly Team Engstler
23 Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi (GP Circuit)10 February Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Josh Files Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Josh Files Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Josh Files Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Lap57 Motorsports
411 February Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Josh Files Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Josh Files Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Lap57 Motorsports
35 Flag of Bahrain.svg Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir (Oasis Circuit)11 March Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Josh Files Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Josh Files Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Josh Files Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Lap57 Motorsports
6 Flag of Georgia.svg Davit Kajaia Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Josh Files Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Lap57 Motorsports

2018 Results

Rnd.CircuitDatePole positionFastest lapWinning driverWinning team
11 Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi (North Circuit)20 January Flag of Italy.svg Giacomo Altoè Flag of Slovakia.svg Maťo Homola Flag of Italy.svg Giacomo Altoè Flag of Italy.svg Pit Lane Competizioni
2 Flag of Germany.svg Luca Engstler Flag of Germany.svg Luca Engstler Flag of Germany.svg Liqui Moly Team Engstler
23 Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Dubai Autodrome, Dubai (International Circuit)27 January Flag of Germany.svg Luca Engstler Flag of Germany.svg Luca Engstler Flag of Germany.svg Luca Engstler Flag of Germany.svg Liqui Moly Team Engstler
4 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Florian Thoma Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Florian Thoma Flag of Germany.svg Liqui Moly Team Engstler
35 Flag of Bahrain.svg Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir (Oasis Circuit)23-24 February Flag of Germany.svg Luca Engstler Flag of Germany.svg Luca Engstler Flag of Germany.svg Luca Engstler Flag of Germany.svg Liqui Moly Team Engstler
6Race cancelled due to heavy rain.

2019 Results

Rnd.CircuitDatePole positionFastest lapWinning driverWinning team
11 Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Dubai Autodrome, Dubai (International Circuit)25 January Flag of Germany.svg René Münnich Flag of Germany.svg René Münnich Flag of Germany.svg René Münnich Flag of Germany.svg ALL-INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport
2 Flag of Germany.svg René Münnich Flag of Germany.svg René Münnich Flag of Germany.svg ALL-INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport
326 January Flag of the Netherlands.svg Luc Breukers
Flag of Germany.svg René Münnich
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Luc Breukers
Flag of Germany.svg René Münnich
Flag of Hungary.svg Csaba Tóth
Flag of Hungary.svg Zoltán Zengő
Flag of Hungary.svg Zengő Motorsport
24 Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi (GP Circuit)1 February Flag of Germany.svg René Münnich Flag of Germany.svg René Münnich Flag of Germany.svg René Münnich Flag of Germany.svg ALL-INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport
52 February Flag of Germany.svg René Münnich Flag of Germany.svg René Münnich Flag of Germany.svg ALL-INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport
6 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Luc Breukers
Flag of Germany.svg René Münnich
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Luc Breukers
Flag of Germany.svg René Münnich
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Ivo Breukers
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Luc Breukers
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Red Camel-Jordans.nl
37 Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Dubai Autodrome, Dubai (GP Circuit)7 February Flag of Germany.svg René Münnich Flag of Germany.svg René Münnich Flag of Germany.svg René Münnich Flag of Germany.svg ALL-INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport
8 Flag of Germany.svg René Münnich Flag of Germany.svg René Münnich Flag of Germany.svg ALL-INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport
9 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Luc Breukers
Flag of Germany.svg René Münnich
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Luc Breukers
Flag of Germany.svg René Münnich
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Ivo Breukers
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Luc Breukers
Flag of Lebanon.svg Yusif Bassil
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Red Camel-Jordans.nl

References

  1. "WSC launches TCR Middle East Series". tcr-series.com. 15 November 2016.
  2. "Three-race TCR Middle East Series to be launched in 2017". TouringCarTimes.com. Mediaempire Stockholm AB. 15 November 2016.
  3. "TCR Middle East Series to make spectacular return". tcr-series.com. 18 August 2022.