2020 TCR Asia Series

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The 2020 TCR Asia Series season was set to be the sixth season of the TCR Asia Series.

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Race calendar

The provisional 2020 schedule was announced on 26 November 2019, with five events scheduled. [1] [2] Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Asia, the TCR Asia Series was to be split into two seasons, TCR Asia North and Asia South [3] which was also cancelled.

Teams and drivers

TeamCarNo.DriversRoundsRef.
Flag of South Korea.svg Solite Indigo Racing Hyundai i30 N TCR 97 Flag of South Korea.svg Kim Jin SooTBA [4]
Hyundai Veloster N TCR 99 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Josh Files TBA [4]
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Team MG XPower MG 6 X-Power TCR TBAFlag placeholder.svg TBATBA [5]
TBAFlag placeholder.svg TBATBA [5]
Flag of Hong Kong.svg Teamwork Motorsport Lynk & Co 03 TCR TBAFlag placeholder.svg TBATBA [6]
TBAFlag placeholder.svg TBATBA [6]
TBAFlag placeholder.svg TBATBA [6]

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References

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  2. fabior (2019-11-26). "TCR Asia 2020 season's calendar was unveiled". TCR HUB. Retrieved 2019-12-21.
  3. "TCR Asia to split in response to COVID-19". TouringCarTimes.com. 7 August 2020. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
  4. 1 2 "Solite Indigo Racing confirm two Hyundais for 2020 season". TouringCarTimes. TouringCarTimes. 10 February 2020. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
  5. 1 2 "MG monitoring WTCR ahead of TCR Asia expansion in 2020". TouringCarTimes. 2019-12-02. Retrieved 2019-12-21.
  6. 1 2 3 "Teamwork to run Lynk & Co programme in Asia". TouringCarTimes. TouringCarTimes. 19 May 2020. Retrieved 19 May 2020.