2015 TCR Asia Series explained

The 2015 TCR Asia Series season was the first season of the TCR Asia Series. The season began at Sepang on 5 September and finished on 22 November at the Guia Circuit in Macau, after four rounds.

Michael Choi won the drivers' championship, driving a Honda Civic TCR, and Asia Racing Team won the teams' championship.

Teams and drivers

Michelin is the official tyre supplier.

TeamCarDriversRounds
FRD HK Racing[1] Ford Focus ST13 Kenneth Ma1–2
27 Robb Holland[2] 3
63 Andy Yan1
Asia Racing Team[3] SEAT León Cup Racer14 Philippe Descombes[4] 1
15 Rodolfo Ávila[5] 1
874
30 Liu Lic Ka[6] 1
31 Tin Sritrai3
63 Sam Lok4
69 Kevin Pu[7] 3
Roadstar Racing[8] SEAT León Cup Racer27 Robb Holland[9] 4
56 Samson Chan[10] All
66 Filipe de Souza1–3
78 Masahiko Ida1
George Chou[11] 2
97 Johnson Huang3–4
Prince Racing[12] [13] Honda Civic TCR38 Kenneth LauAll
68 Michael ChoiAll
Campos Racing[14] Opel Astra OPC44 Mak Hing Tak2
Niza RacingSEAT León Cup Racer65 Douglas Khoo3–4
Craft-Bamboo Racing[15] SEAT León Cup Racer80 Munkong Sathienthirakul3
99 Eric Kwong[16] 1
Frank Yu2, 4
Wing Hin MotorsportsSEAT León Cup Racer83 Kenny Lee1

Calendar and results

The provisional 2015 schedule was announced on 23 December 2014.[17] A revised calendar was announced on 25 February 2015.[18] On 17 July the Zhuhai round, scheduled for 16 August, was removed.[3]

RaceCircuitDatePole positionFastest lapWinning driverWinning teamSupporting
11 Sepang International Circuit, Kuala Lumpur5 September Philippe Descombes Rodolfo Ávila Rodolfo Ávila Asia Racing TeamGT Asia Series
26 September Rodolfo Ávila Philippe Descombes Philippe Descombes Asia Racing Team
3 Philippe Descombes Philippe Descombes Asia Racing Team
24 Marina Bay Street Circuit, Singapore19 September George Chou Frank Yu Michael Choi Prince RacingSingapore Grand Prix
TCR International Series Singapore round
520 September George Chou Michael Choi Prince Racing
36 Chang International Circuit, Buriram25 October Munkong Sathienthirakul Munkong Sathienthirakul Munkong Sathienthirakul Craft-Bamboo RacingTCR International Series Buriram round
GT Asia Series
7 Munkong Sathienthirakul Tin Sritrai Asia Racing Team
48 Guia Circuit, Macau20–22 November Rodolfo Ávila Rodolfo Ávila Rodolfo Ávila Asia Racing TeamMacau Grand Prix
FIA GT World Cup
Guia Race of Macau
9 Robb Holland Rodolfo Ávila Asia Racing Team

Championship standings

Drivers' championship

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valign=middlevalign=middleDriverSEP
SIN
BUR
MAC
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1 Michael Choi323Ret14183534Ret122
2 Rodolfo Ávila12DNS1DNS12189
3 Philippe Descombes2112177
4 Samson Chan66DSQ36784Ret61
5 Filipe de Souza8†4RetRet344455
6 Munkong Sathienthirakul11248
7 Tin Sritrai22147
8 Kenneth Lau45DSQ4DNSNC55556Ret5DNS46
9 Eric Kwong53243
10 Frank Yu223Ret2DNS41
11 Robb HollandRetDSQ23239
12 George Chou41235
13 Kevin Pu34332
14 Masahiko Ida75331
15 Liu Lic KaDNS7418
16 Johnson Huang67DNQDNQ14
17 Douglas Khoo99DNQDNQ4
18 Andy YanRet3RetRet3
19 Kenny LeeRet4DNS5DNS3
Kenneth MaDNSDNSDNSDNSRet0
Mak Hing TakDNSDNS0
Sam LokDNQDNQ0
valign=middlevalign=middleDriverSEP
SIN
BUR
MAC
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Bold – Pole
Italics – Fastest Lap

† – Drivers did not finish the race, but were classified as they completed over 75% of the race distance.

Teams' Championship

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valign=middlevalign=middleTeamSEP
SIN
BUR
MAC
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1 Asia Racing Team11111221111265
22724343DNQDNQ
2 Roadstar Racing64331244232198
75Ret434674Ret
3 Prince Racing3523Ret14153534Ret170
4DSQ4DNSNC55856Ret5DNS
4 Craft-Bamboo Racing532243112Ret2DNS132
6 Niza Racing99DNQDNQ8
7 FRD HK RacingRet3RetRetDNSRetRetDSQ3
DNSDNSDNS
8 Wing Hin MotorsportsRet4DNS5DNS3
Campos RacingDNSDNS0
valign=middlevalign=middleDriverSEP
SIN
BUR
MAC
valign=middle  
Bold – Pole
Italics – Fastest Lap

† – Drivers did not finish the race, but were classified as they completed over 75% of the race distance.

Notes and References

  1. News: Philippe Descombes' SEAT leads Andy Yan's Ford in Malaysia practice. TouringCarTimes.com. Mediaempire Stockholm AB. Neil. Hudson. 4 September 2015. 5 September 2015.
  2. News: Robb Holland to make TCR debut in FRD Ford Focus. TouringCarTimes.com. Mediaempire Stockholm AB. Pietro. Casillo. 19 October 2015. 7 November 2015.
  3. News: Asia Racing Team enters two cars for TCR Asia Series. TouringCarTimes.com. Mediaempire Stockholm AB. 17 July 2015. 17 July 2015.
  4. News: Descombes and Avila to race at Sepang with Asia Racing Team. TouringCarTimes.com. Mediaempire Stockholm AB. Pietro. Casillo. 4 September 2015. 4 September 2015.
  5. News: Asia Racing Team to field Rodolfo Ávila and Sam Lok in Macau. TouringCarTimes.com. Mediaempire Stockholm AB. 13 November 2015. 13 November 2015.
  6. News: Philippe Descombes dominates Sepang Race 2. TouringCarTimes.com. Mediaempire Stockholm AB. Pietro. Casillo. 6 September 2015. 19 September 2015.
  7. News: The TCR field increases further to 25 entries. tcr-series.com. 20 October 2015. 20 October 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20151025002827/http://tcr-series.com/index.php/news/item/the-tcr-field-increases-further-to-25-entries. 2015-10-25. dead.
  8. News: Roadstar Racing announces TCR Asia entry. TouringCarTimes.com. Mediaempire Stockholm AB. 17 April 2015. 17 April 2015.
  9. News: Josh Files and Igor Skuz join Campos, complete 30 car Macau entry. TouringCarTimes.com. Mediaempire Stockholm AB. Neil. Hudson. 15 November 2015. 18 November 2015.
  10. News: Roadstar Racing Unveils Line-Up For TCR Asia. tcr-series.com. 3 September 2015. 3 September 2015.
  11. News: A Record Field Of 24 Cars To Race At Singapore. tcr-series.com. 12 September 2015. 13 September 2015.
  12. News: JAS to provide two Honda Civic TCRs for Asia Series. TouringCarTimes.com. Mediaempire Stockholm AB. 12 August 2015. 12 August 2015.
  13. News: Prince Racing to run Honda Civics in TCR Asia Series. TouringCarTimes.com. Mediaempire Stockholm AB. 18 August 2015. 18 August 2015.
  14. Web site: Entry list. https://web.archive.org/web/20200908091817/http://www.tcr-series.com/images/events/2015/09_Singapore/09_entrylist_Singapore_final2.pdf. dead. September 8, 2020. TCR International Series. 17 September 2015.
  15. News: Craft-Bamboo Racing to take part in TCR Asia. tcr-series.com. 4 June 2015. 4 June 2015.
  16. News: Craft-Bamboo Racing's TCR Asia Season Kicks Off In Sepang. craftbamboo.com. 2 September 2015. 2 September 2015. 23 September 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150923210946/http://www.craftbamboo.com/tcr/news/craft-bamboo-racing%E2%80%99s-tcr-asia-season-kicks-sepang. dead.
  17. News: 2015 TCR Asia calendar released. TouringCarTimes.com. Mediaempire Stockholm AB. 23 December 2014. 25 December 2014.
  18. News: TCR Asia Series amends 2015 calendar. TouringCarTimes.com. Mediaempire Stockholm AB. 25 February 2015. 25 February 2015.