2016 TCR Asia Series explained

The 2016 TCR Asia Series season is the second season of the TCR Asia Series.

Teams and drivers

Michelin is the official tyre supplier, but Neric Wei and Edgar Lau used Yokohama tyres at Macau.

TeamCarDriversRounds
Viper Niza Racing[1] SEAT León Cup Racer[2] 1 Roelof Bruins1
SEAT León TCR65 Douglas KhooAll
Liqui Moly Team Engstler[3] Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR3 Andy YanAll
Filipe de Souza1–4
Teamwork Motorsport[4] Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR Bill O'BrienAll
Kevin TseAll
Team Thailand[5] Honda Civic TCR Tin SritraiAll
Vattana Motorsport[6] Honda Civic TCR13 Narasak Ittiritpong2
SEAT León Cup Racer44 Jack Lemvard2
Son Veng Racing Team[7] Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR14 Neric Wei3, 5
Roadstar Racing[8] SEAT León Cup Racer17 Terence Tse1–3, 5
22 Yu Kam Cheong1
78 Kenneth Ma2
FRD Racing TeamFord Focus TCR713
Champ Motorsport[9] Honda Civic TCR38 Michael Ho1, 3, 5
88 Henry Ho[10] 1–3
TBN MK Ihere Racing TeamHonda Civic TCR66 Nattachak Hanjitkasen2
Sloth RacingSEAT León Cup Racer97 Paritat Bulbon2
Entries ineligible to score points
Roadstar RacingSEAT León Cup Racer64 Neric Wei5
FRD Racing TeamFord Focus TCR78 Kenneth Ma5
Asia Racing Team[11] SEAT León TCR97 Edgar Lau5

Calendar and results

The 2016 schedule was announced on 14 December 2015, with six events scheduled.[12] Later, the round in Sepang (7 August) was canceled and a round in Shanghai was added.[13]

CircuitDatePole positionFastest lapWinning driverWinning teamSupporting
11 Korea International Circuit, Yeongam15 May Tin Sritrai Tin Sritrai Roelof Bruins Viper Niza RacingGT Asia Series
2 Andy Yan Tin Sritrai Team Thailand
23 Chang International Circuit, Buriram12 June Andy Yan Andy Yan Andy Yan Liqui Moly Team Engstler
4 Andy Yan Andy Yan Liqui Moly Team Engstler
35 Shanghai International Circuit, Shanghai21 August Tin Sritrai Tin Sritrai Andy Yan Liqui Moly Team Engstler
6 Andy Yan Andy Yan Liqui Moly Team Engstler
47 Sepang International Circuit, Kuala Lumpur1 October Tin Sritrai Kevin Tse Kevin Tse Teamwork MotorsportMalaysian Grand Prix
TCR International Series
82 October Tin Sritrai Andy Yan Liqui Moly Team Engstler
59 Guia Circuit, Macau20 November Andy Yan Edgar Lau Tin Sritrai Team ThailandMacau Grand Prix
FIA GT World Cup
Guia Race of Macau
10 Andy Yan Andy Yan Liqui Moly Team Engstler

Championship standings

Drivers' championship

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 85%; text-align: center"
valign=middlevalign=middleDriverKOR
BUR
SHA
SEP
MAC†
valign=middle  
1 Andy Yan232111121221311220
2 Kevin Tse6247224521322Ret138
3 Tin Sritrai411RetRet21RetRet13122111
3 Filipe de Souza755545334493
5 Henry Ho3464333Ret70
6 Roelof Bruins15341
7 Douglas Khoo119889Ret45DNQDNQ34
8 Bill O'Brien1011111086556DNQDNQ33
9 Jack Lemvard23531
10 Terence Tse889975DNQDNQ28
11 Neric Wei6420
12 Michael Ho57EX4RetWDWD18
13 Narasak Ittiritpong34Ret17
14 Nattachak Hanjitkasen6616
15 Paritat Bulbon1077
16 Yu Kam Cheong9103
16 Kenneth MaRet11DNSDNSDNQDNQ0
Drivers ineligible to score points
Edgar Lau913
Neric Wei1216
valign=middlevalign=middleDriverKOR
BUR
SHA
SEP
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.

Teams' Championship

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 85%; text-align: center"
valign=middlevalign=middleTeamKOR
BUR
SHA
SEP
MAC†
valign=middle  
1 Liqui Moly Team Engstler232111121221311313
7555453344
2 Teamwork Motorsport6247224521322Ret171
1011111086556DNQDNQ
3 Team Thailand411RetRet21RetRet13122111
4 Champ Motorsport3464333Ret88
57EX4Ret
5 Viper Niza Racing153889Ret45DNQDNQ75
119
6 Vattana Motorsport23548
34Ret
7 Roadstar Racing889975DNQDNQ31
910Ret11
8 Son Veng Racing Team6420
9 TBN MK Ihere Racing Team6616
10 Sloth Racing1077
10 FRD Racing TeamDNSDNSDNQDNQ0
Drivers ineligible to score points
Asia Racing Team913
Son Veng Racing Team1216
valign=middlevalign=middleTeamKOR
BUR
SHA
SEP
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: TCR World and Life n.1. Italiaracing.net. InPagina. 6 April 2016.
  2. News: Sophomore TCR Asia series season starts this weekend in South Korea. TouringCarTimes.com. Mediaempire Stockholm AB. 13 May 2016. 13 May 2016. Neil. Hudson.
  3. News: TCR teams in two testing days at Valencia . tcr-series.com. 14 March 2016.
  4. News: Teamwork Motorsport ready for TCR Asia challenge with VW Golf GTI. asia.tcr-series.com. 16 March 2016.
  5. News: Thai Star Sritrai enters in the TCR Asia Series. tcr-series.com. 1 February 2016.
  6. News: Chang International Circuit Entry List. asia.tcr-series.com. 10 June 2016.
  7. News: Tin Sritrai on pole position for TCR Asia race in Shanghai. TouringCarTimes.com. Mediaempire Stockholm AB. 20 August 2016. 20 August 2016. Neil. Hudson.
  8. News: 2016 TCR Asia Series Roadstar Team Driver Recruiting. facebook.com. 12 April 2016.
  9. News: TCR Asia Series kicks off-season two in South Korea. tcr-series.com. 11 May 2016.
  10. News: Henry Ho joins TCR Asia with Honda China. tcr-series.com. 13 April 2016.
  11. News: Asia Racing Team’s SEAT impress at Circuit Hero 500 debut. ART-Motorsports.com. Asia Racing Team. 13 January 2016. 11 March 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160311212505/http://www.art-motorsports.com/other_events.php#182. 11 March 2016. dead.
  12. News: Six round calendar revealed for the 2016 TCR Asia Series. TouringCarTimes.com. Mediaempire Stockholm AB. 14 December 2015.
  13. News: TCR Asia Series adds Shanghai to the calendar. asia.tcr-series.com. 28 April 2016.

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