2019 TCR Asia Series explained

The 2019 TCR Asia Series season was the fifth season of the TCR Asia Series.

Luca Engstler was the defending drivers' champion, while Liqui Moly Team Engstler were the defending teams' champions.

Race Calendar

The provisional 2019 schedule was announced on 18 December 2018, with five events scheduled.^{[1] [2]} The second round was originally scheduled to be held at the Korea International Circuit in support of the TCR Korea Touring Car Series, but following the series' cancellation it was replaced with the Zhuhai International Circuit in support of the TCR China Touring Car Championship

		Circuit	Date	Supporting
1	1	Sepang International Circuit, Kuala Lumpur	6 April	Blancpain GT World Challenge Asia
	2		7 April
2	3	Zhuhai International Circuit, Zhuhai	3 May	TCR China Touring Car Championship
	4		4 May
3	5	Shanghai International Circuit, Shanghai	1 June	China Touring Car Championship TCR China Touring Car Championship
	6		2 June
4	7	Zhejiang International Circuit, Shaoxing	5–7 July
	8
5	9	Bangsaen Street Circuit, Chonburi	30 August–1 September
	10

Teams and drivers

Team	Car		Drivers	Class	Rounds
Liqui Moly Team Engstler^[3]	Hyundai i30 N TCR^[4]	1	Luca Engstler		All
		26	Théo Coicaud^[5]		1
		23	Diego Morán		2–5
Volkswagen Team Oettinger	Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR^[6]				1
		3	Roland Hertner	Cup	All
		4	Adam Khalid		All
Prince Racing	Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8)	2	Kenneth Lau	Cup	1
		7	Michael Choi		1
Teamwork Motorsport	Audi RS 3 LMS TCR	10	Cherry Cheung	Cup	2
		11	Alex Hui		1−3
		12	Sunny Wong		3
		36	David Lau	Cup	1, 5
Eurasia Motorsport^[7]	Hyundai i30 N TCR	20	Daniel Julián Miranda		All
		30	Gao Hua Yang^[8]		All
Alphafactory Racing Team by Pulzar	CUPRA León TCR	33	Jakraphan Davee		1, 5
Viper Niza Racing	CUPRA León TCR	65	Douglas Khoo	Cup	All
Solite Indigo Racing^[9]	Hyundai i30 N TCR	74	Pepe Oriola		All
		97	Kim Jin Soo		All
Elegant Racing Team	CUPRA León TCR	88	Kelvin Wong	Cup	3−4
TCR entries ineligible to score TCR Asia points
Team MG XPower^[10]	MG 6 X-Power TCR	9	Rodolfo Ávila		4
		18	Zhendong Zhang		4
Dongfeng Honda MacPro Racing Team	Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8)	12	Zou Si Rui		4
		55	Martin Xie		2–4
		77	Daniel Lloyd		2–4
Champ x T. A. Motorsport	Audi RS 3 LMS TCR	26	Filipe de Souza		2–3
		48	James Wong		3–4
	Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR	66	Michael Wong		3
Liqui Moly Team NewFaster	CUPRA León TCR	33	Alex Liu		2–3
	Audi RS 3 LMS TCR	81	Huang Chu Han		2–4
		86	Kenneth Look		2–4
Leo Racing Volkswagen Team Oettinger	Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR	99	Li Lin		2–3

Results and standings

		Circuit	Date	Pole position	Fastest lap	Winning driver	Winning team	Cup winner
1	1	Sepang International Circuit	6 April	Luca Engstler	Luca Engstler	Luca Engstler	Liqui Moly Team Engstler	Douglas Khoo
	2		7 April		Diego Morán	Diego Morán	Volkswagen Team Oettinger	Douglas Khoo
2	3	Zhuhai International Circuit	3 May	Luca Engstler	Luca Engstler	Luca Engstler	Liqui Moly Team Engstler	Roland Hertner
	4		4 May		Alex Hui	Luca Engstler	Liqui Moly Team Engstler	No finishers
3	5	Shanghai International Circuit	1 June	Diego Morán	Luca Engstler	Luca Engstler	Liqui Moly Team Engstler	Kelvin Wong
	6		2 June		Luca Engstler	Luca Engstler	Liqui Moly Team Engstler	Kelvin Wong
4	7	Zhejiang International Circuit	5–7 July	Luca Engstler	Luca Engstler	Luca Engstler	Liqui Moly Team Engstler	Kelvin Wong
	8				Luca Engstler	Diego Morán	Liqui Moly Team Engstler	Kelvin Wong
5	9	Bangsaen Street Circuit	30 August–1 September	Luca Engstler	Luca Engstler	Diego Morán	Liqui Moly Team Engstler	Roland Hertner
	10				Luca Engstler	Diego Morán	Liqui Moly Team Engstler	Douglas Khoo

Drivers' championship

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 85%; text-align: center" valign=middle valign=middle Driver SEP ZHU SHA ZHE BNG valign=middle    1 Luca Engstler 1^1 Ret 1^1 1 2^3 1 1^1 3 2 3 221 2 Diego Morán 3^4 1 7^2 2 5^1 4 4^4 1 1 1 206 3 Pepe Oriola 4^3 3 2^4 Ret 4 2 2^2 2 6 2 156 4 Daniel Julián Miranda 6 2 Ret^3 3 9 5 6 DSQ Ret 6 84 5 Gao Hua Yang 10 10 10 6 11 11 9 7 3 4 71 6 Kim Jin Soo 8 8 12 10 7 10 7^3 8 Ret DNS 57 7 Adam Khalid 7 6 Ret^5 Ret 15 9 5^5 5 Ret DNS 47 8 Alex Hui DNS Ret 5 4 Ret^4 7 39 9 Roland Hertner 12 9 8 Ret 12 13 13 12 4 Ret 38 10 Douglas Khoo 9 7 Ret Ret 14 16 17† 15 5 5 36 11 Théo Coicaud 2^2 4 34 12 Kelvin Wong 8^5 8 EX EX 29 13 Jakraphan Davee 5^5 5 Ret DNS 21 14 David Lau Ret 12 7 Ret 6 15 Sunny Wong Ret^2 12 5 16 Cherry Cheung 13 Ret 4 17 Michael Choi 11 11 0 - Kenneth Lau Ret DNS 0 Drivers ineligible to score points - Daniel Lloyd 3 7 1 3 DSQ 6 - - Martin Xie 6 Ret 2 Ret 10 16 - - Terry Huang 9 5 6 6 3 4 - - Filipe de Souza 4 Ret Ret Ret - - Kenneth Look 11 11 10 14 8 11 - - Li Lin Ret 8 13 Ret - - Alex Liu 14 9 16 Ret - - Zhendong Zhang 11 10 - - Zou Si Rui 13 14 - - Rodolfo Ávila 16 13 - - James Wong 17 17 15 17 - - Michael Wong 18 18 -

Bold – Pole Italics – Fastest Lap

Teams' championship

Driver SEP ZHU SHA ZHE BNG    1 1^1 4 1^1 1 2^3 1 1^1 1 1^1 1 419 2^2 Ret 7^2 2 5^1 4 4^4 3 2^3 3 2 Solite Indigo Racing 4^3 3 2^4 10 4 2 2^2 2 6^2 2 214 8 8 12 Ret 7 10 7^3 8 Ret^5 DNS 3 Eurasia Motorsport 6 2 10 3 9 5 6 DSQ 3^4 4 156 10 10 Ret^3 6 11 11 7 8 Ret 6 4 Volkswagen Team Oettinger 3^4 1 8 Ret 12 9 5^5 5 4 Ret 125 7 6 Ret^5 Ret 15 13 13 12 Ret DNS 5 Teamwork Motorsport DNS 12 5 4 Ret^2 7 7 Ret 54 Ret Ret 13 Ret Ret^4 12 6 Viper Niza Racing 9 7 Ret Ret 14 16 Ret 15 5 5 36 7 Alphafactory Racing Team by Pulzar 5^5 5 Ret DNS 21 8 Elegant Racing Team 8^5 8 EX EX 19 9 Prince Racing 11 11 1 Ret DNS Teams ineligible to score points - Dongfeng Honda MacPro Racing Team 3 7 1 3 10 6 - 6 Ret 2 Ret 13 14 - Liqui Moly Team NewFaster 9 5 6 6 3 4 - 11 9 10 14 8 11 - T. A. Motorsport 4 Ret 17 17 15 17 - Ret Ret - - Leo Racing Volkswagen Team Oettinger Ret 8 13 Ret - - Team MG XPower 11 10 - 16 13

Bold – Pole Italics – Fastest Lap

TCR Asia Cup

Driver SEP ZHU SHA ZHE BNG    1 Roland Hertner 12 9 8 Ret 12 13 13 12 133 2 Kelvin Wong 8 8 12 9 100 3 Douglas Khoo 9 7 Ret Ret 14 16 Ret 15 95 4 Cherry Cheung 13 Ret 18 5 David Lau Ret 12 15 - Kenneth Lau Ret DNS 0

Notes and References

1. News: TCR Asia Series unveils 2019 calendar. 18 December 2018. 26 December 2018. Mediaempire Stockholm AB. TouringCarTimes.com.
2. News: TCR Asia Series unveils the calendar for its fifth season. 18 December 2018. 26 December 2018. tcr-series.com.
3. Web site: Team Engstler enter five cars for TCR Malaysia. 2019-01-11. TouringCarTimes. en-US. 2019-01-11.
4. Web site: Luca Engstler to defend TCR Asia series title. 2019-02-28. TouringCarTimes. en-US. 2019-02-28.
5. Web site: Malaysia opens TCR Asia Series account for season 2019. asia.tcr-series.com. 2019-04-03. 2019-04-03. https://web.archive.org/web/20190403165143/http://asia.tcr-series.com/index.php/news/item/malaysia-opens-tcr-asia-series-account-for-season-2019. dead.
6. Web site: Adam Khalid secures Sepang-backed Team Engstler seat. 2019-03-05. TouringCarTimes. en-US. 2019-03-05.
7. News: Eurasia Motorsport confirm Hyundai entry for 2019 TCR Asia Series. 20 December 2018. 26 December 2018. Mediaempire Stockholm AB. TouringCarTimes.com.
8. Web site: CTCC racer Huayang Gao joins Eurasia Motorsport in second Hyundai » TouringCars.Net. 2019-04-03. TouringCars.Net. en-US. 2019-04-03.
9. Web site: Pepe Oriola confirmed for TCR Asia programme. 2019-03-05. TouringCarTimes. en-US. 2019-03-05.
10. Web site: New MG6 to debut at Zhejiang. 2 July 2019. TouringCarTimes. en-US. 2 July 2019.