2019 TCR Series seasons explained

This article describes some of the 2019 seasons of TCR Series across the world.

VLN TCR Class

The 2019 Veranstaltergemeinschaft Langstreckenpokal Nürburgring TCR Class was the third season for the TCR Class in the championship.

Teams and drivers

Team	Car		Drivers	Rounds
Max Kruse Racing^[1]	Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR	10	Andreas Gülden	1–7
		10	Benjamin Leuchter	1–7
		819	Jasmin Priesig	4–9
			Loris Prattes	4–7
			Benjamin Leuchter	6, 8
			Andreas Gülden	8
Møller Bil Motorsport	Audi RS 3 LMS TCR	801	Håkon Schjærin	3, 5–9
			Kenneth Østvold	3, 5–9
			Atle Gulbrandsen	3, 5, 9
			Anders Lindstad	5–8
Mathilda Racing	CUPRA León TCR	804	Karl Brinker	6–7
		804	Timo Hochwind	6–7
		806	Matthias Wasel	All
			Frederic Yerly	All
			Heiko Hammel	2–4
			Roland Schmid	5–8
			Mathias Schläppi	9
FEV Racing	CUPRA León TCR	820	Lukas Thiele	1–3
			Martin Pischinger	1
			Benedikt Gentken	2–3
			André Gies	3
Lubner Motorsport	Opel Astra TCR	822	Roger Vögeli	4
			Ilkka Kariste
			Andrei Sidorenko
Hyundai Motorsport N	Hyundai i30 N TCR	830	Peter Terting	1–2
	Hyundai i30 N TCR	830	Harald Proczyk	1–2
	Hyundai Veloster N TCR	833	Manuel Lauck	1
			Marc Basseng	1
			Nico Verdonck	2
			Moritz Oestreich	2
Autohaus Markus Fugel e.K.	Honda Civic Type-R TCR (FK8)	835	Tiago Monteiro	1–2
			Markus Oestreich	1–2
			Dominik Fugel	1
Garage Rothenberger GmbH	CUPRA León TCR	838	Sandro Rothenberger	1–3
Garage Rothenberger GmbH	CUPRA León TCR	838	Karl Brinker	1–3

Some TCR cars come in other VLN classes.

Calendar and results

	Event	Circuit	Date	Pole position	Fastest lap	Winning drivers	Winning team
1	65. ADAC Westfalenfahrt	Nürburgring Nordschleife	23 March	Andreas Gülden Benjamin Leuchter	Peter Terting Harald Proczyk	Matthias Wasel Frederic Yerly	Mathilda Racing
2	44. DMV 4-Stunden-Rennen		13 April	Canceled due to snowfall
3	61. ADAC ACAS H&R-Cup		27 April	Andreas Gülden Benjamin Leuchter	Håkon Schjærin Atle Gulbrandsen Kenneth Østvold	Matthias Wasel Frederic Yerly Heiko Hammel	Mathilda Racing
4	50. Adenauer ADAC Rundstrecken-Trophy		13 July	Andreas Gülden Benjamin Leuchter	Andreas Gülden Benjamin Leuchter	Andreas Gülden Benjamin Leuchter	Max Kruse Racing
5	ROWE 6 Stunden ADAC Ruhr-Pokal-Rennen		3 August	Jasmin Priesig Loris Prattes	Matthias Wasel Frederic Yerly Roland Schmid	Matthias Wasel Frederic Yerly Roland Schmid	Mathilda Racing
6	42. RCM DMV Grenzlandrennen		7 September	Håkon Schjærin Atle Gulbrandsen Kenneth Østvold	Andreas Gülden Benjamin Leuchter	Andreas Gülden Benjamin Leuchter	Max Kruse Racing
7	59. ADAC Reinoldus-Langstreckenrennen		28 September	Andreas Gülden Benjamin Leuchter	Jasmin Priesig Loris Prattes Benjamin Leuchter	Matthias Wasel Frederic Yerly Roland Schmid	Mathilda Racing
8	51. ADAC Barbarossapreis		12 October	Jasmin Priesig Loris Prattes Benjamin Leuchter	Jasmin Priesig Loris Prattes Benjamin Leuchter	Matthias Wasel Frederic Yerly Roland Schmid	Mathilda Racing
9	44. DMV Münsterlandpokal		26 October	Andreas Gülden Benjamin Leuchter	Håkon Schjærin Atle Gulbrandsen Kenneth Østvold	Håkon Schjærin Atle Gulbrandsen Kenneth Østvold	Møller Bil Motorsport

UAE Touring Car Championship

The 2018–19 UAE Touring Car Championship (also called NGK UAE Touring Car Championship for sponsorship reasons) is the 11th season of the UAE Touring Car Championship and the first that TCR class was featured.

Teams and drivers

All teams are UAE–registered.

Calendar and results

All Rounds are held in the United Arab Emirates.

		Circuit	Date	Pole position	Fastest lap	Winning driver	Winning team
2018
1	1	Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi	26 October	Costas Papantonis	Costas Papantonis	Costas Papantonis	Gulf Petrochem / Mouhritsa Racing Team
1	2	Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi	26 October		Costas Papantonis	Costas Papantonis	Gulf Petrochem / Mouhritsa Racing Team
2	1	Dubai Autodrome, Dubai	16 November	Costas Papantonis	Costas Papantonis	Costas Papantonis	Gulf Petrochem / Mouhritsa Racing Team
2	2		16 November		Costas Papantonis	Costas Papantonis	Gulf Petrochem / Mouhritsa Racing Team
3	1		7 December	Costas Papantonis	Costas Papantonis	No drivers finished
3	2		7 December		No drivers started
2019
4	1	Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi	18 January	No drivers entered
4	2	Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi	18 January	No drivers entered
5	1	Dubai Autodrome, Dubai	15 February	Costas Papantonis	Costas Papantonis	Costas Papantonis	Gulf Petrochem / Mouhritsa Racing Team
5	2		15 February		Costas Papantonis	Costas Papantonis	Gulf Petrochem / Mouhritsa Racing Team
6	1		1 March	Costas Papantonis	Costas Papantonis	Costas Papantonis	Gulf Petrochem / Mouhritsa Racing Team
6	2		1 March		Costas Papantonis	Costas Papantonis	Gulf Petrochem / Mouhritsa Racing Team
7	1		22 March	Costas Papantonis	Costas Papantonis	Costas Papantonis	Gulf Petrochem / Mouhritsa Racing Team
7	2		22 March		Costas Papantonis	Costas Papantonis	Gulf Petrochem / Mouhritsa Racing Team

Championship standings

TCR Baltic Trophy

The 2019 TCR Baltic Trophy will be the third season of TCR Baltic Trophy, which is contested within the Baltic Touring Car Championship events. There will be also a standalone endurance class, which is contested within the supporting NEZ Endurance Championship. The winner of TCR Baltic in 2019 was Džiugas Tovilavičius.

Teams and drivers

Team	Car		Drivers	Rounds
Emil Westman	CUPRA León TCR	4	Emil Westman	2
GSR Motorsport	Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR	5	Ernesta Globytė	1
GSR Motorsport	Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR		Julius Adomavičius	2−3, 5
Neste Dream 2 Drive PRO	CUPRA León TCR		Julius Adomavičius	1, 4
DHL Racing Team	CUPRA León TCR	12	Jurgis Adomavičius	3
	CUPRA León TCR	15	Ramūnas Čapkauskas	1−2, 4−5
	Hyundai i30 N TCR	15	Ramūnas Čapkauskas	3
ALM Motorsport	Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8)	23	Mattias Vahtel	1−2
	Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8)	44	Robin Vaks	1−2
	Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK2)	34	Peeter Peek	1, 3−5
Mv Sport	Hyundai i30 N TCR	33	Egidijus Valeiša	1
Andrey Yushin	CUPRA León TCR	38	Andrey Yushin	All
Carville Racing	Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR	91	Grigoriy Burlutskiy	5
Energizer Racing	Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR	95	Rokas Kvedaras	1
Noker Racing Team	Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR	911	Kęstutis Stasionis	1−3, 5
SKUBA Racing Team	Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR	912	Džiugas Tovilavičius	All

Calendar and results

		Circuit	Date	Pole position	Winning driver	Winning team
1	1	Biķernieki Complex Sports Base, Riga	10-12 May	Mattias Vahtel	Ramūnas Čapkauskas	DHL Racing Team
1	2	Biķernieki Complex Sports Base, Riga	10-12 May		Ramūnas Čapkauskas	DHL Racing Team
2	3	Botniaring Racing Circuit, Jurva	14-16 June	Džiugas Tovilavičius	Džiugas Tovilavičius	SKUBA Racing Team
2	4	Botniaring Racing Circuit, Jurva	14-16 June		Julius Adomavičius	GSR Motorsport
3	5	Auto24ring, Pärnu	28-30 June	Julius Adomavičius	Julius Adomavičius	GSR Motorsport
3	6	Auto24ring, Pärnu	28-30 June		Džiugas Tovilavičius	SKUBA Racing Team
4	7	Biķernieki Complex Sports Base, Riga	16–18 August		Džiugas Tovilavičius	SKUBA Racing Team
4	8	Biķernieki Complex Sports Base, Riga	16–18 August		Džiugas Tovilavičius	SKUBA Racing Team
5	9	Auto24ring, Pärnu	20-22 September	Julius Adomavičius	Julius Adomavičius	GSR Motorsport
5	10	Auto24ring, Pärnu	20-22 September		Julius Adomavičius	GSR Motorsport

Scoring system

Position	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	10th
Race	25	18	15	12	10	8	6	4	2	1

Championship standings

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 85%; text-align: center"
valign=middle		valign=middle	Driver	BIK		BOT		PÄR		BIK		PÄR	valign=middle
1	Džiugas Tovilavičius	4	5	1	2	2	1	1	1	3	3	188
2	Julius Adomavičius	3	2	8	1	1	7	2	3	1	1	176
3	Ramunas Capkauskas	1	1	6	6	3	2	4	2	Ret	Ret	129
4	Andrey Yushin	7	Ret	7	7	5	4	3	4	5	5	87
5	Kęstutis Stasionis	Ret	7	5	5	7	3			4	4	71
6	Mattias Vahtel	2	3	4	4							57
7	Peeter Peek	6	6			4	5	5	5	6	Ret	56
8	Grigoriy Burlutskiy									2	2	36
9	Robin Vaks	Ret	DNS	2	3							33
10	Egidijus Valeiša	5	4									22
11	Jurgis Adomavičius					6	6					16
12	Emil Westman			3	8							15
13	Rokas Kvedaras	8†	8									4
14	Ernesta Globytė	Ret	DNS									0
valign=middle		valign=middle	Driver	BIK		BOT		PÄR		BIK		PÄR	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.

TCR Ibérico Touring Car Series

The 2019 TCR Ibérico Touring Car Series season was the third season of the TCR Ibérico Touring Car Series. The championship started at Circuito do Estoril in Portugal on 13 April and ended at Algarve International Circuit in Portugal on 26 October.^[2]

Calendar and results

		Circuit	Date	Pole position	Fastest lap	Winning driver	Winning team	Supporting
1	1	Circuito do Estoril, Estoril, Portugal	13 April	Francisco Mora	Francisco Mora	Francisco Mora	Veloso Motorsport
1	2	Circuito do Estoril, Estoril, Portugal	14 April	Daniel Teixeira	Francisco Mora	Francisco Mora	Veloso Motorsport
2	3	Circuito Internacional de Vila Real, Vila Real, Portugal	6 July	Francisco Mora	Robin Vaks	Edgar Florindo	Veloso Motorsport
2	4	Circuito Internacional de Vila Real, Vila Real, Portugal	7 July	Francisco Mora	Francisco Mora	Francisco Mora	Veloso Motorsport
3	5	Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Montmeló, Spain	21 September	Andreas Bäckman	Julien Briché	Andreas Bäckman	Target Competition	TCR Europe Touring Car Series
3	6	Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Montmeló, Spain	22 September		Gilles Magnus	Daniel Lloyd	Brutal Fish Racing Team	TCR Europe Touring Car Series
4	7	Algarve International Circuit, Portimão, Portugal	26 October	Evgeniy Leonov	Francisco Mora	Robin Vaks	ALM Honda Racing	GT4 South European Series F4 Spanish Championship
4	8	Algarve International Circuit, Portimão, Portugal	27 October	Francisco Mora	Francisco Mora	Francisco Mora	Veloso Motorsport	GT4 South European Series F4 Spanish Championship

Championship standings

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 85%; text-align: center"
valign=middle		valign=middle	Driver	EST		VIL		BAR		ALG	valign=middle
1	Francisco Mora	1	1	Ret	1	9	19	5	1	112
2	Robin Vaks	3	2	3	2	17	23	1	4	103
3	Mattias Vahtel	4	4	2	4	23	Ret	2	2	90
4	Gustavo Moura	2	3	Ret	6	25	Ret	4	Ret	53
5	Daniel Teixeira Joaquim Santos	5	6	Ret	5			3	6	51
7	Edgar Florindo			1	3					40
8	Julien Briché					2	3			33
9	Daniel Lloyd					8	1			29
10	Andreas Backman					1	10			26
11	Jack Young					4	4			24
12	Evgeniy Leonov					Ret	24	7	3	21
13	Gilles Magnus					Ret	2			18
14	Nelson Panciatici					5	6			18
15	Manuel Sousa							6	5	18
16	Gabriela Correia	7	5							16
17	Santiago Urrutia					3	17			15
18	Pedro Marques	6	7							14
19	Tom Coronel					6	8			12
20	Josh Files					21	5			10
21	Dominique Baumann					7	9			8
22	Teddy Clairet					20	7			6
23	Gianni Morbidelli					10	13			1
24	Tamás Tenke					11	20			0
25	Luca Engstler					Ret	11			0
26	Natan Bihel					12	18			0
27	Alex Morgan					26	12			0
28	Mat’o Homola					13	16			0
29	Maxime Potty					14	14			0
30	Aurélien Comte					19	15			0
31	Zsolt Dávid Szabó					15	26			0
32	Jessica Bäckman					16	27			0
33	Martin Ryba					18	22			0
34	Olli Kangas					Ret	21			0
35	Viktor Davidovski					22	Ret			0
36	Jimmy Clairet					24	29			0
37	Luca Filippi					30	25			0
38	John Filippi					27	Ret			0
39	Marie Baus-Coppens					Ret	28			0
-	Gilles Colombani					Ret	Ret			-
-	Abdulla Ali Al-Khelaifi					Ret	Ret			-
valign=middle		valign=middle	Driver	EST		VIL		BAR		ALG	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.

TCR Spa 500

FIA Motorsport Games Touring Car Cup

Notes and References

Web site: Ergebnis Training - 65. ADAC Westfalenfahrt. 23 March 2019. 26 March 2019.
Web site: Cambios en el calendario del TCR Ibérico 2019 . tcr-iberico.com. Portuguese. Changes in the calendar of the Iberian TCR 2019. 10 November 2019.