2020 ADAC TCR Germany Touring Car Championship explained

The 2020 ADAC TCR Germany Touring Car Championship will be the fifth season of touring car racing to be run by the German-based sanctioning body ADAC to the TCR regulations. The series will run predominantly in ADAC's home nation Germany. As a support category to the ADAC GT Masters series, the championship will also take in races in the neighbouring nations of Austria and the Netherlands.

Max Hesse is the defending Drivers' champion, while Hyundai Team Engstler are the defending Teams' champions.^[1]

Teams and drivers

Yokohama is the official tire supplier.

Team	Car		Drivers	Class	Rounds
HP Racing International	Hyundai i30 N TCR	2	Harald Proczyk		All	^[2]
		98	Jan Seyffert		All
Hyundai Team Engstler	Hyundai i30 N TCR	13	Antti Buri		All	^[3] ^[4]
		29	Mitchell Cheah		5
		97	Nicolas Gruber		1–4, 6–7
Profi-Car Team Honda ADAC Sachsen	Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8)	7	Mike Halder		1–2
		55	Marcel Fugel		3–7	^[5]
		88	Dominik Fugel		All
Volkswagen Team Oettinger	Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR	8	René Kircher		All	^[6]
Legutko Racing – ADAC Berlin	Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK2)	17	Albert Legutko		1, 3–7
Positione Motorsport	Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR	51	Harri Salminen		1–4
Profi-Car Team Halder	Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8)	53	Michelle Halder		1–2	^[7] ^[8]
		55	Marcel Fugel		1–2
Skuba Racing Team	Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR	92	Dziugas Tovilavicius		All
Entries ineligible to score points
Lubner Motorsport	Opel Astra TCR	6	Steffen Redlich		3	^[9]
		84	Philipp Welsdorf		3
Target Competition	Hyundai i30 N TCR	19	Andreas Bäckman		2	^[10]
		26	Jessica Bäckman		2
Profi-Car Team Honda ADAC Sachsen	Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8)	18	Tiago Monteiro		7	^[11]
GT2 Motorsport	Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR	21	Szymon Ładniak		2–3, 5
MAIR Racing Osttirol	Audi RS 3 LMS TCR	23	Sandro Soubek		5
Wimmer Werk Motorsport	CUPRA Leon Competición TCR	24	Felix Wimmer		3, 5	^[12]
		56	Günter Benninger		3, 5
		99	Christian Voithofer		5
Hyundai Team Engstler	Hyundai i30 N TCR	100	Guido Naumann		1
		101	Niki Schelle		3	^[13]
		102	Patrick Simon		5
		103	Laura Kraihamer		6
		105	Norbert Michelisz		2	^[14]
		108	Luca Engstler		7
		123	Marcel Schrötter		4	^[15]

Calendar and results

The initial calendar was released on 29 September 2019 with 7 rounds scheduled across Germany, Austria, the Netherlands and Czech Republic.^[16] Due to the COVID-19 pandemic on 16 March 2020 the pre-season test and the opening round, both scheduled to be held at the Motorsport Arena Oschersleben, were cancelled.^{[17] [18]} The first revision of the calendar saw Autodrom Most in August as the season opener.^[19] On 24 May 2020 the final version of the calendar was published with the round at the Autodrom Most replaced by a round at the Lausitzring.^{[20] [21]}

		Circuit	Date	Pole position	Fastest lap	Winning driver	Winning team
1	1	Lausitzring, Klettwitz	2 August	Antti Buri	Nicolas Gruber	Nicolas Gruber	Hyundai Team Engstler	Nicolas Gruber
	2				Antti Buri	Dominik Fugel	Profi-Car Team Honda ADAC Sachsen	Nicolas Gruber
2	3	Nürburgring, Nürburg	15 August	Harald Proczyk	Mike Halder	Michelle Halder	Profi-Car Team Halder	René Kircher
	4		16 August		Harald Proczyk	Harald Proczyk	HP Racing International	Marcel Fugel
3	5	Hockenheimring, Hockenheim	19 September	Nicolas Gruber	Jan Seyffert	Jan Seyffert	HP Racing International	René Kircher
	6		20 September		Dominik Fugel	Antti Buri	Hyundai Team Engstler	Marcel Fugel
4	7	Sachsenring, Hohenstein-Ernstthal	3 October	Jan Seyffert	Dominik Fugel	Dominik Fugel	Profi-Car Team Honda ADAC Sachsen	Marcel Fugel
	8		4 October		Dominik Fugel	Harald Proczyk	HP Racing International	Marcel Fugel
5	9	Red Bull Ring, Spielberg	17 October	Mitchell Cheah	Harald Proczyk	Harald Proczyk	HP Racing International	Marcel Fugel
	10		18 October		Antti Buri	Antti Buri	Hyundai Team Engstler	Albert Legutko
6	11	Lausitzring, Klettwitz	31 October	Harald Proczyk	Antti Buri	Antti Buri	Hyundai Team Engstler	Albert Legutko
	12		1 November		Dominik Fugel	Dominik Fugel	Profi-Car Team Honda ADAC Sachsen	Albert Legutko
7	13		7 November	Antti Buri	Antti Buri	Antti Buri	Hyundai Team Engstler	Marcel Fugel
	14		8 November		Dominik Fugel	Dominik Fugel	Profi-Car Team Honda ADAC Sachsen	Nicolas Gruber

Drivers' Championship

Scoring systems

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 85%; text-align: center" valign=middle valign=middle Driver LAU NÜR HOC SAC RBR ZAN OSC valign=middle    1 Antti Buri 3^1 3 12 7 11 1 3 4 5 1 1 2 1 3 249 2 Harald Proczyk 4 2 8^1 1 2 Ret 4 1 1 2 2 3 6 2 246 3 Dominik Fugel 6 1 4 3 Ret 2 1 2 14† 3 9 1 3 1 243 4 Jan Seyffert 5^2 6 5 4 1 Ret 5 5 4 8 7 5 7 Ret 165 5 Marcel Fugel 10 9 7 5 14 3 2 3 6 7 Ret Ret 5 Ret 140 6 René Kircher 7 7 6 8 7 4 7 9 8 Ret 5 7 9 5 134 7 Dziugas Tovilavicius 12 11 11 9 3 7 10 8 9 10 8 9 4 Ret 119 8 Nicolas Gruber 1^3 4 Ret Ret 13 Ret 6 7 4 6 8 4 117 9 Albert Legutko Ret 10 DSQ 5 8 Ret 7 6 3 4 10 6 94 10 Harri Salminen 9 8 9 12 9 Ret Ret Ret 50 11 Michelle Halder 11 5 3^3 WD 43 12 Mitchel Cheah 2 Ret 23 13 Mike Halder 2 Ret DSQ^2 WD 22 Drivers ineligible to score points Norbert Michelisz 1 2 Andreas Bäckman 2 10 Tiago Monteiro 2 Ret Patrick Simon 3 5 Philipp Walsdorf 4 6 Sandro Soubek Ret 4 Szymon Ładniak 10 11 5 8 10 9 Laura Kraihamer 6 8 Marcel Schrötter 9 6 Felix Wimmer 6 Ret 11 11 Jessica Bäckman Ret 6 Steffen Redlich 8 9 Guido Naumann 8 Ret Günter Benninger 12 10 13† 12 Niki Schelle 10 Ret Christian Voithofer 12 13 Luca Engstler Ret Ret valign=middle valign=middle Driver LAU NÜR HOC SAC RBR ZAN OSC valign=middle

Bold – Pole Italics – Fastest Lap

Teams' Championship

	Team	LAU		NÜR		HOC		SAC		RBR		ZAN		OSC
1	HP Racing International	4	2	5	1	1	Ret	4	1	1	2	2	3	6	2	398
	5^2	6	8^3	4	2	Ret	5	5	4	8	7	5	7	Ret
2	Hyundai Team Engstler	1^3	3	12	7	11	1	3	4	2	1	1	2	1	3	374
	3^1	4	Ret	Ret	13	Ret	6	7	5	Ret	4	6	8	4
3	Profi-Car Team ADAC Sachsen	6	1	4	3	14	2	1	2	6	3	9	1	3	1	363
	10	9	DSQ	WD	Ret	3	2	3	14†	7	Ret	Ret	5	Ret
4	Volkswagen Team Oettinger	7	7	6	8	7	4	7	9	8	Ret	5	7	9	5	132
5	Skuba Racing Team	12	11	11	9	3	7	10	8	9	10	8	9	4	Ret	119
6	Legutko Racing – ADAC Berlin	Ret	10			DSQ	5	8	Ret	7	6	3	4	10	6	94
7	Profi Car Team Halder	2	5	3	5											80
	11	Ret	7	WD
8	Positione Motorsport	9	8	9	12	9	Ret	Ret	Ret							50
Teams ineligible to score points
–	Hyundai Team Engstler	8	Ret	1	2	10	Ret	9	6	3	5	6	8	Ret	Ret	–
–	Target Competition			2	6											–
			Ret	10
–	Profi-Car Team Honda ADAC Sachsen													2	Ret	–
–	Lubner Motorsport					4	6									–
					8	9
–	MAIR Racing Osttirol									Ret	4					–
–	GT2 Motorsport			10	11	5	8			10	9					–
–	Wimmer Werk Motorsport					6	10			11	11					–
					12	Ret			12	12
	Team	LAU		NÜR		HOC		SAC		RBR		ZAN		OSC

Notes and References

1. Web site: Max Hesse is champion as Antti Buri gets a penalty. fabior. 2019-09-29. TCR HUB. en-gb. 2020-05-30.
2. Web site: HP Racing International confirm Harald Proczyk and Jan Seyffert. 2020-04-22. TouringCarTimes. en-US. 2020-05-30.
3. Web site: Team Engstler sign Antti Buri and Nico Gruber. 2020-03-07. TouringCarTimes. en-US. 2020-05-30.
4. Web site: Team Engstler confirms Nicolas Gruber and Antti Buri for TCR Germany » TouringCars.Net. Abbott. Andrew. 2020-03-07. TouringCars.Net. en-US. 2020-05-30.
5. Web site: Dominik and Marcel Fugel confirmed for 2020 TCR Germany season. 2020-05-29. TouringCarTimes. en-US. 2020-05-30.
6. Web site: 2020-07-31. TCR Germany’s new season begins at Lausitzring. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200812183504/https://www.tcr-series.com/news/item/tcr-germany-s-new-season-begins-at-the-lausitzring . 2020-08-12 . 2020-08-01. TCR HUB. en-gb.
7. Web site: 2020-01-29. Michelle and Mike Halder confirm continued TCR Germany programme. 2020-05-30. TouringCarTimes. en-US.
8. Web site: Abbott. Andrew. 2020-01-30. Mike and Michelle Halder confirm return to TCR Germany in 2020 » TouringCars.Net. 2020-05-30. TouringCars.Net. en-US.
9. Web site: Opel squad returns to action at Hockenheim. 16 September 2020. 16 September 2020. TouringCarTimes.
10. Web site: 10 August 2020. Andreas and Jessica Bäckman joins TCR Germany races at Nürburgring. 10 August 2020. TouringCarTimes.
11. Web site: 2020-11-03. Tiago Monteiro joins TCR Germany season finale. 2020-11-03. TouringCarTimes. en-US.
12. Web site: Wimmer Werk Motorsport joins grid with new Cupra. 17 September 2020. 17 September 2020. TouringCarTimes.
13. Web site: Niki Schelle joins Hockenheim grid in Hyundai VIP car. 16 September 2020. 16 September 2020. TouringCarTimes.
14. Web site: Michelisz to race in TCR Germany at the Nürburgring. 12 August 2020. 12 August 2020. www.tcr-series.com. en-US.
15. Web site: Moto2 rider Marcel Schrötter joins Team Engstler for Sachsenring. 29 September 2020. 29 September 2020. TouringCarTimes.
16. Web site: ADAC takes over as TCR Germany promoter and issues 2020 calendar. 2019-09-29. TouringCarTimes. en-US. 2020-05-30.
17. Web site: Oschersleben pre-season test cancelled and season opener postponed. 2020-03-16. TouringCarTimes. en-US. 2020-05-30.
18. Web site: Coronavirus outbreak causes postponement of TCR Germany opener » TouringCars.Net. Abbott. Andrew. 2020-03-16. TouringCars.Net. en-US. 2020-05-30.
19. Web site: TCR Germany announce revised calendar. 2020-04-10. TouringCarTimes. en-US. 2020-05-30.
20. Web site: Lausitzring hosts TCR Germany opener in revised calendar. 2020-05-24. TouringCarTimes. en-US. 2020-05-30.
21. Web site: TCR Germany to kick off at the Lausitzring in August. fabior. 2020-05-25. TCR HUB. en-gb. 2020-05-30.