2023 TCR China Touring Car Championship explained

The 2023 TCR China Touring Car Championship season is the sixth season of the TCR's Chinese Touring Car Championship.

Race Calendar

The 2023 schedule was announced on 10 May 2023, with six events scheduled.^{[1] [2]}

		Circuit	Date	Supporting
1	1	Shanghai International Circuit, Shanghai	12–14 May	GT Super Sprint Challenge
	2
2	3	Zhejiang International Circuit, Shaoxing	23–25 June	Stand-alone event
	4
3	5	Zhuzhou International Circuit, Hunan	14–16 July
	6
4	7	Shanghai International Circuit, Shanghai	8–10 September	Lamborghini Super Trofeo Asia GT Super Sprint Challenge
	8
5	9	Zhuzhou International Circuit, Hunan	27–29 October	Formula 4 South East Asia Championship
	10
6	11	Guia Circuit, Macau	16–19 November	Macau Grand Prix FIA GT World Cup TCR World Tour
	12

Teams and drivers

Team Car Drivers Class Rounds Shell Teamwork Lynk & Co Racing Lynk & Co 03 TCR David Zhu All ^[3] ^[4] 12 Sunny Wong All 36 Jason Zhang All 92 Zhu Yuanjie Am 1, 6 155 Ma Qinghua 5 ^[5] 492 Geng Rui Am 2, 4 Aaron Kwok Am 5–6 Hyundai N Team Hyundai Elantra N TCR 3 Andy Yan All ^[6] 7 Martin Cao All 22 Rainey He All TianShi Racing Team Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2021) 6 Wu Wenfa Am 1–5 ^[7] 26 Filipe de Souza 4 666 Lü Zhenming Am 1–5 Audi Sport 326 Racing Team Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2021) 11 Liu Zichen Am All 51 Wu Yifan All 82 Lai Jingwen Am 1, 4–6 96 Xiao Kunpeng Am 5 98 Zhao Di Am 2 118 Huang Kuisheng Am 4 555 Zhu Yan Am 5 Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2017) 24 Sheng Jiacheng Am 1 56 Zhu Shengdong Am 3 Jiangmen Xingrui Racing Team Starcars Racing Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) 14 Huang Xizhan Am 3–4 33 Hu Jiaxin Am 1 Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2021) 2–4 Jinyutu GYT Racing MG 6 X-Power TCR 15 Wei Pengda Am 1 Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2021) 95 Hu Heng Am 3 96 Xiao Kunpeng Am 2 777 Zheng Wancheng 1 171 Zhang Hongyu Am 4–5 Hyundai N Team Z.Speed Hyundai Elantra N TCR 17 Yang Xiaowei All 18 Zhang Zhendong All Max Hart All ^[8] Hyundai N Team Z.Speed Community 97 Yang Haojie Am All Jiang Nan Am All Hyundai i30 N TCR 111 Li Wengji Am 1–5 Fancy JK Team Lynk & Co 03 TCR 21 Paul Poon Am 1–5 27 Yan Chuang 1, 3, 5 Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2021) 65 Lin Chenghua Am All Lynk & Co 03 TCR 92 Zhu Yuanjie Am 2–5 BAS Racing Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2021) 25 Ren Chao Am All Hyundai Elantra N TCR 72 Zhou Haowen Am All Comtoyou Racing Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2021) 26 Filipe de Souza 6 Evolve Racing Hyundai Elantra N TCR 28 Lo Sze Ho 4 SparkSpark Racing Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK2) Honda Civic Type R TCR (FL5) 37 Zhou Yunjie Am All Dongfeng Honda MacPro Racing Team Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) Honda Civic Type R TCR (FL5) 55 Martin Xie All ^[9] 77 Jack Young All Honda Civic Type R TCR (FL5) 66 André Couto 2–3, 5–6 ^[10] 99 Daniel Wu Am 4 109 Racing Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) 88 Deng Baowei 2–3 Norris Racing Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) Chan Chiwai Am All Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK2) Chan Chunleung Am All

Results

		Circuit	Date	Pole position	Fastest lap	Winning driver	Winning team	Am Cup winner
1	1	Shanghai International Circuit, Shanghai	12–14 May	Jason Zhang	Martin Cao	Martin Cao	Hyundai N Team	Liu Zichen
	2				Jason Zhang	David Zhu	Shell Teamwork Lynk & Co Racing	Lin Chenghua
2	1	Zhejiang International Circuit, Shaoxing	23–25 June	Jason Zhang	Jack Young	Jason Zhang	Shell Teamwork Lynk & Co Racing	Zhu Yuanjie
	2				Jack Young	Martin Cao	Hyundai N Team	Zhu Yuanjie
3	1	Zhuzhou International Circuit, Beijing	14–16 July	Martin Xie	Jack Young	Martin Cao	Hyundai N Team	Hu Heng
	2				Martin Xie	Jack Young	Dongfeng Honda MacPro Racing Team	Liu Zichen
4	1	Shanghai International Circuit, Shanghai	8–10 September	Martin Xie	Jack Young	Jack Young	Dongfeng Honda MacPro Racing Team	Liu Zichen
	2				Martin Xie	Andy Yan	Hyundai N Team	Liu Zichen
5	1	Zhuzhou International Circuit, Hunan	27–29 October	Jack Young	Jack Young	Jack Young	Dongfeng Honda MacPro Racing Team	Liu Zichen
	2				Ma Qinghua	Ma Qinghua	Shell Teamwork Lynk & Co Racing	Paul Poon
6	1	Guia Circuit, Macau	17–19 November	Andy Yan	Andy Yan	Martin Cao	Hyundai N Team	Lin Chenghua
	2				Jack Young	Max Hart	Hyundai N Team Z.Speed	Lin Chenghua

Championship standings

Drivers' championship

Scoring systems

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

Driver SHA1 ZHE ZHZ1 SHA2 ZHZ2 MAC   1 Martin Cao 1^4 Ret 5 1 1^2 3 6 3 4^4 5 1^2 Ret 178 2 Jack Young 2^3 Ret 7^1 2 6^3 1 1^2 9 1^1 4 Ret^5 Ret 159 3 Jason Zhang 4^1 4 1^2 7 14^4 4 5 4 2^3 7 5 6 145 4 Martin Xie 14 7 10^3 10 2^1 2 2^1 21 Ret 27 2 2 111 5 David Zhu 3^2 1 4 3 Ret Ret 3 7 19^5 Ret 6 12 101 6 Max Hart Ret Ret 9 6 4 7 Ret 2 6 15 4 1 91 7 Andy Yan 13 2 8 4 11 6 Ret 1 13 16 8^1 5 81 8 Zhang Zhendong 8 23 3^5 8 3^5 Ret 7^5 5 Ret 6 10^4 4 78 9 André Couto 2^4 9 27 24 5^2 2 7^3 Ret 60 10 Rainey He 7 11 6 5 Ret 8 9 11 7 3 9 7 59 11 Sunny Wong 6 3 13 12 5 5 13 Ret 9 Ret 11 9 47 12 Yang Xiaowei 10 5 12 14 Ret 11 8 Ret 11 11 3 3 45 13 Ma Qinghua 3 1 40 14 Wu Yifan 16 6 11 11 7 10 4^4 Ret Ret 10 Ret 8 34 15 Liu Zichen 11 12 Ret 17 9 9 11 6 8 Ret Ret 11 16 16 Zheng Wancheng 5^5 24 11 17 Zhu Yuanjie 18 8 14 13 10 16 14 10 10 9 Ret 13 9 18 Paul Poon 12 10 17 Ret 13 Ret 12 Ret Ret 8 5 19 Hu Heng 8 12 4 20 Huang Xizhan 22 DNS Ret 8 4 21 Lin Chenghua DNS 9 24 Ret Ret Ret 19 16 16 24 13 10 3 22 Zhang Hongyu 15^3 12 Ret Ret 3 23 Yan Chuang 9 21 12 18 12 Ret 2 24 Lo Sze Ho 10 14 1 25 Filipe de Souza 24 13 12 14 0 26 Yang Haojie 21 17 22 21 17 17 27 19 18 12 16 18 0 27 Ren Chao 19 13 27 20 24 14 17 Ret 24 13 21 20 0 28 Jiang Nan 27 16 20 27 18 13 20 Ret 25 25 18 21 0 29 Wu Wenfa 15 22 15 16 Ret Ret 18 Ret 14 20 0 30 Lai Jingwen 22 18 28 17 WD WD 14 17 0 31 Xiao Kunpeng 18 19 20 14 0 32 Li Wengji Ret 14 26 24 20 20 23 24 23 18 0 33 Chan Chiwai 20 15 21 22 26 22 22 15 Ret 17 19 15 0 34 Zhou Yunjie 24 25 30 23 23 15 30 27 15 21 Ret 16 0 35 Deng Baowei 16 15 16 21 0 36 Hu Jiaxin Ret Ret 19 28 15 Ret 25 18 0 37 Chan Chunleung 23 19 Ret 26 19 23 26 26 21 23 15 Ret 0 38 Zhou Haowen 25 Ret 25 Ret 25 Ret 16 25 22 Ret 20 19 0 39 Zhu Yan 17 19 0 40 Aaron Kwok Ret 26 17 Ret 0 41 Wei Pengda 17 Ret 0 42 Geng Rui 29 18 Ret Ret 0 43 Zhu Shengdong 21 19 0 44 Lü Zhenming 26 20 28 25 Ret Ret 31 20 Ret 22 0 45 Huang Kuisheng 21 22 0 46 Daniel Wu 29 23 0 47 Zhao Di 23 Ret 0 48 Sheng Jiacheng 28 26 0 Driver SHA1 ZHE ZHZ1 SHA2 ZHZ2 MAC

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Notes

1. News: Lisheng Sports to promote TCR China, TCR Asia in multi-year deal. 9 May 2023. Mediaempire Stockholm AB. TouringCarTimes.com. 9 May 2023.
2. News: WSC Group and Lisheng Sports renew deal for TCR Asia/TCR China. 10 May 2023. www.tcr-series.com. 10 May 2023.
3. Web site: Teamwork confirms four-car line-up for 2023. 9 May 2023. Mediaempire Stockholm AB. TouringCarTimes. 9 May 2023.
4. Web site: Shell Teamwork Lynk & Co Racing confirms 2023 TCR China programme. 9 May 2023. 15 May 2023.
5. Web site: Ma Qing Hua makes TCR China return at Zhuzhou. 25 October 2023. TouringCarTimes. 25 October 2023.
6. Web site: Hyundai N Team announces three-car TCR China entry. 9 May 2023. Mediaempire Stockholm AB. TouringCarTimes. 9 May 2023.
7. Web site: 32 cars entered for TCR China season opener in Shanghai. 12 May 2023. Mediaempire Stockholm AB. TouringCarTimes. 12 May 2023.
8. Web site: Max Hart makes surprise Chinese move. 5 May 2023. Mediaempire Stockholm AB. TouringCarTimes. 5 May 2023.
9. Web site: Jack Young makes Chinese move. 10 May 2023. Mediaempire Stockholm AB. TouringCarTimes. 10 May 2023.
10. Web site: André Couto to join TCR China field. 16 May 2023. Mediaempire Stockholm AB. TouringCarTimes. 16 May 2023.

References

1. News: Lisheng Sports to promote TCR China, TCR Asia in multi-year deal. 9 May 2023. Mediaempire Stockholm AB. TouringCarTimes.com. 9 May 2023.
2. News: WSC Group and Lisheng Sports renew deal for TCR Asia/TCR China. 10 May 2023. www.tcr-series.com. 10 May 2023.
3. Web site: Teamwork confirms four-car line-up for 2023. 9 May 2023. Mediaempire Stockholm AB. TouringCarTimes. 9 May 2023.
4. Web site: Shell Teamwork Lynk & Co Racing confirms 2023 TCR China programme. 9 May 2023. 15 May 2023.
5. Web site: Ma Qing Hua makes TCR China return at Zhuzhou. 25 October 2023. TouringCarTimes. 25 October 2023.
6. Web site: Hyundai N Team announces three-car TCR China entry. 9 May 2023. Mediaempire Stockholm AB. TouringCarTimes. 9 May 2023.
7. Web site: 32 cars entered for TCR China season opener in Shanghai. 12 May 2023. Mediaempire Stockholm AB. TouringCarTimes. 12 May 2023.
8. Web site: Max Hart makes surprise Chinese move. 5 May 2023. Mediaempire Stockholm AB. TouringCarTimes. 5 May 2023.
9. Web site: Jack Young makes Chinese move. 10 May 2023. Mediaempire Stockholm AB. TouringCarTimes. 10 May 2023.
10. Web site: André Couto to join TCR China field. 16 May 2023. Mediaempire Stockholm AB. TouringCarTimes. 16 May 2023.

External links

• TCR China Series Official website