Munkong Sathienthirakul Explained

Munkong Sathienthirakul
Nationality:Thai
Birth Date:1985 10, df=yes
Birth Place:Bangkok, Thailand
Current Series:TCR Asia Series
First Year:2015
Current Team:Craft-Bamboo Racing
Car Number:80
Starts:2
Wins:1
Poles:1
Fastest Laps:2
Prev Series:Thailand Super Series
Thai Honda Civic Cup
Thai Touring Car Championship
Karting
Prev Series Years:2014-15
2011
2010
2000-03
Titles:Karting
Title Years:2000-02

Munkong "Turbo" Sathienthirakul (born 6 October 1985) is a Thai racing driver currently competing in the TCR Asia Series. Having previously competed in the Thailand Super Series and Thai Touring Car Championship amongst others.

Racing career

Sathienthirakul began his career in 2000 in karting, he won three titles in karting up until 2002. In 2010 he switched to the Thai Touring Car Championship. He raced in the Thai Honda Civic Cup in 2011, before switching to the Thailand Super Series, he finished the 2014 season 2nd in the championship standings.[1]

In October 2015 it was announced that he would race in the TCR Asia Series & TCR International Series, driving a SEAT León Cup Racer for Craft-Bamboo Racing.[2] [3] [4]

Racing record

Complete TCR International Series results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

YearTeamCar12345678910111213141516171819202122DCPoints
2015Craft-Bamboo RacingSEAT León Cup RacerSEP
1
SEP
2
SHA
1
SHA
2
VAL
1
VAL
2
ALG
1
ALG
2
MNZ
1
MNZ
2
SAL
1
SAL
2
SOC
1
SOC
2
RBR
1
RBR
2
MRN
1
MRN
2
CHA
1

CHA
2

MAC
1
MAC
2
38th2
2016Liqui Moly Team EngstlerVolkswagen Golf GTI TCRBHR
1
BHR
2
EST
1
EST
2
SPA
1
SPA
2
IMO
1
IMO
2
SAL
1
SAL
2
OSC
1
OSC
2
SOC
1
SOC
2
CHA
1

CHA
2

MRN
1
MRN
2
SEP
1
SEP
2
MAC
1
MAC
2
NC0
2017DG Sport CompétitionOpel Astra TCRRIM
1
RIM
2
BHR
1
BHR
2
SPA
1
SPA
2
MNZ
1
MNZ
2
SAL
1
SAL
2
HUN
1
HUN
2
OSC
1
OSC
2
CHA
1

CHA
2

ZHE
1
ZHE
2
DUB
1
DUB
2
NC0

Complete TCR Europe Series results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Driver did not finish, but was classified as he completed over 75% of the race distance.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Mungkong Sathienthirakul career statistics . Driver Database . 26 October 2015.
  2. News: Thai driver joins Craft-Bamboo for home event. tcr-series.com. 20 October 2015. 26 October 2015.
  3. News: 25 cars entered for TCR race in Thailand. TouringCarTimes.com. 20 October 2015. 26 October 2015.
  4. News: The TCR field increases further to 25 entries. tcr-series.com. 20 October 2015. 26 October 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20151025002827/http://tcr-series.com/index.php/news/item/the-tcr-field-increases-further-to-25-entries. 25 October 2015. dead.