2018 ADAC TCR Germany Touring Car Championship

The 2018 ADAC TCR Germany Touring Car Championship will be the third season of touring car racing to be run by the German-based sanctioning body ADAC to the TCR regulations. The series will run predominately 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, the Netherlands and the Czech Republic.

2018 ADAC TCR Germany Touring Car Championship
Previous: 2017 Next: 2019
Parent series:
ADAC GT Masters
ADAC support series:
ADAC Formula 4
Porsche Carrera Cup Germany

Josh Files will be the defending Drivers' champion, while Target Competition will the defending Teams' champions.

Teams and drivers
Team Car No. Drivers Rounds
Team Engstler Germany[1][2] Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR[1] 3 Kai Jordan[2] All
77 Justin Häußermann[1] 1–4, 6–7
Team Engstler Europe[1][2] 39 Florian Thoma[1] 1–3
47 Niko Kankkunen[3] All
Wolf-Power Racing[4] Renault Mégane TCR[4] 5 Alex Morgan[4] 1
CUPRA León TCR[5] 6 Oliver Holdener 1–4, 7
Honda ADAC Sachsen[6] Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8)[6] 7 Mike Halder[6] All
88 Dominik Fugel[7] All
Liqui Moly Team Engstler[1][2]
Hyundai Team Engstler[8]		 Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR[1] 8 Luca Engstler[1] 1–3
Hyundai i30 N TCR[8] 4–7
27 Théo Coicaud[3] 4–7
Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR[1] 1–3
Max Kruse Racing[9] Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR[9] 10 Benjamin Leuchter[9] All
39 Florian Thoma 4–7
HP Racing International[10] Opel Astra TCR[10] 11 Luke Wankmüller[10] All
22 Harald Proczyk[10] All
RacingOne[11][12] Audi RS3 LMS TCR[11][12] 14 Niels Langeveld[11] All
99 Maurits Sandberg[12] 1–2, 4–7
Besagroup Team Renault[2] Renault Mégane TCR[2] 15 Franjo Kovač[2] 4
41 Steve Kirsch[13] 1, 4, 6
Steibel Motorsport[2] Opel Astra TCR[2] 17 Jasmin Preisig[2] All
Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR[2] 23 Sebastian Steibel[2] All
PROsport Performance[14] Audi RS3 LMS TCR[14] 19 Max Hesse[14] All
44 Sandro Kaibach[14] 1–3
45 Peter Terting 4
Positione Motorsport[15] Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR[15] 29 Jussi Kuusiniemi[15] All
LMS Racing[13] Audi RS3 LMS TCR[13] 30 Antti Buri[13] All
TOPCAR Sport[2] CUPRA León TCR[2] 33 J.C. Reynolds[2] All
60 Loris Prattes[2] 1–3, 5–7
Niedertscheider Motorsport Team[16] Peugeot 308 TCR[16] 42 Lukas Niedertscheider[16] All
Profi-Car Team Halder[7] CUPRA León TCR[7] 53 Michelle Halder[7] All
Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK2)[7] 55 Marcel Fugel[7] 1–3, 6–7
YACO Racing[17] Audi RS3 LMS TCR[17] 54 Simon Reicher[17] All
Entries ineligible to score points
Fullín Race Academy[18] CUPRA León TCR[18] 2 Petr Fulín[18] 1–2
Lubner Motorsport Opel Astra TCR 4 Jan Seyffert 3–4, 6
Besagroup Team Renault Renault Mégane TCR 5 Alex Morgan 6
HP Racing International Opel Astra TCR 9 Daniel Davidovac 3–4, 7
Tessitore Racing Opel Astra TCR 13 "Tessitore" 3
Steibel Motorsport CUPRA León TCR 28 Pascal Eberle 6–7
Young Driver Challenge CUPRA León TCR 31 Leonardo Tinland 4
32 Francesco Ruga 6
34 Julien Apothéloz 7
BC Motorsport Opel Astra TCR 36 Dino Calcum 3
Vuković Motorsport Renault Mégane TCR 4
LMS Racing CUPRA León TCR 40 Olli Parhankangas 4
Wolf-Power Racing Renault Mégane TCR 50 Milenko Vuković 3

Team and driver changes

Former ADAC Procar champions YACO Racing will enter the series with a single Audi RS3 LMS TCR for Simon Reicher, who moves from Certainty Racing Team.[17]

Wolf-Power Racing will switch from SEAT León TCR to Renault Mégane TCR for the 2018 season.[4]

Engstler Motorsport will retain Luca Engstler and Floran Thoma. In addition the team will increase to five cars during the entire season signing Théo Coicaud, Justin Häußermann and Niko Kankkunen.[1][3]

German footballer Max Kruse will set up his own team Max Kruse Racing, fielding a single Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR for Benjamin Leuchter, who returns to the series after missing out the 2017 season.[19]

Reigning double teams' champion Target Competition withdrew from the series to join the TCR Europe Series. The team had originally signed Reece Barr to drive in the series.[20]

Calendar and results

The 2018 schedule was announced on 30 November 2017, with three events scheduled to be held outside Germany. The championship will again run in support of the ADAC GT Masters weekends.[21]

Rnd. Circuit Date Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning team Supporting
1 1 Motorsport Arena Oschersleben, Oschersleben 14 April Mike Halder Mike Halder Harald Proczyk HP Racing International ADAC GT Masters
ADAC Formula 4 Championship
2 15 April Benjamin Leuchter Mike Halder Honda ADAC Sachsen
2 3 Autodrom Most, Most 28 April Mike Halder Antti Buri Antti Buri LMS Racing ADAC GT Masters
4 29 April Niels Langeveld Michelle Halder[N 1] Profi-Car Team Halder[N 1]
3 5 Red Bull Ring, Spielberg 10 June Niels Langeveld Niels Langeveld Niels Langeveld RacingOne ADAC GT Masters
ADAC Formula 4 Championship
6 Antti Buri Harald Proczyk HP Racing International
4 7 Nürburgring, Nürburg 5 August Mike Halder Mike Halder Mike Halder Honda ADAC Sachsen
8 Mike Halder Dominik Fugel Honda ADAC Sachsen
5 9 Circuit Park Zandvoort, Zandvoort 19 August Niels Langeveld Niels Langeveld Niels Langeveld RacingOne ADAC GT Masters
10 Niels Langeveld Luca Engstler Hyundai Team Engstler
6 11 Sachsenring, Hohenstein-Ernstthal 9 September Luca Engstler Luca Engstler Luca Engstler Hyundai Team Engstler
12 Michelle Halder Luca Engstler Hyundai Team Engstler
7 13 Hockenheimring, Hockenheim 23 September Harald Proczyk Harald Proczyk Harald Proczyk HP Racing International ADAC GT Masters
ADAC Formula 4 Championship
14 Mike Halder Mike Halder Honda ADAC Sachsen

Footnotes
  1. Actual victory in race scored by Petr Fulín for Fullín Race Academy, but as he is considered guest entry, he was ineligible to score points.

Calendar changes

The series would make its first visit to the Czech Republic on 29 April at the Autodrom Most becoming the second round of the season.

The second round held at the Motorsport Arena Oschersleben, which supported the TCR International Series since the series' inception, was discontinued.

Drivers' Championship
Scoring systems
Position 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th 15th 16th 17th 18th 19th 20th PP FL
Points 40 36 32 29 26 23 20 18 16 14 12 10 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 5 1
Pos. Driver OSC‡
 MST
 RBR
 NÜR
 ZAN
 SAC
 HOC
  Pts. 
1 Harald Proczyk 13 6 35 5 55 1 13 5 33 6 33 4 11 3 421
2 Luca Engstler 3 4 6 3 7 4 9 6 5 1 11 1 32 4 414
3 Niels Langeveld 2 3 11 4 11 8 34 11 11 3 6 5 4 2 403
4 Mike Halder 241 1 21 10 44 Ret 11 3 44 5 22 Ret 23 1 366
5 Antti Buri 22 16 12 25 22 2 8 12 22 8 4 10 24† 17† 259
6 Max Hesse 25† 12 73 6 83 7 42 7 85 21 8 8 94 8 247
7 Luke Wankmüller 65 9 17 13 6 6 12 4 9 4 7 24 19 5 228
8 Benjamin Leuchter 9 7 15 14 3 3 6 2 Ret 9 10 Ret 55 Ret 224.5
9 Michelle Halder 13 15 18 2 15 13 55 10 Ret 12 5 2 15 10 208.5
10 Simon Reicher 4 Ret 44 17 10 11 10 19 6 7 12 11 Ret 15 182
11 Dominik Fugel Ret4 DNS Ret 7 17 12 2 1 11 10 9 Ret 13 18† 172
12 Theo Coicaud 11 8 Ret Ret 18 Ret 7 8 7 2 23† 6 7 Ret 172
13 Niko Kankkunen 8 11 10 8 16 20 20 23 10 16 Ret 9 10 6 148
14 Florian Thoma Ret2 5 16 19 9 5 27† 14 12 14 14 13 18 Ret 115.5
15 Oliver Holdener 15 14 8 11 14 14 15 9 14 7 110
16 Justin Häußermann 12 Ret 12 9 Ret 16 14 16 175 7 12 16† 107
17 Lukas Niedertscheider 16 10 20 16 Ret 10 163 15 Ret 11 13 14 8 Ret 98
18 Kai Jordan 10 Ret 19 Ret 11 18 19 21 Ret 13 Ret 12 11 13 82
29 Loris Prattes 18 Ret 9 12 Ret 15 Ret 18 11 16 Ret 11 75
20 Sandro Kaibach 5 18 14 21 13 9 63
21 Jussi Kuusiniemi 14 13 13 15 Ret Ret 17 20 13 15 Ret 15 16 Ret 63
22 Jasmin Preisig 17 Ret 21 24 23 17 11 18 Ret 17 21 18 Ret DNS 37
23 Marcel Fugel 26† Ret 24 23 19 19 15 17 20 12 31
24 Sebastian Steibel 21 Ret Ret 18 Ret 24 21 24 14 19 22 23 Ret 14 25
25 J.C. Reynolds 20 17 22 20 22 Ret 22 25 15 20 20 22 23 Ret 21.5
26 Maurits Sandberg 19 Ret 23 22 24 27 Ret Ret 19 21 21 Ret 12
27 Peter Terting Ret 13 8
28 Alex Morgan 23 19 16 Ret 1.5
Steve Kirsch DNQ DNQ DNS DNS Ret DNS -
Franjo Kovač DNS DNS -
Milenko Vuković DNS WD -
Drivers ineligible to score points
Petr Fulín 7 2 5 1 0
Pascal Eberle 24† 3 6 Ret 0
Julien Apothéloz 17 9 0
Dino Calcum 12 Ret 23 Ret 0
Olli Kangas 18 17 0
Jan Seyffert 20 21 Ret 22 18 20 0
Francesco Ruga Ret 19 0
"Tessitore" 21 23 0
Daniel Davidovac Ret 22 25 28† 22 Ret 0
Leonardo Tinland 26 26 0
Pos. Driver OSC‡
 MST
 RBR
 NÜR
 ZAN
 SAC
 HOC
  Pts. 
ColourResult
GoldWinner
Silver2nd place
Bronze3rd place
GreenPoints finish
BlueNon-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
PurpleRetired (Ret)
RedDid not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
BlackDisqualified (DSQ)
WhiteDid not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank Did not participate (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)

Bold – Pole
Italics – Fastest Lap

† – Drivers did not finish the race, but were classified as they completed over 75% of the race distance.
‡ – Half points were awarded in Race 2 at Motorsport Arena Oschersleben as less than 75% of the scheduled distance was completed.

Teams' Championship
Pos. Team OSC‡
 MST
 RBR
 NÜR
 ZAN
 SAC
 HOC
  Pts. 
1 HP Racing International 161
2 Liqui Moly Team Engstler 134
3 RacingOne 103
4 Honda ADAC Sachsen 97
5 PROsport Performance 92
6 Team Engstler Europe 86.5
7 YACO Racing 63
8 Profi-Car Team Halder 60.5
9 Team Engstler Germany 60
10 LMS Racing 48
11 Wolf-Power Racing 46.5
12 Max Kruse Racing 44.5
13 TOPCAR Sport 40.5
14 Positione Motorsport 30
15 Niedertscheider MSP 21
16 Steibel Motorsport 10
17 Besagroup Team Renault DNQ DNQ 0
Teams ineligible to score points
- Fullín Race Academy 7 2 5 1 0

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