2018 TCR Asia Series

The 2018 TCR Asia Series season is the fourth season of the TCR Asia Series. For the first time at the first three events of TCR Asia, the South-East Asia Cup will be held.

2018 TCR Asia Series
Previous: 2017 Next: 2019
Support Race:
SIC888 Endurance

Teams and drivers
Team Car No. Drivers Class Rounds
R Engineering[1] Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK2)[1] 2 Akash Nandy[1] 1
23 Abdul Kaathir[1] 1
Elegant Racing Team[1] SEAT León TCR[1] 3 Alex Liu[1] Cup 1–3
CUPRA León TCR 4–5
30 Kelvin Wong[1] Cup 4–5
SEAT León TCR 1–3
Liqui Moly Team Engstler[2] Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR[2] 8 Luca Engstler[3] 1–4
108 5
29 Mitchell Cheah[1] All
32 Diego Moran[2] All
Maximum Racing[1] Honda Civic TCR (FK2)[1] 5 Clement Tong[4] Cup 2, 4
22 Ivan Szeto[1] Cup 1, 3, 5
Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK2)[1] 28 Lo Sze Ho[1] 1–4
Viper Niza Racing[1] SEAT León TCR[1] 65 Douglas Khoo[1] Cup 1–3
CUPRA León TCR 4–5
Entries ineligible to score points
Viper Niza Racing[5] CUPRA León TCR[5] 1 Kantadhee Kusiri[5] 4
Son Veng Racing Team[6] Volkswagen Golf GTi TCR[6] 6 Leong Ian Veng[6] 5
Eric Lam[6]
MacPro Racing[6] Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8)[6] 8 Miguel Kong[6] 5
Kevin Lam[6]
88 Eurico de Jesus[6] 5
Henry Ho[6]
Teamwork Motorsport[6] Volkswagen Golf GTi TCR[6] 11 Alex Hui[6] 5
Sunny Wong[6]
BrandNew Racing[5] Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR[5] 11 Alex Hui[5] 4
20 Andrew Kim[5] 4
Billionaire Boy Racing[1] Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK2)[1] 15 Chariya Nuya[1] AM 1–4
E-Rain Motorsport[5] Hyundai i30 N TCR[5] 16 Lee Do Hyeon[5] 4
T.A Motorsport[6] Audi RS 3 LMS TCR[6] 26 Filipe de Souza[6] 5
Ryan Wong[6]
Alphafactory Racing Team by Pulzar[1] SEAT León TCR[1] 33 Jakraphan Davee[1] AM 1–3
Vattana Motorsport[1] Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK2)[1] 59 Pattarapol Vongprai[1] AM 1–3
Hexin Racing[6] Volkswagen Golf GTi TCR[6] 60 Chang Shuai[6] 5
Chen Zhen[6]
TBN MK Ihere Racing Team[1] Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK2)[1] 66 Nattachak Hanjitkasen[1] AM 1–4
Liqui Moly HE Racing[6] Volkswagen Golf GTi TCR[6] 68 Li Xue Feng[6] 5
Tian Li Ying[6]
Indigo Racing[5] Hyundai i30 N TCR[5] 87 Charlie Kang[5] 4
97 Cho Hoon Hyun[5] 4
Morin Racing Team by Sunoco[1] SEAT León TCR[1] 96 Nattanid Leewattanavaragul[1] AM 1–3
DreamRacer Racing Team[5] Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8)[5] 101 Kim Byoung Hyun[5] 4
KMSA Motorsport[5] Hyundai i30 N TCR[5] 103 Kang Dong Woo[5] 4

Calendar and results

The provisional 2018 schedule was announced on 17 January 2018, with five events scheduled.[7][8]

Rnd. Circuit Date Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning team Supporting
1 1 Sepang International Circuit, Kuala Lumpur 31 March Luca Engstler Diego Moran Luca Engstler Liqui Moly Team Engstler South-East Asia Cup
TCR Thailand Series
2 1 April Mitchell Cheah Mitchell Cheah Liqui Moly Team Engstler
2 3 Chang International Circuit, Buriram 2 June Luca Engstler Luca Engstler Mitchell Cheah Liqui Moly Team Engstler
4 3 June Luca Engstler Diego Moran Liqui Moly Team Engstler
3 5 Bangsaen Street Circuit, Chonburi 14 July Luca Engstler Lo Sze Ho Alex Liu[N 1] Elegant Racing Team
6 15 July Lo Sze Ho Lo Sze Ho Maximum Racing
4 7 Korea International Circuit, Yeongam 26 August Luca Engstler[N 2] Luca Engstler[N 3] Luca Engstler[N 4] Liqui Moly Team Engstler TCR Korea Series
8 Luca Engstler Luca Engstler Liqui Moly Team Engstler
5 9 Shanghai International Circuit, Shanghai 4 October Mitchell Cheah Mitchell Cheah Luca Engstler Liqui Moly Team Engstler TCR China Series
10 5 October Luca Engstler Luca Engstler Liqui Moly Team Engstler
INV 7 October Alex Liu
Kenneth Look		 Luca Engstler
Diego Moran
Théo Coicaud		 Luca Engstler
Diego Moran
Théo Coicaud		 Liqui Moly Team Engstler SIC888 Endurance

Championship standings

Drivers' championship
Pos Driver SEP BUR BNS YEO SHA Points
1 Luca Engstler 11 3 Ret1 2 61 Ret 21 1 12 1 197
2 Mitchell Cheah 22 1 13 11 Ret 3 14†2 3 21 2 173
3 Diego Moran 93 Ret 22 1 DNS5 2 NC 4 33 3 127
4 Wong Kiang Kuan 10 5 7 7 5 5 53 Ret Ret5 5 106
5 Lo Sze Ho 34 2 4 12 82 1 Ret5 DNS 98
6 Douglas Khoo 13 11 10 8 Ret 8 13 13 9 8 82
7 Alex Liu 11 6 64 Ret 4 Ret 64 Ret Ret Ret 69
8 Ivan Szeto Ret 7 DNS DNS 7 11 26
9 Abdul Kaathir 5 4 22
10 Clement Tong 11 10 DNS DNS 16
11 Akash Nandy 45 Ret 13
Drivers ineligible to score points
Kantadhee Kusiri 1 2 -
Pattarapol Vongprai 6 10 3 4 1 Ret -
Nattanid Leewattanavaragul 8 Ret 12 6 2 7 -
Jakraphan Davee 12 8 8 5 3 4 -
Chariya Nuya 7 9 5 3 Ret 9 12 6 -
Andrew Kim 3 10 -
Alex Hui 4 14 Ret 4 -
Sunny Wong Ret 4 -
Henry Ho
Eurico de Jesus		 4 EX -
Filipe de Souza
Ryan Wong		 5 6 -
Kang Byung Hui 10 5 -
Nattachak Hanjitkasen 14 Ret 9 9 7 6 8 7 -
Tian Yi Ling
Xue Li		 6 10 -
Kim Byoung Hyun 7 9 -
Ka Lam
Kin Kong		 10 7 -
Leong Ian Weng
Wai Lam		 8 12 -
Kang Dong Woo Ret 8 -
Cho Hoon Hyun 9 11 -
Shuai Chang
Zen Chen		 Ret 9 -
Lee Do Hyeon 11 12 -

Teams' championship
Pos Driver SEP BUR BNS YEO SHA Points
1 Liqui Moly Team Engstler 11 1 13 1 61 2 21 1 12 1 425
22 3 22 2 Ret 3 14†2 3 21 2
2 Elegant Racing Team 10 5 64 7 4 5 53 Ret Ret5 5 185
11 6 7 Ret 5 Ret 64 Ret Ret Ret
3 Maximum Racing 33 2 4 10 82 1 7 11 149
Ret 7 11 12 DNS DNS
4 Viper Niza Racing 13 11 10 8 Ret 8 13 13 9 8 93
5 R Engineering 44 4 37
55 Ret
Teams ineligible to score points
Vattana Motorsport 6 10 3 4 1 Ret -
Billionaire Boy Racing 7 9 5 3 Ret 9 12 6 -
Alphafactory Racing Team by Pulzar 12 8 8 5 3 4 -
Morin Racing Team by Sunoco 8 Ret 12 6 2 7 -
TBN MK Ihere Racing Team 14 Ret 9 9 7 6 8 7 -
Viper Niza Racing 1 2 -
E-Rain Motorsport 3 10 -
Teamwork Brand New Racing 4 14 -
DreamRacer Racing Team 7 9 -
Indigo Racing 9 11 -
EX EX
KMSA Motorsport Ret 8 -

Notes
  1. Actual victory in the race was taken by TCR Thailand Series driver Pattarapol Vongprai.
  2. Actual pole position was taken by guest driver Kantadhee Kusiri.
  3. Actual fastest lap of the race was recorded by guest driver Kantadhee Kusiri.
  4. Actual victory in the race was taken by guest driver Kantadhee Kusiri.

References
  1. Editor, News (2018-03-29). "2018 TCR Asia entry list published with 15 cars » TouringCars.Net". TouringCars.Net. Retrieved 2018-03-30.CS1 maint: extra text: authors list (link)
  2. "Diego Moran to return to TCR Asia alongside two new team-mates". TouringCars.Net. 14 March 2018. Retrieved 14 March 2018.
  3. "Luca Engstler adds TCR Asia to campaign for 2018". TouringCars.Net. 16 March 2018. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
  4. "Luca Engstler takes second straight TCR Asia pole". TouringCarTimes.Com. 1 June 2018. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
  5. "TCR Asia Series makes Korean return". asia.tcr-series.com. 24 August 2018. Retrieved 24 August 2018.
  6. "TCR Asia Shanghai title showdown and weekend of endurance". asia.tcr-series.com. 4 October 2018. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
  7. "China, Korea, Malaysia and Thailand on 2018 TCR Asia Series calendar". TouringCarTimes.com. Mediaempire Stockholm AB. 17 January 2018. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
  8. "2018 TCR Asia Series' calendar unveiled". tcr-series.com. 17 January 2018. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
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