2019 ADAC TCR Germany Touring Car Championship

The 2019 ADAC TCR Germany Touring Car Championship will be the fourth 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.

2019 ADAC TCR Germany Touring Car Championship
Previous: 2018 Next: 2020
Parent series:
ADAC GT Masters
ADAC support series:
ADAC GT4 Germany
ADAC Formula 4

On 20 December 2018 it was announced a partnership between the series' promoter and Auto Sport Switzerland, the Swiss National Sporting Authority, which was going see all 7 rounds of the calendar as part of the 2019 TCR Swiss Trophy which was set to be in its second edition. The TCR Swiss Trophy was set be open to Swiss drivers as well as any driver with valid racing license, issued by Auto Sport Switzerland.[1] On 23 April 2019 it was announced by Auto Sport Switzerland that the TCR Swiss Trophy will be postponed until 2020 due to lack of entries.

Harald Proczyk will be the defending Drivers' champion, while HP Racing International will the defending Teams' champions.[2]

Teams and drivers

Yokohama is set to become the official tire supplier, taking over from Hankook.[3]

Team Car No. Drivers Class Rounds
HP Racing International[4] Hyundai i30 N TCR[4] 1 Harald Proczyk[4] All
42 Lukas Niedertscheider[4] 1–6
Pyro Motorsport[5] Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8)[5] 6 Bradley Burns[5] J 1–6
Profi-Car Team Honda ADAC Sachsen[6] Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8)[6] 7 Mike Halder[6] All
88 Dominik Fugel[6] All
RacingOne[7] Audi RS3 LMS TCR[7] 8 René Kircher[7] J All
LMS Racing[8] Audi RS3 LMS TCR[8] 13 Antti Buri[8] All
Hyundai Team Engstler[9] Hyundai i30 N TCR[9] 19 Max Hesse[9] All
27 Théo Coicaud[9] All
TOPCAR Sport[8] CUPRA León TCR[8] 22 Julien Apothéloz[8] J All
33 Joshua Corren Reynolds[8] 1–3
Steibel Motorsport[8] Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR[8] 23 Sebastian Steibel[8] 1, 3–7
Volkswagen Team Oettinger[10][11] Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR[10][11] 29 Mitchell Cheah[10] J All
50 Kai Jordan 5–6
99 Maurits Sandberg[11] 1–4, 7
RaceSing[8] Hyundai i30 N TCR[8] 34 Patrick Sing[8] 2
IMC Motorsport[12] Opel Astra TCR[12] 41 Steve Kirsch[12] 1–2
Profi-Car Team Halder[13] Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8)[13] 53 Michelle Halder[13] J All
Lubner Motorsport[8] Opel Astra TCR[8] 98 Jan Seyffert[8] J 1–3
LADA Vesta TCR[14] 4–7
Entries ineligible to score points
Target Competition[15] Hyundai i30 N TCR[15] 9 Andreas Bäckman[15] 6
101 Jessica Bäckman[15] 6
Lubner Motorsport Opel Astra TCR 20 Philipp Regensperger 7
61 Jörg Schori 5
Comtoyou Racing[16] Audi RS3 LMS TCR[16] 25 Sami Taoufik[16] 7
Steibel Motorsport CUPRA León TCR 28 Pascal Eberle 5–7
Young Driver Challenge CUPRA León TCR 30 Karen Gaillard 5
31 Mario Anderegg 6
32 James Bischof[16] 7
TOPCAR Sport CUPRA León TCR 48 Sophie Hofmann[16] 7
Profi-Car Team Halder Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK2) 55 Marcel Fugel 2, 6–7
ALL-INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport[16] Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8)[16] 77 René Münnich[16] 7
Hyundai Team Engstler[17] Hyundai i30 N TCR[17] 100 Guido Naumann[17] 1
101 Jessica Bäckman[17] 2
102 Gabriele Tarquini[18] 3
103 Lance David Arnold 4
104 Thierry Neuville[19] 5
105 Franz Simon 6

Calendar and results

The 2018 schedule was announced on 23 September 2018, with three events scheduled to be held outside Germany. The championship will again run in support of the ADAC GT Masters weekends as well as ADAC GT4 Germany and ADAC Formula 4 (with the exception at Autodrom Most).[3]

Rnd. Circuit Date Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning team Junior winner
1 1 Motorsport Arena Oschersleben, Oschersleben 27 April Max Hesse[N 1] Mike Halder Mike Halder Profi-Car Team Honda ADAC Sachsen Bradley Burns
2 28 April Harald Proczyk Antti Buri LMS Racing Bradley Burns
2 3 Autodrom Most, Most 18 May Harald Proczyk Mike Halder Mike Halder Profi-Car Team Honda ADAC Sachsen Mitchell Cheah
4 19 May Bradley Burns Antti Buri LMS Racing Bradley Burns
3 5 Red Bull Ring, Spielberg 8 June Sebastian Steibel Antti Buri Harald Proczyk HP Racing International Mitchell Cheah
6 9 June Antti Buri Antti Buri LMS Racing René Kircher
4 7 Circuit Park Zandvoort, Zandvoort 10 August Dominik Fugel Max Hesse Max Hesse Hyundai Team Engstler Bradley Burns
8 11 August Harald Proczyk Michelle Halder Profi-Car Team Halder Michelle Halder
5 9 Nürburgring, Nürburg 17 August Max Hesse[N 2] Max Hesse[N 3] Max Hesse[N 4] Hyundai Team Engstler[N 4] Julien Apothéloz
10 18 August Antti Buri[N 5] Max Hesse Hyundai Team Engstler Julien Apothéloz
6 11 Hockenheimring, Hockenheim 14 September Harald Proczyk Theo Coicaud Harald Proczyk HP Racing International Mitchell Cheah
12 15 September Harald Proczyk Max Hesse Hyundai Team Engstler Michelle Halder
7 13 Sachsenring, Hohenstein-Ernstthal 28 September Dominik Fugel Dominik Fugel Dominik Fugel Profi-Car Team Honda ADAC Sachsen Michelle Halder
14 29 September Dominik Fugel Max Hesse Hyundai Team Engstler Julien Apothéloz

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
 ZAN
 NÜR
 HOC
 SAC
  Pts. 
1 Max Hesse 21 3 23 5 11 5 1 9 21 1 23 1 85 1 438
2 Harald Proczyk 34 6 31 8 13 2 33 5 104 14 11 3 43 2 431
3 Antti Buri 4 1 5 1 3 1 55 2 4 3 10 12 24 3 426
4 Mike Halder 12 2 12 4 15 8 24 3 162 4 44 5 32 4 399
5 Dominik Fugel 123 17 45 3 14 Ret 41 13 Ret 10 5 4 11 5 271
6 Theo Coicaud 65 5 6 7 55 7 8 Ret 63 Ret 32 Ret 9 6 266
7 Michelle Halder 17 9 9 11 8 4 12 1 12 15 13 6 5 12 249
8 Julien Apothéloz 14 16 Ret4 9 42 9 11 8 3 5 18 17 7 7 226.5
9 René Kircher 10 8 11 Ret 9 3 10 11 9 13 12 7 14 14 214
10 Lukas Niedertscheider 7 7 7 6 7 6 9 7 55 16 Ret5 DNS 202
11 Mitchell Cheah Ret 10 8 Ret 24 10 Ret Ret 8 12 11 9 Ret 9 171
12 Bradley Burns 5 4 15 2 Ret Ret 62 6 Ret 11 WD WD 159
13 Sebastian Steibel 13 13 61 13 13 Ret 13 7 9 10 11 16 158
14 Jan Seyffert 8 15 DNS Ret 13 11 15 12 14 8 15 15 Ret 17 115.5
15 Maurits Sandberg 15 Ret 10 14 10 15 14 10 12 15 102
16 Steve Kirsch 9 12 12 10 52
17 Kai Jordan 10 17 14 14 47.5
18 J. C. Reynolds 16 14 13 WD 12 12 42
19 Patrick Sing 14 Ret 7
Drivers ineligible to score points
Thierry Neuville 1 6
Pascal Eberle 7 2 6 Ret 6 8
Jessica Bäckman Ret 13 7 2
Lance David Arnold 7 4
Marcel Fugel Ret 12 Ret 8 13 10
Andreas Bäckman 8 11
Karen Gaillard 17 9
Sami Taoufik 10 11
Guido Naumann 11 11
Franz Simon 16 13
René Münnich 18† 13
Gabriele Tarquini Ret 14
Jörg Schori 15 18
James Bischof 15 18
Mario Anderegg 17 16
Philipp Regensperger 16 Ret
Sophie Hofmann 17 19
Pos. Driver OSC
 MST
 RBR
 ZAN
 NÜR
 HOC
 SAC
  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

Teams' Championship
Pos. Driver OSC
 MST
 RBR
 ZAN
 NÜR
 HOC
 SAC
  Pts. 
1 Hyundai Team Engstler 2 3 2 5 5 5 1 9 2 1 2 1 8 1 680
6 5 6 7 11 7 8 Ret 6 Ret 3 Ret 9 6
2 Profi-Car Team Honda ADAC Sachsen 1 2 1 3 14 8 2 3 16 4 4 4 1 4 640
12 17 4 4 15 Ret 4 13 Ret 10 5 5 3 5
3 HP Racing International 3 6 3 6 1 2 3 5 5 14 1 3 4 2 608
7 7 7 8 7 6 9 7 10 16 Ret DNS
4 LMS Racing 4 1 5 1 3 1 5 2 4 3 10 12 2 3 421
5 Volkswagen Team Oettinger 15 10 8 14 2 10 14 10 8 12 11 9 12 9 314,5
Ret Ret 10 Ret 10 15 Ret Ret 10 17 14 14 Ret 15
6 Profi-Car Team Halder 17 9 9 11 8 4 12 1 12 15 13 6 5 12 269
7 TOPCAR Sport 14 14 13 9 4 9 11 8 3 5 18 17 7 7 260,5
16 16 Ret DNS 12 12
8 RacingOne 10 8 11 Ret 9 3 10 11 9 13 12 7 14 14 214
9 Team Pyro Motorsport 5 4 15 2 Ret Ret 6 6 Ret 11 DNS DNS 155
10 Steibel Motorsport 13 13 6 13 13 Ret 13 7 9 10 11 16 152
11 Lubner Motorsport 8 15 DNS Ret 13 11 15 12 14 8 15 15 Ret 17 113,5
12 IMC Motorsport 9 12 12 10 52
13 ALL-INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport 18† 13 10
14 RaceSing 14 Ret 7
Teams ineligible to score points
Hyundai Team Engstler 11 11 Ret 13 Ret 14 7 4 1 6 16 13
Steibel Motorsport 7 2 6 Ret 6 8
Target Competition 7 2
8 11
Profi-Car Team Halder Ret 12 Ret 8 13 10
Young Driver Challenge 17 9 15 18
Comtoyou Racing 10 11
Lubner Motorsport 15 18 16 Ret
TOPCAR Sport 17 16 17 19
Pos. Driver OSC
 MST
 RBR
 ZAN
 NÜR
 HOC
 SAC
  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

Footnotes
  1. Qualification won by Harald Proczyk, but he received a three-place grid penalty for speeding during red flag period.
  2. Actual pole position taken by guest driver Thierry Neuville from Hyundai Team Engstler.
  3. Actual fastest lap of the race set by guest driver Thierry Neuville from Hyundai Team Engstler.
  4. Actual race winner was guest driver Thierry Neuville from Hyundai Team Engstler.
  5. Actual fastest lap of the race set by guest driver Pascal Eberle from Steibel Motorsport.

References
  1. Ravaioli, Fabio (2018-12-20). "The TCR Swiss Trophy joins TCR Germany in 2019". TCR. Retrieved 2018-12-20.
  2. "Mike Halder takes final victory of the season while Harald Procyzk is crowned champion with third". TouringCarTimes. 2018-09-23. Retrieved 2019-01-06.
  3. "Yokohama replaces Hankook as TCR Germany tyre supplier - TouringCarTimes". TouringCarTimes. 2018-09-23. Retrieved 2018-10-30.
  4. "HP Racing switch to Hyundai for 2019". TouringCarTimes. 2019-03-28. Retrieved 2019-03-29.
  5. "Pyro Motorsport confirm TCR Germany entry". TouringCarTimes.com. 12 March 2019. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
  6. "Team Honda ADAC Sachsen unchanged for 2019". TouringCarTimes.com. 6 February 2019. Retrieved 6 February 2019.
  7. "Racing One signs youngster René Kircher". TouringCarTimes. 2019-04-01. Retrieved 2019-04-01.
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  9. "Max Hesse joins Théo Coicaud at Team Engstler". TouringCarTimes. 2019-01-09. Retrieved 2019-01-10.
  10. "Mitchell Cheah confirms TCR Germany move". TouringCarTimes. 1 March 2019. Retrieved 1 March 2019.
  11. "Oettinger confirm TCR Germany entry alongside Engstler". TouringCarTimes. 2019-03-21. Retrieved 2019-03-29.
  12. "Steve Kirsch to lead new Opel squad". TouringCarTimes.com. 4 February 2019. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
  13. "Michelle Halder switches from Cupra to Honda for 2019 season". TouringCarTimes.com. 10 March 2019. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
  14. "Switch from Opel to Lada for Jan Seyffert at Zandvoort". TouringCarTimes.com. 7 August 2019. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
  15. "Andreas and Jessica Bäckman join TCR Germany races at Hockenheim". TouringCarTimes. 11 September 2019. Retrieved 11 September 2019.
  16. "Münnich Motorsport and Comtoyou Racing among new entries for Sachsenring". TouringCarTimes.com. 25 September 2019. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
  17. "Thierry Neuville, Gabriele Tarquini to drive guest car". TouringCarTimes. 2019-04-18. Retrieved 2019-04-19.
  18. "Gabriele Tarquini joins Red Bull grid". TouringCarTimes.com. 3 June 2019. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
  19. "WRC star Thierry Neuville confirmed for Nürburgring". TouringCarTimes.com. 31 July 2019. Retrieved 31 July 2019.
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