2019 TCR Malaysia Touring Car Championship

The 2019 TCR Malaysia Touring Car Championship was the first season of the TCR Malaysia Touring Car Championship. The season began on 19 January at the Sepang International Circuit and ended on 24 February at the same circuit.

2019 TCR Malaysia Touring Car Championship
Previous: none Next: 2020

Teams and drivers

Yokohama is the official tire supplier.

Team Car No. Drivers Rounds
Prince Racing[1] Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8)[1] 2 Kenneth Lau[1] All
7 Michael Choi[1] All
Liqui Moly Team Engstler[2][3] Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR[3] 3 Kai Jordan[3] All
4 Adam Khalid[4] 1
5 Ahmad Azlee[5] 2
9 Henry Kwong[3] 1
11 Mark Darwin[6] 3
22 Brendan Anthony[5] 2
29 Mitchell Cheah[6] 3
Hyundai i30 N TCR[2] 8 Luca Engstler[2] All
26 Michael Soong 2–3
27 Théo Coicaud[3] 1
Teamwork Motorsport[1] Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR[1] 10 Cherry Cheung[6] 3
12 Robert Huff[4] 1
Brutal Fish Racing Team[4] Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR[4] 17 Martin Ryba[4] All
Maximum Racing[4] Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK2)[4] 23 Garry Cheung[4] 1
David Lau[4]
KCMG[4] Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8)[4] 51 Paul Ip[4] All
Viper Niza Racing[4] CUPRA León TCR[4] 65 Douglas Khoo[4] All
80 Andrei Abaluev[6] 3
Indigo Racing[4] Hyundai i30 N TCR[4] 97 Charlie Kang[4] 1

Calendar and results

The calendar was released on 10 October 2018, with all rounds being held within Malaysia.[7][8]

Rnd. Circuit Date Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning Team Supporting
1 1 Sepang International Circuit, Kuala Lumpur 20 January Robert Huff Luca Engstler Luca Engstler Liqui Moly Team Engstler F3 Asian Championship Winter Series
2 Luca Engstler Luca Engstler Liqui Moly Team Engstler
2 3 26 January Luca Engstler Luca Engstler Luca Engstler Liqui Moly Team Engstler
4 Luca Engstler Luca Engstler Liqui Moly Team Engstler
3 5 23–24 February Mitchell Cheah Luca Engstler Mitchell Cheah Liqui Moly Team Engstler Asian Le Mans Series
F3 Asian Championship Winter Series
6 Luca Engstler Luca Engstler Liqui Moly Team Engstler

Championship standings

Drivers' championship
Pos Driver SEP1 SEP2† SEP3 Points
1 Luca Engstler 12 1 11 1 23 1 142.5
2 Kai Jordan 5 3 23 2 Ret5 4 68
3 Martin Ryba 3 8 4 5 6 5 53
4 Mitchell Cheah 11 2 48
5 Paul Ip Ret4 6 32 Ret 34 7 44.5
6 Douglas Khoo 4 7 8 4 102 10 38
7 Michael Choi 8 10 9 6 7 3 35
8 Robert Huff 21 5 33
9 Kenneth Lau 9 11 64 7 5 DSQ 24
10 Brendan Anthony 5 3 20
11 Adam Khalid 6 4 20
12 Mark Darwin 4 6 20
13 Charlie Kang Ret5 2 19
14 Michael Soong Ret5 DNS 8 8 9
15 Henry Kwong 7 9 8
16 Cherry Cheung 9 9 4
17 Ahmad Azlee 7 Ret 3
18 Théo Coicaud Ret3 DNS 3
19 Garry Cheung 10 1
20 Andrei Abaluev Ret Ret 0
21 David Lau DNS 0
Pos Driver SEP1 SEP2† SEP3 Points

† — In the first race of the second round, half points after a stopped race.

Team's Standings
Pos. Team SEP1 SEP2† SEP3 Pts.
1 Liqui Moly Team Engstler 12 1 11 1 11 1 248,5
53 3 23 2 23 2
2 Prince Racing 8 10 64 6 5 3 83
9 11 9 7 7 DSQ
3 Brutal Fish Racing Team 3 8 4 5 6 5 61
4 Viper Niza Racing 4 7 85 4 102 10 55
Ret5 Ret
5 KCMG Ret4 6 32 Ret 34 7 50,5
6 Teamwork Motorsport 21 5 9 9 49
7 Indigo Racing Ret5 2 19
8 Maximum Racing 10 DNS 4
Pos Driver SEP1 SEP2† SEP3 Points

References
  1. Hudson, Neil (4 January 2019). "First entries confirmed for the 2019 TCR Malaysia championship". TouringCarTimes. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
  2. Hudson, Neil (7 January 2019). "Luca Engstler confirmed for 2019 TCR Malaysia season". TouringCarTimes. Retrieved 7 January 2019.
  3. "Team Engstler enter five cars for TCR Malaysia". TouringCarTimes. 2019-01-11. Retrieved 2019-01-11.
  4. "The new TCR Malaysia championship kicks off at Sepang". tcr-series.com. 17 January 2019. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
  5. "TCR Malaysia resumes at Sepang for rounds 3 & 4". tcr-series.com. 25 January 2019. Retrieved 22 February 2019.
  6. "Engstler targets TCR Malaysia's inaugural title". tcr-series.com. 21 February 2019. Retrieved 22 February 2019.
  7. "TCR Malaysia to launch in early 2019". asia.tcr-series.com. 10 October 2018. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
  8. "TCR Malaysia set for introduction in 2019". TouringCarTimes.com. 10 October 2018. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
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