WTCR Race of Macau

The WTCR Race of Macau,[1] previously Guia Race of Macau and WTCC Guia Race of Macau, is an international touring car race, and currently a round of the World Touring Car Cup. It is held on the temporary 6.2 km Guia Circuit on the streets of Macau, the Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China as part of the Macau Grand Prix weekend. Before 2005 when the World Touring Car Championship began, the Guia race had been run annually as a one-off international touring car race.

FIA WTCR Guia Race of Macau
Guia Circuit
Race information
Number of times held12
First held2005
Last held2020
Most wins (drivers) Robert Huff (10)
Most wins (constructors) BMW (21)
Last race (2020)
Race 1 Winner
Race 2 Winner

History

Since its first running in 1972, the race has been won by international touring car greats such as Tom Walkinshaw, Johnny Cecotto, Roberto Ravaglia, Emanuele Pirro, Joachim Winkelhock and Andy Priaulx.

Historically it is also one of the most popular races of the weekend as it featured cars that are commonly seen on the Hong Kong and Macau roads.

World Touring Car Championship

The Guia Race of Macau has been the final round of the World Touring Car Championship since the series was relaunched in 2005. It often attracts local drivers competing alongside the series regulars, such as André Couto and Ao Chi Hong.

The championship has been decided in Macau every year since 2005.

Previous championship status

Prior to being a World Touring Car Championship round, the Guia Race had previously been an FIA Championship round. In 1994, it was a round of the Asia-Pacific Touring Car Championship. The race also acted as a point scoring round for the Asian Touring Car Championship from 2000 to 2003.

Technical regulation changes

The race has run to different touring car rules as European touring car championships went through their own changes. The race was run to European Group 5 regulations in the early eighties, then adopted FIA Group A rules between 1983 and 1990. It then ran to DTM rules from 1991 to 1993 before changing to Super Touring rules in 1994. From 2000, it started using Super Production regulations until 2004, when it sampled Super 2000 machinery before being upgraded to a round of the FIA WTCC.

Sporting regulation changes

The race has changed in format over the years, from the 30 lapper back in the Group A era to the current, double race format with each race lasting 9 laps. Prior to becoming a round of the WTCC in 2005, the race was staged over two legs, with the winner being declared as the driver with the best time aggregated from both legs.

Sponsors

The race has been sponsored by the Sociedade de Turismo e Diversoes de Macau (STDM) since 2004. STDM boss Stanley Ho has presented the trophies to the race winners on the podium since the sponsorship began.

Results
Year Winner Car Runner-up Car Third place Car
Production era
1963 Albert Poon Lotus Cortina
1964 Eugen Böhringer Mercedes-Benz 300SE
1965 Grant Wolfkill Austin Cooper S Walter Sulke Austin Cooper S Anthony Tsui Austin Cooper S
George Baker Jaguar Mark 2 Frank Wong Ford Corsair GT Paul Chan Ford Cortina GT
1966 Mauro Bianchi Alpine A210
1967 Albert Poon Alfa Romeo GTA Yoshimi Katayama Mazda
1968 Peter Chow
1969 Erich Waxenberger
Albert Poon		 Mercedes-Benz 300SEL 6.3 Klaus Doerr
Herb Adamczyk		 Porsche 911S Jan Bussell
Ted Moorat		 Mercedes-Benz 300SEL 6.3
1970 Anne Wong Austin Cooper S Lucky Kirtisinghe Austin Cooper S Ahmed Khan Ford Escort Twin-Cam
1971 Dieter Glemser Ford Capri RS Albert Poon Alfa Romeo GTV Peter Brock Holden LC Torana GTR XU-1
Group 4 & Group 1
1972 John MacDonald Austin Cooper S Harold Lee Opel Ascona SR Albert Poon Opel Ascona SR
1973 Peter Chow Toyota Celica GT (TA 22) Harold Lee Opel Ascona 1.9SR Dante Silverio Toyota Corolla Levin (TE27)
1974 Nobuhide Tachi Toyota Celica (TA 22) Herbert Adamczyk Porsche Carrera RS Siu Man Tou BMW 2002tii
1975 Nobuhide Tachi Toyota Celica (TA 22) Junichi Isobe Toyota Celica Ahmed Khan Toyota Celica
1976 Herbert Adamczyk Porsche Carrera RS Nobuhide Tachi Toyota Celica (TA 22) Jim Sweeney Porsche Carrera RS
1977 Peter Chow Toyota Celica Ahmed Khan Toyota Celica Junichi Isobe Toyota Celica
1978 Peter Chow Toyota Celica (TA 22) Hans Heyer Zakspeed Escort Haruhito Yanagida Datsun 260Z
Group 5 & Group 1
1979 Herbert Adamczyk Porsche 911 Carrera RSR 3.0A Masahiro Hasemi Datsun 160J Nobuhide Tachi Toyota Starlet
1980 Hans-Joachim Stuck BMW 320 Helmut Greiner Porsche 911 Carrera RSR 3.0A Jim Sweeney Porsche 911 Carrera RSR 3.0A
1981 Manfred Winkelhock BMW 320 Helmut Greiner Porsche 911 Carrera RSR 3.0A Nobuhide Tachi Toyota Corolla Levin (E70)
1982 Helmut Greiner Porsche 911 Carrera RSR 3.0A Adrian Fu BMW 320 Peter Chow Datsun Silvia
Group A
1983 Hans-Joachim Stuck BMW 635 CSi Dieter Quester BMW 635 CSi Michael Lieu Ford Capri
1984 Tom Walkinshaw Jaguar XJS Hans Heyer Jaguar XJS Hans-Joachim Stuck BMW 635 CSi
1985 Gianfranco Brancatelli Volvo 240 Turbo Gerhard Berger BMW 635 CSi Michael Lieu Mitsubishi Starion
1986 Johnny Cecotto Volvo 240 Turbo Tom Walkinshaw Rover 3500 Thomas Lindström Volvo 240 Turbo
1987 Roberto Ravaglia BMW M3 Dieter Quester BMW M3 Fabien Giroix BMW M3
1988 Altfrid Heger BMW M3 Markus Oestreich BMW M3 Andy Rouse Ford Sierra RS 500
1989 Tim Harvey Ford Sierra RS 500 Andy Rouse Ford Sierra RS 500 Hisashi Yokoshima Ford Sierra RS 500
1990 Masahiro Hasemi Nissan Skyline GT-R Emanuele Pirro BMW M3 Joachim Winkelhock BMW M3
DTM & Group A
1991 Emanuele Pirro BMW M3 Evolution Kurt Thiim Mercedes-Benz 190E Evo.II Klaus Ludwig Mercedes-Benz 190E Evo.II
1992 Emanuele Pirro BMW M3 Evolution Joachim Winkelhock BMW M3 Evolution Roberto Ravaglia BMW M3 Evolution
1993 Charles Kwan BMW M3 Evolution Joachim Winkelhock BMW 320i Emanuele Pirro BMW 320i
Super Touring
1994 Joachim Winkelhock BMW 318i Steve Soper BMW 318i Tom Kristensen Toyota Corona
1995 Kelvin Burt Toyota Corona EXIV Steve Soper BMW 318i Julian Bailey Toyota Corona EXIV
1996 Frank Biela Audi A4 Quattro Brad Jones Audi A4 Quattro Michael Krumm Toyota Corona EXIV
1997 Steve Soper BMW 320i Michael Krumm Toyota Corona EXIV Charles Kwan BMW 320i
1998 Joachim Winkelhock BMW 320i Max Angelelli Toyota Corona EXIV Brad Jones Audi A4 Quattro
1999 Michael Bartels Audi A4 Quattro Paul Morris BMW 320i Oliver Mayer Audi A4 Quattro
Super Production
2000 Patrick Huisman BMW 320i Henry Lee Junior Peugeot 306 Simon Harrison Ford Focus
2001 Duncan Huisman BMW 320i Manabu Orido Toyota Altezza Nattavude Charoensukawattana Peugeot 306
2002 Duncan Huisman BMW 320i Nicola Larini Alfa Romeo 147 Franz Engstler BMW 320i
2003 Duncan Huisman BMW 320i Franz Engstler BMW 320i Marc Hennerici BMW 320i
Super 2000
2004 Jörg Müller BMW 320i Andy Priaulx BMW 320i Rickard Rydell SEAT Toledo Cupra
^A The car was in fact, a Porsche 911 Carrera RSR 3.0 with 935 bodykit.[2][3]

World Touring Car Championship years
Year Driver Manufacturer Report
2005 Race 1 : Augusto Farfus Alfa Romeo Report
Race 2 : Duncan Huisman BMW
2006 Race 1 : Andy Priaulx BMW Report
Race 2 : Jörg Müller BMW
2007 Race 1 : Alain Menu Chevrolet Report
Race 2 : Andy Priaulx BMW
2008 Race 1 : Alain Menu Chevrolet Report
Race 2 : Robert Huff Chevrolet
2009 Race 1 : Robert Huff Chevrolet Report
Race 2 : Augusto Farfus BMW
2010 Race 1 : Robert Huff Chevrolet Report
Race 2 : Norbert Michelisz SEAT
2011 Race 1 : Robert Huff Chevrolet Report
Race 2 : Robert Huff Chevrolet
2012 Race 1 : Yvan Muller Chevrolet Report
Race 2 : Alain Menu Chevrolet
2013 Race 1 : Yvan Muller Chevrolet Report
Race 2 : Robert Huff SEAT
2014 Race 1 : José María López Citroen Report
Race 2 : Robert Huff Lada
2017 Opening Race : Mehdi Bennani Citroen Report
Main Race : Robert Huff Citroen

TCR International Series years
Year Driver Car Report
2015 Race 1 : Robert Huff Honda Civic TCR Report
Race 2 : Stefano Comini SEAT León Cup Racer
2016 Race 1 : Stefano Comini Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR Report
Race 2 : Tiago Monteiro Honda Civic TCR

World Touring Car Cup years
Year Driver Car Report
2018 Race 1 : Jean-Karl Vernay Audi RS 3 LMS TCR Report
Race 2 : Frédéric Vervisch Audi RS 3 LMS TCR
Race 3 : Esteban Guerrieri Honda Civic Type R TCR
2019 Race 1 : Yvan Muller Lynk & Co 03 TCR Report
Race 2 : Yvan Muller Lynk & Co 03 TCR
Race 3 : Andy Priaulx Lynk & Co 03 TCR

TCR China Touring Car Championship years
Year Driver Car Report
2020 Race 1:[N 1] Robert Huff MG 6 X-Power TCR Report
Race 2:[N 2] Jason Zhang Lynk & Co 03 TCR
Notes
  1. The first race counted as Race 1 for the TCR China Touring Car Championship, but as the Qualification Race for the Macau Guia Race.
  2. The second race counted as Race 2 for the TCR China Touring Car Championship, but as the Main Race for the Macau Guia Race.

Most wins

After the "official" inaugural race in 1972

By driver
Wins Driver Years
10 Robert Huff 2008-Race 2, 2009-Race 1, 2010-Race 1, 2011-Race 1, 2011-Race 2, 2013-Race 2, 2014-Race 2, 2015-Race 1, 2017-Main Race, 2020-Race 1
4 Duncan Huisman 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005-Race 2
Yvan Muller 2012-Race 1, 2013-Race 1, 2019-Race 1, 2019-Race 2
3 Peter Chow 1973, 1977, 1978
Alain Menu 2007-Race 1, 2008-Race 1, 2012-Race 2
Andy Priaulx 2006-Race 1, 2007-Race 2, 2019-Race 3
2 Nobuhide Tachi 1974, 1975
Herbert Adamczyk 1976, 1979
Hans-Joachim Stuck 1980, 1983
Emanuele Pirro 1991, 1992
Joachim Winkelhock 1994, 1998
Jörg Müller 2004, 2006-Race 2
Augusto Farfus 2005-Race 1, 2009-Race 2
Stefano Comini 2015-Race 2, 2016-Race 1

By nationality of drivers
Win(s) Nation Years
17 United Kingdom 1984, 1989, 1995, 1997, 2006-Race 1, 2007-Race 2, 2008-Race 2, 2009-Race 1, 2010-Race 1, 2011-Race 1, 2011-Race 2, 2013-Race 2, 2014-Race 2, 2015-Race 1, 2017-Main Race, 2019-Race 3, 2020-Race 1
11 Germany 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1988, 1994, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2004, 2006-Race 2
7 Hong Kong 1972, 1973, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1993
5 Netherlands 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005-Race 2
Switzerland 2007-Race 1, 2008-Race 1, 2012-Race 2, 2015-Race 2, 2016-Race 1
4 Italy 1985, 1987, 1991, 1992
France 2012-Race 1, 2013-Race 1, 2019-Race 1, 2019-Race 2
3 Japan 1974, 1975, 1990
2 Brazil 2005-Race 1, 2009-Race 2
1 Venezuela 1986
Hungary 2010-Race 2
Argentina 2014-Race 1
Portugal 2016-Race 2
Morocco 2017-Opening Race
China 2020-Race 2

By manufacturer
Win(s) Manufacturer Years
21 BMW 1980, 1981, 1983, 1987, 1988, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005-Race 2, 2006-Race 1, 2006-Race 2, 2007-Race 2, 2009-Race 2
10 Chevrolet 2007-Race 1, 2008-Race 1, 2008-Race 2, 2009-Race 1, 2010-Race 1, 2011-Race 1, 2011-Race 2, 2012-Race 1, 2012-Race 2, 2013-Race 1
6 Toyota 1973, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1978, 1995
4 Audi 1996, 1999, 2018-Race 1, 2018-Race 2
Lynk & Co 2019-Race 1, 2019-Race 2, 2019-Race 3, 2020-Race 2
3 Porsche 1976, 1979, 1982
SEAT 2010-Race 2, 2013-Race 2, 2015-Race 2
Citroën 2014-Race 1, 2017-Opening Race, 2017-Main Race
Honda 2015-Race 1, 2016-Race 2, 2018-Race 3
2 Volvo 1985, 1986
1 Austin 1972
Jaguar 1984
Ford 1989
Nissan 1990
Alfa Romeo 2005-Race 1
Lada 2014-Race 2
Volkswagen 2016-Race 1
MG 2020-Race 1

See also

References
  1. "WTCR Race of Macau 2019". FIA WTCR | World Touring Car Cup. Retrieved 2020-10-14.
  2. https://www.72stagpower.com/en/the-legends/porsche-rsr/
  3. https://www.excellence-mag.com/issues/186/articles/foto-finish
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