2018 TCR Middle East Series

The 2018 TCR Middle East Series season was the second season of the TCR Middle East Series. The championship started at Yas Marina Circuit in Abu Dhabi on 19 January and ended at the Bahrain International Circuit in Sakhir on 24 February. Josh Files and Liqui Moly Team Engstler were the defending drivers' and teams' championships respectively.

2018 TCR Middle East Series

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Teams and drivers

Team	Car	No.	Drivers	Rounds
Pit Lane Competizioni[1] [N 1]	Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR	7	Nasser Al Alawi[2]	3
		21	Jordi Oriola[3]	1–2
		44	Lorenzo Veglia[4]	All
		55	Raed Himmo[2]	3
		70	Maťo Homola[5]	1–2
	Audi RS 3 LMS TCR	10	Giacomo Altoè[1]	All
		21	Jordi Oriola[2]	3
		23	Giovanni Altoè[5]	1–2
		24	Danny Kroes[6]	2
		32	Alberto Vescovi[5]	1
Liqui Moly Team Engstler[7]	Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR[7]	8	Luca Engstler[7]	All
		39	Florian Thoma[7]	All
H&R Spezialfedern[8]		13	Kai Jordan[9]	All
Mouhritsa Racing Team[5]	SEAT León TCR	9	Costas Papantonis[5]	1–2
Brutal Fish Racing Team[5]	Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR	17	Martin Ryba[5]	All

Calendar and results

The 2018 schedule was announced on 10 November 2017, with four events held across the Middle East.^[10] On 21 December 2017, was announced that will now be contested over three racing weekends instead of the four included in the previously released schedule.^[11]

Rnd.		Circuit	Date	Pole position	Fastest lap	Winning driver	Winning team	Supporting
1	1	Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi (North Circuit)	20 January	Giacomo Altoè	Maťo Homola	Giacomo Altoè	Pit Lane Competizioni	Formula 4 UAE Championship
	2				Luca Engstler	Luca Engstler	Liqui Moly Team Engstler
2	3	Dubai Autodrome, Dubai (International Circuit)	27 January	Luca Engstler	Luca Engstler	Luca Engstler	Liqui Moly Team Engstler
	4				Florian Thoma	Florian Thoma	Liqui Moly Team Engstler
3	5	Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir (Oasis Circuit)	23-24 February	Luca Engstler	Luca Engstler	Luca Engstler	Liqui Moly Team Engstler
	6			Race cancelled due to heavy rain.

Championship standings

Drivers' championship

Pos.	Driver	YMC		DUB		BHR		Points
1	Luca Engstler	32	1	11	3	11	C	119
2	Giacomo Altoè	11	3	22	6	34	C	92
3	Florian Thoma	44	11†	5	1	23	C	70
4	Maťo Homola	23	4	45	2			64
5	Kai Jordan	65	2	63	5	62	C	60
6	Lorenzo Veglia	5	8	3	10	55	C	41
8	Jordi Oriola	7	5	8	7	4	C	38
8	Giovanni Altoè	8	6	7	4			30
9	Martin Ryba	Ret	9	10	9	8	C	9
10	Alberto Vescovi	10	7					7
11	Nasser Al Alawi					7	C	6
12	Danny Kroes			Ret4	8			6
13	Costas Papantonis	9	10	9	Ret			5
-	Raed Himmo					Ret	C	0

Teams' Championship

Pos.	Driver	YMC		DUB		BHR		Points
1	Liqui Moly Team Engstler	32	1	11	1	11	C	191
		44	11†	5	3	23	C
2	Pit Lane Competizioni 1	11	3	22	4	34	C	138
		8	6	74	6	4	C
3	Pit Lane Competizioni 2	23	4	3	2	55	C	122
		5	5	45	7	7	C
4	H&R Spezialfedern	65	2	63	5	62	C	60
5	Brutal Fish Racing Team	Ret	9	10	9	8	C	16
6	Mouhritsa Racing Team	9	10	9	Ret			12

Notes

1. The drivers of the team are divided into two groups. Giacomo Altoè, Giovanni Altoè, Alberto Vescovi and Danny Kroes, driving the Audi RS 3 LMS TCR, are on the team of Pit Lane Competizioni 1, while Jordi Oriola, Lorenzo Veglia and Mat'o Homola, driving the Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR are on the team of Pit Lane Competizioni 2.