2019 TCR Asia Series

The 2019 TCR Asia Series season was the fifth season of the TCR Asia Series.

2019 TCR Asia Series

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Luca Engstler was the defending drivers' champion, while Liqui Moly Team Engstler were the defending teams' champions.

Race Calendar

The provisional 2019 schedule was announced on 18 December 2018, with five events scheduled.^[1][2] The second round was originally scheduled to be held at the Korea International Circuit in support of the TCR Korea Touring Car Series, but following the series' cancellation it was replaced with the Zhuhai International Circuit in support of the TCR China Touring Car Championship

Rnd.		Circuit	Date	Supporting
1	1	Sepang International Circuit, Kuala Lumpur	6 April	Blancpain GT World Challenge Asia
	2		7 April
2	3	Zhuhai International Circuit, Zhuhai	3 May	TCR China Touring Car Championship
	4		4 May
3	5	Shanghai International Circuit, Shanghai	1 June	China Touring Car Championship TCR China Touring Car Championship
	6		2 June
4	7	Zhejiang International Circuit, Shaoxing	5–7 July
	8
5	9	Bangsaen Street Circuit, Chonburi	30 August–1 September
	10

Teams and drivers

Team	Car	No.	Drivers	Class	Rounds
Liqui Moly Team Engstler[3]	Hyundai i30 N TCR[4]	1	Luca Engstler[4]		All
		26	Théo Coicaud[5]		1
		23	Diego Morán[5]		2–5
Volkswagen Team Oettinger[5]	Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR[6]				1
		3	Roland Hertner[5]	Cup	All
		4	Adam Khalid[6]		All
Prince Racing[5]	Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8)[5]	2	Kenneth Lau[5]	Cup	1
		7	Michael Choi[5]		1
Teamwork Motorsport[5]	Audi RS 3 LMS TCR[5]	10	Cherry Cheung	Cup	2
		11	Alex Hui[5]		1−3
		12	Sunny Wong		3
		36	David Lau[5]	Cup	1, 5
Eurasia Motorsport[7]	Hyundai i30 N TCR[7]	20	Daniel Julián Miranda[7]		All
		30	Gao Hua Yang[8]		All
Alphafactory Racing Team by Pulzar[5]	CUPRA León TCR[5]	33	Jakraphan Davee[5]		1, 5
Viper Niza Racing[5]	CUPRA León TCR[5]	65	Douglas Khoo[5]	Cup	All
Solite Indigo Racing[9]	Hyundai i30 N TCR[9]	74	Pepe Oriola[9]		All
		97	Kim Jin Soo[9]		All
Elegant Racing Team	CUPRA León TCR	88	Kelvin Wong	Cup	3−4
TCR entries ineligible to score TCR Asia points
Team MG XPower[10]	MG 6 X-Power TCR[10]	9	Rodolfo Ávila[10]		4
		18	Zhendong Zhang[10]		4
Dongfeng Honda MacPro Racing Team	Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8)	12	Zou Si Rui		4
		55	Martin Xie		2–4
		77	Daniel Lloyd		2–4
Champ x T. A. Motorsport	Audi RS 3 LMS TCR	26	Filipe de Souza		2–3
		48	James Wong		3–4
	Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR	66	Michael Wong		3
Liqui Moly Team NewFaster	CUPRA León TCR	33	Alex Liu		2–3
	Audi RS 3 LMS TCR	81	Huang Chu Han		2–4
		86	Kenneth Look		2–4
Leo Racing Volkswagen Team Oettinger	Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR	99	Li Lin		2–3

Results and standings

Rnd.		Circuit	Date	Pole position	Fastest lap	Winning driver	Winning team	Cup winner
1	1	Sepang International Circuit	6 April	Luca Engstler	Luca Engstler	Luca Engstler	Liqui Moly Team Engstler	Douglas Khoo
	2		7 April		Diego Morán	Diego Morán	Volkswagen Team Oettinger	Douglas Khoo
2	3	Zhuhai International Circuit	3 May	Luca Engstler	Luca Engstler	Luca Engstler	Liqui Moly Team Engstler	Roland Hertner
	4		4 May		Alex Hui	Luca Engstler	Liqui Moly Team Engstler	No finishers
3	5	Shanghai International Circuit	1 June	Diego Morán	Luca Engstler	Luca Engstler	Liqui Moly Team Engstler	Kelvin Wong
	6		2 June		Luca Engstler	Luca Engstler	Liqui Moly Team Engstler	Kelvin Wong
4	7	Zhejiang International Circuit	5–7 July	Luca Engstler	Luca Engstler	Luca Engstler	Liqui Moly Team Engstler	Kelvin Wong
	8				Luca Engstler	Diego Morán	Liqui Moly Team Engstler	Kelvin Wong
5	9	Bangsaen Street Circuit	30 August–1 September	Luca Engstler	Luca Engstler	Diego Morán	Liqui Moly Team Engstler	Roland Hertner
	10				Luca Engstler	Diego Morán	Liqui Moly Team Engstler	Douglas Khoo

Drivers' championship

Pos. Driver SEP ZHU SHA ZHE BNG  Pts.  1 Luca Engstler 11 Ret 11 1 23 1 11 3 2 3 221 2 Diego Morán 34 1 72 2 51 4 44 1 1 1 206 3 Pepe Oriola 43 3 24 Ret 4 2 22 2 6 2 156 4 Daniel Julián Miranda 6 2 Ret3 3 9 5 6 DSQ Ret 6 84 5 Gao Hua Yang 10 10 10 6 11 11 9 7 3 4 71 6 Kim Jin Soo 8 8 12 10 7 10 73 8 Ret DNS 57 7 Adam Khalid 7 6 Ret5 Ret 15 9 55 5 Ret DNS 47 8 Alex Hui DNS Ret 5 4 Ret4 7 39 9 Roland Hertner 12 9 8 Ret 12 13 13 12 4 Ret 38 10 Douglas Khoo 9 7 Ret Ret 14 16 17† 15 5 5 36 11 Théo Coicaud 22 4 34 12 Kelvin Wong 85 8 EX EX 29 13 Jakraphan Davee 55 5 Ret DNS 21 14 David Lau Ret 12 7 Ret 6 15 Sunny Wong Ret2 12 5 16 Cherry Cheung 13 Ret 4 17 Michael Choi 11 11 0 - Kenneth Lau Ret DNS 0 Drivers ineligible to score points - Daniel Lloyd 3 7 1 3 DSQ 6 - - Martin Xie 6 Ret 2 Ret 10 16 - - Terry Huang 9 5 6 6 3 4 - - Filipe de Souza 4 Ret Ret Ret - - Kenneth Look 11 11 10 14 8 11 - - Li Lin Ret 8 13 Ret - - Alex Liu 14 9 16 Ret - - Zhendong Zhang 11 10 - - Zou Si Rui 13 14 - - Rodolfo Ávila 16 13 - - James Wong 17 17 15 17 - - Michael Wong 18 18 -

Colour Result Gold Winner Silver Second place Bronze Third place Green Points classification Blue Non-points classification Non-classified finish (NC) Purple Retired, not classified (Ret) Red Did not qualify (DNQ) Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) Black Disqualified (DSQ) White Did not start (DNS) Withdrew (WD) Race cancelled (C) Blank Did not practice (DNP) Did not arrive (DNA) Excluded (EX) Bold – Pole Italics – Fastest Lap

Teams' championship

Pos. Driver SEP ZHU SHA ZHE BNG  Pts.  1 Liqui Moly Team Engstler 11 4 11 1 23 1 11 1 11 1 419 22 Ret 72 2 51 4 44 3 23 3 2 Solite Indigo Racing 43 3 24 10 4 2 22 2 62 2 214 8 8 12 Ret 7 10 73 8 Ret5 DNS 3 Eurasia Motorsport 6 2 10 3 9 5 6 DSQ 34 4 156 10 10 Ret3 6 11 11 7 8 Ret 6 4 Volkswagen Team Oettinger 34 1 8 Ret 12 9 55 5 4 Ret 125 7 6 Ret5 Ret 15 13 13 12 Ret DNS 5 Teamwork Motorsport DNS 12 5 4 Ret2 7 7 Ret 54 Ret Ret 13 Ret Ret4 12 6 Viper Niza Racing 9 7 Ret Ret 14 16 Ret 15 5 5 36 7 Alphafactory Racing Team by Pulzar 55 5 Ret DNS 21 8 Elegant Racing Team 85 8 EX EX 19 9 Prince Racing 11 11 1 Ret DNS Teams ineligible to score points - Dongfeng Honda MacPro Racing Team 3 7 1 3 10 6 - 6 Ret 2 Ret 13 14 - Liqui Moly Team NewFaster 9 5 6 6 3 4 - 11 9 10 14 8 11 - T. A. Motorsport 4 Ret 17 17 15 17 - Ret Ret - - Leo Racing Volkswagen Team Oettinger Ret 8 13 Ret - - Team MG XPower 11 10 - 16 13

Colour Result Gold Winner Silver Second place Bronze Third place Green Points classification Blue Non-points classification Non-classified finish (NC) Purple Retired, not classified (Ret) Red Did not qualify (DNQ) Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) Black Disqualified (DSQ) White Did not start (DNS) Withdrew (WD) Race cancelled (C) Blank Did not practice (DNP) Did not arrive (DNA) Excluded (EX) Bold – Pole Italics – Fastest Lap

TCR Asia Cup

Pos. Driver SEP ZHU SHA ZHE BNG  Pts.  1 Roland Hertner 12 9 8 Ret 12 13 13 12 133 2 Kelvin Wong 8 8 12 9 100 3 Douglas Khoo 9 7 Ret Ret 14 16 Ret 15 95 4 Cherry Cheung 13 Ret 18 5 David Lau Ret 12 15 - Kenneth Lau Ret DNS 0

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