2016 TCR Asia Series

The 2016 TCR Asia Series season is the second season of the TCR Asia Series.

Teams and drivers

Michelin is the official tyre supplier, but Neric Wei and Edgar Lau used Yokohama tyres at Macau.

Team	Car	No.	Drivers	Rounds
Viper Niza Racing^[1]	SEAT León Cup Racer^[2]	1	Roelof Bruins^[2]	1
Viper Niza Racing^[1]	SEAT León TCR^[1]	65	Douglas Khoo^[1]	All
Liqui Moly Team Engstler^[3]	Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR^[3]	3	Andy Yan^[3]	All
Liqui Moly Team Engstler^[3]	Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR^[3]	26	Filipe de Souza^[3]	1–4
Teamwork Motorsport^[4]	Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR^[4]	7	Bill O'Brien^[4]	All
Teamwork Motorsport^[4]	Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR^[4]	8	Kevin Tse^[4]	All
Team Thailand^[5]	Honda Civic TCR^[5]	9	Tin Sritrai^[5]	All
Vattana Motorsport^[6]	Honda Civic TCR^[6]	13	Narasak Ittiritpong^[6]	2
Vattana Motorsport^[6]	SEAT León Cup Racer^[6]	44	Jack Lemvard^[6]	2
Son Veng Racing Team^[7]	Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR^[7]	14	Neric Wei^[7]	3, 5
Roadstar Racing^[8]	SEAT León Cup Racer^[8]	17	Terence Tse^[9]	1–3, 5
		22	Yu Kam Cheong^[8]	1
		78	Kenneth Ma^[6]	2
FRD Racing Team^[7]	Ford Focus TCR^[7]	71	Kenneth Ma^[6]	3
Champ Motorsport^[9]	Honda Civic TCR^[9]	38	Michael Ho^[9]	1, 3, 5
Champ Motorsport^[9]	Honda Civic TCR^[9]	88	Henry Ho^[10]	1–3
TBN MK Ihere Racing Team^[6]	Honda Civic TCR^[6]	66	Nattachak Hanjitkasen^[6]	2
Sloth Racing^[6]	SEAT León Cup Racer^[6]	97	Paritat Bulbon^[6]	2
Entries ineligible to score points
Roadstar Racing	SEAT León Cup Racer	64	Neric Wei	5
FRD Racing Team	Ford Focus TCR	78	Kenneth Ma	5
Asia Racing Team^[11]	SEAT León TCR^[11]	97	Edgar Lau^[11]	5

Calendar and results

The 2016 schedule was announced on 14 December 2015, with six events scheduled.^[12] Later, the round in Sepang (7 August) was canceled and a round in Shanghai was added.^[13]

Rnd.		Circuit	Date	Pole position	Fastest lap	Winning driver	Winning team	Supporting
1	1	Korea International Circuit, Yeongam	15 May	Tin Sritrai	Tin Sritrai	Roelof Bruins	Viper Niza Racing	GT Asia Series
1	2	Korea International Circuit, Yeongam	15 May		Andy Yan	Tin Sritrai	Team Thailand
2	3	Chang International Circuit, Buriram	12 June	Andy Yan	Andy Yan	Andy Yan	Liqui Moly Team Engstler
2	4	Chang International Circuit, Buriram	12 June		Andy Yan	Andy Yan	Liqui Moly Team Engstler
3	5	Shanghai International Circuit, Shanghai	21 August	Tin Sritrai	Tin Sritrai	Andy Yan	Liqui Moly Team Engstler
3	6	Shanghai International Circuit, Shanghai	21 August		Andy Yan	Andy Yan	Liqui Moly Team Engstler
4	7	Sepang International Circuit, Kuala Lumpur	1 October	Tin Sritrai	Kevin Tse	Kevin Tse	Teamwork Motorsport	Malaysian Grand Prix TCR International Series
4	8	Sepang International Circuit, Kuala Lumpur	2 October		Tin Sritrai	Andy Yan	Liqui Moly Team Engstler	Malaysian Grand Prix TCR International Series
5	9	Guia Circuit, Macau	20 November	Andy Yan	Edgar Lau	Tin Sritrai	Team Thailand	Macau Grand Prix FIA GT World Cup Guia Race of Macau
5	10	Guia Circuit, Macau	20 November		Andy Yan	Andy Yan	Liqui Moly Team Engstler	Macau Grand Prix FIA GT World Cup Guia Race of Macau

Championship standings

Drivers' championship

Pos.	Driver	KOR		BUR		SHA		SEP		MAC†		Pts.
1	Andy Yan	2³	2	1¹	1	1²	1	2²	1	3¹	1	220
2	Kevin Tse	6²	4	7²	2	4⁵	2	1³	2	2	Ret	138
3	Tin Sritrai	4¹	1	Ret	Ret	2¹	Ret	Ret¹	3	1²	2	111
3	Filipe de Souza	7	5	5⁵	4	5	3	3⁴	4			93
5	Henry Ho	3⁴	6	4	3	3³	Ret					70
6	Roelof Bruins	1⁵	3									41
7	Douglas Khoo	11	9	8	8	9	Ret	4	5	DNQ	DNQ	34
8	Bill O'Brien	10	11	11	10	8	6	5⁵	6	DNQ	DNQ	33
9	Jack Lemvard			2³	5							31
10	Terence Tse	8	8	9	9	7	5			DNQ	DNQ	28
11	Neric Wei					6	4					20
12	Michael Ho	5	7			EX⁴	Ret			WD	WD	18
13	Narasak Ittiritpong			3⁴	Ret							17
14	Nattachak Hanjitkasen			6	6							16
15	Paritat Bulbon			10	7							7
16	Yu Kam Cheong	9	10									3
16	Kenneth Ma			Ret	11	DNS	DNS			DNQ	DNQ	0
Drivers ineligible to score points
	Edgar Lau									9	13
	Neric Wei									12	16
Pos.	Driver	KOR		BUR		SHA		SEP		MAC†		Pts.

Colour	Result
Gold	Winner
Silver	Second place
Bronze	Third place
Green	Points finish
Blue	Non-points finish
Blue	Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple	Retired (Ret)
Red	Did not qualify (DNQ)
Red	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

† – Drivers did not finish the race, but were classified as they completed over 75% of the race distance.

Teams' Championship

Pos.	Team	KOR		BUR		SHA		SEP		MAC†		Pts.
1	Liqui Moly Team Engstler	2³	2	1¹	1	1²	1	2²	1	3¹	1	313
1	Liqui Moly Team Engstler	7	5	5⁵	4	5	3	3⁴	4			313
2	Teamwork Motorsport	6²	4	7²	2	4⁵	2	1³	2	2	Ret	171
2	Teamwork Motorsport	10	11	11	10	8	6	5⁵	6	DNQ	DNQ	171
3	Team Thailand	4¹	1	Ret	Ret	2¹	Ret	Ret¹	3	1²	2	111
4	Champ Motorsport	3⁴	6	4	3	3³	Ret					88
4	Champ Motorsport	5	7			EX⁴	Ret					88
5	Viper Niza Racing	1⁵	3	8	8	9	Ret	4	5	DNQ	DNQ	75
5	Viper Niza Racing	11	9									75
6	Vattana Motorsport			2³	5							48
6	Vattana Motorsport			3⁴	Ret							48
7	Roadstar Racing	8	8	9	9	7	5			DNQ	DNQ	31
7	Roadstar Racing	9	10	Ret	11							31
8	Son Veng Racing Team					6	4					20
9	TBN MK Ihere Racing Team			6	6							16
10	Sloth Racing			10	7							7
10	FRD Racing Team					DNS	DNS			DNQ	DNQ	0
Drivers ineligible to score points
	Asia Racing Team									9	13
	Son Veng Racing Team									12	16
Pos.	Team	KOR		BUR		SHA		SEP		MAC†		Pts.

Colour	Result
Gold	Winner
Silver	Second place
Bronze	Third place
Green	Points finish
Blue	Non-points finish
Blue	Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple	Retired (Ret)
Red	Did not qualify (DNQ)
Red	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

† – Drivers did not finish the race, but were classified as they completed over 75% of the race distance.

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "TCR World and Life n.1". Italiaracing.net. InPagina. 6 April 2016.
^ ^a ^b Hudson, Neil (13 May 2016). "Sophomore TCR Asia series season starts this weekend in South Korea". TouringCarTimes.com. Mediaempire Stockholm AB. Retrieved 13 May 2016.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "TCR teams in two testing days at Valencia". tcr-series.com. 14 March 2016.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Teamwork Motorsport ready for TCR Asia challenge with VW Golf GTI". asia.tcr-series.com. 16 March 2016.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Thai Star Sritrai enters in the TCR Asia Series". tcr-series.com. 1 February 2016.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l "Chang International Circuit Entry List" (PDF). asia.tcr-series.com. 10 June 2016.^{[permanent dead link‍]}
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Hudson, Neil (20 August 2016). "Tin Sritrai on pole position for TCR Asia race in Shanghai". TouringCarTimes.com. Mediaempire Stockholm AB. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
^ ^a ^b ^c "2016 TCR Asia Series Roadstar Team Driver Recruiting". facebook.com. 12 April 2016.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "TCR Asia Series kicks off-season two in South Korea". tcr-series.com. 11 May 2016.
^ "Henry Ho joins TCR Asia with Honda China". tcr-series.com. 13 April 2016.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Asia Racing Team's SEAT impress at Circuit Hero 500 debut". ART-Motorsports.com. Asia Racing Team. 13 January 2016. Archived from the original on 11 March 2016. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
^ "Six round calendar revealed for the 2016 TCR Asia Series". TouringCarTimes.com. Mediaempire Stockholm AB. 14 December 2015.
^ "TCR Asia Series adds Shanghai to the calendar". asia.tcr-series.com. 28 April 2016.

External links

TCR Asia Series Official website

[TCRMag1-1] "TCR World and Life n.1". Italiaracing.net. InPagina. 6 April 2016.

[Round1EntryList-2] Hudson, Neil (13 May 2016). "Sophomore TCR Asia series season starts this weekend in South Korea". TouringCarTimes.com. Mediaempire Stockholm AB. Retrieved 13 May 2016.

[Engstler_Asia-3] "TCR teams in two testing days at Valencia". tcr-series.com. 14 March 2016.

[Teamwork-4] "Teamwork Motorsport ready for TCR Asia challenge with VW Golf GTI". asia.tcr-series.com. 16 March 2016.

[Sritrai-5] "Thai Star Sritrai enters in the TCR Asia Series". tcr-series.com. 1 February 2016.

[TCRAsiaRound2-6] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l "Chang International Circuit Entry List" (PDF). asia.tcr-series.com. 10 June 2016.^{[permanent dead link‍]}

[Round3EntryList-7] Hudson, Neil (20 August 2016). "Tin Sritrai on pole position for TCR Asia race in Shanghai". TouringCarTimes.com. Mediaempire Stockholm AB. Retrieved 20 August 2016.

[Roadstar-8] "2016 TCR Asia Series Roadstar Team Driver Recruiting". facebook.com. 12 April 2016.

[TCRAsiaS2-9] "TCR Asia Series kicks off-season two in South Korea". tcr-series.com. 11 May 2016.

[Ho-10] "Henry Ho joins TCR Asia with Honda China". tcr-series.com. 13 April 2016.

[ART-11] "Asia Racing Team's SEAT impress at Circuit Hero 500 debut". ART-Motorsports.com. Asia Racing Team. 13 January 2016. Archived from the original on 11 March 2016. Retrieved 11 March 2016.

[12] "Six round calendar revealed for the 2016 TCR Asia Series". TouringCarTimes.com. Mediaempire Stockholm AB. 14 December 2015.

[13] "TCR Asia Series adds Shanghai to the calendar". asia.tcr-series.com. 28 April 2016.

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