2022 TCR Asia Series

The 2022 TCR Asia Series season was the seventh season of the TCR Asia Series.

Race Calendar

The provisional 2022 schedule was announced on 18 December 2018, with seven events scheduled.^[1] However, After multiple postponements due to the current COVID restrictions in China. The final revised calendar was announced on 4 July 2022, with six events scheduled.^[2] Before November, the calendar was revised:^[3]

Rnd.		Circuit	Date	Supporting
1	1	Zhuzhou International Circuit, Beijing	28–29 July	China Touring Car Championship Porsche Carrera Cup Asia
1	2		28–29 July
2	3		30–31 July
2	4		30–31 July
3	5	Zhejiang International Circuit, Shaoxing	5 November	China Touring Car Championship
3	6		5 November
4	7		6 November
4	8		6 November
5	9	Guia Circuit, Macau	18–20 November	China GT Championship China Touring Car Championship F4 Chinese Championship Macau Challenge Cup Macau GT Cup Macau Guia Race
5	10	Guia Circuit, Macau	18–20 November
6	11	Shanghai Tianma Circuit, Shanghai	8 December	China Touring Car Championship
6	12	Shanghai Tianma Circuit, Shanghai	8 December	China Touring Car Championship
Source:^[4]

Teams and Drivers

Team	Car	No.	Drivers	Class	Rounds	Ref.
Shell Teamwork Lynk & Co Racing	Lynk & Co 03 TCR	1	Jason Zhang		All	^[5]
		9	David Zhu		All
		12	Sunny Wong		All
Xian Tianshihui Team	Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR	2	Wu Pei Zhi		1	^[6]
Xian Tianshihui Team	Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR	6	Zeng Xiaoxiao	G	2	^[6]
Team MG XPower	MG 5 X-Power TCR	5	Juan Zhu		1–4, 6	^[7]
		7	Martin Cao		All
		18	Zhendong Zhang		All
		20	Rodolfo Ávila		All
		79	Robert Huff	G	5	^[8]
Elegant Racing Team	Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR	10	Mai Yi Bo		1–2	^[6]
Audi Sport 326 MMK Racing Team	Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2021)	11	Liu Zi Chen		All	^[6]
		51	Wu Yifan		All
		999	Chen Xiao Ke		1–4
326 Auto Group	Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2017)	56	Jiang Wei		2
Hyundai N Team Z.Speed	Hyundai Elantra N TCR	17	Yang Xiao Wei		3–6
		44	Samuel Qiu		1–5	^[6]
		188	Li Xuanyu		3–4, 6
Kang Shi Racing Team	Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2017)	22	Liao Yang	G	5
Fancy Team	Lynk & Co 03 TCR	27	Yan Chuang		1–5	^[6]
CPointer Racing with FRD	Ford Focus CTCC	28	Yang Shuo	G	1	^[6]
CPointer Racing with FRD	Ford Focus CTCC	33	Bai Ya Xin	G	1	^[6]
Trackfun	Lynk & Co 03 TCR	30	Cai Hong Yu		1–2	^[6]
Bas x Z.Speed	Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2021)	37	Zhou Hao Wen		3–5
610 Osborg Z.Speed	Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2017)	55	Sun Ang Ning		1–2	^[6]
	Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2017)	77	Yang Xiao Wei		1–2
	Hyundai i30 N TCR	66	Li Weng Ji		1–4
Motve & Z.Speed	Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR	66	Li Weng Ji		6
SAIC Volkswagen 333 Team	Volkswagen Lamando L CTCC	58	Gao Hua Yang	G	All	^[6]
		63	Nathan Lu	G	All
		71	Jiang Tengyi	G	All
		555	Martin Xie	G	All
QMA Motorsports	Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2017)	65	Lin Cheng Hua		3–6
QMA Motorsports	Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2017)	69	Kai Tian		1–5	^[6]
ZZRT	Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2021)	89	Ruan Cun Fan		1–4, 6
Kingstone Racing	Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR	91	Yao Li		3–4
	MG 6 X-Power TCR	91	Yao Li		1–2	^[6]
	MG 6 X-Power TCR	92	Yuan Jie Zhu		1–2	^[6]
Dongfeng Kia Racing	KIA Forte K3 2.0T	95	Hu Heng	G	2
Pu Shu	KIA Forte K3 2.0T	96	Pu Shu	G	1
MotorSport Crew	Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK2)	98	Tim Zeng		1–2	^[6]
Non TCR entries
Wuhan 7 Speed	Volkswagen Scirocco	110	Tian Hongyu	G	2
Wuhan 7 Speed	Mazda Axela	908	Hong Kiang	G	2

Icon	Class
G	Guest drivers ineligible to score points

Results and standings

Season summary

Rnd.		Circuit/Location	Pole position	Fastest lap	Winning driver	Winning Team
1	1	Zhuzhou International Circuit	Jason Zhang	Jason Zhang	Jason Zhang	Shell Teamwork Lynk & Co Racing
1	2		Jason Zhang	Jason Zhang	Sunny Wong	Shell Teamwork Lynk & Co Racing
2	3		David Zhu	David Zhu	David Zhu	Shell Teamwork Lynk & Co Racing
2	4		Rodolfo Ávila	Rodolfo Ávila	Rodolfo Ávila	Team MG XPower
3	5	Zhejiang International Circuit	Martin Xie	David Zhu	David Zhu	Shell Teamwork Lynk & Co Racing
3	6		Rodolfo Ávila	Jason Zhang	Rodolfo Ávila	Team MG XPower
4	7		Jason Zhang	Jason Zhang	Jason Zhang	Shell Teamwork Lynk & Co Racing
4	8		Sunny Wong	Jason Zhang	Gao Hua Yang	SAIC Volkswagen 333 Team
5	9	Guia Circuit	Robert Huff	Robert Huff	Robert Huff	Team MG XPower
5	10	Guia Circuit	Gao Hua Yang	Robert Huff	Jason Zhang	Shell Teamwork Lynk & Co Racing
6	11	Shanghai Tianma Circuit	Jason Zhang	Jason Zhang	Jason Zhang	Shell Teamwork Lynk & Co Racing
6	12	Shanghai Tianma Circuit	Jason Zhang	Sunny Wong	Sunny Wong	Shell Teamwork Lynk & Co Racing

Drivers' standings

Scoring system

1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	10th	PP	FL
25	18	15	12	10	8	6	4	2	1	0	0

Pos.	Driver	ZHZ1		ZHZ2		ZHE1		ZHE2		MAC		TIA	Pts.
1	David Zhu	4	16	1	3	1	7	4	6	2	5		136
2	Sunny Wong	3	1	Ret	2	3	14	5	2	3	Ret		115
3	Jason Zhang	1	2	6	6	Ret	6	1	17	4	1		112
4	Yan Chuang	6	3	7	9	4	2	11	4	14	10		94
5	Rodolfo Ávila	Ret	Ret	5	1	Ret	1	Ret	7	7	4		75
6	Juan Carlos Zhu	16	10	11	10	2	4	Ret	8				56
7	Wu Yifan	9	Ret	8	7	6	9	8	10	10	8		51
8	Ruan Cun Fan	17	4	9	20	Ret	11	7	9				38
9	Martin Cao	2	5	Ret	13	8	DNS	Ret	DNS	6	6		35
10	Liu Zi Chen	12	Ret	3	14	Ret	12	10	11	13	Ret		35
11	Yang Xiao Wei	8	Ret	14	12	5	8	DNS	DNS	11	7		31
12	Zhang Zhen Dong	11	DNS	12	8	Ret	10	6	Ret	5	11		27
13	Chen Xiao Ke	Ret	DNS	4	Ret	Ret	13	9	12				26
14	Cai Hong Yu	7	Ret	Ret	Ret								11
15	Samuel Qiu	15	9	15	17	13	15	13	DNS	18	15		8
16	Zhu Yuan Jie	13	11	13	18								6
17	Li Weng Ji	21	15	Ret	21	9	21	17	DNS				4
18	Li Xuanyu					10	19	12	DNS				3
19	Kai Tian	Ret	12	Ret	Ret	12	17	16	14	16	13		2
20	Zhou Hao Wen					11	20	18	16	17	14		1
21	Sun Ang Ning	14	13	17	15								1
22	Lin Cheng Hua					Ret	16	14	13	Ret	DNS		1
23	Yao Li	Ret	14	18	19	DNS	DNS	15	15				0
24	Mai Yi Bo	20	18	16	16								0
25	Wu Pei Zhi	22	17										0
26	Tim Zeng	19	DNS	19	Ret								0
27	Jiang Wei			Ret	DNS								0
CTCC/Guest drivers ineligible to score points
—	Robert Huff									1	2		0
—	Gao Hua Yang	Ret	6	10	11	7	18	3	1	8	3		0
—	Martin Xie	10	7	2	4	Ret	3	2	3	9	Ret		0
—	Jiang Tengyi	5	8	Ret	5	DNS	DNS	DNS	DNS	DNS	Ret		0
—	Nathan Lu	Ret	DNS	DNS	DNS	14	5	Ret	5	12	9		0
—	Liao Yang									15	12		0
—	Pu Shu	18	DNS										0
—	Zeng Xiaoxiao			20	22								0
—	Tian Hongyu			Ret	Ret								0
—	Bai Ya Xin	Ret	DNS										0
—	Yang Shuo	Ret	DNS										0
—	Hong Kiang			Ret	DNS								0
—	Hu Heng			Ret	DNS								0
Pos.	Driver	ZHZ1		ZHZ2		ZHE1		ZHE2		MAC		TIA	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

References

^ "Calendar for 2022 TCR Asia and TCR China unveiled". TouringCarTimes.com. Mediaempire Stockholm AB. 6 December 2021. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
^ "TCR Asia postpones season opener once more". TouringCarTimes.com. Mediaempire Stockholm AB. 4 July 2022. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
^ "TCR Asia International Series". en.tcr-asia.com. Retrieved 29 October 2022.
^ "2022 TCR Asia Series". RacingCalendar.net. 29 October 2022.
^ "Teamwork Motorsport confirms Zhang, Wong and Zhu for TCR Asia". TouringCarTimes. TouringCarTimes. 15 June 2022. Retrieved 15 June 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l "24 cars entered for TCR Asia double opener". TouringCarTimes. TouringCarTimes. 28 July 2022. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
^ "MG5 XPower TCR unveiled at Chongqing Auto Show". TouringCarTimes. TouringCarTimes. 11 July 2022. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
^ "Rob Huff joins Macau race as TCR Asia and Guia grids are split". TouringCarTimes. TouringCarTimes. 10 November 2022. Retrieved 10 November 2022.

External links

TCR Asia Series Official website

[1] "Calendar for 2022 TCR Asia and TCR China unveiled". TouringCarTimes.com. Mediaempire Stockholm AB. 6 December 2021. Retrieved 6 December 2021.

[2] "TCR Asia postpones season opener once more". TouringCarTimes.com. Mediaempire Stockholm AB. 4 July 2022. Retrieved 4 July 2022.

[3] "TCR Asia International Series". en.tcr-asia.com. Retrieved 29 October 2022.

[4] "2022 TCR Asia Series". RacingCalendar.net. 29 October 2022.

[ShellLynk&Co-5] "Teamwork Motorsport confirms Zhang, Wong and Zhu for TCR Asia". TouringCarTimes. TouringCarTimes. 15 June 2022. Retrieved 15 June 2022.

[24Entries-6] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l "24 cars entered for TCR Asia double opener". TouringCarTimes. TouringCarTimes. 28 July 2022. Retrieved 28 July 2022.

[MG5XPower-7] "MG5 XPower TCR unveiled at Chongqing Auto Show". TouringCarTimes. TouringCarTimes. 11 July 2022. Retrieved 11 July 2022.

[MG5XPowerHuff-8] "Rob Huff joins Macau race as TCR Asia and Guia grids are split". TouringCarTimes. TouringCarTimes. 10 November 2022. Retrieved 10 November 2022.

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