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
Malaysia Viper Niza Racing[1] SEAT León Cup Racer[2] 1 South Korea Roelof Bruins[2] 1
SEAT León TCR[1] 65 Malaysia Douglas Khoo[1] All
Germany Liqui Moly Team Engstler[3] Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR[3] 3 Hong Kong Andy Yan[3] All
26 Macau Filipe de Souza[3] 1–4
China Teamwork Motorsport[4] Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR[4] 7 United States Bill O'Brien[4] All
8 Macau Kevin Tse[4] All
Thailand Team Thailand[5] Honda Civic TCR[5] 9 Thailand Tin Sritrai[5] All
Thailand Vattana Motorsport[6] Honda Civic TCR[6] 13 Thailand Narasak Ittiritpong[6] 2
SEAT León Cup Racer[6] 44 Thailand Jack Lemvard[6] 2
Macau Son Veng Racing Team[7] Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR[7] 14 China Neric Wei[7] 3, 5
Hong Kong Roadstar Racing[8] SEAT León Cup Racer[8] 17 Hong Kong Terence Tse[9] 1–3, 5
22 Hong Kong Yu Kam Cheong[8] 1
78 Hong Kong Kenneth Ma[6] 2
Hong Kong FRD Racing Team[7] Ford Focus TCR[7] 71 3
China Champ Motorsport[9] Honda Civic TCR[9] 38 Macau Michael Ho[9] 1, 3, 5
88 Macau Henry Ho[10] 1–3
Thailand TBN MK Ihere Racing Team[6] Honda Civic TCR[6] 66 Thailand Nattachak Hanjitkasen[6] 2
Thailand Sloth Racing[6] SEAT León Cup Racer[6] 97 Thailand Paritat Bulbon[6] 2
Entries ineligible to score points
Hong Kong Roadstar Racing SEAT León Cup Racer 64 China Neric Wei 5
Hong Kong FRD Racing Team Ford Focus TCR 78 Hong Kong Kenneth Ma 5
Macau Asia Racing Team[11] SEAT León TCR[11] 97 Hong Kong 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 South Korea Korea International Circuit, Yeongam 15 May Thailand Tin Sritrai Thailand Tin Sritrai South Korea Roelof Bruins Malaysia Viper Niza Racing GT Asia Series
2 Hong Kong Andy Yan Thailand Tin Sritrai Thailand Team Thailand
2 3 Thailand Chang International Circuit, Buriram 12 June Hong Kong Andy Yan Hong Kong Andy Yan Hong Kong Andy Yan Germany Liqui Moly Team Engstler
4 Hong Kong Andy Yan Hong Kong Andy Yan Germany Liqui Moly Team Engstler
3 5 China Shanghai International Circuit, Shanghai 21 August Thailand Tin Sritrai Thailand Tin Sritrai Hong Kong Andy Yan Germany Liqui Moly Team Engstler
6 Hong Kong Andy Yan Hong Kong Andy Yan Germany Liqui Moly Team Engstler
4 7 Malaysia Sepang International Circuit, Kuala Lumpur 1 October Thailand Tin Sritrai Macau Kevin Tse Macau Kevin Tse China Teamwork Motorsport Malaysian Grand Prix
TCR International Series
8 2 October Thailand Tin Sritrai Hong Kong Andy Yan Germany Liqui Moly Team Engstler
5 9 Macau Guia Circuit, Macau 20 November Hong Kong Andy Yan Hong Kong Edgar Lau Thailand Tin Sritrai Thailand Team Thailand Macau Grand Prix
FIA GT World Cup
Guia Race of Macau
10 Hong Kong Andy Yan Hong Kong Andy Yan Germany Liqui Moly Team Engstler

Championship standings

Drivers' championship
Pos. Driver KOR
South Korea		 BUR
Thailand		 SHA
China		 SEP
Malaysia		 MAC†
Macau		  Pts. 
1 Hong Kong Andy Yan 23 2 11 1 12 1 22 1 31 1 220
2 Macau Kevin Tse 62 4 72 2 45 2 13 2 2 Ret 138
3 Thailand Tin Sritrai 41 1 Ret Ret 21 Ret Ret1 3 12 2 111
3 Macau Filipe de Souza 7 5 55 4 5 3 34 4 93
5 Macau Henry Ho 34 6 4 3 33 Ret 70
6 South Korea Roelof Bruins 15 3 41
7 Malaysia Douglas Khoo 11 9 8 8 9 Ret 4 5 DNQ DNQ 34
8 United States Bill O'Brien 10 11 11 10 8 6 55 6 DNQ DNQ 33
9 Thailand Jack Lemvard 23 5 31
10 Hong Kong Terence Tse 8 8 9 9 7 5 DNQ DNQ 28
11 China Neric Wei 6 4 20
12 Macau Michael Ho 5 7 EX4 Ret WD WD 18
13 Thailand Narasak Ittiritpong 34 Ret 17
14 Thailand Nattachak Hanjitkasen 6 6 16
15 Thailand Paritat Bulbon 10 7 7
16 Hong Kong Yu Kam Cheong 9 10 3
16 Hong Kong Kenneth Ma Ret 11 DNS DNS DNQ DNQ 0
Drivers ineligible to score points
Hong Kong Edgar Lau 9 13
China Neric Wei 12 16
Pos. Driver KOR
South Korea		 BUR
Thailand		 SHA
China		 SEP
Malaysia		 MAC†
Macau		  Pts. 
ColourResult
GoldWinner
SilverSecond place
BronzeThird place
GreenPoints finish
BlueNon-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
PurpleRetired (Ret)
RedDid not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
BlackDisqualified (DSQ)
WhiteDid 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
South Korea		 BUR
Thailand		 SHA
China		 SEP
Malaysia		 MAC†
Macau		  Pts. 
1 Germany Liqui Moly Team Engstler 23 2 11 1 12 1 22 1 31 1 313
7 5 55 4 5 3 34 4
2 China Teamwork Motorsport 62 4 72 2 45 2 13 2 2 Ret 171
10 11 11 10 8 6 55 6 DNQ DNQ
3 Thailand Team Thailand 41 1 Ret Ret 21 Ret Ret1 3 12 2 111
4 China Champ Motorsport 34 6 4 3 33 Ret 88
5 7 EX4 Ret
5 Malaysia Viper Niza Racing 15 3 8 8 9 Ret 4 5 DNQ DNQ 75
11 9
6 Thailand Vattana Motorsport 23 5 48
34 Ret
7 Hong Kong Roadstar Racing 8 8 9 9 7 5 DNQ DNQ 31
9 10 Ret 11
8 Macau Son Veng Racing Team 6 4 20
9 Thailand TBN MK Ihere Racing Team 6 6 16
10 Thailand Sloth Racing 10 7 7
10 Hong Kong FRD Racing Team DNS DNS DNQ DNQ 0
Drivers ineligible to score points
Macau Asia Racing Team 9 13
Macau Son Veng Racing Team 12 16
Pos. Team KOR
South Korea		 BUR
Thailand		 SHA
China		 SEP
Malaysia		 MAC†
Macau		  Pts. 
ColourResult
GoldWinner
SilverSecond place
BronzeThird place
GreenPoints finish
BlueNon-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
PurpleRetired (Ret)
RedDid not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
BlackDisqualified (DSQ)
WhiteDid 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
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  5. "Thai Star Sritrai enters in the TCR Asia Series". tcr-series.com. 1 February 2016.
  6. "Chang International Circuit Entry List" (PDF). asia.tcr-series.com. 10 June 2016.
  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.
  8. "2016 TCR Asia Series Roadstar Team Driver Recruiting". facebook.com. 12 April 2016.
  9. "TCR Asia Series kicks off-season two in South Korea". tcr-series.com. 11 May 2016.
  10. "Henry Ho joins TCR Asia with Honda China". tcr-series.com. 13 April 2016.
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  13. "TCR Asia Series adds Shanghai to the calendar". asia.tcr-series.com. 28 April 2016.
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