2016–17 TCR Thailand Touring Car Championship

The 2016–17 TCR Thailand Touring Car Championship is the first season of the TCR Thailand Touring Car Championship. The championship will run within the Thailand Super Series' events.

Teams and drivers
Team Car No. Drivers Class Rounds
Thailand Kratingdaeng Racing Team[1] SEAT León Cup Racer[1] 2 Germany Alexander Mies[2] PA 2–3, 5
11 Thailand Grant Supaphongs[3] PA 1–3, 5
58 Taiwan Chen Jian Hong[3] AM 1–3, 5
Thailand Sloth Racing[4] SEAT León Cup Racer[4] 7 Thailand Paritat Bulbon[4] PA 1–5
Thailand Vattana Motorsport[4] Honda Civic TCR[2] 59 Thailand Narasak Ittiritpong[2] PA 2–5
SEAT León Cup Racer[4] 44 Thailand Jack Lemvard[5] PA All
Thailand Team Eakie BBR Kaiten[2]
Thailand Billionaire Boys Racing		 Honda Civic TCR[2] 15 Thailand Kantadhee Kusiri[2] PA 3, 5
77 Thailand Chariya Nuya AM 4
Thailand TBN MK Ihere Racing Team[6] Honda Civic TCR[1] 26 Thailand Wijak Lertprasertpakorn[7] AM 1–2
66 Thailand Nattachak Hanjitkasen[1] AM All
Thailand Yontrakit Racing Team SEAT León Cup Racer 38 Thailand Rattanin Leenutaphong AM 4
Malaysia Viper Niza Racing[8] SEAT León Cup Racer[8] 65 Malaysia Douglas Khoo[8] AM 5
Thailand Singha Motorsport Team Thailand[4] SEAT León Cup Racer[4] 89 Netherlands Carlo van Dam[5] PA 1–2, 4–5
Icon Class
PA Pro-Am
AM Am

Calendar and results

The 2016 schedule was announced in February 2016.[9]

Rnd. Circuit Date Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning team
2016
1 1 Chang International Circuit, Buriram 21 May Netherlands Carlo van Dam Netherlands Carlo van Dam Netherlands Carlo van Dam Thailand Singha Motorsport Team Thailand
2 22 May Netherlands Carlo van Dam Netherlands Carlo van Dam Thailand Singha Motorsport Team Thailand
2 3 Chang International Circuit, Buriram 9 July Thailand Narasak Ittiritpong Thailand Narasak Ittiritpong Thailand Narasak Ittiritpong Thailand Vattana Motorsport
4 10 July Thailand Narasak Ittiritpong Netherlands Carlo van Dam Thailand Singha Motorsport Team Thailand
3 5 Chang International Circuit, Buriram 28 August Thailand Kantadhee Kusiri Thailand Kantadhee Kusiri Thailand Kantadhee Kusiri Thailand Team Eakie BBR Kaiten
6 Thailand Kantadhee Kusiri Thailand Kantadhee Kusiri Thailand Team Eakie BBR Kaiten
4 7 Bira International Circuit, Pattaya 10 September Thailand Jack Lemvard Thailand Jack Lemvard Thailand Jack Lemvard Thailand Vattana Motorsport
8 11 September Thailand Jack Lemvard Thailand Jack Lemvard Thailand Vattana Motorsport
2017[N 1]
5 9 Bangsaen Street Circuit, Chonburi 26 February Thailand Kantadhee Kusiri Thailand Kantadhee Kusiri Thailand Kantadhee Kusiri Thailand Billionaire Boys Racing
10 Thailand Kantadhee Kusiri Thailand Kantadhee Kusiri Thailand Billionaire Boys Racing]

Drivers' championship

Only the best 8 results counted for the final classification.[11]

Pos. Driver BUR BUR BUR PAT CHO  Total   Drop   Pts. 
Pro-Am
1 Netherlands Carlo van Dam 1 1 2 1 3 3 2 3 156 156
2 Thailand Jack Lemvard 3 2 4 2 Ret 17 1 1 3 2 159 10 149
3 Thailand Narasak Ittiritpong 1 7 11 18† 2 2 Ret 4 109 109
4 Thailand Kantadhee Kusiri 6 9 1 1 100 100
5 Thailand Grant Supaphongs 4 5 7 5 19 14 4 5 100 100
6 Thailand Paritat Bulbon Ret 6 6 6 18 16 6 7 7 8 100 8 92
7 Germany Alexander Mies 3 Ret 13 12 DNS DNS 48 48
Am
1 Taiwan Chen Jian Hong 2 3 5 3 15 15 5 6 200 200
2 Thailand Nattachak Hanjitkasen 6 4 8 4 16 Ret 7 5 6 7 156 15 141
3 Thailand Rattanin Leenutaphong 5 4 43 43
4 Thailand Chariya Nuya 4 6 40 40
5 Thailand Wijak Lertprasertpakorn 5 7 DNS DNS 33 33
6 Malaysia Douglas Khoo 8 9 30 30
Pos. Driver BUR BUR BUR PAT CHO  Total   Drop   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

Notes:

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

Notes
  1. Due to the death of the King of Thailand, the series finale in Bangsaen was cancelled. The finale was rescheduled to be held in February 2017.[10]

References
  1. "TCR Thailand taking shape for 2016, with Honda and SEAT confirmed entries". TouringCarTimes.com. Mediaempire Stockholm AB. 17 March 2016.
  2. "Entry List - Rounds 15 & 16" (PDF). tcr-series.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 18, 2020. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
  3. "Reaching for the stars". thailandsuperseries.net. 23 February 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-03-24. Retrieved 2016-03-17.
  4. "TCR Thailand launched in Bangkok". tcr-series.com. 10 May 2016.
  5. "TCR Thailand on the starting blocks". tcr-series.com. 20 May 2016.
  6. "Thai team takes delivery of first Honda Civic TCR". Touringcartimes.net. Mediaempire Stockholm AB. 8 April 2016.
  7. "The 'New Era' of "TCR Thailand" arrived this morning as the first two cars and spare parts to reach Thailand were unloaded and handed over to their drivers for the 2016 season, Nattachak Hanjitkasem and Wijak Lertprasertpakorn". Facebook. 31 March 2016.
  8. "Viper Niza Racing prepare for 2017 TCR Asia season". asia.tcr-series.com. 27 January 2017. Retrieved 27 January 2017.
  9. "2016 calendar is finalised". thailandsuperseries.net. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 24 February 2016.
  10. "TCR World and Life n.9". Italiaracing.net. InPagina. 19 January 2017.
  11. "Carlo van Dam wins TCR Thailand title in delayed Bangsaen finale". TouringCarTimes. Retrieved 2017-03-14.
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