2019 TCR Japan Touring Car Series

The 2019 TCR Japan Touring Car Series season was the first season of the TCR Japan Touring Car Series. The series supported the 2019 Super Formula Championship.[1]

Teams and drivers

Yokohama is set to be the official tyre supplier.[2]

Team Car No. Drivers Class Rounds
Japan Team GOH Models Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8)[3] 5 Japan Yu Kanamaru All
Japan Nilzz Racing[3] Audi RS 3 LMS TCR[3] 7 Japan Jun Makino G All
Japan Adenau[3] Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR[3] 10 Japan Jun Sato G All
30 France Philippe Devesa G 5
Hong Kong KCMG[4] Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8)[4] 18 United Kingdom Matthew Howson[4] All
22 Hong Kong Paul Ip G 3–5
72 Japan Yukinori Taniguchi G All
Japan Birth Racing Project HITMAN ANDARE [N 1]
Birth Racing Project RN Sport Audi Mie [N 1]
 Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR[5] 19 Japan 'Hirobon' G All
Audi RS 3 LMS TCR 190 Japan Masayuki Ueda G All
Japan Hitotsuyama Racing[3] Audi RS 3 LMS TCR[3] 21 Japan Takuro Shinohara 1–4
101 Japan Hideki Nakahara G 3
Japan PURPLE RACING[3] Audi RS 3 LMS TCR[3] 23 Japan 'Yoshiki' G All
24 Japan 'Kenji' G All
Japan Volkswagen Wakayama Chuo RT with TEAM Wakayama[3] Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR[3] 25 Japan Takeshi Matsumoto All
Japan GO＆FUN-SquadraCorse[3] Alfa Romeo Giulietta TCR[3] 33 Japan Shuji Maejima G All
Japan Saitama Toyopet GreenBrave[3] Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR[3] 52 Japan Shogo Mitsuyama All
Japan 55 MOTO RACING[3] Alfa Romeo Giulietta TCR[3] 55 Japan 'Mototino' G All
Japan TEAM G/MOTION[3] Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8)[3] 62 Japan Resshu Shioya G All
Icon Class
G Gentleman Driver

Race calendar and results

The calendar was announced on 27 October 2018 with 5 confirmed dates with all rounds held in Japan and supporting the Super Formula Championship.[6]

Round Circuit Date Pole Position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning team Gentleman winner
1 1 Autopolis 18 May United Kingdom Matt Howson United Kingdom Matt Howson United Kingdom Matt Howson Hong Kong KCMG Japan Yukinori Taniguchi
2 19 May Japan Takuro Shinohara Japan 'Hirobon' Japan Yu Kanamaru Japan Team GOH Models Japan Resshu Shioya
2 3 Sportsland Sugo 22 June Japan Takuro Shinohara Japan Takuro Shinohara Japan Shogo Mitsuyama Japan Saitama Toyopet GreenBrave Japan Yukinori Taniguchi
4 23 June Japan Takuro Shinohara Japan Shuji Maejima Japan Shuji Maejima Japan GO＆FUN-SquadraCorse Japan Shuji Maejima
3 5 Fuji Speedway 12 July Japan Takuro Shinohara Japan Takeshi Matsumoto Japan Yu Kanamaru Japan Team GOH Models Japan Shuji Maejima
6 13 July Japan Yu Kanamaru Japan Yu Kanamaru Japan Yu Kanamaru Japan Team GOH Models Japan Shuji Maejima
4 7 Okayama International Circuit 28 September Japan Takuro Shinohara Japan Takuro Shinohara Japan Takuro Shinohara Japan Hitotsuyama Racing Japan 'Hirobon'
8 29 September Japan Takuro Shinohara Japan Takuro Shinohara Japan Takuro Shinohara Japan Hitotsuyama Racing Japan Shuji Maejima
5 9 Suzuka Circuit 26 October Japan Yu Kanamaru Japan 'Hirobon' Japan Yu Kanamaru Japan Team GOH Models Japan Shuji Maejima
10 27 October Japan Takeshi Matsumoto Japan Shuji Maejima United Kingdom Matt Howson Hong Kong KCMG Japan 'Hirobon'

Championship standings
Scoring systems
Position 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th
Points 25 18 15 12 10 8 6 4 2 1

TCR Japan Series
TCR Japan Saturday Series
Pos. Driver ATP SUG FUJ OKA SUZ Pts.
1 United Kingdom Matt Howson 11 35 64 64 22 88
2 Japan Takuro Shinohara 22 21 91 11 82
3 Japan Yu Kanamaru 33 14 15 DSQ5 11 75
4 Japan Takeshi Matsumoto 55 44 2 2 133 64
5 Japan Shogo Mitsuyama 44 13 53 123 14 58
6 Japan Shuji Maejima DNS 72 32 72 34 56
7 Japan 'Hirobon' 8 6 4 3 4 51
8 Japan Yukinori Taniguchi 6 5 7 4 6 44
9 Japan Resshu Shioya 10 8 Ret 5 5 25
10 Japan 'Yoshiki' 7 9 11 8 7 18
11 Hong Kong Paul Ip 8 13 105 6
12 France Philippe Devesa 8 4
13 Japan Masayuki Ueda 9 10 12 10 15 4
14 Japan 'Mototino' 11 12 14 9 11 2
15 Japan Jun Sato 12 15 13 15 9 2
16 Japan 'Kenji' 13 11 10 11 16 1
17 Japan Jun Makino 14 13 15 14 12 0
18 Japan Hideki Nakahara 16 0
Pos. Driver ATP SUG FUJ OKA SUZ Pts.
TCR Japan Sunday Series
Pos. Driver ATP SUG FUJ OKA SUZ Pts.
1 Japan Takeshi Matsumoto 3 25 32 45 21 89
2 Japan Yu Kanamaru 13 Ret4 11 54 93 77
3 Japan Shuji Maejima 8 12 25 22 11 75
4 United Kingdom Matt Howson 22 93 Ret3 6 1 67
5 Japan Shogo Mitsuyama 4 3 44 33 6 67
6 Japan 'Hirobon' 65 4 5 13 34 48
7 Japan Takuro Shinohara Ret1 Ret1 7 11 46
8 Japan Resshu Shioya 54 11 15 11 4 24
9 Japan 'Yoshiki' 9 5 8 8 Ret 20
10 Japan 'Kenji' 10 6 11 12 8 13
11 Japan Yukinori Taniguchi 7 13† 12 7 Ret 12
12 France Philippe Devesa 5 1
13 Japan Masayuki Ueda 11 10 10 9 7 10
14 Hong Kong Paul Ip 6 14 13 8
15 Japan Jun Sato 12 7 9 15 Ret 8
16 Japan 'Mototino' 13 8 14 10 10 6
17 Japan Jun Makino 14 12 13 16 12 0
18 Japan Hideki Nakahra 16 0
Pos. Driver ATP SUG FUJ OKA SUZ 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.

Gentleman championship
TCR Japan Saturday Series
Pos. Driver ATP SUG FUJ OKA SUZ Pts.
1 Japan Yukinori Taniguchi 6 5 7 4 63 111
2 Japan 'Hirobon' 8 6 4 3 44 104
3 Japan Shuji Maejima DNS 72 32 72 31 98
4 Japan 'Yoshiki' 7 9 11 8 7 65
5 Japan Resshu Shioya 10 8 Ret 5 55 61
6 Japan Masayuki Ueda 9 10 12 10 1 32
7 Japan 'Kenji' 13 11 10 11 16 30
8 Japan 'Mototino' 11 12 14 9 11 24
9 Hong Kong Paul Ip 8 13 102 22
10 Japan Jun Sato 12 15 13 15 9 17
11 France Philippe Devesa 8 8
12 Japan Jun Makino 14 13 15 14 12 7
13 Japan Hideki Nakahara 16 0
Pos. Driver ATP SUG FUJ OKA SUZ Pts.
TCR Japan Sunday Series
Pos. Driver ATP SUG FUJ OKA SUZ Pts.
1 Japan Shuji Maejima 8 12 25 22 11 114
2 Japan 'Hirobon' 65 4 5 13 34 102
3 Japan Resshu Shioya 54 11 15 11 4 63
4 Japan 'Yoshiki' 9 5 8 8 Ret 58
5 Japan Yukinori Taniguchi 7 13† 12 7 Ret 53
6 Japan Masayuki Ueda 11 10 10 9 7 48
7 Japan 'Kenji' 10 6 11 12 8 43
8 Japan 'Mototino' 13 8 14 10 10 29
9 Japan Jun Sato 12 7 9 15 Ret 26
10 Hong Kong Paul Ip 6 14 13 20
11 France Philippe Devesa 5 15
12 Japan Jun Makino 14 12 13 16 12 9
13 Japan Hideki Nakahra 16 0
Pos. Driver ATP SUG FUJ OKA SUZ 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

Entrants championship
Pos. Entrant No. ATP SUG FUJ OKA SUZ Pts.
1 Hong Kong KCMG 18 11 22 35 93 64 Ret3 64 6 24 1 155
4 Japan Volkswagen Wakayama Chuo RT with TEAM Wakayama 25 55 3 44 25 2 32 2 45 133 21 153
3 Japan Team GOH Models 5 33 13 14 Ret4 15 11 DSQ5 54 11 93 152
6 Japan GO＆FUN-SquadraCorse 33 DNS 8 72 12 32 25 72 22 34 11 131
2 Japan Hitotsuyama Racing 21 22 Ret1 21 Ret1 91 7 11 11 128
5 Japan Saitama Toyopet GreenBrave 52 44 4 13 3 53 44 123 33 14 6 125
7 Japan Birth Racing Project HITMAN ANDARE 19 8 65 6 4 4 5 3 13 4 34 99
8 Hong Kong KCMG 72 6 7 5 13† 7 12 4 7 6 Ret 56
9 Japan TEAM G/MOTION 62 10 54 8 11 Ret 15 5 11 5 4 49
10 Japan PURPLE RACING 23 7 9 9 5 11 8 8 8 7 Ret 38
12 Japan Adenau 30 8 5 14
16 Japan PURPLE RACING 24 13 10 11 6 10 11 11 12 16 8 14
11 Hong Kong KCMG 22 8 6 13 14 105 13 14
13 Japan Birth Racing Project RN Sport Audi Mie 190 9 11 10 10 12 10 10 9 15 7 14
15 Japan Adenau 10 12 12 15 7 13 9 15 15 9 Ret 10
14 Japan 55 MOTO RACING 55 11 13 12 8 14 14 9 10 11 10 8
17 Japan Nilzz Racing 7 14 14 13 12 15 13 14 16 12 12 0
18 Japan Hitotsuyama Racing 101 16 16 0
Pos. Driver No. ATP SUG FUJ OKA SUZ 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

Footnotes
  1. Car No. 19 entered as Birth Racing Project HITMAN ANDARE while car No. 190 is entered as Birth Racing Project RN Sport Audi Mie.

References
  1. "TCR Japan set for launch in 2019 - TouringCarTimes". TouringCarTimes. 2018-10-17. Retrieved 2018-10-27.
  2. "TCR ジャパン シリーズ / TCR Japan series". tcr-japan.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 2018-11-25.
  3. "TCR ジャパン シリーズ / TCR Japan series". tcr-japan.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 2018-03-20.
  4. "KCMG announces double Japanese programme". TouringCarTimes. 2019-03-19. Retrieved 2019-03-19.
  5. "TCR ジャパン シリーズ / TCR Japan series". tcr-japan.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 2018-11-25.
  6. "TCR Japan 2019 calendar unveiled at Suzuka - TouringCarTimes". TouringCarTimes. 2018-10-27. Retrieved 2018-10-27.
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