2019 TCR Malaysia Touring Car Championship

The 2019 TCR Malaysia Touring Car Championship was the first season of the TCR Malaysia Touring Car Championship. The season began on 19 January at the Sepang International Circuit and ended on 24 February at the same circuit.

Teams and drivers

Yokohama is the official tire supplier.

Team Car No. Drivers Rounds
Hong Kong Prince Racing[1] Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8)[1] 2 Hong Kong Kenneth Lau[1] All
7 Hong Kong Michael Choi[1] All
Germany Liqui Moly Team Engstler[2][3] Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR[3] 3 Germany Kai Jordan[3] All
4 Malaysia Adam Khalid[4] 1
5 Malaysia Ahmad Azlee[5] 2
9 Hong Kong Henry Kwong[3] 1
11 Malaysia Mark Darwin[6] 3
22 Malaysia Brendan Anthony[5] 2
29 Malaysia Mitchell Cheah[6] 3
Hyundai i30 N TCR[2] 8 Germany Luca Engstler[2] All
26 Hong Kong Michael Soong 2–3
27 France Théo Coicaud[3] 1
Hong Kong Teamwork Motorsport[1] Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR[1] 10 Hong Kong Cherry Cheung[6] 3
12 United Kingdom Robert Huff[4] 1
Slovakia Brutal Fish Racing Team[4] Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR[4] 17 Slovakia Martin Ryba[4] All
Hong Kong Maximum Racing[4] Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK2)[4] 23 Hong Kong Garry Cheung[4] 1
Hong Kong David Lau[4]
Hong Kong KCMG[4] Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8)[4] 51 Hong Kong Paul Ip[4] All
Malaysia Viper Niza Racing[4] CUPRA León TCR[4] 65 Malaysia Douglas Khoo[4] All
80 Russia Andrei Abaluev[6] 3
South Korea Indigo Racing[4] Hyundai i30 N TCR[4] 97 South Korea Charlie Kang[4] 1

Calendar and results

The calendar was released on 10 October 2018, with all rounds being held within Malaysia.[7][8]

Rnd. Circuit Date Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning Team Supporting
1 1 Sepang International Circuit, Kuala Lumpur 20 January United Kingdom Robert Huff Germany Luca Engstler Germany Luca Engstler Germany Liqui Moly Team Engstler F3 Asian Championship Winter Series
2 Germany Luca Engstler Germany Luca Engstler Germany Liqui Moly Team Engstler
2 3 26 January Germany Luca Engstler Germany Luca Engstler Germany Luca Engstler Germany Liqui Moly Team Engstler
4 Germany Luca Engstler Germany Luca Engstler Germany Liqui Moly Team Engstler
3 5 23–24 February Malaysia Mitchell Cheah Germany Luca Engstler Malaysia Mitchell Cheah Germany Liqui Moly Team Engstler Asian Le Mans Series
F3 Asian Championship Winter Series
6 Germany Luca Engstler Germany Luca Engstler Germany Liqui Moly Team Engstler

Championship standings

Drivers' championship
Pos Driver SEP1 SEP2† SEP3 Points
1 Germany Luca Engstler 12 1 11 1 23 1 142.5
2 Germany Kai Jordan 5 3 23 2 Ret5 4 68
3 Slovakia Martin Ryba 3 8 4 5 6 5 53
4 Malaysia Mitchell Cheah 11 2 48
5 Hong Kong Paul Ip Ret4 6 32 Ret 34 7 44.5
6 Malaysia Douglas Khoo 4 7 8 4 102 10 38
7 Hong Kong Michael Choi 8 10 9 6 7 3 35
8 United Kingdom Robert Huff 21 5 33
9 Hong Kong Kenneth Lau 9 11 64 7 5 DSQ 24
10 Malaysia Brendan Anthony 5 3 20
11 Malaysia Adam Khalid 6 4 20
12 Malaysia Mark Darwin 4 6 20
13 South Korea Charlie Kang Ret5 2 19
14 Hong Kong Michael Soong Ret5 DNS 8 8 9
15 Hong Kong Henry Kwong 7 9 8
16 Hong Kong Cherry Cheung 9 9 4
17 Malaysia Ahmad Azlee 7 Ret 3
18 France Théo Coicaud Ret3 DNS 3
19 Hong Kong Garry Cheung 10 1
20 Russia Andrei Abaluev Ret Ret 0
21 Hong Kong David Lau DNS 0
Pos Driver SEP1 SEP2† SEP3 Points

† — In the first race of the second round, half points after a stopped race.

Team's Standings
Pos. Team SEP1 SEP2† SEP3 Pts.
1 Germany Liqui Moly Team Engstler 12 1 11 1 11 1 248,5
53 3 23 2 23 2
2 Hong Kong Prince Racing 8 10 64 6 5 3 83
9 11 9 7 7 DSQ
3 Slovakia Brutal Fish Racing Team 3 8 4 5 6 5 61
4 Malaysia Viper Niza Racing 4 7 85 4 102 10 55
Ret5 Ret
5 Hong Kong KCMG Ret4 6 32 Ret 34 7 50,5
6 Hong Kong Teamwork Motorsport 21 5 9 9 49
7 South Korea Indigo Racing Ret5 2 19
8 Hong Kong Maximum Racing 10 DNS 4
Pos Driver SEP1 SEP2† SEP3 Points

References
  1. Hudson, Neil (4 January 2019). "First entries confirmed for the 2019 TCR Malaysia championship". TouringCarTimes. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
  2. Hudson, Neil (7 January 2019). "Luca Engstler confirmed for 2019 TCR Malaysia season". TouringCarTimes. Retrieved 7 January 2019.
  3. "Team Engstler enter five cars for TCR Malaysia". TouringCarTimes. 2019-01-11. Retrieved 2019-01-11.
  4. "The new TCR Malaysia championship kicks off at Sepang". tcr-series.com. 17 January 2019. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
  5. "TCR Malaysia resumes at Sepang for rounds 3 & 4". tcr-series.com. 25 January 2019. Retrieved 22 February 2019.
  6. "Engstler targets TCR Malaysia's inaugural title". tcr-series.com. 21 February 2019. Retrieved 22 February 2019.
  7. "TCR Malaysia to launch in early 2019". asia.tcr-series.com. 10 October 2018. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
  8. "TCR Malaysia set for introduction in 2019". TouringCarTimes.com. 10 October 2018. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
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