2018 TCR China Touring Car Championship

The 2018 TCR China season was the second season of the TCR's Chinese Touring Car Championship.

Teams and drivers

Team	Car	No.	Drivers	Rounds
Freely Racing	SEAT León TCR	2	Dai Ling Yi	2
	SEAT León TCR	3	Du Jia Ping	2
	Alfa Romeo Giulietta TCR	16	Yiu Loong	3
		98	Ma Qing Hua	5
		98	Xia Yi Li	5
D Garage	Kia Cee'd TCR	5	Edmand Chan	1
D Garage	Kia Cee'd TCR	5	Lo Sze Ho	1
Son Veng Racing Team	Volkswagen Golf GTi TCR	6	Jerónimo Badaraco	1
			Leong Ian Veng	1, 4
			Eric Lam	3–4
			Anson Wong	3
MacPro Racing	Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8)	8	Miguel Kong	1, 3–4
			Kevin Lam	1, 4
			Kevin Tse	3
			Kang Jian Zhong	2
			Tang You Xi	2
		88	Eurico de Jesus	1, 3–4
			Henry Ho	1, 3–4
			André Couto	2
Teamwork Motorsport	Audi RS 3 LMS TCR	9	Shi Nai Jie	5
	Audi RS 3 LMS TCR	66	Paul Poon	3
	Volkswagen Golf GTi TCR	11	Alex Hui	All
	Volkswagen Golf GTi TCR	11	Sunny Wong	All
TRC	Honda Civic TCR (FK2)	17	Terence Tse	1
	Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK2)	18	Rolly Sham	1
		18	James Tang	1
		26	Pat Wong	1
CUS Team	Volkswagen Golf GTi TCR	19	Zhou Bi Huang	2–3
CUS Team	Volkswagen Golf GTi TCR	19	Zhu Zhen Yu	2–3
Lufang Racing Team	Volkswagen Golf GTi TCR	20	Li Ke Ling	5
Lufang Racing Team	Volkswagen Golf GTi TCR	20	Mai Yi Bo	5
NewFaster Racing	Audi RS 3 LMS TCR	21	Wang Hao	1
NewFaster Racing	Audi RS 3 LMS TCR	81	Carson Tang	1
T.A Motorsport	Audi RS 3 LMS TCR	26	Filipe de Souza	3–4
T.A Motorsport		26	Ryan Wong	4
Champ X T.A Motorsport		33	Falco Lau	5
Champ X T.A Motorsport		33	Gary Lo	5
Hexin Racing	Volkswagen Golf GTi TCR	60	Chang Shuai	4
Hexin Racing	Volkswagen Golf GTi TCR	60	Chen Zhen	4
Liqui Moly HE Racing	Volkswagen Golf GTi TCR	68	Li Xue Feng	All
Liqui Moly HE Racing	Volkswagen Golf GTi TCR	68	Tian Li Ying	All
LEO Racing	Volkswagen Golf GTi TCR	77	Li Lin	1–3, 5
LEO Racing	Volkswagen Golf GTi TCR	77	Li Shi Cheng	5
DRT Racing	Volkswagen Golf GTi TCR	99	Lai Wee Sing	1
DRT Racing	Volkswagen Golf GTi TCR	99	Lv Xin Min	1

Calendar and results

The 2018 schedule was announced on 18 December 2017, with six events scheduled.

Rnd.		Circuit	Date	Pole position	Fastest lap	Winning driver	Winning team	Supporting
1	1	Zhuhai International Circuit	19 May	Lo Sze Ho	Lo Sze Ho	Henry Ho	MacPro Racing
	2		19 May	Wang Hao	Wang Hao	Eurico de Jesus	MacPro Racing
	3		20 May	Lai Wee Sing Lv Xin Min	Alex Hui Sunny Wong	Alex Hui Sunny Wong	Teamwork Motorsport
2	4	Ningbo International Circuit	1 September	André Couto	André Couto	André Couto	MacPro Racing
	5		1 September	André Couto	André Couto	André Couto	MacPro Racing
	6		2 September	Li Xue Feng Tian Li Ying	André Couto	Alex Hui Sunny Wong	Teamwork Motorsport
3	7	Ningbo International Circuit	29 September	Alex Hui	Alex Hui	Henry Ho	MacPro Racing	World Touring Car Cup China Touring Car Championship
	8			Sunny Wong	Sunny Wong	Eurico de Jesus	MacPro Racing
	9			Filipe de Souza	Eurico de Jesus Henry Ho	Alex Hui Sunny Wong	Teamwork Motorsport
4	10	Shanghai International Circuit	5 October	Henry Ho	Henry Ho	Henry Ho	MacPro Racing	TCR Asia Series
	11			Alex Hui	Alex Hui	Alex Hui	Teamwork Motorsport
	12			Alex Hui Sunny Wong	Alex Hui Sunny Wong	Alex Hui Sunny Wong	Teamwork Motorsport
5	13	Guangdong International Circuit	30 December	Sunny Wong	Ma Qing Hua	Ma Qing Hua	Freely Racing
	14			Alex Hui	Alex Hui	Alex Hui	Teamwork Motorsport
	15			Li Ke Ling Mai Yi Bo	Ma Qing Hua Xia Yi Li	Alex Hui Sunny Wong	Teamwork Motorsport

Championship standings

Drivers' championship

Pos.	Driver	ZHU			NIN1			NIN2			SHA			GUA			Pts.
1	Alex Hui		2	1	4		1	3		1		1	1		1	1	157
1	Sunny Wong	2		1		Ret	1		7	1	Ret		1	Ret		1	157
2	Henry Ho	1		Ret				1		6	1		3				127
	Eurico de Jesus		1	Ret					1	6		DSQ	3
	André Couto				1	1	4
3	Li Xue Feng	10		4		4	5	8		4		5	4		3	Ret	92.5
3	Tian Li Ying		Ret	4	5		5		5	4	3		4	3		Ret	92.5
4	Li Lin	Ret	3	Ret	3	Ret	6	7	2	5				2		2	82.5
4	Li Shi Cheng														2	2	82.5
5	Miguel Kong		4	3					4	Ret		3	5				76
	Kevin Lam	12		3							5		5
	Kang Jian Zhong					3	2
	Tang You Xi				Ret		2
	Kevin Tse							4		Ret
6	Filipe de Souza							Ret	3	2	2		2				60
6	Ryan Wong											2	2				60
7	Zhou Bi Huang					2	3		Ret	3							55
7	Zhu Zhen Yu				2		3	2		3							55
8	Ma Qing Hua													1		Ret	29
8	Xia Yi Li														4	Ret	29
9	Jerónimo Badaraco	8		DNS													21
	Leong Ian Veng		Ret	DNS							4		7
	Eric Lam											6	7
10	Li Ke Ling													4		5	21
10	Mai Yi Bo														5	5	21
11	Shi Nai Jie													5	6	4	21
12	Lai Wee Sing	4		5													19
12	Lv Xin Min		7	5													19
13	Carson Tang	Ret	6	2													17
14	Chang Shuai										6		6				14
14	Chen Zhen											4	6				14
16	Eric Lam							5		Ret							12
16	Anson Wong								6	Ret							12
17	Terence Tse	6	5	DNS													11
18	Wang Hao	3	Ret	DNS													10
19	Du Jia Ping				7	5	Ret										10
20	Dai Ling Yi				6	6	Ret										10
21	Pat Wong	7	8	DNS													7
22	Paul Poon							6	Ret	Ret							7
23	Edmand Chan		Ret	DNS													6
23	Lo Sze Ho	5		DNS													6
24	Yiu Loong							9	Ret	DNS							5
25	Rolly Sham		Ret	DNS													2
25	James Tang	9		DNS													2
Pos.	Driver	ZHU			NIN1			NIN2			SHA			GUA			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

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Hudson, Neil (30 December 2018). "Ma Qing Hua wins the first race at Guangdong". TouringCarTimes. Retrieved 30 December 2018.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h Hudson, Neil (31 August 2018). "André Couto storms to pole for TCR China Race 1 at Ningbo". TouringCarTimes. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h Hudson, Neil (29 September 2018). "Henry Ho wins the first sprint race at Ningbo". TouringCarTimes. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
^ ^a ^b ^c Hudson, Neil (30 December 2018). "Alex Hui takes the race and secures the title with Guangdong Race 2 win". TouringCarTimes. Retrieved 30 December 2018.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v ^w ^x Hudson, Neil (19 May 2018). "Lo Sze Ho puts Kia on pole for TCR China Race 1 at Zhuhai". TouringCarTimes. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Hudson, Neil (19 May 2018). "Wang Hao tops qualifying in NewFaster Audi for TCR China Zhuhai Race 2". TouringCarTimes. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
^ Hudson, Neil (29 September 2018). "Alex Hui and Sunny Wong continue enduro race success at Ningbo". TouringCarTimes. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Hudson, Neil (19 May 2018). "Henry Ho wins TCR China Race 1 at Zhuhai". TouringCarTimes. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
^ ^a ^b Hudson, Neil (31 August 2018). "Double pole for André Couto on racing return at Ningbo". TouringCarTimes. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Hudson, Neil (13 March 2018). "Teamwork Motorsport confirm Alex Hui and Sunny Wong for 2018 TCR China". TouringCarTimes. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
^ ^a ^b Hudson, Neil (20 May 2018). "Eurico de Jesus wins Race 2 at Zhuhai for MacPro Racing". TouringCarTimes. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
^ Hudson, Neil (29 September 2018). "Eurico de Jesus takes sixth-straight sprint race win for the #88 MacPro Honda". TouringCarTimes. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
^ "Alex Hui and Sunny Wong maintain TCR China endurance run". TouringCarTimes. 5 October 2018. Retrieved 30 December 2018.
^ Hudson, Neil (30 December 2018). "Sunny Wong and Alex Hui win the final race of the 2018 season at Guangdong". TouringCarTimes. Retrieved 30 December 2018.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "TCR Asia Shanghai title showdown and weekend of endurance". asia.tcr-series.com. 4 October 2018. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
^ "2018 Rules and Technical Rules" (PDF). tcrchina.com. 12 April 2018.

External links

TCR China Series Official website Archived 2020-10-26 at the Wayback Machine

[Race1R5-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Hudson, Neil (30 December 2018). "Ma Qing Hua wins the first race at Guangdong". TouringCarTimes. Retrieved 30 December 2018.

[QualifyingR2-2] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h Hudson, Neil (31 August 2018). "André Couto storms to pole for TCR China Race 1 at Ningbo". TouringCarTimes. Retrieved 31 August 2018.

[Race1R3-3] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h Hudson, Neil (29 September 2018). "Henry Ho wins the first sprint race at Ningbo". TouringCarTimes. Retrieved 10 October 2018.

[Race2R5-4] Hudson, Neil (30 December 2018). "Alex Hui takes the race and secures the title with Guangdong Race 2 win". TouringCarTimes. Retrieved 30 December 2018.

[QualifyingR1-5] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v ^w ^x Hudson, Neil (19 May 2018). "Lo Sze Ho puts Kia on pole for TCR China Race 1 at Zhuhai". TouringCarTimes. Retrieved 20 May 2018.

[Qualifying2R1-6] Hudson, Neil (19 May 2018). "Wang Hao tops qualifying in NewFaster Audi for TCR China Zhuhai Race 2". TouringCarTimes. Retrieved 20 May 2018.

[7] Hudson, Neil (29 September 2018). "Alex Hui and Sunny Wong continue enduro race success at Ningbo". TouringCarTimes. Retrieved 10 October 2018.

[Race1R1-8] Hudson, Neil (19 May 2018). "Henry Ho wins TCR China Race 1 at Zhuhai". TouringCarTimes. Retrieved 20 May 2018.

[Qualifying2R2-9] Hudson, Neil (31 August 2018). "Double pole for André Couto on racing return at Ningbo". TouringCarTimes. Retrieved 31 August 2018.

[Teamwork-10] Hudson, Neil (13 March 2018). "Teamwork Motorsport confirm Alex Hui and Sunny Wong for 2018 TCR China". TouringCarTimes. Retrieved 20 May 2018.

[Race2R1-11] Hudson, Neil (20 May 2018). "Eurico de Jesus wins Race 2 at Zhuhai for MacPro Racing". TouringCarTimes. Retrieved 20 May 2018.

[12] Hudson, Neil (29 September 2018). "Eurico de Jesus takes sixth-straight sprint race win for the #88 MacPro Honda". TouringCarTimes. Retrieved 10 October 2018.

[13] "Alex Hui and Sunny Wong maintain TCR China endurance run". TouringCarTimes. 5 October 2018. Retrieved 30 December 2018.

[14] Hudson, Neil (30 December 2018). "Sunny Wong and Alex Hui win the final race of the 2018 season at Guangdong". TouringCarTimes. Retrieved 30 December 2018.

[ShanghaiEntryList-15] "TCR Asia Shanghai title showdown and weekend of endurance". asia.tcr-series.com. 4 October 2018. Retrieved 10 October 2018.

[16] "2018 Rules and Technical Rules" (PDF). tcrchina.com. 12 April 2018.