# 2018 TCR Asia Series

The 2018 TCR Asia Series season is the fourth season of the TCR Asia Series. For the first time at the first three events of TCR Asia, the South-East Asia Cup will be held.

## Teams and drivers

| Team | Car | No. | Drivers | Class | Rounds |
| R Engineering | Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK2) | 2 | Akash Nandy | | 1 |
| R Engineering | Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK2) | 23 | Abdul Kaathir | | 1 |
| Elegant Racing Team | SEAT León TCR | 3 | Alex Liu | Cup | 1–3 |
| Elegant Racing Team | CUPRA León TCR | 3 | Alex Liu | Cup | 4–5 |
| Elegant Racing Team | CUPRA León TCR | 30 | Kelvin Wong | Cup | 4–5 |
| Elegant Racing Team | SEAT León TCR | 30 | Kelvin Wong | Cup | 1–3 |
| Liqui Moly Team Engstler | Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR | 8 | Luca Engstler | | 1–4 |
| Liqui Moly Team Engstler | Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR | 108 | Luca Engstler | | 5 |
| Liqui Moly Team Engstler | Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR | 29 | Mitchell Cheah | | All |
| Liqui Moly Team Engstler | Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR | 32 | Diego Moran | | All |
| Maximum Racing | Honda Civic TCR (FK2) | 5 | Clement Tong | Cup | 2, 4 |
| Maximum Racing | Honda Civic TCR (FK2) | 22 | Ivan Szeto | Cup | 1, 3, 5 |
| Maximum Racing | Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK2) | 28 | Lo Sze Ho | | 1–4 |
| Viper Niza Racing | SEAT León TCR | 65 | Douglas Khoo | Cup | 1–3 |
| Viper Niza Racing | CUPRA León TCR | 65 | Douglas Khoo | Cup | 4–5 |
| Entries ineligible to score points ||||||
| Viper Niza Racing | CUPRA León TCR | 1 | Kantadhee Kusiri | | 4 |
| Son Veng Racing Team | Volkswagen Golf GTi TCR | 6 | Leong Ian Veng | | 5 |
| Son Veng Racing Team | Volkswagen Golf GTi TCR | 6 | Eric Lam | | 5 |
| MacPro Racing | Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) | 8 | Miguel Kong | | 5 |
| MacPro Racing | Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) | 8 | Kevin Lam | | 5 |
| MacPro Racing | Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) | 88 | Eurico de Jesus | | 5 |
| MacPro Racing | Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) | 88 | Henry Ho | | 5 |
| Teamwork Motorsport | Volkswagen Golf GTi TCR | 11 | Alex Hui | | 5 |
| Teamwork Motorsport | Volkswagen Golf GTi TCR | 11 | Sunny Wong | | 5 |
| BrandNew Racing | Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR | 11 | Alex Hui | | 4 |
| BrandNew Racing | Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR | 20 | Andrew Kim | | 4 |
| Billionaire Boy Racing | Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK2) | 15 | Chariya Nuya | AM | 1–4 |
| E-Rain Motorsport | Hyundai i30 N TCR | 16 | Lee Do Hyeon | | 4 |
| T.A Motorsport | Audi RS 3 LMS TCR | 26 | Filipe de Souza | | 5 |
| T.A Motorsport | Audi RS 3 LMS TCR | 26 | Ryan Wong | | 5 |
| Alphafactory Racing Team by Pulzar | SEAT León TCR | 33 | Jakraphan Davee | AM | 1–3 |
| Vattana Motorsport | Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK2) | 59 | Pattarapol Vongprai | AM | 1–3 |
| Hexin Racing | Volkswagen Golf GTi TCR | 60 | Chang Shuai | | 5 |
| Hexin Racing | Volkswagen Golf GTi TCR | 60 | Chen Zhen | | 5 |
| TBN MK Ihere Racing Team | Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK2) | 66 | Nattachak Hanjitkasen | AM | 1–4 |
| Liqui Moly HE Racing | Volkswagen Golf GTi TCR | 68 | Li Xue Feng | | 5 |
| Liqui Moly HE Racing | Volkswagen Golf GTi TCR | 68 | Tian Li Ying | | 5 |
| Indigo Racing | Hyundai i30 N TCR | 87 | Charlie Kang | | 4 |
| Indigo Racing | Hyundai i30 N TCR | 97 | Cho Hoon Hyun | | 4 |
| Morin Racing Team by Sunoco | SEAT León TCR | 96 | Nattanid Leewattanavaragul | AM | 1–3 |
| DreamRacer Racing Team | Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) | 101 | Kim Byoung Hyun | | 4 |
| KMSA Motorsport | Hyundai i30 N TCR | 103 | Kang Dong Woo | | 4 |

## Calendar and results

The provisional 2018 schedule was announced on 17 January 2018, with five events scheduled.
| Rnd. | Rnd. | Circuit | Date | Pole position | Fastest lap | Winning driver | Winning team | Supporting |
| 1 | 1 | Sepang International Circuit, Kuala Lumpur | 31 March | Luca Engstler | Diego Moran | Luca Engstler | Liqui Moly Team Engstler | South-East Asia Cup TCR Thailand Series |
| 1 | 2 | Sepang International Circuit, Kuala Lumpur | 1 April | | Mitchell Cheah | Mitchell Cheah | Liqui Moly Team Engstler | South-East Asia Cup TCR Thailand Series |
| 2 | 3 | Chang International Circuit, Buriram | 2 June | Luca Engstler | Luca Engstler | Mitchell Cheah | Liqui Moly Team Engstler | South-East Asia Cup TCR Thailand Series |
| 2 | 4 | Chang International Circuit, Buriram | 3 June | | Luca Engstler | Diego Moran | Liqui Moly Team Engstler | South-East Asia Cup TCR Thailand Series |
| 3 | 5 | Bangsaen Street Circuit, Chonburi | 14 July | Luca Engstler | Lo Sze Ho | Alex Liu | Elegant Racing Team | South-East Asia Cup TCR Thailand Series |
| 3 | 6 | Bangsaen Street Circuit, Chonburi | 15 July | | Lo Sze Ho | Lo Sze Ho | Maximum Racing | South-East Asia Cup TCR Thailand Series |
| 4 | 7 | Korea International Circuit, Yeongam | 26 August | Luca Engstler | Luca Engstler | Luca Engstler | Liqui Moly Team Engstler | TCR Korea Series |
| 4 | 8 | Korea International Circuit, Yeongam | 26 August | | Luca Engstler | Luca Engstler | Liqui Moly Team Engstler | TCR Korea Series |
| 5 | 9 | Shanghai International Circuit, Shanghai | 4 October | Mitchell Cheah | Mitchell Cheah | Luca Engstler | Liqui Moly Team Engstler | TCR China Series |
| 5 | 10 | Shanghai International Circuit, Shanghai | 5 October | | Luca Engstler | Luca Engstler | Liqui Moly Team Engstler | TCR China Series |
| INV | INV | Shanghai International Circuit, Shanghai | 7 October | Alex Liu Kenneth Look | Luca Engstler Diego Moran Théo Coicaud | Luca Engstler Diego Moran Théo Coicaud | Liqui Moly Team Engstler | SIC888 Endurance |

## Championship standings
### Drivers' championship

| Pos | Driver | SEP | SEP | BUR | BUR | BNS | BNS | YEO | YEO | SHA | SHA | Points |
| 1 | Luca Engstler | 1$^1$ | 3 | Ret$^1$ | 2 | 6$^1$ | Ret | 2$^1$ | 1 | 1$^2$ | 1 | 197 |
| 2 | Mitchell Cheah | 2$^2$ | 1 | 1$^3$ | 11 | Ret | 3 | 14†$^2$ | 3 | 2$^1$ | 2 | 173 |
| 3 | Diego Moran | 9$^3$ | Ret | 2$^2$ | 1 | DNS$^5$ | 2 | NC | 4 | 3$^3$ | 3 | 127 |
| 4 | Wong Kiang Kuan | 10 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5$^3$ | Ret | Ret$^5$ | 5 | 106 |
| 5 | Lo Sze Ho | 3$^4$ | 2 | 4 | 12 | 8$^2$ | 1 | Ret$^5$ | DNS | | | 98 |
| 6 | Douglas Khoo | 13 | 11 | 10 | 8 | Ret | 8 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 82 |
| 7 | Alex Liu | 11 | 6 | 6$^4$ | Ret | 4 | Ret | 6$^4$ | Ret | Ret | Ret | 69 |
| 8 | Ivan Szeto | Ret | 7 | | | DNS | DNS | | | 7 | 11 | 26 |
| 9 | Abdul Kaathir | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | 22 |
| 10 | Clement Tong | | | 11 | 10 | | | DNS | DNS | | | 16 |
| 11 | Akash Nandy | 4$^5$ | Ret | | | | | | | | | 13 |
| Drivers ineligible to score points |||||||||||||
| | Kantadhee Kusiri | | | | | | | 1 | 2 | | | - |
| | Pattarapol Vongprai | 6 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 1 | Ret | | | | | - |
| | Nattanid Leewattanavaragul | 8 | Ret | 12 | 6 | 2 | 7 | | | | | - |
| | Jakraphan Davee | 12 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 4 | | | | | - |
| | Chariya Nuya | 7 | 9 | 5 | 3 | Ret | 9 | 12 | 6 | | | - |
| | Andrew Kim | | | | | | | 3 | 10 | | | - |
| | Alex Hui | | | | | | | 4 | 14 | Ret | 4 | - |
| | Sunny Wong | | | | | | | | | Ret | 4 | - |
| | Henry Ho Eurico de Jesus | | | | | | | | | 4 | EX | - |
| | Filipe de Souza Ryan Wong | | | | | | | | | 5 | 6 | - |
| | Kang Byung Hui | | | | | | | 10 | 5 | | | - |
| | Nattachak Hanjitkasen | 14 | Ret | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 7 | | | - |
| | Tian Yi Ling Xue Li | | | | | | | | | 6 | 10 | - |
| | Kim Byoung Hyun | | | | | | | 7 | 9 | | | - |
| | Ka Lam Kin Kong | | | | | | | | | 10 | 7 | - |
| | Leong Ian Weng Wai Lam | | | | | | | | | 8 | 12 | - |
| | Kang Dong Woo | | | | | | | Ret | 8 | | | - |
| | Cho Hoon Hyun | | | | | | | 9 | 11 | | | - |
| | Shuai Chang Zen Chen | | | | | | | | | Ret | 9 | - |
| | Lee Do Hyeon | | | | | | | 11 | 12 | | | - |

### Teams' championship

| Pos | Driver | SEP | SEP | BUR | BUR | BNS | BNS | YEO | YEO | SHA | SHA | Points |
| 1 | Liqui Moly Team Engstler | 1$^1$ | 1 | 1$^3$ | 1 | 6$^1$ | 2 | 2$^1$ | 1 | 1$^2$ | 1 | 425 |
| 1 | Liqui Moly Team Engstler | 2$^2$ | 3 | 2$^2$ | 2 | Ret | 3 | 14†$^2$ | 3 | 2$^1$ | 2 | 425 |
| 2 | Elegant Racing Team | 10 | 5 | 6$^4$ | 7 | 4 | 5 | 5$^3$ | Ret | Ret$^5$ | 5 | 185 |
| 2 | Elegant Racing Team | 11 | 6 | 7 | Ret | 5 | Ret | 6$^4$ | Ret | Ret | Ret | 185 |
| 3 | Maximum Racing | 3$^3$ | 2 | 4 | 10 | 8$^2$ | 1 | | | 7 | 11 | 149 |
| 3 | Maximum Racing | Ret | 7 | 11 | 12 | DNS | DNS | | | | | 149 |
| 4 | Viper Niza Racing | 13 | 11 | 10 | 8 | Ret | 8 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 93 |
| 5 | R Engineering | 4$^4$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | 37 |
| 5 | R Engineering | 5$^5$ | Ret | | | | | | | | | 37 |
| Teams ineligible to score points |||||||||||||
| | Vattana Motorsport | 6 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 1 | Ret | | | | | - |
| | Billionaire Boy Racing | 7 | 9 | 5 | 3 | Ret | 9 | 12 | 6 | | | - |
| | Alphafactory Racing Team by Pulzar | 12 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 4 | | | | | - |
| | Morin Racing Team by Sunoco | 8 | Ret | 12 | 6 | 2 | 7 | | | | | - |
| | TBN MK Ihere Racing Team | 14 | Ret | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 7 | | | - |
| | Viper Niza Racing | | | | | | | 1 | 2 | | | - |
| | E-Rain Motorsport | | | | | | | 3 | 10 | | | - |
| | Teamwork Brand New Racing | | | | | | | 4 | 14 | | | - |
| | DreamRacer Racing Team | | | | | | | 7 | 9 | | | - |
| | Indigo Racing | | | | | | | 9 | 11 | | | - |
| | Indigo Racing | | | | | | | EX | EX | | | - |
| | KMSA Motorsport | | | | | | | Ret | 8 | | | - |