# 2015 TCR Asia Series

The 2015 TCR Asia Series season was the first season of the TCR Asia Series. The season began at Sepang on 5 September and finished on 22 November at the Guia Circuit in Macau, after four rounds.
Michael Choi won the drivers' championship, driving a Honda Civic TCR, and Asia Racing Team won the teams' championship.

## Teams and drivers

Michelin is the official tyre supplier.
| Team | Car | No. | Drivers | Rounds |
| FRD HK Racing | Ford Focus ST | 13 | Kenneth Ma | 1–2 |
| FRD HK Racing | Ford Focus ST | 27 | Robb Holland | 3 |
| FRD HK Racing | Ford Focus ST | 63 | Andy Yan | 1 |
| Asia Racing Team | SEAT León Cup Racer | 14 | Philippe Descombes | 1 |
| Asia Racing Team | SEAT León Cup Racer | 15 | Rodolfo Ávila | 1 |
| Asia Racing Team | SEAT León Cup Racer | 87 | Rodolfo Ávila | 4 |
| Asia Racing Team | SEAT León Cup Racer | 30 | Liu Lic Ka | 1 |
| Asia Racing Team | SEAT León Cup Racer | 31 | Tin Sritrai | 3 |
| Asia Racing Team | SEAT León Cup Racer | 63 | Sam Lok | 4 |
| Asia Racing Team | SEAT León Cup Racer | 69 | Kevin Pu | 3 |
| Roadstar Racing | SEAT León Cup Racer | 27 | Robb Holland | 4 |
| Roadstar Racing | SEAT León Cup Racer | 56 | Samson Chan | All |
| Roadstar Racing | SEAT León Cup Racer | 66 | Filipe de Souza | 1–3 |
| Roadstar Racing | SEAT León Cup Racer | 78 | Masahiko Ida | 1 |
| Roadstar Racing | SEAT León Cup Racer | 78 | George Chou | 2 |
| Roadstar Racing | SEAT León Cup Racer | 97 | Johnson Huang | 3–4 |
| Prince Racing | Honda Civic TCR | 38 | Kenneth Lau | All |
| Prince Racing | Honda Civic TCR | 68 | Michael Choi | All |
| Campos Racing | Opel Astra OPC | 44 | Mak Hing Tak | 2 |
| Niza Racing | SEAT León Cup Racer | 65 | Douglas Khoo | 3–4 |
| Craft-Bamboo Racing | SEAT León Cup Racer | 80 | Munkong Sathienthirakul | 3 |
| Craft-Bamboo Racing | SEAT León Cup Racer | 99 | Eric Kwong | 1 |
| Craft-Bamboo Racing | SEAT León Cup Racer | 99 | Frank Yu | 2, 4 |
| Wing Hin Motorsports | SEAT León Cup Racer | 83 | Kenny Lee | 1 |

## Calendar and results

The provisional 2015 schedule was announced on 23 December 2014. A revised calendar was announced on 25 February 2015. On 17 July the Zhuhai round, scheduled for 16 August, was removed.
| Rnd. | Race | Circuit | Date | Pole position | Fastest lap | Winning driver | Winning team | Supporting |
| 1 | 1 | Sepang International Circuit, Kuala Lumpur | 5 September | Philippe Descombes | Rodolfo Ávila | Rodolfo Ávila | Asia Racing Team | GT Asia Series |
| 1 | 2 | Sepang International Circuit, Kuala Lumpur | 6 September | Rodolfo Ávila | Philippe Descombes | Philippe Descombes | Asia Racing Team | GT Asia Series |
| 1 | 3 | Sepang International Circuit, Kuala Lumpur | 6 September | | Philippe Descombes | Philippe Descombes | Asia Racing Team | GT Asia Series |
| 2 | 4 | Marina Bay Street Circuit, Singapore | 19 September | George Chou | Frank Yu | Michael Choi | Prince Racing | Singapore Grand Prix TCR International Series Singapore round |
| 2 | 5 | Marina Bay Street Circuit, Singapore | 20 September | | George Chou | Michael Choi | Prince Racing | Singapore Grand Prix TCR International Series Singapore round |
| 3 | 6 | Chang International Circuit, Buriram | 25 October | Munkong Sathienthirakul | Munkong Sathienthirakul | Munkong Sathienthirakul | Craft-Bamboo Racing | TCR International Series Buriram round GT Asia Series |
| 3 | 7 | Chang International Circuit, Buriram | 25 October | | Munkong Sathienthirakul | Tin Sritrai | Asia Racing Team | TCR International Series Buriram round GT Asia Series |
| 4 | 8 | Guia Circuit, Macau | 20–22 November | Rodolfo Ávila | Rodolfo Ávila | Rodolfo Ávila | Asia Racing Team | Macau Grand Prix FIA GT World Cup Guia Race of Macau |
| 4 | 9 | Guia Circuit, Macau | 20–22 November | | Robb Holland | Rodolfo Ávila | Asia Racing Team | Macau Grand Prix FIA GT World Cup Guia Race of Macau |

## Championship standings
### Drivers' championship

| Pos. | Driver | SEP | SEP | SEP | SIN | SIN | BUR | BUR | MAC | MAC | Pts. |
| 1 | Michael Choi | 3 | 2$^3$ | Ret | 1$^4$ | 1 | 8$^3$ | 5 | 3$^4$ | Ret | 122 |
| 2 | Rodolfo Ávila | 1$^2$ | DNS$^1$ | DNS | | | | | 1$^2$ | 1 | 89 |
| 3 | Philippe Descombes | 2$^1$ | 1$^2$ | 1 | | | | | | | 77 |
| 4 | Samson Chan | 6 | 6 | DSQ | 3 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 4 | Ret | 61 |
| 5 | Filipe de Souza | 8† | 4 | Ret | Ret$^3$ | 4 | 4 | 4 | | | 55 |
| 6 | Munkong Sathienthirakul | | | | | | 1$^1$ | 2 | | | 48 |
| 7 | Tin Sritrai | | | | | | 2$^2$ | 1 | | | 47 |
| 8 | Kenneth Lau | 4$^5$ | DSQ$^4$ | DNS | NC$^5$ | 5 | 5$^5$ | 6 | Ret$^5$ | DNS | 46 |
| 9 | Eric Kwong | 5 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | 43 |
| 10 | Frank Yu | | | | 2$^2$ | 3 | | | Ret$^2$ | DNS | 41 |
| 11 | Robb Holland | | | | | | Ret | DSQ | 2$^3$ | 2 | 39 |
| 12 | George Chou | | | | 4$^1$ | 2 | | | | | 35 |
| 13 | Kevin Pu | | | | | | 3$^4$ | 3 | | | 32 |
| 14 | Masahiko Ida | 7 | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | 31 |
| 15 | Liu Lic Ka | DNS | 7 | 4 | | | | | | | 18 |
| 16 | Johnson Huang | | | | | | 6 | 7 | DNQ | DNQ | 14 |
| 17 | Douglas Khoo | | | | | | 9 | 9 | DNQ | DNQ | 4 |
| 18 | Andy Yan | Ret$^3$ | Ret | Ret | | | | | | | 3 |
| 19 | Kenny Lee | Ret$^4$ | DNS$^5$ | DNS | | | | | | | 3 |
| | Kenneth Ma | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | Ret | | | | | 0 |
| | Mak Hing Tak | | | | DNS | DNS | | | | | 0 |
| | Sam Lok | | | | | | | | DNQ | DNQ | 0 |
| Pos. | Driver | SEP | SEP | SEP | SIN | SIN | BUR | BUR | MAC | MAC | 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) |
| White | Withdrew (WD) |
| White | Race cancelled (C) |
| Blank | Did not practice (DNP) |
| Blank | Did not arrive (DNA) |
| Blank | Excluded (EX) |
† – Drivers did not finish the race, but were classified as they completed over 75% of the race distance.

### Teams' Championship

| Pos. | Team | SEP | SEP | SEP | SIN | SIN | BUR | BUR | MAC | MAC | Pts. |
| 1 | Asia Racing Team | 1$^1$ | 1$^1$ | 1 | | | 2$^2$ | 1 | 1$^1$ | 1 | 265 |
| 1 | Asia Racing Team | 2$^2$ | 7$^2$ | 4 | | | 3$^4$ | 3 | DNQ | DNQ | 265 |
| 2 | Roadstar Racing | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3$^1$ | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2$^3$ | 2 | 198 |
| 2 | Roadstar Racing | 7 | 5 | Ret | 4$^3$ | 4 | 6 | 7 | 4 | Ret | 198 |
| 3 | Prince Racing | 3$^5$ | 2$^3$ | Ret | 1$^4$ | 1 | 5$^3$ | 5 | 3$^4$ | Ret | 170 |
| 3 | Prince Racing | 4 | DSQ$^4$ | DNS | NC$^5$ | 5 | 8$^5$ | 6 | Ret$^5$ | DNS | 170 |
| 4 | Craft-Bamboo Racing | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2$^4$ | 3 | 1$^1$ | 2 | Ret$^2$ | DNS | 132 |
| 6 | Niza Racing | | | | | | 9 | 9 | DNQ | DNQ | 8 |
| 7 | FRD HK Racing | Ret$^3$ | Ret | Ret | DNS | Ret | Ret | DSQ | | | 3 |
| 7 | FRD HK Racing | DNS | DNS | DNS | | | | | | | 3 |
| 8 | Wing Hin Motorsports | Ret$^4$ | DNS$^5$ | DNS | | | | | | | 3 |
| | Campos Racing | | | | DNS | DNS | | | | | 0 |
| Pos. | Driver | SEP | SEP | SEP | SIN | SIN | BUR | BUR | MAC | MAC | 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) |
| White | Withdrew (WD) |
| White | Race cancelled (C) |
| Blank | Did not practice (DNP) |
| Blank | Did not arrive (DNA) |
| Blank | Excluded (EX) |
† – Drivers did not finish the race, but were classified as they completed over 75% of the race distance.