# 2019 TCR Series seasons

This article describes some of the 2019 seasons of TCR Series across the world.

## VLN TCR Class

The 2019 Veranstaltergemeinschaft Langstreckenpokal Nürburgring TCR Class was the third season for the TCR Class in the championship.

### Teams and drivers

| Team | Car | No. | Drivers | Rounds |
| Max Kruse Racing | Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR | 10 | Andreas Gülden | 1–7 |
| Max Kruse Racing | Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR | 10 | Benjamin Leuchter | 1–7 |
| Max Kruse Racing | Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR | 819 | Jasmin Priesig | 4–9 |
| Max Kruse Racing | Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR | 819 | Loris Prattes | 4–7 |
| Max Kruse Racing | Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR | 819 | Benjamin Leuchter | 6, 8 |
| Max Kruse Racing | Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR | 819 | Andreas Gülden | 8 |
| Møller Bil Motorsport | Audi RS 3 LMS TCR | 801 | Håkon Schjærin | 3, 5–9 |
| Møller Bil Motorsport | Audi RS 3 LMS TCR | 801 | Kenneth Østvold | 3, 5–9 |
| Møller Bil Motorsport | Audi RS 3 LMS TCR | 801 | Atle Gulbrandsen | 3, 5, 9 |
| Møller Bil Motorsport | Audi RS 3 LMS TCR | 801 | Anders Lindstad | 5–8 |
| Mathilda Racing | CUPRA León TCR | 804 | Karl Brinker | 6–7 |
| Mathilda Racing | CUPRA León TCR | 804 | Timo Hochwind | 6–7 |
| Mathilda Racing | CUPRA León TCR | 806 | Matthias Wasel | All |
| Mathilda Racing | CUPRA León TCR | 806 | Frederic Yerly | All |
| Mathilda Racing | CUPRA León TCR | 806 | Heiko Hammel | 2–4 |
| Mathilda Racing | CUPRA León TCR | 806 | Roland Schmid | 5–8 |
| Mathilda Racing | CUPRA León TCR | 806 | Mathias Schläppi | 9 |
| FEV Racing | CUPRA León TCR | 820 | Lukas Thiele | 1–3 |
| FEV Racing | CUPRA León TCR | 820 | Martin Pischinger | 1 |
| FEV Racing | CUPRA León TCR | 820 | Benedikt Gentken | 2–3 |
| FEV Racing | CUPRA León TCR | 820 | André Gies | 3 |
| Lubner Motorsport | Opel Astra TCR | 822 | Roger Vögeli | 4 |
| Lubner Motorsport | Opel Astra TCR | 822 | Ilkka Kariste | 4 |
| Lubner Motorsport | Opel Astra TCR | 822 | Andrei Sidorenko | 4 |
| Hyundai Motorsport N | Hyundai i30 N TCR | 830 | Peter Terting | 1–2 |
| Hyundai Motorsport N | Hyundai i30 N TCR | 830 | Harald Proczyk | 1–2 |
| Hyundai Motorsport N | Hyundai Veloster N TCR | 833 | Manuel Lauck | 1 |
| Hyundai Motorsport N | Hyundai Veloster N TCR | 833 | Marc Basseng | 1 |
| Hyundai Motorsport N | Hyundai Veloster N TCR | 833 | Nico Verdonck | 2 |
| Hyundai Motorsport N | Hyundai Veloster N TCR | 833 | Moritz Oestreich | 2 |
| Autohaus Markus Fugel e.K. | Honda Civic Type-R TCR (FK8) | 835 | Tiago Monteiro | 1–2 |
| Autohaus Markus Fugel e.K. | Honda Civic Type-R TCR (FK8) | 835 | Markus Oestreich | 1–2 |
| Autohaus Markus Fugel e.K. | Honda Civic Type-R TCR (FK8) | 835 | Dominik Fugel | 1 |
| Garage Rothenberger GmbH | CUPRA León TCR | 838 | Sandro Rothenberger | 1–3 |
| Garage Rothenberger GmbH | CUPRA León TCR | 838 | Karl Brinker | 1–3 |
Some TCR cars come in other VLN classes.

### Calendar and results

| Rnd. | Event | Circuit | Date | Pole position | Fastest lap | Winning drivers | Winning team |
| 1 | 65. ADAC Westfalenfahrt | Nürburgring Nordschleife | 23 March | Andreas Gülden Benjamin Leuchter | Peter Terting Harald Proczyk | Matthias Wasel Frederic Yerly | Mathilda Racing |
| 2 | 44. DMV 4-Stunden-Rennen | Nürburgring Nordschleife | 13 April | Canceled due to snowfall | Canceled due to snowfall | Canceled due to snowfall | Canceled due to snowfall |
| 3 | 61. ADAC ACAS H&R-Cup | Nürburgring Nordschleife | 27 April | Andreas Gülden Benjamin Leuchter | Håkon Schjærin Atle Gulbrandsen Kenneth Østvold | Matthias Wasel Frederic Yerly Heiko Hammel | Mathilda Racing |
| 4 | 50. Adenauer ADAC Rundstrecken-Trophy | Nürburgring Nordschleife | 13 July | Andreas Gülden Benjamin Leuchter | Andreas Gülden Benjamin Leuchter | Andreas Gülden Benjamin Leuchter | Max Kruse Racing |
| 5 | ROWE 6 Stunden ADAC Ruhr-Pokal-Rennen | Nürburgring Nordschleife | 3 August | Jasmin Priesig Loris Prattes | Matthias Wasel Frederic Yerly Roland Schmid | Matthias Wasel Frederic Yerly Roland Schmid | Mathilda Racing |
| 6 | 42. RCM DMV Grenzlandrennen | Nürburgring Nordschleife | 7 September | Håkon Schjærin Atle Gulbrandsen Kenneth Østvold | Andreas Gülden Benjamin Leuchter | Andreas Gülden Benjamin Leuchter | Max Kruse Racing |
| 7 | 59. ADAC Reinoldus-Langstreckenrennen | Nürburgring Nordschleife | 28 September | Andreas Gülden Benjamin Leuchter | Jasmin Priesig Loris Prattes Benjamin Leuchter | Matthias Wasel Frederic Yerly Roland Schmid | Mathilda Racing |
| 8 | 51. ADAC Barbarossapreis | Nürburgring Nordschleife | 12 October | Jasmin Priesig Loris Prattes Benjamin Leuchter | Jasmin Priesig Loris Prattes Benjamin Leuchter | Matthias Wasel Frederic Yerly Roland Schmid | Mathilda Racing |
| 9 | 44. DMV Münsterlandpokal | Nürburgring Nordschleife | 26 October | Andreas Gülden Benjamin Leuchter | Håkon Schjærin Atle Gulbrandsen Kenneth Østvold | Håkon Schjærin Atle Gulbrandsen Kenneth Østvold | Møller Bil Motorsport |

## UAE Touring Car Championship

The 2018–19 UAE Touring Car Championship (also called NGK UAE Touring Car Championship for sponsorship reasons) is the 11th season of the UAE Touring Car Championship and the first that TCR class was featured.

### Teams and drivers

All teams are UAE–registered.
| Team | Car | No. | Drivers | Rounds |
| Gulf Petrochem / Mouhritsa Racing Team | CUPRA León TCR | 9 | Costas Papantonis | 1–3, 5–7 |

### Calendar and results

All Rounds are held in the United Arab Emirates.
| Rnd. | Rnd. | Circuit | Date | Pole position | Fastest lap | Winning driver | Winning team |
| 2018 ||||||||
| 1 | 1 | Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi | 26 October | Costas Papantonis | Costas Papantonis | Costas Papantonis | Gulf Petrochem / Mouhritsa Racing Team |
| 1 | 2 | Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi | 26 October | | Costas Papantonis | Costas Papantonis | Gulf Petrochem / Mouhritsa Racing Team |
| 2 | 1 | Dubai Autodrome, Dubai | 16 November | Costas Papantonis | Costas Papantonis | Costas Papantonis | Gulf Petrochem / Mouhritsa Racing Team |
| 2 | 2 | Dubai Autodrome, Dubai | 16 November | | Costas Papantonis | Costas Papantonis | Gulf Petrochem / Mouhritsa Racing Team |
| 3 | 1 | Dubai Autodrome, Dubai | 7 December | Costas Papantonis | Costas Papantonis | No drivers finished | No drivers finished |
| 3 | 2 | Dubai Autodrome, Dubai | 7 December | | No drivers started | No drivers started | No drivers started |
| 2019 ||||||||
| 4 | 1 | Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi | 18 January | No drivers entered | No drivers entered | No drivers entered | No drivers entered |
| 4 | 2 | Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi | 18 January | No drivers entered | No drivers entered | No drivers entered | No drivers entered |
| 5 | 1 | Dubai Autodrome, Dubai | 15 February | Costas Papantonis | Costas Papantonis | Costas Papantonis | Gulf Petrochem / Mouhritsa Racing Team |
| 5 | 2 | Dubai Autodrome, Dubai | 15 February | | Costas Papantonis | Costas Papantonis | Gulf Petrochem / Mouhritsa Racing Team |
| 6 | 1 | Dubai Autodrome, Dubai | 1 March | Costas Papantonis | Costas Papantonis | Costas Papantonis | Gulf Petrochem / Mouhritsa Racing Team |
| 6 | 2 | Dubai Autodrome, Dubai | 1 March | | Costas Papantonis | Costas Papantonis | Gulf Petrochem / Mouhritsa Racing Team |
| 7 | 1 | Dubai Autodrome, Dubai | 22 March | Costas Papantonis | Costas Papantonis | Costas Papantonis | Gulf Petrochem / Mouhritsa Racing Team |
| 7 | 2 | Dubai Autodrome, Dubai | 22 March | | Costas Papantonis | Costas Papantonis | Gulf Petrochem / Mouhritsa Racing Team |

### Championship standings

| Pos. | Driver | YMC | YMC | DUB | DUB | DUB | DUB | YMC | YMC | DUB | DUB | DUB | DUB | DUB | DUB | Pts. |
| 1 | Costas Papantonis | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Ret | DNS | | | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 250 |
| Pos. | Driver | YMC | YMC | DUB | DUB | DUB | DUB | YMC | YMC | DUB | DUB | DUB | DUB | DUB | DUB | Pts. |

## TCR Baltic Trophy

The 2019 TCR Baltic Trophy will be the third season of TCR Baltic Trophy, which is contested within the Baltic Touring Car Championship events. There will be also a standalone endurance class, which is contested within the supporting NEZ Endurance Championship. The winner of TCR Baltic in 2019 was Džiugas Tovilavičius.

### Teams and drivers

| Team | Car | No. | Drivers | Rounds |
| Emil Westman | CUPRA León TCR | 4 | Emil Westman | 2 |
| GSR Motorsport | Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR | 5 | Ernesta Globytė | 1 |
| GSR Motorsport | Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR | 99 | Julius Adomavičius | 2−3, 5 |
| Neste Dream 2 Drive PRO | CUPRA León TCR | 99 | Julius Adomavičius | 1, 4 |
| DHL Racing Team | CUPRA León TCR | 12 | Jurgis Adomavičius | 3 |
| DHL Racing Team | CUPRA León TCR | 15 | Ramūnas Čapkauskas | 1−2, 4−5 |
| DHL Racing Team | Hyundai i30 N TCR | 15 | Ramūnas Čapkauskas | 3 |
| ALM Motorsport | Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) | 23 | Mattias Vahtel | 1−2 |
| ALM Motorsport | Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) | 44 | Robin Vaks | 1−2 |
| ALM Motorsport | Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK2) | 34 | Peeter Peek | 1, 3−5 |
| Mv Sport | Hyundai i30 N TCR | 33 | Egidijus Valeiša | 1 |
| Andrey Yushin | CUPRA León TCR | 38 | Andrey Yushin | All |
| Carville Racing | Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR | 91 | Grigoriy Burlutskiy | 5 |
| Energizer Racing | Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR | 95 | Rokas Kvedaras | 1 |
| Noker Racing Team | Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR | 911 | Kęstutis Stasionis | 1−3, 5 |
| SKUBA Racing Team | Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR | 912 | Džiugas Tovilavičius | All |

### Calendar and results

| Rnd. | Rnd. | Circuit | Date | Pole position | Winning driver | Winning team |
| 1 | 1 | Biķernieki Complex Sports Base, Riga | 10-12 May | Mattias Vahtel | Ramūnas Čapkauskas | DHL Racing Team |
| 1 | 2 | Biķernieki Complex Sports Base, Riga | 10-12 May | | Ramūnas Čapkauskas | DHL Racing Team |
| 2 | 3 | Botniaring Racing Circuit, Jurva | 14-16 June | Džiugas Tovilavičius | Džiugas Tovilavičius | SKUBA Racing Team |
| 2 | 4 | Botniaring Racing Circuit, Jurva | 14-16 June | | Julius Adomavičius | GSR Motorsport |
| 3 | 5 | Auto24ring, Pärnu | 28-30 June | Julius Adomavičius | Julius Adomavičius | GSR Motorsport |
| 3 | 6 | Auto24ring, Pärnu | 28-30 June | | Džiugas Tovilavičius | SKUBA Racing Team |
| 4 | 7 | Biķernieki Complex Sports Base, Riga | 16–18 August | | Džiugas Tovilavičius | SKUBA Racing Team |
| 4 | 8 | Biķernieki Complex Sports Base, Riga | 16–18 August | | Džiugas Tovilavičius | SKUBA Racing Team |
| 5 | 9 | Auto24ring, Pärnu | 20-22 September | Julius Adomavičius | Julius Adomavičius | GSR Motorsport |
| 5 | 10 | Auto24ring, Pärnu | 20-22 September | | Julius Adomavičius | GSR Motorsport |

#### Scoring system

| Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th |
| Race | 25 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 |

### Championship standings

| Pos. | Driver | BIK | BIK | BOT | BOT | PÄR | PÄR | BIK | BIK | PÄR | PÄR | Pts. |
| 1 | Džiugas Tovilavičius | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 188 |
| 2 | Julius Adomavičius | 3 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 176 |
| 3 | Ramunas Capkauskas | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | Ret | Ret | 129 |
| 4 | Andrey Yushin | 7 | Ret | 7 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 87 |
| 5 | Kęstutis Stasionis | Ret | 7 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 3 | | | 4 | 4 | 71 |
| 6 | Mattias Vahtel | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | 57 |
| 7 | Peeter Peek | 6 | 6 | | | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | Ret | 56 |
| 8 | Grigoriy Burlutskiy | | | | | | | | | 2 | 2 | 36 |
| 9 | Robin Vaks | Ret | DNS | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | 33 |
| 10 | Egidijus Valeiša | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | 22 |
| 11 | Jurgis Adomavičius | | | | | 6 | 6 | | | | | 16 |
| 12 | Emil Westman | | | 3 | 8 | | | | | | | 15 |
| 13 | Rokas Kvedaras | 8† | 8 | | | | | | | | | 4 |
| 14 | Ernesta Globytė | Ret | DNS | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| Pos. | Driver | BIK | BIK | BOT | BOT | PÄR | PÄR | BIK | BIK | PÄR | PÄR | 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.

## TCR Ibérico Touring Car Series

The 2019 TCR Ibérico Touring Car Series season was the third season of the TCR Ibérico Touring Car Series. The championship started at Circuito do Estoril in Portugal on 13 April and ended at Algarve International Circuit in Portugal on 26 October.

### Calendar and results

| Rnd. | Rnd. | Circuit | Date | Pole position | Fastest lap | Winning driver | Winning team | Supporting |
| 1 | 1 | Circuito do Estoril, Estoril, Portugal | 13 April | Francisco Mora | Francisco Mora | Francisco Mora | Veloso Motorsport | |
| 1 | 2 | Circuito do Estoril, Estoril, Portugal | 14 April | Daniel Teixeira | Francisco Mora | Francisco Mora | Veloso Motorsport | |
| 2 | 3 | Circuito Internacional de Vila Real, Vila Real, Portugal | 6 July | Francisco Mora | Robin Vaks | Edgar Florindo | Veloso Motorsport | |
| 2 | 4 | Circuito Internacional de Vila Real, Vila Real, Portugal | 7 July | Francisco Mora | Francisco Mora | Francisco Mora | Veloso Motorsport | |
| 3 | 5 | Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Montmeló, Spain | 21 September | Andreas Bäckman | Julien Briché | Andreas Bäckman | Target Competition | TCR Europe Touring Car Series |
| 3 | 6 | Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Montmeló, Spain | 22 September | | Gilles Magnus | Daniel Lloyd | Brutal Fish Racing Team | TCR Europe Touring Car Series |
| 4 | 7 | Algarve International Circuit, Portimão, Portugal | 26 October | Evgeniy Leonov | Francisco Mora | Robin Vaks | ALM Honda Racing | GT4 South European Series F4 Spanish Championship |
| 4 | 8 | Algarve International Circuit, Portimão, Portugal | 27 October | Francisco Mora | Francisco Mora | Francisco Mora | Veloso Motorsport | GT4 South European Series F4 Spanish Championship |

### Championship standings

| Pos. | Driver | EST | EST | VIL | VIL | BAR | BAR | ALG | ALG | Pts. |
| 1 | Francisco Mora | 1 | 1 | Ret | 1 | 9 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 112 |
| 2 | Robin Vaks | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 23 | 1 | 4 | 103 |
| 3 | Mattias Vahtel | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 23 | Ret | 2 | 2 | 90 |
| 4 | Gustavo Moura | 2 | 3 | Ret | 6 | 25 | Ret | 4 | Ret | 53 |
| 5 | Daniel Teixeira Joaquim Santos | 5 | 6 | Ret | 5 | | | 3 | 6 | 51 |
| 7 | Edgar Florindo | | | 1 | 3 | | | | | 40 |
| 8 | Julien Briché | | | | | 2 | 3 | | | 33 |
| 9 | Daniel Lloyd | | | | | 8 | 1 | | | 29 |
| 10 | Andreas Backman | | | | | 1 | 10 | | | 26 |
| 11 | Jack Young | | | | | 4 | 4 | | | 24 |
| 12 | Evgeniy Leonov | | | | | Ret | 24 | 7 | 3 | 21 |
| 13 | Gilles Magnus | | | | | Ret | 2 | | | 18 |
| 14 | Nelson Panciatici | | | | | 5 | 6 | | | 18 |
| 15 | Manuel Sousa | | | | | | | 6 | 5 | 18 |
| 16 | Gabriela Correia | 7 | 5 | | | | | | | 16 |
| 17 | Santiago Urrutia | | | | | 3 | 17 | | | 15 |
| 18 | Pedro Marques | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | 14 |
| 19 | Tom Coronel | | | | | 6 | 8 | | | 12 |
| 20 | Josh Files | | | | | 21 | 5 | | | 10 |
| 21 | Dominique Baumann | | | | | 7 | 9 | | | 8 |
| 22 | Teddy Clairet | | | | | 20 | 7 | | | 6 |
| 23 | Gianni Morbidelli | | | | | 10 | 13 | | | 1 |
| 24 | Tamás Tenke | | | | | 11 | 20 | | | 0 |
| 25 | Luca Engstler | | | | | Ret | 11 | | | 0 |
| 26 | Natan Bihel | | | | | 12 | 18 | | | 0 |
| 27 | Alex Morgan | | | | | 26 | 12 | | | 0 |
| 28 | Mat’o Homola | | | | | 13 | 16 | | | 0 |
| 29 | Maxime Potty | | | | | 14 | 14 | | | 0 |
| 30 | Aurélien Comte | | | | | 19 | 15 | | | 0 |
| 31 | Zsolt Dávid Szabó | | | | | 15 | 26 | | | 0 |
| 32 | Jessica Bäckman | | | | | 16 | 27 | | | 0 |
| 33 | Martin Ryba | | | | | 18 | 22 | | | 0 |
| 34 | Olli Kangas | | | | | Ret | 21 | | | 0 |
| 35 | Viktor Davidovski | | | | | 22 | Ret | | | 0 |
| 36 | Jimmy Clairet | | | | | 24 | 29 | | | 0 |
| 37 | Luca Filippi | | | | | 30 | 25 | | | 0 |
| 38 | John Filippi | | | | | 27 | Ret | | | 0 |
| 39 | Marie Baus-Coppens | | | | | Ret | 28 | | | 0 |
| - | Gilles Colombani | | | | | Ret | Ret | | | - |
| - | Abdulla Ali Al-Khelaifi | | | | | Ret | Ret | | | - |
| Pos. | Driver | EST | EST | VIL | VIL | BAR | BAR | ALG | ALG | 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.