# 2019 TCR Japan Touring Car Series

The 2019 TCR Japan Touring Car Series season was the first season of the TCR Japan Touring Car Series. The series supported the 2019 Super Formula Championship.

## Teams and drivers

Yokohama was the official tyre supplier.
| Team | Car | No. | Drivers | Class | Rounds |
| Team GOH Models | Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) | 5 | Yu Kanamaru | | All |
| Nilzz Racing | Audi RS 3 LMS TCR | 7 | Jun Makino | G | All |
| Adenau | Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR | 10 | Jun Sato | G | All |
| Adenau | Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR | 30 | Philippe Devesa | G | 5 |
| KCMG | Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) | 18 | Matthew Howson | | All |
| KCMG | Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) | 22 | Paul Ip | G | 3–5 |
| KCMG | Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) | 72 | Yukinori Taniguchi | G | All |
| Birth Racing Project HITMAN ANDARE Birth Racing Project RN Sport Audi Mie | Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR | 19 | 'Hirobon' | G | All |
| Birth Racing Project HITMAN ANDARE Birth Racing Project RN Sport Audi Mie | Audi RS 3 LMS TCR | 190 | Masayuki Ueda | G | All |
| Hitotsuyama Racing | Audi RS 3 LMS TCR | 21 | Takuro Shinohara | | 1–4 |
| Hitotsuyama Racing | Audi RS 3 LMS TCR | 101 | Hideki Nakahara | G | 3 |
| PURPLE RACING | Audi RS 3 LMS TCR | 23 | 'Yoshiki' | G | All |
| PURPLE RACING | Audi RS 3 LMS TCR | 24 | 'Kenji' | G | All |
| Volkswagen Wakayama Chuo RT with TEAM Wakayama | Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR | 25 | Takeshi Matsumoto | | All |
| GO&FUN-SquadraCorse | Alfa Romeo Giulietta TCR | 33 | Shuji Maejima | G | All |
| Saitama Toyopet Green Brave | Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR | 52 | Shogo Mitsuyama | | All |
| 55 MOTO RACING | Alfa Romeo Giulietta TCR | 55 | 'Mototino' | G | All |
| TEAM G/MOTION | Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) | 62 | Resshu Shioya | G | All |
| Icon | Class |
| G | Gentleman Driver |

## Race calendar and results

The calendar was announced on 27 October 2018 with 5 confirmed dates with all rounds held in Japan and supporting the Super Formula Championship.
| Round | Round | Circuit | Date | Pole Position | Fastest lap | Winning driver | Winning team | Gentleman winner |
| 1 | 1 | Autopolis | 18 May | Matt Howson | Matt Howson | Matt Howson | KCMG | Yukinori Taniguchi |
| 1 | 2 | Autopolis | 19 May | Takuro Shinohara | 'Hirobon' | Yu Kanamaru | Team GOH Models | Resshu Shioya |
| 2 | 3 | Sportsland Sugo | 22 June | Takuro Shinohara | Takuro Shinohara | Shogo Mitsuyama | Saitama Toyopet Green Brave | Yukinori Taniguchi |
| 2 | 4 | Sportsland Sugo | 23 June | Takuro Shinohara | Shuji Maejima | Shuji Maejima | GO&FUN-SquadraCorse | Shuji Maejima |
| 3 | 5 | Fuji Speedway | 12 July | Takuro Shinohara | Takeshi Matsumoto | Yu Kanamaru | Team GOH Models | Shuji Maejima |
| 3 | 6 | Fuji Speedway | 13 July | Yu Kanamaru | Yu Kanamaru | Yu Kanamaru | Team GOH Models | Shuji Maejima |
| 4 | 7 | Okayama International Circuit | 28 September | Takuro Shinohara | Takuro Shinohara | Takuro Shinohara | Hitotsuyama Racing | 'Hirobon' |
| 4 | 8 | Okayama International Circuit | 29 September | Takuro Shinohara | Takuro Shinohara | Takuro Shinohara | Hitotsuyama Racing | Shuji Maejima |
| 5 | 9 | Suzuka Circuit | 26 October | Yu Kanamaru | 'Hirobon' | Yu Kanamaru | Team GOH Models | Shuji Maejima |
| 5 | 10 | Suzuka Circuit | 27 October | Takeshi Matsumoto | Shuji Maejima | Matt Howson | KCMG | 'Hirobon' |

## Championship standings
### Scoring systems

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

### TCR Japan Series

TCR Japan Saturday Series :
| Pos. | Driver | ATP | SUG | FUJ | OKA | SUZ | Pts. |
| 1 | Matt Howson | 1$^1$ | 3$^5$ | 6$^4$ | 6$^4$ | 2$^2$ | 88 |
| 2 | Takuro Shinohara | 2$^2$ | 2$^1$ | 9$^1$ | 1$^1$ | | 82 |
| 3 | Yu Kanamaru | 3$^3$ | 14 | 1$^5$ | DSQ$^5$ | 1$^1$ | 75 |
| 4 | Takeshi Matsumoto | 5$^5$ | 4$^4$ | 2 | 2 | 13$^3$ | 64 |
| 5 | Shogo Mitsuyama | 4$^4$ | 1$^3$ | 5$^3$ | 12$^3$ | 14 | 58 |
| 6 | Shuji Maejima | DNS | 7$^2$ | 3$^2$ | 7$^2$ | 3$^4$ | 56 |
| 7 | 'Hirobon' | 8 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 51 |
| 8 | Yukinori Taniguchi | 6 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 44 |
| 9 | Resshu Shioya | 10 | 8 | Ret | 5 | 5 | 25 |
| 10 | 'Yoshiki' | 7 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 18 |
| 11 | Paul Ip | | | 8 | 13 | 10$^5$ | 6 |
| 12 | Philippe Devesa | | | | | 8 | 4 |
| 13 | Masayuki Ueda | 9 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 15 | 4 |
| 14 | 'Mototino' | 11 | 12 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 2 |
| 15 | Jun Sato | 12 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 9 | 2 |
| 16 | 'Kenji' | 13 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 16 | 1 |
| 17 | Jun Makino | 14 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 0 |
| 18 | Hideki Nakahara | | | 16 | | | 0 |
| Pos. | Driver | ATP | SUG | FUJ | OKA | SUZ | Pts. |
TCR Japan Sunday Series :
| Pos. | Driver | ATP | SUG | FUJ | OKA | SUZ | Pts. |
| 1 | Takeshi Matsumoto | 3 | 2$^5$ | 3$^2$ | 4$^5$ | 2$^1$ | 89 |
| 2 | Yu Kanamaru | 1$^3$ | Ret$^4$ | 1$^1$ | 5$^4$ | 9$^3$ | 77 |
| 3 | Shuji Maejima | 8 | 1$^2$ | 2$^5$ | 2$^2$ | 11 | 75 |
| 4 | Matt Howson | 2$^2$ | 9$^3$ | Ret$^3$ | 6 | 1 | 67 |
| 5 | Shogo Mitsuyama | 4 | 3 | 4$^4$ | 3$^3$ | 6 | 67 |
| 6 | 'Hirobon' | 6$^5$ | 4 | 5 | 13 | 3$^4$ | 48 |
| 7 | Takuro Shinohara | Ret$^1$ | Ret$^1$ | 7 | 1$^1$ | | 46 |
| 8 | Resshu Shioya | 5$^4$ | 11 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 24 |
| 9 | 'Yoshiki' | 9 | 5 | 8 | 8 | Ret | 20 |
| 10 | 'Kenji' | 10 | 6 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 13 |
| 11 | Yukinori Taniguchi | 7 | 13† | 12 | 7 | Ret | 12 |
| 12 | Philippe Devesa | | | | | 5 | 1 |
| 13 | Masayuki Ueda | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 10 |
| 14 | Paul Ip | | | 6 | 14 | 13 | 8 |
| 15 | Jun Sato | 12 | 7 | 9 | 15 | Ret | 8 |
| 16 | 'Mototino' | 13 | 8 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 6 |
| 17 | Jun Makino | 14 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 12 | 0 |
| 18 | Hideki Nakahra | | | 16 | | | 0 |
| Pos. | Driver | ATP | SUG | FUJ | OKA | SUZ | 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.

### Gentleman championship

| TCR Japan Saturday Series |
| Pos. | Driver | ATP | SUG | FUJ | OKA | SUZ | Pts. |
| 1 | Yukinori Taniguchi | 6 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 6$^3$ | 111 |
| 2 | 'Hirobon' | 8 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 4$^4$ | 104 |
| 3 | Shuji Maejima | DNS | 7$^2$ | 3$^2$ | 7$^2$ | 3$^1$ | 98 |
| 4 | 'Yoshiki' | 7 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 65 |
| 5 | Resshu Shioya | 10 | 8 | Ret | 5 | 5$^5$ | 61 |
| 6 | Masayuki Ueda | 9 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 32 |
| 7 | 'Kenji' | 13 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 16 | 30 |
| 8 | 'Mototino' | 11 | 12 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 24 |
| 9 | Paul Ip | | | 8 | 13 | 10$^2$ | 22 |
| 10 | Jun Sato | 12 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 9 | 17 |
| 11 | Philippe Devesa | | | | | 8 | 8 |
| 12 | Jun Makino | 14 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 7 |
| 13 | Hideki Nakahara | | | 16 | | | 0 |
| Pos. | Driver | ATP | SUG | FUJ | OKA | SUZ | Pts. |
| TCR Japan Sunday Series |
| Pos. | Driver | ATP | SUG | FUJ | OKA | SUZ | Pts. |
| 1 | Shuji Maejima | 8 | 1$^2$ | 2$^5$ | 2$^2$ | 11 | 114 |
| 2 | 'Hirobon' | 6$^5$ | 4 | 5 | 13 | 3$^4$ | 102 |
| 3 | Resshu Shioya | 5$^4$ | 11 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 63 |
| 4 | 'Yoshiki' | 9 | 5 | 8 | 8 | Ret | 58 |
| 5 | Yukinori Taniguchi | 7 | 13† | 12 | 7 | Ret | 53 |
| 6 | Masayuki Ueda | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 48 |
| 7 | 'Kenji' | 10 | 6 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 43 |
| 8 | 'Mototino' | 13 | 8 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 29 |
| 9 | Jun Sato | 12 | 7 | 9 | 15 | Ret | 26 |
| 10 | Paul Ip | | | 6 | 14 | 13 | 20 |
| 11 | Philippe Devesa | | | | | 5 | 15 |
| 12 | Jun Makino | 14 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 12 | 9 |
| 13 | Hideki Nakahra | | | 16 | | | 0 |
| Pos. | Driver | ATP | SUG | FUJ | OKA | SUZ | 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) |

### Entrants championship

| Pos. | Entrant | No. | ATP | ATP | SUG | SUG | FUJ | FUJ | OKA | OKA | SUZ | SUZ | Pts. |
| 1 | KCMG | 18 | 1$^1$ | 2$^2$ | 3$^5$ | 9$^3$ | 6$^4$ | Ret$^3$ | 6$^4$ | 6 | 2$^4$ | 1 | 155 |
| 4 | Volkswagen Wakayama Chuo RT with TEAM Wakayama | 25 | 5$^5$ | 3 | 4$^4$ | 2$^5$ | 2 | 3$^2$ | 2 | 4$^5$ | 13$^3$ | 2$^1$ | 153 |
| 3 | Team GOH Models | 5 | 3$^3$ | 1$^3$ | 14 | Ret$^4$ | 1$^5$ | 1$^1$ | DSQ$^5$ | 5$^4$ | 1$^1$ | 9$^3$ | 152 |
| 6 | GO&FUN-SquadraCorse | 33 | DNS | 8 | 7$^2$ | 1$^2$ | 3$^2$ | 2$^5$ | 7$^2$ | 2$^2$ | 3$^4$ | 11 | 131 |
| 2 | Hitotsuyama Racing | 21 | 2$^2$ | Ret$^1$ | 2$^1$ | Ret$^1$ | 9$^1$ | 7 | 1$^1$ | 1$^1$ | | | 128 |
| 5 | Saitama Toyopet Green Brave | 52 | 4$^4$ | 4 | 1$^3$ | 3 | 5$^3$ | 4$^4$ | 12$^3$ | 3$^3$ | 14 | 6 | 125 |
| 7 | Birth Racing Project HITMAN ANDARE | 19 | 8 | 6$^5$ | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 4 | 3$^4$ | 99 |
| 8 | KCMG | 72 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 13† | 7 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 6 | Ret | 56 |
| 9 | TEAM G/MOTION | 62 | 10 | 5$^4$ | 8 | 11 | Ret | 15 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 49 |
| 10 | PURPLE RACING | 23 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | Ret | 38 |
| 12 | Adenau | 30 | | | | | | | | | 8 | 5 | 14 |
| 16 | PURPLE RACING | 24 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 8 | 14 |
| 11 | KCMG | 22 | | | | | 8 | 6 | 13 | 14 | 10$^5$ | 13 | 14 |
| 13 | Birth Racing Project RN Sport Audi Mie | 190 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 7 | 14 |
| 15 | Adenau | 10 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 7 | 13 | 9 | 15 | 15 | 9 | Ret | 10 |
| 14 | 55 MOTO RACING | 55 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 8 |
| 17 | Nilzz Racing | 7 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 0 |
| 18 | Hitotsuyama Racing | 101 | | | | | 16 | 16 | | | | | 0 |
| Pos. | Driver | No. | ATP | ATP | SUG | SUG | FUJ | FUJ | OKA | OKA | SUZ | SUZ | 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) |

## Footnotes

* 1 2 Car No. 19 entered as Birth Racing Project HITMAN ANDARE while car No. 190 is entered as Birth Racing Project RN Sport Audi Mie.