# 2016 TCR Asia Series

The 2016 TCR Asia Series season is the second season of the TCR Asia Series.

## Teams and drivers

Michelin is the official tyre supplier, but Neric Wei and Edgar Lau used Yokohama tyres at Macau.
| Team | Car | No. | Drivers | Rounds |
| Viper Niza Racing | SEAT León Cup Racer | 1 | Roelof Bruins | 1 |
| Viper Niza Racing | SEAT León TCR | 65 | Douglas Khoo | All |
| Liqui Moly Team Engstler | Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR | 3 | Andy Yan | All |
| Liqui Moly Team Engstler | Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR | 26 | Filipe de Souza | 1–4 |
| Teamwork Motorsport | Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR | 7 | Bill O'Brien | All |
| Teamwork Motorsport | Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR | 8 | Kevin Tse | All |
| Team Thailand | Honda Civic TCR | 9 | Tin Sritrai | All |
| Vattana Motorsport | Honda Civic TCR | 13 | Narasak Ittiritpong | 2 |
| Vattana Motorsport | SEAT León Cup Racer | 44 | Jack Lemvard | 2 |
| Son Veng Racing Team | Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR | 14 | Neric Wei | 3, 5 |
| Roadstar Racing | SEAT León Cup Racer | 17 | Terence Tse | 1–3, 5 |
| Roadstar Racing | SEAT León Cup Racer | 22 | Yu Kam Cheong | 1 |
| Roadstar Racing | SEAT León Cup Racer | 78 | Kenneth Ma | 2 |
| FRD Racing Team | Ford Focus TCR | 71 | Kenneth Ma | 3 |
| Champ Motorsport | Honda Civic TCR | 38 | Michael Ho | 1, 3, 5 |
| Champ Motorsport | Honda Civic TCR | 88 | Henry Ho | 1–3 |
| TBN MK Ihere Racing Team | Honda Civic TCR | 66 | Nattachak Hanjitkasen | 2 |
| Sloth Racing | SEAT León Cup Racer | 97 | Paritat Bulbon | 2 |
| Entries ineligible to score points |||||
| Roadstar Racing | SEAT León Cup Racer | 64 | Neric Wei | 5 |
| FRD Racing Team | Ford Focus TCR | 78 | Kenneth Ma | 5 |
| Asia Racing Team | SEAT León TCR | 97 | Edgar Lau | 5 |

## Calendar and results

The 2016 schedule was announced on 14 December 2015, with six events scheduled. Later, the round in Sepang (7 August) was canceled and a round in Shanghai was added.
| Rnd. | Rnd. | Circuit | Date | Pole position | Fastest lap | Winning driver | Winning team | Supporting |
| 1 | 1 | Korea International Circuit, Yeongam | 15 May | Tin Sritrai | Tin Sritrai | Roelof Bruins | Viper Niza Racing | GT Asia Series |
| 1 | 2 | Korea International Circuit, Yeongam | 15 May | | Andy Yan | Tin Sritrai | Team Thailand | GT Asia Series |
| 2 | 3 | Chang International Circuit, Buriram | 12 June | Andy Yan | Andy Yan | Andy Yan | Liqui Moly Team Engstler | GT Asia Series |
| 2 | 4 | Chang International Circuit, Buriram | 12 June | | Andy Yan | Andy Yan | Liqui Moly Team Engstler | GT Asia Series |
| 3 | 5 | Shanghai International Circuit, Shanghai | 21 August | Tin Sritrai | Tin Sritrai | Andy Yan | Liqui Moly Team Engstler | GT Asia Series |
| 3 | 6 | Shanghai International Circuit, Shanghai | 21 August | | Andy Yan | Andy Yan | Liqui Moly Team Engstler | GT Asia Series |
| 4 | 7 | Sepang International Circuit, Kuala Lumpur | 1 October | Tin Sritrai | Kevin Tse | Kevin Tse | Teamwork Motorsport | Malaysian Grand Prix TCR International Series |
| 4 | 8 | Sepang International Circuit, Kuala Lumpur | 2 October | | Tin Sritrai | Andy Yan | Liqui Moly Team Engstler | Malaysian Grand Prix TCR International Series |
| 5 | 9 | Guia Circuit, Macau | 20 November | Andy Yan | Edgar Lau | Tin Sritrai | Team Thailand | Macau Grand Prix FIA GT World Cup Guia Race of Macau |
| 5 | 10 | Guia Circuit, Macau | 20 November | | Andy Yan | Andy Yan | Liqui Moly Team Engstler | Macau Grand Prix FIA GT World Cup Guia Race of Macau |

## Championship standings
### Drivers' championship

| Pos. | Driver | KOR | KOR | BUR | BUR | SHA | SHA | SEP | SEP | MAC† | MAC† | Pts. |
| 1 | Andy Yan | 2$^3$ | 2 | 1$^1$ | 1 | 1$^2$ | 1 | 2$^2$ | 1 | 3$^1$ | 1 | 220 |
| 2 | Kevin Tse | 6$^2$ | 4 | 7$^2$ | 2 | 4$^5$ | 2 | 1$^3$ | 2 | 2 | Ret | 138 |
| 3 | Tin Sritrai | 4$^1$ | 1 | Ret | Ret | 2$^1$ | Ret | Ret$^1$ | 3 | 1$^2$ | 2 | 111 |
| 3 | Filipe de Souza | 7 | 5 | 5$^5$ | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3$^4$ | 4 | | | 93 |
| 5 | Henry Ho | 3$^4$ | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3$^3$ | Ret | | | | | 70 |
| 6 | Roelof Bruins | 1$^5$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | 41 |
| 7 | Douglas Khoo | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | Ret | 4 | 5 | DNQ | DNQ | 34 |
| 8 | Bill O'Brien | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 5$^5$ | 6 | DNQ | DNQ | 33 |
| 9 | Jack Lemvard | | | 2$^3$ | 5 | | | | | | | 31 |
| 10 | Terence Tse | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 5 | | | DNQ | DNQ | 28 |
| 11 | Neric Wei | | | | | 6 | 4 | | | | | 20 |
| 12 | Michael Ho | 5 | 7 | | | EX$^4$ | Ret | | | WD | WD | 18 |
| 13 | Narasak Ittiritpong | | | 3$^4$ | Ret | | | | | | | 17 |
| 14 | Nattachak Hanjitkasen | | | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 16 |
| 15 | Paritat Bulbon | | | 10 | 7 | | | | | | | 7 |
| 16 | Yu Kam Cheong | 9 | 10 | | | | | | | | | 3 |
| 16 | Kenneth Ma | | | Ret | 11 | DNS | DNS | | | DNQ | DNQ | 0 |
| Drivers ineligible to score points |||||||||||||
| | Edgar Lau | | | | | | | | | 9 | 13 | |
| | Neric Wei | | | | | | | | | 12 | 16 | |
| Pos. | Driver | KOR | KOR | BUR | BUR | SHA | SHA | SEP | SEP | 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 | KOR | KOR | BUR | BUR | SHA | SHA | SEP | SEP | MAC† | MAC† | Pts. |
| 1 | Liqui Moly Team Engstler | 2$^3$ | 2 | 1$^1$ | 1 | 1$^2$ | 1 | 2$^2$ | 1 | 3$^1$ | 1 | 313 |
| 1 | Liqui Moly Team Engstler | 7 | 5 | 5$^5$ | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3$^4$ | 4 | | | 313 |
| 2 | Teamwork Motorsport | 6$^2$ | 4 | 7$^2$ | 2 | 4$^5$ | 2 | 1$^3$ | 2 | 2 | Ret | 171 |
| 2 | Teamwork Motorsport | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 5$^5$ | 6 | DNQ | DNQ | 171 |
| 3 | Team Thailand | 4$^1$ | 1 | Ret | Ret | 2$^1$ | Ret | Ret$^1$ | 3 | 1$^2$ | 2 | 111 |
| 4 | Champ Motorsport | 3$^4$ | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3$^3$ | Ret | | | | | 88 |
| 4 | Champ Motorsport | 5 | 7 | | | EX$^4$ | Ret | | | | | 88 |
| 5 | Viper Niza Racing | 1$^5$ | 3 | 8 | 8 | 9 | Ret | 4 | 5 | DNQ | DNQ | 75 |
| 5 | Viper Niza Racing | 11 | 9 | | | | | | | | | 75 |
| 6 | Vattana Motorsport | | | 2$^3$ | 5 | | | | | | | 48 |
| 6 | Vattana Motorsport | | | 3$^4$ | Ret | | | | | | | 48 |
| 7 | Roadstar Racing | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 5 | | | DNQ | DNQ | 31 |
| 7 | Roadstar Racing | 9 | 10 | Ret | 11 | | | | | | | 31 |
| 8 | Son Veng Racing Team | | | | | 6 | 4 | | | | | 20 |
| 9 | TBN MK Ihere Racing Team | | | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 16 |
| 10 | Sloth Racing | | | 10 | 7 | | | | | | | 7 |
| 10 | FRD Racing Team | | | | | DNS | DNS | | | DNQ | DNQ | 0 |
| Drivers ineligible to score points |||||||||||||
| | Asia Racing Team | | | | | | | | | 9 | 13 | |
| | Son Veng Racing Team | | | | | | | | | 12 | 16 | |
| Pos. | Team | KOR | KOR | BUR | BUR | SHA | SHA | SEP | SEP | 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.