# 2020 TCR Asia Pacific Cup

The 2020 Carsales TCR Asia Pacific Cup was due to be the first edition of the TCR Asia Pacific Cup held at Albert Park Circuit in Melbourne on 13–15 March 2020. The race was going to be contested with TCR touring cars and run in support of the 2020 Australian Grand Prix. The cup would've run as part of the 2020 TCR Australia Touring Car Series. The event was cancelled due to Coronavirus pandemic.

## Teams and drivers

The following teams and drivers were entered into the event:
| Team | Car | No. | Drivers |
| HMO Customer Racing | Hyundai i30 N TCR | 1 | Will Brown |
| HMO Customer Racing | Hyundai i30 N TCR | 11 | Nathan Morcom |
| Melbourne Performance Centre | Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR | 2 | Chelsea Angelo |
| Melbourne Performance Centre | Audi RS 3 LMS TCR | 35 | Alexandra Whitley |
| Melbourne Performance Centre | Audi RS 3 LMS TCR | 75 | Garth Tander |
| Melbourne Performance Centre | Audi RS 3 LMS TCR | 97 | Liam McAdam |
| Melbourne Performance Centre | Audi RS 3 LMS TCR | 100 | Hamish Ribarits |
| Team Valvoline GRM | Alfa Romeo Giulietta Veloce TCR | 7 | Michael Caruso |
| Team Valvoline GRM | Peugeot 308 TCR | 18 | Aaron Cameron |
| Ashley Seward Motorsport | Alfa Romeo Giulietta Veloce TCR | 9 | Jay Hanson |
| Ashley Seward Motorsport | Alfa Romeo Giulietta Veloce TCR | 10 | James Allen |
| Michael Clemente Motorsport | Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) | 15 | Michael Clemente |
| Burson Auto Parts Racing | Peugeot 308 TCR | 17 | Jason Bargwanna |
| Track Tec Racing | Audi RS 3 LMS TCR | 22 | Jack Milligan |
| Track Tec Racing | Audi RS 3 LMS TCR | 77 | Stan van Oord |
| Renault Sport GRM | Renault Mégane R.S TCR | 33 | Dylan O'Keeffe |
| Renault Sport GRM | Renault Mégane R.S TCR | 34 | James Moffat |
| Münnich Motorsport by Wall Racing | Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) | 49 | René Münnich |
| KCMG with Wall Racing | Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) | 51 | Takuya Shirasaka |
| Team Soutar Motorsport | Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) | 110 | Zac Soutar |
| JSB Compétition with Garry Rogers Motorsport | Peugeot 308 TCR | 308 | Julien Briché |
| Milldun Motorsport | Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR | 777 | Declan Fraser |

## Practice

| Session | Day | Fastest lap | Fastest lap | Fastest lap | Fastest lap | Fastest lap | Fastest lap |
| Session | Day | No. | Driver | Team | Car | Time | Ref. |
| Practice 1 | Thursday | 1 | Will Brown | HMO Customer Racing | Hyundai i30 N TCR | 2:04.6467 | |
| Practice 2 | Thursday | 1 | Will Brown | HMO Customer Racing | Hyundai i30 N TCR | 2:05.1832 | |

## Qualifying

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Car | Time | Gap |
| 1 | 75 | Garth Tander | Audi RS 3 LMS TCR | 2:04.3614 | |
| 2 | 88 | Michael Caruso | Alfa Romeo Giulietta Veloce TCR | 2:04.8625 | 0:00.5011 |
| 3 | 11 | Nathan Morcom | Hyundai i30 N TCR | 2:05.0242 | 0:00.6628 |
| 4 | 1 | Will Brown | Hyundai i30 N TCR | 2:05.0834 | 0:00.7220 |
| 5 | 34 | James Moffat | Renault Megane RS TCR | 2:05.4133 | 0:01.0519 |
| 6 | 18 | Aaron Cameron | Peugeot 308 TCR | 2:05.7076 | 0:01.3462 |
| 7 | 308 | Julien Briché | Peugeot 308 TCR | 2:05.7643 | 0:01.4029 |
| 8 | 10 | James Allen | Alfa Romeo Giulietta Veloce TCR | 2:05.8444 | 0:01.4830 |
| 9 | 75 | Stan Van Oord | Audi RS 3 LMS TCR | 2:05.9596 | 0:01.5982 |
| 10 | 33 | Dylan O'Keeffe | Renault Megane RS TCR | 2:06.0054 | 0:01.6440 |
| 11 | 110 | Zac Soutar | Honda Civic Type R TCR | 2:06.0593 | 0:01.6979 |
| 12 | 15 | Michael Clemente | Honda Civic Type R TCR | 2:06.1227 | 0:01.7613 |
| 13 | 17 | Jason Bargwanna | Peugeot 308 TCR | 2:06.2720 | 0:01.9106 |
| 14 | 9 | Jay Hanson | Alfa Romeo Giulietta TCR | 2:06.7576 | 0:02.3962 |
| 15 | 51 | Takuya Shirasaka | Honda Civic Type R TCR | 2:06.7612 | 0:02.3998 |
| 16 | 100 | Hamish Ribarits | Audi RS 3 LMS TCR | 2:06.8045 | 0:02.4431 |
| 17 | 2 | Chelsea Angelo | Volkswagen Golf GTi TCR | 2:07.0195 | 0:02.6581 |
| 18 | 777 | Declan Fraser | Volkswagen Golf GTi TCR | 2:07.5142 | 0:03.1528 |
| 19 | 97 | Liam McAdam | Audi RS 3 LMS TCR | 2:07.8918 | 0:03.5304 |
| 20 | 22 | Jack Milligan | Audi RS 3 LMS TCR | 2:08.0381 | 0:03.6767 |
| 21 | 35 | Alexandra Whitley | Volkswagen Golf GTi TCR | 2:08.2245 | 0:03.6767 |
| 22 | 49 | René Münnich | Honda Civic Type R TCR | 2:08.9870 | 0:04.6256 |

## Results and standings
### Points system

| Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | 11th | 12th | 13th | 14th | 15th | 16th | 17th | 18th | 19th | 20th | DNF |
| Races 1 & 2 | 40 | 36 | 32 | 28 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 0 |
| Race 3 | 50 | 46 | 42 | 38 | 36 | 31 | 29 | 27 | 25 | 23 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 0 |
* Two (2) points will be awarded for obtaining Pole Position in qualifying.

### Drivers' standings

| Pos. | Driver | ALB | ALB | ALB | Points |
| 1 | Garth Tander | $^P$ | | | 2 |
| Pos. | Driver | ALB | ALB | ALB | Points |