# 2019 TCR Asia Series

The 2019 TCR Asia Series season was the fifth season of the TCR Asia Series.
Luca Engstler was the defending drivers' champion, while Liqui Moly Team Engstler were the defending teams' champions.

## Race Calendar

The provisional 2019 schedule was announced on 18 December 2018, with five events scheduled. The second round was originally scheduled to be held at the Korea International Circuit in support of the TCR Korea Touring Car Series, but following the series' cancellation it was replaced with the Zhuhai International Circuit in support of the TCR China Touring Car Championship
| Rnd. | Rnd. | Circuit | Date | Supporting |
| 1 | 1 | Sepang International Circuit, Kuala Lumpur | 6 April | Blancpain GT World Challenge Asia |
| 1 | 2 | Sepang International Circuit, Kuala Lumpur | 7 April | Blancpain GT World Challenge Asia |
| 2 | 3 | Zhuhai International Circuit, Zhuhai | 3 May | TCR China Touring Car Championship |
| 2 | 4 | Zhuhai International Circuit, Zhuhai | 4 May | TCR China Touring Car Championship |
| 3 | 5 | Shanghai International Circuit, Shanghai | 1 June | China Touring Car Championship TCR China Touring Car Championship |
| 3 | 6 | Shanghai International Circuit, Shanghai | 2 June | China Touring Car Championship TCR China Touring Car Championship |
| 4 | 7 | Zhejiang International Circuit, Shaoxing | 5–7 July | China Touring Car Championship TCR China Touring Car Championship |
| 4 | 8 | Zhejiang International Circuit, Shaoxing | 5–7 July | China Touring Car Championship TCR China Touring Car Championship |
| 5 | 9 | Bangsaen Street Circuit, Chonburi | 30 August–1 September | |
| 5 | 10 | Bangsaen Street Circuit, Chonburi | 30 August–1 September | |

## Teams and drivers

| Team | Car | No. | Drivers | Class | Rounds |
| Liqui Moly Team Engstler | Hyundai i30 N TCR | 1 | Luca Engstler | | All |
| Liqui Moly Team Engstler | Hyundai i30 N TCR | 26 | Théo Coicaud | | 1 |
| Liqui Moly Team Engstler | Hyundai i30 N TCR | 23 | Diego Morán | | 2–5 |
| Volkswagen Team Oettinger | Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR | 23 | Diego Morán | | 1 |
| Volkswagen Team Oettinger | Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR | 3 | Roland Hertner | Cup | All |
| Volkswagen Team Oettinger | Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR | 4 | Adam Khalid | | All |
| Prince Racing | Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) | 2 | Kenneth Lau | Cup | 1 |
| Prince Racing | Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) | 7 | Michael Choi | | 1 |
| Teamwork Motorsport | Audi RS 3 LMS TCR | 10 | Cherry Cheung | Cup | 2 |
| Teamwork Motorsport | Audi RS 3 LMS TCR | 11 | Alex Hui | | 1−3 |
| Teamwork Motorsport | Audi RS 3 LMS TCR | 12 | Sunny Wong | | 3 |
| Teamwork Motorsport | Audi RS 3 LMS TCR | 36 | David Lau | Cup | 1, 5 |
| Eurasia Motorsport | Hyundai i30 N TCR | 20 | Daniel Julián Miranda | | All |
| Eurasia Motorsport | Hyundai i30 N TCR | 30 | Gao Hua Yang | | All |
| Alphafactory Racing Team by Pulzar | CUPRA León TCR | 33 | Jakraphan Davee | | 1, 5 |
| Viper Niza Racing | CUPRA León TCR | 65 | Douglas Khoo | Cup | All |
| Solite Indigo Racing | Hyundai i30 N TCR | 74 | Pepe Oriola | | All |
| Solite Indigo Racing | Hyundai i30 N TCR | 97 | Kim Jin Soo | | All |
| Elegant Racing Team | CUPRA León TCR | 88 | Kelvin Wong | Cup | 3−4 |
| TCR entries ineligible to score TCR Asia points ||||||
| Team MG XPower | MG 6 X-Power TCR | 9 | Rodolfo Ávila | | 4 |
| Team MG XPower | MG 6 X-Power TCR | 18 | Zhendong Zhang | | 4 |
| Dongfeng Honda MacPro Racing Team | Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) | 12 | Zou Si Rui | | 4 |
| Dongfeng Honda MacPro Racing Team | Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) | 55 | Martin Xie | | 2–4 |
| Dongfeng Honda MacPro Racing Team | Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) | 77 | Daniel Lloyd | | 2–4 |
| Champ x T. A. Motorsport | Audi RS 3 LMS TCR | 26 | Filipe de Souza | | 2–3 |
| Champ x T. A. Motorsport | Audi RS 3 LMS TCR | 48 | James Wong | | 3–4 |
| Champ x T. A. Motorsport | Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR | 66 | Michael Wong | | 3 |
| Liqui Moly Team NewFaster | CUPRA León TCR | 33 | Alex Liu | | 2–3 |
| Liqui Moly Team NewFaster | Audi RS 3 LMS TCR | 81 | Huang Chu Han | | 2–4 |
| Liqui Moly Team NewFaster | Audi RS 3 LMS TCR | 86 | Kenneth Look | | 2–4 |
| Leo Racing Volkswagen Team Oettinger | Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR | 99 | Li Lin | | 2–3 |

## Results and standings

| Rnd. | Rnd. | Circuit | Date | Pole position | Fastest lap | Winning driver | Winning team | Cup winner |
| 1 | 1 | Sepang International Circuit | 6 April | Luca Engstler | Luca Engstler | Luca Engstler | Liqui Moly Team Engstler | Douglas Khoo |
| 1 | 2 | Sepang International Circuit | 7 April | | Diego Morán | Diego Morán | Volkswagen Team Oettinger | Douglas Khoo |
| 2 | 3 | Zhuhai International Circuit | 3 May | Luca Engstler | Luca Engstler | Luca Engstler | Liqui Moly Team Engstler | Roland Hertner |
| 2 | 4 | Zhuhai International Circuit | 4 May | | Alex Hui | Luca Engstler | Liqui Moly Team Engstler | No finishers |
| 3 | 5 | Shanghai International Circuit | 1 June | Diego Morán | Luca Engstler | Luca Engstler | Liqui Moly Team Engstler | Kelvin Wong |
| 3 | 6 | Shanghai International Circuit | 2 June | | Luca Engstler | Luca Engstler | Liqui Moly Team Engstler | Kelvin Wong |
| 4 | 7 | Zhejiang International Circuit | 5–7 July | Luca Engstler | Luca Engstler | Luca Engstler | Liqui Moly Team Engstler | Kelvin Wong |
| 4 | 8 | Zhejiang International Circuit | 5–7 July | | Luca Engstler | Diego Morán | Liqui Moly Team Engstler | Kelvin Wong |
| 5 | 9 | Bangsaen Street Circuit | 30 August–1 September | Luca Engstler | Luca Engstler | Diego Morán | Liqui Moly Team Engstler | Roland Hertner |
| 5 | 10 | Bangsaen Street Circuit | 30 August–1 September | | Luca Engstler | Diego Morán | Liqui Moly Team Engstler | Douglas Khoo |

### Drivers' championship

| Pos. | Driver | SEP | SEP | ZHU | ZHU | SHA | SHA | ZHE | ZHE | BNG | BNG | Pts. |
| 1 | Luca Engstler | 1$^1$ | Ret | 1$^1$ | 1 | 2$^3$ | 1 | 1$^1$ | 3 | 2 | 3 | 221 |
| 2 | Diego Morán | 3$^4$ | 1 | 7$^2$ | 2 | 5$^1$ | 4 | 4$^4$ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 206 |
| 3 | Pepe Oriola | 4$^3$ | 3 | 2$^4$ | Ret | 4 | 2 | 2$^2$ | 2 | 6 | 2 | 156 |
| 4 | Daniel Julián Miranda | 6 | 2 | Ret$^3$ | 3 | 9 | 5 | 6 | DSQ | Ret | 6 | 84 |
| 5 | Gao Hua Yang | 10 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 71 |
| 6 | Kim Jin Soo | 8 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 7$^3$ | 8 | Ret | DNS | 57 |
| 7 | Adam Khalid | 7 | 6 | Ret$^5$ | Ret | 15 | 9 | 5$^5$ | 5 | Ret | DNS | 47 |
| 8 | Alex Hui | DNS | Ret | 5 | 4 | Ret$^4$ | 7 | | | | | 39 |
| 9 | Roland Hertner | 12 | 9 | 8 | Ret | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 4 | Ret | 38 |
| 10 | Douglas Khoo | 9 | 7 | Ret | Ret | 14 | 16 | 17† | 15 | 5 | 5 | 36 |
| 11 | Théo Coicaud | 2$^2$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | 34 |
| 12 | Kelvin Wong | | | | | 8$^5$ | 8 | EX | EX | | | 29 |
| 13 | Jakraphan Davee | 5$^5$ | 5 | | | | | | | Ret | DNS | 21 |
| 14 | David Lau | Ret | 12 | | | | | | | 7 | Ret | 6 |
| 15 | Sunny Wong | | | | | Ret$^2$ | 12 | | | | | 5 |
| 16 | Cherry Cheung | | | 13 | Ret | | | | | | | 4 |
| 17 | Michael Choi | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| - | Kenneth Lau | Ret | DNS | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| Drivers ineligible to score points |||||||||||||
| - | Daniel Lloyd | | | 3 | 7 | 1 | 3 | DSQ | 6 | | | - |
| - | Martin Xie | | | 6 | Ret | 2 | Ret | 10 | 16 | | | - |
| - | Terry Huang | | | 9 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | - |
| - | Filipe de Souza | | | 4 | Ret | Ret | Ret | | | | | - |
| - | Kenneth Look | | | 11 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 8 | 11 | | | - |
| - | Li Lin | | | Ret | 8 | 13 | Ret | | | | | - |
| - | Alex Liu | | | 14 | 9 | 16 | Ret | | | | | - |
| - | Zhendong Zhang | | | | | | | 11 | 10 | | | - |
| - | Zou Si Rui | | | | | | | 13 | 14 | | | - |
| - | Rodolfo Ávila | | | | | | | 16 | 13 | | | - |
| - | James Wong | | | | | 17 | 17 | 15 | 17 | | | - |
| - | Michael Wong | | | | | 18 | 18 | | | | | - |
| 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) |

### Teams' championship

| Pos. | Driver | SEP | SEP | ZHU | ZHU | SHA | SHA | ZHE | ZHE | BNG | BNG | Pts. |
| 1 | Liqui Moly Team Engstler | 1$^1$ | 4 | 1$^1$ | 1 | 2$^3$ | 1 | 1$^1$ | 1 | 1$^1$ | 1 | 419 |
| 1 | Liqui Moly Team Engstler | 2$^2$ | Ret | 7$^2$ | 2 | 5$^1$ | 4 | 4$^4$ | 3 | 2$^3$ | 3 | 419 |
| 2 | Solite Indigo Racing | 4$^3$ | 3 | 2$^4$ | 10 | 4 | 2 | 2$^2$ | 2 | 6$^2$ | 2 | 214 |
| 2 | Solite Indigo Racing | 8 | 8 | 12 | Ret | 7 | 10 | 7$^3$ | 8 | Ret$^5$ | DNS | 214 |
| 3 | Eurasia Motorsport | 6 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 6 | DSQ | 3$^4$ | 4 | 156 |
| 3 | Eurasia Motorsport | 10 | 10 | Ret$^3$ | 6 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 8 | Ret | 6 | 156 |
| 4 | Volkswagen Team Oettinger | 3$^4$ | 1 | 8 | Ret | 12 | 9 | 5$^5$ | 5 | 4 | Ret | 125 |
| 4 | Volkswagen Team Oettinger | 7 | 6 | Ret$^5$ | Ret | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | Ret | DNS | 125 |
| 5 | Teamwork Motorsport | DNS | 12 | 5 | 4 | Ret$^2$ | 7 | | | 7 | Ret | 54 |
| 5 | Teamwork Motorsport | Ret | Ret | 13 | Ret | Ret$^4$ | 12 | | | | | 54 |
| 6 | Viper Niza Racing | 9 | 7 | Ret | Ret | 14 | 16 | Ret | 15 | 5 | 5 | 36 |
| 7 | Alphafactory Racing Team by Pulzar | 5$^5$ | 5 | | | | | | | Ret | DNS | 21 |
| 8 | Elegant Racing Team | | | | | 8$^5$ | 8 | EX | EX | | | 19 |
| 9 | Prince Racing | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | 1 |
| 9 | Prince Racing | Ret | DNS | | | | | | | | | 1 |
| Teams ineligible to score points |
| - | Dongfeng Honda MacPro Racing Team | | | 3 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 6 | | | - |
| - | Dongfeng Honda MacPro Racing Team | | | 6 | Ret | 2 | Ret | 13 | 14 | | | - |
| - | Liqui Moly Team NewFaster | | | 9 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | - |
| - | Liqui Moly Team NewFaster | | | 11 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 8 | 11 | | | - |
| - | T. A. Motorsport | | | 4 | Ret | 17 | 17 | 15 | 17 | | | - |
| - | T. A. Motorsport | | | | | Ret | Ret | | | | | - |
| - | Leo Racing Volkswagen Team Oettinger | | | Ret | 8 | 13 | Ret | | | | | - |
| - | Team MG XPower | | | | | | | 11 | 10 | | | - |
| - | Team MG XPower | | | | | | | 16 | 13 | | | - |
| 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) |

### TCR Asia Cup

| Pos. | Driver | SEP | SEP | ZHU | ZHU | SHA | SHA | ZHE | ZHE | Pts. |
| 1 | Roland Hertner | 12 | 9 | 8 | Ret | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 133 |
| 2 | Kelvin Wong | | | | | 8 | 8 | 12 | 9 | 100 |
| 3 | Douglas Khoo | 9 | 7 | Ret | Ret | 14 | 16 | Ret | 15 | 95 |
| 4 | Cherry Cheung | | | 13 | Ret | | | | | 18 |
| 5 | David Lau | Ret | 12 | | | | | | | 15 |
| - | Kenneth Lau | Ret | DNS | | | | | | | 0 |