2020 TCR Malaysia Touring Car Championship
The 2020 TCR Malaysia Touring Car Championship was the second season of the TCR Malaysia Touring Car Championship. A three-round season will be held at Sepang International Circuit from 18 January to 1 March. Luca Engstler became the Drivers' champion with an equal number of points with Dan Lloyd, ahead of wins four to one.[1][2]
Teams and drivers
[edit]Yokohama is the official tire supplier.
| Team | Car | No. | Drivers | Class | Rounds | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Hyundai Team Engstler
|
Hyundai i30 N TCR | 1 | Luca Engstler
|
All | [3] | |
| 2 |  Nicolas Gruber
|
1−2 | [3] | |||
| 27 |  Mitchell Cheah
|
3 | [4] | |||
| 777 |  Declan Fraser
|
1 | [3] | |||
| Viper Niza Racing
|
CUPRA León TCR | 3 | Freddie Ang
|
1, 3 | [5][6] | |
| 36 | Gilbert Ang
|
All | [5] | |||
| 65 | Douglas Khoo
|
Cup | All | [5] | ||
 KCMG
|
Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) | 8 | Tommy Ku
|
Cup | 2−3 | [7] |
| Teamwork Huff Motorsport
|
Audi RS 3 LMS TCR | 33 |  Yang Xi
|
Cup | 1 | [8] |
 Solite Indigo Racing
|
Hyundai i30 N TCR | 97 | Kim Jinsoo
|
3 | [9] | |
| 99 |  Josh Files
|
2 | ||||
| Hyundai Veloster N TCR | 3 | [4][10] | ||||
 Brutal Fish Racing Team
|
Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) | 123 | Daniel Lloyd
|
All | [11] |
Calendar and results
[edit]The calendar was released on 25 July 2019 with all rounds being held within Malaysia.[12][13]
| Rnd. | Circuit | Date | Pole position | Fastest lap | Winning driver | Winning Team | Cup winner | Supporting | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Sepang International Circuit, Kuala Lumpur | 18 January | Luca Engstler
|
Daniel Lloyd
|
Luca Engstler
|
Hyundai Team Engstler
|
Yang Xi
|
|
| 2 | Luca Engstler
|
Nicolas Gruber
|
Hyundai Team Engstler
|
Yang Xi
| |||||
| 2 | 3 | 15 February | Daniel Lloyd*
|
Luca Engstler
|
Luca Engstler
|
Hyundai Team Engstler
|
Douglas Khoo
|
Asian Le Mans Series F3 Asian Championship | |
| 4 | Luca Engstler
|
Daniel Lloyd
|
Brutal Fish Racing Team
|
Douglas Khoo
| |||||
| 3 | 5 | 1 March | Luca Engstler
|
Daniel Lloyd
|
Luca Engstler
|
Hyundai Team Engstler
|
Douglas Khoo
|
||
| 6 | Mitchel Cheah
|
Luca Engstler
|
Hyundai Team Engstler
|
Douglas Khoo
| |||||
Championship standings
[edit]Drivers' championship
[edit]| Pos | Driver | SEP1 | SEP2 | SEP3 | Points | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Luca Engstler
|
11 | 7 | 11 | Ret | 11 | 1 | 121 |
| 2 | Daniel Lloyd
|
22 | 2 | 22 | 1 | 22 | 4 | 121 |
| 3 | Gilbert Ang
|
33 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 45 | 5 | 89 |
| 4 | Josh Files
|
44 | 3 | 74 | 2 | 55 | ||
| 5 | Nicolas Gruber
|
Ret | 1 | 53 | 4 | 50 | ||
| 6 | Douglas Khoo
|
6 | 8 | 65 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 39 |
| 7 | Freddie Ang
|
45 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 37 | ||
| 8 | Mitchel Cheah
|
33 | 3 | 33 | ||||
| 9 | Declan Fraser
|
74 | 4 | 20 | ||||
| 10 | Yang Xi
|
5 | 6 | 18 | ||||
| 11 | Kim Jinsoo
|
5 | 6 | 18 | ||||
| 12 | Tommy Ku
|
7 | 6 | Ret | Ret | 14 | ||
| Pos | Driver | SEP1 | SEP2 | SEP3 | Points | |||
Cup championship
[edit]| Pos | Driver | SEP1 | SEP2 | SEP3 | Points | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Douglas Khoo
|
61 | 8 | 61 | 5 | 81 | 8 | 151 |
| 2 | Yang Xi
|
52 | 6 | 54 | ||||
| 3 | Tommy Ku
|
72 | 6 | Ret | Ret | 40 | ||
| Pos | Driver | SEP1 | SEP2 | SEP3 | Points | |||
Team's Standings
[edit]| Pos. | Team | SEP1 | SEP2 | SEP3 | Pts. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hyundai Team Engstler
|
11 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 220 |
| 74 | 4 | 53 | Ret | 33 | 3 | |||
| 2 | Viper Niza Racing
|
33 | 3 | 35 | 2 | 45 | 5 | 145 |
| 45 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | |||
| 3 | Brutal Fish Racing Team
|
22 | 2 | 22 | 1 | 22 | 4 | 121 |
| 4 | Solite Indigo Racing
|
44 | 3 | 54 | 2 | 73 | ||
| 7 | 6 | |||||||
| 5 | Teamwork Huff Motorsport
|
5 | 6 | 18 | ||||
| Teams ineligible to score points | ||||||||
| - | KCMG
|
7 | 6 | Ret | Ret | 0 | ||
| Pos | Driver | SEP1 | SEP2 | SEP3 | Points | |||
References
[edit]- ^ "Engstler wins two at Sepang and retains TCR Malaysia title". tcr-series.com. 29 February 2020. Retrieved 4 March 2020.
- ^ "Hyundai Team Engstler and Luca Engstler crowned TCR Malaysia 2020 Champions". liqui-moly.com. 2 March 2020. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
- ^ a b c "Team Engstler to return to TCR Malaysia". TouringCarTimes. 20 December 2019. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
- ^ a b "Dan Lloyd, Luca Engstler get set for title showdown". TouringCarTimes. 26 February 2020. Retrieved 26 February 2020.
- ^ a b c "Viper Niza Racing confirm three-car entry". TouringCarTimes. 15 January 2020. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
- ^ "Three-car Viper Niza Racing entry for TCR Malaysia". 9tro.com. 15 January 2020. Archived from the original on 3 June 2020. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
- ^ "Daniel Lloyd defends his points lead in TCR Malaysia". TouringCarTimes. 13 February 2020. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
- ^ "Teamwork Huff Motorsport enter Yang Xi for Sepang". TouringCarTimes. 15 January 2020. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
- ^ "Solite Indigo Racing confirms Files for TCR Asia". tcr-series.com. 26 February 2020. Retrieved 4 March 2020.
- ^ "Josh Files joins TCR Malaysia grid". TouringCarTimes. 12 February 2020. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
- ^ "Dan Lloyd: "I didn't expect to be racing quite so early this year"". TouringCarTimes. 15 January 2020. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
- ^ "TCR South East Asia Touring Car Trophy launched". TouringCarTimes. 27 July 2019. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
- ^ "TCR Malaysia opens second season in January 2020". tcrtalk.com. 26 November 2019. Archived from the original on 3 June 2020. Retrieved 26 April 2020.