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.

TeamCarNo.DriversClassRoundsRef.
Hyundai Team EngstlerHyundai i30 N TCR1 Luca EngstlerAll[3]
2 Nicolas Gruber1−2[3]
27 Mitchell Cheah3[4]
777 Declan Fraser1[3]
Viper Niza RacingCUPRA León TCR3 Freddie Ang1, 3[5][6]
36 Gilbert AngAll[5]
65 Douglas KhooCupAll[5]
KCMGHonda Civic Type R TCR (FK8)8 Tommy KuCup2−3[7]
Teamwork Huff MotorsportAudi RS 3 LMS TCR33 Yang XiCup1[8]
Solite Indigo RacingHyundai i30 N TCR97 Kim Jinsoo3[9]
99 Josh Files2
Hyundai Veloster N TCR3[4][10]
Brutal Fish Racing TeamHonda Civic Type R TCR (FK8)123 Daniel LloydAll[11]

Calendar and results edit

The calendar was released on 25 July 2019 with all rounds being held within Malaysia.[12][13]

Rnd.CircuitDatePole positionFastest lapWinning driverWinning TeamCup winnerSupporting
11Sepang International Circuit, Kuala Lumpur18 January Luca Engstler Daniel Lloyd Luca Engstler Hyundai Team Engstler Yang Xi
2 Luca Engstler Nicolas Gruber Hyundai Team Engstler Yang Xi
2315 February Daniel Lloyd* Luca Engstler Luca Engstler Hyundai Team Engstler Douglas KhooAsian Le Mans Series
F3 Asian Championship
4 Luca Engstler Daniel Lloyd Brutal Fish Racing Team Douglas Khoo
351 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

PosDriverSEP1SEP2SEP3Points
1 Luca Engstler11711Ret111121
2 Daniel Lloyd222221224121
3 Gilbert Ang3333245589
4 Josh Files44374255
5 Nicolas GruberRet153450
6 Douglas Khoo686558839
7 Freddie Ang4556737
8 Mitchel Cheah33333
9 Declan Fraser74420
10 Yang Xi5618
11 Kim Jinsoo5618
12 Tommy Ku76RetRet14
PosDriverSEP1SEP2SEP3Points

Cup championship edit

PosDriverSEP1SEP2SEP3Points
1 Douglas Khoo618615818151
2 Yang Xi52654
3 Tommy Ku726RetRet40
PosDriverSEP1SEP2SEP3Points

Team's Standings edit

Pos.TeamSEP1SEP2SEP3Pts.
1 Hyundai Team Engstler111114111220
74453Ret333
2 Viper Niza Racing333352455145
4556567
3 Brutal Fish Racing Team222221224121
4 Solite Indigo Racing44354273
76
5 Teamwork Huff Motorsport5618
Teams ineligible to score points
- KCMG76RetRet0
PosDriverSEP1SEP2SEP3Points

References edit

  1. ^ "Engstler wins two at Sepang and retains TCR Malaysia title". tcr-series.com. 29 February 2020. Retrieved 4 March 2020.
  2. ^ "Hyundai Team Engstler and Luca Engstler crowned TCR Malaysia 2020 Champions". liqui-moly.com. 2 March 2020. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
  3. ^ a b c "Team Engstler to return to TCR Malaysia". TouringCarTimes. 20 December 2019. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
  4. ^ a b "Dan Lloyd, Luca Engstler get set for title showdown". TouringCarTimes. 26 February 2020. Retrieved 26 February 2020.
  5. ^ a b c "Viper Niza Racing confirm three-car entry". TouringCarTimes. 15 January 2020. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
  6. ^ "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.
  7. ^ "Daniel Lloyd defends his points lead in TCR Malaysia". TouringCarTimes. 13 February 2020. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
  8. ^ "Teamwork Huff Motorsport enter Yang Xi for Sepang". TouringCarTimes. 15 January 2020. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
  9. ^ "Solite Indigo Racing confirms Files for TCR Asia". tcr-series.com. 26 February 2020. Retrieved 4 March 2020.
  10. ^ "Josh Files joins TCR Malaysia grid". TouringCarTimes. 12 February 2020. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
  11. ^ "Dan Lloyd: "I didn't expect to be racing quite so early this year"". TouringCarTimes. 15 January 2020. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
  12. ^ "TCR South East Asia Touring Car Trophy launched". TouringCarTimes. 27 July 2019. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
  13. ^ "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.