2016 TCR Asia Series

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

2016 TCR Asia Series
Previous: 2015 Next: 2017

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[1] SEAT León Cup Racer[2] 1 Roelof Bruins[2] 1
SEAT León TCR[1] 65 Douglas Khoo[1] All
Liqui Moly Team Engstler[3] Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR[3] 3 Andy Yan[3] All
26 Filipe de Souza[3] 1–4
Teamwork Motorsport[4] Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR[4] 7 Bill O'Brien[4] All
8 Kevin Tse[4] All
Team Thailand[5] Honda Civic TCR[5] 9 Tin Sritrai[5] All
Vattana Motorsport[6] Honda Civic TCR[6] 13 Narasak Ittiritpong[6] 2
SEAT León Cup Racer[6] 44 Jack Lemvard[6] 2
Son Veng Racing Team[7] Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR[7] 14 Neric Wei[7] 3, 5
Roadstar Racing[8] SEAT León Cup Racer[8] 17 Terence Tse[9] 1–3, 5
22 Yu Kam Cheong[8] 1
78 Kenneth Ma[6] 2
FRD Racing Team[7] Ford Focus TCR[7] 71 3
Champ Motorsport[9] Honda Civic TCR[9] 38 Michael Ho[9] 1, 3, 5
88 Henry Ho[10] 1–3
TBN MK Ihere Racing Team[6] Honda Civic TCR[6] 66 Nattachak Hanjitkasen[6] 2
Sloth Racing[6] SEAT León Cup Racer[6] 97 Paritat Bulbon[6] 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[11] SEAT León TCR[11] 97 Edgar Lau[11] 5

Calendar and results

The 2016 schedule was announced on 14 December 2015, with six events scheduled.[12] Later, the round in Sepang (7 August) was canceled and a round in Shanghai was added.[13]

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
2 Andy Yan Tin Sritrai Team Thailand
2 3 Chang International Circuit, Buriram 12 June Andy Yan Andy Yan Andy Yan Liqui Moly Team Engstler
4 Andy Yan Andy Yan Liqui Moly Team Engstler
3 5 Shanghai International Circuit, Shanghai 21 August Tin Sritrai Tin Sritrai Andy Yan Liqui Moly Team Engstler
6 Andy Yan Andy Yan Liqui Moly Team Engstler
4 7 Sepang International Circuit, Kuala Lumpur 1 October Tin Sritrai Kevin Tse Kevin Tse Teamwork Motorsport Malaysian Grand Prix
TCR International Series
8 2 October Tin Sritrai Andy Yan Liqui Moly Team Engstler
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
10 Andy Yan Andy Yan Liqui Moly Team Engstler

Championship standings

Drivers' championship
Pos. Driver KOR
 BUR
 SHA
 SEP
 MAC†
  Pts. 
1 Andy Yan 23 2 11 1 12 1 22 1 31 1 220
2 Kevin Tse 62 4 72 2 45 2 13 2 2 Ret 138
3 Tin Sritrai 41 1 Ret Ret 21 Ret Ret1 3 12 2 111
3 Filipe de Souza 7 5 55 4 5 3 34 4 93
5 Henry Ho 34 6 4 3 33 Ret 70
6 Roelof Bruins 15 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 55 6 DNQ DNQ 33
9 Jack Lemvard 23 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 EX4 Ret WD WD 18
13 Narasak Ittiritpong 34 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
 BUR
 SHA
 SEP
 MAC†
  Pts. 
ColourResult
GoldWinner
Silver2nd place
Bronze3rd place
GreenPoints finish
BlueNon-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
PurpleRetired (Ret)
RedDid not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
BlackDisqualified (DSQ)
WhiteDid not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank Did not participate (DNP)
Excluded (EX)

Bold – Pole
Italics – Fastest Lap

† – Drivers did not finish the race, but were classified as they completed over 75% of the race distance.

Teams' Championship
Pos. Team KOR
 BUR
 SHA
 SEP
 MAC†
  Pts. 
1 Liqui Moly Team Engstler 23 2 11 1 12 1 22 1 31 1 313
7 5 55 4 5 3 34 4
2 Teamwork Motorsport 62 4 72 2 45 2 13 2 2 Ret 171
10 11 11 10 8 6 55 6 DNQ DNQ
3 Team Thailand 41 1 Ret Ret 21 Ret Ret1 3 12 2 111
4 Champ Motorsport 34 6 4 3 33 Ret 88
5 7 EX4 Ret
5 Viper Niza Racing 15 3 8 8 9 Ret 4 5 DNQ DNQ 75
11 9
6 Vattana Motorsport 23 5 48
34 Ret
7 Roadstar Racing 8 8 9 9 7 5 DNQ DNQ 31
9 10 Ret 11
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
 BUR
 SHA
 SEP
 MAC†
  Pts. 
ColourResult
GoldWinner
Silver2nd place
Bronze3rd place
GreenPoints finish
BlueNon-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
PurpleRetired (Ret)
RedDid not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
BlackDisqualified (DSQ)
WhiteDid not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank Did not participate (DNP)
Excluded (EX)

Bold – Pole
Italics – Fastest Lap

† – Drivers did not finish the race, but were classified as they completed over 75% of the race distance.

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References
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  3. "TCR teams in two testing days at Valencia". tcr-series.com. 14 March 2016.
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  5. "Thai Star Sritrai enters in the TCR Asia Series". tcr-series.com. 1 February 2016.
  6. "Chang International Circuit Entry List" (PDF). asia.tcr-series.com. 10 June 2016.
  7. Hudson, Neil (20 August 2016). "Tin Sritrai on pole position for TCR Asia race in Shanghai". TouringCarTimes.com. Mediaempire Stockholm AB. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
  8. "2016 TCR Asia Series Roadstar Team Driver Recruiting". facebook.com. 12 April 2016.
  9. "TCR Asia Series kicks off-season two in South Korea". tcr-series.com. 11 May 2016.
  10. "Henry Ho joins TCR Asia with Honda China". tcr-series.com. 13 April 2016.
  11. "Asia Racing Team's SEAT impress at Circuit Hero 500 debut". ART-Motorsports.com. Asia Racing Team. 13 January 2016. Archived from the original on 11 March 2016. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
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  13. "TCR Asia Series adds Shanghai to the calendar". asia.tcr-series.com. 28 April 2016.
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