The 2018 TCR Asia Series season is the fourth season of the TCR Asia Series. For the first time at the first three events of TCR Asia, the South-East Asia Cup will be held.
Teams and drivers
Team Car Drivers Class Rounds R Engineering Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK2) 2 Akash Nandy 1 23 Abdul Kaathir 1 Elegant Racing Team SEAT León TCR 3 Alex Liu Cup 1–3 CUPRA León TCR 4–5 30 Kelvin Wong Cup 4–5 SEAT León TCR 1–3 Liqui Moly Team Engstler Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR 8 Luca Engstler 1–4 108 5 29 Mitchell Cheah All 32 Diego Moran All Maximum Racing Honda Civic TCR (FK2) 5 Clement Tong Cup 2, 4 22 Ivan Szeto Cup 1, 3, 5 Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK2) 28 Lo Sze Ho 1–4 Viper Niza Racing SEAT León TCR 65 Douglas Khoo Cup 1–3 CUPRA León TCR 4–5Entries ineligible to score points Viper Niza Racing CUPRA León TCR 1 Kantadhee Kusiri 4 Son Veng Racing Team Volkswagen Golf GTi TCR 6 Leong Ian Veng 5 Eric Lam MacPro Racing Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) 8 Miguel Kong 5 Kevin Lam 88 Eurico de Jesus 5 Henry Ho Teamwork Motorsport Volkswagen Golf GTi TCR 11 Alex Hui 5 Sunny Wong BrandNew Racing Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR 11 Alex Hui 4 20 Andrew Kim 4 Billionaire Boy Racing Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK2) 15 Chariya Nuya AM 1–4 E-Rain Motorsport Hyundai i30 N TCR 16 Lee Do Hyeon 4 T.A Motorsport Audi RS 3 LMS TCR 26 Filipe de Souza 5 Ryan Wong Alphafactory Racing Team by Pulzar SEAT León TCR 33 Jakraphan Davee AM 1–3 Vattana Motorsport Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK2) 59 Pattarapol Vongprai AM 1–3 Hexin Racing Volkswagen Golf GTi TCR 60 Chang Shuai 5 Chen Zhen TBN MK Ihere Racing Team Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK2) 66 Nattachak Hanjitkasen AM 1–4 Liqui Moly HE Racing Volkswagen Golf GTi TCR 68 Li Xue Feng 5 Tian Li Ying Indigo Racing Hyundai i30 N TCR 87 Charlie Kang 4 97 Cho Hoon Hyun 4 Morin Racing Team by Sunoco SEAT León TCR 96 Nattanid Leewattanavaragul AM 1–3 DreamRacer Racing Team Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) 101 Kim Byoung Hyun 4 KMSA Motorsport Hyundai i30 N TCR 103 Kang Dong Woo 4
Calendar and results The provisional 2018 schedule was announced on 17 January 2018, with five events scheduled.
Circuit Date Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning team Supporting 1 1 Sepang International Circuit, Kuala Lumpur 31 March Luca Engstler Diego Moran Luca Engstler Liqui Moly Team EngstlerSouth-East Asia CupTCR Thailand Series 2 1 April Mitchell Cheah Mitchell Cheah Liqui Moly Team Engstler 2 3 Chang International Circuit, Buriram 2 June Luca Engstler Luca Engstler Mitchell Cheah Liqui Moly Team Engstler 4 3 June Luca Engstler Diego Moran Liqui Moly Team Engstler 3 5 Bangsaen Street Circuit, Chonburi 14 July Luca Engstler Lo Sze Ho Alex Liu Elegant Racing Team 6 15 July Lo Sze Ho Lo Sze Ho Maximum Racing 4 7 Korea International Circuit, Yeongam 26 August Luca Engstler Luca Engstler Luca Engstler Liqui Moly Team EngstlerTCR Korea Series 8 Luca Engstler Luca Engstler Liqui Moly Team Engstler 5 9 Shanghai International Circuit, Shanghai 4 October Mitchell Cheah Mitchell Cheah Luca Engstler Liqui Moly Team Engstler TCR China Series 10 5 October Luca Engstler Luca Engstler Liqui Moly Team Engstler INV 7 October Alex Liu Kenneth Look Luca Engstler Diego Moran Théo Coicaud Luca Engstler Diego Moran Théo Coicaud Liqui Moly Team Engstler SIC888 Endurance
Championship standings Drivers' championship
Pos Driver SEP BUR BNS YEO SHA Points 1 Luca Engstler 11 3 Ret1 2 61 Ret 21 1 12 1 197 2 Mitchell Cheah 22 1 13 11 Ret 3 14†2 3 21 2 173 3 Diego Moran 93 Ret 22 1 DNS5 2 NC 4 33 3 127 4 Wong Kiang Kuan 10 5 7 7 5 5 53 Ret Ret5 5 106 5 Lo Sze Ho 34 2 4 12 82 1 Ret5 DNS 98 6 Douglas Khoo 13 11 10 8 Ret 8 13 13 9 8 82 7 Alex Liu 11 6 64 Ret 4 Ret 64 Ret Ret Ret 69 8 Ivan Szeto Ret 7 DNS DNS 7 11 26 9 Abdul Kaathir 5 4 22 10 Clement Tong 11 10 DNS DNS 16 11 Akash Nandy 45 Ret 13Drivers ineligible to score points Kantadhee Kusiri 1 2 - Pattarapol Vongprai 6 10 3 4 1 Ret - Nattanid Leewattanavaragul 8 Ret 12 6 2 7 - Jakraphan Davee 12 8 8 5 3 4 - Chariya Nuya 7 9 5 3 Ret 9 12 6 - Andrew Kim 3 10 - Alex Hui 4 14 Ret 4 - Sunny Wong Ret 4 - Henry Ho Eurico de Jesus 4 EX - Filipe de Souza Ryan Wong 5 6 - Kang Byung Hui 10 5 - Nattachak Hanjitkasen 14 Ret 9 9 7 6 8 7 - Tian Yi Ling Xue Li 6 10 - Kim Byoung Hyun 7 9 - Ka Lam Kin Kong 10 7 - Leong Ian Weng Wai Lam 8 12 - Kang Dong Woo Ret 8 - Cho Hoon Hyun 9 11 - Shuai Chang Zen Chen Ret 9 - Lee Do Hyeon 11 12 -
Teams' championship
Pos Driver SEP BUR BNS YEO SHA Points 1 Liqui Moly Team Engstler 11 1 13 1 61 2 21 1 12 1 425 22 3 22 2 Ret 3 14†2 3 21 2 2 Elegant Racing Team 10 5 64 7 4 5 53 Ret Ret5 5 185 11 6 7 Ret 5 Ret 64 Ret Ret Ret 3 Maximum Racing 33 2 4 10 82 1 7 11149 Ret 7 11 12 DNS DNS 4 Viper Niza Racing 13 11 10 8 Ret 8 13 13 9 8 93 5 R Engineering 44 4 37 55 RetTeams ineligible to score points Vattana Motorsport 6 10 3 4 1 Ret - Billionaire Boy Racing 7 9 5 3 Ret 9 12 6 - Alphafactory Racing Team by Pulzar 12 8 8 5 3 4 - Morin Racing Team by Sunoco 8 Ret 12 6 2 7 - TBN MK Ihere Racing Team 14 Ret 9 9 7 6 8 7 - Viper Niza Racing 1 2 - E-Rain Motorsport 3 10 - Teamwork Brand New Racing 4 14 - DreamRacer Racing Team 7 9 - Indigo Racing 9 11 - EX EX KMSA Motorsport Ret 8 -
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