2023 TCR China Touring Car Championship

The 2023 TCR China Touring Car Championship season was the sixth season of the TCR's Chinese Touring Car Championship.

Race Calendar

The 2023 schedule was announced on 10 May 2023, with six events scheduled.[1][2]

Rnd. Circuit Date Supporting
1 1 Shanghai International Circuit, Shanghai 12–14 May GT Super Sprint Challenge
2
2 3 Zhejiang International Circuit, Shaoxing 23–25 June Stand-alone event
4
3 5 Zhuzhou International Circuit, Hunan 14–16 July
6
4 7 Shanghai International Circuit, Shanghai 8–10 September Lamborghini Super Trofeo Asia
GT Super Sprint Challenge
8
5 9 Zhuzhou International Circuit, Hunan 27–29 October Formula 4 South East Asia Championship
10
6 11 Guia Circuit, Macau 16–19 November Macau Grand Prix
FIA GT World Cup
TCR World Tour
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Teams and drivers

Team Car No. Drivers Class Rounds Ref.
Shell Teamwork Lynk & Co Racing Lynk & Co 03 TCR 1 David Zhu All [3][4]
12 Sunny Wong All
36 Jason Zhang All
92 Zhu Yuanjie Am 1, 6
155 Ma Qinghua 5 [5]
492 Geng Rui Am 2, 4 [3]
887 Aaron Kwok Am 5–6
Hyundai N Team Hyundai Elantra N TCR 3 Andy Yan All [6]
7 Martin Cao All
22 Rainey He All
TianShi Racing Team Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2021) 6 Wu Wenfa Am 1–5 [7]
26 Filipe de Souza 4
666 Lü Zhenming Am 1–5
Audi Sport 326 Racing Team Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2021) 11 Liu Zichen Am All [7]
51 Wu Yifan All
82 Lai Jingwen Am 1, 4–6
96 Xiao Kunpeng Am 5
98 Zhao Di Am 2
118 Huang Kuisheng Am 4
555 Zhu Yan Am 5
Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2017) 24 Sheng Jiacheng Am 1
56 Zhu Shengdong Am 3
Jiangmen Xingrui Racing Team 3
Starcars Racing 1 		Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) 14 Huang Xizhan Am 3–4
33 Hu Jiaxin Am 1 [7]
Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2021) 2–4
Jinyutu GYT Racing MG 6 X-Power TCR 15 Wei Pengda Am 1 [7]
Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2021) 95 Hu Heng Am 3
96 Xiao Kunpeng Am 2
777 Zheng Wancheng 1
171 Zhang Hongyu Am 4–5
Hyundai N Team Z.Speed Hyundai Elantra N TCR 17 Yang Xiaowei All [7]
18 Zhang Zhendong All
101 Max Hart All [8]
Hyundai N Team Z.Speed Community 97 Yang Haojie Am All [7]
521 Jiang Nan Am All
Hyundai i30 N TCR 111 Li Wengji Am 1–5
Fancy JK Team Lynk & Co 03 TCR 21 Paul Poon Am 1–5 [7]
27 Yan Chuang 1, 3, 5
Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2021) 65 Lin Chenghua Am All
Lynk & Co 03 TCR 92 Zhu Yuanjie Am 2–5
BAS Racing Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2021) 25 Ren Chao Am All [7]
Hyundai Elantra N TCR 72 Zhou Haowen Am All
Comtoyou Racing Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2021) 26 Filipe de Souza 6
Evolve Racing Hyundai Elantra N TCR 28 Lo Sze Ho 4
SparkSpark Racing Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK2) 3
Honda Civic Type R TCR (FL5) 4 		37 Zhou Yunjie Am All [7]
Dongfeng Honda MacPro Racing Team Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) 1
Honda Civic Type R TCR (FL5) 5 		55 Martin Xie All [9]
77 Jack Young All
Honda Civic Type R TCR (FL5) 66 André Couto 2–3, 5–6 [10]
99 Daniel Wu Am 4
109 Racing Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) 88 Deng Baowei 2–3
Norris Racing Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) 126 Chan Chiwai Am All [7]
Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK2) 127 Chan Chunleung Am All
Key
Am Am Cup

Results

Rnd. Circuit Date Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning team Am Cup winner
1 1 Shanghai International Circuit, Shanghai 12–14 May Jason Zhang Martin Cao Martin Cao Hyundai N Team Liu Zichen
2 Jason Zhang David Zhu Shell Teamwork Lynk & Co Racing Lin Chenghua
2 1 Zhejiang International Circuit, Shaoxing 23–25 June Jason Zhang Jack Young Jason Zhang Shell Teamwork Lynk & Co Racing Zhu Yuanjie
2 Jack Young Martin Cao Hyundai N Team Zhu Yuanjie
3 1 Zhuzhou International Circuit, Beijing 14–16 July Martin Xie Jack Young Martin Cao Hyundai N Team Hu Heng
2 Martin Xie Jack Young Dongfeng Honda MacPro Racing Team Liu Zichen
4 1 Shanghai International Circuit, Shanghai 8–10 September Martin Xie Jack Young Jack Young Dongfeng Honda MacPro Racing Team Liu Zichen
2 Martin Xie Andy Yan Hyundai N Team Liu Zichen
5 1 Zhuzhou International Circuit, Hunan 27–29 October Jack Young Jack Young Jack Young Dongfeng Honda MacPro Racing Team Liu Zichen
2 Ma Qinghua Ma Qinghua Shell Teamwork Lynk & Co Racing Paul Poon
6 1 Guia Circuit, Macau 17–19 November Andy Yan[a] Andy Yan Martin Cao Hyundai N Team Lin Chenghua
2 Jack Young Max Hart Hyundai N Team Z.Speed Lin Chenghua

Championship standings

Drivers' championship

Scoring systems
Position 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th
Qualifying 5 4 3 2 1 —
Races 25 18 15 12 10 8 6 4 2 1
Pos. Driver SHA1
 ZHE
 ZHZ1
 SHA2
 ZHZ2
 MAC
  Pts.
1 Martin Cao 14 Ret 5 1 12 3 6 3 44 5 12 Ret 178
2 Jack Young 23 Ret 71 2 63 1 12 9 11 4 Ret5 Ret 159
3 Jason Zhang 41 4 12 7 144 4 5 4 23 7 5 6 145
4 Martin Xie 14 7 103 10 21 2 21 21 Ret 27 2 2 111
5 David Zhu 32 1 4 3 Ret Ret 3 7 195 Ret 6 12 101
6 Max Hart Ret Ret 9 6 4 7 Ret 2 6 15 4 1 91
7 Andy Yan 13 2 8 4 11 6 Ret 1 13 16 81 5 81
8 Zhang Zhendong 8 23 35 8 35 Ret 75 5 Ret 6 104 4 78
9 André Couto 24 9 27 24 52 2 73 Ret 60
10 Rainey He 7 11 6 5 Ret 8 9 11 7 3 9 7 59
11 Sunny Wong 6 3 13 12 5 5 13 Ret 9 Ret 11 9 47
12 Yang Xiaowei 10 5 12 14 Ret 11 8 Ret 11 11 3 3 45
13 Ma Qinghua 3 1 40
14 Wu Yifan 16 6 11 11 7 10 44 Ret Ret 10 Ret 8 34
15 Liu Zichen 11 12 Ret 17 9 9 11 6 8 Ret Ret 11 16
16 Zheng Wancheng 55 24 11
17 Zhu Yuanjie 18 8 14 13 10 16 14 10 10 9 Ret 13 9
18 Paul Poon 12 10 17 Ret 13 Ret 12 Ret Ret 8 5
19 Hu Heng 8 12 4
20 Huang Xizhan 22 DNS Ret 8 4
21 Lin Chenghua DNS 9 24 Ret Ret Ret 19 16 16 24 13 10 3
22 Zhang Hongyu 153 12 Ret Ret 3
23 Yan Chuang 9 21 12 18 12 Ret 2
24 Lo Sze Ho 10 14 1
25 Filipe de Souza 24 13 12 14 0
26 Yang Haojie 21 17 22 21 17 17 27 19 18 12 16 18 0
27 Ren Chao 19 13 27 20 24 14 17 Ret 24 13 21 20 0
28 Jiang Nan 27 16 20 27 18 13 20 Ret 25 25 18 21 0
29 Wu Wenfa 15 22 15 16 Ret Ret 18 Ret 14 20 0
30 Lai Jingwen 22 18 28 17 WD WD 14 17 0
31 Xiao Kunpeng 18 19 20 14 0
32 Li Wengji Ret 14 26 24 20 20 23 24 23 18 0
33 Chan Chiwai 20 15 21 22 26 22 22 15 Ret 17 19 15 0
34 Zhou Yunjie 24 25 30 23 23 15 30 27 15 21 Ret 16 0
35 Deng Baowei 16 15 16 21 0
36 Hu Jiaxin Ret Ret 19 28 15 Ret 25 18 0
37 Chan Chunleung 23 19 Ret 26 19 23 26 26 21 23 15 Ret 0
38 Zhou Haowen 25 Ret 25 Ret 25 Ret 16 25 22 Ret 20 19 0
39 Zhu Yan 17 19 0
40 Aaron Kwok Ret 26 17 Ret 0
41 Wei Pengda 17 Ret 0
42 Geng Rui 29 18 Ret Ret 0
43 Zhu Shengdong 21 19 0
44 Lü Zhenming 26 20 28 25 Ret Ret 31 20 Ret 22 0
45 Huang Kuisheng 21 22 0
46 Daniel Wu 29 23 0
47 Zhao Di 23 Ret 0
48 Sheng Jiacheng 28 26 0
Pos. Driver SHA1
 ZHE
 ZHZ1
 SHA2
 ZHZ2
 MAC
  Pts.
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver Second place
Bronze Third place
Green Points classification
Blue Non-points classification
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple Retired, not classified (Ret)
Red Did not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black Disqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank Did not practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)

Bold – Pole Italics – Fastest Lap

Notes

  1. ^ Andy Yan claimed the pole position, however no bonus points were awarded and combined FP1 and FP2 times were used to determine the grid due to a cancelled qualifying session.

References

  1. ^ "Lisheng Sports to promote TCR China, TCR Asia in multi-year deal". TouringCarTimes.com. Mediaempire Stockholm AB. 9 May 2023. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
  2. ^ "WSC Group and Lisheng Sports renew deal for TCR Asia/TCR China". www.tcr-series.com. 10 May 2023. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
  3. ^ a b "Teamwork confirms four-car line-up for 2023". TouringCarTimes. Mediaempire Stockholm AB. 9 May 2023. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
  4. ^ "Shell Teamwork Lynk & Co Racing confirms 2023 TCR China programme". 9 May 2023. Retrieved 15 May 2023.
  5. ^ "Ma Qing Hua makes TCR China return at Zhuzhou". TouringCarTimes. 25 October 2023. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
  6. ^ "Hyundai N Team announces three-car TCR China entry". TouringCarTimes. Mediaempire Stockholm AB. 9 May 2023. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
  7. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "32 cars entered for TCR China season opener in Shanghai". TouringCarTimes. Mediaempire Stockholm AB. 12 May 2023. Retrieved 12 May 2023.
  8. ^ "Max Hart makes surprise Chinese move". TouringCarTimes. Mediaempire Stockholm AB. 5 May 2023. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
  9. ^ "Jack Young makes Chinese move". TouringCarTimes. Mediaempire Stockholm AB. 10 May 2023. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
  10. ^ "André Couto to join TCR China field". TouringCarTimes. Mediaempire Stockholm AB. 16 May 2023. Retrieved 16 May 2023.
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