2024 TCR Asia Series

The 2024 TCR Asia Series season was the eighth season of the TCR Asia Series.

The driver's championship was won by Zhang Zhendong in a Hyundai Elantra N TCR.[1] The inaugural TCR Cup was won by Benny Santoso also in a Hyundai Elantra N TCR.

Calendar

The provisional 2024 schedule was announced on 27 January 2024, with five events scheduled.[2] It was updated in April to with the start of the series moving from 20 April to 3 May.

Late in the season, it was announced that the fifth round at the Zhuzhou International Circuit was replaced by the Guia Circuit.

Rnd. Circuit Date Supporting
1 1 Sepang International Circuit, Sepang 3–5 May Lamborghini Super Trofeo Asia
Malaysia Championship Series
2
2 3 7–9 June Malaysia Championship Series
4
3 5 Buriram International Circuit, Buriram 23–25 August Thailand Super Series
6
4 7 13–15 September RAAT Thailand Endurance Championship
8
5 9 Guia Circuit, Macau Peninsula, Macau 14–17 November Macau Guia Race
TCR China Touring Car Championship
TCR World Tour
10
Cancelled
Circuit Original Date
Zhuzhou International Circuit, Zhuzhou 18–20 October
Source:[3]

Teams and drivers

Team Car No. Drivers Class Rounds Ref.
JVS Group Racing Team Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2021) 11 Budiyanto T 1–2
Hyundai N Team Z.Speed Hyundai Elantra N TCR 14 Hwang Do-yun All
18 Zhang Zhendong All
56 Benny Santoso T All
69 Max Hart All
Z.Speed Motorsport Hyundai Elantra N TCR 21 Jiang Nan T 1–4
52 Jonathan Xie Boyu G 1
83 Liu Qiren T 1–4
97 Yang Haojie T 1–3
Honda Civic Type R TCR (FL5) 28 Ananthorn Tangniannatchai G 3
Viper Niza Racing Cupra León TCR 65 Douglas Khoo G 2
Delta Garage Racing Team Hyundai Elantra N TCR 82 Dypo Fitramadhan T 1, 3–5
Honda Civic Type R TCR (FL5) 86 Umar Abdullah 1–4
Icon Status
T Eligible for TCR Cup
G Guest drivers ineligible to score points

Results

Rnd. Circuit/Location Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning Team Report
1 1 Sepang International Circuit Max Hart Zhang Zhendong Zhang Zhendong Hyundai N Team Z.Speed [4]
2 Zhang Zhendong Max Hart Hyundai N Team Z.Speed [5]
2 3 Zhang Zhendong Zhang Zhendong Zhang Zhendong Hyundai N Team Z.Speed [6]
4 Hwang Do-yun Zhang Zhendong Hyundai N Team Z.Speed [7]
3 5 Buriram International Circuit Zhang Zhendong Zhang Zhendong Hwang Do-yun Hyundai N Team Z.Speed [8]
6 Zhang Zhendong Zhang Zhendong Hyundai N Team Z.Speed [9]
4 7 Max Hart Zhang Zhendong Max Hart Hyundai N Team Z.Speed [10]
8 Zhang Zhendong Umar Abdullah Delta Garage Racing Team [11]
5 9 Guia Circuit Zhang Zhendong Zhang Zhendong Zhang Zhendong Hyundai N Team Z.Speed [12]
10 Max Hart Dypo Fitramadhan Delta Garage Racing Team [13]

Points standings

Scoring system
Position 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th
Qualifying 10 7 5 4 3 2 1
Races 40 35 30 27 24 21 18 15 13 11

Drivers' Championship

Overall

Pos. Driver SEP1
SEP2
BUR1
BUR2
MAC
 Pts.
1 Zhang Zhendong 12 2 11 1 41 1 22 2 11 Ret 376
2 Hwang Do-yun 37 4 52 3 12 2 33 5 23 3 340
3 Max Hart 21 1 23 2 23 3 11 3 Ret2 Ret 317
4 Umar Abdullah 44 3 Ret4 5 36 6 Ret5 1 185
5 Benny Santosa 86 5 35 4 84 4 56 Ret 44 2 173
6 Dypo Fitramadhan 53 7 5 5 47 4 35 1 150
7 Liu Qiren 7 9 46 7 7 10 7 6 148
8 Jiang Nan 9 8 77 8 65 7 64 Ret 129
9 Yang Haojie Ret 6 6 9 97 9 84
10 Budiyanto 65 Ret Ret 6 45
Ineligible for driver points
Ananthorn Tangniannatchai 10 8
Douglas Khoo 8 10
Jonathan Xie Boyu Ret DNS
Pos. Driver SEP1
SEP2
BUR1
BUR2
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)

Italics – Fastest Lap

TCR Cup

Pos. Driver SEP1
SEP2
BUR1
BUR2
MAC
 Pts.
1 Benny Santosa 83 5 31 4 81 4 52 Ret 41 2 361
2 Dypo Fitramadhan 51 7 54 5 43 4 32 1 331
3 Liu Qiren 75 9 42 7 75 10 74 6 252
4 Jiang Nan 94 8 73 8 62 7 61 Ret 226
4 Yang Haojie Ret6 6 65 9 93 9 150
6 Budiyanto 62 Ret Ret4 6 81
Pos. Driver SEP1
SEP2
BUR1
BUR2
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

References

  1. ^ "Cao and Zhang Z.D. are champions in TCR China and TCR Asia". tcr-worldranking.com. 17 November 2024. Retrieved 20 December 2024.
  2. ^ "TCR Asia Series roars back in sprint and endurance formats". tcr-series.com. World Sporting Consulting. 27 January 2024. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
  3. ^ "2024 TCR Asia Series". RacingCalendar.net. 9 April 2024.
  4. ^ "TCR Asia 2024 » Sepang International Circuit Round 1 Results". touringcars.net. 5 May 2024. Retrieved 15 November 2024.
  5. ^ "TCR Asia 2024 » Sepang International Circuit Round 2 Results". touringcars.net. 5 May 2024. Retrieved 15 November 2024.
  6. ^ "TCR Asia 2024 » Sepang International Circuit Round 3 Results". touringcars.net. 9 June 2024. Retrieved 15 November 2024.
  7. ^ "TCR Asia 2024 » Sepang International Circuit Round 4 Results". touringcars.net. 9 June 2024. Retrieved 15 November 2024.
  8. ^ "TCR Asia 2024 » Buriram International Circuit Round 5 Results". touringcars.net. 24 August 2024. Retrieved 15 November 2024.
  9. ^ "TCR Asia 2024 » Buriram International Circuit Round 6 Results". touringcars.net. 24 August 2024. Retrieved 15 November 2024.
  10. ^ "TCR Asia 2024 » Buriram International Circuit Round 7 Results". touringcars.net. 15 September 2024. Retrieved 15 November 2024.
  11. ^ "TCR Asia 2024 » Buriram International Circuit Round 8 Results". touringcars.net. 16 September 2024. Retrieved 15 November 2024.
  12. ^ "TCR World Tour 2024 » Circuito da Guia Round 13 Results". touringcars.net. 16 November 2024. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
  13. ^ "TCR World Tour 2024 » Circuito da Guia Round 14 Results". touringcars.net. 17 November 2024. Retrieved 19 December 2024.