The 2017 TCR Asia Series season is the third season of the TCR Asia Series.
Teams and drivers
Team Car Drivers Class Rounds Liqui Moly Team EngstlerVolkswagen Golf GTI TCR 2 Kantadhee Kusiri All 32 Diego Moran All Audi Hong Kong Phoenix Racing Asia Audi RS3 LMS TCR 3 Shaun Thong 3–4 5 Jasper Thong Cup All 6 Alex Fong Cup 2 8 Tong Siu Kau Cup 1–2 Viper Niza Racing SEAT León TCR 65 Douglas Khoo Cup All Team Thailand Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR 9 Tin Sritrai 1 Honda Civic TCR 79 2–6 R Engineering Honda Civic TCR 23 Abdul Kaathir Cup All 39 Lai Wee Sing All Elegant Racing Team SEAT León TCR 98 Eric Kwong Cup All 99 Alex Liu Cup All 991 Wong Kiang Kuan Cup 5Entries ineligible to score points Viper Niza Racing SEAT León TCR 7 William O'Brien Cup 3 Leo 109 Racing Audi RS3 LMS TCR 9 Deng Bao Wei 5–6 Li Lin 5 Volkswagen Golf GTi TCR 77 Hu Hao 5–6 RMI Racing Team By Sunoco RMI Racing Team SEAT León TCR 14 Pasarit Promsombat 4 SEAT León Cup Racer 96 Nattanid Leewattanavaragul 4 Billionaire Boy Racing Honda Civic TCR 15 Chariya Nuya 4 New Faster Team Volkswagen Golf GTi TCR 21 Lin Li Feng 5–6 Wang Hao Audi RS3 LMS TCR 81 Huang Chu Han 5–6 82 Andy Yan 5–6 Macau David Racing Team Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR 26 Filipe de Souza 2 TeamWork Motorsport Volkswagen Golf GTi TCR 26 Filipe de Souza 5–6 Samuel Hsieh 31 Alex Hui 5–6 Ma Qing Hua 5 Jean-Karl Vernay 6 62 Alex Fung 5–6 Sunny Wong Yontrakit Racing SEAT León TCR 38 Rattanin Leenutaphong 4 HE Racing Volkswagen Golf GTi TCR 58 He Xiao Le 5 Lu Chuan Lo Kai Bong 6 TrackFun-Linky Racing Team Audi RS3 LMS TCR 66 Cai Hong Yu 5–6 Bai Ya Xin 5 TBN MK Ihere Racing Team Honda Civic TCR 66 Nattachak Hanjitkasen 4 TianShi Racing Team Audi RS3 LMS TCR 66 Huang Chu Han 2 88 Chen Wei An 2 Singha Motorsport Team Thailand SEAT León Cup Racer 89 Kittipol Ayudhya 4 AVM Racing SEAT León TCR 791 Qi Pei Wen 5–6 Zhou Hao Wen
Calendar and results The 2017 initial schedule was announced on 8 November 2016, with six events scheduled. On 2 February 2017, the 2017 schedule has changed with the entry of Zhuhai events. On 29 March 2017, the calendar was once again changed with Zhuhai replacing the round in Thailand held at the Chang International Circuit, Zhejiang and Shanghai will also switch places on the calendar. The Macau round was also removed.
Circuit Date Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning team Supporting 1 1 Sepang International Circuit, Kuala Lumpur 12 March Kantadhee Kusiri Kantadhee Kusiri Kantadhee Kusiri Liqui Moly Team Engstler 2 Kantadhee Kusiri Diego Moran Liqui Moly Team Engstler 2 3 Zhuhai International Circuit, Zhuhai 23 April Jasper Thong Tin Sritrai Jasper Thong Audi Hong Kong 4 Huang Chu Han Tin Sritrai Team Thailand 3 5 Zhuhai International Circuit, Zhuhai 14 May Kantadhee Kusiri Shaun Thong Abdul Kaathir R Engineering 6 Kantadhee Kusiri Eric Kwong Elegant Racing Team 4 7 Bangsaen Street Circuit, Chonburi 1 July Kantadhee Kusiri Tin Sritrai Tin Sritrai Team ThailandTCR Thailand Series 8 2 July Tin Sritrai Tin Sritrai Team Thailand 5 9 Shanghai International Circuit, Shanghai 26 August Kantadhee Kusiri Kantadhee Kusiri Kantadhee Kusiri Liqui Moly Team Engstler TCR China Series 10 27 August Kantadhee Kusiri Kantadhee Kusiri Liqui Moly Team Engstler 6 11 Zhejiang International Circuit, Shaoxing 7 October Kantadhee Kusiri Kantadhee Kusiri Kantadhee Kusiri Liqui Moly Team Engstler TCR China SeriesTCR International Series 12 Diego Moran Tin Sritrai Team Thailand
Championship standings
Drivers' championship DriverSEPZHUZHUBNG†SHAZHE RD1 RD2 RD1 RD2 RD1 RD2 RD1 RD2 RD1 RD2 RD1 RD21 Kantadhee Kusiri 11 9 23 4 91 6 Ret1 7 11 1 4 4 2 Tin Sritrai 33 5 54 1 Ret Ret 12 1 45 6 10 1176.53 Diego Moran 22 1 4 8 34 NC Ret5 2 22 2 13 31674 Lai Wee Sing 4 2 82 3 23 4 24 Ret 16 8 15 Ret1375 Abdul Kaathir 6 3 65 6 12 7 Ret 8 93 9 9 5 6 Jasper Thong 54 4 11 11 4 Ret DSQ Ret 13 10 Ret 11947 Eric Kwong Ret5DNS 10 9 5 1 8 Ret Ret 16 6 12868 Alex Liu 7 7 9 Ret 6 2 Ret 4 WD WDDNS 1061.59 Douglas Khoo 9 8 11 10 8 5 Ret Ret 144 12 Ret 164610 Shaun Thong Ret5 3 63 64011 Wong Kiang Kuan 8 111812 Tong Siu Kau 8 6 Ret Ret1213 Alex Fong Ret 122 Drivers ineligible to score points Alex Hui Ret 4 1 6 Jean-Karl Vernay 1 6 Andy Yan 5 5 2 2 Filipe de Souza 7 2 7 Ret Ret 8 Nattanid Leewattanavaragul 4 3 Huang Chu Han 3 5 3 Ret 3 7 Pasarit Promsombat 3 5 Alex Fung Sunny Wong 6 3 12 Ret Ma Qing Hua Ret 4 Deng Bao Wei Ret 15 5 9 Chariya Nuya 5 Ret Lin Li Feng Wang Hao 10 7 8 Ret Samuel Hsieh 7 Ret Ret 8 Nattachak Hanjitkasen 7 8 Lo Kai Bong 7 14 Chen Wei An Ret 7 William O'Brien 7 Ret Qi Pei Wen Zhou Hao Wen 11 13 11 15 He Xiao Le Lu Chuan 12 14 Cai Hong Yu Ret Ret Ret 13 Hu Hao 15 17 14 Ret Li Lin Ret 15 Rattanin Leenutaphong Ret Ret Bai Ya Xin Ret Ret Kittipol Ayudhya Ret DNS DriverSEPZHUZHUBNG†SHAZHE Bold – Pole
Italics – Fastest Lap
Teams' championship TeamSEPZHUZHUBNG†SHAZHE RD1 RD2 RD1 RD2 RD1 RD2 RD1 RD2 RD1 RD2 RD1 RD21 Liqui Moly Team Engstler 11 1 23 4 31 6 Ret1 2 11 1 4 3357 22 9 4 8 94 NC Ret5 7 22 2 13 42 R Engineering 4 2 62 3 12 4 24 8 93 8 9 5272 6 3 85 6 23 7 Ret Ret 16 9 15 Ret3 Team Thailand 33 5 54 1 Ret Ret 12 1 45 6 10 1176,54 Elegant Racing Team 7 7 9 9 5 1 8 4 8 11 6 10165,5 Ret5DNS 10 Ret 6 2 Ret Ret Ret 16DNS 125 Audi Hong Kong 54 4 11 11 45 3 63 6 13 10 Ret 11136 Ret 12 Ret Ret DSQ Ret6 Viper Niza Racing 9 8 11 10 8 5 Ret Ret 144 12 Ret 16467 Phoenix Racing Asia 8 6 Ret Ret12 Teams ineligible to score points Teamwork Motorsport 6 3 1 6 7 4 12 8 New Faster Team 3 5 2 2 5 7 3 7 Macau David Racing Team 7 2 Morin Racing Team 4 3 TianShi Racing Team 3 5 Ret 7 RMI Racing Team By Sunoco 3 5 Leo 109 Racing 15 15 5 9 Ret 17 14 Ret Billionaire Boy Racing 5 Ret TBN MK Ihere Racing Team 7 8 HE Racing 12 14 7 14 Viper Niza Racing 7 Ret AVM Racing 11 13 11 15 Linky Racing Team Ret Ret Ret 13 Yontrakit Racing Ret Ret Singha Motorsport Team Thailand Ret DNS DriverSEPZHUZHUBNG†SHAZHE Bold – Pole
Italics – Fastest Lap
Car model of the year TeamSEPZHUZHUBNG†SHAZHE RD1 RD2 RD1 RD2 RD1 RD2 RD1 RD2 RD1 RD2 RD1 RD21 Honda Civic TCR 4 2 5 1 1 4 1 1 4 6 9 1384.5 6 3 6 3 2 7 2 8 9 8 10 52 Volkswagen Golf GTi TCR 1 1 2 4 3 6 Ret 2 1 1 4 3371 2 5 4 8 9 NC Ret 7 2 2 13 43 SEAT León TCR 7 7 9 9 5 1 8 4 8 11 6 10205.5 9 8 10 10 6 2 Ret Ret 14 12 Ret 124 Audi RS3 LMS TCR 5 4 1 11 4 3 6 6 13 10 Ret 11160 8 6 Ret 12 Ret Ret DSQ Ret DriverSEPZHUZHUBNG†SHAZHE
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