The 2018 TCR Middle East Series season was the second season of the TCR Middle East Series. The championship started at Yas Marina Circuit in Abu Dhabi on 19 January and ended at the Bahrain International Circuit in Sakhir on 24 February. Josh Files and Liqui Moly Team Engstler were the defending drivers' and teams' championships respectively.
Teams and drivers
Team Car Drivers Rounds Pit Lane Competizioni Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR 7 Nasser Al Alawi 3 21 Jordi Oriola 1–2 44 Lorenzo Veglia All 55 Raed Himmo 3 70 Maťo Homola 1–2 Audi RS 3 LMS TCR 10 Giacomo Altoè All 21 Jordi Oriola 3 23 Giovanni Altoè 1–2 24 Danny Kroes 2 32 Alberto Vescovi 1 Liqui Moly Team Engstler Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR 8 Luca Engstler All 39 Florian Thoma All H&R Spezialfedern 13 Kai Jordan All Mouhritsa Racing Team SEAT León TCR 9 Costas Papantonis 1–2 Brutal Fish Racing Team Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR 17 Martin Ryba All
Calendar and results The 2018 schedule was announced on 10 November 2017, with four events held across the Middle East. On 21 December 2017, was announced that will now be contested over three racing weekends instead of the four included in the previously released schedule. Circuit Date Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning team Supporting 1 1 Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi (North Circuit) 20 January Giacomo Altoè Maťo Homola Giacomo Altoè Pit Lane Competizioni Formula 4 UAE Championship 2 Luca Engstler Luca Engstler Liqui Moly Team Engstler 2 3 Dubai Autodrome, Dubai (International Circuit) 27 January Luca Engstler Luca Engstler Luca Engstler Liqui Moly Team Engstler 4 Florian Thoma Florian Thoma Liqui Moly Team Engstler 3 5 Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir (Oasis Circuit) 23-24 February Luca Engstler Luca Engstler Luca Engstler Liqui Moly Team Engstler 6 Race cancelled due to heavy rain.
Championship standings
Drivers' championship Driver YMC DUB BHR Points1 Luca Engstler 32 1 11 3 11 C1192 Giacomo Altoè 11 3 22 6 34 C923 Florian Thoma 44 11† 5 1 23 C 704 Maťo Homola 23 4 45 2645 Kai Jordan 65 2 63 5 62 C606 Lorenzo Veglia 5 8 3 10 55 C418 Jordi Oriola 7 5 8 7 4 C 388 Giovanni Altoè 8 6 7 4309 Martin Ryba Ret 9 10 9 8 C910 Alberto Vescovi 10 7711 Nasser Al Alawi 7 C612 Danny Kroes Ret4 8613 Costas Papantonis 9 10 9 Ret 5 - Raed Himmo Ret C 0
Teams' Championship Driver YMC DUB BHR Points 1 Liqui Moly Team Engstler 32 111 111 C191 44 11† 5 3 23 C 2 Pit Lane Competizioni 1 11 3 22 4 34 C138 8 6 74 6 4 C 3 Pit Lane Competizioni 2 23 4 3 2 55 C122 5 5 45 7 7 C 4 H&R Spezialfedern 65 2 63 5 62 C 60 5 Brutal Fish Racing Team Ret 9 10 9 8 C 16 6 Mouhritsa Racing Team 9 10 9 Ret 12
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