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2015 TCR Asia Series Season
The 2015 TCR Asia Series season was the first season of the TCR Asia Series. The season began at Sepang on 5 September and finished on 22 November at the Guia Circuit in Macau, after four rounds. Michael Choi won the drivers' championship, driving a Honda Civic TCR, and Asia Racing Team won the teams' championship. Teams and drivers Michelin is the official tyre supplier. Calendar and results The provisional 2015 schedule was announced on 23 December 2014. A revised calendar was announced on 25 February 2015. On 17 July the Zhuhai round, scheduled for 16 August, was removed. Championship standings Drivers' championship † – Drivers did not finish the race, but were classified as they completed over 75% of the race distance. Teams' Championship † – Drivers did not finish the race, but were classified as they completed over 75% of the race distance. References External links * {{TCR Series championships TCR Asia Series The TCR Asia Series is an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
TCR Asia Series
The TCR Asia Series is an annual touring car racing event that is held at various locations across Asia. History TCR Asia Series was announced on 14 August 2014 by the organisation behind the TCR series under the name TC3 Asia Series - later changed to TCR Asia Series along with the other announced series. David Sonenscher, boss of the company Motorsport Asia, will be maintaining the series. He has previously run the Asian Touring Car Series and the Porsche Carrera Cup Asia. Initially seven races were planned for 2015, but later were reduced to 5 and the final calendar was with 4. The Singapore and Thailand Thailand ( ), historically known as Siam () and officially the Kingdom of Thailand, is a country in Southeast Asia, located at the centre of the Indochinese Peninsula, spanning , with a population of almost 70 million. The country is b ... rounds were run together with the TCR International Series, while the rest supported the GT Asia Series calendar. Champio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samson Chan
"Samson" Chan Kai Yiu (born 5 December 1956) is a Canadian-born Hong Kong racing driver currently competing in the TCR Asia Series. Having previously competed in the Asian Le Mans Series, GT Asia Series and Asian Formula Renault Series amongst others. Racing career Chan began his career in 1996 in the BPR Global GT Series. In 2004 he switched to the Asian Formula Renault Series. From 2008-11 he raced in the Porsche Carrera Cup Asia, GT Asia Series and Malaysian Super Series. In 2012 Chan switched to the Asian GT Series, he won the championship that year. In 2014 he raced in the Asian Le Mans Series, finishing the season 3rd in the standings. In September 2015 it was announced that he would race in the first ever TCR Asia Series round in Sepang, driving a SEAT León Cup Racer for Roadstar Racing. Racing record Complete TCR International Series results (key Key or The Key may refer to: Common meanings * Key (cryptography), a piece of information that controls the operation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Craft-Bamboo Racing
Craft-Bamboo Racing is an auto racing team. It was founded in 2014 after the merger of Craft Racing from Hong Kong and Bamboo Engineering from the United Kingdom. Craft Racing was established by Frank Yu in 2009 and was a front running team in Asian Championships for five years. Bamboo Engineering was formed in July 2009 in Silverstone following the departure of team director Richard Coleman from Tempus Sport. It finished third in the WTCC drivers championship in 2013, and also ran in the GP3 Series. Richard Coleman was removed from the team in 2017, and was sued in 2020. British Touring Car Championship Bamboo ran former Tempus driver Harry Vaulkhard in the 2009 British Touring Car Championship season, scoring several top 10 finishes to finish 16th overall in the championship. European Touring Car Cup Bamboo entered a pair of Chevrolet Lacettis in the one off 2009 European Touring Car Cup as a prelude to the 2010 entry in Braga, Portugal. Vaulkhard entered alongside ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Douglas Khoo
"Douglas" Khoo Kok Hui (born 21 May 1965 in Kuala Lumpur) is a Malaysian racing driver currently competing in the TCR International Series. He had previously competed in the Asia Classic Car Challenge. Racing career Khoo began his career in 2014 in the Asia Classic Car Challenge, he finished 2nd in the championship standings that year. In October 2015 it was announced that he would race in the TCR Asia Series & TCR International Series, driving a SEAT León Cup Racer for Niza Racing. 2016 saw him finish the year 1st Runner Up in the Amateur Driver's Championship and 7th in the Overall Driver's Championship. Khoo participated in the 2016 Sepang 12 Hours The 2016 Motul Sepang 12 Hours was the seventeenth Sepang 12 Hours race held on Sepang International Circuit on 10 December 2016. The race was contested with GT3-spec cars, GTC-spec cars, GT4 (Supersport)-spec cars, MARC cars and touring cars. ... race and was Champion in the Touring Car Category. Racing record Compl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Niza Racing
Viper Niza Racing, formerly Niza Racing, is a Malaysian auto racing team based in Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia. The team currently competes in the TCR Asia Series and Asian Le Mans Series. TCR Asia Series SEAT León Cup Racer (2015–) The team will enter the 2015 TCR Asia Series season with Douglas Khoo driving a SEAT León Cup Racer. Asian Le Mans Series Viper Niza Racing entered the LMP3 category of the Asian Le Mans Series with its Ligier JS P3 The Ligier JS P3 is an LMP3 Le Mans Prototype. It was created by Onroak Automotive, and named in partnership with former French driver Guy Ligier. It was built to meet ACO LMP3 standards, and is active in various LMP3 championships worldwide, such ... contender. 4 Hours of Sepang (2020) In the 4 Hours of Sepang 2020, Viper Niza Racing qualified in 15th place overall, 6th in its class out of 8 entrants. During the race, a mechanical problem with its prototype in the 2nd hour resulted in the vehicle being called back to the pit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mak Hing Tak
Mak Hing Tak (born 28 October 1959) is a Hong Kong racing driver currently competing in the TCR International Series. Having previously competed in the Audi R8 LMS Cup and Porsche Carrera Cup Asia amongst others. Racing career Mak began his career in 2009 in Porsche Carrera Cup Asia, he raced there up until 2014. In 2012 he also raced in the Audi R8 LMS Cup. He came 2nd in class in the 2011 6 Hours of Zhuhai, driving an Audi R8 LMS. In September 2015 it was announced that he would race in the TCR Asia Series & TCR International Series, driving an Opel Astra OPC for Campos Racing. However Mak crashed on the warming up lap for race 1 and therefore didn't start any of the two races. Racing record Complete TCR International Series results (key Key or The Key may refer to: Common meanings * Key (cryptography), a piece of information that controls the operation of a cryptography algorithm * Key (lock), device used to control access to places or facilities restricted by a lock * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Opel Astra
The Opel Astra is a compact car/small family car (C-segment) developed and produced by the German automaker Opel since 1991, currently at its sixth generation. It was first launched in September 1991 as a direct replacement to the Opel Kadett. , the car slots between the smaller Corsa supermini and the larger Insignia large family car. Initially, the Astra was available in hatchback, saloon, and estate (station wagon; known as the Astra Caravan, later the Sports Tourer) forms. A panel van (sedan delivery; Astravan) and a convertible (Astra Cabrio) also appeared in the early 1990s. These body styles were later followed by a coupé (the Astra GTC) in 2004, and the sporty Astra OPC appeared in 2005. The Twin Top retractable hardtop convertible replaced the soft top convertible in 2006, while the Caravan was renamed to Astra Sports Tourer since 2009. The Astra is branded the Vauxhall Astra in the United Kingdom. It was rebadged and sold as the Saturn Astra in North Ameri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
TCR International Series
The TCR International Series was an international touring car championship. The championship was promoted by World Sporting Consulting (WSC), founded by former World Touring Car Championship manager Marcello Lotti. It was marketed as a cost-effective spin-off of the WTCC, targeted at C-segment hatchbacks production-based touring cars. The title TCR follows the naming convention now used by the FIA to classify the cars that compete in touring car racing, with TC1 referring to the top tier as used by the FIA WTCC and TC2 referring to the legacy cars which principally compete in the FIA ETCC. On 6th December 2017, FIA's World Motorsport Council announced that the series will merge with World Touring Car Championship and European Touring Car Cup starting in 2018. History On 15 July 2014, Lotti revealed further details on the TCR series. On the same day it was announced that the TCR series will award a Drivers' Championship title and a Teams' Championship title. The number of tea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Campos Racing
Campos Racing is a Spanish motor racing team, founded by former Formula One driver Adrián Campos. The team has been successful in Formula Three and the GP2 Series. History After retiring from racing, Campos formed his own team at the end of 1997, under the name Campos Motorsport. In 1998 the team began by competing in the new Open Fortuna by Nissan, with Marc Gené and Antonio García as drivers. Gené won the championship and García finished fifth, with Campos taking the teams title. Gené stepped up to Formula One in , and his place in the team was taken by karting driver Fernando Alonso. Alonso went on to win the Euro Open Movistar by Nissan as it was renamed, with García finishing fifth again and Campos retaining the teams title. With Alonso moving onto International Formula 3000, García led the team in 2000, winning the championship and also helping Campos to win a third consecutive teams title. The series became the World Series by Nissan in 2002. In 2004 the team ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kenneth Lau (racing Driver)
"Kenneth" Lau Chi Yung (born 6 June 1960) is a Hong Kong racing driver and businessman currently competing in the TCR Asia Series and Porsche Carrera Cup Asia. Having previously competed in the Asian Touring Car Series, Clio Cup China Series and Hong Kong Touring Car Championship amongst others. Racing career Lau began his career in 2004 in the Asian Formula Renault Series. He raced in the series for many years, finishing 8th in the Masters standings in 2014. He has raced in the Hong Kong Touring Car Championship and the Clio Cup China Series. He finished 2nd in the Clio Cup China Series championship standings in 2010. In 2011 Lau made his Asian Touring Car Series debut, ending 2nd in the championship standings that year. In August 2015 it was announced that he would race in the first ever TCR Asia Series round in Sepang, driving a Honda Civic TCR for Prince Racing. Racing record Complete TCR International Series results (key Key or The Key may refer to: Common meaning ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prince Racing
Prince Racing is a Hong Kong auto racing team based in Wong Chuk Hang, Hong Kong. The team currently races in the TCR International Series and TCR Asia Series. Having previously raced in the Porsche Carrera Cup Asia amongst others. TCR International Series & TCR Asia Series Honda Civic TCR (2015–) The team will enter the 2015 TCR International Series season and 2015 TCR Asia Series season The 2015 TCR Asia Series season was the first season of the TCR Asia Series. The season began at Sepang on 5 September and finished on 22 November at the Guia Circuit in Macau, after four rounds. Michael Choi won the drivers' championship, drivi ... with Kenneth Lau and Michael Choi driving a Honda Civic TCR each. References Hong Kong auto racing teams TCR International Series teams TCR Asia Series teams {{Motorsport-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johnson Huang
Johnson Huang (born 22 October 1974) is a Taiwanese racing driver currently competing in the TCR Asia Series. Having previously competed in the Audi R8 LMS Cup and Porsche Carrera Cup Asia amongst others. Racing career Huang began his career in 2012 in the Taiwan Super TTCC & TSSL Series'. In 2013 he switched to the Taiwan Speed Festival, where he won the GT-B class. From 2014-15 he raced in the Audi R8 LMS Cup and Porsche Carrera Cup Asia. In October 2015 it was announced that he would race in the TCR Asia Series & TCR International Series, driving a SEAT León Cup Racer for Roadstar Racing. Racing record Complete TCR International Series results (key Key or The Key may refer to: Common meanings * Key (cryptography), a piece of information that controls the operation of a cryptography algorithm * Key (lock), device used to control access to places or facilities restricted by a lock * Key (map ...) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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