The 2020 TCR Japan Touring Car Series was the second season of the TCR Japan Touring Car Series. The series supported the 2020 Super Formula Championship.[1][2]
Race calendar[edit]
The calendar was announced in 2019 with six confirmed dates with all rounds held in Japan and supporting the Super Formula Championship.[1] A revised calendar was released in July 2020.[2]
| Round | Circuit | Original Date | Revised Date | Supporting | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Sportsland Sugo | 25–26 July | SUGO Champion Cup | |
| 2 | |||||
| 2 | 3 | Twin Ring Motegi | 29–30 August | Super Formula Championship | |
| 4 | |||||
| 3 | 5 | Okayama International Circuit | 26–27 September | ||
| 6 | |||||
| 4 | 7 | Autopolis | 16–17 May | 14–15 November | |
| 8 | |||||
| 5 | 9 | Suzuka Circuit | 18–19 April | 5–6 December | |
| 10 | |||||
| 6 | 11 | Fuji Speedway | 14–15 November | 19–20 December | |
| 12 | |||||
Teams and drivers[edit]
All teams and drivers are Japanese-registered
| Team | Car | No. | Drivers | Class | Rounds | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Azabu Wako's ED Nilzz NGK | Audi RS 3 LMS TCR | 7 | Jun Makino | 2, 6 | [3] | |
| BRP Birth Racing Project | Audi RS 3 LMS TCR | 17 | Kenji Suzuki | 2−6 | [4] | |
| Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR | 19 | 'Hirobon' | 1−2 | [3] | ||
| CUPRA León TCR | 3−6 | |||||
| 190 | Kengo Ichijo | 1 | [5] | |||
| Audi Team Hitotsuyama | Audi RS 3 LMS TCR | 21 | Takuro Shinohara | All | [6] | |
| 101 | Hideki Nakahara | 2 | [4] | |||
| Volkswagen RT with Team Wakayama | Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR | 25 | Takeshi Matsumoto | All | [3] | |
| Drago Corse | Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) | 34 | Rio Shimono | All | [7] | |
| Wakatsuki Dream Drive with KCMG | Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) | 45 | Naoto Takeda | 4 | ||
| Takuya Shirasaka | 5 | |||||
| 55 Moto with J’S Racing | Alfa Romeo Giulietta TCR | 55 | 'Mototino' | All | [3] | |
| 69 | Junichi Umemoto | All | [3] | |||
| Zenyaku Kogyo with Team G/Motion | Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) | 62 | Resshu Shioya | All | [3] | |
| Daiwa N Trading Akiland Racing | Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) | 71 | Masayoshi Oyama | 4 | ||
| M-Prototyping Team Stile Corse | Alfa Romeo Giulietta Veloce TCR | 73 | Mineki Okura | All | [3] |
References[edit]
- ^ a b "2020 calendar". TouringCarTimes. 2019-12-23. Retrieved 2019-12-24.
- ^ a b "TCR Japan issue revised 2020 calendar". TCR Japan Series 2020. 2020-06-10. Retrieved 2020-07-23.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Ten drivers entered for TCR Japan season opener". TouringCarTimes. 2020-07-24. Retrieved 2020-07-24.
- ^ a b "TWIN RING MOTEGI". Retrieved 2020-09-02.
- ^ "Birth Racing Project enter Cupra for 2020 TCR Japan". TouringCarTimes. 2019-11-30. Retrieved 2019-12-24.
- ^ "Takuro Shinohara confirms return with Hitotsuyama Racing". TouringCarTimes. 2020-03-17. Retrieved 2020-03-17.
- ^ "Drago Corse joins TCR Japan grid with Rio Shimono". TouringCarTimes. 2019-12-22. Retrieved 2019-12-24.