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The 2023 TCR China Touring Car Championship season is the sixth season of the TCR's Chinese Touring Car Championship.

Race Calendar[edit]

The 2023 schedule was announced on 10 May 2023, with six events scheduled.[1][2]

Rnd. Circuit Date Supporting
1 1 China Shanghai International Circuit, Shanghai 12–14 May GT Super Sprint Challenge
2
2 3 China Zhejiang International Circuit, Shaoxing 23–25 June Stand-alone event
4
3 5 China Zhuzhou International Circuit, Hunan 14–16 July
6
4 7 China Shanghai International Circuit, Shanghai 8–10 September Lamborghini Super Trofeo Asia
GT Super Sprint Challenge
8
5 9 China Zhuzhou International Circuit, Hunan 27–29 October Formula 4 South East Asia Championship
10
6 11 Macau Guia Circuit, Macau 16–19 November Macau Grand Prix
FIA GT World Cup
TCR World Tour
12

Teams and drivers[edit]

Team Car No. Drivers Class Rounds Ref.
China Shell Teamwork Lynk & Co Racing Lynk & Co 03 TCR 1 China David Zhu All [3][4]
12 Hong Kong Sunny Wong All
36 China Jason Zhang All
92 China Zhu Yuanjie Am 1, 6
155 China Ma Qinghua 5 [5]
492 China Geng Rui Am 2, 4 [3]
887 Hong Kong Aaron Kwok Am 5–6
South Korea Hyundai N Team Hyundai Elantra N TCR 3 Hong Kong Andy Yan All [6]
7 China Martin Cao All
22 China Rainey He All
China TianShi Racing Team Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2021) 6 China Wu Wenfa Am 1–5 [7]
26 Macau Filipe de Souza 4
666 China Lü Zhenming Am 1–5
China Audi Sport 326 Racing Team Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2021) 11 China Liu Zichen Am All [7]
51 China Wu Yifan All
82 China Lai Jingwen Am 1, 4–6
96 China Xiao Kunpeng Am 5
98 China Zhao Di Am 2
118 China Huang Kuisheng Am 4
555 China Zhu Yan Am 5
Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2017) 24 China Sheng Jiacheng Am 1
56 China Zhu Shengdong Am 3
China Jiangmen Xingrui Racing Team 3
China Starcars Racing 1
Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) 14 Taiwan Huang Xizhan Am 3–4
33 China Hu Jiaxin Am 1 [7]
Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2021) 2–4
China Jinyutu GYT Racing MG 6 X-Power TCR 15 China Wei Pengda Am 1 [7]
Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2021) 95 China Hu Heng Am 3
96 China Xiao Kunpeng Am 2
777 China Zheng Wancheng 1
171 China Zhang Hongyu Am 4–5
China Hyundai N Team Z.Speed Hyundai Elantra N TCR 17 China Yang Xiaowei All [7]
18 China Zhang Zhendong All
101 Republic of Ireland Max Hart All [8]
China Hyundai N Team Z.Speed Community 97 China Yang Haojie Am All [7]
521 China Jiang Nan Am All
Hyundai i30 N TCR 111 China Li Wengji Am 1–5
China Fancy JK Team Lynk & Co 03 TCR 21 Hong Kong Paul Poon Am 1–5 [7]
27 China Yan Chuang 1, 3, 5
Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2021) 65 China Lin Chenghua Am All
Lynk & Co 03 TCR 92 China Zhu Yuanjie Am 2–5
China BAS Racing Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2021) 25 China Ren Chao Am All [7]
Hyundai Elantra N TCR 72 China Zhou Haowen Am All
Belgium Comtoyou Racing Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2021) 26 Macau Filipe de Souza 6
Hong Kong Evolve Racing Hyundai Elantra N TCR 28 Hong Kong Lo Sze Ho 4
China SparkSpark Racing Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK2) 3
Honda Civic Type R TCR (FL5) 4
37 China Zhou Yunjie Am All [7]
Macau Dongfeng Honda MacPro Racing Team Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) 1
Honda Civic Type R TCR (FL5) 5
55 China Martin Xie All [9]
77 United Kingdom Jack Young All
Honda Civic Type R TCR (FL5) 66 Macau André Couto 2–3, 5–6 [10]
99 Hong Kong Daniel Wu Am 4
China 109 Racing Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) 88 China Deng Baowei 2–3
China Norris Racing Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) 126 Hong Kong Chan Chiwai Am All [7]
Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK2) 127 Hong Kong Chan Chunleung Am All
Key
Am Am Cup

Results[edit]

Rnd. Circuit Date Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning team Am Cup winner
1 1 China Shanghai International Circuit, Shanghai 12–14 May China Jason Zhang China Martin Cao China Martin Cao South Korea Hyundai N Team China Liu Zichen
2 China Jason Zhang China David Zhu China Shell Teamwork Lynk & Co Racing China Lin Chenghua
2 1 China Zhejiang International Circuit, Shaoxing 23–25 June China Jason Zhang United Kingdom Jack Young China Jason Zhang China Shell Teamwork Lynk & Co Racing China Zhu Yuanjie
2 United Kingdom Jack Young China Martin Cao South Korea Hyundai N Team China Zhu Yuanjie
3 1 China Zhuzhou International Circuit, Beijing 14–16 July China Martin Xie United Kingdom Jack Young China Martin Cao South Korea Hyundai N Team China Hu Heng
2 China Martin Xie United Kingdom Jack Young Macau Dongfeng Honda MacPro Racing Team China Liu Zichen
4 1 China Shanghai International Circuit, Shanghai 8–10 September China Martin Xie United Kingdom Jack Young United Kingdom Jack Young Macau Dongfeng Honda MacPro Racing Team China Liu Zichen
2 China Martin Xie Hong Kong Andy Yan South Korea Hyundai N Team China Liu Zichen
5 1 China Zhuzhou International Circuit, Hunan 27–29 October United Kingdom Jack Young United Kingdom Jack Young United Kingdom Jack Young Macau Dongfeng Honda MacPro Racing Team China Liu Zichen
2 China Ma Qinghua China Ma Qinghua China Shell Teamwork Lynk & Co Racing Hong Kong Paul Poon
6 1 Macau Guia Circuit, Macau 17–19 November Hong Kong Andy Yan[a] Hong Kong Andy Yan China Martin Cao South Korea Hyundai N Team China Lin Chenghua
2 United Kingdom Jack Young Republic of Ireland Max Hart China Hyundai N Team Z.Speed China Lin Chenghua

Championship standings[edit]

Drivers' championship[edit]

Scoring systems
Position 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th
Qualifying 5 4 3 2 1
Races 25 18 15 12 10 8 6 4 2 1
Pos. Driver SHA1
China
ZHE
China
ZHZ1
China
SHA2
China
ZHZ2
China
MAC
Macau
 Pts.
1 China Martin Cao 14 Ret 5 1 12 3 6 3 44 5 12 Ret 178
2 United Kingdom Jack Young 23 Ret 71 2 63 1 12 9 11 4 Ret5 Ret 159
3 China Jason Zhang 41 4 12 7 144 4 5 4 23 7 5 6 145
4 China Martin Xie 14 7 103 10 21 2 21 21 Ret 27 2 2 111
5 China David Zhu 32 1 4 3 Ret Ret 3 7 195 Ret 6 12 101
6 Republic of Ireland Max Hart Ret Ret 9 6 4 7 Ret 2 6 15 4 1 91
7 Hong Kong Andy Yan 13 2 8 4 11 6 Ret 1 13 16 81 5 81
8 China Zhang Zhendong 8 23 35 8 35 Ret 75 5 Ret 6 104 4 78
9 Macau André Couto 24 9 27 24 52 2 73 Ret 60
10 China Rainey He 7 11 6 5 Ret 8 9 11 7 3 9 7 59
11 Hong Kong Sunny Wong 6 3 13 12 5 5 13 Ret 9 Ret 11 9 47
12 China Yang Xiaowei 10 5 12 14 Ret 11 8 Ret 11 11 3 3 45
13 China Ma Qinghua 3 1 40
14 China Wu Yifan 16 6 11 11 7 10 44 Ret Ret 10 Ret 8 34
15 China Liu Zichen 11 12 Ret 17 9 9 11 6 8 Ret Ret 11 16
16 China Zheng Wancheng 55 24 11
17 China Zhu Yuanjie 18 8 14 13 10 16 14 10 10 9 Ret 13 9
18 Hong Kong Paul Poon 12 10 17 Ret 13 Ret 12 Ret Ret 8 5
19 China Hu Heng 8 12 4
20 Taiwan Huang Xizhan 22 DNS Ret 8 4
21 China Lin Chenghua DNS 9 24 Ret Ret Ret 19 16 16 24 13 10 3
22 China Zhang Hongyu 153 12 Ret Ret 3
23 China Yan Chuang 9 21 12 18 12 Ret 2
24 Hong Kong Lo Sze Ho 10 14 1
25 Macau Filipe de Souza 24 13 12 14 0
26 China Yang Haojie 21 17 22 21 17 17 27 19 18 12 16 18 0
27 China Ren Chao 19 13 27 20 24 14 17 Ret 24 13 21 20 0
28 China Jiang Nan 27 16 20 27 18 13 20 Ret 25 25 18 21 0
29 China Wu Wenfa 15 22 15 16 Ret Ret 18 Ret 14 20 0
30 China Lai Jingwen 22 18 28 17 WD WD 14 17 0
31 China Xiao Kunpeng 18 19 20 14 0
32 China Li Wengji Ret 14 26 24 20 20 23 24 23 18 0
33 Hong Kong Chan Chiwai 20 15 21 22 26 22 22 15 Ret 17 19 15 0
34 China Zhou Yunjie 24 25 30 23 23 15 30 27 15 21 Ret 16 0
35 China Deng Baowei 16 15 16 21 0
36 China Hu Jiaxin Ret Ret 19 28 15 Ret 25 18 0
37 Hong Kong Chan Chunleung 23 19 Ret 26 19 23 26 26 21 23 15 Ret 0
38 China Zhou Haowen 25 Ret 25 Ret 25 Ret 16 25 22 Ret 20 19 0
39 China Zhu Yan 17 19 0
40 Hong Kong Aaron Kwok Ret 26 17 Ret 0
41 China Wei Pengda 17 Ret 0
42 China Geng Rui 29 18 Ret Ret 0
43 China Zhu Shengdong 21 19 0
44 China Lü Zhenming 26 20 28 25 Ret Ret 31 20 Ret 22 0
45 China Huang Kuisheng 21 22 0
46 Hong Kong Daniel Wu 29 23 0
47 China Zhao Di 23 Ret 0
48 China Sheng Jiacheng 28 26 0
Pos. Driver SHA1
China
ZHE
China
ZHZ1
China
SHA2
China
ZHZ2
China
MAC
Macau
 Pts.
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver Second place
Bronze Third place
Green Points finish
Blue Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple Retired (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

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ Andy Yan claimed the pole position, however no bonus points were awarded and combined FP1 and FP2 times were used to determine the grid due to a cancelled qualifying session.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Lisheng Sports to promote TCR China, TCR Asia in multi-year deal". TouringCarTimes.com. Mediaempire Stockholm AB. 9 May 2023. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
  2. ^ "WSC Group and Lisheng Sports renew deal for TCR Asia/TCR China". www.tcr-series.com. 10 May 2023. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
  3. ^ a b "Teamwork confirms four-car line-up for 2023". TouringCarTimes. Mediaempire Stockholm AB. 9 May 2023. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
  4. ^ "Shell Teamwork Lynk & Co Racing confirms 2023 TCR China programme". 9 May 2023. Retrieved 15 May 2023.
  5. ^ "Ma Qing Hua makes TCR China return at Zhuzhou". TouringCarTimes. 25 October 2023. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
  6. ^ "Hyundai N Team announces three-car TCR China entry". TouringCarTimes. Mediaempire Stockholm AB. 9 May 2023. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
  7. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "32 cars entered for TCR China season opener in Shanghai". TouringCarTimes. Mediaempire Stockholm AB. 12 May 2023. Retrieved 12 May 2023.
  8. ^ "Max Hart makes surprise Chinese move". TouringCarTimes. Mediaempire Stockholm AB. 5 May 2023. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
  9. ^ "Jack Young makes Chinese move". TouringCarTimes. Mediaempire Stockholm AB. 10 May 2023. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
  10. ^ "André Couto to join TCR China field". TouringCarTimes. Mediaempire Stockholm AB. 16 May 2023. Retrieved 16 May 2023.

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