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2020 TCR Malaysia Touring Car Championship

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The 2020 TCR Malaysia Touring Car Championship was the second season of the TCR Malaysia Touring Car Championship. A three-round season will be held at Sepang International Circuit from 18 January to 1 March. Luca Engstler became the Drivers' champion with an equal number of points with Dan Lloyd, ahead of wins four to one.[1][2]

Teams and drivers

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Yokohama is the official tire supplier.

Team Car No. Drivers Class Rounds Ref.
Germany Hyundai Team Engstler Hyundai i30 N TCR 1 Germany Luca Engstler All [3]
2 Austria Nicolas Gruber 1−2 [3]
27 Malaysia Mitchell Cheah 3 [4]
777 Australia Declan Fraser 1 [3]
Malaysia Viper Niza Racing CUPRA León TCR 3 Malaysia Freddie Ang 1, 3 [5][6]
36 Malaysia Gilbert Ang All [5]
65 Malaysia Douglas Khoo Cup All [5]
Hong Kong KCMG Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) 8 Hong Kong Tommy Ku Cup 2−3 [7]
Hong Kong Teamwork Huff Motorsport Audi RS 3 LMS TCR 33 China Yang Xi Cup 1 [8]
South Korea Solite Indigo Racing Hyundai i30 N TCR 97 South Korea Kim Jinsoo 3 [9]
99 United Kingdom Josh Files 2
Hyundai Veloster N TCR 3 [4][10]
Slovakia Brutal Fish Racing Team Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) 123 United Kingdom Daniel Lloyd All [11]

Calendar and results

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The calendar was released on 25 July 2019 with all rounds being held within Malaysia.[12][13]

Rnd. Circuit Date Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning Team Cup winner Supporting
1 1 Sepang International Circuit, Kuala Lumpur 18 January Germany Luca Engstler United Kingdom Daniel Lloyd Germany Luca Engstler Germany Hyundai Team Engstler China Yang Xi
2 Germany Luca Engstler Austria Nicolas Gruber Germany Hyundai Team Engstler China Yang Xi
2 3 15 February United Kingdom Daniel Lloyd* Germany Luca Engstler Germany Luca Engstler Germany Hyundai Team Engstler Malaysia Douglas Khoo Asian Le Mans Series
F3 Asian Championship
4 Germany Luca Engstler United Kingdom Daniel Lloyd Slovakia Brutal Fish Racing Team Malaysia Douglas Khoo
3 5 1 March Germany Luca Engstler United Kingdom Daniel Lloyd Germany Luca Engstler Germany Hyundai Team Engstler Malaysia Douglas Khoo
6 Malaysia Mitchel Cheah Germany Luca Engstler Germany Hyundai Team Engstler Malaysia Douglas Khoo

Championship standings

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Drivers' championship

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Pos Driver SEP1 SEP2 SEP3 Points
1 Germany Luca Engstler 11 7 11 Ret 11 1 121
2 United Kingdom Daniel Lloyd 22 2 22 1 22 4 121
3 Malaysia Gilbert Ang 33 3 3 2 45 5 89
4 United Kingdom Josh Files 44 3 74 2 55
5 Austria Nicolas Gruber Ret 1 53 4 50
6 Malaysia Douglas Khoo 6 8 65 5 8 8 39
7 Malaysia Freddie Ang 45 5 6 7 37
8 Malaysia Mitchel Cheah 33 3 33
9 Australia Declan Fraser 74 4 20
10 China Yang Xi 5 6 18
11 South Korea Kim Jinsoo 5 6 18
12 Hong Kong Tommy Ku 7 6 Ret Ret 14
Pos Driver SEP1 SEP2 SEP3 Points

Cup championship

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Pos Driver SEP1 SEP2 SEP3 Points
1 Malaysia Douglas Khoo 61 8 61 5 81 8 151
2 China Yang Xi 52 6 54
3 Hong Kong Tommy Ku 72 6 Ret Ret 40
Pos Driver SEP1 SEP2 SEP3 Points

Team's Standings

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Pos. Team SEP1 SEP2 SEP3 Pts.
1 Germany Hyundai Team Engstler 11 1 11 4 11 1 220
74 4 53 Ret 33 3
2 Malaysia Viper Niza Racing 33 3 35 2 45 5 145
45 5 6 5 6 7
3 Slovakia Brutal Fish Racing Team 22 2 22 1 22 4 121
4 South Korea Solite Indigo Racing 44 3 54 2 73
7 6
5 Hong Kong Teamwork Huff Motorsport 5 6 18
Teams ineligible to score points
- Hong Kong KCMG 7 6 Ret Ret 0
Pos Driver SEP1 SEP2 SEP3 Points

References

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  1. ^ "Engstler wins two at Sepang and retains TCR Malaysia title". tcr-series.com. 29 February 2020. Retrieved 4 March 2020.
  2. ^ "Hyundai Team Engstler and Luca Engstler crowned TCR Malaysia 2020 Champions". liqui-moly.com. 2 March 2020. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
  3. ^ a b c "Team Engstler to return to TCR Malaysia". TouringCarTimes. 20 December 2019. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
  4. ^ a b "Dan Lloyd, Luca Engstler get set for title showdown". TouringCarTimes. 26 February 2020. Retrieved 26 February 2020.
  5. ^ a b c "Viper Niza Racing confirm three-car entry". TouringCarTimes. 15 January 2020. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
  6. ^ "Three-car Viper Niza Racing entry for TCR Malaysia". 9tro.com. 15 January 2020. Archived from the original on 3 June 2020. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
  7. ^ "Daniel Lloyd defends his points lead in TCR Malaysia". TouringCarTimes. 13 February 2020. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
  8. ^ "Teamwork Huff Motorsport enter Yang Xi for Sepang". TouringCarTimes. 15 January 2020. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
  9. ^ "Solite Indigo Racing confirms Files for TCR Asia". tcr-series.com. 26 February 2020. Retrieved 4 March 2020.
  10. ^ "Josh Files joins TCR Malaysia grid". TouringCarTimes. 12 February 2020. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
  11. ^ "Dan Lloyd: "I didn't expect to be racing quite so early this year"". TouringCarTimes. 15 January 2020. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
  12. ^ "TCR South East Asia Touring Car Trophy launched". TouringCarTimes. 27 July 2019. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
  13. ^ "TCR Malaysia opens second season in January 2020". tcrtalk.com. 26 November 2019. Archived from the original on 3 June 2020. Retrieved 26 April 2020.