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 No. Drivers Rounds
Italy Pit Lane Competizioni[1] [N 1] Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR 7 Bahrain Nasser Al Alawi[2] 3
21 Spain Jordi Oriola[3] 1–2
44 Italy Lorenzo Veglia[4] All
55 Bahrain Raed Himmo[2] 3
70 Slovakia Maťo Homola[5] 1–2
Audi RS 3 LMS TCR 10 Italy Giacomo Altoè[1] All
21 Spain Jordi Oriola[2] 3
23 Italy Giovanni Altoè[5] 1–2
24 Netherlands Danny Kroes[6] 2
32 Italy Alberto Vescovi[5] 1
Germany Liqui Moly Team Engstler[7] Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR[7] 8 Germany Luca Engstler[7] All
39 Switzerland Florian Thoma[7] All
Germany H&R Spezialfedern[8][9] 13 Germany Kai Jordan[8] All
United Arab Emirates Mouhritsa Racing Team[5] SEAT León TCR 9 Greece Costas Papantonis[5] 1–2
Slovakia Brutal Fish Racing Team[5] Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR 17 Slovakia Martin Ryba[5] All

Calendar and results

The 2018 schedule was announced on 10 November 2017, with four events held across the Middle East.[10] 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.[11]

Rnd. Circuit Date Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning team Supporting
1 1 United Arab Emirates Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi (North Circuit) 20 January Italy Giacomo Altoè Slovakia Maťo Homola Italy Giacomo Altoè Italy Pit Lane Competizioni Formula 4 UAE Championship
2 Germany Luca Engstler Germany Luca Engstler Germany Liqui Moly Team Engstler
2 3 United Arab Emirates Dubai Autodrome, Dubai (International Circuit) 27 January Germany Luca Engstler Germany Luca Engstler Germany Luca Engstler Germany Liqui Moly Team Engstler
4 Switzerland Florian Thoma Switzerland Florian Thoma Germany Liqui Moly Team Engstler
3 5 Bahrain Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir (Oasis Circuit) 23-24 February Germany Luca Engstler Germany Luca Engstler Germany Luca Engstler Germany Liqui Moly Team Engstler
6 Race cancelled due to heavy rain.

Championship standings

Drivers' championship

Pos. Driver YMC
United Arab Emirates 		DUB
United Arab Emirates 		BHR
Bahrain 		Points
1 Germany Luca Engstler 32 1 11 3 11 C 119
2 Italy Giacomo Altoè 11 3 22 6 34 C 92
3 Switzerland Florian Thoma 44 11† 5 1 23 C 70
4 Slovakia Maťo Homola 23 4 45 2 64
5 Germany Kai Jordan 65 2 63 5 62 C 60
6 Italy Lorenzo Veglia 5 8 3 10 55 C 41
8 Spain Jordi Oriola 7 5 8 7 4 C 38
8 Italy Giovanni Altoè 8 6 7 4 30
9 Slovakia Martin Ryba Ret 9 10 9 8 C 9
10 Italy Alberto Vescovi 10 7 7
11 Bahrain Nasser Al Alawi 7 C 6
12 Netherlands Danny Kroes Ret4 8 6
13 Greece Costas Papantonis 9 10 9 Ret 5
- Bahrain Raed Himmo Ret C 0

Teams' Championship

Pos. Driver YMC
United Arab Emirates 		DUB
United Arab Emirates 		BHR
Bahrain 		Points
1 Germany Liqui Moly Team Engstler 32 1 11 1 11 C 191
44 11† 5 3 23 C
2 Italy Pit Lane Competizioni 1 11 3 22 4 34 C 138
8 6 74 6 4 C
3 Italy Pit Lane Competizioni 2 23 4 3 2 55 C 122
5 5 45 7 7 C
4 Germany H&R Spezialfedern 65 2 63 5 62 C 60
5 Slovakia Brutal Fish Racing Team Ret 9 10 9 8 C 16
6 United Arab Emirates Mouhritsa Racing Team 9 10 9 Ret 12

Notes

  1. ^ The drivers of the team are divided into two groups. Giacomo Altoè, Giovanni Altoè, Alberto Vescovi and Danny Kroes, driving the Audi RS 3 LMS TCR, are on the team of Pit Lane Competizioni 1, while Jordi Oriola, Lorenzo Veglia and Mat'o Homola, driving the Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR are on the team of Pit Lane Competizioni 2.

References

  1. ^ a b "Giacomo Altoè signs to race in the 2018 TCR Middle East series". TouringCarTimes. 15 January 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
  2. ^ a b c "Entry list, Rounds 5 & 6, Bahrain International Circuit - 23/24 February 2018" (PDF). middleeast.tcr-series.com. 23 February 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 October 2019. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
  3. ^ "Jordi Oriola returns to action this weekend in TCR Middle East". TouringCarTimes.com. 17 January 2018. Retrieved 17 January 2018.
  4. ^ "Pit Lane Competizioni to run six TCR Academy cars". TCR Middle East Series. 18 January 2018. Archived from the original on 11 October 2019. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g "Mat'o Homola back in expanded entry TCR Middle East series for 2018". TouringCarTimes.com. 16 January 2018. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
  6. ^ "Danny Kroes joins TCR Middle East field in Dubai - TouringCarTimes". TouringCarTimes. 23 January 2018. Retrieved 24 January 2018.
  7. ^ a b c d "Team Engstler confirm TCR Middle East campaign and Justin Häußermann in TCR Germany". TouringCarTimes.com. 16 December 2017. Retrieved 16 December 2017.
  8. ^ a b "Entry list, Rounds 1 & 2, Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi - 19/20 January 2018" (PDF). middleeast.tcr-series.com. 19 January 2018. Retrieved 19 January 2018.[permanent dead link]
  9. ^ "Qualifying – Engstler boys sweep the Top-3". middleeast.tcr-series.com. 23 February 2018. Archived from the original on 11 October 2019. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
  10. ^ "TCR Middle East unveils 2018 calendar and format - TouringCarTimes". TouringCarTimes. 2017-11-10. Retrieved 2017-11-10.
  11. ^ "The 2018 TCR Middle East calendar is finalized - TCR Series". TCR Series. 2017-12-21. Retrieved 2018-01-08.

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