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Diego Moran wins race two as Luca Engstler crashes out

Diego Moran took victory in the second TCR Asia race at Sepang in Malaysia, as race one winner Luca Engstler crashed out at the mid-distance following contact with Pepe Oriola.

Luca Engstler heads Hyundai 1-2 in opening TCR Asia race of 2019

Luca Engstler picked up where he left off in the TCR Asia series, claiming a comfortable victory in the first race of the season at the Sepang International Circuit ahead of Liqui Moly Team Engstler team-mate Theo Coicaud.

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Luca Engstler headed a Hyundai 1-2-3 in the first qualifying session of the year for the TCR Asia series at Sepang, with team-mate Theo Coicaud in second ahead of Solite Indigo Racing’s Pepe Oriola in third.

Hyundai Motorsport has launched a new Customer Racing Young Driver initiative, in order to support young circuit racers who compete with the i30 N TCR around the world.

A 15-car entry list has been revealed for the 2019 TCR Asia series, with reigning champion Luca Engstler looking to get his title defence off to a strong start in Sepang, Malaysia this weekend.

Chinese driver Huayang ‘Zack’ Gao has been confirmed as Eurasia Motorsport’s second signing for the 2019 TCR Asia series, joining Filipino racer Daniel Miranda in the team.

WSC, the TCR rights holder, has published the initial Balance of Performance [BoP] list for the 2019 season, with the list featuring 23 models and including the five new cars recently tested in Valencia.

Malaysian youngster Adam Khalid will race a Volkswagen Golf GTi in the 2019 TCR Asia series with Engstler Motorsport, after becoming part of the Sepang Circuit Talent Development Programme.

Pepe Oriola will race a Hyundai i30 N TCR for Solite Indigo Racing in the 2019 TCR Asia series, marking a departure from both international touring cars and car manufacturer CUPRA for the Spaniard.

Engstler Motorsport has confirmed that Luca Engstler, the reigning TCR Asia and TCR Malaysia champion, will return to defend his TCR Asia series title in 2019.

Luca Engstler capped off his title-winning weekend by taking victory in the reverse-grid second TCR Malaysia race in Sepang, winning the race from fifth on the grid ahead of team-mate Mitchell Cheah.

Mitchell Cheah took victory in the opening TCR Malaysia race of the season finale weekend in Sepang, as Liqui Moly Team Engstler team-mate Luca Engstler secured the title by finishing in second.

The Balance of Performance [BoP] test for the new 2019-spec TCR cars was held in Valencia yesterday at the Circuit Ricardo Tormo, with Dan Lloyd sampling five new or updated models and one benchmark car.

Dan Lloyd will once again act as the official test driver for the TCR Balance of Performance [BoP] tests in Valencia next week, where he will sample five new models which are yet to be certified by WSC.
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2019 Calendars

Rd
Circuit
Date
1, 2, 3
Marrakech
05 Apr
4, 5, 6
Hungaroring
26 Apr
7, 8, 9
Slovakiaring
10 May
10, 11, 12
Circuit Park Zandvoort
17 May
13, 14, 15
Nürburgring
20 Jun
16, 17, 18
Vila Real
05 Jul
19, 20, 21
Ningbo Int. Speedpark
13 Sep
22, 23, 24
Suzuka Circuit
25 Oct
25, 26, 27
Circuito da Guia
15 Nov
28, 29, 30
Sepang Int. Circuit
29 Nov
Rd
Circuit
Date
1, 2, 3
Brands Hatch Indy
06 Apr
4, 5, 6
Donington Park National
27 Apr
7, 8, 9
Thruxton
18 May
10, 11, 12
Croft
15 Jun
13, 14, 15
Oulton Park Island
29 Jun
16, 17, 18
Snetterton 300
03 Aug
19, 20, 21
Thruxton
17 Aug
22, 23, 24
Knockhill
14 Sep
25, 26, 27
Silverstone National
28 Sep
28, 29, 30
Brands Hatch Grand Prix
12 Oct
Rd
Circuit
Date
1, 2
Hockenheimring
3 - 5 May
3, 4
Zolder
17 - 19 May
5, 6
Misano
7 - 9 June
7, 8
Norisring
5 - 7 July
9, 10
TT Circuit Assen
19 - 21 July
11, 12
Brands Hatch
10 - 11 August
13, 14
Lausitzring
23 - 25 August
15, 16
Nürburgring
13 - 15 September
17, 18
Hockenheimring
4 - 6 October
Rd
Circuit
Date
1, 2
Hungaroring
27 - 28 Apr
3, 4
Hockenheimring
24 - 26 May
5, 6
Spa Francorchamps
8 - 9 Jun
7, 8
Red Bull Ring
13 - 14 Jul
9, 10
Oschersleben
3 - 4 Aug
11, 12
Barcelona
21 - 22 Sept
13, 14
Monza
12 - 13 Oct
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