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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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Liqui Moly Team Engstler’s Luca Engstler edged closer towards the inaugural TCR Malaysia title after the German took victory in the third and fourth events in Sepang, maintaining his unbeaten run in the series.

A new system for establishing the Balance of Performance [BoP] for TCR cars will be used from 2019 onwards, whereby only models subjected to a new homologation will take part in an on-track test.

Luca Engstler won both race of the inaugural TCR Malaysia series at the Sepang Circuit, beating pole-sitter Rob Huff in race one before winning race two in the rain ahead of Kang Byung Hui.

Rob Huff will race in the inaugural TCR Malaysia series race in Sepang this weekend, joining Teamwork Motorsport to compete in one of the Hong Kong outfit’s Volkswagen Golf GTi cars.

TCR rights holder WSC Group and 24H Series promoter CREVENTIC are to join forces to organise the first-ever endurance race reserved exclusively for TCR cars at Spa-Francorchamps.

Hyundai has revealed the new Veloster N TCR car which Bryan Herta Autosports will campaign in the IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge, taking the covers off the new racer at the North American International Auto Show.

Team Dynamics Director Matt Neal says that the outfit’s move into TCR is part of a ‘toe in the water’ exercise aimed at understanding the cars better and to prepare for the future in touring car racing.

Team Dynamics Motorsport will enter an Audi RS3 LMS TCR into the Creventic 24H Series opener at the Dubai Autodrome later this month, as the British outfit evaluates ‘participating in other TCR events and series in 2019’.

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Experienced sportscar and Formula outfit Eurasia Motorsport will enter the 2019 TCR Asia series after expanding into touring cars, campaigning two Hyundai i30 N TCR cars, one of which will be driven by Daniel Miranda.

The 2019 TCR Asia Series will visit four different countries over five events, after WSC Asia revealed the calendar for its fifth season, starting at Sepang in Malaysia and concluding with the Bangsaen Street Circuit in Thailand.

Geely Group Motorsport has completed the first test days with its new Lynk & Co 03 TCR car, which is set to be delivered to customer teams in time for the 2019 season.
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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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