The 2018 TCR Korea Touring Car Series is the first season of the TCR Korea Touring Car Series. The series supported the TCR Asia Series for their inaugural round held at Korea International Circuit in August.

Teams and drivers

All teams were Korean registered. All drivers, excepting German driver Peter Terting, raced under South Korean racing license.

Team Car No. Drivers Rounds
DreamRacer Racing Team[1] Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8)[1] 1 South Korea Kim Byoung Hyun[1] 1
KMSA Motorsport[1] Hyundai i30 N TCR[1] 3 South Korea Kang Dong Woo[1] 1, 3
E-Rain Motorsport[1] Hyundai i30 N TCR[1] 16 South Korea Lee Do Hyeon[1] 1
19 South Korea Noh Dong Gi 2–3
Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR[1] 20 South Korea Andrew Kim[1] 2–3
Brand New Racing 1
85 South Korea Jung Nam Su 2–3
Indigo Racing[1] Hyundai i30 N TCR[1] 87 South Korea Charlie Kang[1] All
97 South Korea Cho Hoon Hyun[1] 1–2
99 South Korea Kim Jin Soo 3
Entries ineligible to score points
Hyundai Motorsport N Hyundai i30 N TCR 30 Germany Peter Terting 3

Calendar and results

The provisional calendar was released on 5 February 2018, with all rounds being held within South Korea.[2][3]

Rnd. Circuit Date Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning team Supporting
1 1 Korea International Circuit, Yeongam 25–26 August South Korea Kang Byung Hui South Korea Andrew Kim South Korea Andrew Kim BrandNew Racing TCR Asia Series
2 South Korea Charlie Kang South Korea Charlie Kang Indigo Racing
2 3 Inje Speedium, Inje 29–30 September South Korea Noh Dong Gi South Korea Andrew Kim South Korea Charlie Kang Indigo Racing
4 South Korea Andrew Kim South Korea Jung Nam Su Brand New Racing
3 5 Korea International Circuit, Yeongam 3–4 November South Korea Kim Jin Soo[N 1] South Korea Charlie Kang[N 2] South Korea Noh Dong Gi E-Rain Motorsport
6 South Korea Charlie Kang[N 3] South Korea Kim Jin Soo Indigo Racing

Championship standings

Drivers' championship

Pos. Driver KIC1 INJ KIC2  Pts. 
1 South Korea Charlie Kang 4 1 1 3 4 3 108
2 South Korea Andrew Kim 1 4 2 2 2 Ret 102
3 South Korea Jung Nam Su 3 1 6 2 75
4 South Korea Noh Dong Gi 4 5 1 5 65
5 South Korea Cho Hoon Hyun 3 5 5 4 52
6 South Korea Kim Jin Soo 5 1 45
7 South Korea Kim Byoung Hyun 2 3 34
8 South Korea Kang Dong Woo Ret 2 Ret Ret 23
9 South Korea Lee Do Hyeon 5 6 18
Drivers ineligible to score points
Germany Peter Terting 3 4 -
Pos. Driver KIC1 INJ KIC2  Pts. 
ColourResult
GoldWinner
SilverSecond place
BronzeThird place
GreenPoints finish
BlueNon-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
PurpleRetired (Ret)
RedDid not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
BlackDisqualified (DSQ)
WhiteDid 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

  1. ↑ Actual pole position was taken by guest driver Peter Terting.
  2. ↑ Actual fastest lap of the race was recorded by guest driver Peter Terting.
  3. ↑ Actual fastest lap of the race was recorded by guest driver Peter Terting.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 "TCR Asia Series makes Korean return". asia.tcr-series.com. 24 August 2018. Retrieved 24 August 2018.
  2. ↑ "TCR Korea unveils 2018 provisional calendar". tcr-series.com. 5 February 2018. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
  3. ↑ "TCR Korea unveils provisional calendar". TouringCarTimes.com. 5 February 2018. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
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