2017 TCR Thailand Touring Car Championship

The 2017 TCR Thailand Touring Car Championship will be the second season of the TCR Thailand Touring Car Championship. The championship will run within the Thailand Super Series' events.

Teams and drivers

Team Car No. Drivers Class Rounds
Thailand Sloth Racing[1] Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR[1] 7 Thailand Paritat Bulbon[1] PA 1
Thailand RMI Racing Team By Sunoco[1] SEAT León TCR[1] 14 Thailand Pasarit Promsombat[1] PA All
96 Thailand Nattanid Leewattanavaragul AM 2
Thailand Billionaire Boys Racing[2] Honda Civic TCR[2] 15 Thailand Chariya Nuya[2] AM All
Thailand Yontrakit Racing Team[2] SEAT León TCR 38 Thailand Rattanin Leenutaphong[2] AM All
Malaysia Viper Niza Racing[3] SEAT León Cup Racer[3] 65 Malaysia Douglas Khoo[3] AM 1–2, 4–5
Thailand TBN MK Ihere Racing Team[2] Honda Civic TCR[2] 66 Thailand Nattachak Hanjitkasen[2] AM All
Thailand Singha Motorsport Team Thailand[2] SEAT León Cup Racer[2] 89 Thailand Kittipol Pramoj Na Ayudhya[2] PA 1–3, 5
Thailand Vattana Motorsport SEAT León Cup Racer 93 Thailand Settasit Boonyakiat PA 3, 5
Thailand Morin Racing Team[1] SEAT León Cup Racer[1] 96 Thailand Nattanid Leewattanavaragul[1] AM 1, 3–5

Calendar and results

The 2017 schedule was announced in January 2017.[4]

Rnd. Circuit Date Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning team Supporting
1 1 Chang International Circuit, Buriram 29 April Thailand Chariya Nuya Thailand Chariya Nuya Thailand Chariya Nuya Thailand Billionaire Boys Racing
2 30 April Thailand Pasarit Promsombat Thailand Kittipol Pramoj Na Ayudhya Thailand Singha Motorsport Team Thailand
2 3 Bangsaen Street Circuit, Chonburi 1 July Thailand Kittipol Pramoj Na Ayudhya Thailand Pasarit Promsombat Thailand Pasarit Promsombat Thailand RMI Racing Team TCR Asia Series
4 2 July Thailand Pasarit Promsombat Thailand Nattanid Leewattanavaragul Thailand RMI Racing Team
3 5 Chang International Circuit, Buriram 19 August Thailand Pasarit Promsombat Thailand Chariya Nuya Thailand Pasarit Promsombat Thailand RMI Racing Team
6 20 August Thailand Chariya Nuya Thailand Chariya Nuya Thailand Billionaire Boys Racing
4 7 Chang International Circuit, Buriram 3 September Thailand Chariya Nuya Thailand Nattanid Leewattanavaragul Thailand Chariya Nuya Thailand Billionaire Boys Racing TCR International Series
8 Thailand Pasarit Promsombat Thailand Chariya Nuya Thailand Billionaire Boys Racing
5 9 Chang International Circuit, Buriram 24 September Thailand Pasarit Promsombat Thailand Pasarit Promsombat Thailand Pasarit Promsombat Thailand RMI Racing Team
10 Thailand Chariya Nuya Thailand Chariya Nuya Thailand Billionaire Boys Racing

Drivers' championship

Pos. Driver BUR CHO BUR BUR BUR  Pts. 
Pro-Am
1 Thailand Pasarit Promsombat ‡ 2 7 3 5 1 2 23† 18 1 2 193
2 Thailand Kittipol Pramoj Na Ayudhya 7 1 Ret DNS DNS 7 DNS DNS 58
3 Thailand Settasit Boonyakiat 4 4 DNS DNS 36
4 Thailand Paritat Bulbon DNS DNS 0
Am
1 Thailand Chariya Nuya 1 2 5 13† 5 1 15 16 2 1 208
2 Thailand Nattanid Leewattanavaragul 4 4 4 3 2 3 16 17 5 3 189
3 Thailand Nattachak Hanjitkasen 3 3 7 9 6† 6 18 20 4 4 135
4 Thailand Rattanin Leenutaphong 6 5 Ret 15† 3 5 17 19 3 5 115
5 Malaysia Douglas Khoo 5 6 Ret 12† 20 21 6 6 62
Pos. Driver BUR CHO BUR BUR BUR  Pts. 
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver Second place
Bronze Third place
Green Points finish
Blue Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple Retired (Ret)
Red Did not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black Disqualified (DSQ)
White Did 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:

  • † – Drivers did not finish the race, but were classified as they completed over 75% of the race distance.
  • ‡ – Pasarit Promsombat did not score any points at the fourth round of the championship, as he was the only Pro-Am entry.

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i "TCR World and Life n.2/17". Italiaracing.net. InPagina. 28 April 2017.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "TCR Thailand First Practice". 29 April 2017.
  3. ^ a b c "Viper Niza Racing prepare for 2017 TCR Asia season". asia.tcr-series.com. 27 January 2017. Retrieved 27 January 2017.
  4. ^ "Do not wait for the update!! Schedule for TCR Thailand 2017". thailandsuperseries.net. Archived from the original on 2 February 2017. Retrieved 22 January 2017.