The 2019 TCR Japan Touring Car Series season was the first season of the TCR Japan Touring Car Series. The series supported the 2019 Super Formula Championship.

Teams and drivers Yokohama was the official tyre supplier. Team Car DriversClass Rounds Team GOH ModelsHonda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) 5 Yu Kanamaru All Nilzz RacingAudi RS 3 LMS TCR 7 Jun MakinoG All AdenauVolkswagen Golf GTI TCR 10 Jun SatoG All30 Philippe DevesaG5 KCMGHonda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) 18 Matthew Howson All 22 Paul IpG 3–5 72 Yukinori TaniguchiGAllBirth Racing Project HITMAN ANDARE Birth Racing Project RN Sport Audi Mie Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR 19 'Hirobon'G AllAudi RS 3 LMS TCR 190 Masayuki UedaG All Hitotsuyama RacingAudi RS 3 LMS TCR 21 Takuro Shinohara 1–4101 Hideki NakaharaG3 PURPLE RACINGAudi RS 3 LMS TCR 23 'Yoshiki'G All 24 'Kenji'G All Volkswagen Wakayama Chuo RT with TEAM WakayamaVolkswagen Golf GTI TCR 25 Takeshi Matsumoto All GO&FUN-SquadraCorseAlfa Romeo Giulietta TCR 33 Shuji MaejimaG All Saitama Toyopet Green BraveVolkswagen Golf GTI TCR 52 Shogo Mitsuyama All 55 MOTO RACINGAlfa Romeo Giulietta TCR 55 'Mototino'G All TEAM G/MOTIONHonda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) 62 Resshu ShioyaG AllIconClassGGentleman Driver

Race calendar and results The calendar was announced on 27 October 2018 with 5 confirmed dates with all rounds held in Japan and supporting the Super Formula Championship.

RoundCircuitDatePole positionFastest lapWinning driverWinning teamGentleman winner11Autopolis18 May Matt Howson Matt Howson Matt Howson KCMG Yukinori Taniguchi219 May Takuro Shinohara 'Hirobon' Yu Kanamaru Team GOH Models Resshu Shioya23Sportsland Sugo22 June Takuro Shinohara Takuro Shinohara Shogo Mitsuyama Saitama Toyopet Green Brave Yukinori Taniguchi423 June Takuro Shinohara Shuji Maejima Shuji Maejima GO&FUN-SquadraCorse Shuji Maejima35Fuji Speedway12 July Takuro Shinohara Takeshi Matsumoto Yu Kanamaru Team GOH Models Shuji Maejima613 July Yu Kanamaru Yu Kanamaru Yu Kanamaru Team GOH Models Shuji Maejima47Okayama International Circuit28 September Takuro Shinohara Takuro Shinohara Takuro Shinohara Hitotsuyama Racing 'Hirobon'829 September Takuro Shinohara Takuro Shinohara Takuro Shinohara Hitotsuyama Racing Shuji Maejima59Suzuka Circuit26 October Yu Kanamaru 'Hirobon' Yu Kanamaru Team GOH Models Shuji Maejima1027 October Takeshi Matsumoto Shuji Maejima Matt Howson KCMG 'Hirobon'

Championship standings

Scoring systems Position 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th Points 25 18 15 12 10 8 6 4 2 1

TCR Japan Series

TCR Japan Saturday Series Driver ATP SUG FUJ OKA SUZ 1 Matt Howson11 35 64 64 22882 Takuro Shinohara 22219111823 Yu Kanamaru 33 14 15 DSQ511754 Takeshi Matsumoto 55 44 2 2133645 Shogo Mitsuyama 44 13 53 12314586 Shuji MaejimaDNS 7232 7234567 'Hirobon' 86 4 34518 Yukinori Taniguchi 6 5 7 46449 Resshu Shioya 10 8 Ret 552510 'Yoshiki' 7 9 11 871811 Paul Ip 8 13105612 Philippe Devesa8413 Masayuki Ueda 9 10 12 1015414 'Mototino' 11 12 14 911215 Jun Sato 12 15 13 159216 'Kenji' 13 11 10 1116117 Jun Makino 14 13 15 1412018 Hideki Nakahara 160 Driver ATP SUG FUJ OKA SUZ TCR Japan Sunday Series Driver ATP SUG FUJ OKA SUZ 1 Takeshi Matsumoto 3 2532 4521892 Yu Kanamaru 13 Ret4 11 5493773 Shuji Maejima 812 25 2211754 Matt Howson 22 93 Ret3 61675 Shogo Mitsuyama 4 3 44 336676 'Hirobon'65 4 5 1334487 Takuro ShinoharaRet1Ret1 711468 Resshu Shioya 54 11 15 114249 'Yoshiki' 9 5 8 8Ret2010 'Kenji' 10 6 11 1281311 Yukinori Taniguchi 7 13† 12 7Ret1212 Philippe Devesa5113 Masayuki Ueda 11 10 10 971014 Paul Ip 6 1413815 Jun Sato 12 7 9 15Ret816 'Mototino' 13 8 14 1010617 Jun Makino 14 12 13 1612018 Hideki Nakahra 160 Driver ATP SUG FUJ OKA SUZ Bold – Pole Italics – Fastest Lap † – Drivers did not finish the race, but were classified as they completed over 75% of the race distance.

Gentleman championship TCR Japan Saturday Series DriverATPSUGFUJOKASUZ1 Yukinori Taniguchi 6 5 7 4631112 'Hirobon' 86 4 3441043 Shuji MaejimaDNS 7232 7231984 'Yoshiki' 7 9 11 87655 Resshu Shioya 10 8 Ret 555616 Masayuki Ueda 9 10 12 101327 'Kenji' 13 11 10 1116308 'Mototino' 11 12 14 911249 Paul Ip 8 131022210 Jun Sato 12 15 13 1591711 Philippe Devesa8812 Jun Makino 14 13 15 1412713 Hideki Nakahara 160 DriverATPSUGFUJOKASUZ TCR Japan Sunday Series DriverATPSUGFUJOKASUZ1 Shuji Maejima 812 25 22111142 'Hirobon'65 4 5 13341023 Resshu Shioya 54 11 15 114634 'Yoshiki' 9 5 8 8Ret585 Yukinori Taniguchi 7 13† 12 7Ret536 Masayuki Ueda 11 10 10 97487 'Kenji' 10 6 11 128438 'Mototino' 13 8 14 1010299 Jun Sato 12 7 9 15Ret2610 Paul Ip 6 14132011 Philippe Devesa51512 Jun Makino 14 12 13 1612913 Hideki Nakahra 160 DriverATPSUGFUJOKASUZBold – Pole Italics – Fastest Lap

Entrants championship EntrantNo.ATPSUGFUJOKASUZ1 KCMG181122 3593 64Ret3 6462411554 Volkswagen Wakayama Chuo RT with TEAM Wakayama25 553 4425 232 245133211533 Team GOH Models5 3313 14Ret4 1511 DSQ55411931526 GO&FUN-SquadraCorse33DNS8 72123225 722234111312 Hitotsuyama Racing21 22Ret121Ret191711111285 Saitama Toyopet Green Brave52 444 133 5344 123331461257 Birth Racing Project HITMAN ANDARE19 86564 45 313434998 KCMG72 67 513† 712 476Ret569 TEAM G/MOTION62 1054 811 Ret15 511544910 PURPLE RACING23 79 95 118 887Ret3812 Adenau30851416 PURPLE RACING24 1310 116 1011 11121681411 KCMG22 86 1314105131413 Birth Racing Project RN Sport Audi Mie190 911 1010 1210 1091571415 Adenau10 1212 157 139 15159Ret1014 55 MOTO RACING55 1113 128 1414 9101110817 Nilzz Racing7 1414 1312 1513 14161212018 Hitotsuyama Racing101 16160 Driver No. ATPSUGFUJOKASUZBold – Pole Italics – Fastest Lap

Footnotes

References

External links