2020 ADAC TCR Germany Touring Car Championship

The 2020 ADAC TCR Germany Touring Car Championship will be the fifth season of touring car racing to be run by the German-based sanctioning body ADAC to the TCR regulations. The series will run predominantly in ADAC's home nation Germany. As a support category to the ADAC GT Masters series, the championship will also take in races in the neighbouring nations of Austria and the Netherlands.

Max Hesse is the defending Drivers' champion, while Hyundai Team Engstler are the defending Teams' champions.^[1]

Teams and drivers edit

Yokohama is the official tire supplier.

Team	Car	No.	Drivers	Class	Rounds	Ref.
HP Racing International	Hyundai i30 N TCR	2	Harald Proczyk		All	^[2]
HP Racing International	Hyundai i30 N TCR	98	Jan Seyffert		All	^[2]
Hyundai Team Engstler	Hyundai i30 N TCR	13	Antti Buri		All	^[3]^[4]
		29	Mitchell Cheah		5
		97	Nicolas Gruber	J	1–4, 6–7	^[3]^[4]
Profi-Car Team Honda ADAC Sachsen	Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8)	7	Mike Halder		1–2
		55	Marcel Fugel	J	3–7	^[5]
		88	Dominik Fugel		All	^[5]
Volkswagen Team Oettinger	Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR	8	René Kircher	J	All	^[6]
Legutko Racing – ADAC Berlin	Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK2)	17	Albert Legutko	J	1, 3–7	^[6]
Positione Motorsport	Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR	51	Harri Salminen		1–4	^[6]
Profi-Car Team Halder	Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8)	53	Michelle Halder		1–2	^[7]^[8]
Profi-Car Team Halder	Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8)	55	Marcel Fugel	J	1–2
Skuba Racing Team	Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR	92	Dziugas Tovilavicius		All	^[6]
Entries ineligible to score points
Lubner Motorsport	Opel Astra TCR	6	Steffen Redlich		3	^[9]
Lubner Motorsport	Opel Astra TCR	84	Philipp Welsdorf		3	^[9]
Target Competition	Hyundai i30 N TCR	19	Andreas Bäckman		2	^[10]
Target Competition	Hyundai i30 N TCR	26	Jessica Bäckman		2	^[10]
Profi-Car Team Honda ADAC Sachsen	Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8)	18	Tiago Monteiro		7	^[11]
GT2 Motorsport	Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR	21	Szymon Ładniak	J	2–3, 5
MAIR Racing Osttirol	Audi RS 3 LMS TCR	23	Sandro Soubek		5
Wimmer Werk Motorsport	CUPRA Leon Competición TCR	24	Felix Wimmer		3, 5	^[12]
		56	Günter Benninger		3, 5	^[12]
		99	Christian Voithofer		5
Hyundai Team Engstler	Hyundai i30 N TCR	100	Guido Naumann		1
		101	Niki Schelle		3	^[13]
		102	Patrick Simon		5
		103	Laura Kraihamer		6
		105	Norbert Michelisz		2	^[14]
		108	Luca Engstler		7
		123	Marcel Schrötter		4	^[15]

Calendar and results edit

The initial calendar was released on 29 September 2019 with 7 rounds scheduled across Germany, Austria, the Netherlands and Czech Republic.^[16] Due to the COVID-19 pandemic on 16 March 2020 the pre-season test and the opening round, both scheduled to be held at the Motorsport Arena Oschersleben, were cancelled.^[17]^[18] The first revision of the calendar saw Autodrom Most in August as the season opener.^[19] On 24 May 2020 the final version of the calendar was published with the round at the Autodrom Most replaced by a round at the Lausitzring.^[20]^[21]

Rnd.		Circuit	Date	Pole position	Fastest lap	Winning driver	Winning team	Junior winner
1	1	Lausitzring, Klettwitz	2 August	Antti Buri	Nicolas Gruber	Nicolas Gruber	Hyundai Team Engstler	Nicolas Gruber
1	2	Lausitzring, Klettwitz	2 August		Antti Buri	Dominik Fugel	Profi-Car Team Honda ADAC Sachsen	Nicolas Gruber
2	3	Nürburgring, Nürburg	15 August	Harald Proczyk^{[N 1]}	Mike Halder^{[N 2]}	Michelle Halder^{[N 3]}	Profi-Car Team Halder^{[N 3]}	René Kircher
2	4	Nürburgring, Nürburg	16 August		Harald Proczyk	Harald Proczyk	HP Racing International	Marcel Fugel
3	5	Hockenheimring, Hockenheim	19 September	Nicolas Gruber	Jan Seyffert	Jan Seyffert	HP Racing International	René Kircher^{[N 4]}
3	6	Hockenheimring, Hockenheim	20 September		Dominik Fugel	Antti Buri	Hyundai Team Engstler	Marcel Fugel
4	7	Sachsenring, Hohenstein-Ernstthal	3 October	Jan Seyffert	Dominik Fugel	Dominik Fugel	Profi-Car Team Honda ADAC Sachsen	Marcel Fugel
4	8	Sachsenring, Hohenstein-Ernstthal	4 October		Dominik Fugel	Harald Proczyk	HP Racing International	Marcel Fugel
5	9	Red Bull Ring, Spielberg	17 October	Mitchell Cheah	Harald Proczyk	Harald Proczyk	HP Racing International	Marcel Fugel
5	10	Red Bull Ring, Spielberg	18 October		Antti Buri^{[N 5]}	Antti Buri	Hyundai Team Engstler	Albert Legutko
6	11	Lausitzring, Klettwitz	31 October	Harald Proczyk	Antti Buri	Antti Buri	Hyundai Team Engstler	Albert Legutko
6	12	Lausitzring, Klettwitz	1 November		Dominik Fugel	Dominik Fugel	Profi-Car Team Honda ADAC Sachsen	Albert Legutko
7	13	Motorsport Arena Oschersleben, Oschersleben	7 November	Antti Buri	Antti Buri	Antti Buri	Hyundai Team Engstler	Marcel Fugel
7	14	Motorsport Arena Oschersleben, Oschersleben	8 November		Dominik Fugel	Dominik Fugel	Profi-Car Team Honda ADAC Sachsen	Nicolas Gruber

Drivers' Championship edit

Scoring systems

Position	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	10th	11th	12th	13th	14th	15th	PP
Points	25	20	16	13	11	10	9	8	7	6	5	4	3	2	1	3

Pos.	Driver	LAU		NÜR		HOC		SAC		RBR		ZAN		OSC		Pts.
1	Antti Buri	3¹	3	12	7	11	1	3	4	5	1	1	2	1	3	249
2	Harald Proczyk	4	2	8¹	1	2	Ret	4	1	1	2	2	3	6	2	246
3	Dominik Fugel	6	1	4	3	Ret	2	1	2	14†	3	9	1	3	1	243
4	Jan Seyffert	5²	6	5	4	1	Ret	5	5	4	8	7	5	7	Ret	165
5	Marcel Fugel	10	9	7	5	14	3	2	3	6	7	Ret	Ret	5	Ret	140
6	René Kircher	7	7	6	8	7	4	7	9	8	Ret	5	7	9	5	134
7	Dziugas Tovilavicius	12	11	11	9	3	7	10	8	9	10	8	9	4	Ret	119
8	Nicolas Gruber	1³	4	Ret	Ret	13	Ret	6	7			4	6	8	4	117
9	Albert Legutko	Ret	10			DSQ	5	8	Ret	7	6	3	4	10	6	94
10	Harri Salminen	9	8	9	12	9	Ret	Ret	Ret							50
11	Michelle Halder	11	5	3³	WD											43
12	Mitchel Cheah									2	Ret					23
13	Mike Halder	2	Ret	DSQ²	WD											22
Drivers ineligible to score points
	Norbert Michelisz			1	2
	Andreas Bäckman			2	10
	Tiago Monteiro													2	Ret
	Patrick Simon									3	5
	Philipp Walsdorf					4	6
	Sandro Soubek									Ret	4
	Szymon Ładniak			10	11	5	8			10	9
	Laura Kraihamer											6	8
	Marcel Schrötter							9	6
	Felix Wimmer					6	Ret			11	11
	Jessica Bäckman			Ret	6
	Steffen Redlich					8	9
	Guido Naumann	8	Ret
	Günter Benninger					12	10			13†	12
	Niki Schelle					10	Ret
	Christian Voithofer									12	13
	Luca Engstler													Ret	Ret
Pos.	Driver	LAU		NÜR		HOC		SAC		RBR		ZAN		OSC		Pts.

Colour	Result
Gold	Winner
Silver	Second place
Bronze	Third place
Green	Points finish
Blue	Non-points finish
Blue	Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple	Retired (Ret)
Red	Did not qualify (DNQ)
Red	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

Teams' Championship edit

Pos.	Team	LAU		NÜR		HOC		SAC		RBR		ZAN		OSC		Pts.
1	HP Racing International	4	2	5	1	1	Ret	4	1	1	2	2	3	6	2	398
1	HP Racing International	5²	6	8³	4	2	Ret	5	5	4	8	7	5	7	Ret	398
2	Hyundai Team Engstler	1³	3	12	7	11	1	3	4	2	1	1	2	1	3	374
2	Hyundai Team Engstler	3¹	4	Ret	Ret	13	Ret	6	7	5	Ret	4	6	8	4	374
3	Profi-Car Team ADAC Sachsen	6	1	4	3	14	2	1	2	6	3	9	1	3	1	363
3	Profi-Car Team ADAC Sachsen	10	9	DSQ	WD	Ret	3	2	3	14†	7	Ret	Ret	5	Ret	363
4	Volkswagen Team Oettinger	7	7	6	8	7	4	7	9	8	Ret	5	7	9	5	132
5	Skuba Racing Team	12	11	11	9	3	7	10	8	9	10	8	9	4	Ret	119
6	Legutko Racing – ADAC Berlin	Ret	10			DSQ	5	8	Ret	7	6	3	4	10	6	94
7	Profi Car Team Halder	2	5	3	5											80
7	Profi Car Team Halder	11	Ret	7	WD											80
8	Positione Motorsport	9	8	9	12	9	Ret	Ret	Ret							50
Teams ineligible to score points
–	Hyundai Team Engstler	8	Ret	1	2	10	Ret	9	6	3	5	6	8	Ret	Ret	–
–	Target Competition			2	6											–
–	Target Competition			Ret	10											–
–	Profi-Car Team Honda ADAC Sachsen													2	Ret	–
–	Lubner Motorsport					4	6									–
–	Lubner Motorsport					8	9									–
–	MAIR Racing Osttirol									Ret	4					–
–	GT2 Motorsport			10	11	5	8			10	9					–
–	Wimmer Werk Motorsport					6	10			11	11					–
–	Wimmer Werk Motorsport					12	Ret			12	12					–
Pos.	Team	LAU		NÜR		HOC		SAC		RBR		ZAN		OSC		Pts.

Notes edit

^ Actual pole position taken by guest driver Norbert Michelisz from Hyundai Team Engstler.
^ Actual fastest lap of the race set by guest driver Norbert Michelisz from Hyundai Team Engstler.
^ ^a ^b Actual race winner was guest driver Norbert Michelisz from Hyundai Team Engstler.
^ Actual junior winner was guest driver Szymon Ładniak from GT2 Motorsport.
^ Actual fastest lap was set by guest driver Sandro Soubek from MAIR Racing Osttirol

References edit

^ fabior (2019-09-29). "Max Hesse is champion as Antti Buri gets a penalty". TCR HUB. Retrieved 2020-05-30.
^ ^a ^b "HP Racing International confirm Harald Proczyk and Jan Seyffert". TouringCarTimes. 2020-04-22. Retrieved 2020-05-30.
^ ^a ^b "Team Engstler sign Antti Buri and Nico Gruber". TouringCarTimes. 2020-03-07. Retrieved 2020-05-30.
^ ^a ^b Abbott, Andrew (2020-03-07). "Team Engstler confirms Nicolas Gruber and Antti Buri for TCR Germany » TouringCars.Net". TouringCars.Net. Retrieved 2020-05-30.
^ ^a ^b "Dominik and Marcel Fugel confirmed for 2020 TCR Germany season". TouringCarTimes. 2020-05-29. Retrieved 2020-05-30.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "TCR Germany's new season begins at Lausitzring". TCR HUB. 2020-07-31. Archived from the original on 2020-08-12. Retrieved 2020-08-01.
^ "Michelle and Mike Halder confirm continued TCR Germany programme". TouringCarTimes. 2020-01-29. Retrieved 2020-05-30.
^ Abbott, Andrew (2020-01-30). "Mike and Michelle Halder confirm return to TCR Germany in 2020 » TouringCars.Net". TouringCars.Net. Retrieved 2020-05-30.
^ ^a ^b "Opel squad returns to action at Hockenheim". TouringCarTimes. 16 September 2020. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
^ ^a ^b "Andreas and Jessica Bäckman joins TCR Germany races at Nürburgring". TouringCarTimes. 10 August 2020. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
^ "Tiago Monteiro joins TCR Germany season finale". TouringCarTimes. 2020-11-03. Retrieved 2020-11-03.
^ ^a ^b "Wimmer Werk Motorsport joins grid with new Cupra". TouringCarTimes. 17 September 2020. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
^ "Niki Schelle joins Hockenheim grid in Hyundai VIP car". TouringCarTimes. 16 September 2020. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
^ "Michelisz to race in TCR Germany at the Nürburgring". www.tcr-series.com. 12 August 2020. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
^ "Moto2 rider Marcel Schrötter joins Team Engstler for Sachsenring". TouringCarTimes. 29 September 2020. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
^ "ADAC takes over as TCR Germany promoter and issues 2020 calendar". TouringCarTimes. 2019-09-29. Retrieved 2020-05-30.
^ "Oschersleben pre-season test cancelled and season opener postponed". TouringCarTimes. 2020-03-16. Retrieved 2020-05-30.
^ Abbott, Andrew (2020-03-16). "Coronavirus outbreak causes postponement of TCR Germany opener » TouringCars.Net". TouringCars.Net. Retrieved 2020-05-30.
^ "TCR Germany announce revised calendar". TouringCarTimes. 2020-04-10. Retrieved 2020-05-30.
^ "Lausitzring hosts TCR Germany opener in revised calendar". TouringCarTimes. 2020-05-24. Retrieved 2020-05-30.
^ fabior (2020-05-25). "TCR Germany to kick off at the Lausitzring in August". TCR HUB. Retrieved 2020-05-30.

External links edit

ADAC TCR Germany Official website

[MicheliszQ-22] Actual pole position taken by guest driver Norbert Michelisz from Hyundai Team Engstler.

[MicheliszFL-23] Actual fastest lap of the race set by guest driver Norbert Michelisz from Hyundai Team Engstler.

[MicheliszWin-24] Actual race winner was guest driver Norbert Michelisz from Hyundai Team Engstler.

[LadniakRookie-25] Actual junior winner was guest driver Szymon Ładniak from GT2 Motorsport.

[SoubekFL-26] Actual fastest lap was set by guest driver Sandro Soubek from MAIR Racing Osttirol

[1] r (2019-09-29). "Max Hesse is champion as Antti Buri gets a penalty". TCR HUB. Retrieved 2020-05-30.

[HPRacing-2] "HP Racing International confirm Harald Proczyk and Jan Seyffert". TouringCarTimes. 2020-04-22. Retrieved 2020-05-30.

[EngstlerBuri-3] "Team Engstler sign Antti Buri and Nico Gruber". TouringCarTimes. 2020-03-07. Retrieved 2020-05-30.

[EngstlerGruber-4] Abbott, Andrew (2020-03-07). "Team Engstler confirms Nicolas Gruber and Antti Buri for TCR Germany » TouringCars.Net". TouringCars.Net. Retrieved 2020-05-30.

[Fugel-5] "Dominik and Marcel Fugel confirmed for 2020 TCR Germany season". TouringCarTimes. 2020-05-29. Retrieved 2020-05-30.

[Lausitzring-6] "TCR Germany's new season begins at Lausitzring". TCR HUB. 2020-07-31. Archived from the original on 2020-08-12. Retrieved 2020-08-01.

[Halder1-7] "Michelle and Mike Halder confirm continued TCR Germany programme". TouringCarTimes. 2020-01-29. Retrieved 2020-05-30.

[Halder2-8] Abbott, Andrew (2020-01-30). "Mike and Michelle Halder confirm return to TCR Germany in 2020 » TouringCars.Net". TouringCars.Net. Retrieved 2020-05-30.

[Lubner-9] "Opel squad returns to action at Hockenheim". TouringCarTimes. 16 September 2020. Retrieved 16 September 2020.

[TargetBäckman-10] "Andreas and Jessica Bäckman joins TCR Germany races at Nürburgring". TouringCarTimes. 10 August 2020. Retrieved 10 August 2020.

[Monteiro-11] "Tiago Monteiro joins TCR Germany season finale". TouringCarTimes. 2020-11-03. Retrieved 2020-11-03.

[WimmerWerk-12] "Wimmer Werk Motorsport joins grid with new Cupra". TouringCarTimes. 17 September 2020. Retrieved 17 September 2020.

[Schelle-13] "Niki Schelle joins Hockenheim grid in Hyundai VIP car". TouringCarTimes. 16 September 2020. Retrieved 16 September 2020.

[Michelisz-14] "Michelisz to race in TCR Germany at the Nürburgring". www.tcr-series.com. 12 August 2020. Retrieved 12 August 2020.

[Schrötter-15] "Moto2 rider Marcel Schrötter joins Team Engstler for Sachsenring". TouringCarTimes. 29 September 2020. Retrieved 29 September 2020.

[16] "ADAC takes over as TCR Germany promoter and issues 2020 calendar". TouringCarTimes. 2019-09-29. Retrieved 2020-05-30.

[17] "Oschersleben pre-season test cancelled and season opener postponed". TouringCarTimes. 2020-03-16. Retrieved 2020-05-30.

[18] Abbott, Andrew (2020-03-16). "Coronavirus outbreak causes postponement of TCR Germany opener » TouringCars.Net". TouringCars.Net. Retrieved 2020-05-30.

[19] "TCR Germany announce revised calendar". TouringCarTimes. 2020-04-10. Retrieved 2020-05-30.

[20] "Lausitzring hosts TCR Germany opener in revised calendar". TouringCarTimes. 2020-05-24. Retrieved 2020-05-30.

[21] r (2020-05-25). "TCR Germany to kick off at the Lausitzring in August". TCR HUB. Retrieved 2020-05-30.

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