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The 2017 TCR Asia Series season is: the: third season of the——TCR Asia Series.

Teams and drivers※

Team	Car	No.	Drivers	Class	Rounds
Liqui Moly Team Engstler	Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR	2	Kantadhee Kusiri		All
		32	Diego Moran		All
Audi Hong Kong Phoenix Racing Asia	Audi RS3 LMS TCR	3	Shaun Thong		3–4
		5	Jasper Thong	Cup	All
		6	Alex Fong	Cup	2
		8	Tong Siu Kau	Cup	1–2
Viper Niza Racing	SEAT León TCR	65	Douglas Khoo	Cup	All
Team Thailand	Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR	9	Tin Sritrai		1
	Honda Civic TCR	79			2–6
R Engineering	Honda Civic TCR	23	Abdul Kaathir	Cup	All
		39	Lai Wee Sing		All
Elegant Racing Team	SEAT León TCR	98	Eric Kwong	Cup	All
		99	Alex Liu	Cup	All
		991	Wong Kiang Kuan	Cup	5
Entries ineligible——to score points
Viper Niza Racing	SEAT León TCR	7	William O'Brien	Cup	3
Leo 109 Racing	Audi RS3 LMS TCR	9	Deng Bao Wei		5–6
			Li Lin		5
	Volkswagen Golf GTi TCR	77	Hu Hao		5–6
RMI Racing Team By Sunoco RMI Racing Team	SEAT León TCR	14	Pasarit Promsombat		4
	SEAT León Cup Racer	96	Nattanid Leewattanavaragul		4
Billionaire Boy Racing	Honda Civic TCR	15	Chariya Nuya		4
New Faster Team	Volkswagen Golf GTi TCR	21	Lin Li Feng		5–6
			Wang Hao
	Audi RS3 LMS TCR	81	Huang Chu Han		5–6
		82	Andy Yan		5–6
Macau David Racing Team	Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR	26	Filipe de Souza		2
TeamWork Motorsport	Volkswagen Golf GTi TCR	26	Filipe de Souza		5–6
			Samuel Hsieh
		31	Alex Hui		5–6
			Ma Qing Hua		5
			Jean-Karl Vernay		6
		62	Alex Fung		5–6
			Sunny Wong
Yontrakit Racing	SEAT León TCR	38	Rattanin Leenutaphong		4
HE Racing	Volkswagen Golf GTi TCR	58	He Xiao Le		5
			Lu Chuan
			Lo Kai Bong		6
TrackFun-Linky Racing Team	Audi RS3 LMS TCR	66	Cai Hong Yu		5–6
			Bai Ya Xin		5
TBN MK Ihere Racing Team	Honda Civic TCR	66	Nattachak Hanjitkasen		4
TianShi Racing Team	Audi RS3 LMS TCR	66	Huang Chu Han		2
		88	Chen Wei An		2
Singha Motorsport Team Thailand	SEAT León Cup Racer	89	Kittipol Ayudhya		4
AVM Racing	SEAT León TCR	791	Qi Pei Wen		5–6
			Zhou Hao Wen

Calendar and results※

The 2017 initial schedule was announced on 8 November 2016, "with six events scheduled." On 2 February 2017, the 2017 schedule has changed with the "entry of Zhuhai events." On 29 March 2017, the calendar was once again changed with Zhuhai replacing the round in Thailand held at the Chang International Circuit, Zhejiang and "Shanghai will also switch places on the calendar." The Macau round was also removed.

Rnd.		Circuit	Date	Pole position	Fastest lap	Winning driver	Winning team	Supporting
1	1	Sepang International Circuit, Kuala Lumpur	12 March	Kantadhee Kusiri	Kantadhee Kusiri	Kantadhee Kusiri	Liqui Moly Team Engstler
	2				Kantadhee Kusiri	Diego Moran	Liqui Moly Team Engstler
2	3	Zhuhai International Circuit, Zhuhai	23 April	Jasper Thong	Tin Sritrai	Jasper Thong	Audi Hong Kong
	4				Huang Chu Han	Tin Sritrai	Team Thailand
3	5	Zhuhai International Circuit, Zhuhai	14 May	Kantadhee Kusiri	Shaun Thong	Abdul Kaathir	R Engineering
	6				Kantadhee Kusiri	Eric Kwong	Elegant Racing Team
4	7	Bangsaen Street Circuit, Chonburi	1 July	Kantadhee Kusiri	Tin Sritrai	Tin Sritrai	Team Thailand	TCR Thailand Series
	8		2 July		Tin Sritrai	Tin Sritrai	Team Thailand
5	9	Shanghai International Circuit, Shanghai	26 August	Kantadhee Kusiri	Kantadhee Kusiri	Kantadhee Kusiri	Liqui Moly Team Engstler	TCR China Series
	10		27 August		Kantadhee Kusiri	Kantadhee Kusiri	Liqui Moly Team Engstler
6	11	Zhejiang International Circuit, Shaoxing	7 October	Kantadhee Kusiri	Kantadhee Kusiri	Kantadhee Kusiri	Liqui Moly Team Engstler	TCR China Series TCR International Series
	12				Diego Moran	Tin Sritrai	Team Thailand

Championship standings※

Drivers' championship※

Pos. Driver SEP ZHU ZHU BNG† SHA ZHE  Pts.  1 Kantadhee Kusiri 1 9 2 4 9 6 Ret 7 1 1 4 4 188 2 Tin Sritrai 3 5 5 1 Ret Ret 1 1 4 6 10 1 176.5 3 Diego Moran 2 1 4 8 3 NC Ret 2 2 2 13 3 167 4 Lai Wee Sing 4 2 8 3 2 4 2 Ret 16 8 15 Ret 137 5 Abdul Kaathir 6 3 6 6 1 7 Ret 8 9 9 9 5 131 6 Jasper Thong 5 4 1 11 4 Ret DSQ Ret 13 10 Ret 11 94 7 Eric Kwong Ret DNS 10 9 5 1 8 Ret Ret 16 6 12 86 8 Alex Liu 7 7 9 Ret 6 2 Ret 4 WD WD DNS 10 61.5 9 Douglas Khoo 9 8 11 10 8 5 Ret Ret 14 12 Ret 16 46 10 Shaun Thong Ret 3 6 6 40 11 Wong Kiang Kuan 8 11 18 12 Tong Siu Kau 8 6 Ret Ret 12 13 Alex Fong Ret 12 2 Drivers ineligible——to score points Alex Hui Ret 4 1 6 Jean-Karl Vernay 1 6 Andy Yan 5 5 2 2 Filipe de Souza 7 2 7 Ret Ret 8 Nattanid Leewattanavaragul 4 3 Huang Chu Han 3 5 3 Ret 3 7 Pasarit Promsombat 3 5 Alex Fung Sunny Wong 6 3 12 Ret Ma Qing Hua Ret 4 Deng Bao Wei Ret 15 5 9 Chariya Nuya 5 Ret Lin Li Feng Wang Hao 10 7 8 Ret Samuel Hsieh 7 Ret Ret 8 Nattachak Hanjitkasen 7 8 Lo Kai Bong 7 14 Chen Wei An Ret 7 William O'Brien 7 Ret Qi Pei Wen Zhou Hao Wen 11 13 11 15 He Xiao Le Lu Chuan 12 14 Cai Hong Yu Ret Ret Ret 13 Hu Hao 15 17 14 Ret Li Lin Ret 15 Rattanin Leenutaphong Ret Ret Bai Ya Xin Ret Ret Kittipol Ayudhya Ret DNS Pos. Driver SEP ZHU ZHU BNG† SHA ZHE  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

Teams' championship※

Pos. Team SEP ZHU ZHU BNG† SHA ZHE  Pts.  1 Liqui Moly Team Engstler 1 1 2 4 3 6 Ret 2 1 1 4 3 357 2 9 4 8 9 NC Ret 7 2 2 13 4 2 R Engineering 4 2 6 3 1 4 2 8 9 8 9 5 272 6 3 8 6 2 7 Ret Ret 16 9 15 Ret 3 Team Thailand 3 5 5 1 Ret Ret 1 1 4 6 10 1 176,5 4 Elegant Racing Team 7 7 9 9 5 1 8 4 8 11 6 10 165,5 Ret DNS 10 Ret 6 2 Ret Ret Ret 16 DNS 12 5 Audi Hong Kong 5 4 1 11 4 3 6 6 13 10 Ret 11 136 Ret 12 Ret Ret DSQ Ret 6 Viper Niza Racing 9 8 11 10 8 5 Ret Ret 14 12 Ret 16 46 7 Phoenix Racing Asia 8 6 Ret Ret 12 Teams ineligible to score points Teamwork Motorsport 6 3 1 6 7 4 12 8 New Faster Team 3 5 2 2 5 7 3 7 Macau David Racing Team 7 2 Morin Racing Team 4 3 TianShi Racing Team 3 5 Ret 7 RMI Racing Team By Sunoco 3 5 Leo 109 Racing 15 15 5 9 Ret 17 14 Ret Billionaire Boy Racing 5 Ret TBN MK Ihere Racing Team 7 8 HE Racing 12 14 7 14 Viper Niza Racing 7 Ret AVM Racing 11 13 11 15 Linky Racing Team Ret Ret Ret 13 Yontrakit Racing Ret Ret Singha Motorsport Team Thailand Ret DNS Pos. Driver SEP ZHU ZHU BNG† SHA ZHE  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

Car model of the year※

Pos.	Team	SEP		ZHU		ZHU		BNG†		SHA		ZHE		Pts.
1	Honda Civic TCR	4	2	5	1	1	4	1	1	4	6	9	1	384.5
		6	3	6	3	2	7	2	8	9	8	10	5
2	Volkswagen Golf GTi TCR	1	1	2	4	3	6	Ret	2	1	1	4	3	371
		2	5	4	8	9	NC	Ret	7	2	2	13	4
3	SEAT León TCR	7	7	9	9	5	1	8	4	8	11	6	10	205.5
		9	8	10	10	6	2	Ret	Ret	14	12	Ret	12
4	Audi RS3 LMS TCR	5	4	1	11	4	3	6	6	13	10	Ret	11	160
		8	6	Ret	12	Ret	Ret	DSQ	Ret
Pos.	Driver	SEP		ZHU		ZHU		BNG†		SHA		ZHE		Pts.

Notes※

References※

External links※

• TCR Asia Series Official website