TCR Asia drops Sepang for Shanghai
The TCR Asia Series will replace the race in Malaysia at Sepang International Circuit with a further event in China at Shanghai International Circuit, alongside the GT Asia Series. A track resurfacing in Sepang meant the event had to be dropped and rescheduled.
“As a result of the resurfacing of the Sepang Circuit which was scheduled for the first half of this year, the Malaysian circuit was struggling to accommodate all the Series into just six months,” said promoter WSC Asia Limited’s David Sonenscher. “As a result of having to shuffle the calendar for an alternative, the August date scheduled for the GT Asia Series in Shanghai became the logical replacement, and it offered teams a much better package, so it was the ideal fit, and aligns us now in four of the five rounds this season.”
The TCR Asia calendar remains formed by five events, with an additional invitation only weekend at Singapore serving as a sixth round, alongside the International Series and within the FIA Formula One World Championship support package.
“We’re looking forward to the opening round in South Korea, then joining the Thailand Series at Buriram in June,” added Sonenscher. “This year will see another big step forward for Asian motorsport, and we look forward to watching TCR continue to grow in the region.”
Shanghai will therefore host the third event of the championship on August, 21st, with a further event in China at Zhejiang Circuit scheduled for October, 23rd. The final race will be hosted by the iconic Guia Circuit in Macau, sharing the grid with the International Series.
