Teamwork Motorsport confirm TCR Korea programme

Chinese squad Teamwork Motorsport have confirmed their participation in the inaugural TCR Korea Touring Car Series this year, in addition to their already confirmed campaign in the second season of the TCR China Championship.

The Hong Kong-based squad have said they’ll field either Volkswagen Golf GTI TCRs or Audi RS 3 LMSs in the new series, with drivers also set to be confirmed at a later date.

The programme is also linked to technical partner’s Gusto Technik’s confirmation that they will be the official TCR dealer for the Volkswagen-Audi Group brands in both the Korean and Thailand regions, in addition to the TCR Asia and China series.

“Korea is an up-and-coming motorsport market in Asia, and we would like to stamp our names in the brand new TCR Korea series, just as we did in TCR Asia in 2016 and TCR China last year,” said team principal Paul Hui.

“Teamwork already have experience of Korean circuits when we ran our TCSA and CTCC programmes, and together with our extensive experience with the TCR formula, we expect to be very strong contenders in this brand-new series.”

The TCR Korea series features three events; two at the former F1 circuit near Yeongam, and also at the Inje mountain circuit, with the first round on August 26th.

“We are very happy to announce that one of the most successful racing teams in Asia, Teamwork Motorsport is joining us in TCR Korea,” said TCR Korea promoter Hongsik Jeon.

“It is the first non-Korean team to confirm the full season of TCR Korea, and there are a couple of more teams talking with us to join the inaugural season. This shows the potential of TCR Korea. As the promoter, we welcome the teams from overseas as well as the home teams to compete together, and we are very glad to be the bridge of Korean motorsport & international racing.”