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17 cars entered for inaugural round of the TCR International Series

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The first round of the all-new TCR International Series next weekend in Malaysia will feature 17 cars, with more to join as the season progresses, with the field expected to pass 20 by the time to the series begins its European leg at Valencia in May. Former WTCC driver René Münnich also completes the line-up at the Honda equipped WestCoast Racing team, partnering his team-mate of last season, Gianni Morbidelli.

The 17 cars will be made up of three Honda Civics, two Audi TTs, two Opel Astras, one Ford Focus RS, which will be run by Proteam Racing with the driver still to be confirmed, and nine SEAT León Cup Racers, which will be the predominant model in the field while JAS Motorsport (Honda) and Onyx Race Engineering (Ford) develop more cars for introduction later in the season by other teams.

The timetable for the Formula One support event has also been revealed, with two free practice sessions on Friday, qualifying on Saturday before a nine lap race in the afternoon, and a single nine lap race on Sunday directly preceding the Grand Prix.

Entry List

No – Driver – Nat – Team – Car
6 – Franz Engstler – GER – Liqui Moly Team Engstler – Audi TT Cup
7 – Lorenzo Veglia – ITA – Liqui Moly Team Engstler – SEAT León Cup Racer
8 – Mikhail Grachev – RUS – Liqui Moly Team Engstler – Audi TT Cup
10 – Gianni Morbidelli – ITA – WestCoast Racing – Honda Civic TCR
17 – Michel Nykjaer – DEN – Target Competition – SEAT León Cup Racer
20 – Igor Skuz – UKR – Campos Racing – Opel Astra OPC
21 – Jordi Oriola – SPN – Campos Racing – Opel Astra OPC
23 – René Münnich – GER – WestCoast Racing – Honda Civic TCR
24 – Kevin Gleason – USA – WestCoast Racing – Honda Civic TCR
25 – Stefano Comini – ITA – Target Competition – SEAT León Cup Racer
33 – Andrea Belicchi – ITA – Target Competition – SEAT León Cup Racer
55 – Ferenc Ficza – HUN – Zengo Motorsport – SEAT León Cup Racer
72 – TBA – TBA – Proteam Racing – Ford Focus RS
74 – Pepe Oriola – SPN – Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil – SEAT León Cup Racer
77 – Sergey Afanasyev – RUS – Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil – SEAT León Cup Racer
88 – Jordi Gené – SPN – Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil – SEAT León Cup Racer
99 – Frank Yu – HKG – Craft-Bamboo Racing – SEAT León Cup Racer

Timetable

Friday 27th March
12:40 – Free Practice 1
16:45 – Free Practice 2

Saturday 28th March
12:30 – Qualifying
15:30 – Race 1 (9 Laps)

Sunday 29th March
12:35 – Race 2 (9 Laps)

All times Malaysian Time