2017 TCR Thailand Touring Car Championship

The 2017 TCR Thailand Touring Car Championship will be the second season of the TCR Thailand Touring Car Championship. The championship will run within the Thailand Super Series' events.

Teams and drivers

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Team Car No. Drivers Class Rounds
  Sloth Racing[1] Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR[1] 7   Paritat Bulbon[1] PA 1
  RMI Racing Team By Sunoco[1] SEAT León TCR[1] 14   Pasarit Promsombat[1] PA All
96   Nattanid Leewattanavaragul AM 2
  Billionaire Boys Racing[2] Honda Civic TCR[2] 15   Chariya Nuya[2] AM All
  Yontrakit Racing Team[2] SEAT León TCR 38   Rattanin Leenutaphong[2] AM All
  Viper Niza Racing[3] SEAT León Cup Racer[3] 65   Douglas Khoo[3] AM 1–2, 4–5
  TBN MK Ihere Racing Team[2] Honda Civic TCR[2] 66   Nattachak Hanjitkasen[2] AM All
  Singha Motorsport Team Thailand[2] SEAT León Cup Racer[2] 89   Kittipol Pramoj Na Ayudhya[2] PA 1–3, 5
  Vattana Motorsport SEAT León Cup Racer 93   Settasit Boonyakiat PA 3, 5
  Morin Racing Team[1] SEAT León Cup Racer[1] 96   Nattanid Leewattanavaragul[1] AM 1, 3–5

Calendar and results

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The 2017 schedule was announced in January 2017.[4]

Rnd. Circuit Date Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning team Supporting
1 1 Chang International Circuit, Buriram 29 April   Chariya Nuya   Chariya Nuya   Chariya Nuya   Billionaire Boys Racing
2 30 April   Pasarit Promsombat   Kittipol Pramoj Na Ayudhya   Singha Motorsport Team Thailand
2 3 Bangsaen Street Circuit, Chonburi 1 July   Kittipol Pramoj Na Ayudhya   Pasarit Promsombat   Pasarit Promsombat   RMI Racing Team TCR Asia Series
4 2 July   Pasarit Promsombat   Nattanid Leewattanavaragul   RMI Racing Team
3 5 Chang International Circuit, Buriram 19 August   Pasarit Promsombat   Chariya Nuya   Pasarit Promsombat   RMI Racing Team
6 20 August   Chariya Nuya   Chariya Nuya   Billionaire Boys Racing
4 7 Chang International Circuit, Buriram 3 September   Chariya Nuya   Nattanid Leewattanavaragul   Chariya Nuya   Billionaire Boys Racing TCR International Series
8   Pasarit Promsombat   Chariya Nuya   Billionaire Boys Racing
5 9 Chang International Circuit, Buriram 24 September   Pasarit Promsombat   Pasarit Promsombat   Pasarit Promsombat   RMI Racing Team
10   Chariya Nuya   Chariya Nuya   Billionaire Boys Racing

Drivers' championship

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Pos. Driver BUR CHO BUR BUR BUR  Pts. 
Pro-Am
1   Pasarit Promsombat 2 7 3 5 1 2 23† 18 1 2 193
2   Kittipol Pramoj Na Ayudhya 7 1 Ret DNS DNS 7 DNS DNS 58
3   Settasit Boonyakiat 4 4 DNS DNS 36
4   Paritat Bulbon DNS DNS 0
Am
1   Chariya Nuya 1 2 5 13† 5 1 15 16 2 1 208
2   Nattanid Leewattanavaragul 4 4 4 3 2 3 16 17 5 3 189
3   Nattachak Hanjitkasen 3 3 7 9 6† 6 18 20 4 4 135
4   Rattanin Leenutaphong 6 5 Ret 15† 3 5 17 19 3 5 115
5   Douglas Khoo 5 6 Ret 12† 20 21 6 6 62
Pos. Driver BUR CHO BUR BUR BUR  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

Notes:

  • † – Drivers did not finish the race, but were classified as they completed over 75% of the race distance.
  • ‡ – Pasarit Promsombat did not score any points at the fourth round of the championship, as he was the only Pro-Am entry.

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i "TCR World and Life n.2/17". Italiaracing.net. InPagina. 28 April 2017.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "TCR Thailand First Practice". 29 April 2017.
  3. ^ a b c "Viper Niza Racing prepare for 2017 TCR Asia season". asia.tcr-series.com. 27 January 2017. Retrieved 27 January 2017.
  4. ^ "Do not wait for the update!! Schedule for TCR Thailand 2017". thailandsuperseries.net. Archived from the original on 2 February 2017. Retrieved 22 January 2017.
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