2019 TCR Eastern Europe Trophy

The 2019 TCR Eastern Europe Trophy (also called 2019 TCR Eastern Europe Trophy powered by ESET for sponsorship reasons) was the first season of the TCR Eastern Europe Trophy. The season began on 27 April at the Hungaroring and ended on 13 October at the Autodromo Nazionale Monza.

Teams and drivers

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Team Car No. Drivers Rounds
  RTM Motorsport[1] Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR[1] 7   Maciej Łaszkiewicz[1] 1−4
  Rene Martinek 5
  Besagroup Vuković Motorsport[2] Renault Mégane R.S TCR[2] 11   Tomáš Pekař[2] 2
  Brutal Fish Racing Team Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) 17   Martin Ryba 1, 4, 6
  Team Unicorse Alfa Romeo Giulietta TCR 19   Roland Amrein 3−4
  Fullín Race Academy[1] CUPRA León TCR[1] 22   Carol Wittke[1] 1−5
76   Petr Čížek[1] 1−5
  Zengő Motorsport CUPRA León TCR 23   Tamás Tenke 5
  GT2 Motorsport[1] Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR[1] 24   Jáchym Galáš[1] 1−5
  ASK Vesnić[1] CUPRA León TCR[1] 31   Milovan Vesnić[1] 1−5
Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK2)[1] 77   Jakub Wyszomirski[1] 1−5
  AMSK GM Racing[1] Audi RS 3 LMS TCR[1] 32   Rudolf Pešović[1] 1−2
  K2 Engineering[1] Hyundai i30 N TCR[1] 59   Dušan Kouřil Jr.[1] 2−5
  Auto Klub Dubrovnik Racing[1] CUPRA León TCR[1] 74   Žarko Knego[1] 1−3
  Horňák-Aditis Audi RS 3 LMS TCR 468   Radim Adámek 2−5

Calendar and results

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The calendar was released on 12 December 2018, with four rounds being held in conjunction with TCR Europe Touring Car Series.[3][4] After the series was incorporated into the ESET V4 Cup as a standalone class, an amended calendar was published on 19 March 2019 with four of the six race calendar now forming part of the ESET V4 Cup calendar.[5]

Rnd. Circuit Date Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning team Supporting
1 1   Hungaroring, Budapest, Hungary 28 April   Martin Ryba   Martin Ryba   Martin Ryba   Brutal Fish Racing Team World Touring Car Cup
TCR Europe Touring Car Series
TCR BeNeLux Touring Car Championship
2   Milovan Vesnić   Milovan Vesnić   ASK Vesnić
2 3   Red Bull Ring, Spielberg, Austria 18–19 May   Milovan Vesnić   Milovan Vesnić   Milovan Vesnić   ASK Vesnić ESET V4 Cup
4   Jáchym Galáš   Tomáš Pekař   Besagroup Vuković Motorsport
3 5   Automotodrom Grobnik, Rijeka, Croatia 27–28 July   Jáchym Galáš   Jáchym Galáš   Jáchym Galáš   GT2 Motorsport
6   Dušan Kouřil Jn.   Milovan Vesnić   ASK Vesnić
4 7   Automotodróm Slovakia Ring, Orechová Potôň, Slovakia 24–25 August   Milovan Vesnić   Milovan Vesnić   Milovan Vesnić   ASK Vesnić
8   Milovan Vesnić   Dušan Kouřil Jr.   K2 Engineering
5 9   Automotodrom Brno, Brno, Czech Republic 7–8 September   Jáchym Galáš   Jáchym Galáš   Dušan Kouřil Jr.   K2 Engineering
10   Milovan Vesnić   Jáchym Galáš   GT2 Motorsport
6 11   Autodromo Nazionale Monza, Monza, Italy 12–13 October   Martin Ryba   Martin Ryba   Martin Ryba   Brutal Fish Racing Team International GT Open
TCR Europe Touring Car Series
TCR BeNeLux Touring Car Championship
12   Martin Ryba no finishers

Drivers' standings

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Pos. Driver HUN
 
RBR
 
GRO
 
SVK
 
BRN
 
MNZ
 
 Pts. 
1   Milovan Vesnić 202 17 11 9 102 1 11 2 25 3 191
2   Jáchym Galáš 214 Ret 22 10 11 2 23 3 31 1 169
3   Dušan Kouřil Jn. DSQ4 2 2 3 34 1 12 2 142
4   Petr Čížek 285 21 6 5 34 5 52 4 53 7 116
5   Jakub Wyszomirski 253 20 35 4 9 9 4 5 44 4 113
6   Carol Wittke 29 23 9 6 43 4 6 6 7 5 87
7   Martin Ryba 161 29 Ret5 10 211 Ret 70
8   Žarko Knego 31 22 8 8 5 6 42
9   Maciej Łaszkiewicz 30 Ret 7 7 65 7 7 9 41
10   Tomáš Pekař 43 1 40
11   Rudi Pešović Ret Ret 5 3 25
12   Radim Adámek 10 DNS 7 8 9 8 8 8 25
13   Rene Martinek 6 6 16
14   Roland Amrein 8 Ret 8 7 14
15   Tamás Tenke 9 9 4
Pos. Driver HUN
 
RBR
 
GRO
 
SVK
 
BRN
 
MNZ
 
 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

† – Drivers did not finish the race, but were classified as they completed over 75% of the race distance.

Teams' standings

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Pos. Team HUN
 
RBR
 
GRO
 
SVK
 
BRN
 
MNZ
 
 Pts. 
1   ASK Vesnić 202 17 11 4 92 1 11 2 25 3 305
253 20 35 9 10 9 4 5 44 4
2   Fullín Race Academy 285 21 6 5 34 4 52 4 53 5 203
29 23 9 6 43 5 6 6 7 7
3   GT2 Motorsport 214 Ret 22 10 11 2 23 3 31 1 169
4   K2 Engineering DSQ4 2 2 3 34 1 12 2 142
5   Brutal Fish Racing Team 161 29 Ret5 10 211 Ret 70
6   RTM Motorsport 30 Ret 7 7 65 7 7 9 6 6 57
7   Auto Klub Dubrovnik Racing 31 22 8 8 5 6 42
8   Besagroup Vuković Motorsport 43 1 40
9   AMSK GM Racing Ret Ret 5 3 25
10   Horňák-Aditis 10 DNS 7 8 9 8 8 8 25
11   Team Unicorse 8 Ret 8 7 25
12   Zengő Motorsport 9 9 4
Pos. Team HUN
 
RBR
 
GRO
 
SVK
 
BRN
 
MNZ
 
 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

† – Drivers did not finish the race, but were classified as they completed over 75% of the race distance.

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x "Rounds 1 & 2 – HUNGARORING – 27/28 April 2019" (PDF). europe.tcr-series.com. 24 April 2019. Retrieved 24 April 2019.
  2. ^ a b c "Tomáš Pekař and Franjo Kovac to race with Renault Megane in TCR – ESET V4 Cup". Retrieved 2019-05-15.
  3. ^ "TCR World and life #11". magazine.tcr-series.com. 12 December 2018. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
  4. ^ "Revised TCR Europe schedule revealed for 2019". TouringCarTimes.com. 5 December 2018. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
  5. ^ "TCR Eastern Europe and ESET V4 Cup merge". tcr-series.com. 19 March 2019. Retrieved 12 April 2019.
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