2019-2 Touring Car Championship season

2019-2 TCC
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The 2019-2 IVRC Touring Car Championship season will be the 3rd IVRC TCC season. Marc Stwerka of Repsol Swinegel Racing will defend the drivers' championship, while MPG Competition will defend the teams' championship. Cupra ist the reigning constructors' champion and as Aurimas Auga is now not eligible to participate as a rookie anymore, we will see a new Rookies' Cup winner by the end of the season.

As it was the case in 2019-1, the calendar will remain as half-year calendar, however all circuits were exchanged or newly introduced, aside Nordschleife and Macau which either returned or re-returned for 2019-2.

Teams and Drivers

Team Car No. Status Driver Rounds Repsol Swinegel Racing CUPRA León TCR 1 Marc Stwerka 1–5 19 Francisco Vazquez 55 Jesús Chirinos 1–5 82 Cristian Alvarez 1–3, 5 Team Berni Peugeot 308 TCR 6 Martynas Jurgelevičius 18 Bernard Mróz 1–2, 4–5 SL Racing Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR 9 Dovydas Laurinavicius 2–5 21 Saulius Laurinavicius 1–5 MPG Competition Alfa Romeo Giulietta QV-TCR 13 Phillip Volland 2–5 14 Constantin Grimminger 4 17 Carlos Frau 1–2, 4 26 Daniel Nieto FRA Simracing Team Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR 24 Alfie Bevan 4–5 56 Jose Miguel Moronta 3 59 Carl-Magnus Borre 1, 3–5 66 Oscar Evers-Jahnsen 1, 4 74 Sven Geelhoed 4–5 YTF1 Sim-racing Team Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR 27 Matthew Allington 1 Tevez Rookie Sim Team Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR 33 László Téglás 1–5 CUPRA León TCR Tobias Kress 5 TBA Audi RS3 LMS TBA TBA TBA Honda Civic Type-R TCR TBA TBA

Icon Status Rookie

Driver changes

• Bob Sacamano will be no longer racing for Repsol Swinegel Racing in 2019-2. Instead, the team aquired the services of Jesús Chirinos.
• Martin Jatzek will be no longer racing for MPG Competition in 2019-2.
• Dionysis Faraos originally opted to switch to Team Berni, however he abandoned his drive after the first race of the season, reducing Team Bernis effort to two cars as neither 2019-1 race winner Bartosz Nowak nor the reigning rookie champion, Aurimas Auga, returned to TCC.
• Fellow Greek driver Dimitris Giannopoulos originally inteded to race for Repsol Swinegel Racing, but instead left the league for another drive. Also Francisco Vazquez left Repsol Swinegel Racing mid-season without taking part in any races in 2019-2.
• Several other drivers, including race winner Michael Teichmann, left the series, alongside Germán Soto, Bruno Spano and Victor Bier. Otávio de Barros retired from the series, as he decided to solely focus on his GTE campaign.

Team changes

• Race winning squad TR Bluvos Motorsports left the series, alongside KRT/Goiaba Racing.
• C-Force Racing decided to pause it's TCC campaign, as the team started focussing on their WEC programme and team owner Jesús Chirinos switched to Repsol Swinegel Racing.

Race calendar and results

The final calendar was announced on 30 July 2019.

Round		Circuit	Date	Pole position	Fastest lap	Winning driver	Winning team	Rookie winner
1	R1	Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit, Melbourne	17 August	Carl-Magnus Borre	Marc Stwerka	Marc Stwerka	Repsol Swinegel Racing	Carl-Magnus Borre
	R2				Matthew Allington	Bernard Mróz	Team Berni	Saulius Laurinavicius
	R3				Bernard Mróz	Marc Stwerka	Repsol Swinegel Racing	Carl-Magnus Borre
2	R1	Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach	24 August	Phillip Volland	Phillip Volland	Marc Stwerka	Repsol Swinegel Racing	Dovydas Laurinavicius
	R2				Phillip Volland	Phillip Volland	MPG Competition	Dovydas Laurinavicius
	R3				Phillip Volland	Phillip Volland	MPG Competition	Dovydas Laurinavicius
3	R1	Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, Montreal	07 September	Jose Miguel Moronta	Marc Stwerka	Phillip Volland	MPG Competition	Jose Miguel Moronta
	R2				Marc Stwerka	Marc Stwerka	Repsol Swinegel Racing	Jose Miguel Moronta
	R3				Carl-Magnus Borre	Marc Stwerka	Repsol Swinegel Racing	Jose Miguel Moronta
4	R1	Autodromo Riccardo Paletti, Varano	14 September	Sven Geelhoed	Sven Geelhoed	Carl-Magnus Borre	FRA Simracing Team	Carl-Magnus Borre
	R2				Marc Stwerka	Marc Stwerka	Repsol Swinegel Racing	Sven Geelhoed
	R3				Sven Geelhoed	Carl-Magnus Borre	FRA Simracing Team	Carl-Magnus Borre
5	R1	Pau Circuit, Pau	28 September	Marc Stwerka	Marc Stwerka	Marc Stwerka	Repsol Swinegel Racing	Saulius Laurinavicius
	R2				Marc Stwerka	Marc Stwerka	Repsol Swinegel Racing	Sven Geelhoed
	R3				Sven Geelhoed	Sven Geelhoed	FRA Simracing Team	Sven Geelhoed
6		Nürburgring Nordschleife, Nürburg	12 October
7	R1	Brno Circuit, Brno	19 October
	R2
	R3
8	R1	Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi	02 November
	R2
	R3
9	R1	Okayama International Circuit, Mimasaka	09 November
	R2
	R3
10	R1	Guia Circuit, Macau	23 November
	R2
	R3

Championship results

Scoring system

Points will be awarded to the top 15 classified finishers in all three races equally.

Position	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	10th	11th	12th	13th	14th	15th
Points	25	20	16	13	11	10	9	8	7	6	5	4	3	2	1

Drivers' championship

Pos.	No.	Driver	MEL			DAY			MON			VAR			PAU			NOR	BRN			ABU			OKA			MAC			Points
1	1	Marc Stwerka	1	2	1	1	3	2	2	1	1	4	1	2	1	1	3														325
2	13	Phillip Volland				3	1	1	1	5	Ret	2	2	5	9	4	7														182
3	18	Bernard Mróz	4	1	3	6	6	4				9	6	4	4	2	2														170
4	55	Jesús Chirinos	Ret	6	4	5	4	9†	7	8†	2	3	3	10	10	7	6														154
5	59	Carl-Magnus Borre	3	7	5				6	6	Ret	1	5	1	12†	11	4														139
6	21	Saulius Laurinavicius	5	5	9†	8	Ret	7	Ret	4	5	5	8	11	2	5	8														133
7	17	Carlos Frau	2	3	6	2	2	5				8	7	13																	117
8	33	László Téglás	DNS	9	7	7	8	8	8	7	6	10	11	7	6	9	5														116
9	9	Dovydas Laurinavicius				4	7	6	4	Ret	4	7	10	3	8	10	9														110
10	74	Sven Geelhoed										6	4	8	3	3	1														88
11	82	Cristian Alvarez	DNS	WD	WD	9†	5	3	5	2	Ret				5	8	DNS														84
12	56	Jose Miguel Moronta							3	3	3																				48
13	27	Matthew Allington	6	4	2																										43
14	66	Oscar Evers-Jahnsen	6	8	8							13	Ret	12																	32
15	24	Alfie Bevan										12	DNS	9	7	12†	DNS														24
16	14	Constantin Grimminger										11	9	6																	22
17		Tobias Kress													11	6	Ret														15
Pos.	No.	Driver	MEL			DAY			MON			VAR			PAU			NOR	BRN			ABU			OKA			MAC			Points

Notes:

• † – Driver did not finish the race, but was classified as he completed more than 50% of the race distance.

Teams' championship

Pos.	Team	MEL			DAY			MON			VAR			PAU			NOR	BRN			ABU			OKA			MAC			Points
1	Repsol Swinegel Racing	1	2	1	1	3	2	2	1	1	3	1	2	1	1	3														507
		Ret	6	4	5	4	3	5	2	2	4	3	10	5	7	6
2	MPG Competition	2	3	6	2	1	1	1	5	Ret	2	2	5	9	4	7														306
					3	2	5				8	7	6
3	FRA Simracing Team	3	7	5				3	3	3	1	4	1	3	3	1														305
		6	8	8				6	6	Ret	6	5	8	7	11	4
4	SL Racing	5	5	9†	4	7	6	4	4	4	5	8	3	2	5	8														243
					8	Ret	7	Ret	Ret	5	7	10	11	8	10	9
5	Team Berni	4	1	3	6	6	4				9	6	4	4	2	2														170
6	Tevez Rookie Sim Team	DNS	9	7	7	8	8	8	7	6	10	11	7	6	9	5														116
7	YTF1 Sim-racing Team	6	4	2																										43
Pos.	Driver	MEL			DAY			MON			VAR			PAU			NOR	BRN			ABU			OKA			MAC			Points

Constructors' championship

Pos.	Constructor	MEL			DAY			MON			VAR			PAU			NOR	BRN			ABU			OKA			MAC			Points
1	CUPRA	1	2	1	1	3	2	2	1	1	3	1	2	1	1	3														328
2	Volkswagen	3	4	2	4	7	6	3	3	3	1	4	1	2	3	1														253
3	Alfa Romeo	2	3	6	2	1	1	1	5	Ret	2	2	5	9	4	7														232
4	Peugeot	4	1	3	6	6	4				9	6	4	4	2	2														170
Pos.	Driver	MEL			DAY			MON			VAR			PAU			NOR	BRN			ABU			OKA			MAC			Points

Rookies' cup

Pos.	No.	Driver	MEL			DAY			MON			VAR			PAU			NOR	BRN			ABU			OKA			MAC			Points
1	21	Saulius Laurinavicius	2	1	4†	3	Ret	2	Ret	2	3	2	3	6	1	2	4														234
2	33	László Téglás	DNS	4	2	2	2	3	4	4	4	5	5	3	3	3	3														214
3	59	Carl-Magnus Borre	1	2	1				3	3	Ret	1	2	1	6†	5	2														213
4	9	Dovydas Laurinavicius				1	1	1	2	Ret	2	4	4	2	5	4	5														196
5	74	Sven Geelhoed										3	1	4	2	1	1														124
6	56	Jose Miguel Moronta							1	1	1																				75
7	66	Oscar Evers-Jahnsen	3	3	3							7	Ret	7																	66
8	24	Alfie Bevan										6	DNS	5	4	6†	DNS														44
Pos.	No.	Driver	MEL			DAY			MON			VAR			PAU			NOR	BRN			ABU			OKA			MAC			Points