2026 TCR China Touring Car Championship
The 2026 TCR China Touring Car Championship season is the ninth season of the TCR's Chinese Touring Car Championship.
Calendar
The provisional 2026 schedule was announced on 5 November 2025 during the 2025 prize-giving ceremony, with six championship events scheduled.[1] The season begins at the Shanghai International Circuit on 24 April and will end at the Zhuzhou International Circuit on 25 October. The final appearance will be a non-championship round with no points awarded in Sepang. It will also mark the first time CTCC races outside mainland China.
| Rnd. | Circuit | Date | Supporting | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 24–26 April | CTCC China Cup China Lynk & Co Auto Challenge | |
| 2 | ||||
| 2 | 3 | 29–31 May | CTCC China Cup | |
| 4 | ||||
| 3 | 5 | 7–9 August | CTCC China Cup Lynk & Co Auto Challenge | |
| 6 | ||||
| 4 | 7 | 11–13 September | CTCC China Cup | |
| 8 | ||||
| 5 | 9 | 16–18 October | CTCC China Cup | |
| 10 | ||||
| 6 | 11 | 23–25 October | TCR World Tour TCR Asia Series CTCC China Cup | |
| 12 | ||||
| Non-Championship Round | ||||
| NC | - | 12–13 December | ||
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Teams and drivers
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Results
| Rnd. | Circuit | Pole position | Fastest lap | Winning driver | Winning team | |
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| NC | NC1 | |||||
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Championship standings
Unlike the previous year, each victory awards 600 points, with a maximum of 8,100 points achievable in the season. Points are awarded down to the last-placed finisher; however, no points are given for DNF, DNS, or DSQ.[18][19]
- Scoring system
| Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | 11th | 12th | 13th | 14th | Rest |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Qualifying | 150 | 105 | 75 | 60 | 45 | 30 | 15 | ||||||||
| Races | 600 | 525 | 450 | 405 | 360 | 315 | 14 | 270 | 225 | 195 | 165 | 105 | 75 | 45 | 15 |
Notes
- ↑ David Zhu Dai Wei was the first to cross the finish line but received a 5-second penalty for a jump start.[16]
References
- ↑ "Provisional Calendar 2026". CTCC China Touring Car Championship - official Weibo Channel. 25 November 2025.
- ↑ "2026 TCR China Touring Car Championship". RacingCalendar.net. 25 November 2025.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 "28 cars entered for 2026 TCR China season opener in Shanghai". TouringCarTimes.com. 22 April 2026. Retrieved 22 April 2026.
- 1 2 3 "The new Lynk & Co 03+ TCR was launched in China". TCR World Ranking. 23 December 2025. Retrieved 23 December 2025.
- 1 2 3 4 "TCR China 2026 » Ningbo International Speedpark Round 3 Results". TouringCars.Net. 30 May 2026. Retrieved 2 June 2026.
- ↑ "Final Entry List - TCR China Championship Round 1 in Shanghai". motorsporttelevision.de (in Chinese and English). CTCC - Race Control. 24 April 2026. Archived from the original (pdf) on 14 May 2026. Retrieved 14 May 2026.
- ↑ "Final Entry List - TCR China Championship Round 2 in Ningbo". motorsporttelevision.de (in Chinese and English). CTCC - Race Control. 29 May 2026. Archived from the original (pdf) on 2 June 2026. Retrieved 2 June 2026.
- ↑ "Final Entry List - TCR China Championship Round 3 in Ordos" (PDF). motorsporttelevision.de (in Chinese and English). CTCC - Race Control. 2026-08-07. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2026-08-07. Retrieved 2026-08-07.
- ↑ "TCR China 2026 » Shanghai International Circuit GP Round 1 Qualifying Results". TouringCars.Net. 25 April 2026. Retrieved 25 April 2026.
- 1 2 3 "FINAL Results - Race 1" (pdf). ctcc.com.cn. Race Control. 25 April 2026. Retrieved 25 April 2026.
- 1 2 3 "FINAL Results - Race 2" (pdf). ctcc.com.cn. Race Control. 26 April 2026. Retrieved 26 April 2026.
- ↑ "TCR China 2026 » Ningbo International Speedpark Round 3 Qualifying Results". TouringCars.Net. 30 May 2026. Retrieved 2 June 2026.
- 1 2 3 "TCR China 2026 » Ningbo International Speedpark Round 4 Results". TouringCars.Net. 31 May 2026. Retrieved 2 June 2026.
- ↑ "Final Qualifying 2 Results - Ordos" (PDF). ctcc.com.cn. CTCC - Race Control. 2026-07-08. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2026-08-07. Retrieved 2026-08-07.
- 1 2 3 "2026 小米·CTCC中国汽车场地职业联赛 第三分站 鄂尔多斯站 TCR China 第五回合决赛 正式成绩" [2026 Xiaomi CTCC – TCR China Round 5 Final Official Results (Ordos Round)] (PDF). ctcc.com.cn (in Chinese and English). CTCC - Race Control. 2026-08-08. Retrieved 2026-08-08.
- ↑ "2026 小米·CTCC中国汽车场地职业联赛 第三分站 鄂尔多斯站 TCR China 第五回合决赛 初步成绩" [2026 Xiaomi CTCC – TCR China Round 5 Final – Provisional Results (Ordos Round)] (PDF) (in Chinese and English). CTCC - Race Control. 2026-08-08. Retrieved 2026-08-08.
- 1 2 3 "2026 小米·CTCC中国汽车场地职业联赛 第三分站 鄂尔多斯站 TCR China 第六回合决赛 正式成绩" [2026 Xiaomi CTCC – TCR China Round 6 Final Official Results (Ordos Round)] (PDF). ctcc.com.cn (in Chinese and English). CTCC - Race Control. 2026-08-09. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2026-08-09. Retrieved 2026-08-09.
- ↑ "28 Fahrer zum Saisonauftakt in Shanghai und 600 Punkte für den Sieg". motorsporttelevision.de (in German). 2026-04-23. Neuer Name, Mega-Punkte & Full Course Yellow. Retrieved 2026-04-23.
- ↑ "TCR China Championship 2026 - Sporting Regulations". motorsporttelevision.de (in Chinese and English). China Touring Car Championship. 1 January 2026. p. 7. Archived from the original (pdf) on 15 May 2026. Retrieved 15 May 2026.