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 China Shanghai International Circuit, Jiading, Shanghai 24–26 April CTCC China Cup China
Lynk & Co Auto Challenge
2
2 3 China Ningbo International Circuit, Beilun, Ningbo 29–31 May CTCC China Cup
4
3 5 China Ordos International Circuit, Kangbashi, Ordos City 7–9 August CTCC China Cup
Lynk & Co Auto Challenge
6
4 7 China Shanghai International Circuit, Jiading, Shanghai 11–13 September CTCC China Cup
8
5 9 China Zhejiang International Circuit, Zhejiang, Shaoxing 16–18 October CTCC China Cup
10
6 11 China Zhuzhou International Circuit, Hunan, Zhuzhou 23–25 October TCR World Tour
TCR Asia Series
CTCC China Cup
12
Non-Championship Round
NC - Malaysia Sepang International Circuit, Selangor, Malaysia 12–13 December
Source:[2]

Teams and drivers

Team Car No. Drivers Class Rounds Ref.
China Lynk & Co Teamwork Motorsport Lynk & Co 03+ TCR 1 China David Zhu Dai Wei TBC [3][4]
12 Hong Kong Sunny Wong TBC
36 China Zhi Qiang Zhang TBC
117 China Lin Zhi Shan TBC
921 China Han Dong Jun TBC
Hong Kong Team TRC Honda Civic Type R TCR (FL5) 3 Hong Kong David Lau Ying Kit TBC [3]
19 Hong Kong William Cheung TBC
237 Hong Kong Euan Chan Ho Ting TBC
China Jiren Motorsport Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2021) 5 China Lin Zhi Shan TBC [3]
Macau MacPro Racing Team Honda Civic Type R TCR (FL5) 11 China Deng Shi Kun TBC [3]
77 China Zhu Cheng TBC
87 Hong Kong Man Siu Ming TBC
China Our Racing Cupra León VZ TCR 15 China He Yuan TBC [3]
56 China Gao Ya Ou TBC
Ecuador ATE Racing by DM23 Honda Civic Type R TCR (FL5) 23 Ecuador Diego Moran TBC [3]
China Norris Racing Honda Civic Type R TCR (FL5) 26 Hong Kong Tony Chan TBC [3]
China Mulberry Racing Hyundai Elantra N TCR 27 China Li Ka Hei TBC [3]
44 China Max Sang TBC
95 China Yu Run Ze TBC
102 Hong Kong Liu Hong Zhi TBC
China Spark Racing Honda Civic Type R TCR (FL5) 37 China Zhou Yun Jie TBC [3]
85 China Sun Ju Ran TBC
Hong Kong Teamwork Motorsport Lynk & Co 03+ TCR 66 China Richard Li TBC [3][4]
94 China Foo Kuk Cheung TBC
668 Hong Kong Paul Poon TBC
China Par by 300+ Lynk & Co 03+ TCR 83 China Niu Si Kai TBC [3][4]
520 China Yang Zheng TBC
602 China Wang Tao TBC
China Autohome by 300+ Team Lynk & Co 03+ TCR 61 China Liang Qi TBC [5]
Source: [6][7][8]
Icon Status
W TCR World Tour entries not eligible to score points in the local series

Results

Rnd. Circuit Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning team
1 1 China Shanghai International Circuit China Sunny Wong[9] China Jason Zhang Zhi Qiang[10] China Jason Zhang Zhi Qiang[10] China Lynk & Co Teamwork[10]
2 China David Zhu Dai Wei[11] China David Zhu Dai Wei[11] China Lynk & Co Teamwork[11]
2 3 China Ningbo International Circuit China Li Ka Hei[12] China Frederick Lee Fu Kwan[5] China Jason Zhang Zhi Qiang[5] China Lynk & Co Teamwork[5]
4 China Liang Qi[13] China Liang Qi[13] China Autohome by 300+ Team[13]
3 5 China Ordos International Circuit China Zhi Qiang Zhang[14] China Zhi Qiang Zhang[15] China Zhi Qiang Zhang[15][N 1] China Lynk & Co Teamwork[15]
6 China Frederick Lee Fu Kwan[17] China Chuang Yan[17] China Autohome by 300+ Team[17]
4 7 China Shanghai International Circuit
8
5 9 China Zhejiang International Circuit
10
6 11 China Zhuzhou International Circuit
12
NC NC1 Malaysia Sepang International Circuit
NC2

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

  1. ↑ David Zhu Dai Wei was the first to cross the finish line but received a 5-second penalty for a jump start.[16]

References

  1. ↑ "Provisional Calendar 2026". CTCC China Touring Car Championship - official Weibo Channel. 25 November 2025.
  2. ↑ "2026 TCR China Touring Car Championship". RacingCalendar.net. 25 November 2025.
  3. 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.
  4. 1 2 3 "The new Lynk & Co 03+ TCR was launched in China". TCR World Ranking. 23 December 2025. Retrieved 23 December 2025.
  5. 1 2 3 4 "TCR China 2026 » Ningbo International Speedpark Round 3 Results". TouringCars.Net. 30 May 2026. Retrieved 2 June 2026.
  6. ↑ "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.
  7. ↑ "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.
  8. ↑ "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.
  9. ↑ "TCR China 2026 » Shanghai International Circuit GP Round 1 Qualifying Results". TouringCars.Net. 25 April 2026. Retrieved 25 April 2026.
  10. 1 2 3 "FINAL Results - Race 1" (pdf). ctcc.com.cn. Race Control. 25 April 2026. Retrieved 25 April 2026.
  11. 1 2 3 "FINAL Results - Race 2" (pdf). ctcc.com.cn. Race Control. 26 April 2026. Retrieved 26 April 2026.
  12. ↑ "TCR China 2026 » Ningbo International Speedpark Round 3 Qualifying Results". TouringCars.Net. 30 May 2026. Retrieved 2 June 2026.
  13. 1 2 3 "TCR China 2026 » Ningbo International Speedpark Round 4 Results". TouringCars.Net. 31 May 2026. Retrieved 2 June 2026.
  14. ↑ "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.
  15. 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.
  16. ↑ "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.
  17. 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.
  18. ↑ "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.
  19. ↑ "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.