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TCR Middle East Touring Car Series

Category	Touring cars
Country	Middle East
Inaugural season	2017
Drivers' champion	René Münnich
Teams' champion	Münnich Motorsport
Current season

The TCR Middle East Touring Car Series is a touring car racing series based in the Middle East.

History

On 15 November 2016, WSC announced that the creation of the TCR Middle East Series. The series was officially launched on 2 December 2016 at the Bahrain International Circuit, where a media and test day were held. The series visits the Dubai Autodrome, Yas Marina Circuit and the Bahrain International Circuit.

Relaunch

In August 2022, the TCR Middle East Series was relaunched by WSC in cooperation with its new promoter, Driving Force Events. A 2022-2023 schedule was published and included two pairs of back-to-back events at Yas Marina Circuit, the Bahrain International Circuit and the Dubai Autodrome, plus another event at a yet-to-be-confirmed venue. Unlike previous iterations of the TCR Middle East Series, the relaunched championship will feature hour-long races with mandatory driver changes as well as some night races.

2017 Results

Rnd.		Circuit	Date	Pole position	Fastest lap	Winning driver	Winning team
1	1	Dubai Autodrome, Dubai (GP Circuit)	13 January	Luca Engstler	Maťo Homola	Luca Engstler	Liqui Moly Team Engstler
	2				Maťo Homola	Brandon Gdovic	Liqui Moly Team Engstler
2	3	Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi (GP Circuit)	10 February	Josh Files	Josh Files	Josh Files	Lap57 Motorsports
	4		11 February		Josh Files	Josh Files	Lap57 Motorsports
3	5	Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir (Oasis Circuit)	11 March	Josh Files	Josh Files	Josh Files	Lap57 Motorsports
	6				Davit Kajaia	Josh Files	Lap57 Motorsports

2018 Results

Rnd.		Circuit	Date	Pole position	Fastest lap	Winning driver	Winning team
1	1	Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi (North Circuit)	20 January	Giacomo Altoè	Maťo Homola	Giacomo Altoè	Pit Lane Competizioni
	2				Luca Engstler	Luca Engstler	Liqui Moly Team Engstler
2	3	Dubai Autodrome, Dubai (International Circuit)	27 January	Luca Engstler	Luca Engstler	Luca Engstler	Liqui Moly Team Engstler
	4				Florian Thoma	Florian Thoma	Liqui Moly Team Engstler
3	5	Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir (Oasis Circuit)	23-24 February	Luca Engstler	Luca Engstler	Luca Engstler	Liqui Moly Team Engstler
	6			Race cancelled due to heavy rain.

2019 Results

Rnd.		Circuit	Date	Pole position	Fastest lap	Winning driver	Winning team
1	1	Dubai Autodrome, Dubai (International Circuit)	25 January	René Münnich	René Münnich	René Münnich	ALL-INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport
	2				René Münnich	René Münnich	ALL-INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport
	3		26 January	Luc Breukers René Münnich	Luc Breukers René Münnich	Csaba Tóth Zoltán Zengő	Zengő Motorsport
2	4	Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi (GP Circuit)	1 February	René Münnich	René Münnich	René Münnich	ALL-INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport
	5		2 February		René Münnich	René Münnich	ALL-INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport
	6			Luc Breukers René Münnich	Luc Breukers René Münnich	Ivo Breukers Luc Breukers	Red Camel-Jordans.nl
3	7	Dubai Autodrome, Dubai (GP Circuit)	7 February	René Münnich	René Münnich	René Münnich	ALL-INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport
	8				René Münnich	René Münnich	ALL-INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport
	9			Luc Breukers René Münnich	Luc Breukers René Münnich	Ivo Breukers Luc Breukers Yusif Bassil	Red Camel-Jordans.nl

References

1. "WSC launches TCR Middle East Series". tcr-series.com. 15 November 2016.
2. "Three-race TCR Middle East Series to be launched in 2017". TouringCarTimes.com. Mediaempire Stockholm AB. 15 November 2016.
3. "TCR Middle East Series to make spectacular return". tcr-series.com. 18 August 2022.

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