2019 WTCX season

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2019 WTCX
Season
Races	15
Start date	18th May
End date	16th November
Awards
Drivers' champion	Thed Bjork
Teams' champion	KCMG
Manufacturers' Cup	Hyundai
Seasons
Previous season	Next season
None	Cancelled (COVID-19)

The 2019 WTCX season was the first season of the of WTCX championship, which offered a unique hybrid of touring car racing with a rallycross format of heats and a final, each contested over an approximately ten-mile distance. The season was dominated by Lynk & Co Drivers Champion Thed Bjork, but the collective efforts of Hyundai's driver trio meant that they won the Manufacturer's Championship. The leading Independent entry was Tiago Monteiro in a KCMG-run Cupra.

Teams and Drivers

Team	Car	Driver	Rounds
MANUFACTURER TEAMS
BRC Squadra Corse	Hyundai i30 N	Nicky Catsburg	All
		Norbert Michelisz	All
		Gabriele Tarquini	All
Comtoyou Racing	Subaru WRX STi	Mehdi Bennani	All
		Kevin Ceccon	All
		Andre Heimgartner	All
Cyan Racing	Lynk & Co 03	Thed Bjork	All
		Ma Qinghua	All
		Andy Priaulx	All
Equipo Oscaro by Campos	Cupra Leon	Mikel Azcona	All
		Esteban Guerrieri	All
		Aurelien Panis	All
INDEPENDENT TEAMS
KCMG Racing	Cupra Leon	Tiago Monteiro	All
Kolles Racing	Cupra Leon	Scott Speed	1
		Joao Paolo de Oliveira	2-3, 12-13
		Alice Powell	4, 10
Kyle Busch Motorsports	Hyundai i30 N	Kyle Busch	1
Saudi Racing	Lynk & Co 03	Fahad Algosaibi	All
Sebastien Loeb Racing	Subaru WRX STi	Robbie Huff	All
Zengo Motorsport	Cupra Leon	Csaba Toth	1-5
		Tamas Pal Kiss	6-11
		Zoltan Zengo	12
		Daniel Nagy	13-15
Escuderia Telmex	Lynk & Co 03	Luis Michael Dorrbecker	2, 11
Team Brasil	Subaru WRX STi	Caca Bueno	3
SLR Casablanca	Subaru WRX STi	Michael Benyahia	4
Munnich Motorsports	Subaru WRX STi	Rene Rast	5-8
Team Bleekemolen	Cupra Leon	Michael Bleekemolen	5-9
AS Motorsport	Lynk & Co 03	Heikki Kovalainen	9
SMP Racing	Hyundai i30 N	Stoffel Vandoorne	10
World Luxury Racing	Hyundai i30 N	Heamin Choi	11-12
B-MAX Racing	Subaru WRX STi	Dragon	13
Everspeed-KCMG Racing	Cupra Leon	Adderly Fong	14
PS Racing	Subaru WRX STi	Mahaveer Raghunathan	14-15
Team Asia New Zealand	Lynk & Co 03	Brendon Hartley	15

Calendar and Results

	Venue		Winning driver	Winning team	Winning manufacturer
1	Portland International Raceway		Esteban Guerrieri	Equipo Oscaro by Campos	Cupra
2	Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez	Oval with Fero Sol	Thed Bjork	Cyan Racing	Lynk & Co
3	Autodromo Nelson Piquet, Brasilia	Outer Circuit	Thed Bjork	Cyan Racing	Lynk & Co
4	Circuit Moulay El Hassan		Tiago Monteiro	KCMG	Cupra (Independent)
5	Autodromo do Algarve		Thed Bjork	Cyan Racing	Lynk & Co
6	Circuit Dijon-Prenois		Tiago Monteiro	KCMG	Cupra (Independent)
7	Brands Hatch	Indy Circuit	Gabriele Tarquini	BRC Squadra Corse	Hyundai
8	Hockenheimring	Stadium Circuit	Norbert Michelisz	BRC Squadra Corse	Hyundai
9	Ahvenisto Circuit		Thed Bjork	Cyan Racing	Lynk & Co
10	Sochi Autodrom	Permanent Circuit	Nicky Catsburg	BRC Squadra Corse	Hyundai
11	Sakhir International Circuit	Outer Circuit	Thed Bjork	Cyan Racing	Lynk & Co
12	Taebaek Racing Park		Esteban Guerrieri	Equipo Oscaro by Campos	Cupra
13	Tsukuba Circuit		Gabriele Tarquini	BRC Squadra Corse	Hyundai
14	Ningbo International Speedway	Short Circuit	Thed Bjork	Cyan Racing	Lynk & Co
15	Highlands Motorsports Park	'E' Circuit	Tiago Monteiro	KCMG	Cupra (Independent)

Championship Standings

Points System

Position	FINAL						HEATS
	1	2	3	4	5	6	3	4	5	6
Points	25	18	15	12	10	8	6	4	2	1

Drivers Championship

	Driver	POR	MEX	BRA	MAR	ALG	DIJ	BRH	HOC	AHV	SCH	SAK	TBK	TSU	NIN	OTA	Points
1	Thed Bjork	2	1	1	3	1	5	4	5	1	2	1	2	2	1	3	278
2	Esteban Guerrieri	1	2	4	3	3	4	5	2	4	4	4	1	4	6	3	187
3	Gabriele Tarquini	5	4	3	4	5	3	1	6	3	6	2	3	1	4	2	184
4	Tiago Monteiro	3	3	3	1	4	1	4	4	4	4	3	4	3	4	1	160
5	Norbert Michelisz	4	3	4	2	4	4	2	1	2	5	5	5	6	2	4	153
6	Nicky Catsburg	3	5	2	5	2	4	3	4	3	1	4	3	4	3	5	137
7	Andy Priaulx	3	4	6	6	6	6	3	6	3	5	3	6	3	5	5	109
8	Fahad Algosaibi	6	4	5	3	3	3	2	3	4	5	4	5	6	3	5	102
9	Kevin Ceccon	4	5	5	4	5	5	4	3	5	3	6	5	3	4	5	78
10	Aurelien Panis	5	5	4	6	3	4	3	6	6	6	3	4	4	5	3	75
11	Robbie Huff	4	6	6	5	4	6	6	5	4	3	5	6	5	6	4	73
12	Andre Heimgartner	4	3	6	5	3	5	6	5	6	6	4	5	4	5	4	58
=	Ma Qinghua	6	6	3	4	5	3	5	3	5	3	6	6	3	4	6	58
14	Mehdi Bennani	6	3	3	5	5	3	4	3	4	3	6	5	4	6	4	53
15	Mikel Azcona	5	4	4	4	5	6	6	4	3	6	5	6	5	3	6	49
16	Daniel Nagy													6	3	6	24
17	Joao Paolo de Oliveira		6	5									3	5			19
18	Heamin Choi											3	4				18
19	Tamas Pal Kiss						6	5	5	5	5	4					13
20	Stoffel Vandoorne										5						10
21	Heikki Kovalainen									6							8
=	Alice Powell				4						4						8
=	Rene Rast					6	5	6	4								8
24	Michael Bleekemolen					6	5	5	6	6							7
25	Kyle Busch	3															6
=	Brendon Hartley															3	6
=	Csaba Toth	6	6	5	6	6											6
=	Zoltan Zengo												3				6
29	Luis Michael Dorrbecker		5									6					3
30	Adderly Fong														5		2
=	Mahaveer Raghunathan														6	6	2
=	Scott Speed	5															2
33	Michael Benyahia				6												1
=	Caca Bueno			6													1
=	Dragon													6			1

Manufacturers Championship

	Manufacturer	POR	MEX	BRA	MAR	ALG	DIJ	BRH	HOC	AHV	SCH	SAK	TBK	TSU	NIN	OTA	Points
1	Hyundai	3	5	2	5	2	4	3	4	3	1	4	3	4	3	5	474
		4	3	4	2	4	4	2	1	2	5	5	5	6	2	4
		5	4	3	4	5	3	1	6	3	6	2	3	1	4	2
2	Lynk & Co	2	1	1	3	1	5	4	5	1	2	1	2	2	1	3	445
		6	6	3	4	5	3	5	3	5	3	6	6	3	4	6
		3	4	6	6	6	6	3	6	3	5	3	6	3	5	5
3	Cupra	5	4	4	4	5	6	6	4	3	6	5	6	5	3	6	311
		1	2	4	3	3	4	5	2	4	4	4	1	4	6	3
		5	5	4	6	3	4	3	6	6	6	3	4	4	5	3
4	Subaru	6	3	3	5	5	3	4	3	4	3	6	5	4	6	4	189
		4	5	5	4	5	5	4	3	5	3	6	5	3	4	5
		4	3	6	5	3	5	6	5	6	6	4	5	4	5	4

Independent Teams Championship

	Team	POR	MEX	BRA	MAR	ALG	DIJ	BRH	HOC	AHV	SCH	SAK	TBK	TSU	NIN	OTA	Points
1	KCMG	3	3	3	1	4	1	4	4	4	4	3	4	3	4	1	160
2	Saudi Racing	6	4	5	3	3	3	2	3	4	5	4	5	6	3	5	102
3	Sebastien Loeb Racing	4	6	6	5	4	6	6	5	4	3	5	6	5	6	4	73
4	Zengo Motorsport	6	6	5	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	4	3	6	3	6	49
5	Kolles Racing	5	6	5	4						4		3	5			29
6	World Luxury Racing											3	4				18
7	AS Motorsport									6							8
=	Munnich Motorsport					6	5	6	4								8
9	Team Bleekemolen					6	5	5	6	6							7
10	Kyle Busch Motorsports	3															6
=	Team Asia New Zealand															3	6
12	Escuderia Telmex		5									6					3
13	Evergreen-KCMG Racing														5		2
=	PS Racing														6	6	2
15	B-MAX Racing													6			1
=	SLR Casablanca				6												1
=	Team Brasil			6													1