2024 Macau Guia Race

2024 Macau Guia Race
Date 14–17 November 2024
Official name Macau Guia Race
Location Circuito da Guia, Macau Peninsula, Macau
Course Temporary street circuit
6.12 km (3.80 mi)
Supporting 2024 Macau Grand Prix
Distance Race 1
11 laps, 67.32 km (41.83 mi)
Race 2
12 laps, 73.44 km (45.63 mi)
Race 1
Pole
Driver Thed Björk Lynk & Co Cyan Racing
Time 2:29.816
Fastest lap
Driver Mikel Azcona BRC Hyundai N Squadra Corse
Time 2:31.590 on lap 7
Podium
First Thed Björk Lynk & Co Cyan Racing
Second Norbert Michelisz BRC Hyundai N Squadra Corse
Third Mikel Azcona BRC Hyundai N Squadra Corse
Race 2
Fastest lap
Driver Dušan Borković GOAT Racing
Time 2:44.801 on lap 12
Podium
First Dušan Borković GOAT Racing
Second Esteban Guerrieri GOAT Racing
Third Esteban Guerrieri GOAT Racing

The 2024 Macau Guia Race - Kumho FIA TCR World Tour Event of Macau was sixty-second edition of the Macau Guia Race and the ninth edition under the TCR regulations held at Guia Circuit in Macau on 14–17 November 2024. The race was contested with TCR touring cars and run in support of the 2024 edition of the Macau Grand Prix. It was part of the TCR World Tour and TCR China Touring Car Championship, as the final round for both series.[1]

Race one was won by Thed Björk, who started from pole position,[2] with Norbert Michelisz and Mikel Azcona joining him on the podium.[3] Dušan Borković won race two ahead of Esteban Guerrieri and Marco Butti, making it a full sweep of the podium for their team GOAT Racing.[4]

Teams and drivers

The following teams and drivers were entered into the event:[5]

Entrant Car No. Driver
Hyundai N Team Hyundai Elantra N TCR 1 Martin Cao
2 Rainey He
3 Andy Yan
Lynk & Co Teamwork Motorsport Lynk & Co 03 TCR 9 David Zhu
12 Sunny Wong
36 Jason Zhang
72 Juan Carlos Zhu
Dongfeng Honda MacPro Racing Team Honda Civic Type R TCR (FL5) 11 Gary Kwok
55 Martin Xie
Hyundai N Team Z.Speed Hyundai Elantra N TCR 14 Hwang Do-yun
18 Zhang Zhendong
56 Benny Santoso
69 Max Hart
Team Evolve Racing Hyundai Elantra N TCR 28 Lo Sze Ho
Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) 87 Man Siu Ming
Audi Sport 326 Racing Team Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2021) 51 Wu Yifan
52 Jamie Lai
GOAT Racing Honda Civic Type R TCR (FL5) 62 Dušan Borković
186 Esteban Guerrieri
199 Marco Butti
Jun Qian Motorsport with 326 Racing Team Lynk & Co 03 TCR 66 Li Guang Hua
Delta Garage Racing Team Hyundai Elantra N TCR 82 Dypo Fitramadhan
Jinyutu GYT Racing Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2021) 95 Hu Heng
BRC Hyundai N Squadra Corse Hyundai Elantra N TCR (2024) 105 Norbert Michelisz
129 Néstor Girolami
196 Mikel Azcona
Lynk & Co Cyan Racing Lynk & Co 03 FL TCR 111 Thed Björk
112 Santiago Urrutia
155 Ma Qinghua
168 Yann Ehrlacher
Volcano Motorsport Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2021) 127 John Filippi
179 Robert Huff
Source:[6][7]

Qualifying

Pos. No. Name Team Car Q1 Q2
1 111 Thed Björk Lynk & Co Cyan Racing Lynk & Co 03 FL TCR 2:32.367 2:29.816
2 196 Mikel Azcona BRC Hyundai N Squadra Corse Hyundai Elantra N TCR (2024) 2:32.545 2:29.839
3 168 Yann Ehrlacher Lynk & Co Cyan Racing Lynk & Co 03 FL TCR 2:31.852 2:29.934
4 105 Norbert Michelisz BRC Hyundai N Squadra Corse Hyundai Elantra N TCR (2024) 2:33.455 2:30.568
5 129 Néstor Girolami BRC Hyundai N Squadra Corse Hyundai Elantra N TCR (2024) 2:35.144 2:31.173
6 186 Esteban Guerrieri GOAT Racing Honda Civic Type R TCR (FL5) 2:33.567 2:31.455
7 62 Dušan Borković GOAT Racing Honda Civic Type R TCR (FL5) 2:33.052 2:32.791
8 155 Ma Qinghua Lynk & Co Cyan Racing Lynk & Co 03 FL TCR 2:31.733 2:33.663
9 1 Martin Cao Hyundai N Team Hyundai Elantra N TCR 2:36.117 2:34.333
10 3 Andy Yan Hyundai N Team Hyundai Elantra N TCR 2:36.499 2:35.191
11 9 David Zhu Lynk & Co Teamwork Motorsport Lynk & Co 03 TCR 2:36.415 2:35.478
12 199 Marco Butti GOAT Racing Honda Civic Type R TCR (FL5) 2:32.519 No time
13 36 Jason Zhang Lynk & Co Teamwork Motorsport Lynk & Co 03 TCR 2:36.690
14 18 Zhang Zhendong Hyundai N Team Z.Speed Hyundai Elantra N TCR 2:36.928
15 179 Robert Huff Volcano Motorsport Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2021) 2:38.091
16 69 Max Hart Hyundai N Team Z.Speed Hyundai Elantra N TCR 2:38.533
17 55 Martin Xie Dongfeng Honda MacPro Racing Team Honda Civic Type R TCR (FL5) 2:38.777
18 127 John Filippi Volcano Motorsport Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2021) 2:39.286
19 2 Rainey He Hyundai N Team Hyundai Elantra N TCR 2:41.137
20 12 Sunny Wong Lynk & Co Teamwork Motorsport Lynk & Co 03 TCR 2:41.202
21 72 Juan Carlos Zhu Lynk & Co Teamwork Motorsport Lynk & Co 03 TCR 2:41.956
107% time: 2:42:354
22 52 Jamie Lai Audi Sport 326 Racing Team Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2021) 2:42.882
23 14 Hwang Do-yun Hyundai N Team Z.Speed Hyundai Elantra N TCR 2:43.061
24 66 Li Guang Hua Jun Qian Motorsport with 326 Racing Team Lynk & Co 03 TCR 2:44.460
25 11 Gary Kwok Dongfeng Honda MacPro Racing Team Honda Civic Type R TCR (FL5) 2:44.951
26 95 Hu Heng Jinyutu GYT Racing Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2021) 2:45.875
27 51 Wu Yifan Audi Sport 326 Racing Team Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2021) 2:49.094
28 28 Lo Sze Ho Team Evolve Racing Hyundai Elantra N TCR 2:49.916
29 56 Benny Santoso Hyundai N Team Z.Speed Hyundai Elantra N TCR 2:51.571
30 82 Dypo Fitramadhan Delta Garage Racing Team Hyundai Elantra N TCR 2:53.348
31 87 Man Siu Ming Team Evolve Racing Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) 3:01.228
32 112 Santiago Urrutia Lynk & Co Cyan Racing Lynk & Co 03 FL TCR No time
Source:[8]

Race Results

Race 1

Pos. No. Name Team Car Laps Time/Retired
1 111 Thed Björk Lynk & Co Cyan Racing Lynk & Co 03 FL TCR 11 1:04:29.809
2 105 Norbert Michelisz BRC Hyundai N Squadra Corse Hyundai Elantra N TCR (2024) 11 +1.874
3 196 Mikel Azcona BRC Hyundai N Squadra Corse Hyundai Elantra N TCR (2024) 11 +2.528
4 168 Yann Ehrlacher Lynk & Co Cyan Racing Lynk & Co 03 FL TCR 11 +3.442
5 129 Néstor Girolami BRC Hyundai N Squadra Corse Hyundai Elantra N TCR (2024) 11 +7.016
6 179 Robert Huff Volcano Motorsport Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2021) 11 +7.807
7 62 Dušan Borković GOAT Racing Honda Civic Type R TCR (FL5) 11 +29.074
8 1 Martin Cao Hyundai N Team Hyundai Elantra N TCR 11 +33.002
9 36 Jason Zhang Lynk & Co Teamwork Motorsport Lynk & Co 03 TCR 11 +35.105
10 9 David Zhu Lynk & Co Teamwork Motorsport Lynk & Co 03 TCR 11 +40.957
11 18 Zhang Zhendong Hyundai N Team Z.Speed Hyundai Elantra N TCR 11 +42.401
12 28 Lo Sze Ho Team Evolve Racing Hyundai Elantra N TCR 11 +49.283
13 112 Santiago Urrutia Lynk & Co Cyan Racing Lynk & Co 03 FL TCR 11 +55.211
14 2 Rainey He Hyundai N Team Hyundai Elantra N TCR 11 +1:06.771
15 14 Hwang Do-yun Hyundai N Team Z.Speed Hyundai Elantra N TCR 11 +1:08.317
16 12 Sunny Wong Lynk & Co Teamwork Motorsport Lynk & Co 03 TCR 11 +1:20.055
17 95 Hu Heng Jinyutu GYT Racing Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2021) 11 +1:33.019
18 66 Li Guang Hua Jun Qian Motorsport with 326 Racing Team Lynk & Co 03 TCR 11 +1:34.340
19 87 Man Siu Ming Team Evolve Racing Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) 11 +2:22.779
20 82 Dypo Fitramadhan Delta Garage Racing Team Hyundai Elantra N TCR 10 +1 lap
21 56 Benny Santoso Hyundai N Team Z.Speed Hyundai Elantra N TCR 9 +2 laps
NC 72 Juan Carlos Zhu Lynk & Co Teamwork Motorsport Lynk & Co 03 TCR 4 +7 laps
DNF 199 Marco Butti GOAT Racing Honda Civic Type R TCR (FL5) 3 Retired
DNF 3 Andy Yan Hyundai N Team Hyundai Elantra N TCR 1 Retired
DNF 69 Max Hart Hyundai N Team Z.Speed Hyundai Elantra N TCR 1 Retired
DNF 55 Martin Xie Dongfeng Honda MacPro Racing Team Honda Civic Type R TCR (FL5) 1 Retired
DNF 186 Esteban Guerrieri GOAT Racing Honda Civic Type R TCR (FL5) 0 Retired
DNF 155 Ma Qinghua Lynk & Co Cyan Racing Lynk & Co 03 FL TCR 0 Retired
DNF 127 John Filippi Volcano Motorsport Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2021) 0 Retired
DNF 52 Jamie Lai Audi Sport 326 Racing Team Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2021) 0 Retired
DNF 11 Gary Kwok Dongfeng Honda MacPro Racing Team Honda Civic Type R TCR (FL5) 0 Retired
DNF 51 Wu Yifan Audi Sport 326 Racing Team Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2021) 0 Retired
Source:[9]

Race 2

Pos. No. Name Team Car Laps Time/Retired
1 62 Dušan Borković GOAT Racing Honda Civic Type R TCR (FL5) 12 39:14.582
2 186 Esteban Guerrieri GOAT Racing Honda Civic Type R TCR (FL5) 12 +3.568
3 199 Marco Butti GOAT Racing Honda Civic Type R TCR (FL5) 12 +4.108
4 155 Ma Qinghua Lynk & Co Cyan Racing Lynk & Co 03 FL TCR 12 +6.546
5 105 Norbert Michelisz BRC Hyundai N Squadra Corse Hyundai Elantra N TCR (2024) 12 +11.007
6 196 Mikel Azcona BRC Hyundai N Squadra Corse Hyundai Elantra N TCR (2024) 12 +11.314
7 129 Néstor Girolami BRC Hyundai N Squadra Corse Hyundai Elantra N TCR (2024) 12 +11.486
8 111 Thed Björk Lynk & Co Cyan Racing Lynk & Co 03 FL TCR 12 +11.975
9 55 Martin Xie Dongfeng Honda MacPro Racing Team Honda Civic Type R TCR (FL5) 12 +12.484
10 168 Yann Ehrlacher Lynk & Co Cyan Racing Lynk & Co 03 FL TCR 12 +14.372
11 1 Martin Cao Hyundai N Team Hyundai Elantra N TCR 12 +17.774
12 112 Santiago Urrutia Lynk & Co Cyan Racing Lynk & Co 03 FL TCR 12 +18.200
13 127 John Filippi Volcano Motorsport Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2021) 12 +19.326
14 3 Andy Yan Hyundai N Team Hyundai Elantra N TCR 12 +21.834
15 9 David Zhu Lynk & Co Teamwork Motorsport Lynk & Co 03 TCR 12 +22.405
16 2 Rainey He Hyundai N Team Hyundai Elantra N TCR 12 +25.749
17 12 Sunny Wong Lynk & Co Teamwork Motorsport Lynk & Co 03 TCR 12 +27.737
18 72 Juan Carlos Zhu Lynk & Co Teamwork Motorsport Lynk & Co 03 TCR 12 +28.472
19 28 Lo Sze Ho Team Evolve Racing Hyundai Elantra N TCR 12 +29.511
20 66 Li Guang Hua Jun Qian Motorsport with 326 Racing Team Lynk & Co 03 TCR 12 +33.282
21 51 Wu Yifan Audi Sport 326 Racing Team Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2021) 12 +33.955
22 11 Gary Kwok Dongfeng Honda MacPro Racing Team Honda Civic Type R TCR (FL5) 12 +42.535
23 95 Hu Heng Jinyutu GYT Racing Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2021) 12 +46.844
24 87 Man Siu Ming Team Evolve Racing Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) 12 +53.191
25 82 Dypo Fitramadhan Delta Garage Racing Team Hyundai Elantra N TCR 12 +56.661
26 56 Benny Santoso Hyundai N Team Z.Speed Hyundai Elantra N TCR 12 +1:03.154
27 14 Hwang Do-yun Hyundai N Team Z.Speed Hyundai Elantra N TCR 12 +1:04.206
28 36 Jason Zhang Lynk & Co Teamwork Motorsport Lynk & Co 03 TCR 11 +1 lap
29 52 Jamie Lai Audi Sport 326 Racing Team Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2021) 11 +1 lap
DNF 69 Max Hart Hyundai N Team Z.Speed Hyundai Elantra N TCR 8 Retired
DNF 18 Zhang Zhendong Hyundai N Team Z.Speed Hyundai Elantra N TCR 3 Retired
DNF 179 Robert Huff Volcano Motorsport Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2021) 3 Retired
Source:[10][11]

See also

References

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