2019 TCR Eastern Europe Trophy
# 2019 TCR Eastern Europe Trophy

The 2019 TCR Eastern Europe Trophy (also called 2019 TCR Eastern Europe Trophy powered by ESET for sponsorship reasons) was the first season of the TCR Eastern Europe Trophy. The season began on 27 April at the Hungaroring and ended on 13 October at the Autodromo Nazionale Monza.

## Teams and drivers

| Team | Car | No. | Drivers | Rounds |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| RTM Motorsport | Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR | 7 | Maciej Łaszkiewicz | 1−4 |
| RTM Motorsport | Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR | 7 | Rene Martinek | 5 |
| Besagroup Vuković Motorsport | Renault Mégane R.S TCR | 11 | Tomáš Pekař | 2 |
| Brutal Fish Racing Team | Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) | 17 | Martin Ryba | 1, 4, 6 |
| Team Unicorse | Alfa Romeo Giulietta TCR | 19 | Roland Amrein | 3−4 |
| Fullín Race Academy | CUPRA León TCR | 22 | Carol Wittke | 1−5 |
| Fullín Race Academy | CUPRA León TCR | 76 | Petr Čížek | 1−5 |
| Zengő Motorsport | CUPRA León TCR | 23 | Tamás Tenke | 5 |
| GT2 Motorsport | Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR | 24 | Jáchym Galáš | 1−5 |
| ASK Vesnić | CUPRA León TCR | 31 | Milovan Vesnić | 1−5 |
| ASK Vesnić | Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK2) | 77 | Jakub Wyszomirski | 1−5 |
| AMSK GM Racing | Audi RS 3 LMS TCR | 32 | Rudolf Pešović | 1−2 |
| K2 Engineering | Hyundai i30 N TCR | 59 | Dušan Kouřil Jr. | 2−5 |
| Auto Klub Dubrovnik Racing | CUPRA León TCR | 74 | Žarko Knego | 1−3 |
| Horňák-Aditis | Audi RS 3 LMS TCR | 468 | Radim Adámek | 2−5 |

## Calendar and results

The calendar was released on 12 December 2018, with four rounds being held in conjunction with TCR Europe Touring Car Series. After the series was incorporated into the ESET V4 Cup as a standalone class, an amended calendar was published on 19 March 2019 with four of the six race calendar now forming part of the ESET V4 Cup calendar.

| Rnd. | Rnd. | Circuit | Date | Pole position | Fastest lap | Winning driver | Winning team | Supporting |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 1 | Hungaroring, Budapest, Hungary | 28 April | Martin Ryba | Martin Ryba | Martin Ryba | Brutal Fish Racing Team | World Touring Car Cup TCR Europe Touring Car Series TCR BeNeLux Touring Car Championship |
| 1 | 2 | Hungaroring, Budapest, Hungary | 28 April | | Milovan Vesnić | Milovan Vesnić | ASK Vesnić | World Touring Car Cup TCR Europe Touring Car Series TCR BeNeLux Touring Car Championship |
| 2 | 3 | Red Bull Ring, Spielberg, Austria | 18–19 May | Milovan Vesnić | Milovan Vesnić | Milovan Vesnić | ASK Vesnić | ESET V4 Cup |
| 2 | 4 | Red Bull Ring, Spielberg, Austria | 18–19 May | | Jáchym Galáš | Tomáš Pekař | Besagroup Vuković Motorsport | ESET V4 Cup |
| 3 | 5 | Automotodrom Grobnik, Rijeka, Croatia | 27–28 July | Jáchym Galáš | Jáchym Galáš | Jáchym Galáš | GT2 Motorsport | ESET V4 Cup |
| 3 | 6 | Automotodrom Grobnik, Rijeka, Croatia | 27–28 July | | Dušan Kouřil Jn. | Milovan Vesnić | ASK Vesnić | ESET V4 Cup |
| 4 | 7 | Automotodróm Slovakia Ring, Orechová Potôň, Slovakia | 24–25 August | Milovan Vesnić | Milovan Vesnić | Milovan Vesnić | ASK Vesnić | ESET V4 Cup |
| 4 | 8 | Automotodróm Slovakia Ring, Orechová Potôň, Slovakia | 24–25 August | | Milovan Vesnić | Dušan Kouřil Jr. | K2 Engineering | ESET V4 Cup |
| 5 | 9 | Automotodrom Brno, Brno, Czech Republic | 7–8 September | Jáchym Galáš | Jáchym Galáš | Dušan Kouřil Jr. | K2 Engineering | ESET V4 Cup |
| 5 | 10 | Automotodrom Brno, Brno, Czech Republic | 7–8 September | | Milovan Vesnić | Jáchym Galáš | GT2 Motorsport | ESET V4 Cup |
| 6 | 11 | Autodromo Nazionale Monza, Monza, Italy | 12–13 October | Martin Ryba | Martin Ryba | Martin Ryba | Brutal Fish Racing Team | International GT Open TCR Europe Touring Car Series TCR BeNeLux Touring Car Championship |
| 6 | 12 | Autodromo Nazionale Monza, Monza, Italy | 12–13 October | | Martin Ryba | no finishers | no finishers | | International GT Open TCR Europe Touring Car Series TCR BeNeLux Touring Car Championship |

### Drivers' standings

| Pos. | Driver | HUN | HUN | RBR | RBR | GRO | GRO | SVK | SVK | BRN | BRN | MNZ | MNZ | Pts. |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Milovan Vesnić | $20^2$ | 17 | $1^1$ | 9 | $10^2$ | 1 | $1^1$ | 2 | $2^5$ | 3 | | | 191 |
| 2 | Jáchym Galáš | $21^4$ | Ret | $2^2$ | $10^†$ | $1^1$ | 2 | $2^3$ | 3 | $3^1$ | 1 | | | 169 |
| 3 | Dušan Kouřil Jn. | | | $DSQ^4$ | 2 | 2 | 3 | $3^4$ | 1 | $1^2$ | 2 | | | 142 |
| 4 | Petr Čížek | $28^5$ | 21 | 6 | 5 | $3^4$ | 5 | $5^2$ | 4 | $5^3$ | 7 | | | 116 |
| 5 | Jakub Wyszomirski | $25^3$ | 20 | $3^5$ | 4 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 5 | $4^4$ | 4 | | | 113 |
| 6 | Carol Wittke | 29 | 23 | 9 | 6 | $4^3$ | 4 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 5 | | | 87 |
| 7 | Martin Ryba | $16^1$ | 29 | | | | | $Ret^5$ | 10 | | | $21^1$ | Ret | 70 |
| 8 | Žarko Knego | 31 | 22 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | 42 |
| 9 | Maciej Łaszkiewicz | 30 | Ret | 7 | 7 | $6^5$ | 7 | 7 | 9 | | | | | 41 |
| 10 | Tomáš Pekař | | | $4^3$ | 1 | | | | | | | | | 40 |
| 11 | Rudi Pešović | Ret | Ret | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | 25 |
| 12 | Radim Adámek | | | 10 | DNS | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | | | 25 |
| 13 | Rene Martinek | | | | | | | | | 6 | 6 | | | 16 |
| 14 | Roland Amrein | | | | | 8 | Ret | 8 | 7 | | | | | 14 |
| 15 | Tamás Tenke | | | | | | | | | 9 | 9 | | | 4 |
| Pos. | Driver | HUN | HUN | RBR | RBR | GRO | GRO | SVK | SVK | BRN | BRN | MNZ | MNZ | Pts. |
| Colour | Result |
| Gold | Winner |
| Silver | Second place |
| Bronze | Third place |
| Green | Points finish |
| Blue | Non-points finish |
| Blue | Non-classified finish (NC) |
| Purple | Retired (Ret) |
| Red | Did not qualify (DNQ) |
| Red | Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) |
| Black | Disqualified (DSQ) |
| White | Did not start (DNS) |
| White | Withdrew (WD) |
| White | Race cancelled (C) |
| Blank | Did not practice (DNP) |
| Blank | Did not arrive (DNA) |
| Blank | Excluded (EX) |

† – Drivers did not finish the race, but were classified as they completed over 75% of the race distance.

### Teams' standings

| Pos. | Team | HUN | HUN | RBR | RBR | GRO | GRO | SVK | SVK | BRN | BRN | MNZ | MNZ | Pts. |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | ASK Vesnić | $20^2$ | 17 | $1^1$ | 4 | $9^2$ | 1 | $1^1$ | 2 | $2^5$ | 3 | | | 305 |
| 1 | ASK Vesnić | $25^3$ | 20 | $3^5$ | 9 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 5 | $4^4$ | 4 | | | 305 |
| 2 | Fullín Race Academy | $28^5$ | 21 | 6 | 5 | $3^4$ | 4 | $5^2$ | 4 | $5^3$ | 5 | | | 203 |
| 2 | Fullín Race Academy | 29 | 23 | 9 | 6 | $4^3$ | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | | | 203 |
| 3 | GT2 Motorsport | $21^4$ | Ret | $2^2$ | $10^†$ | $1^1$ | 2 | $2^3$ | 3 | $3^1$ | 1 | | | 169 |
| 4 | K2 Engineering | | | $DSQ^4$ | 2 | 2 | 3 | $3^4$ | 1 | $1^2$ | 2 | | | 142 |
| 5 | Brutal Fish Racing Team | $16^1$ | 29 | | | | | $Ret^5$ | 10 | | | $21^1$ | Ret | 70 |
| 6 | RTM Motorsport | 30 | Ret | 7 | 7 | $6^5$ | 7 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 6 | | | 57 |
| 7 | Auto Klub Dubrovnik Racing | 31 | 22 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | 42 |
| 8 | Besagroup Vuković Motorsport | | | $4^3$ | 1 | | | | | | | | | 40 |
| 9 | AMSK GM Racing | Ret | Ret | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | 25 |
| 10 | Horňák-Aditis | | | 10 | DNS | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | | | 25 |
| 11 | Team Unicorse | | | | | 8 | Ret | 8 | 7 | | | | | 25 |
| 12 | Zengő Motorsport | | | | | | | | | 9 | 9 | | | 4 |
| Pos. | Team | HUN | HUN | RBR | RBR | GRO | GRO | SVK | SVK | BRN | BRN | MNZ | MNZ | Pts. |
| Colour | Result |
| Gold | Winner |
| Silver | Second place |
| Bronze | Third place |
| Green | Points finish |
| Blue | Non-points finish |
| Blue | Non-classified finish (NC) |
| Purple | Retired (Ret) |
| Red | Did not qualify (DNQ) |
| Red | Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) |
| Black | Disqualified (DSQ) |
| White | Did not start (DNS) |
| White | Withdrew (WD) |
| White | Race cancelled (C) |
| Blank | Did not practice (DNP) |
| Blank | Did not arrive (DNA) |
| Blank | Excluded (EX) |

† – Drivers did not finish the race, but were classified as they completed over 75% of the race distance.

