Macau Guia Race

FIA WTCR Guia Race of Macau
Guia Circuit
Race information
Number of times held	12
First held	2005
Last held	2020
Most wins (drivers)	Robert Huff (10)
Most wins (constructors)	BMW (21)
Last race (2020)
Race 1 Winner	Robert Huff; MG 6 X-Power TCR;
Race 2 Winner	Jason Zhang; Lynk & Co 03 TCR;

The WTCR Race of Macau,^[1] previously Guia Race of Macau and WTCC Guia Race of Macau, is an international touring car race, and currently a round of the World Touring Car Cup. It is held on the temporary 6.2 km Guia Circuit on the streets of Macau, the Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China as part of the Macau Grand Prix weekend. Before 2005 when the World Touring Car Championship began, the Guia race had been run annually as a one-off international touring car race.

History

Since its first running in 1972, the race has been won by international touring car greats such as Tom Walkinshaw, Johnny Cecotto, Roberto Ravaglia, Emanuele Pirro, Joachim Winkelhock and Andy Priaulx.

Historically it is also one of the most popular races of the weekend as it featured cars that are commonly seen on the Hong Kong and Macau roads.

World Touring Car Championship

The Guia Race of Macau has been the final round of the World Touring Car Championship since the series was relaunched in 2005. It often attracts local drivers competing alongside the series regulars, such as André Couto and Ao Chi Hong.

The championship has been decided in Macau every year since 2005.

Previous championship status

Prior to being a World Touring Car Championship round, the Guia Race had previously been an FIA Championship round. In 1994, it was a round of the Asia-Pacific Touring Car Championship. The race also acted as a point scoring round for the Asian Touring Car Championship from 2000 to 2003.

Technical regulation changes

The race has run to different touring car rules as European touring car championships went through their own changes. The race was run to European Group 5 regulations in the early eighties, then adopted FIA Group A rules between 1983 and 1990. It then ran to DTM rules from 1991 to 1993 before changing to Super Touring rules in 1994. From 2000, it started using Super Production regulations until 2004, when it sampled Super 2000 machinery before being upgraded to a round of the FIA WTCC.

Sporting regulation changes

The race has changed in format over the years, from the 30 lapper back in the Group A era to the current, double race format with each race lasting 9 laps. Prior to becoming a round of the WTCC in 2005, the race was staged over two legs, with the winner being declared as the driver with the best time aggregated from both legs.

Results

Year	Winner	Car	Runner-up	Car	Third place	Car
Production era
1963	Albert Poon	Lotus Cortina
1964	Eugen Böhringer	Mercedes-Benz 300SE
1965	Grant Wolfkill	Austin Cooper S	Walter Sulke	Austin Cooper S	Anthony Tsui	Austin Cooper S
1965	George Baker	Jaguar Mark 2	Frank Wong	Ford Corsair GT	Paul Chan	Ford Cortina GT
1966	Mauro Bianchi	Alpine A210
1967	Albert Poon	Alfa Romeo GTA	Yoshimi Katayama	Mazda
1968	Peter Chow
1969	Erich Waxenberger Albert Poon	Mercedes-Benz 300SEL 6.3	Klaus Doerr Herb Adamczyk	Porsche 911S	Jan Bussell Ted Moorat	Mercedes-Benz 300SEL 6.3
1970	Anne Wong	Austin Cooper S	Lucky Kirtisinghe	Austin Cooper S	Ahmed Khan	Ford Escort Twin-Cam
1971	Dieter Glemser	Ford Capri RS	Albert Poon	Alfa Romeo GTV	Peter Brock	Holden LC Torana GTR XU-1
Group 4 & Group 1
1972	John MacDonald	Austin Cooper S	Harold Lee	Opel Ascona SR	Albert Poon	Opel Ascona SR
1973	Peter Chow	Toyota Celica GT (TA 22)	Harold Lee	Opel Ascona 1.9SR	Dante Silverio	Toyota Corolla Levin (TE27)
1974	Nobuhide Tachi	Toyota Celica (TA 22)	Herbert Adamczyk	Porsche Carrera RS	Siu Man Tou	BMW 2002tii
1975	Nobuhide Tachi	Toyota Celica (TA 22)	Junichi Isobe	Toyota Celica	Ahmed Khan	Toyota Celica
1976	Herbert Adamczyk	Porsche Carrera RS	Nobuhide Tachi	Toyota Celica (TA 22)	Jim Sweeney	Porsche Carrera RS
1977	Peter Chow	Toyota Celica	Ahmed Khan	Toyota Celica	Junichi Isobe	Toyota Celica
1978	Peter Chow	Toyota Celica (TA 22)	Hans Heyer	Zakspeed Escort	Haruhito Yanagida [ja]	Datsun 260Z
Group 5 & Group 1
1979	Herbert Adamczyk	Porsche 911 Carrera RSR 3.0^A	Masahiro Hasemi	Datsun 160J	Nobuhide Tachi	Toyota Starlet
1980	Hans-Joachim Stuck	BMW 320	Helmut Greiner	Porsche 911 Carrera RSR 3.0^A	Jim Sweeney	Porsche 911 Carrera RSR 3.0^A
1981	Manfred Winkelhock	BMW 320	Helmut Greiner	Porsche 911 Carrera RSR 3.0^A	Nobuhide Tachi	Toyota Corolla Levin (E70)
1982	Helmut Greiner	Porsche 911 Carrera RSR 3.0^A	Adrian Fu	BMW 320	Peter Chow	Datsun Silvia
Group A
1983	Hans-Joachim Stuck	BMW 635 CSi	Dieter Quester	BMW 635 CSi	Michael Lieu [zh]	Ford Capri
1984	Tom Walkinshaw	Jaguar XJS	Hans Heyer	Jaguar XJS	Hans-Joachim Stuck	BMW 635 CSi
1985	Gianfranco Brancatelli	Volvo 240 Turbo	Gerhard Berger	BMW 635 CSi	Michael Lieu [zh]	Mitsubishi Starion
1986	Johnny Cecotto	Volvo 240 Turbo	Tom Walkinshaw	Rover 3500	Thomas Lindström [sv]	Volvo 240 Turbo
1987	Roberto Ravaglia	BMW M3	Dieter Quester	BMW M3	Fabien Giroix	BMW M3
1988	Altfrid Heger	BMW M3	Markus Oestreich	BMW M3	Andy Rouse	Ford Sierra RS 500
1989	Tim Harvey	Ford Sierra RS 500	Andy Rouse	Ford Sierra RS 500	Hisashi Yokoshima	Ford Sierra RS 500
1990	Masahiro Hasemi	Nissan Skyline GT-R	Emanuele Pirro	BMW M3	Joachim Winkelhock	BMW M3
DTM & Group A
1991	Emanuele Pirro	BMW M3 Evolution	Kurt Thiim	Mercedes-Benz 190E Evo.II	Klaus Ludwig	Mercedes-Benz 190E Evo.II
1992	Emanuele Pirro	BMW M3 Evolution	Joachim Winkelhock	BMW M3 Evolution	Roberto Ravaglia	BMW M3 Evolution
1993	Charles Kwan	BMW M3 Evolution	Joachim Winkelhock	BMW 320i	Emanuele Pirro	BMW 320i
Super Touring
1994	Joachim Winkelhock	BMW 318i	Steve Soper	BMW 318i	Tom Kristensen	Toyota Corona
1995	Kelvin Burt	Toyota Corona EXIV	Steve Soper	BMW 318i	Julian Bailey	Toyota Corona EXIV
1996	Frank Biela	Audi A4 Quattro	Brad Jones	Audi A4 Quattro	Michael Krumm	Toyota Corona EXIV
1997	Steve Soper	BMW 320i	Michael Krumm	Toyota Corona EXIV	Charles Kwan	BMW 320i
1998	Joachim Winkelhock	BMW 320i	Max Angelelli	Toyota Corona EXIV	Brad Jones	Audi A4 Quattro
1999	Michael Bartels	Audi A4 Quattro	Paul Morris	BMW 320i	Oliver Mayer	Audi A4 Quattro
Super Production
2000	Patrick Huisman	BMW 320i	Henry Lee Junior	Peugeot 306	Simon Harrison	Ford Focus
2001	Duncan Huisman	BMW 320i	Manabu Orido	Toyota Altezza	Nattavude Charoensukawattana	Peugeot 306
2002	Duncan Huisman	BMW 320i	Nicola Larini	Alfa Romeo 147	Franz Engstler	BMW 320i
2003	Duncan Huisman	BMW 320i	Franz Engstler	BMW 320i	Marc Hennerici	BMW 320i
Super 2000
2004	Jörg Müller	BMW 320i	Andy Priaulx	BMW 320i	Rickard Rydell	SEAT Toledo Cupra

^A The car was in fact, a Porsche 911 Carrera RSR 3.0 with 935 bodykit.^[2]^[3]

World Touring Car Championship years

Year	Driver	Manufacturer	Report
2005	Race 1 : Augusto Farfus	Alfa Romeo	Report
2005	Race 2 : Duncan Huisman	BMW	Report
2006	Race 1 : Andy Priaulx	BMW	Report
2006	Race 2 : Jörg Müller	BMW	Report
2007	Race 1 : Alain Menu	Chevrolet	Report
2007	Race 2 : Andy Priaulx	BMW	Report
2008	Race 1 : Alain Menu	Chevrolet	Report
2008	Race 2 : Robert Huff	Chevrolet	Report
2009	Race 1 : Robert Huff	Chevrolet	Report
2009	Race 2 : Augusto Farfus	BMW	Report
2010	Race 1 : Robert Huff	Chevrolet	Report
2010	Race 2 : Norbert Michelisz	SEAT	Report
2011	Race 1 : Robert Huff	Chevrolet	Report
2011	Race 2 : Robert Huff	Chevrolet	Report
2012	Race 1 : Yvan Muller	Chevrolet	Report
2012	Race 2 : Alain Menu	Chevrolet	Report
2013	Race 1 : Yvan Muller	Chevrolet	Report
2013	Race 2 : Robert Huff	SEAT	Report
2014	Race 1 : José María López	Citroen	Report
2014	Race 2 : Robert Huff	Lada	Report
2017	Opening Race : Mehdi Bennani	Citroen	Report
2017	Main Race : Robert Huff	Citroen	Report

TCR International Series years

Year	Driver	Car	Report
2015	Race 1 : Robert Huff	Honda Civic TCR	Report
2015	Race 2 : Stefano Comini	SEAT León Cup Racer	Report
2016	Race 1 : Stefano Comini	Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR	Report
2016	Race 2 : Tiago Monteiro	Honda Civic TCR	Report

World Touring Car Cup years

Year	Driver	Car	Report
2018	Race 1 : Jean-Karl Vernay	Audi RS 3 LMS TCR	Report
	Race 2 : Frédéric Vervisch	Audi RS 3 LMS TCR
	Race 3 : Esteban Guerrieri	Honda Civic Type R TCR
2019	Race 1 : Yvan Muller	Lynk & Co 03 TCR	Report
	Race 2 : Yvan Muller	Lynk & Co 03 TCR
	Race 3 : Andy Priaulx	Lynk & Co 03 TCR

TCR China Touring Car Championship years

Year	Driver	Car	Report
2020	Race 1:^{[N 1]} Robert Huff	MG 6 X-Power TCR	Report
2020	Race 2:^{[N 2]} Jason Zhang	Lynk & Co 03 TCR	Report

Notes

^ The first race counted as Race 1 for the TCR China Touring Car Championship, but as the Qualification Race for the Macau Guia Race.
^ The second race counted as Race 2 for the TCR China Touring Car Championship, but as the Main Race for the Macau Guia Race.

Most wins

After the "official" inaugural race in 1972

By driver

Wins	Driver	Years
10	Robert Huff	2008-Race 2, 2009-Race 1, 2010-Race 1, 2011-Race 1, 2011-Race 2, 2013-Race 2, 2014-Race 2, 2015-Race 1, 2017-Main Race, 2020-Race 1
4	Duncan Huisman	2001, 2002, 2003, 2005-Race 2
4	Yvan Muller	2012-Race 1, 2013-Race 1, 2019-Race 1, 2019-Race 2
3	Peter Chow	1973, 1977, 1978
	Alain Menu	2007-Race 1, 2008-Race 1, 2012-Race 2
	Andy Priaulx	2006-Race 1, 2007-Race 2, 2019-Race 3
2	Nobuhide Tachi	1974, 1975
	Herbert Adamczyk	1976, 1979
	Hans-Joachim Stuck	1980, 1983
	Emanuele Pirro	1991, 1992
	Joachim Winkelhock	1994, 1998
	Jörg Müller	2004, 2006-Race 2
	Augusto Farfus	2005-Race 1, 2009-Race 2
	Stefano Comini	2015-Race 2, 2016-Race 1

By nationality of drivers

Win(s)	Nation	Years
17	United Kingdom	1984, 1989, 1995, 1997, 2006-Race 1, 2007-Race 2, 2008-Race 2, 2009-Race 1, 2010-Race 1, 2011-Race 1, 2011-Race 2, 2013-Race 2, 2014-Race 2, 2015-Race 1, 2017-Main Race, 2019-Race 3, 2020-Race 1
11	Germany	1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1988, 1994, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2004, 2006-Race 2
7	Hong Kong	1972, 1973, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1993
5	Netherlands	2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005-Race 2
5	Switzerland	2007-Race 1, 2008-Race 1, 2012-Race 2, 2015-Race 2, 2016-Race 1
4	Italy	1985, 1987, 1991, 1992
4	France	2012-Race 1, 2013-Race 1, 2019-Race 1, 2019-Race 2
3	Japan	1974, 1975, 1990
2	Brazil	2005-Race 1, 2009-Race 2
1	Venezuela	1986
	Hungary	2010-Race 2
	Argentina	2014-Race 1
	Portugal	2016-Race 2
	Morocco	2017-Opening Race
	China	2020-Race 2

By manufacturer

Win(s)	Manufacturer	Years
21	BMW	1980, 1981, 1983, 1987, 1988, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005-Race 2, 2006-Race 1, 2006-Race 2, 2007-Race 2, 2009-Race 2
10	Chevrolet	2007-Race 1, 2008-Race 1, 2008-Race 2, 2009-Race 1, 2010-Race 1, 2011-Race 1, 2011-Race 2, 2012-Race 1, 2012-Race 2, 2013-Race 1
6	Toyota	1973, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1978, 1995
4	Audi	1996, 1999, 2018-Race 1, 2018-Race 2
4	Lynk & Co	2019-Race 1, 2019-Race 2, 2019-Race 3, 2020-Race 2
3	Porsche	1976, 1979, 1982
	SEAT	2010-Race 2, 2013-Race 2, 2015-Race 2
	Citroën	2014-Race 1, 2017-Opening Race, 2017-Main Race
	Honda	2015-Race 1, 2016-Race 2, 2018-Race 3
2	Volvo	1985, 1986
1	Austin	1972
	Jaguar	1984
	Ford	1989
	Nissan	1990
	Alfa Romeo	2005-Race 1
	Lada	2014-Race 2
	Volkswagen	2016-Race 1
	MG	2020-Race 1

References

^ "WTCR Race of Macau 2019". FIA WTCR | World Touring Car Cup. Retrieved 2020-10-14.
^ https://www.72stagpower.com/en/the-legends/porsche-rsr/
^ https://www.excellence-mag.com/issues/186/articles/foto-finish

External links

[TCRChinaR1-4] The first race counted as Race 1 for the TCR China Touring Car Championship, but as the Qualification Race for the Macau Guia Race.

[TCRChinaR2-5] The second race counted as Race 2 for the TCR China Touring Car Championship, but as the Main Race for the Macau Guia Race.

[1] "WTCR Race of Macau 2019". FIA WTCR | World Touring Car Cup. Retrieved 2020-10-14.

[2] ttps://www.72stagpower.com/en/the-legends/porsche-rsr/

[3] ttps://www.excellence-mag.com/issues/186/articles/foto-finish

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