10 / 34
Andy Yan
by Mark James
Andy Yan wrapped up the 2016 TCR
Asia title at the penultimate round,
at the Sepang circuit in Malaysia
when the TCR Asia and TCR
International Series fields joined
together to act as the curtain-raiser
to the Formula One race. The Hong
Kong based driver – a multiple
China Touring Car Champion – took
the title at the wheel of a Liqui
Moly Team Engstler Volkswagen Golf
and was quick to praise the team
for his success.
“I have to say that I’m very happy
to win the title and I want to thank
my sponsor, my team for doing a
great job all year and my engineer
for giving me such a good car. The
TCR Asia series is very well organized
and I was able to have some really
good fights during the season. I’m
very satisfied with the result
.”
“This was the first year for me in
TCR Asia after racing in the Hong
Kong Touring Car Championship and,
of course, the China Touring Car
Championship where I was champion
three times. One of the enjoyable
things about this year was the fact
that I was able to fight with drivers
from other countries, like Tin Sritrai
from Thailand and the guys from
Malaysia which has been really good
experience.”
The races in Sepang meant the TCR
Asia competitors were able to race
against the TCR International Series
regulars. This meant Yan and the
others were able to benchmark their
performances against some far more
experienced Touring Car drivers and
the champion was clearly a fan of
the opportunity.
10
WORLD AND LIFE
TCR CHAMPIONS 2016
NEWS
HOME
DRIVERS TEAM