Josh Buchan and Ryan MacMillan will complete a four-round international adventure with HMO Customer Racing in the 2025 FIA TCR World Tour during this weekend’s final round at the iconic Guia Street Circuit in Macau.
Buchan will return to the team after missing the last round at Zhuzhou International Circuit in China, where reigning Supercars champion Will Brown substituted and raced hard to finish as the leading Hyundai driver in fourth overall while teammate Ryan MacMillan scored his best result in his rookie season with sixth position in the final race.
Without any confirmed plans yet for HMO Customer Racing in 2026, the Macau Grand Prix could be the last TCR race for Buchan after five seasons, which has netted him nine race victories, including a sensational win at Inje Speedium in South Korea last month, 33 podiums and two TCR Australia championships.
In any case, both drivers are optimistic of finishing the World Tour season on a high and continuing their strong form on the 6.12km street circuit that traverses around the harbour and through the tight city streets of Macau. At the same time, they are also extremely conscious of the daunting track layout and the potential advantage their main rivals have with previous experience.
The Macau Grand Prix is one of the most prestigious racing events on the global motorsport calendar, with this weekend hosting its 72nd running. Previous winners of the blue-ribbon open wheel race include the likes of Ayrton Senna, Michael Schumacher and David Coulthard, as well as Australians David Brabham, Vern Schuppan and Kevin Bartlett.
Touring cars have been on the support card bill with various championships since 1972, including the TCR class since 2015.
The FIA TCR World Tour has been a key category for the past two years as the final round of the championship.
During that time, Hyundai has scored one pole position in 2023 and one race win in 2024 – both with defending world champion Norbert Michelisz – and three other podium finishes.
HMO Customer Racing is the first Australian team to compete at the Macau Grand Prix in the TCR World Tour.
Buchan and MacMillan will have two 30-minute practice sessions to learn the circuit and fine-tune the set-up on their matching Hyundai i30 Sedan N TCR machinery ahead of a 30-minute qualifying session, and 15-minute top 10 shootout, on Friday, and then 10-lap races on Saturday and Sunday respectively.
Australian fans can watch qualifying and both races live from Macau and catch up on highlights from previous rounds of the 2025 FIA TCR World Tour on the TCR TV YouTube channel.
What the drivers said:
Car 30: i30 Sedan N TCR – Josh Buchan
“Without any confirmed plans in TCR for 2026, this could potentially be my last TCR race. And, whether it is or it isn’t, there’s probably no better place in the world than Macau for my swansong. I have achieved everything I can in TCR at this point now other than win a world championship, so to race at Macau is another highlight that few in Australia can say they have done.
“To be honest, I’m as excited as I am terrified about the race because it’s such a daunting circuit with a lot of high-speed sections and little margin for error. It’s probably the first track I’ve been to in a very long time that I haven’t expected to qualify on the front row and win the race. I think that’s probably unrealistic this weekend because experience counts for so much around Macau.
“My goal is just to be as quick as I can in each and every session, and the be the quickest of the non-World Tour regulars. If I can be somewhere in the top 10 in the first race and then, maybe if the tea leaves fall my way, I can nab a decent result in the reverse top 10 second race on Sunday. That would be the dream.”
Car 5: i30 Sedan N TCR – Ryan MacMillan
“Macau is considered one of the toughest street circuits in the world, and a genuine bucket list track for most drivers. So, I’m extremely excited, and privileged, to be able to race there in only my fourth ever touring car event.
“It is also the first time I have ever raced on a street circuit, so that’s going to be a new challenge for me. Obviously, the main thing is to stay out of the walls and build up with each session. It is a track that demands a lot of respect to be fast and, because there’s not a lot of overtaking opportunities, track position is important. So, there’s a lot to be gained in qualifying up the front.
“I’ve done a lot of homework to prepare for this weekend, watching on-board footage, practising on the simulator and talking to the other drivers during the previous rounds in South Korea and China. And I’m getting more and more confident with the car, which I think we showed at Zhuzhou in the last race.”
2025 TCR World Tour, Round 8: Guia Street Circuit, Macau
| Track Facts | |
| Location | Macau |
| Length | 6.12km |
| Corners | 27 |
| Top Speed | 260km/h |
| TCR Pole Record | 2:27.966sec |
| TCR Lap Record | 2:29.768sec |
2025 TCR World Tour Schedule, Round 8: Guia Street Circuit, Macau (AEST)
| Thursday November 13 | Friday November 14 | Saturday November 15 | Sunday November 16 |
| Practice 1: 2:05pm | Qualifying: 3:10pm | Race 1: 4:20pm | Race 2: 2:00pm |
| Practice 2: 5:20pm |