2021 Touring Car Trophy

The 2021 Goodyear Touring Car Trophy was the third season of the Touring Car Trophy. The championship features production-based touring cars built to either NGTC, TCR or Super 2000 specifications and will compete in fourteen races across seven meetings across England. The championship is aimed as a feeder category to the BTCC and operated by Stewart Lines' Maximum Group.

Calendar

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A new calendar was announced on 2 April 2021 with 12 rounds scheduled.[1][2]

Rnd. Circuit/Location Date
1 1 Silverstone Circuit (International), Northamptonshire 25 April
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2 3 Castle Combe Circuit, Wiltshire 31 May
4
3 5 Brands Hatch (Indy), Kent 19–20 June
6
7
4 8 Oulton Park, Cheshire 17 July
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5 10 Anglesey Circuit, Anglesey 8 August
11
6 12 Donington Park (National), Leicestershire 30 August
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14

Teams and drivers

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Team Car No. Drivers Rounds
TCR entries
Power Maxed Racing[3] CUPRA León TCR[3] 4 United Kingdom Dan Kirby[4] All
5 United Kingdom Alex Morgan 4, 6
11 United Kingdom Jac Constable[3] All
70 United Kingdom William Butler[5] All
Hyundai i30 N TCR 52 United Kingdom Chris Wallis 3
Simpson Motorsport[6] Audi RS3 LMS TCR[6] 9 United Kingdom Hugo Cook[6] 4–6
138 1
Motus One Racing[7] CUPRA León TCR[6] 14 United Kingdom Danny Krywyj[6] 1–2
Hyundai i30 N TCR 4–6
DW Racing[6] Vauxhall Astra TCR[6] 21 United Kingdom Andy Wilmot[6] 1
50 United Kingdom Darelle Wilson 2, 6
97 United Kingdom Alex Kite 3
Maximum Motorsport[4] CUPRA León TCR[8] 21 United Kingdom Andy Wilmot[8] 4, 6
Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR[4] 33 United Kingdom Jack Depper 4–6
Vauxhall Astra TCR 97 United Kingdom Alex Kite 4–5
Maximum Motorsport with Motus One Racing[9] Hyundai i30 N TCR[9] 77 United Kingdom Will Powell[10] 1–3
101 Republic of Ireland Max Hart[11] All
Area Motorsport[12] CUPRA León TCR[12] 37 United Kingdom Bruce Winfield[12] All
Essex & Kent Motorsport[13] Hyundai i30 N TCR[13] 38 United Kingdom Lewis Kent[13] All
44 United Kingdom Bradley Kent[13] All
Rob Boston Racing Vauxhall Astra TCR 81 United Kingdom Tom Hibbert 6
Grant Motorsport CUPRA León TCR 97 United Kingdom Alex Kite 2
Zest Racecar Engineering Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR 99 United Kingdom Jamie Sturges 4
CUPRA León TCR 123 United Kingdom Isaac Smith 6
Privateer CUPRA León TCR 77 United Kingdom Mark Smith 4, 6
NGTC entries
Team HARD.[4] Mercedes-Benz A-Class[4] 15 United Kingdom Toby Bearne[6] 1–3
285 United Kingdom Darron Lewis[4] 1–4
BMW 125i M Sport[4] 69 United Kingdom Daniel Wylie[6] 2–3

Race calendar and results

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Round Circuit Pole Position Fastest Lap Winning Driver Winning Team TCR UK Winner
1 Silverstone Circuit Republic of Ireland Max Hart Republic of Ireland Max Hart Republic of Ireland Max Hart Maximum with Motus One Republic of Ireland Max Hart
United Kingdom Lewis Kent United Kingdom Lewis Kent Essex & Kent Motorsport United Kingdom Lewis Kent
2 Castle Combe Circuit Republic of Ireland Max Hart United Kingdom Darron Lewis United Kingdom Darelle Wilson DW Racing United Kingdom Darelle Wilson
Republic of Ireland Max Hart United Kingdom Bradley Kent Essex & Kent Motorsport United Kingdom Bradley Kent
3 Brands Hatch United Kingdom Bradley Kent United Kingdom Lewis Kent United Kingdom Dan Kirby Power Maxed Racing United Kingdom Dan Kirby
United Kingdom Lewis Kent United Kingdom Lewis Kent Essex & Kent Motorsport United Kingdom Lewis Kent
United Kingdom Bradley Kent United Kingdom Bradley Kent Essex & Kent Motorsport United Kingdom Bradley Kent
4 Oulton Park United Kingdom Alex Morgan United Kingdom Jac Constable United Kingdom Jac Constable Power Maxed Racing United Kingdom Jac Constable
United Kingdom Bradley Kent United Kingdom Lewis Kent Essex & Kent Motorsport United Kingdom Lewis Kent
5 Anglesey Circuit United Kingdom Bruce Winfield United Kingdom Bruce Winfield United Kingdom Bruce Winfield Area Motorsport United Kingdom Bruce Winfield
United Kingdom Bradley Kent United Kingdom Bradley Kent Essex & Kent Motorsport United Kingdom Bradley Kent
6 Donington Park United Kingdom Bruce Winfield United Kingdom Jac Constable United Kingdom Alex Morgan Power Maxed Racing United Kingdom Alex Morgan
United Kingdom Bruce Winfield United Kingdom Jac Constable Power Maxed Racing United Kingdom Jac Constable
United Kingdom Alex Morgan United Kingdom Bradley Kent United Kingdom Bruce Winfield Area Motorsport United Kingdom Bruce Winfield

Championship standings

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Drivers' Standings

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Points system
 1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th   11th   12th   13th   14th   15th   16th  All other finishers All other starters
25 22 20 18 16 14 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
Pos Driver SIL CAS BRH OUL ANG DON Points
1 United Kingdom Lewis Kent 2 1 2 2 4 1 3 4 1 4 5 7 6 6 244
2 United Kingdom Bruce Winfield 10 7 4 4 5 4 Ret 7 5 1 2 2 4 1 233
3 United Kingdom Dan Kirby 4 3 Ret Ret 1 2 4 6 4 3 3 6 14 2 225
4 Republic of Ireland Max Hart 1 2 DSQ 3 Ret 6 2 4 3 2 Ret 5 2 10 219
5 United Kingdom Bradley Kent Ret 4 3 1 Ret 5 1 3 12 6 1 4 5 Ret 215
6 United Kingdom Jac Constable 7 Ret 6 Ret 3 Ret DNS 1 11 10 4 3 1 Ret 158
7 United Kingdom William Butler 6 Ret 8 6 6 Ret 5 Ret 10 7 Ret 14 7 4 136
8 United Kingdom Hugo Cook 5 6 11 9 5 Ret 8 8 3 111
9 United Kingdom Toby Bearne 8 8 7 Ret 2 3 Ret 78
10 United Kingdom Danny Krywyj 9 10 9 Ret 10 Ret Ret DNS 10 12 9 72
11 United Kingdom Jack Depper 9 6 8 Ret 13 11 8 70
12 United Kingdom Darron Lewis 3 5 5 Ret Ret Ret DNS Ret 8 69
13 United Kingdom Andy Wilmot Ret 9 8 7 9 10 Ret 60
14 United Kingdom Darelle Wilson 1 7 Ret Ret 5 57
15 United Kingdom Daniel Wylie 10 8 9 8 Ret 44
16 United Kingdom Alex Kite Ret 5 8 7 Ret 13 Ret 9 Ret 20
17 United Kingdom Will Powell Ret DNS Ret DNS 7 DNS DNS 14
18 United Kingdom Chris Wallis Ret Ret DNS 2
19 United Kingdom Tim Docker WD WD 0
Guest drivers ineligible to score points
United Kingdom Alex Morgan 2 2 1 3 Ret 0
United Kingdom Isaac Smith 11 9 7 0
United Kingdom Mark Smith 14 DNS NC 13 11 0
United Kingdom Jamie Sturges 12 DNS 0
United Kingdom Tom Hibbert 12 Ret DNS 0
Pos Driver SIL CAS BRH OUL ANG DON Points
Key
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver Second place
Bronze Third place
Green Other points position
Blue Other classified position
Not classified, finished (NC)
Purple Not classified, retired (Ret)
Red Did not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black Disqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank Did not practice (DNP)
Excluded (EX)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Withdrawn (WD)
Did not enter (cell empty)
Text formatting Meaning
Bold Pole position
Italics Fastest lap


References

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  1. ^ "Touring Car Trophy with TCR UK reveals 2021 schedule". TouringCarTimes. 5 December 2020. Retrieved 5 December 2020.
  2. ^ "2021 CALENDAR UPDATE". touringcartrophy.co.uk. 2 April 2021. Archived from the original on 5 October 2021. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
  3. ^ a b c "Jac Constable joins Power Maxed Racing in development role". TouringCarTimes. TouringCarTimes. 18 January 2021. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g "Tim Docker set for TCR UK return as 2021 grid grows". TouringCarTimes. TouringCarTimes. 8 April 2021. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
  5. ^ "William Butler returns with his CUPRA to TCR UK". www.tcr-series.com. 2 April 2021. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
  6. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Defending champion Henry Neal withdraws from Touring Car Trophy". TouringCarTimes. TouringCarTimes. 21 April 2021. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
  7. ^ "New Honda team announces three-car programme". TouringCarTimes. 14 January 2021. Retrieved 14 January 2021.
  8. ^ a b "Andy Wilmot, Hugo Cook to rejoin TCR UK field from Oulton Park". TouringCarTimes. TouringCarTimes. 8 June 2021. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
  9. ^ a b "Ex-Bryan Herta Hyundais set for UK programme". TouringCarTimes. TouringCarTimes. 23 December 2020. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
  10. ^ "Will Powell switches to Maximum Hyundai". TouringCarTimes. TouringCarTimes. 29 March 2021. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
  11. ^ "Max Hart switches to Hyundai for second season". TouringCarTimes. TouringCarTimes. 15 January 2021. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
  12. ^ a b c "Civic Cup champion targets TCR UK success". TouringCarTimes. TouringCarTimes. 18 April 2021. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
  13. ^ a b c d "Lewis Kent to defend TCR UK crown". TouringCarTimes. TouringCarTimes. 18 February 2021. Retrieved 18 February 2021.
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