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
[edit]A new calendar was announced on 2 April 2021 with 12 rounds scheduled.[1][2]
Rnd. | Circuit/Location | Date | |
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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 |
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7 | |||
4 | 8 | Oulton Park, Cheshire | 17 July |
9 | |||
5 | 10 | Anglesey Circuit, Anglesey | 8 August |
11 | |||
6 | 12 | Donington Park (National), Leicestershire | 30 August |
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Teams and drivers
[edit]Team | Car | No. | Drivers | Rounds |
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TCR entries | ||||
Power Maxed Racing[3] | CUPRA León TCR[3] | 4 | Dan Kirby[4] | All |
5 | Alex Morgan | 4, 6 | ||
11 | Jac Constable[3] | All | ||
70 | William Butler[5] | All | ||
Hyundai i30 N TCR | 52 | Chris Wallis | 3 | |
Simpson Motorsport[6] | Audi RS3 LMS TCR[6] | 9 | Hugo Cook[6] | 4–6 |
138 | 1 | |||
Motus One Racing[7] | CUPRA León TCR[6] | 14 | Danny Krywyj[6] | 1–2 |
Hyundai i30 N TCR | 4–6 | |||
DW Racing[6] | Vauxhall Astra TCR[6] | 21 | Andy Wilmot[6] | 1 |
50 | Darelle Wilson | 2, 6 | ||
97 | Alex Kite | 3 | ||
Maximum Motorsport[4] | CUPRA León TCR[8] | 21 | Andy Wilmot[8] | 4, 6 |
Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR[4] | 33 | Jack Depper | 4–6 | |
Vauxhall Astra TCR | 97 | Alex Kite | 4–5 | |
Maximum Motorsport with Motus One Racing[9] | Hyundai i30 N TCR[9] | 77 | Will Powell[10] | 1–3 |
101 | Max Hart[11] | All | ||
Area Motorsport[12] | CUPRA León TCR[12] | 37 | Bruce Winfield[12] | All |
Essex & Kent Motorsport[13] | Hyundai i30 N TCR[13] | 38 | Lewis Kent[13] | All |
44 | Bradley Kent[13] | All | ||
Rob Boston Racing | Vauxhall Astra TCR | 81 | Tom Hibbert | 6 |
Grant Motorsport | CUPRA León TCR | 97 | Alex Kite | 2 |
Zest Racecar Engineering | Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR | 99 | Jamie Sturges | 4 |
CUPRA León TCR | 123 | Isaac Smith | 6 | |
Privateer | CUPRA León TCR | 77 | Mark Smith | 4, 6 |
NGTC entries | ||||
Team HARD.[4] | Mercedes-Benz A-Class[4] | 15 | Toby Bearne[6] | 1–3 |
285 | Darron Lewis[4] | 1–4 | ||
BMW 125i M Sport[4] | 69 | Daniel Wylie[6] | 2–3 |
Race calendar and results
[edit]Round | Circuit | Pole Position | Fastest Lap | Winning Driver | Winning Team | TCR UK Winner |
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1 | Silverstone Circuit | Max Hart | Max Hart | Max Hart | Maximum with Motus One | Max Hart |
Lewis Kent | Lewis Kent | Essex & Kent Motorsport | Lewis Kent | |||
2 | Castle Combe Circuit | Max Hart | Darron Lewis | Darelle Wilson | DW Racing | Darelle Wilson |
Max Hart | Bradley Kent | Essex & Kent Motorsport | Bradley Kent | |||
3 | Brands Hatch | Bradley Kent | Lewis Kent | Dan Kirby | Power Maxed Racing | Dan Kirby |
Lewis Kent | Lewis Kent | Essex & Kent Motorsport | Lewis Kent | |||
Bradley Kent | Bradley Kent | Essex & Kent Motorsport | Bradley Kent | |||
4 | Oulton Park | Alex Morgan | Jac Constable | Jac Constable | Power Maxed Racing | Jac Constable |
Bradley Kent | Lewis Kent | Essex & Kent Motorsport | Lewis Kent | |||
5 | Anglesey Circuit | Bruce Winfield | Bruce Winfield | Bruce Winfield | Area Motorsport | Bruce Winfield |
Bradley Kent | Bradley Kent | Essex & Kent Motorsport | Bradley Kent | |||
6 | Donington Park | Bruce Winfield | Jac Constable | Alex Morgan | Power Maxed Racing | Alex Morgan |
Bruce Winfield | Jac Constable | Power Maxed Racing | Jac Constable | |||
Alex Morgan | Bradley Kent | Bruce Winfield | Area Motorsport | Bruce Winfield |
Championship standings
[edit]Drivers' Standings
[edit]Points system | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 |
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References
[edit]- ^ "Touring Car Trophy with TCR UK reveals 2021 schedule". TouringCarTimes. 5 December 2020. Retrieved 5 December 2020.
- ^ "2021 CALENDAR UPDATE". touringcartrophy.co.uk. 2 April 2021. Archived from the original on 5 October 2021. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
- ^ a b c "Jac Constable joins Power Maxed Racing in development role". TouringCarTimes. TouringCarTimes. 18 January 2021. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "William Butler returns with his CUPRA to TCR UK". www.tcr-series.com. 2 April 2021. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "New Honda team announces three-car programme". TouringCarTimes. 14 January 2021. Retrieved 14 January 2021.
- ^ a b "Andy Wilmot, Hugo Cook to rejoin TCR UK field from Oulton Park". TouringCarTimes. TouringCarTimes. 8 June 2021. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
- ^ a b "Ex-Bryan Herta Hyundais set for UK programme". TouringCarTimes. TouringCarTimes. 23 December 2020. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
- ^ "Will Powell switches to Maximum Hyundai". TouringCarTimes. TouringCarTimes. 29 March 2021. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
- ^ "Max Hart switches to Hyundai for second season". TouringCarTimes. TouringCarTimes. 15 January 2021. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
- ^ a b c "Civic Cup champion targets TCR UK success". TouringCarTimes. TouringCarTimes. 18 April 2021. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
- ^ a b c d "Lewis Kent to defend TCR UK crown". TouringCarTimes. TouringCarTimes. 18 February 2021. Retrieved 18 February 2021.