2020 Touring Car Trophy

The 2020 Touring Car Trophy is the second 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. For 2020, a revised list of regulations mean that both the TCR UK and TCT series will be combined to run as the same series; the Touring Car Trophy. As well as drivers competing overall for the TCT title, drivers in TCR-spec cars will also compete for the TCR UK trophy.[1] The championship will also be supported by the Volkswagen Racing Cup, which is also run by Maximum Group. The Volkswagen Racing Cup competitors will race alongside the TCT grid in 2020.

2020 Touring Car Trophy
Previous: 2019 Next: 2021
Related Series:
2020 British Touring Car Championship

Henry Neal won the Touring Car Trophy title and Lewis Kent won the TCR UK title.

Calendar

The calendar was announced on 24 November 2019 with 7 rounds scheduled.[2] The opening round, originally held at Silverstone on 17–18 April, was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the opening round moved to Croft on 6–7 June.[3] The following rounds at Croft and Brands Hatch were then cancelled.[4] On 21 May 2020 a new revised calendar was announced and three rounds were confirmed.[5]

Rnd. Circuit/Location Date
1 1 Oulton Park, Cheshire 18 July
2
2 3 Silverstone Circuit (National), Northamptonshire 12–13 September
4
3 5 Donington Park (National), Leicestershire 17–18 October
6
7
Cancelled due to the 2019-20 coronavirus pandemic
Circuit/Location Date
Silverstone Circuit (International), Northamptonshire 18–19 April
Croft Circuit, North Yorkshire 6–7 June
Brands Hatch (Indy), Kent 21 June
Snetterton Circuit (300), Norfolk 8–9 August
Thruxton Circuit, Hampshire 22–23 August

Teams and drivers
Team Car No. Drivers Rounds
TCR entries
PMR TradePriceCars.com[6] CUPRA León TCR[6] 9 Dan Kirby[6] 1–2
70 William Butler 2–3
77 Sam Osborne 3
Matrix Motorsport Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK2) 19 Jeff Alden 3
Maximum Motorsport[7] CUPRA León TCR[8] 22 Mark Wakefield 3
101 Max Hart[8] All
Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR[7] 78 Tim Docker[7] All
Essex & Kent Motorsport[9][10] Hyundai i30 N TCR[9][10] 38 Lewis Kent[9][10] All
DW Racing[11] Vauxhall Astra TCR[11] 50 Darelle Wilson[11] All
NGTC entries
Team Dynamics[12] Honda Civic Type R (FK2)[12] 42 Henry Neal[12] All

Race calendar and results
Round Circuit Pole Position Fastest Lap Winning Driver Winning Team TCR UK Winner
1 Oulton Park Dan Kirby Henry Neal Henry Neal Team Dynamics Lewis Kent
Lewis Kent Lewis Kent Essex & Kent Motorsport Lewis Kent
2 Silverstone Circuit Henry Neal Henry Neal Henry Neal Team Dynamics Lewis Kent
Henry Neal Lewis Kent Essex & Kent Motorsport Lewis Kent
3 Donington Park Lewis Kent Sam Osborne Henry Neal Team Dynamics Lewis Kent
Sam Osborne Henry Neal Team Dynamics Lewis Kent
Lewis Kent Henry Neal Max Hart Maximum Motorsport Max Hart

Championship standings

Drivers' Standings
Points system
 1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th  Q 1st Q 2nd Q 3rd Q 4th Q 5th
25 18 15 12 10 8 6 4 2 1 5 4 3 2 1
Pos Driver
OUL
SIL
DON		 Points
1 Henry Neal 13 2 11 2 12 1 2 148
2 Lewis Kent 22 1 24 1 21 2 3 133
3 Max Hart 3 3 3 3 35 3 1 101
4 Darelle Wilson Ret4 4 Ret5 8 4 4 5 57
5 Dan Kirby 41 Ret 52 4 43
6 Tim Docker 55 5 4 5 Ret DNS DNS 43
7 William Butler 63 6 Ret4 Ret 4 35
8 Mark Wakefield 5 5 Ret 20
9 Jeff Alden 13 Ret DNS 8
10 Sam Osborne Ret3 Ret DNS 3
Pos Driver
OUL
SIL
DON		 Points

Teams' Standings
Pos Team
OUL
SIL
DON		 Points
1 Maximum Motorsport 3 3 3 3 35 3 1 164
55 5 4 5 5 5 Ret
2 Team Dynamics 13 2 11 2 12 1 2 148
3 Essex & Kent Motorsport 22 1 24 1 21 2 3 133
4 PMR TradePriceCars.com 41 Ret 52 4 Ret3 Ret 4 81
63 6 Ret4 Ret DNS
5 DW Racing Ret4 4 Ret5 8 4 4 5 57
6 Matrix Motorsport 13 Ret DNS 8
Pos Team
OUL
SIL
DON		 Points

References
  1. "Touring Car Trophy, TCR UK to run "as one series" for 2020". TouringCarTimes. 11 January 2020. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
  2. "Seven date TCR UK calendar revealed for 2020". TouringCarTimes. 24 November 2019. Retrieved 24 November 2019.
  3. "TCR UK confirm postponed season start". TouringCarTimes. TouringCarTimes. 17 March 2020. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
  4. "TCR UK announce scaled back calendar". TouringCarTimes. TouringCarTimes. 6 April 2020. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
  5. "TCR UK issue revised calendar". TouringCarTimes. TouringCarTimes. 21 May 2020. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
  6. "Trade Price Cars Racing, Power Maxed announce TCR UK programme". TouringCarTimes. TouringCarTimes. 2 March 2020. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
  7. "Tim Docker set for 2020 TCR UK programme". TouringCarTimes. TouringCarTimes. 29 January 2020. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
  8. "Max Hart joins Maximum Motorsport for new campaign". TouringCarTimes. TouringCarTimes. 8 July 2020. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
  9. Kinch, Phil (11 January 2020). "Kent returns to TCR UK as a title contender in 2020". downforceracing.co.uk. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
  10. "Lewis Kent targets TCR UK title on Touring Car Trophy return". TouringCarTimes. TouringCarTimes. 28 February 2020. Retrieved 28 February 2020.
  11. Kinch, Phil (11 January 2020). "Wilson is ready to challenge for top honours in 2020". downforceracing.co.uk. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
  12. "Six car entry set for Oulton Park opener". TouringCarTimes. TouringCarTimes. 25 July 2020. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
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