2021 TCR Australia Touring Car Series

The 2021 TCR Australia Touring Car Series (known for sponsorship reasons as the 2021 Supercheap Auto TCR Australia Touring Car Series season) will be the second season of the TCR Australia Touring Car Series.[1] The series will again be run as part of the renamed Motorsport Australia Championships series.

2021 TCR Australia Touring Car Series
Previous: 2020 Next: 2022
Parent series:
Motorsport Australia Championships
Support series:
TCR Asia Pacific Cup
Australian S5000 Championship

Race calendar

The calendar was announced on 23 November 2020 with seven confirmed rounds.[2]

Round Circuit Location Date
1 Symmons Plains Raceway Launceston, Tasmania 24–26 January
2 Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit Phillip Island, Victoria 19–21 February
3 Mount Panorama Circuit Bathurst, New South Wales 2–4 April
4 Sydney Motorsport Park Eastern Creek, New South Wales 1–2 May
5 Morgan Park Raceway Warwick, Queensland 25–27 June
6 Sandown Raceway Melbourne, Victoria 10–12 September
7 Mount Panorama Circuit Bathurst, New South Wales TBC November

Teams and drivers

The following teams and drivers are under contract to compete in the 2021 championship:

Team Car No. Drivers Class Rounds Ref.
Melbourne Performance Centre Audi RS 3 LMS TCR 2 Luke King TBA 1 [3]
25 Chaz Mostert TBA 1 [4]
Garry Rogers Motorsport Alfa Romeo Giulietta Veloce TCR 5 Jordan Cox TBA 1 [5]
GRM Team Valvoline Alfa Romeo Giulietta Veloce TCR 7 Michael Caruso TBA 1 [6]
Peugeot 308 TCR 18 Aaron Cameron TBA 1 [7]
Renault Sport GRM Renault Mégane R.S TCR 33 Dylan O'Keeffe TBA 1 [8]
34 James Moffat TBA 1 [8]
Ashley Seward Motorsport Alfa Romeo Giulietta Veloce TCR 9 Jay Hanson TBA 1 [9]
10 Lee Holdsworth TBA 1 [10]
HMO Customer Racing Hyundai i30 N TCR 11 Nathan Morcom TBA 1 [11]
30 Josh Buchan TBA 1 [12]
Michael Clemente Motorsport Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) 15 Michael Clemente TBA 1 [7]
Burson Auto Parts Racing Peugeot 308 TCR 17 Jason Bargwanna TBA 1 [7]
71 Ben Bargwanna TBA 1 [7]
Wall Racing Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) 24 John Martin TBA 1 [13][14]
50 Tony D'Alberto TBA 1 [15]
Team Soutar Motorsport Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) 110 Zac Soutar TBA 1 [7]
Tilton Racing Hyundai i30 N TCR 333 Bradley Shiels TBA 1 [7]

Notes

    References
    1. Supercheap partner with TCR Australia Auto Action 14 January 2021
    2. "Date confirmed for second 2021 TCR Australia round at Phillip Island". TouringCarTimes. 23 November 2020. Retrieved 23 November 2020.
    3. "Luke King inks Melbourne Performance Centre deal for TCR Australia debut". touringcartimes.com. 15 January 2021. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
    4. "Chaz Mostert to get TCR Australia berth with Audi". TouringCarTimes. 12 January 2021. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
    5. "New war paint for Cox as he aims high in 2021 TCR Australia Series". tcraustralia.com. 27 November 2020. Retrieved 27 November 2020.
    6. Howard, Tom (17 November 2020). "Caruso-GRM TCR deal rolled over". speedcafe.com. Speedcafe. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
    7. "18 cars on the grid for TCR Australia opener at Symmons Plains". touringcartimes.com. 23 January 2021. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
    8. "GRM unveil 2021 livery for James Moffat". TouringCarTimes. 12 January 2021. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
    9. "Ashley Seward Motorsport confirm two Alfa Romeos for 2021". TouringCarTimes. 17 December 2020. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
    10. "Lee Holdsworth completes TCR Australia switch". TouringCarTimes. 7 January 2021. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
    11. "HMO Customer Racing retains Nathan Morcom for 2021 programme". touringcartimes.com. 13 January 2021. Retrieved 13 January 2021.
    12. "Josh Buchan secures Hyundai slot". touringcartimes.com. 17 January 2021. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
    13. "Honda Australia and Wall Racing confirm 2021 programme". TouringCarTimes. 19 November 2020. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
    14. "John Martin to stay with Wall Racing". TouringCarTimes. 23 November 2020. Retrieved 23 November 2020.
    15. "Wall Racing unveil new livery for Tony D'Alberto". TouringCarTimes. 17 December 2020. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
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