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
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 |
| 2 | |||
| 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 |
| 9 | |||
| 5 | 10 | Anglesey Circuit, Anglesey | 8 August |
| 11 | |||
| 6 | 12 | Donington Park (National), Leicestershire | 30 August |
| 13 | |||
| 14 | |||
Teams and drivers
| Team | Car | No. | Drivers | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TCR entries | ||||
| Power Maxed Racing[3] | CUPRA León TCR[3] | 4 | All | |
| 5 | 4, 6 | |||
| 11 | All | |||
| 70 | All | |||
| Hyundai i30 N TCR | 52 | 3 | ||
| Simpson Motorsport[6] | Audi RS3 LMS TCR[6] | 9 | 4–6 | |
| 138 | 1 | |||
| Motus One Racing[7] | CUPRA León TCR[6] | 14 | 1–2 | |
| Hyundai i30 N TCR | 4–6 | |||
| DW Racing[6] | Vauxhall Astra TCR[6] | 21 | 1 | |
| 50 | 2, 6 | |||
| 97 | 3 | |||
| Maximum Motorsport[4] | CUPRA León TCR[8] | 21 | 4, 6 | |
| Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR[4] | 33 | 4–6 | ||
| Vauxhall Astra TCR | 97 | 4–5 | ||
| Maximum Motorsport with Motus One Racing[9] | Hyundai i30 N TCR[9] | 77 | 1–3 | |
| 101 | All | |||
| Area Motorsport[12] | CUPRA León TCR[12] | 37 | All | |
| Essex & Kent Motorsport[13] | Hyundai i30 N TCR[13] | 38 | All | |
| 44 | All | |||
| Rob Boston Racing | Vauxhall Astra TCR | 81 | 6 | |
| Grant Motorsport | CUPRA León TCR | 97 | 2 | |
| Zest Racecar Engineering | Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR | 99 | 4 | |
| CUPRA León TCR | 123 | 6 | ||
| Privateer | CUPRA León TCR | 77 | 4, 6 | |
| NGTC entries | ||||
| Team HARD.[4] | Mercedes-Benz A-Class[4] | 15 | 1–3 | |
| 285 | 1–4 | |||
| BMW 125i M Sport[4] | 69 | 2–3 | ||
Race calendar and results
| Round | Circuit | Pole Position | Fastest Lap | Winning Driver | Winning Team | TCR UK Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Silverstone Circuit | Maximum with Motus One | ||||
| Essex & Kent Motorsport | ||||||
| 2 | Castle Combe Circuit | DW Racing | ||||
| Essex & Kent Motorsport | ||||||
| 3 | Brands Hatch | Power Maxed Racing | ||||
| Essex & Kent Motorsport | ||||||
| Essex & Kent Motorsport | ||||||
| 4 | Oulton Park | Power Maxed Racing | ||||
| Essex & Kent Motorsport | ||||||
| 5 | Anglesey Circuit | Area Motorsport | ||||
| Essex & Kent Motorsport | ||||||
| 6 | Donington Park | Power Maxed Racing | ||||
| Power Maxed Racing | ||||||
| Area Motorsport |
Championship standings
Drivers' Standings
| 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
- ^ "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.