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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.

Race calendar

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

Round Circuit Location Date
1 Tasmania Symmons Plains Raceway Launceston, Tasmania 24–26 January
2 Victoria (state) Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit Phillip Island, Victoria 19–21 February
3 New South Wales Mount Panorama Circuit Bathurst, New South Wales 2–4 April
4 New South Wales Sydney Motorsport Park Eastern Creek, New South Wales 1–2 May
5 Queensland Morgan Park Raceway Warwick, Queensland 25–27 June
6 Victoria (state) Sandown Raceway Melbourne, Victoria 10–12 September
7 New South Wales 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.
Australia Melbourne Performance Centre Audi RS 3 LMS TCR 2 Australia Luke King TBA 1 [3]
25 Australia Chaz Mostert TBA 1 [4]
Australia Garry Rogers Motorsport Alfa Romeo Giulietta Veloce TCR 5 Australia Jordan Cox TBA 1 [5]
Australia GRM Team Valvoline Alfa Romeo Giulietta Veloce TCR 7 Australia Michael Caruso TBA 1 [6]
Peugeot 308 TCR 18 Australia Aaron Cameron TBA 1 [7]
Australia Renault Sport GRM Renault Mégane R.S TCR 33 Australia Dylan O'Keeffe TBA 1 [8]
34 Australia James Moffat TBA 1 [8]
Australia Ashley Seward Motorsport Alfa Romeo Giulietta Veloce TCR 9 Australia Jay Hanson TBA 1 [9]
10 Australia Lee Holdsworth TBA 1 [10]
Australia HMO Customer Racing Hyundai i30 N TCR 11 Australia Nathan Morcom TBA 1 [11]
30 Australia Josh Buchan TBA 1 [12]
Australia Michael Clemente Motorsport Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) 15 Australia Michael Clemente TBA 1 [7]
Australia Burson Auto Parts Racing Peugeot 308 TCR 17 Australia Jason Bargwanna TBA 1 [7]
71 Australia Ben Bargwanna TBA 1 [7]
Australia Wall Racing Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) 24 Australia John Martin TBA 1 [13][14]
50 Australia Tony D'Alberto TBA 1 [15]
Australia Team Soutar Motorsport Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) 110 Australia Zac Soutar TBA 1 [7]
Australia Tilton Racing Hyundai i30 N TCR 333 Australia 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. ^ a b c d e f "18 cars on the grid for TCR Australia opener at Symmons Plains". touringcartimes.com. 23 January 2021. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
  8. ^ a b "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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