2021 TCR Australia Touring Car Series

The 2021 TCR Australia Series (known for sponsorship reasons as the 2021 Supercheap Auto TCR Australia Series[1]) was an Australian motor racing competition for TCR Touring Cars. It was the second TCR Australia Touring Car Series.[2] The series was sanctioned by Motorsport Australia as a National Series with the Australian Racing Group Pty Ltd appointed as the Category Manager.[1] It was contested as part of the renamed Motorsport Australia Championships series.

Chaz Mostert won his first TCR championship

The series was won by Chaz Mostert driving an Audi RS 3 LMS TCR.

Race calendar

The calendar was announced on 23 November 2020 with seven confirmed rounds.[3]

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 12–14 March1
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 New South Wales Mount Panorama Circuit Bathurst, New South Wales 30 November–5 December

^1 – The Phillip Island round was postponed to 12−14 March from its original February 18-21 date after a snap lockdown was enacted in response to an outbreak of COVID-19 cases in Melbourne.[4]

Teams and drivers
The start of Race 3 during the third round at Mount Panorama. Aaron Cameron leads from Chaz Mostert and Jordan Cox.

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

Team Car No. Drivers Rounds Ref.
Australia Melbourne Performance Centre Audi RS 3 LMS TCR 2 Australia Luke King All [5]
25 Australia Chaz Mostert All [6]
75 Australia Garth Tander 3 [7]
Germany Christopher Mies 5 [8]
Alfa Romeo Giulietta Veloce TCR 9 Australia Jay Hanson 5 [9][10]
Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR 14 Australia Lachlan Mineeff 2, 4 [11]
37 Australia Chelsea Angelo 2–4 [12]
Australia Garry Rogers Motorsport Alfa Romeo Giulietta Veloce TCR 5 Australia Jordan Cox All [13]
Australia GRM Team Valvoline 7 Australia Michael Caruso 1–3 [14]
150 4–5
Peugeot 308 TCR 18 Australia Aaron Cameron 1–3 [15]
155 4–5
Australia Ashley Seward Motorsport Alfa Romeo Giulietta Veloce TCR 9 Australia Jay Hanson 1–4 [16]
10 Australia Lee Holdsworth 1–4 [17]
Australia HMO Customer Racing Hyundai i30 N TCR 11 Australia Nathan Morcom All [18]
30 Australia Josh Buchan All [19]
130 Australia Duvashen Padayachee 3–4 [7]
Australia Purple Sector Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR 14 Australia Lachlan Mineeff 5 [20]
78 Australia Keegan Brain 5 [21]
Australia Michael Clemente Motorsport Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) 15 Australia Michael Clemente 1–4 [15]
Australia Burson Auto Parts Racing Peugeot 308 TCR 17 Australia Jason Bargwanna All [15]
71 Australia Ben Bargwanna All [15]
Australia Wall Racing Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) 24 Australia John Martin All [22][23]
50 Australia Tony D'Alberto 1–4 [24]
Australia Renault Sport GRM Renault Mégane R.S TCR 33 Australia Dylan O'Keeffe All [25]
34 Australia James Moffat All [25]
Australia LM Motorsport Audi RS 3 LMS TCR 97 Australia Liam McAdam 3 [26]
Australia Team Soutar Motorsport Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) 110 Australia Zac Soutar All [15]
Australia DashSport Hyundai i30 N TCR 111 Australia Michael King 4 [27]
Australia Tilton Racing 333 Australia Bradley Shiels All [15]

Summary
Round Race Event Pole position Fastest Lap Winning Driver Winning Team Report
1 1 Tasmania Symmons Plains Raceway Australia Lee Holdsworth Australia Jordan Cox Australia Lee Holdsworth Ashley Seward Motorsport [28]
2 Australia Jordan Cox Australia Jordan Cox Garry Rogers Motorsport
3 Australia Lee Holdsworth Australia Jordan Cox Garry Rogers Motorsport
2 1 Victoria (state) Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit Australia Chaz Mostert Australia Chaz Mostert Australia Chaz Mostert Melbourne Performance Centre [29]
2 Australia Chaz Mostert Australia Chaz Mostert Melbourne Performance Centre
3 Australia Luke King Australia Jason Bargwanna Burson Auto Parts Racing
3 1 New South Wales Mount Panorama Circuit Australia Chaz Mostert Australia Chaz Mostert Australia Chaz Mostert Melbourne Performance Centre
2 Australia Chaz Mostert Australia Chaz Mostert Melbourne Performance Centre
3 Australia Chaz Mostert Australia Chaz Mostert Melbourne Performance Centre
4 1 New South Wales Sydney Motorsport Park Australia Dylan O'Keeffe Australia Josh Buchan Australia Josh Buchan HMO Customer Racing
2 Australia Josh Buchan Australia Josh Buchan HMO Customer Racing
3 Australia Lee Holdsworth Australia Michael Caruso Garry Rogers Motorsport
5 1 New South Wales Mount Panorama Circuit Australia Ben Bargwanna Australia Aaron Cameron Australia Aaron Cameron Garry Rogers Motorsport
2 Australia Jordan Cox Australia Jordan Cox Garry Rogers Motorsport
3 Australia Jordan Cox Australia Jordan Cox Garry Rogers Motorsport

Drivers' standings
Points system

Points are awarded as follows at each event. Drivers are required to finish a race in order to receive points.

Position 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th 15th 16th 17th 18th 19th 20th 21st
Race 1 & 2 40 36 34 32 30 28 26 24 22 20 18 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7
Race 3 50 46 44 42 40 38 36 34 32 30 28 26 25 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 17
  • 2 points are awarded for qualifying on pole position.
  • At the final round, the Race 3 points scale was also used for Race 1.

Standings
Pos. [30] Driver [30] SYM
Tasmania		 PHI
Victoria (state)		 BAT
New South Wales		 SMP
New South Wales		 BAT
New South Wales		 Points [30]
1 Australia Chaz Mostert 5 3 2 1 1 18 1 1 1 3 2 6 8 WD WD 486
2 Australia Aaron Cameron 4 15 8 6 7 10 2 2 2 9 11 Ret 1 2 2 453
3 Australia Jordan Cox 2 1 1 12 Ret DNS 9 4 3 7 Ret 7 4 1 1 434
4 Australia Luke King 6 4 4 2 2 15 8 10 13 14 7 5 6 Ret 4 426
5 Australia John Martin 17 14 13 4 3 4 6 5 5 11 20 12 7 7 9 402
6 Australia Nathan Morcom 9 5 5 19 10 3 18 14 9 5 4 3 11 9 Ret 377
7 Australia Josh Buchan 3 6 6 13 Ret 9 14 11 10 1 1 2 DNS Ret 10 365
8 Australia James Moffat 10 Ret Ret 11 18 12 16 7 6 2 5 4 5 5 15 351
9 Australia Jason Bargwanna 11 8 Ret 7 5 1 11 9 8 DSQ 14 Ret 9 3 5 342
10 Australia Ben Bargwanna 13 10 14 8 9 6 12 12 17 21 9 8 2 Ret 12 333
11 Australia Michael Caruso 12 Ret 9 17 15 17 15 DSQ 18 6 3 1 3 Ret 3 326
12 Australia Bradley Shiels 8 7 15 18 11 14 7 8 7 18 13 10 DSQ 11 8 318
13 Australia Lee Holdsworth 1 2 3 3 16 19 5 6 Ret 8 8 16 315
14 Australia Tony D'Alberto 15 9 12 5 4 2 10 Ret 21 4 10 9 290
15 Australia Dylan O'Keeffe 14 11 10 15 14 7 Ret 18 14 10 6 17 10 Ret 13 285
16 Australia Zac Soutar 18 12 Ret 10 8 16 19 13 15 13 Ret 11 12 12 6 262
17 Australia Jay Hanson 7 Ret 7 Ret 17 8 4 Ret 11 12 19 14 Ret 8 DNS 240
18 Australia Michael Clemente 16 13 11 14 6 5 13 Ret 20 16 12 Ret 198
19 Australia Lachlan Mineef 9 12 13 17 16 15 14 6 11 189
20 Australia Chelsea Angelo 16 13 11 20 17 19 19 15 19 134
21 Australia Garth Tander 3 3 4 110
22 Australia Duvashen Padayachee 21 15 12 15 17 13 95
23 Australia Keegan Brain 13 10 14 69
24 Germany Christopher Mies DNS 4 7 68
25 Australia Liam McAdam 17 16 16 45
26 Australia Michael King 20 18 18 38
Key
Colour Result
GoldWinner
SilverSecond place
BronzeThird place
GreenOther points position
Blue Other classified position
Not classified, finished (NC)
PurpleNot classified, retired (Ret)
Red Did not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
BlackDisqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank Did not practice (DNP)
Excluded (EX)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Withdrawn (WD)
Did not enter (cell empty)
Text formatting Meaning
Bold Pole position
Italics Fastest lap

Notes

    References
    1. 2021 Supercheap Auto TCR Australia Series Sporting Regulations, motorsport.org.au, as archived at web.archive.org
    2. Supercheap partner with TCR Australia Auto Action 14 January 2021
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    4. "New date confirmed for Phillip Island event". Speedcafe. 16 February 2021. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
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    6. "Chaz Mostert to get TCR Australia berth with Audi". TouringCarTimes. 12 January 2021. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
    7. "Tander, McAdam and Padayachee join the TCR Grid for Bathurst". tcraustralia.com. 24 March 2021. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
    8. Herrero, Daniel (2021-11-25). "Audi Factory Driver to contest TCR Australia". Speedcafe.com.
    9. "Hanson switches to MPC". Speedcafe.com. 3 August 2021. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
    10. Herrero, Daniel (2021-11-26). "Special tribute livery for Hanson Alfa Romeo at TCR Bathurst 400". Speedcafe.com.
    11. "Lachlan Mineeff to make TCR Australia debut at Phillip Island". TouringCarTimes. 3 March 2021. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
    12. "Chelsea Angelo secures Phillip Island seat". TouringCarTimes. 9 February 2021. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
    13. "New war paint for Cox as he aims high in 2021 TCR Australia Series". tcraustralia.com. 27 November 2020. Retrieved 27 November 2020.
    14. Howard, Tom (17 November 2020). "Caruso-GRM TCR deal rolled over". speedcafe.com. Speedcafe. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
    15. "18 cars on the grid for TCR Australia opener at Symmons Plains". touringcartimes.com. 23 January 2021. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
    16. "Ashley Seward Motorsport confirm two Alfa Romeos for 2021". TouringCarTimes. 17 December 2020. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
    17. "Lee Holdsworth completes TCR Australia switch". TouringCarTimes. 7 January 2021. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
    18. "HMO Customer Racing retains Nathan Morcom for 2021 programme". touringcartimes.com. 13 January 2021. Retrieved 13 January 2021.
    19. "Josh Buchan secures Hyundai slot". touringcartimes.com. 17 January 2021. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
    20. "TCR Bathurst 400 set for 18 car entry". TouringCarTimes. 25 November 2021. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
    21. "Purple Sector expands to two Volkswagens for Bathurst". TouringCarTimes. 23 November 2021. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
    22. "Honda Australia and Wall Racing confirm 2021 programme". TouringCarTimes. 19 November 2020. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
    23. "John Martin to stay with Wall Racing". TouringCarTimes. 23 November 2020. Retrieved 23 November 2020.
    24. "Wall Racing unveil new livery for Tony D'Alberto". TouringCarTimes. 17 December 2020. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
    25. "GRM unveil 2021 livery for James Moffat". TouringCarTimes. 12 January 2021. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
    26. "Liam McAdam and Garth Tander to return". TouringCarTimes. 6 March 2021. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
    27. "Michael King confirmed for TCR Australia debut at Sydney Motorsport Park". TouringCarTimes. 23 April 2021. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
    28. "Symmons Plains Raceway".
    29. "Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit".
    30. 2021 Standings, tcraustralia.com, as archived at web.archive.org
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