2023 TCR Australia Touring Car Series

The 2023 TCR Australia Series (known for sponsorship reasons as the 2023 Supercheap Auto TCR Australia Series) will be the fourth season of the TCR Australia Touring Car Series. The series will run as part of SpeedSeries. It will also feature two rounds of the TCR World Tour.

Calendar
  Race is part of TCR World Tour
Round Circuit Location Date
1 Tasmania Symmons Plains Raceway Launceston, Tasmania 24–26 February
2 Victoria (state) Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit Phillip Island, Victoria 12–14 May
3 Victoria (state) Winton Motor Raceway Winton, Victoria 9–11 June
4 Queensland Queensland Raceway Ipswich, Queensland 11–13 August
5 Victoria (state) Sandown Raceway Melbourne, Victoria 8–10 September
6 New South Wales Sydney Motorsport Park Eastern Creek, New South Wales 3–5 November
7 New South Wales Mount Panorama Circuit Bathurst, New South Wales 10–12 November
[1][2][3]

Teams and Drivers

The following teams and drivers are under contract to compete in the 2023 championship. Car numbers are presumed to carry over from 2022 unless otherwise stated. Kumho is the new official tire supplier.[4]

Team Car No. Drivers Rounds Ref.
Australia Wall Racing[lower-alpha 1] Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) 1 Australia Tony D'Alberto 1–2 [5][6]
Australia Melbourne Performance Centre[lower-alpha 2] Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2021) 9 Australia Will Brown 1–2 [7]
TBA TBA TBA [8]
Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2017) 14 Australia Lachlan Mineeff 1–2 [9][10]
United Kingdom Carl Cox Motorsport Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2017) 15 Australia Michael Clemente 1 [11]
Cupra León Competición TCR 2 [12]
Australia Garry Rogers Motorsport[lower-alpha 3] Peugeot 308 TCR 18 Australia Aaron Cameron 1–2 [13]
41 Australia Kody Garland 1–2 [14]
33 Australia Jordan Cox 1–2 [15]
71 Australia Ben Bargwanna 1–2 [16]
Australia Challenge Motorsport Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2017) 22 Australia Iain McDougall 1 [17]
Australia HMO Customer Racing Hyundai Elantra N TCR 30 Australia Josh Buchan 1–2 [18]
Hyundai i30 N TCR 130 Australia Bailey Sweeney 1–2 [19]
Australia Exclusive Switchboards Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) 74 Australia Brad Harris 2
Australia Team Soutar Motorsport[lower-alpha 4] Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2021) 110 Australia Zac Soutar 1–2 [20][21]
Australia Ashley Seward Motorsport Alfa Romeo Giulietta Veloce TCR 115 United Kingdom Tom Oliphant 1 [22]
Lynk & Co 03 TCR (2019) 2 [23]

Driver Changes

Kody Garland will switch from driving Renault Mégane R.S TCR to Peugeot 308 TCR.[14]

Zac Soutar will switch from driving Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) to Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2021).[20]

Summary
Round Race Event Pole position Fastest Lap Winning Driver Winning Team Report
1 1 Tasmania Symmons Plains Raceway Australia Will Brown Australia Bailey Sweeny Australia Bailey Sweeny HMO Customer Racing
2 Australia Will Brown Australia Aaron Cameron Garry Rogers Motorsport
3 Australia Bailey Sweeny Australia Bailey Sweeny HMO Customer Racing
2 1 Victoria (state) Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit Australia Josh Buchan Australia Josh Buchan Australia Josh Buchan HMO Customer Racing
2 Australia Brad Harris Australia Michael Clemente Carl Cox Motorsport
3 Australia Josh Buchan Australia Josh Buchan HMO Customer Racing
3 1 Victoria (state) Winton Motor Raceway
2
3
4 1 Queensland Queensland Raceway
2
3
5 1 Victoria (state) Sandown Raceway
2
3
6 1 New South Wales Sydney Motorsport Park
2
3
7 1 New South Wales Mount Panorama Circuit
2
3

Driver's standings

Points system

The points system for 2023 was restructured. Races 1 and 3 award maximum points, while race 2, which features a starting grid based on reversed results from race 1, is worth slightly reduced points. Additionally, the top five drivers in qualifying now receive points instead of only the pole winner, and the driver who sets the fastest lap in a race receives points.[24][25]

Position  1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th   11th   12th   13th   14th   15th   16th   17th   18th   19th   20th   DNF 
Qualifying 10 7 5 3 2 0 0
Races 1 & 3 50 46 44 42 40 38 36 34 32 30 28 26 25 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 0
Race 2 40 36 34 32 30 28 26 24 22 20 18 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 0
  • The driver who sets the fastest lap in a race receives one additional point.

Championship standings
Pos. Driver SYM
Tasmania		 PHI
Victoria (state)		 WIN
Victoria (state)		 QLD
Queensland		 SAN
Victoria (state)		 SMP
New South Wales		 BAT
New South Wales		 Points
1 Australia Bailey Sweeney 12 6 1 44 5 5 137
2 Australia Tony D'Alberto 23 7 2 Ret3 13 11 123
3 Australia Aaron Cameron 84 1 4 3 6 6 119
4 Australia Jordan Cox 5 3 3 8 2 4 118
5 United Kingdom Tom Oliphant 7 4 5 Ret 8 9 108
6 Australia Lachlan Mineeff 9 2 7 2 12 10 104
7 Australia Kody Garland 3 10 6 7 9 12 102
8 Australia Josh Buchan 6 9 9 11 10 1 92
9 Australia Michael Clemente 10 5 10 6 1 2 90
10 Australia Iain McDougall 11 8 11 80
11 Australia Ben Bargwanna 45 Ret 8 55 3 3 78
12 Australia Will Brown DNS1 Ret DNS Ret 11 8 10
13 Australia Zac Soutar DNS Ret DNS Ret2 7 7 0
Australia Brad Harris 9 4 13
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:
1 2 3 4 5 – Qualifying positions

Notes
  1. Car #1 entered under the commercial title "Honda Racing Team Wall".
  2. Car #9 and Car #14 entered under the commercial title "MPC - Audi Liqui Moly Racing Team".
  3. Car #18 and Car #41 entered under the commercial title "Peugeot Sport GRM Team Valvoline", and Car #71 entered under the commercial title "Burson Auto Parts Racing".
  4. Car #110 entered under the commercial title "Tufflift Racing".

References
  1. "WINTON ADDED TO 2023 SUPERCHEAP AUTO TCR AUSTRALIA CALENDAR". TCR Australia. 8 February 2023. Retrieved 8 February 2023.
  2. O'Brian, Connor (27 January 2023). "TCR, Trans Am calendars released". V8Sleuth.
  3. "Kumho TCR World Tour To Join Supercheap Auto TCR Australia In Sydney". TCR Australia. 13 April 2023. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
  4. "TCR Australia switches to Kumho tyres for 2023". TouringCarTimes. 13 January 2023. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
  5. "Wall Racing retains champion Tony D'Alberto for 2023 TCR Australia". TouringCarTimes. 8 February 2023. Retrieved 8 February 2023.
  6. "Wall Racing unveils 2023 livery for TCR Australia champion Tony D'Alberto". TouringCarTimes. 17 February 2023. Retrieved 17 February 2023.
  7. "Will Brown upgrades to Gen2 Audi for 2023 campaign". TouringCarTimes. 16 February 2023. Retrieved 16 February 2023.
  8. "Melbourne Performance Centre plans three Audis for 2023 TCR Australia season". TouringCarTimes. 16 January 2023. Retrieved 16 January 2023.
  9. "Lachlan Mineeff will join 2023 TCR Australia season from second round". TouringCarTimes. 31 January 2023. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
  10. "Lachlan Mineeff secures season opener start". TouringCarTimes. 20 February 2023. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
  11. "Michael Clemente confirms 2023 campaign with Carl Cox Motorsport". TouringCarTimes. 21 February 2023. Retrieved 21 February 2023.
  12. Smy, Damien (7 May 2023). "Cupra TCR arrives in Australia". Speedcafe.
  13. "Aaron Cameron retains Garry Rogers Motorsport seat". TouringCarTimes. 29 January 2023. Retrieved 29 January 2023.
  14. "Kody Garland Makes Peugeot Switch for 2023 Supercheap Auto TCR Australia Series". TCR Australia. 25 January 2023.
  15. "Jordan Cox remains with Garry Rogers Motorsport for 2023 TCR Australia season". TouringCarTimes. 7 February 2023. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
  16. "Ben Bargwanna confirms TCR Australia and TCR World Tour campaign". TouringCarTimes. 9 February 2023. Retrieved 9 February 2023.
  17. "Fresh Livery Just the Start for Challenge Motorsport". TCR Australia. 21 February 2023.
  18. "HMO Customer Racing confirms Hyundai Elantra entry for Josh Buchan". TouringCarTimes. 22 February 2023. Retrieved 22 February 2023.
  19. "Rookie of The Year Bailey Sweeney Returns for 2023 Supercheap Auto TCR Australia Series". TCR Australia. 26 January 2023.
  20. "Privateer Zac Soutar Makes Audi Switch for 2023". TCR Australia. 20 January 2023.
  21. "Tufflift Racing Reveals Livery for New Audi". TCR Australia. 22 February 2023.
  22. "Tom Oliphant signs two-year TCR Australia contract with Ashley Seward Motorsport". TouringCarTimes. 16 February 2023. Retrieved 16 February 2023.
  23. "Ash Seward Motorsport to give Lynk & Co Australian debut". TouringCarTimes. 23 March 2023. Retrieved 23 March 2023.
  24. O'Brien, Connor (January 11, 2023). "How the revamped TCR points system works". v8sluth.com.au. AN1 Media. Retrieved February 25, 2023.
  25. 2023 TCR Australia Series sporting regulations
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