2019 TCR Australia Touring Car Series
Appearance
The 2019 TCR Australia Touring Car Series season is the first season of the TCR Australia Touring Car Series. The series is run as part of the Shannons Nationals series.[1]
Race calendar
[edit]The calendar was announced in November 2018 with seven confirmed dates.[2] All rounds will be held in Australia.
Round | Circuit | Location | Date |
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1 | Sydney Motorsport Park | Eastern Creek, New South Wales | 17–19 May |
2 | Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit | Phillip Island, Victoria | 6–9 June |
3 | The Bend Motorsport Park | Tailem Bend, South Australia | 12–14 July |
4 | Queensland Raceway | Ipswich, Queensland | 2–4 August |
5 | Winton Motor Raceway | Benalla, Victoria | 31 August–1 September |
6 | Sandown Raceway | Springvale, Victoria | 20–22 September |
7 | The Bend Motorsport Park | Tailem Bend, South Australia | 15–17 November |
Teams and drivers
[edit]The following teams and drivers are under contract to compete in the 2019 championship:
Results and standings
[edit]Race results
[edit]- Points system
Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | 11th | 12th | 13th | 14th | 15th | 16th | 17th | 18th | 19th | 20th | DNF |
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Race 1 & 2 | 40 | 36 | 32 | 28 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 0 |
Race 3 | 50 | 46 | 42 | 38 | 36 | 31 | 29 | 27 | 25 | 23 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 0 |
- Two (2) points will be awarded for obtaining Pole Position in qualifying.
Drivers' standings
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Notes
[edit]- ^ a b Jean-Karl Vernay was entered into the Queensland Raceway round and contested the first race, but was unable to take part in the second and third races due to illness. Aaron Seton was entered in his place for the remainder of the round.[12]
References
[edit]- ^ "Shannons to host TCR Australia". thenationals.com.au. 5 November 2018. Retrieved 7 November 2018.
- ^ "TCR Australia announces 2019 calendar - TouringCarTimes". TouringCarTimes. 4 November 2018. Retrieved 7 November 2018.
- ^ a b c "Rik Breukers secures one-off drive for Melbourne Performance Centre". TouringCarTimes. 2019-05-01. Retrieved 2019-05-01.
- ^ a b "Cameron completes maiden TCR Australia grid". 2019-05-15.
- ^ a b c Coch, Mat (23 October 2019). "Bright looking to step up 2020 TCR program". Speedcafe. Retrieved 23 October 2019.
- ^ "MPC adds two more Audis to TCR fleet". Speedcafe.com. Retrieved 31 May 2019.
- ^ "Leanne Tander joins Phillip Island grid". TouringCarTimes. 7 June 2019. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
- ^ "TCR Aus reveals record grid as Peugeot breaks cover". 2019-11-14.
- ^ "Supercars star Tander to join TCR Australia grid". Speedcafe. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
- ^ "Melbourne Performance Centre unveil livery for Garth Tander". TouringCarTimes. 5 June 2019. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
- ^ "TCR champion Jean-Karl Vernay joins Queensland Raceway field". TouringCarTimes. 2019-07-31. Retrieved 2019-08-01.
- ^ a b "Vernay sidelined through illness, Seton drafted in at QR". 2019-08-04.
- ^ "Hamish Ribarits joins Melbourne Performance Centre at Phillip Island". TouringCarTimes. 2019-06-06. Retrieved 2019-06-06.
- ^ "Ingall to make racing return in TCR Australia". 2019-07-09.
- ^ a b c "Kelly Racing confirm multi-car TCR programme". TouringCarTimes. 4 April 2019. Retrieved 5 April 2019.
- ^ "Rally star Molly Taylor lands Kelly Racing TCR drive". May 2019.
- ^ a b "Heimgartner completes Kelly Racing TCR aus squad". 2019-05-13.
- ^ Kelly Racing reveals rebadged Holden Astra TCR car Speedcafe 15 May 2019
- ^ "Angelo secures Kelly Racing Opel TCR Australia drive". Speedcafe. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
- ^ "Rullo joins Kelly Racing for TCR Australia bid". 2019-05-03.
- ^ "Chelsea Angelo returns for season finale at The Bend". TouringCarTimes. 25 July 2019. Retrieved 11 November 2019.
- ^ a b c "GRM commits to Alfa Romeo TCR Australia program". speedcafe.com. 24 January 2019. Retrieved 24 January 2019.
- ^ "GRM confirms first driver for inaugural TCR season". Speedcafe.com. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
- ^ a b "WTCR star Vernay pips Martin to TCR aus QR pole". 2019-08-03.
- ^ "Renault joins TCR Australia grid with GRM". Speedcafe.com. 21 March 2019. Retrieved 21 March 2019.
- ^ "Renault Australia increase support for Garry Rogers Motorsport". TouringCarTimes. 25 July 2019. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
- ^ "Chris Pither confirmed for TCR Australia". velocitynews.co.nz. 8 April 2019. Archived from the original on 8 April 2019. Retrieved 8 April 2019.
- ^ "Moffat rejoins GRM for Renault TCR assault". 2019-04-24.
- ^ a b "Whitley joins Bright in new MSR prepared TCR outfit". Speedcafe.com. Retrieved 12 May 2019.
- ^ a b "Jason Bright launches TCR Australia outfit Team Tradie". velocitynews.co.nz. 11 April 2019. Archived from the original on 10 April 2019. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
- ^ "Dylan O'Keeffe confirmed for Ashley Seward Motorsport in an Alfa Romeo". TouringCarTimes. 5 May 2019. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
- ^ "Leading Super2 rookie adds TCR program with GRM". 2019-05-04.
- ^ "Ashley Seward Motorsport expands for season finale". TouringCarTimes. 2019-11-13. Retrieved 2019-11-13.
- ^ a b "HMO Customer Racing add third Hyundai for TCR Australia". TouringCarTimes. 29 November 2018. Retrieved 29 November 2018.
- ^ "Nathan Morcom TCR drive confirmed". Auto Action. 17 April 2019. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
- ^ "Rising star Will Brown secures Hyundai TCR drive". Speedcafe. 29 April 2019. Retrieved 29 April 2019.
- ^ a b "New squad to run ex-Kelly Racing TCR Subarus". Speedcafe.com. Retrieved 16 October 2019.
- ^ a b "Milldun Motorsport name drivers for TCR Australia finale". TouringCarTimes. 2019-11-13. Retrieved 2019-11-13.
- ^ "Honda Australia confirm official support for Tony D'Alberto". TouringCarTimes. 6 May 2019. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
- ^ "Wall Racing acquires second Honda for TCR Australia". Speedcafe.com. 19 February 2019. Retrieved 19 February 2019.
- ^ "Wall Racing expand to four Honda Civics". TouringCarTimes. 29 May 2019. Retrieved 29 May 2019.
- ^ "John Martin secures TCR Australia drive". TouringCarTimes. 17 April 2019. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
- ^ "Wall Racing expand to three Hondas, Jordan Cox joins the fold". TouringCarTimes. 27 June 2019. Retrieved 27 June 2019.
- ^ "Wall Racing unveil livery for Jordan Cox". TouringCarTimes. 10 July 2019. Retrieved 10 July 2019.
- ^ "Factory Honda driver joins TCR Australia field". Speedcafe. 13 September 2019.
- ^ "D'Alberto lands Honda TCR Australia drive". Speedcafe.com. 10 April 2019. Retrieved 10 April 2019.
- ^ "GWR expands TCR Australia commitment". 2019-04-24.
- ^ "Fourth Hyundai set for TCR Australia". TouringCarTimes. 14 December 2018. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
- ^ "GWR to field Hyundai for Almond in TCR Aus opener". Speedcafe. Retrieved 14 May 2019.
- ^ a b c "Cupra joins TCR Australia grid for season finale". Speedcafe. 23 October 2019. Retrieved 23 October 2019.
- ^ a b "Peugeot confirm entry for TCR Australia series finale". TouringCarTimes. 24 September 2019. Retrieved 24 September 2019.