2019 Touring Car Trophy
The 2019 Dunlop Touring Car Trophy is the inaugural 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 ten races across five meetings across England. The championship is aimed as a feeder category to the BTCC and operated by Stewart Lines' Maximum Group. On April 5, it was announced that TCR UK had merged into the series and will be represented by the TCR class.[1]
Teams and drivers[]
The following teams and drivers are currently entered.[2]
Team | Car | No. | Drivers | Rounds |
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TCR UK entries | ||||
HSG Sport with Maximum Motorsport | CUPRA León TCR | 4 | Richard Woods | 3 |
18 | Mark Wakefield | 2 | ||
Maximum Motorsport[3] | 32 | Oliver Taylor[3] | 1 | |
95 | Stewart Lines | 4 | ||
Wolf-Power Racing | Renault Mégane R.S TCR | 5 | Alex Morgan | 5 |
Teamwork Huff Motorsport[4] | Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR[4] | 12 | Sunny Wong[4] | 1, 3 |
Ciceley Motorsport | CUPRA León TCR | 33 | Adam Morgan | 5 |
61 | James Turkington | 2–5 | ||
Essex & Kent Motorsport[5] | Hyundai i30 N TCR[5] | 38 | Lewis Kent[5] | All |
Fox Motorsport[6] | Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK2)[6] | 40 | Nick Halstead[6] | 2, 4–5 |
Endurance Financial Racing[7] | CUPRA León TCR[7] | 45 | Carl Swift[7] | 1 |
DW Racing[8] | Vauxhall Astra TCR[8] | 50 | Darelle Wilson[8] | 2–5 |
Other TCR entries | ||||
Zest Racecar Engineering | SEAT León TCR[9] | 99 | Guy Colclough | 1 |
DAT Racing[9] | Max Coates[9] | 2 | ||
NGTC entries | ||||
Halfords Yuasa Racing | Honda Civic Type R (FK8) | 25 | Will Neal | 5 |
Team Dynamics[10] | Honda Civic Type R (FK2)[10] | 42 | Henry Neal[10] | All |
Team HARD[11] | Volkswagen CC | 34 | Josh Coggan[11] | 5 |
35 | Darren Lewis[11] | 5 | ||
333 | Paul Taylor[11] | 5 | ||
Power Maxed Racing | Vauxhall Astra | 95 | Stewart Lines | 5 |
Handy Motorsport[12] | Audi A4[12] | 101 | Alex Day[12] | 1–4 |
S2000 entries | ||||
HSG Sport | Ford Focus S2000 TC | 4 | Richard Woods | 5 |
Ciceley Motorsport[13] | SEAT León WTCC Supercopa[13] | 61 | James Turkington[13] | 1 |
Race calendar and results[]
The following meetings are as scheduled.[14]
Round | Circuit | Date | Pole Position | Fastest Lap | Winning Driver | Winning Team | TCR UK Winner |
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1 | Oulton Park | May 11 | Henry Neal | Ollie Taylor | Carl Swift | Endurance Financial Racing | Carl Swift |
Henry Neal | Ollie Taylor | Maximum Motorsport | Ollie Taylor | ||||
NC | Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps | June 5–6 | Lewis Kent | Lewis Kent | Lewis Kent | Essex & Kent Motorsport | Lewis Kent |
2 | Donington Park Grand Prix | June 23 | Lewis Kent | Lewis Kent | Max Coates | DAT Racing | Lewis Kent |
Henry Neal | Max Coates | DAT Racing | James Turkington | ||||
3 | Croft Circuit | July 7 | Lewis Kent | Henry Neal | Lewis Kent | Essex & Kent Motorsport | Lewis Kent |
Lewis Kent | Lewis Kent | Essex & Kent Motorsport | Lewis Kent | ||||
4 | Brands Hatch Indy | July 28 | Nick Halstead | Henry Neal | Henry Neal | Team Dynamics | James Turkington |
Lewis Kent | James Turkington | Cicely Motorsport | James Turkington | ||||
5 | Donington Park | October 19–20 | Henry Neal | Darren Lewis | Adam Morgan | Cicely Motorsport | Adam Morgan |
Henry Neal | Henry Neal | Team Dynamics | Adam Morgan |
Championship standings[]
Touring Car Trophy Points system | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | 11th | 12th | 13th | 14th | 15th | 16th | 17th | 18th | 19th | 20th | Other Finish | R1 PP | Fastest lap |
44 | 40 | 38 | 36 | 34 | 32 | 30 | 28 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
- A driver's best 4 rounds counted towards the championship, with any other points being discarded.
Drivers' Standings[]
TCR UK Points system | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | Q 1st | Q 2nd | Q 3rd | Q 4th | Q 5th | ||||||||
25 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Pos | Driver | OUL |
DON |
CRO |
BHI |
DON |
Points | |||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Henry Neal | DSQ | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | Ret | 1 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 366 | ||||
2 | James Turkington | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 364 | ||||
3 | Lewis Kent | DNS | DNS | 2 | Ret | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 286 | ||||
4 | Darelle Wilson | WD | WD | 7 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 260 | ||||
5 | Nick Halstead | 6 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 184 | ||||||||
6 | Alex Day | 2 | Ret | NC | 7 | 4 | Ret | 5 | 4 | 176 | ||||||
7 | Stewart Lines | 4 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 112 | ||||||||||
8 | Max Coates | 1 | 1 | 88 | ||||||||||||
9 | Adam Morgan | 1 | 2 | 84 | ||||||||||||
10 | Carl Swift | 1 | 3 | 82 | ||||||||||||
11 | Richard Woods | Ret | 4 | 9 | 13 | 80 | ||||||||||
12 | Alex Morgan | 2 | 4 | 76 | ||||||||||||
13 | Mark Wakefield | 3 | 4 | 74 | ||||||||||||
14 | Sunny Wong | 3 | 5 | Ret | Ret | 72 | ||||||||||
15 | Guy Colclough | 5 | 6 | 66 | ||||||||||||
16 | Darren Lewis | 4 | 9 | 64 | ||||||||||||
17 | Josh Coggan | 5 | 8 | 62 | ||||||||||||
18 | Will Neal | 12 | 6 | 52 | ||||||||||||
19 | Ollie Taylor | Ret | 1 | 46 | ||||||||||||
20 | Paul Taylor | DSQ | 11 | 22 | ||||||||||||
TCR UK | ||||||||||||||||
1 | James Turkington | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 161 | ||||||
2 | Lewis Kent | DNS | DNS | 2 | Ret | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 156 | ||||
3 | Darelle Wilson | WD | WD | 7 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 116 | ||||
4 | Nick Halstead | 6 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 82 | ||||||||
5 | Adam Morgan | 1 | 2 | 54 | ||||||||||||
6 | Carl Swift | 1 | 3 | 47 | ||||||||||||
7 | Sunny Wong | 3 | 5 | Ret | Ret | 39 | ||||||||||
8 | Mark Wakefield | 3 | 4 | 38 | ||||||||||||
9 | Stewart Lines | 4 | 5 | 34 | ||||||||||||
10 | Alex Morgan | 2 | 4 | 34 | ||||||||||||
11 | Ollie Taylor | Ret | 1 | 30 | ||||||||||||
12 | Richard Woods | Ret | 4 | 14 | ||||||||||||
Pos | Driver | OUL |
DON |
CRO |
BHI |
DON |
Points |
Teams' championship[]
Pos | Team | OUL |
DON |
CRO |
BHI |
DON |
Points | |||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Ciceley Motorsport | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 448 | ||||
8 | 7 | |||||||||||||||
2 | Team Dynamics | DSQ | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | Ret | 1 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 366 | ||||
3 | Essex & Kent Motorsport | DNS | DNS | 2 | Ret | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 286 | ||||
4 | DW Racing | WD | WD | 7 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 260 | ||||
5 | Fox Motorsport | 6 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 184 | ||||||||
6 | Handy Motorsport | 2 | Ret | NC | 7 | 4 | Ret | 5 | 4 | 176 | ||||||
7 | Team HARD | 4 | 8 | 126 | ||||||||||||
5 | 9 | |||||||||||||||
8 | Maximum Motorsport | Ret | 1 | 4 | 5 | 116 | ||||||||||
9 | HSG Sport with Maximum Motorsport | 3 | 4 | Ret | 4 | 110 | ||||||||||
10 | DAT Racing | 1 | 1 | 88 | ||||||||||||
12 | Wolf-Power Racing | 2 | 4 | 76 | ||||||||||||
13 | Teamwork Huff Motorsport | 3 | 5 | Ret | Ret | 72 | ||||||||||
14 | Zest Racecar Engineering | 5 | 6 | 66 | ||||||||||||
15 | Halfords Yuasa Racing | 12 | 6 | 52 | ||||||||||||
16 | HSG Sport | 9 | 13 | 44 | ||||||||||||
17 | Power Maxed Racing | 11 | 12 | 42 | ||||||||||||
TCR UK | ||||||||||||||||
1 | Ciceley Motorsport | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 215 | ||||||
8 | 7 | |||||||||||||||
2 | Essex & Kent Motorsport | DNS | DNS | 2 | Ret | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 156 | ||||
3 | DW Racing | WD | WD | 7 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 106 | ||||
4 | Fox Motorsport | 6 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 82 | ||||||||
5 | Maximum Motorsport | Ret | 1 | 4 | 5 | 64 | ||||||||||
6 | HSG Sport with Maximum Motorsport | 3 | 4 | Ret | 4 | 52 | ||||||||||
7 | Endurance Financial Racing | 1 | 3 | 47 | ||||||||||||
8 | Teamwork Huff Motorsport | 3 | 5 | Ret | Ret | 39 | ||||||||||
9 | Wolf-Power Racing | 2 | 4 | 34 | ||||||||||||
Pos | Team | OUL |
DON |
CRO |
BHI |
DON |
Points |
References[]
- ^ "TCR UK championship combines with Touring Car Trophy". TouringCarTimes. Mediaempire Stockholm AB. 5 April 2019. Retrieved 5 April 2019.
- ^ "Touring Car Trophy News". www.maximummotorsport.uk. Maximum Motorsport. 12 January 2019. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
- ^ a b Hudson, Neil (7 May 2019). "Ollie Taylor added to Oulton Park entry". TouringCarTimes.com. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
- ^ a b c "Teamwork Huff Motorsport confirm two-car entry for 2019". TouringCarTimes. 20 March 2019. Retrieved 20 March 2019.
- ^ a b c "Lewis Kent confirms TCR UK return for 2019". TouringCarTimes. 13 February 2019. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
- ^ a b c "Nick Halstead joins TCR UK for three events in Fox Motorsport Honda". TouringCarTimes. 29 May 2019. Retrieved 29 May 2019.
- ^ a b c Hudson, Neil (18 April 2019). "Carl Swift confirms Oulton Park entry". TouringCarTimes.com. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
- ^ a b c "DW Racing commit to TCR UK return". TouringCarTimes. 15 February 2019. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
- ^ a b c "Max Coates joins TCR UK grid for Donington Park". TouringCarTimes. 19 June 2019. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
- ^ a b c "Team Dynamics expand touring car programme". TouringCarTimes. Mediaempire Stockholm AB. 7 December 2018. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
- ^ a b c d Hudson, Neil (14 October 2019). "Team Hard enter three cars for Touring Car Trophy season finale". TouringCarTimes.com. Retrieved 14 October 2019.
- ^ a b c "HMS Racing commits to Touring Car Trophy with Alex Day". thecheckeredflag.co.uk. 19 December 2018. Retrieved 19 December 2018.
- ^ a b c "James Turkington joins Touring Car Trophy in a Ciceley SEAT León". TouringCarTimes. 21 April 2019. Retrieved 21 April 2019.
- ^ "TCR UK merged into series for older touring cars for its second season". Autosport. 5 April 2019. Retrieved 6 April 2019.
External links[]
Categories:
- 2019 in British motorsport
- 2019 in TCR Series