2022 TCR Australia Touring Car Series

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Chaz Mostert won last year's TCR Australia championship

The 2022 TCR Australia Series (known for sponsorship reasons as the 2022 Supercheap Auto TCR Australia Series) is the third season of the TCR Australia Touring Car Series. The series ran as part of the Motorsport Australia Championships series.

Calendar[]

Round Circuit Location Date
1 Tasmania Symmons Plains Raceway Launceston, Tasmania 11–13 February
2 Victoria (Australia) Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit Phillip Island, Victoria 18–20 March
3 New South Wales Mount Panorama Circuit Bathurst, New South Wales 15–17 April
4 New South Wales Sydney Motorsports Park Eastern Creek, New South Wales 27–29 May
5 Queensland Queensland Raceway Ipswich, Queensland 5–7 August
6 Queensland Sandown Raceway Melbourne, Victoria 16–18 September
7 New South Wales Mount Panorama Circuit Bathurst, New South Wales 11–13 November
[1][2]

Teams and Drivers[]

Team Car No. Drivers Rounds Ref.
Australia Melbourne Performance Centre Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2017) 2 Australia Luke King TBA [3]
22 Australia Iain McDougall 2 [4]
Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2021) 9 Australia Jay Hanson 1–2 [5][6]
Australia MPC - Purple Sector Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR 14 Australia Lachlan Mineeff 1–2 [7]
44 Australia Eddie Maguire 1 [8]
Australia MPC - Audi Liqui Moly Racing Team Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2017) 999 Australia Will Brown 1–2 [9]
Australia Garry Rogers Motorsport Peugeot 308 TCR 8 Australia Dylan O'Keeffe 1–2 [10]
33 Australia Jordan Cox 1–2 [11]
Australia Peugeot Sport GRM Team Valvoline 18 Australia Aaron Cameron 1–2 [12]
Australia Ashley Seward Motorsport Alfa Romeo Giulietta Veloce TCR 10 Australia Michael Caruso 1–2 [13]
Australia HMO Customer Racing Hyundai i30 N TCR 11 Australia Nathan Morcom 1–2 [14]
30 Australia Josh Buchan 1–2
130 Australia Bailey Sweeney 1–2
United Kingdom Carl Cox Motorsport Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) 15 Australia Michael Clemente 2 [15]
Australia Wall Racing Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) 24 New Zealand Fabian Coulthard 1–2 [16]
50 Australia Tony D'Alberto 1–2 [17]
Australia Renault Sport GRM Renault Mégane R.S TCR 34 Australia James Moffat 1–2 [18]
Australia Renault Sport GRM Team Valvoline 41 Australia Kody Garland 1–2
Australia Burson Auto Parts Racing Peugeot 308 TCR 71 Australia Ben Bargwanna 1–2 [19]
Australia Willmington Motorsport Alfa Romeo Giulietta Veloce TCR 89 Australia Braydan Willmington 1–2 [20]
Australia Forza Brakes Motorsport Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2017) 97 Australia Liam McAdam 1–2 [21]
Australia Team Soutar Motorsport Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) 110 Australia Zac Soutar 1–2 [22]
Australia Tilton Racing Hyundai i30 N TCR 333 Australia Brad Shiels 1–2 [23]

Summary[]

Round Race Event Pole position Fastest Lap Winning Driver Winning Team Report
1 1 Tasmania Symmons Plains Raceway Australia Nathan Morcom Australia Australia AWC MPC Racing [24]
2 Australia Australia Garry Rogers Motorsport [25]
3 Australia Australia Team Soutar Motorsport [26]
2 1 Victoria (Australia) Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit Australia Australia Australia AWC MPC Racing [27]
2
3
3 1 New South Wales Mount Panorama Circuit
2
3
4 1 New South Wales Queensland Raceway
2
3
5 1 New South Wales Sandown Raceway
2
3
6 1 New South Wales Mount Panorama Circuit
2
3


Points system
Position  1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th   11th   12th   13th   14th   15th   16th   17th   18th   19th   20th   DNF 
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[]

Pos. Driver No. SYM
Tasmania 		PHI
Victoria (Australia) 		BAT
New South Wales 		SMP
New South Wales 		QLD
Queensland 		SAN
Victoria (Australia) 		BAT
New South Wales 		Pen. Points
1 Australia Jordan Cox 33 16 1 3 2 4 6 0 127
2 Australia Zac Soutar 110 6 6 1 5 17 8 0 124
3 Australia Tony D'Alberto 50 8 3 2 7 3 5 0 120
4 Australia Jay Hanson 9 1 Ret 7 1 6 18 0 109
5 Australia Josh Buchan 30 2 5 4 Ret 19 14 0 100
6 Australia Nathan Morcom 11 3 13 6 19 9 11 0 83
7 Australia Brad Shiels 333 10 8 5 14 10 12 0 83
8 Australia Aaron Cameron 18 5 Ret 9 6 Ret 10 0 75
9 Australia Will Brown 999 7 4 13 18 7 2 0 74
10 Australia Dylan O'Keeffe 8 9 7 Ret 3 5 4 0 72
11 Australia Fabian Coulthard 24 11 14 14 4 1 1 0 69
12 Australia Michael Caruso 10 12 9 8 17 8 7 0 66
13 Australia Bailey Sweeney 130 15 2 Ret 11 16 9 0 60
14 Australia Braydan Willmington 87 18 11 11 15 13 19 0 50
15 Australia Lachlan Mineeff 14 17 Ret 12 8 12 15 0 46
16 Australia Ben Bargwanna 71 13 10 Ret 10 2 3 0 44
17 Australia Liam McAdam 97 14 15 10 Ret 15 17 0 44
18 Australia James Moffat 34 4 Ret DNS 12 18 13 0 41
19 Australia Eddie Maguire 44 19 12 15 0 34
20 Australia Michael Clemente 15 9 Ret DNS 0 18
21 Australia Iain McDougall 3 13 11 16 0 12
22 Australia Kody Garland 41 DNS DNS DNS 16 14 Ret 0 9
23 Australia Luke King 2 0 0
Pos. Driver No. SYM
Tasmania 		PHI
Victoria (Australia) 		BAT
New South Wales 		SMP
New South Wales 		QLD
Queensland 		SAN
Victoria (Australia) 		BAT
New South Wales 		Pen. Points
Key
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver 2nd place
Bronze 3rd place
Green Other points position
Blue Other classified position
Not classified, finished (NC)
Purple Not classified, retired (Ret)
Red Did not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black Disqualified (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


References[]

  1. ^ "TCR Australia announces 2022 calendar". Speedcafe. 13 December 2021. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
  2. ^ "Sydney added to S5000, TCR Australia schedules". Motorsport. 17 January 2022. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
  3. ^ O'Brien, Connor (2022-02-09). "King to join MPC for 2022". Speedcafe.com.
  4. ^ Herrero, Daniel (2022-01-27). "McDougall to join TCR for Phillip Island". Speedcafe.com.
  5. ^ "Jay Hanson switches to Melbourne Performance Centre". TouringCarTimes. 2 August 2021. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
  6. ^ "Jay Hanson Confirms TCR Australia Future in Brand-New Audi". TCR Australia. 22 September 2021. Retrieved 22 September 2021.
  7. ^ "Mineeff confirmed 2022 campaign with Purple Sector". TCR Australia. 2022-01-18.
  8. ^ "Local Tasmanian Eddie Maguire joins TCR Australia opener". TouringCars.Net. 7 February 2022. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
  9. ^ Herrero, Daniel (2022-02-06). "Brown joins MPC for 2022 TCR Australia". Speedcafe.com.
  10. ^ Herrero, Daniel (2022-02-10). "O'Keeffe switches to Peugeot". Speedcafe.com.
  11. ^ "Jordan Cox retains GRM seat for 2022". TouringCarTimes. 1 February 2022. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
  12. ^ Connor, O'Brien (23 December 2021). "Cameron confirmed for 2022 TCR". Speedcafe.com.
  13. ^ "Michael Caruso and ASM Reveal Polished Autoglym Livery". TCR Australia. 9 February 2022.
  14. ^ Connor, O'Brien (2022-01-17). "HMO Customer Racing confirms TCR Driver Line-up". Speedcafe.com.
  15. ^ O'Brien, Connor (2022-02-15). "Carl Cox Motorsport confirms TCR Australia Entry". Speedcafe.com.
  16. ^ "Fabian Coulthard joins grid for Symmons Plains opener". TouringCarTimes. 2 February 2022. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
  17. ^ "Tony D'Alberto to continue in Wall Racing Honda". TouringCarTimes. 25 January 2022. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
  18. ^ Herrero, Daniel (2022-02-02). "GRM confirms Renault Driver Lineup". Speedcafe.com.
  19. ^ O'Brien, Connor (2022-02-04). "Bargwanna confirms 2022 TCR Plans". Speedcafe.com.
  20. ^ Chapman, Simon (2021-12-30). "Wilmington confirms TCR Entry". Speedcafe.com.
  21. ^ "Liam McAdam confirms full-season Supercheap Auto TCR Australia campaign". TCR Australia. 12 January 2022. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
  22. ^ "Soutar confirms 2022 TCR Entry". TCR Australia. 2022-01-05.
  23. ^ Herrero, Daniel (2022-02-10). "AWS Race Tasmania Entries". Speedcafe.com.
  24. ^ "Jay Hanson claims his and new Audi's maiden TCR Australia win". TouringCars.Net. 12 February 2022. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
  25. ^ "Jordan Cox wins eventful safety car-interrupted race two at Symmons Plains". TouringCars.Net. 13 February 2022. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
  26. ^ "Zac Soutar claims interrupted race three win after Josh Buchan hit with penalty". TouringCars.Net. 13 February 2022. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
  27. ^ "Jay Hanson secures second win of season in opening Phillip Island race". TouringCars.Net. 19 March 2022. Retrieved 19 March 2022.

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