2021 Touring Car Trophy

The 2021 Goodyear Touring Car Trophy was the third 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 fourteen races across seven meetings across England. The championship is aimed as a feeder category to the BTCC and operated by Stewart Lines' Maximum Group.

Calendar

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A new calendar was announced on 2 April 2021 with 12 rounds scheduled.[1][2]

Rnd. Circuit/Location Date
1 1 Silverstone Circuit (International), Northamptonshire 25 April
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2 3 Castle Combe Circuit, Wiltshire 31 May
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3 5 Brands Hatch (Indy), Kent 19–20 June
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4 8 Oulton Park, Cheshire 17 July
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5 10 Anglesey Circuit, Anglesey 8 August
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6 12 Donington Park (National), Leicestershire 30 August
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Teams and drivers

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Team Car No. Drivers Rounds
TCR entries
Power Maxed Racing[3] CUPRA León TCR[3] 4   Dan Kirby[4] All
5   Alex Morgan 4, 6
11   Jac Constable[3] All
70   William Butler[5] All
Hyundai i30 N TCR 52   Chris Wallis 3
Simpson Motorsport[6] Audi RS3 LMS TCR[6] 9   Hugo Cook[6] 4–6
138 1
Motus One Racing[7] CUPRA León TCR[6] 14   Danny Krywyj[6] 1–2
Hyundai i30 N TCR 4–6
DW Racing[6] Vauxhall Astra TCR[6] 21   Andy Wilmot[6] 1
50   Darelle Wilson 2, 6
97   Alex Kite 3
Maximum Motorsport[4] CUPRA León TCR[8] 21   Andy Wilmot[8] 4, 6
Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR[4] 33   Jack Depper 4–6
Vauxhall Astra TCR 97   Alex Kite 4–5
Maximum Motorsport with Motus One Racing[9] Hyundai i30 N TCR[9] 77   Will Powell[10] 1–3
101   Max Hart[11] All
Area Motorsport[12] CUPRA León TCR[12] 37   Bruce Winfield[12] All
Essex & Kent Motorsport[13] Hyundai i30 N TCR[13] 38   Lewis Kent[13] All
44   Bradley Kent[13] All
Rob Boston Racing Vauxhall Astra TCR 81   Tom Hibbert 6
Grant Motorsport CUPRA León TCR 97   Alex Kite 2
Zest Racecar Engineering Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR 99   Jamie Sturges 4
CUPRA León TCR 123   Isaac Smith 6
Privateer CUPRA León TCR 77   Mark Smith 4, 6
NGTC entries
Team HARD.[4] Mercedes-Benz A-Class[4] 15   Toby Bearne[6] 1–3
285   Darron Lewis[4] 1–4
BMW 125i M Sport[4] 69   Daniel Wylie[6] 2–3

Race calendar and results

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Round Circuit Pole Position Fastest Lap Winning Driver Winning Team TCR UK Winner
1 Silverstone Circuit   Max Hart   Max Hart   Max Hart Maximum with Motus One   Max Hart
  Lewis Kent   Lewis Kent Essex & Kent Motorsport   Lewis Kent
2 Castle Combe Circuit   Max Hart   Darron Lewis   Darelle Wilson DW Racing   Darelle Wilson
  Max Hart   Bradley Kent Essex & Kent Motorsport   Bradley Kent
3 Brands Hatch   Bradley Kent   Lewis Kent   Dan Kirby Power Maxed Racing   Dan Kirby
  Lewis Kent   Lewis Kent Essex & Kent Motorsport   Lewis Kent
  Bradley Kent   Bradley Kent Essex & Kent Motorsport   Bradley Kent
4 Oulton Park   Alex Morgan   Jac Constable   Jac Constable Power Maxed Racing   Jac Constable
  Bradley Kent   Lewis Kent Essex & Kent Motorsport   Lewis Kent
5 Anglesey Circuit   Bruce Winfield   Bruce Winfield   Bruce Winfield Area Motorsport   Bruce Winfield
  Bradley Kent   Bradley Kent Essex & Kent Motorsport   Bradley Kent
6 Donington Park   Bruce Winfield   Jac Constable   Alex Morgan Power Maxed Racing   Alex Morgan
  Bruce Winfield   Jac Constable Power Maxed Racing   Jac Constable
  Alex Morgan   Bradley Kent   Bruce Winfield Area Motorsport   Bruce Winfield

Championship standings

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Drivers' Standings

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Points system
 1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th   11th   12th   13th   14th   15th   16th  All other finishers All other starters
25 22 20 18 16 14 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
Pos Driver SIL CAS BRH OUL ANG DON Points
1   Lewis Kent 2 1 2 2 4 1 3 4 1 4 5 7 6 6 244
2   Bruce Winfield 10 7 4 4 5 4 Ret 7 5 1 2 2 4 1 233
3   Dan Kirby 4 3 Ret Ret 1 2 4 6 4 3 3 6 14 2 225
4   Max Hart 1 2 DSQ 3 Ret 6 2 4 3 2 Ret 5 2 10 219
5   Bradley Kent Ret 4 3 1 Ret 5 1 3 12 6 1 4 5 Ret 215
6   Jac Constable 7 Ret 6 Ret 3 Ret DNS 1 11 10 4 3 1 Ret 158
7   William Butler 6 Ret 8 6 6 Ret 5 Ret 10 7 Ret 14 7 4 136
8   Hugo Cook 5 6 11 9 5 Ret 8 8 3 111
9   Toby Bearne 8 8 7 Ret 2 3 Ret 78
10   Danny Krywyj 9 10 9 Ret 10 Ret Ret DNS 10 12 9 72
11   Jack Depper 9 6 8 Ret 13 11 8 70
12   Darron Lewis 3 5 5 Ret Ret Ret DNS Ret 8 69
13   Andy Wilmot Ret 9 8 7 9 10 Ret 60
14   Darelle Wilson 1 7 Ret Ret 5 57
15   Daniel Wylie 10 8 9 8 Ret 44
16   Alex Kite Ret 5 8 7 Ret 13 Ret 9 Ret 20
17   Will Powell Ret DNS Ret DNS 7 DNS DNS 14
18   Chris Wallis Ret Ret DNS 2
19   Tim Docker WD WD 0
Guest drivers ineligible to score points
  Alex Morgan 2 2 1 3 Ret 0
  Isaac Smith 11 9 7 0
  Mark Smith 14 DNS NC 13 11 0
  Jamie Sturges 12 DNS 0
  Tom Hibbert 12 Ret DNS 0
Pos Driver SIL CAS BRH OUL ANG DON Points
Key
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver Second place
Bronze Third 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

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  1. ^ "Touring Car Trophy with TCR UK reveals 2021 schedule". TouringCarTimes. 5 December 2020. Retrieved 5 December 2020.
  2. ^ "2021 CALENDAR UPDATE". touringcartrophy.co.uk. 2 April 2021. Archived from the original on 5 October 2021. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
  3. ^ a b c "Jac Constable joins Power Maxed Racing in development role". TouringCarTimes. TouringCarTimes. 18 January 2021. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g "Tim Docker set for TCR UK return as 2021 grid grows". TouringCarTimes. TouringCarTimes. 8 April 2021. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
  5. ^ "William Butler returns with his CUPRA to TCR UK". www.tcr-series.com. 2 April 2021. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
  6. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Defending champion Henry Neal withdraws from Touring Car Trophy". TouringCarTimes. TouringCarTimes. 21 April 2021. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
  7. ^ "New Honda team announces three-car programme". TouringCarTimes. 14 January 2021. Retrieved 14 January 2021.
  8. ^ a b "Andy Wilmot, Hugo Cook to rejoin TCR UK field from Oulton Park". TouringCarTimes. TouringCarTimes. 8 June 2021. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
  9. ^ a b "Ex-Bryan Herta Hyundais set for UK programme". TouringCarTimes. TouringCarTimes. 23 December 2020. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
  10. ^ "Will Powell switches to Maximum Hyundai". TouringCarTimes. TouringCarTimes. 29 March 2021. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
  11. ^ "Max Hart switches to Hyundai for second season". TouringCarTimes. TouringCarTimes. 15 January 2021. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
  12. ^ a b c "Civic Cup champion targets TCR UK success". TouringCarTimes. TouringCarTimes. 18 April 2021. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
  13. ^ a b c d "Lewis Kent to defend TCR UK crown". TouringCarTimes. TouringCarTimes. 18 February 2021. Retrieved 18 February 2021.
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