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2022 TCR Australia Touring Car Series

The 2022 TCR Australia Series (known for sponsorship reasons as the 2022 Supercheap Auto TCR Australia Series) was an Australian motor racing competition for TCR cars. It was the third running of the TCR Australia Series. Each round of the series was contested as part of the Motorsport Australia Championships.

The series was won by Tony D'Alberto driving a Honda Civic Type R TCR for Wall Racing.

Calendar edit

The series was contested over seven rounds.

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

Teams and Drivers edit

The following teams and drivers contested the series:

Team Car No. Drivers Rounds Ref.
  DashSport Hyundai i30 N TCR 2   Luke King 3–5 [3]
  Melbourne Performance Centre Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2017) 22   Iain McDougall 2, 4 [4]
9   Jay Hanson 3[a] [5]
Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2021) 1–5 [6][7]
  Garry Rogers Motorsport Peugeot 308 TCR 8   Dylan O'Keeffe All [8]
33   Jordan Cox All [9]
  Peugeot Sport GRM Team Valvoline 18   Aaron Cameron All [10]
  GRM - Team Clairet Sport 20   Teddy Clairet 7 [11]
  Ashley Seward Motorsport Alfa Romeo Giulietta Veloce TCR 10   Michael Caruso All [12]
  HMO Customer Racing Hyundai i30 N TCR 11   Nathan Morcom All [13]
30   Josh Buchan 1–6
Hyundai Elantra N TCR 7 [14]
Hyundai i30 N TCR 130   Bailey Sweeney All [13]
  MPC - Purple Sector Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2017) 14   Lachlan Mineeff 5–7 [15]
Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR 1–4
44   Eddie Maguire 1 [16]
  Carl Cox Motorsport Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) 15   Michael Clemente 2–6 [17]
Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2017) 7 [18]
  Wall Racing Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) 24   Fabian Coulthard 1–2, 4 [19]
  Tim Slade 3 [20]
50   Tony D'Alberto All [21]
  Renault Sport GRM Renault Mégane R.S TCR 34   James Moffat All [22]
  Renault Sport GRM Team Valvoline 41   Kody Garland All
  Burson Auto Parts Racing Peugeot 308 TCR 71   Ben Bargwanna All [23]
  Willmington Motorsport Alfa Romeo Giulietta Veloce TCR 89   Braydan Willmington 1–4 [24]
  Forza Brakes Motorsport Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2017) 97   Liam McAdam 1–3 [25]
  Team Soutar Motorsport Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) 110   Zac Soutar All [26]
  Tilton Racing Hyundai i30 N TCR 333   Brad Shiels 1–4 [27]
  MPC - Audi Liqui Moly Racing Team Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2017) 999   Will Brown All [28]

Summary edit

Round Race Circuit Pole position Fastest Lap Winning Driver Winning Team Report
1 1   Symmons Plains Raceway   Nathan Morcom   Jay Hanson   Jay Hanson AWC MPC Racing [29]
2   Josh Buchan   Jordan Cox Garry Rogers Motorsport [30]
3   Josh Buchan   Zac Soutar Team Soutar Motorsport [31]
2 1   Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit   Jay Hanson   Jay Hanson   Jay Hanson AWC MPC Racing [32]
2   Will Brown   Fabian Coulthard Wall Racing [33]
3   Will Brown   Fabian Coulthard Wall Racing [34]
3 1   Mount Panorama Circuit   Aaron Cameron   Aaron Cameron   Aaron Cameron Peugeot Sport GRM Team Valvoline [35]
2   Bailey Sweeney   Bailey Sweeney HMO Customer Racing [36]
3   Bailey Sweeney   Aaron Cameron Peugeot Sport GRM Team Valvoline [37]
4 1   Sydney Motorsport Park   Josh Buchan   Will Brown   Josh Buchan HMO Customer Racing [38]
2   Jay Hanson   Jay Hanson AWC MPC Racing [39]
3   Josh Buchan   Nathan Morcom HMO Customer Racing [40]
5 1   Queensland Raceway   Tony D'Alberto   Jay Hanson   Tony D'Alberto Honda Wall Racing
2   Jay Hanson   Jay Hanson AWC MPC Racing
3   Jay Hanson   Tony D'Alberto Honda Wall Racing
6 1   Sandown Raceway   Jay Hanson   Jay Hanson   Aaron Cameron Peugeot Sport GRM Team Valvoline
2   Jay Hanson   Ben Bargwanna Burson Auto Parts Racing
3   Michael Caruso   Will Brown MPC - Audi Liqui Moly Racing Team
7 1   Mount Panorama Circuit   Jay Hanson   Jay Hanson   Bailey Sweeney HMO Customer Racing
2 Race Cancelled[b]
3   Bailey Sweeney   Will Brown Liqui Moly MPC Racing

Points system edit

  • For Rounds 1 to 6, points were awarded 50, 46, 44, 42 etc for Races 1 & 3 and 40, 36, 34, 32 etc for Race 2.[41]
  • For Round 7, points were awarded 75, 69, 63, 57 etc for Races 1 & 3.[41] Points would have been awarded 60, 54, 48, 42 etc for Race 2 [41] however the race was cancelled.
  • 2 additional points were awarded to the driver that recorded the fastest lap time in the final results of Q2 at each Round.[41]

Series standings edit

Pos. [42] Driver [42] No. SYM
  		PHI
  		BAT
  		SMP
  		QLD
  		SAN
  		BAT
  		Pen. Points [42]
1   Tony D'Alberto 50 8 3 2 7 3 5 7 6 9 8 4 14 1 5 1 4 4 10 11 C 11 0 711
2   Will Brown 999 7 4 13 18 7 2 4 10 7 Ret 10 6 8 2 4 2 3 2 6 C 1 0 702
3   Josh Buchan 30 2 5 4 Ret 19 14 8 3 4 1 11 2 14 9 8 5 8 4 9 C 3 0 667
4   Jordan Cox 33 16 1 3 2 4 6 Ret 11 10 3 5 3 6 4 6 7 2 3 14 C 14 0 647
5   Bailey Sweeny 130 15 2 Ret 11 16 9 9 1 2 11 18 18 4 11 5 8 16 6 1 C 2 0 610
6   Zac Soutar 110 6 6 1 5 17 8 13 13 13 5 9 12 2 6 2 3 5 16 Ret C 15 0 588
7   Nathan Morcom 11 3 13 6 19 9 11 12 20 15 6 3 1 Ret 10 10 12 11 11 3 C 6 0 582
8   Aaron Cameron 18 5 Ret 9 6 Ret 10 1 9 1 2 13 11 13 16 15 1 Ret DNS 4 C 4 0 579
9   Dylan O'Keeffe 8 9 7 Ret 3 5 4 3 5 3 4 7 5 11 Ret 11 Ret 7 7 2 C 16 0 577
10   Jay Hanson 9 1 Ret 7 1 6 18 14 15 14 10 1 7 3 1 3 Ret 15 9 Ret C DNS 0 535
11   Ben Bargwanna 71 13 10 Ret 10 2 3 2 7 6 19 19 8 Ret 12 12 10 1 5 5 C Ret 0 535
12   Michael Caruso 10 12 9 8 17 8 7 10 4 11 20 14 20 10 Ret DNS 6 10 1 10 C 9 0 520
13   Lachlan Mineeff 14 17 Ret 12 8 12 15 18 17 20 13 15 17 9 13 Ret 11 13 15 7 C 5 0 442
14   James Moffat 34 4 Ret DNS 12 18 13 5 2 5 14 8 Ret Ret 7 16 9 Ret 9 16 C Ret 0 402
15   Michael Clemente 15 9 Ret DNS 15 14 12 12 12 10 7 8 9 15 6 14 13 C 10 0 384
16   Iain McDougall 3 13 11 16 20 19 18 12 Ret 15 12 15 13 14 9 13 15 C 12 0 344
17   Luke King 2 16 12 19 7 2 4 5 3 7 Ret 12 Ret 17 C 8 0 343
18   Brad Shiels 333 10 8 5 14 10 12 11 8 8 9 6 19 0 317
19   Kody Garland 41 DNS DNS DNS 16 14 Ret 17 16 21 18 Ret 9 Ret 14 14 13 14 12 12 C 13 0 294
20   Fabian Coulthard 24 11 14 14 4 1 1 17 17 13 0 255
21   Braydan Willmington 89 18 11 11 15 13 19 19 18 16 15 16 16 0 234
22   Liam McAdam 97 14 15 10 Ret 15 17 0 103
23   Teddy Clairet 20 8 C 7 0 84
24   Tim Slade 24 6 Ret 17 0 59
25   Eddie Maguire 44 19 12 15 0 58
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


Notes edit

  1. ^ Jay Hanson entered round 3 in an Audi RS3 LMS (2021), but after an accident in the opening practise session saw him switch to an Audi RS3 LMS (2017) for the rest of the weekend
  2. ^ Race 20 was cancelled due to heavy rain, no points was awarded

References edit

  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. ^ "LUKE KING AIMS TO GO 'ZIP SPEED' WITH NEW LIVERY". TCR Australia. 2022-04-14.
  4. ^ Herrero, Daniel (2022-01-27). "McDougall to join TCR for Phillip Island". Speedcafe.com.
  5. ^ O'Brien, Connor (2022-04-15). "Hanson playing catch-up after early Bathurst hiccup". Speedcafe.com.
  6. ^ "Jay Hanson switches to Melbourne Performance Centre". TouringCarTimes. 2 August 2021. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
  7. ^ "Jay Hanson Confirms TCR Australia Future in Brand-New Audi". TCR Australia. 22 September 2021. Retrieved 22 September 2021.
  8. ^ Herrero, Daniel (2022-02-10). "O'Keeffe switches to Peugeot". Speedcafe.com.
  9. ^ "Jordan Cox retains GRM seat for 2022". TouringCarTimes. 1 February 2022. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
  10. ^ Connor, O'Brien (23 December 2021). "Cameron confirmed for 2022 TCR". Speedcafe.com.
  11. ^ "Teddy Clairet joins Bathurst grid in fifth GRM Peugeot". TouringCarTimes. 29 September 2022. Retrieved 29 September 2022.
  12. ^ "Michael Caruso and ASM Reveal Polished Autoglym Livery". TCR Australia. 9 February 2022.
  13. ^ a b Connor, O'Brien (2022-01-17). "HMO Customer Racing confirms TCR Driver Line-up". Speedcafe.com.
  14. ^ "Hyundai Elantra to make TCR Australia debut". TouringCarTimes. 30 September 2022. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
  15. ^ "Mineeff confirmed 2022 campaign with Purple Sector". TCR Australia. 2022-01-18.
  16. ^ "Local Tasmanian Eddie Maguire joins TCR Australia opener". TouringCars.Net. 7 February 2022. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
  17. ^ O'Brien, Connor (2022-02-15). "Carl Cox Motorsport confirms TCR Australia Entry". Speedcafe.com.
  18. ^ "A NEW DIRECTION - CLEMENTE JOINS MPC IN AUDI". 6 November 2022.
  19. ^ "Fabian Coulthard joins grid for Symmons Plains opener". TouringCarTimes. 2 February 2022. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
  20. ^ "Tim Slade replaces Fabian Coulthard who has tested positive for COVID". TouringCarTimes. 14 April 2022. Retrieved 14 April 2022.
  21. ^ "Tony D'Alberto to continue in Wall Racing Honda". TouringCarTimes. 25 January 2022. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
  22. ^ Herrero, Daniel (2022-02-02). "GRM confirms Renault Driver Lineup". Speedcafe.com.
  23. ^ O'Brien, Connor (2022-02-04). "Bargwanna confirms 2022 TCR Plans". Speedcafe.com.
  24. ^ Chapman, Simon (2021-12-30). "Wilmington confirms TCR Entry". Speedcafe.com.
  25. ^ "Liam McAdam confirms full-season Supercheap Auto TCR Australia campaign". TCR Australia. 12 January 2022. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
  26. ^ "Soutar confirms 2022 TCR Entry". TCR Australia. 2022-01-05.
  27. ^ Herrero, Daniel (2022-02-10). "AWS Race Tasmania Entries". Speedcafe.com.
  28. ^ Herrero, Daniel (2022-02-06). "Brown joins MPC for 2022 TCR Australia". Speedcafe.com.
  29. ^ "Jay Hanson claims his and new Audi's maiden TCR Australia win". TouringCars.Net. 12 February 2022. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
  30. ^ "Jordan Cox wins eventful safety car-interrupted race two at Symmons Plains". TouringCars.Net. 13 February 2022. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
  31. ^ "Zac Soutar claims interrupted race three win after Josh Buchan hit with penalty". TouringCars.Net. 13 February 2022. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
  32. ^ "Jay Hanson secures second win of season in opening Phillip Island race". TouringCars.Net. 19 March 2022. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
  33. ^ "Fabian Coulthard charges to Phillip Island race two win". TouringCars.Net. 20 March 2022. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
  34. ^ "Fabian Coulthard doubles up to claim TCR Australia points lead". TouringCars.Net. 20 March 2022. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
  35. ^ "Aaron Cameron heads Peugeot 1-2-3 in opening Bathurst race". TouringCars.Net. 16 April 2022. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
  36. ^ "Bailey Sweeny romps to maiden win in Bathurst race two". TouringCars.Net. 16 April 2022. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
  37. ^ "Aaron Cameron doubles up in final Bathurst race". TouringCars.Net. 17 April 2022. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
  38. ^ "Josh Buchan converts pole to win in Sydney night race". TouringCars.Net. 28 May 2022. Retrieved 17 June 2022.
  39. ^ "Jay Hanson claims lights-to-flag race two win". TouringCars.Net. 29 May 2022. Retrieved 17 June 2022.
  40. ^ "Nathan Morcom heads Hyundai 1-2 in final Sydney race". TouringCars.Net. 29 May 2022. Retrieved 17 June 2022.
  41. ^ a b c d 2022 Supercheap Auto TCR Australia Series Sporting Regulations, www.motorsport.org.au, as archived at web.archive.org
  42. ^ a b c Standings 2022, tcraustralia.com, as archived at web.archive.org

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