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2023 TCR UK Touring Car Championship

The 2023 TCR UK Touring Car Championship is the sixth season of the TCR UK Touring Car Championship. The championship features production-based touring cars built to TCR specifications and will be held over fifteen races across seven meetings throughout England and Scotland. The championship is operated by Stewart Lines' Maximum Group in partnership with the British Racing and Sports Car Club.

Chris Smiley enters the season as the reigning Drivers' Champion.

Calendar edit

The schedule for 2023 was announced on 10 October 2022 containing 15 races across 7 rounds.[1][2] Snetterton would host the season opener and move onto the 300 circuit. Both Knockhill and Croft would return for the first time since 2018 and 2019 respectively. The championship would makes its first appearance on the traditional clockwise layout at Knockhill. The series would also return to Silverstone's National layout for the first time since the 2020 season. Both Donington Park and Oulton Park would slim down to a single meeting in 2023 while Castle Combe was left off the schedule altogether. It was also announced through social media that a media day would take place at Donington Park on the 29th March.

Rnd. Circuit/Location Date
1 1 Snetterton Circuit (300 Circuit), Norfolk) 8–9 April
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2 3 Croft Circuit, North Yorkshire 6–7 May
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3 5 Oulton Park (Island), Cheshire 10 June
6
4 7 Knockhill Racing Circuit, Fife 22–23 July
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5 10 Silverstone Circuit (National), Northamptonshire 19–20 August
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6 12 Donington Park (National), Leicestershire 9–10 September
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7 14 Brands Hatch (Indy), Kent 21–22 October
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Changes edit

Organisational Changes edit

  • In October 2022 it was revealed that the championship would be leaving the Time Attack UK package after 2 years to re-join the British Racing and Sports Car Club.[1][3] As part of a multi-year agreement, TCR UK would appear as the headline event at 7 BRSCC race weekends. Furthermore, the BRSCC Fiesta Junior Championship was announced as an official feeder series to TCR UK and would race at the same events in 2023.[4]
  • Former Ginetta Motorsport Manager Ashley Gallagher joined as Championship Manager for both TCR UK and the Milltek Sport Civic Cup.[5][6]
  • A total prize fund of £75,000 was announced by the organisers. At each meeting, cash prizes would be awarded to the pole position winner and the top 3 in each race. Moreover, the top 3 in the championship at seasons end would also receive prizes as well as the overall winners of the Goodyear Diamond Trophy and Tom Walker Memorial Trophy.[7][8]

Technical Changes edit

  • Carless Racing Fuels was introduced as the official control fuel supplier to the series.[9] As part of this collaboration, a TCR Driver of the Day initiative was launched, with the winner receiving a 54 litre keg of control fuel.[7]

Teams and drivers edit

Team Car No. Drivers Class Rounds
  Area Motorsport[10][N 1]
Area Motorsport with Daniel James[11][N 1]
Hyundai Elantra N TCR 09   Josh Files[12] 1
115   Luke Sargeant[13] 3, 5–7
Hyundai i30 N TCR 21   Andy Wilmot[14] D 2
37   Bruce Winfield[10] All
76   Alex Ley[11] All
117   Adam Shepherd All
  Restart Racing[15][16] Honda Civic Type R TCR (FL5)[17] 1   Chris Smiley[15][16] All
Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) 27   Scott Sumpton[18][19] All
  Essex & Kent Motorsport[20] Hyundai Veloster N TCR 4   Bradley Kent[20] 1–6
  Rob Boston Racing[21] Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2021) 11   Jac Constable[21] All
99   Joe Marshall-Birks[22][23] All
Cupra León Competición TCR 21   Andy Wilmot D 5, 7
  Zest Racecar Engineering[24] Cupra León Competición TCR 14   Dan Kirby[25] 1–2
41   Carl Boardley[24] D 1
  JH Racing[26][27] Hyundai i30 N TCR 16   Callum Newsham[26][27] All
  bond-It with MPHR[28] Cupra León Competición TCR 17   Bradley Hutchison[28] 6–7
Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2017) 1–5
  MPHR 35   Steve Gales[29] D 1–2
Cupra León Competición TCR 3
  Matrix Motorsport with DW Racing Opel Astra TCR 19   Jeff Alden 5–7
  DW Racing[30] Vauxhall Astra TCR 50   Darelle Wilson[30] All
  JW Bird Motorsport[31] Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2017) 28   George Jaxon[31] 7
Cupra León Competición TCR 1
31   Matthew Wilson[32] All
  Chameleon Motorsport[33] Cupra León Competición TCR 39   Lewis Brown[33] 1
  CBM with Hart GT Cupra León Competición TCR 41   Carl Boardley[24] D 2–7
  Pro Alloys Racing[34] Hyundai i30 N TCR 45   Alistair Camp[34] 1, 6
  Team AFM Racing[35] Cupra León TCR 72   Rick Kerry[35] D 1, 3, 5–7
  Richmond Fire Motorsport Cupra León TCR 77   Mark Smith 6–7
  Paul Sheard Racing[22][23] Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR 78   Jonathon Beeson 3
Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2021) 4
87   George Heler 3
98   Oliver Cottam[36][a] All
223   Gary Townsend[22][23] 1
  Townsend Motorsport Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2021) 2–7
  Jenson Brickley Racing[37][38] Cupra León Competición TCR 246   Jenson Brickley[37][38] All
  Darron Lewis Racing[39] Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2017) 285   Darron Lewis[39] D 1–3, 5
Icon Class
D Eligible for Goodyear Diamond Trophy

Driver Changes edit

Entering/Re-Entering TCR UK

Changed Teams

Team Changes edit

Race calendar and results edit

Round Circuit Pole Position Fastest Lap Winning Driver Winning Team Diamond Trophy Winner
1 Snetterton Circuit   Josh Files   Josh Files   Bruce Winfield   Area Motorsport   Carl Boardley
  Lewis Brown   Lewis Brown   Chameleon Motorsport   Carl Boardley
2 Croft Circuit   Jac Constable   Jac Constable   Jac Constable   Rob Boston Racing   Carl Boardley
  Jenson Brickley   Jenson Brickley   Jenson Brickley Racing   Carl Boardley
3 Oulton Park Island   Bruce Winfield   Bruce Winfield   Bruce Winfield   Area Motorsport   Carl Boardley
  Bruce Winfield   Carl Boardley   CBM with Hart GT   Carl Boardley
4 Knockhill Racing Circuit   Carl Boardley   Jenson Brickley   Carl Boardley   CBM with Hart GT   Carl Boardley
  Jenson Brickley   Alex Ley   Area Motorsport with Daniel James   Carl Boardley
  Joe Marshall-Birks   Carl Boardley   CBM with Hart GT   Carl Boardley
5 Silverstone Circuit National   Adam Shepherd   Scott Sumpton   Carl Boardley   CBM with Hart GT   Carl Boardley
  Bradley Kent   Alex Ley   Area Motorsport with Daniel James   Andy Wilmot
6 Donington Park National   Jenson Brickley   Jenson Brickley   Adam Shepherd   Area Motorsport   Carl Boardley
  Bruce Winfield   Alistair Camp   Pro Alloys Racing   Carl Boardley
7 Brands Hatch Indy   Jenson Brickley   Jenson Brickley   Alex Ley   Area Motorsport with Daniel James   Carl Boardley
  Callum Newsham   Jac Constable   Rob Boston Racing   Carl Boardley

Championship standings edit

Drivers' Standings edit

Points system
Position  1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th   11th   12th   13th   14th   15th  Fastest Lap
Qualifying 6 5 4 3 2 1 —
Race 40 35 30 27 24 21 18 15 13 11 9 7 5 3 1 1
  • Drivers' top 13 results from the 15 races count towards the championship.
Pos Driver SNE CRO OUL KNO SIL DON BHI Total Drop Points
1   Carl Boardley 6 5 22 5 10 1 11 4 11 14 7 4 10 45 5 425 22 403
2   Alex Ley 55 2 10 Ret 32 Ret 64 1 6 11 1 6 3 13 3 366 15 351
3   Jenson Brickley 8 8 8 1F 8 4 56F 2F 22 2 8 21F Ret 61F 2 380 33 347
4   Jac Constable Ret 19 11F 6 23 8 22 10 46 4 11 34 7 7 1 346 9 337
5   Adam Shepherd 163 6 6 2 55 5 35 3 55 Ret1 Ret 12 2 3 Ret 333 0 333
6   Bruce Winfield 12 3 7 4 11F 6F 4 Ret 7 Ret2 3 53 8F 8 9 337 15 322
7   Joe Marshall-Birks 7 7 56 3 6 15 73 6 33F 36 12 Ret5 4 56 Ret 280 1 279
8   Brad Hutchison 9 9 9 8 7 3 Ret 7 9 8 4 8 DSQ 10 7 219 22 197
9   Callum Newsham Ret 11 44 7 Ret Ret 8 DSQ 154 7 DNS 12 6 22 4F 187 12 175
10   Chris Smiley 34 Ret Ret5 9 44 7 9 Ret Ret 6 DNS 7 DSQ Ret4 DNS 152 0 152
11   Matthew Wilson 13 16 14 13 13 10 10 5 12 10 2 11 11 13 DNS 140 3 137
12   Scott Sumpton DSQ 13 Ret 12 DNS DNS 12 8 11 93F 9 10 5 Ret DNS 109 0 109
13   Bradley Kent 11 4 33 Ret Ret6 9 Ret Ret 8 Ret RetF Ret6 14 105 0 105
14   Oliver Cottam Ret 14 12 10 15 Ret 11 11 13 55 Ret 17 12 9 DNS 91 0 91
15   Darelle Wilson Ret 18 16 DSQ 9 2 Ret 9 Ret 13 5 14 Ret Ret 13 98 12 86
16   Alistair Camp 10 10 9 1 75 0 75
17   Lewis Brown 46 1F 69 0 69
18   Andy Wilmot 13 11 16 6 14 6 59 0 59
19   Luke Sargeant 14 11 12 10 18 9 11 8 67 9 58
20   Josh Files 21F Ret 42 0 42
21   Rick Kerry Ret 17 12 Ret 14 14 15 15 12 10 33 0 33
22   Jonathan Beeson 11 12 Ret Ret 10 27 0 27
23   Garry Townsend 14 20 15 DSQ Ret 13 13 12 14 Ret 13 13 13 DNS DNS 39 12 27
24   Dan Kirby 12 12 11 16 23 0 23
25   George Jaxon 18 21 Ret 11 9 0 9
26   Mark Smith Ret DNS Ret 12 7 0 7
27   Darron Lewis 15 15 Ret 14 Ret Ret Ret DNS 5 0 5
28   Jeff Alden 15 Ret 16 16 15 Ret 2 0 2
29   Steve Gales 17 22 17 15 DNS Ret 1 0 1
30   George Heler Ret 14 3 9 -6
Pos Driver SNE CRO OUL KNO SIL DON BHI Total Drop 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


1 2 3 4 5 6 – Qualifying position

F – Fastest lap

Notes edit

  1. ^ Cottam is a British-Chinese driver competing under a Chinese license.
  1. ^ a b Cars No. 09, No. 21, No. 37 No. 115 and No. 117 entered as Area Motorsport. Car No. 76 entered as Area Motorsport with Daniel James.

References edit

  1. ^ a b "NEW YEAR, NEW INITIATIVES: TCR UK ANNOUNCES 2023 CALENDAR". tcr-uk.co.uk. 10 October 2022. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
  2. ^ "TCR UK issues seven-round provisional 2023 calendar". touringcartimes.com. 10 October 2022. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
  3. ^ "BRSCC & TCR UK Touring Car Championship Agree Multi-Year Deal". BRSCC. BRSCC. 10 October 2022. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
  4. ^ "BRSCC Announces Fiesta Junior Championship As Official TCR UK Junior Support Series". BRSCC. BRSCC. 27 October 2022. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
  5. ^ "Ashley Gallagher to Lead TCR UK and Milltek Sport Civic Cup Into New Era". tcr-uk.co.uk. 4 November 2022. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
  6. ^ "TCR UK brings in ex-Ginetta motorsport manager". touringcartimes.com. 5 November 2022. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
  7. ^ a b "TCR UK introduces £75,000 cash prize fund for 2023". tcr-uk.co.uk. 9 February 2023. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
  8. ^ "TCR UK reveals new £75,000 prize fund". touringcartimes.com. 9 February 2023. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
  9. ^ "Carless Racing Fuels & Vital Equipment Join TCR UK as New Control Fuel Partner for 2023". tcr-uk.co.uk. 22 November 2022. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
  10. ^ a b c "Bruce Winfield sticks with Hyundai for 2023". TouringCarTimes. 3 January 2023. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
  11. ^ a b c d "Alex Ley set for first full programme". TouringCarTimes. 27 January 2023. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
  12. ^ "Multiple TCR champion Josh Files joins Snetterton grid". TouringCarTimes. 4 April 2023. Retrieved 4 April 2023.
  13. ^ a b "Luke Sargeant to run partial campaign with Area Motorsport". TouringCarTimes. 3 March 2023. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
  14. ^ "2023 TCR UK TOURING CAR CHAMPIONSHIP - CROFT - ENTRY LIST" (PDF). tcr-uk.co.uk. 2 May 2023. Retrieved 2 May 2023.
  15. ^ a b "Chris Smiley to defend title in 2023". touringcartimes.com. 23 December 2022. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
  16. ^ a b "The Champion is Back! Smiley Returns for TCR UK Title Defence in 2023". tcr-uk.co.uk. 23 December 2022. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
  17. ^ a b "Restart Racing to debut new FL5 Honda in 2023". TouringCarTimes. 28 March 2023. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
  18. ^ a b "Scott Sumpton joins expanded Restart line-up". touringcartimes.com. 20 December 2022. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
  19. ^ a b "Sumpton Switches to Honda for Second Season in TCR UK". tcr-uk.co.uk. 20 December 2022. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
  20. ^ a b "Bradley Kent makes Veloster switch". TouringCarTimes. TouringCarTimes. 17 January 2023. Retrieved 17 January 2023.
  21. ^ a b c "Rob Boston Racing launches TCR programme with Jac Constable". TouringCarTimes. 17 February 2023. Retrieved 17 February 2023.
  22. ^ a b c d e "Paul Sheard Racing confirms Audi programme". TouringCarTimes. 28 December 2022. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
  23. ^ a b c d e "Paul Sheard Racing Bring Gen II Audi to the 2023 TCR UK Season". tcr-uk.co.uk. 28 December 2022. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
  24. ^ a b c d "Carl Boardley makes TCR UK switch with Zest Racecar Engineering". TouringCarTimes. TouringCarTimes. 10 March 2023. Retrieved 10 March 2023.
  25. ^ a b "Dan Kirby to make TCR UK return in Cupra". TouringCarTimes. TouringCarTimes. 3 April 2023. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
  26. ^ a b c "Callum Newsham makes Hyundai switch with newcomers JH Racing". TouringCarTimes. 15 February 2023. Retrieved 15 February 2023.
  27. ^ a b c "Callum Newsham set for 2023 return in JH Racing Hyundai". tcr-uk.co.uk. 15 February 2023. Retrieved 15 February 2023.
  28. ^ a b "Brad Hutchison returns for second season". TouringCarTimes. TouringCarTimes. 14 January 2023. Retrieved 14 January 2023.
  29. ^ a b "Steve Gales sticks with MPHR". TouringCarTimes. TouringCarTimes. 3 February 2023. Retrieved 3 February 2023.
  30. ^ a b "Darelle Wilson returns with his Vauxhall Astra for 2023 TCR UK season". touringcartrophy.co.uk. 15 March 2023. Retrieved 15 March 2023.
  31. ^ a b c d "George Jaxon confirms full-season programme with JW Bird". TouringCarTimes. 6 January 2023. Retrieved 6 January 2023.
  32. ^ "Matthew Wilson continues with JW Bird". TouringCarTimes. 1 February 2023. Retrieved 1 February 2023.
  33. ^ a b c d "Lewis Brown joins Neil Trotter in Chameleon line-up". TouringCarTimes. TouringCarTimes. 20 January 2023. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
  34. ^ a b "Pro Alloys Racing to run TCR UK programme". TouringCarTimes. 6 April 2023. Retrieved 6 April 2023.
  35. ^ a b c "Rick Kerry to run ex-Tonks Cupra in TCR UK debut". TouringCarTimes. TouringCarTimes. 8 February 2023. Retrieved 8 February 2023.
  36. ^ a b "Paul Sheard Racing adds third Audi for 2023". TouringCarTimes. 13 January 2023. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
  37. ^ a b c "Privateer Cupra programme bolsters 2023 entry". TouringCarTimes. 10 January 2023. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
  38. ^ a b c "Jenson Brickley steps up to TCR UK for 2023". tcr-uk.co.uk. 10 January 2023. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
  39. ^ a b c "Darron Lewis to make full-time TCR UK return in 2023". tcr-uk.co.uk. TCR UK. 24 January 2023. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
  40. ^ "Jamie Tonks to give Hyundai Elantra UK debut". TouringCarTimes. 12 January 2023. Retrieved 12 January 2023.

External links edit

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