The 2019 TCR Australia Touring Car Series season is the first season of the TCR Australia Touring Car Series. The series is run as part of the Shannons Nationals series. [1]
The calendar was announced in November 2018 with seven confirmed dates. [2] All rounds will be held in Australia.
Round | Circuit | Location | Date |
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1 | Sydney Motorsport Park | Eastern Creek, New South Wales | 17–19 May |
2 | Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit | Phillip Island, Victoria | 6–9 June |
3 | The Bend Motorsport Park | Tailem Bend, South Australia | 12–14 July |
4 | Queensland Raceway | Ipswich, Queensland | 2–4 August |
5 | Winton Motor Raceway | Benalla, Victoria | 31 August–1 September |
6 | Sandown Raceway | Springvale, Victoria | 20–22 September |
7 | The Bend Motorsport Park | Tailem Bend, South Australia | 15–17 November |
The following teams and drivers are under contract to compete in the 2019 championship:
Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | 11th | 12th | 13th | 14th | 15th | 16th | 17th | 18th | 19th | 20th | DNF |
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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 |
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