2019 Touring Car Trophy

Last updated August 08, 2023

The 2019 Dunlop Touring Car Trophy is the inaugural 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 ten races across five meetings across England. The championship is aimed as a feeder category to the BTCC and operated by Stewart Lines' Maximum Group. On April 5, it was announced that TCR UK had merged into the series and will be represented by the TCR class.^[1]

Teams and drivers

The following teams and drivers are currently entered.^[2]

Team	Car	No.	Drivers	Rounds
TCR UK entries
HSG Sport with Maximum Motorsport	CUPRA León TCR	4	Richard Woods	3
HSG Sport with Maximum Motorsport		18	Mark Wakefield	2
Maximum Motorsport ^[3]		32	Oliver Taylor^[3]	1
Maximum Motorsport ^[3]		95	Stewart Lines	4
Wolf-Power Racing	Renault Mégane R.S TCR	5	Alex Morgan	5
Teamwork Huff Motorsport ^[4]	Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR ^[4]	12	Sunny Wong ^[4]	1, 3
Ciceley Motorsport	CUPRA León TCR	33	Adam Morgan	5
Ciceley Motorsport	CUPRA León TCR	61	James Turkington	2–5
Essex & Kent Motorsport^[5]	Hyundai i30 N TCR ^[5]	38	Lewis Kent^[5]	All
Fox Motorsport^[6]	Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK2) ^[6]	40	Nick Halstead ^[6]	2, 4–5
Endurance Financial Racing^[7]	CUPRA León TCR ^[7]	45	Carl Swift^[7]	1
DW Racing^[8]	Vauxhall Astra TCR ^[8]	50	Darelle Wilson^[8]	2–5
Other TCR entries
Zest Racecar Engineering	SEAT León TCR ^[9]	99	Guy Colclough	1
DAT Racing^[9]	SEAT León TCR ^[9]	99	Max Coates ^[9]	2
NGTC entries
Team HARD ^[10]	Volkswagen CC	1	Paul Taylor^[10]	5
		12	Josh Coggan^[10]	5
		285	Darren Lewis^[10]	5
Halfords Yuasa Racing	Honda Civic Type R (FK8)	25	Will Neal	5
Team Dynamics ^[11]	Honda Civic Type R (FK2) ^[11]	42	Henry Neal^[11]	All
Power Maxed Racing	Vauxhall Astra	95	Stewart Lines	5
Handy Motorsport ^[12]	Audi A4 ^[12]	101	Alex Day^[12]	1–4
S2000 entries
HSG Sport	Ford Focus S2000 TC	4	Richard Woods	5
Ciceley Motorsport ^[13]	SEAT León WTCC Supercopa ^[13]	61	James Turkington^[13]	1

Race calendar and results

The following meetings are as scheduled.^[14]

Round	Circuit	Date	Pole Position	Fastest Lap	Winning Driver	Winning Team	TCR UK Winner
1	Oulton Park	May 11	Henry Neal	Ollie Taylor	Carl Swift	Endurance Financial Racing	Carl Swift
1	Oulton Park	May 11		Henry Neal	Ollie Taylor	Maximum Motorsport	Ollie Taylor
NC	Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps	June 5–6	Lewis Kent	Lewis Kent	Lewis Kent	Essex & Kent Motorsport	Lewis Kent
2	Donington Park Grand Prix	June 23	Lewis Kent	Lewis Kent	Max Coates	DAT Racing	Lewis Kent
2	Donington Park Grand Prix	June 23		Henry Neal	Max Coates	DAT Racing	James Turkington
3	Croft Circuit	July 7	Lewis Kent	Henry Neal	Lewis Kent	Essex & Kent Motorsport	Lewis Kent
3	Croft Circuit	July 7		Lewis Kent	Lewis Kent	Essex & Kent Motorsport	Lewis Kent
4	Brands Hatch Indy	July 28	Nick Halstead	Henry Neal	Henry Neal	Team Dynamics	James Turkington
4	Brands Hatch Indy	July 28		Lewis Kent	James Turkington	Cicely Motorsport	James Turkington
5	Donington Park	October 19–20	Henry Neal	Darren Lewis	Adam Morgan	Cicely Motorsport	Adam Morgan
5	Donington Park	October 19–20		Henry Neal	Henry Neal	Team Dynamics	Adam Morgan

Championship standings

Touring Car Trophy Points system
1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	10th	11th	12th	13th	14th	15th	16th	17th	18th	19th	20th	Other Finish	R1 PP	Fastest lap
44	40	38	36	34	32	30	28	26	24	22	20	18	16	14	12	10	8	6	4	2	2	2

A driver's best 4 rounds counted towards the championship, with any other points being discarded.

Drivers' Standings

TCR UK Points system
1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	10th	Q 1st	Q 2nd	Q 3rd	Q 4th	Q 5th
25	18	15	12	10	8	6	4	2	1	5	4	3	2	1

Pos	Driver	OUL		DON		CRO		BHI		DON		Points
1	Henry Neal	DSQ	2	4	2	2	Ret	1	3	6	1	366
2	James Turkington	4	4	5	3	3	2	2	1	8	7	364
3	Lewis Kent	DNS	DNS	2	Ret	1	1	6	2	3	3	286
4	Darelle Wilson	WD	WD	7	5	5	3	7	7	7	5	260
5	Nick Halstead			6	6			3	6	10	10	184
6	Alex Day	2	Ret	NC	7	4	Ret	5	4			176
7	Stewart Lines							4	5	11	12	112
8	Max Coates			1	1							88
9	Adam Morgan									1	2	84
10	Carl Swift	1	3									82
11	Richard Woods					Ret	4			9	13	80
12	Alex Morgan									2	4	76
13	Mark Wakefield			3	4							74
14	Sunny Wong	3	5			Ret	Ret					72
15	Guy Colclough	5	6									66
16	Darren Lewis									4	9	64
17	Josh Coggan									5	8	62
18	Will Neal									12	6	52
19	Ollie Taylor	Ret	1									46
20	Paul Taylor									DSQ	11	22
TCR UK
1	James Turkington			5	3	3	2	2	1	8	7	161
2	Lewis Kent	DNS	DNS	2	Ret	1	1	6	2	3	3	156
3	Darelle Wilson	WD	WD	7	5	5	3	7	7	7	5	116
4	Nick Halstead			6	6			3	6	10	10	82
5	Adam Morgan									1	2	54
6	Carl Swift	1	3									47
7	Sunny Wong	3	5			Ret	Ret					39
8	Mark Wakefield			3	4							38
9	Stewart Lines							4	5			34
10	Alex Morgan									2	4	34
11	Ollie Taylor	Ret	1									30
12	Richard Woods					Ret	4					14
Pos	Driver	OUL		DON		CRO		BHI		DON		Points

Teams' championship

Pos	Team	OUL		DON		CRO		BHI		DON		Points
1	Ciceley Motorsport	4	4	5	3	3	2	2	1	1	2	448
1	Ciceley Motorsport									8	7	448
2	Team Dynamics	DSQ	2	4	2	2	Ret	1	3	6	1	366
3	Essex & Kent Motorsport	DNS	DNS	2	Ret	1	1	6	2	3	3	286
4	DW Racing	WD	WD	7	5	5	3	7	7	7	5	260
5	Fox Motorsport			6	6			3	6	10	10	184
6	Handy Motorsport	2	Ret	NC	7	4	Ret	5	4			176
7	Team HARD									4	8	126
7	Team HARD									5	9	126
8	Maximum Motorsport	Ret	1					4	5			116
9	HSG Sport with Maximum Motorsport			3	4	Ret	4					110
10	DAT Racing			1	1							88
12	Wolf-Power Racing									2	4	76
13	Teamwork Huff Motorsport	3	5			Ret	Ret					72
14	Zest Racecar Engineering	5	6									66
15	Halfords Yuasa Racing									12	6	52
16	HSG Sport									9	13	44
17	Power Maxed Racing									11	12	42
TCR UK
1	Ciceley Motorsport			5	3	3	2	2	1	1	2	215
1	Ciceley Motorsport									8	7	215
2	Essex & Kent Motorsport	DNS	DNS	2	Ret	1	1	6	2	3	3	156
3	DW Racing	WD	WD	7	5	5	3	7	7	7	5	106
4	Fox Motorsport			6	6			3	6	10	10	82
5	Maximum Motorsport	Ret	1					4	5			64
6	HSG Sport with Maximum Motorsport			3	4	Ret	4					52
7	Endurance Financial Racing	1	3									47
8	Teamwork Huff Motorsport	3	5			Ret	Ret					39
9	Wolf-Power Racing									2	4	34
Pos	Team	OUL		DON		CRO		BHI		DON		Points

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References

↑ "TCR UK championship combines with Touring Car Trophy". TouringCarTimes. Mediaempire Stockholm AB. 5 April 2019. Retrieved 5 April 2019.
↑ "Touring Car Trophy News". www.maximummotorsport.uk. Maximum Motorsport. 12 January 2019. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
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1 2 3 "Teamwork Huff Motorsport confirm two-car entry for 2019". TouringCarTimes. 20 March 2019. Retrieved 20 March 2019.
1 2 3 "Lewis Kent confirms TCR UK return for 2019". TouringCarTimes. 13 February 2019. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
1 2 3 "Nick Halstead joins TCR UK for three events in Fox Motorsport Honda". TouringCarTimes. 29 May 2019. Retrieved 29 May 2019.
1 2 3 Hudson, Neil (18 April 2019). "Carl Swift confirms Oulton Park entry". TouringCarTimes.com. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
1 2 3 "DW Racing commit to TCR UK return". TouringCarTimes. 15 February 2019. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
1 2 3 "Max Coates joins TCR UK grid for Donington Park". TouringCarTimes. 19 June 2019. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
1 2 3 4 Hudson, Neil (14 October 2019). "Team Hard enter three cars for Touring Car Trophy season finale". TouringCarTimes.com. Retrieved 14 October 2019.
1 2 3 "Team Dynamics expand touring car programme". TouringCarTimes. Mediaempire Stockholm AB. 7 December 2018. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
1 2 3 "HMS Racing commits to Touring Car Trophy with Alex Day". thecheckeredflag.co.uk. 19 December 2018. Retrieved 19 December 2018.
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[TCRUKMerge-1] "TCR UK championship combines with Touring Car Trophy". TouringCarTimes. Mediaempire Stockholm AB. 5 April 2019. Retrieved 5 April 2019.

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[TeamworkUK-4] 1 2 3 "Teamwork Huff Motorsport confirm two-car entry for 2019". TouringCarTimes. 20 March 2019. Retrieved 20 March 2019.

[Kent-5] 1 2 3 "Lewis Kent confirms TCR UK return for 2019". TouringCarTimes. 13 February 2019. Retrieved 3 March 2019.

[FoxRacing-6] 1 2 3 "Nick Halstead joins TCR UK for three events in Fox Motorsport Honda". TouringCarTimes. 29 May 2019. Retrieved 29 May 2019.

[Swift-7] 1 2 3 Hudson, Neil (18 April 2019). "Carl Swift confirms Oulton Park entry". TouringCarTimes.com. Retrieved 18 April 2019.

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[DATRacing-9] 1 2 3 "Max Coates joins TCR UK grid for Donington Park". TouringCarTimes. 19 June 2019. Retrieved 19 June 2019.

[VW3Hard-10] 1 2 3 4 Hudson, Neil (14 October 2019). "Team Hard enter three cars for Touring Car Trophy season finale". TouringCarTimes.com. Retrieved 14 October 2019.

[DynamicsExpansion-11] 1 2 3 "Team Dynamics expand touring car programme". TouringCarTimes. Mediaempire Stockholm AB. 7 December 2018. Retrieved 7 December 2018.

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[CiceleyTurkington-13] 1 2 3 "James Turkington joins Touring Car Trophy in a Ciceley SEAT León". TouringCarTimes. 21 April 2019. Retrieved 21 April 2019.

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