2020 TCR Australia Series

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Will Brown was the defending TCR Australia series winner.

The 2020 TCR Australia Series (known for sponsorship reasons as the 2020 carsales TCR Australia Series) [1] was to be an Australian motor racing competition for TCR cars. It was planned to be the second TCR Australia Series and was to be run as part of the renamed Motorsport Australia Championships. The Series was sanctioned by Motorsport Australia as a National Series with the Australian Racing Group appointed as the Category Manager. [1]

Contents

The series was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [2]

Teams and drivers

The following teams and drivers were under contract to compete in the 2020 series:

TeamCarNo.DriversClassRoundsRef.
Flag of Australia (converted).svg HMO Customer Racing Hyundai i30 N TCR 1 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Will Brown TBATBA [3]
11 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Nathan Morcom TBATBA [4]
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Melbourne Performance Centre Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR 2 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Chelsea Angelo TBATBA [5]
Audi RS 3 LMS TCR 35 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Alexandra WhitleyTBATBA [6]
75 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Garth Tander TBATBA [7]
97 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Liam McAdamTBATBA [7]
100 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Hamish RibaritsTBATBA [7]
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Garry Rogers Motorsport Alfa Romeo Giulietta Veloce TCR 7 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Michael Caruso TBATBA [8] [9]
74 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jordan CoxTBATBA [10]
Peugeot 308 TCR 17 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jason Bargwanna TBATBA [11]
18 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Aaron Cameron TBATBA [12] [9]
71 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ben BargwannaTBATBA [11]
Renault Mégane R.S TCR 33 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Dylan O'Keeffe TBATBA [13]
34 Flag of Australia (converted).svg James Moffat TBATBA [14]
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ashley Seward Motorsport Alfa Romeo Giulietta Veloce TCR 9 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jay HansonMTBA [15]
10 Flag of Australia (converted).svg James AllenTBATBA [16]
65 Flag of Australia (converted).svg David Brabham TBATBA [16]
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Michael Clemente Motorsport Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) 15 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Michael ClementeMTBA [17]
Flag of New Zealand.svg Track Tec Racing Audi RS 3 LMS TCR 22 Flag of New Zealand.svg Jack MilliganMTBA [18] [19]
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Wall Racing Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) 24 Flag of Australia (converted).svg John Martin TBATBA [20]
50 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tony D'Alberto TBATBA [20] [21]
51 Flag of Japan.svg Takuya ShirasakaTBATBA [20]
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tilton Racing Hyundai i30 N TCR 26 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Bradley ShielsTBATBA [22]
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Team Soutar Motorsport Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) 110 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Zac SoutarMTBA [23]
Flag of Australia (converted).svg DashSport Hyundai i30 N TCR 111 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Michael KingMPTBA [24]
Key
IconClass
MMichelin Rookie of the Year
PPanta Cup

Summary

Race calendar

The calendar was announced in October 2019 with seven confirmed rounds, plus two non-championship rounds. [31] The final calendar was published in January 2020. [32] A revised calendar, expanding into 2021 was released on 26 May 2020. [33]

RoundCircuitLocationDate
1 Flag of New South Wales.svg Sydney Motorsport Park Eastern Creek, New South Wales 15–16 August
2 Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Sandown Raceway Melbourne, Victoria 12–13 September
3 Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit Phillip Island, Victoria TBA October
4 Flag of New South Wales.svg Mount Panorama Circuit Bathurst, New South Wales 12–15 November
5 Flag of Tasmania.svg Symmons Plains Raceway Launceston, Tasmania 24–26 January
6 Flag of Tasmania.svg Baskerville Raceway Hobart, Tasmania 30–31 January
Cancelled due to the 2019-20 coronavirus pandemic
CircuitLocationOriginal Date
Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Winton Motor Raceway Benalla, Victoria 1–3 May
Flag of South Australia.svg The Bend Motorsport Park Tailem Bend, South Australia 12–14 June
Flag of Queensland.svg Morgan Park Raceway Warwick, Queensland 3–5 July
Flag of New South Wales.svg Mount Panorama Circuit Bathurst, New South Wales 13–15 November [34] [lower-alpha 1]
Partially cancelled due to the 2019-20 coronavirus pandemic
CircuitLocationOriginal Date
Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Albert Park Circuit Melbourne, Victoria 13–15 March [lower-alpha 1] [lower-alpha 2]

Calendar changes

The series was ultimately cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [2]

Rule changes

Notes

  1. 1 2 Originally a non-championship round.
  2. ↑ Originally part of the TCR Asia Pacific Cup. Only one of three races completed.

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References

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  2. 1 2 TCR Australia Series is go, January 11, 2021, www.carsales.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org
  3. ↑ "Will Brown confirmed for return to defend TCR Australia title". TouringCarTimes. 18 February 2020. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
  4. ↑ Coch, Mat (14 February 2020). "Morcom continues with HMO for 2020". speedcafe.com . Speedcafe . Retrieved 14 February 2020.
  5. 1 2 "Chelsea Angelo back in TCR with Volkswagen ride". TouringCarTimes. 6 March 2020. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
  6. ↑ "Alexandra Whitley secures Albert Park entry". TouringCarTimes. 9 March 2020. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
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  13. ↑ "Dylan O'Keeffe secures Renault drive for Garry Rogers Motorsport". TouringCarTimes. 12 February 2020. Retrieved 12 February 2020.
  14. 1 2 "Renault Australia confirm sponsorship with GRM for 2020". TouringCarTimes. 4 December 2019. Retrieved 4 December 2019.
  15. 1 2 "Ashley Seward Motorsport takes on 16-year-old for TCR Australia campaign". TouringCarTimes. 10 December 2019. Retrieved 10 December 2019.
  16. 1 2 3 "Ashley Seward Motorsport expand to three Alfa Romeos for 2020". TouringCarTimes. 18 October 2019. Retrieved 18 October 2019.
  17. 1 2 "Michael Clemente confirms 2020 entry with a Honda". TouringCarTimes. 20 November 2019. Retrieved 20 November 2019.
  18. 1 2 "Track Tec Racing enter second Audi for Jack Milligan at Melbourne". TouringCarTimes. 24 January 2020. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
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  29. ↑ "René Münnich joins Wall Racing for Melbourne race". TouringCarTimes. 31 January 2020. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
  30. ↑ "Declan Fraser lands TCR Asia Pacific Cup drive for Milldun Motorsport". TouringCarTimes. 10 March 2020. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
  31. 1 2 "TCR Australia announce 2020 calendar including Bathurst". TouringCarTimes. 28 October 2019. Retrieved 28 October 2019.
  32. 1 2 "TCR Australia to head to Morgan Park in 2020". 16 January 2020.
  33. ↑ "SIX EVENT 2020/21 CALENDAR CONFIRMED FOR TCR AUSTRALIA". TCR Australia. 26 May 2020. Retrieved 26 May 2020.[ permanent dead link ]
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