The 2021 TCR Australia Series (known for sponsorship reasons as the 2021 Supercheap Auto TCR Australia Series [1] ) was an Australian motor racing competition for TCR Touring Cars. It was the second TCR Australia Touring Car Series. [2] The series was sanctioned by Motorsport Australia as a National Series with the Australian Racing Group Pty Ltd appointed as the Category Manager. [1] It was contested as part of the renamed Motorsport Australia Championships series.
The series was won by Chaz Mostert driving an Audi RS 3 LMS TCR.
The calendar was announced on 23 November 2020 with seven confirmed rounds. [3]
Round | Circuit | Location | Date |
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1 | ![]() | Launceston, Tasmania | 24–26 January |
2 | ![]() | Phillip Island, Victoria | 12–14 March 1 |
3 | ![]() | Bathurst, New South Wales | 2–4 April |
4 | ![]() | Eastern Creek, New South Wales | 1–2 May |
5 | ![]() | Bathurst, New South Wales | 30 November–5 December |
^1 – The Phillip Island round was postponed to 12−14 March from its original February 18-21 date after a snap lockdown was enacted in response to an outbreak of COVID-19 cases in Melbourne. [4]
The following teams and drivers are under contract to compete in the 2021 series:
Points are awarded as follows at each event. Drivers are required to finish a race in order to receive points.
Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | 11th | 12th | 13th | 14th | 15th | 16th | 17th | 18th | 19th | 20th | 21st |
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Race 1 & 2 | 40 | 36 | 34 | 32 | 30 | 28 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 |
Race 3 | 50 | 46 | 44 | 42 | 40 | 38 | 36 | 34 | 32 | 30 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 |
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Team | Car | No. | Drivers |
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![]() | Alfa Romeo Giulietta Veloce TCR | 5 | ![]() |
7 | ![]() | ||
Peugeot 308 TCR | 18 | ![]() | |
![]() | Renault Mégane R.S TCR | 33 | ![]() |
![]() | Peugeot 308 TCR | 71 | ![]() |
![]() | Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) | 110 | ![]() |
Pos. | Driver | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Pts |
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1 | ![]() | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 134 |
2 | ![]() | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 124 |
3 | ![]() | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 121 |
4 | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 118 |
5 | ![]() | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 102 |
6 | ![]() | 5 | 5 | DNS | DNS | 45 |
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