2021 Touring Car Masters

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The 2021 Gulf Western Oils Touring Car Masters was an Australian motor racing competition for touring cars manufactured between 1 January 1963 and the 31 December 1980 and IROC Porsche Class Automobiles, which had been modified in accordance with the series regulations. [1] It was sanctioned by Motorsport Australia as an Authorised Series, with TCM Racing Pty. Ltd appointed as the Category Manager for the series. [1]

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John Bowe won the series, [2] his sixth Touring Car Masters title. [3]

John Bowe (pictured in 2005) won his 6th TCM Title in a Holden Torana SLR 5000. John Bowe.jpg
John Bowe (pictured in 2005) won his 6th TCM Title in a Holden Torana SLR 5000.

Calendar

The series was contested over four rounds. [1]

RoundCircuitCity / StateDate
1 Flag of Tasmania.svg Symmons Plains Raceway Launceston, Tasmania 24–26 January
2 Flag of New South Wales.svg Mount Panorama Circuit Bathurst, New South Wales 26–28 February
3 Flag of New South Wales.svg Sydney Motorsport Park Eastern Creek, New South Wales 1–2 May
4 Flag of New South Wales.svg Mount Panorama Circuit Bathurst, New South Wales 1–5 December

Entries

Teams and Drivers

ManufacturerModelTeamNo.DriverRoundsClass
Chevrolet Camaro SS Vawdrey Trailers25 Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Paul Freestone1–2PA
EFS 4x4 Accessories58 Flag of Queensland.svg Ryal Harris2–3PM
Whiteline Racing95 Flag of New South Wales.svg Mark King1–3PM
Flag of New South Wales.svg George Miedecke4PM
Camaro RS 85 Flag of Tasmania.svg Adam Garwood1–2PA
Flag of New South Wales.svg Adam Bressington3–4PM
Chrysler Valiant Pacer ANGLOMOIL Lubricants60 Flag of New South Wales.svg Cameron TilleyAllPA
Ford Capri Giraffe Civil Contracting2 Flag of Tasmania.svg Greg Garwood1INV
JMG Racing67 Flag of New South Wales.svg Jeremy Gray2–3PA
XD Falcon Full Throttle Custom Garages17 Flag of Queensland.svg Steven Johnson AllPM
Action Motor Industries71 Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Marcus ZukanovicAllPM
XW Falcon Lindway Builders74 Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Wayne Mercer2PA
McGill Motorsport75 Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Aaron McGill2PA
XY Falcon Jesus Racing9 Flag of New South Wales.svg Andrew FisherAllPA
Brad Tilley Garage28 Flag of New South Wales.svg Brad Tilley4PA
Bullet Trains Racing Team55 Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg John Adams3PA
Mustang Gulf Oil 29 Flag of New South Wales.svg Jamie Tilley2–3PA
Mustang Trans Am Toronto Hotel33 Flag of New South Wales.svg Cameron Mason2–3PA
TIFS88 Flag of New South Wales.svg Tony KaranfilovskiAllPA
Holden VB Commodore Motorsport Parts Australia50 Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Gerard McLeodAllPA
Torana A9X Northside Taxi Management2 Flag of Queensland.svg Allan Hughes3PA
Western General Body Works3 Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Danny Buzadzic4PA
Multispares Racing6 Flag of Queensland.svg Ryan HansfordAllPA
MOCOMM Motorsport7 Flag of New South Wales.svg Jim PollicinaAllPM
15 Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Dean Lillie4PA
The Lighthouse Hotel12 Flag of New South Wales.svg Peter BurnittAllPS
Torana SL/R PAYNTER DIXON18 Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg John Bowe AllPM
Porsche 911 IROC Bedrug / Shell Oil 8 Flag of New South Wales.svg Terry Lawlor4IROC
Kalus Kenny Intelex Lawyers-Advisors90 Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Sven Burchartz4IROC
[4] [5] [6] [7]

Key

SymbolMeaning
PMPro Masters
PAPro Am
PSPro-Sport
INVInvitational
IROCInternational Race of Champions

Series summary

The series was won by John Bowe, in what was his sixth Touring Car Masters title win and his first since 2016. [8] Driving a Holden Torana, Bowe won the final round of the series at Mount Panorama Circuit, Bathurst, New South Wales to finish the season on 597 points. [8] Ryan Hansford placed second on 547 points with Steven Johnson third on 497 points. [8] Bowe completed all races held during the series with one win, at Symmons Plains, earlier in the season. [8]

Series results

RoundRaceCircuit Pole position Fastest Lap Winning DriverWinning TeamRef
1TPH Flag of Tasmania.svg Symmons Plains Raceway Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg John Bowe Flag of Tasmania.svg Adam Garwood Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Marcus ZukanovicAction Motor Industries [9]
1 Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg John Bowe Flag of Tasmania.svg Adam GarwoodWhiteline Racing
2race abandoned [a]
3 Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg John Bowe Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg John Bowe PAYNTER DIXON
2TPH Flag of New South Wales.svg Mount Panorama Circuit Flag of Tasmania.svg Adam Garwood Flag of Queensland.svg Ryal Harris Flag of New South Wales.svg Cameron TilleyANGLOMOIL Lubricants [11]
1 Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Marcus Zukanovic Flag of Queensland.svg Ryal HarrisEFS 4x4 Accessories
2 Flag of Queensland.svg Ryan Hansford Flag of Queensland.svg Ryal HarrisEFS 4x4 Accessories
3 Flag of Queensland.svg Ryan Hansford Flag of Queensland.svg Ryan HansfordMultispares Racing
3TPH Flag of New South Wales.svg Sydney Motorsport Park Flag of Queensland.svg Ryan Hansford Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg John Bowe Flag of New South Wales.svg Jim PollicinaMOCOMM Motorsport [12]
1 Flag of Queensland.svg Ryan Hansford Flag of Queensland.svg Ryan HansfordMultispares Racing
2 Flag of Queensland.svg Ryan Hansford Flag of Queensland.svg Ryan HansfordMultispares Racing
3 Flag of Queensland.svg Steven Johnson Flag of Queensland.svg Steven Johnson Full Throttle Custom Garage
4TPH Flag of New South Wales.svg Mount Panorama Circuit Flag of Queensland.svg Steven Johnson Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Marcus Zukanovic Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Marcus ZukanovicAction Motor Industries [13]
1 Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Marcus Zukanovic Flag of Queensland.svg Steven Johnson Full Throttle Custom Garage
2 Flag of Queensland.svg Steven Johnson Flag of Queensland.svg Steven Johnson Full Throttle Custom Garage
3 Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Dean Lillie Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Dean LillieMOCOMM Motorsport
  1. ↑ Race was suspended due to a red flag incident when Steven Johnson's Ford XD Falcon sheared a wheel off. [10]

Series standings

Pos [2] [14] Driver [2] [14] Car [2] [15] Sym [14] Bat [14] Syd [14] Bat [14] Total [2]
1 John Bowe Holden Torana SL/R 136168141152597
2Ryan Hansford Holden Torana A9X 114125196112547
3 Steven Johnson Ford XD Falcon 12092175110497
4Cameron Tilley Chrysler Valiant Pacer 11314314298496
5Marcus Zukanovic Ford XD Falcon 10718011176474
6Jim Pollicina Holden Torana A9X 50140119116425
7Tony Karanfilovski Ford Mustang 8210710169359
8Peter Burnitt Holden Torana A9X 77848093334
9Ryal Harris Chevrolet Camaro SS –196136–332
10Cameron Mason Ford Mustang –8987131307
11Adam Bressington Chevrolet Camaro ––155142297
12Andrew Fisher Ford XY Falcon GTHO 471438220292
13Mark King Chevrolet Camaro SS 5912285–266
14Jamie Tilley Ford Mustang –6116139261
15Gerard McLeod Holden VB Commodore 89–12210221
16Adam Garwood Chevrolet Camaro RS 13662––198
17Jeremy Gray Ford Capri Perana –77720149
18Dean Lillie Holden Torana –––147147
19Wayne Mercer Ford XY Falcon GTHO –86––86
20Aaron McGill Ford XW Falcon GT –85––85
21Sven Burchartz Porsche 911 –––7676
22George Miedecke Chevrolet Camaro SS –––6868
23John Adams Ford XY Falcon GTHO ––67067
24Brad Tilley Ford XY Falcon –––6060
25Paul Freestone Chevrolet Camaro 56–––56
26Danny Buzadzic Holden Torana A9X –––3535
27Allan Hughes Holden Torana A9X ––25–25

References

  1. 1 2 3 2021 Touring Car Masters Series Sporting and Technical Regulations, motorsport.org.au, as archived at web.archive.org
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Standings – 2021 Touring Car Masters, touringcarmasters.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org
  3. ↑ Garry O'Brien, Bowe The Touring Car Master, Auto Action, Issue #1826, Dec 16 2021 to Jan 12 2022
  4. ↑ "Field set for TCM Tasmania racing return, touringcarmasters.com.au". January 21, 2021.
  5. ↑ "Tru Blu to return to Mount Panorama as Gulf Western Oil TCM field set, touringcarmasters.com.au". February 23, 2021.
  6. ↑ "PREVIEW: Contenders stack up as Touring Car Masters returns to Sydney, touringcarmasters.com.au". April 27, 2021.
  7. ↑ "Strong field set for TCM Bathurst title fight, touringcarmasters.com.au". November 22, 2021.
  8. 1 2 3 4 Jordan Treloar, John Bowe Wins Sixth Touring Car masters Title, 3 December 2021, www.v8sleuth.com.au Retrieved 13 June 2021
  9. ↑ "Symmons Plains Raceway results, touringcarmasters.com.au".
  10. ↑ "TCM race red flagged after Johnson XD shears wheel, www.speedcafe.com". January 26, 2021.
  11. ↑ "Mount Panorama 500, touringcarmasters.com.au".
  12. ↑ "Sydney Motorsport Park results, touringcarmasters.com.au".
  13. ↑ "Bathurst 1000 – Results, touringcarmasters.com.au".
  14. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Series Points Report, racing.natsoft.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org
  15. ↑ Natsoft Race Results, racing.natsoft.com.au Retrieved 15 January 2021
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