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]
John Bowe won the series, [2] his sixth Touring Car Masters title. [3]
The series was contested over four rounds. [1]
Round | Circuit | City / State | Date |
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1 | ![]() | Launceston, Tasmania | 24–26 January |
2 | ![]() | Bathurst, New South Wales | 26–28 February |
3 | ![]() | Eastern Creek, New South Wales | 1–2 May |
4 | ![]() | Bathurst, New South Wales | 1–5 December |
Manufacturer | Model | Team | No. | Driver | Rounds | Class |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Chevrolet | Camaro SS | Vawdrey Trailers | 25 | ![]() | 1–2 | PA |
EFS 4x4 Accessories | 58 | ![]() | 2–3 | PM | ||
Whiteline Racing | 95 | ![]() | 1–3 | PM | ||
![]() | 4 | PM | ||||
Camaro RS | 85 | ![]() | 1–2 | PA | ||
![]() | 3–4 | PM | ||||
Chrysler | Valiant Pacer | ANGLOMOIL Lubricants | 60 | ![]() | All | PA |
Ford | Capri | Giraffe Civil Contracting | 2 | ![]() | 1 | INV |
JMG Racing | 67 | ![]() | 2–3 | PA | ||
XD Falcon | Full Throttle Custom Garages | 17 | ![]() | All | PM | |
Action Motor Industries | 71 | ![]() | All | PM | ||
XW Falcon | Lindway Builders | 74 | ![]() | 2 | PA | |
McGill Motorsport | 75 | ![]() | 2 | PA | ||
XY Falcon | Jesus Racing | 9 | ![]() | All | PA | |
Brad Tilley Garage | 28 | ![]() | 4 | PA | ||
Bullet Trains Racing Team | 55 | ![]() | 3 | PA | ||
Mustang | Gulf Oil | 29 | ![]() | 2–3 | PA | |
Mustang Trans Am | Toronto Hotel | 33 | ![]() | 2–3 | PA | |
TIFS | 88 | ![]() | All | PA | ||
Holden | VB Commodore | Motorsport Parts Australia | 50 | ![]() | All | PA |
Torana A9X | Northside Taxi Management | 2 | ![]() | 3 | PA | |
Western General Body Works | 3 | ![]() | 4 | PA | ||
Multispares Racing | 6 | ![]() | All | PA | ||
MOCOMM Motorsport | 7 | ![]() | All | PM | ||
15 | ![]() | 4 | PA | |||
The Lighthouse Hotel | 12 | ![]() | All | PS | ||
Torana SL/R | PAYNTER DIXON | 18 | ![]() | All | PM | |
Porsche | 911 IROC | Bedrug / Shell Oil | 8 | ![]() | 4 | IROC |
Kalus Kenny Intelex Lawyers-Advisors | 90 | ![]() | 4 | IROC | ||
[4] [5] [6] [7] |
Symbol | Meaning |
---|---|
PM | Pro Masters |
PA | Pro Am |
PS | Pro-Sport |
INV | Invitational |
IROC | International Race of Champions |
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]
Round | Race | Circuit | Pole position | Fastest Lap | Winning Driver | Winning Team | Ref |
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1 | TPH | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Action Motor Industries | [9] |
1 | ![]() | ![]() | Whiteline Racing | ||||
2 | race abandoned [lower-alpha 1] | ||||||
3 | ![]() | ![]() | PAYNTER DIXON | ||||
2 | TPH | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ANGLOMOIL Lubricants | [11] |
1 | ![]() | ![]() | EFS 4x4 Accessories | ||||
2 | ![]() | ![]() | EFS 4x4 Accessories | ||||
3 | ![]() | ![]() | Multispares Racing | ||||
3 | TPH | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | MOCOMM Motorsport | [12] |
1 | ![]() | ![]() | Multispares Racing | ||||
2 | ![]() | ![]() | Multispares Racing | ||||
3 | ![]() | ![]() | Full Throttle Custom Garage | ||||
4 | TPH | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Action Motor Industries | [13] |
1 | ![]() | ![]() | Full Throttle Custom Garage | ||||
2 | ![]() | ![]() | Full Throttle Custom Garage | ||||
3 | ![]() | ![]() | MOCOMM Motorsport | ||||
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 | 136 | 168 | 141 | 152 | 597 |
2 | Ryan Hansford | Holden Torana A9X | 114 | 125 | 196 | 112 | 547 |
3 | Steven Johnson | Ford XD Falcon | 120 | 92 | 175 | 110 | 497 |
4 | Cameron Tilley | Chrysler Valiant Pacer | 113 | 143 | 142 | 98 | 496 |
5 | Marcus Zukanovic | Ford XD Falcon | 107 | 180 | 111 | 76 | 474 |
6 | Jim Pollicina | Holden Torana A9X | 50 | 140 | 119 | 116 | 425 |
7 | Tony Karanfilovski | Ford Mustang | 82 | 107 | 101 | 69 | 359 |
8 | Peter Burnitt | Holden Torana A9X | 77 | 84 | 80 | 93 | 334 |
9 | Ryal Harris | Chevrolet Camaro SS | – | 196 | 136 | – | 332 |
10 | Cameron Mason | Ford Mustang | – | 89 | 87 | 131 | 307 |
11 | Adam Bressington | Chevrolet Camaro | – | – | 155 | 142 | 297 |
12 | Andrew Fisher | Ford XY Falcon GTHO | 47 | 143 | 82 | 20 | 292 |
13 | Mark King | Chevrolet Camaro SS | 59 | 122 | 85 | – | 266 |
14 | Jamie Tilley | Ford Mustang | – | 61 | 161 | 39 | 261 |
15 | Gerard McLeod | Holden VB Commodore | 89 | – | 122 | 10 | 221 |
16 | Adam Garwood | Chevrolet Camaro RS | 136 | 62 | – | – | 198 |
17 | Jeremy Gray | Ford Capri Perana | – | 77 | 72 | 0 | 149 |
18 | Dean Lillie | Holden Torana | – | – | – | 147 | 147 |
19 | Wayne Mercer | Ford XY Falcon GTHO | – | 86 | – | – | 86 |
20 | Aaron McGill | Ford XW Falcon GT | – | 85 | – | – | 85 |
21 | Sven Burchartz | Porsche 911 | – | – | – | 76 | 76 |
22 | George Miedecke | Chevrolet Camaro SS | – | – | – | 68 | 68 |
23 | John Adams | Ford XY Falcon GTHO | – | – | 67 | 0 | 67 |
24 | Brad Tilley | Ford XY Falcon | – | – | – | 60 | 60 |
25 | Paul Freestone | Chevrolet Camaro | 56 | – | – | – | 56 |
26 | Danny Buzadzic | Holden Torana A9X | – | – | – | 35 | 35 |
27 | Allan Hughes | Holden Torana A9X | – | – | 25 | – | 25 |
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