2021 Touring Car Trophy Explained

The 2021 Goodyear Touring Car Trophy was the third 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 fourteen races across seven meetings across England. The championship is aimed as a feeder category to the BTCC and operated by Stewart Lines' Maximum Group.

Calendar

A new calendar was announced on 2 April 2021 with 12 rounds scheduled.^[1] ^[2]

		Circuit/Location	Date
1	1	Silverstone Circuit (International), Northamptonshire	25 April
1	2	Silverstone Circuit (International), Northamptonshire	25 April
2	3	Castle Combe Circuit, Wiltshire	31 May
2	4	Castle Combe Circuit, Wiltshire	31 May
3	5	Brands Hatch (Indy), Kent	19–20 June
	6
	7
4	8	Oulton Park, Cheshire	17 July
4	9	Oulton Park, Cheshire	17 July
5	10	Anglesey Circuit, Anglesey	8 August
5	11	Anglesey Circuit, Anglesey	8 August
6	12	Donington Park (National), Leicestershire	30 August
	13
	14

Teams and drivers

Team	Car		Drivers	Rounds
TCR entries
Power Maxed Racing^[3]	CUPRA León TCR	4	Dan Kirby^[4]	All
		5	Alex Morgan	4, 6
		11	Jac Constable	All
		70	William Butler^[5]	All
	Hyundai i30 N TCR	52	Chris Wallis	3
Simpson Motorsport	Audi RS3 LMS TCR	9	Hugo Cook	4–6
Simpson Motorsport	Audi RS3 LMS TCR	138	Hugo Cook	1
Motus One Racing^[6]	CUPRA León TCR^[7]	14	Danny Krywyj	1–2
Motus One Racing^[6]	Hyundai i30 N TCR	4–6	Danny Krywyj
DW Racing	Vauxhall Astra TCR	21	Andy Wilmot	1
		50	Darelle Wilson	2, 6
		97	Alex Kite	3
Maximum Motorsport	CUPRA León TCR^[8]	21	Andy Wilmot	4, 6
	Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR	33	Jack Depper	4–6
	Vauxhall Astra TCR	97	Alex Kite	4–5
Maximum Motorsport with Motus One Racing^[9]	Hyundai i30 N TCR	77	Will Powell^[10]	1–3
Maximum Motorsport with Motus One Racing^[9]	Hyundai i30 N TCR	101	Max Hart^[11]	All
Area Motorsport^[12]	CUPRA León TCR	37	Bruce Winfield	All
Essex & Kent Motorsport^[13]	Hyundai i30 N TCR	38	Lewis Kent	All
Essex & Kent Motorsport^[13]	Hyundai i30 N TCR	44	Bradley Kent	All
Rob Boston Racing	Vauxhall Astra TCR	81	Tom Hibbert	6
Grant Motorsport	CUPRA León TCR	97	Alex Kite	2
Zest Racecar Engineering	Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR	99	Jamie Sturges	4
Zest Racecar Engineering	CUPRA León TCR	123	Isaac Smith	6
Privateer	CUPRA León TCR	77	Mark Smith	4, 6
NGTC entries
Team HARD.	Mercedes-Benz A-Class	15	Toby Bearne	1–3
	Mercedes-Benz A-Class	285	Darron Lewis	1–4
	BMW 125i M Sport	69	Daniel Wylie	2–3

Race calendar and results

Round	Circuit	Pole Position	Fastest Lap	Winning Driver	Winning Team	TCR UK Winner
1	Silverstone Circuit	Max Hart	Max Hart	Max Hart	Maximum with Motus One	Max Hart
1	Silverstone Circuit		Lewis Kent	Lewis Kent	Essex & Kent Motorsport	Lewis Kent
2	Castle Combe Circuit	Max Hart	Darron Lewis	Darelle Wilson	DW Racing	Darelle Wilson
2	Castle Combe Circuit		Max Hart	Bradley Kent	Essex & Kent Motorsport	Bradley Kent
3	Brands Hatch	Bradley Kent	Lewis Kent	Dan Kirby	Power Maxed Racing	Dan Kirby
			Lewis Kent	Lewis Kent	Essex & Kent Motorsport	Lewis Kent
			Bradley Kent	Bradley Kent	Essex & Kent Motorsport	Bradley Kent
4	Oulton Park	Alex Morgan	Jac Constable	Jac Constable	Power Maxed Racing	Jac Constable
4	Oulton Park		Bradley Kent	Lewis Kent	Essex & Kent Motorsport	Lewis Kent
5	Anglesey Circuit	Bruce Winfield	Bruce Winfield	Bruce Winfield	Area Motorsport	Bruce Winfield
5	Anglesey Circuit		Bradley Kent	Bradley Kent	Essex & Kent Motorsport	Bradley Kent
6	Donington Park	Bruce Winfield	Jac Constable	Alex Morgan	Power Maxed Racing	Alex Morgan
			Bruce Winfield	Jac Constable	Power Maxed Racing	Jac Constable
		Alex Morgan	Bradley Kent	Bruce Winfield	Area Motorsport	Bruce Winfield

Championship standings

Drivers' Standings

Points system
1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	10th	11th	12th	13th	14th	15th	16th	All other finishers	All other starters
25	22	20	18	16	14	12	11	10	9	8	7	6	5	4	3	2	1

Pos	Driver	SIL		CAS		BRH			OUL		ANG		DON			valign=middle	Points
1	Lewis Kent	2	1	2	2	4	1	3	4	1	4	5	7	6	6	244
2	Bruce Winfield	10	7	4	4	5	4	Ret	7	5	1	2	2	4	1	233
3	Dan Kirby	4	3	Ret	Ret	1	2	4	6	4	3	3	6	14	2	225
4	Max Hart	1	2	DSQ	3	Ret	6	2	4	3	2	Ret	5	2	10	219
5	Bradley Kent	Ret	4	3	1	Ret	5	1	3	12	6	1	4	5	Ret	215
6	Jac Constable	7	Ret	6	Ret	3	Ret	DNS	1	11	10	4	3	1	Ret	158
7	William Butler	6	Ret	8	6	6	Ret	5	Ret	10	7	Ret	14	7	4	136
8	Hugo Cook	5	6						11	9	5	Ret	8	8	3	111
9	Toby Bearne	8	8	7	Ret	2	3	Ret								78
10	Danny Krywyj	9	10	9	Ret				10	Ret	Ret	DNS	10	12	9	72
11	Jack Depper								9	6	8	Ret	13	11	8	70
12	Darron Lewis	3	5	5	Ret	Ret	Ret	DNS	Ret	8						69
13	Andy Wilmot	Ret	9						8	7			9	10	Ret	60
14	Darelle Wilson			1	7								Ret	Ret	5	57
15	Daniel Wylie			10	8	9	8	Ret								44
16	Alex Kite			Ret	5	8	7	Ret	13	Ret	9	Ret				20
17	Will Powell	Ret	DNS	Ret	DNS	7	DNS	DNS								14
18	Chris Wallis					Ret	Ret	DNS								2
19	Tim Docker	WD	WD													0
Guest drivers ineligible to score points
	Alex Morgan								2	2			1	3	Ret	0
	Isaac Smith												11	9	7	0
	Mark Smith								14	DNS			NC	13	11	0
	Jamie Sturges								12	DNS						0
	Tom Hibbert												12	Ret	DNS	0
Pos	Driver	SIL		CAS		BRH			OUL		ANG		DON			valign=middle	Points

Notes and References

Web site: Touring Car Trophy with TCR UK reveals 2021 schedule. 5 December 2020. TouringCarTimes. en-US. 5 December 2020.
News: 2021 CALENDAR UPDATE. touringcartrophy.co.uk. 2 April 2021. 2 April 2021. 5 October 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211005140948/https://www.touringcartrophy.co.uk/2021-calendar-update/. dead.
News: Jac Constable joins Power Maxed Racing in development role. TouringCarTimes. 18 January 2021. 18 January 2021. TouringCarTimes.
News: Tim Docker set for TCR UK return as 2021 grid grows. TouringCarTimes. 8 April 2021. 8 April 2021. TouringCarTimes.
Web site: William Butler returns with his CUPRA to TCR UK. www.tcr-series.com. 2 April 2021. 7 April 2021.
News: New Honda team announces three-car programme. 14 January 2021. 14 January 2021. TouringCarTimes.
News: Defending champion Henry Neal withdraws from Touring Car Trophy. TouringCarTimes. 21 April 2021. 21 April 2021. TouringCarTimes.
News: Andy Wilmot, Hugo Cook to rejoin TCR UK field from Oulton Park. TouringCarTimes. 8 June 2021. 8 June 2021. TouringCarTimes.
News: Ex-Bryan Herta Hyundais set for UK programme. TouringCarTimes. 23 December 2020. 23 December 2020. TouringCarTimes.
News: Will Powell switches to Maximum Hyundai. TouringCarTimes. 29 March 2021. 21 April 2021. TouringCarTimes.
News: Max Hart switches to Hyundai for second season. TouringCarTimes. 15 January 2021. 15 January 2021. TouringCarTimes.
News: Civic Cup champion targets TCR UK success. TouringCarTimes. 18 April 2021. 18 April 2021. TouringCarTimes.
News: Lewis Kent to defend TCR UK crown. TouringCarTimes. 18 February 2021. 18 February 2021. TouringCarTimes.