2024 TCR UK Touring Car Championship explained
The 2024 TCR UK Touring Car Championship is the sixth season of the TCR UK Touring Car Championship. The championship features production-based touring cars built to TCR specifications and will be held over twenty races across seven meetings throughout England. The championship is operated by Stewart Lines' Maximum Group in partnership with the British Racing and Sports Car Club.
Calendar
The schedule for 2024 was announced on 24 August 2023 containing 20 races across 7 rounds.[1]
Teams and drivers
Team | Car | | Drivers | Class | Rounds | Ref. |
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Gen-2 Entries |
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CBM with Hart GT | Cupra León Competición TCR | align=center | 1 | Carl Boardley | align=center | | All | [2] | Go-Fix Honda by Sport77 | Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) | align=center | 7 | Will Powell | align=center | | 1, 3, 5 | [3] | 28 | Bradley Thurston | | 3–5 | [4] | ARK Motorsports | Hyundai i30 N TCR | align=center | 15 | Andrew Dyer | align=center | | 7 | | JH Racing | Hyundai i30 N TCR | align=center | 16 | Callum Newsham | align=center | | All | [5] | align=center | 45 | Alistair Camp | align=center | | 7 | | DLR with JH Racing | 285 | Darron Lewis | D | All | [6] | Bond-It with MPH Racing | Cupra León Competición TCR | align=center | 17 | nowrap | Bradley Hutchison | | All | [7] | Pro Alloys Racing | Lynk & Co 03 TCR | align=center | 20 | Viktor Andersson | align=center | | 1 | [8] [9] | align=center | 70 | Owen Hillman | align=center | | 5 | | JW Bird Motorsport | Cupra León Competición TCR | 31 | Matthew Wilson | | 5, 7 | | Maximum Motorsport | Hyundai i30 N TCR | align=center | 81 | Stewart Lines | align=center | D | 4–7 | | Rob Boston Racing | Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2021) | align=center | 99 | Joe Marshall | | 1–3 | [10] | Capture Motorsport | Hyundai i30 N TCR | align=center | 100 | Steve Laidlaw | align=center | D | 2–3 | | align=center | 101 | Sam Laidlaw | align=center | | 4–6 | | Area Motorsport | Cupra León Competición TCR | align=center | 100 | Steve Laidlaw | align=center | D | 4–6 | | align=center | 115 | Luke Sargeant | align=center | | 1–3 | [11] | align=center | 117 | Adam Shepherd | align=center | | All | [12] | Cupra León VZ TCR | align=center | 100 | Steve Laidlaw | align=center | D | 7 | | align=center | 101 | Sam Laidlaw | align=center | | 7 | | Motion Motorsport | Lynk & Co 03 TCR | align=center | 111 | Ryan Bensley | align=center | D | 7 | | RS Vehicle Sales | Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2021) | align=center | 115 | Luke Sargeant | align=center | | 5-7 | | Gen-1 Entries |
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SGM with Sport77 | Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2017) | align=center | 12 | Cedric Bloch | align=center | | 5, 7 | [13] | Matrix Motorsport with DW Racing | Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2017) | 19 | Jeffrey Alden | D | 1–3 | [14] | Opel Astra TCR | 5 | | EDF Motorsports | Cupra León TCR | align=center | 22 | Rick Kerry | align=center | D | All | align=center | | Capture Motorsport | Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR | align=center | 27 | Will Beech | align=center | | 1–6 | [15] | Sport77 | Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2017) | 28 | Bradley Thurston | | 1 | [16] | DW Racing | Vauxhall Astra TCR | 50 | Darelle Wilson | | 1 | | Richmond Fire Motorsport | Cupra León TCR | align=center | 77 | Mark Smith | D | 1–4, 6-7 | [17] | Maximum Motorsport with MPH Racing | Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2017) | align=center | 81 | Stewart Lines | align=center | D | 3 | | |
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Driver and team changes
- Pro Alloys Racing entered the series, fielding a Lynk & Co 03 for the first time in the series history on a part time basis.
- Area Motorsport scaled down from 4 Hyundais to a pair of Cupra León Competición TCRs. Adam Shepherd and Luke Sargeant remained with the team, while Bruce Winfield and Alex Ley left the team, with Ley switching to Target Competition in TCR Italy and Winfield unable to secure budget for the season.
- Restart Racing left the series to compete in BTCC, with both drivers Chris Smiley and Scott Sumpton remaining with the team and effectively leaving the series.
- Darron Lewis joined JH Racing and switched from running an Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2017) to a Hyundai i30 N TCR.
- Capture Motorsport joined the series, with Will Beech and Steve Laidlaw also making their debuts.
- Jac Constable left the series, which left Rob Boston Racing scaling down to just one Audi, still driven by Joe Marshall-Birks.
- Will Powell's team Sport77 entered the series, with Powell driving a Honda Civic Type-R TCR (FK8) and Bradley Thurston driving an Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2017), after missing the second round, Thurston drove a Honda Civic Type-R TCR (FK8) from the third round.
Team Changes
Championship standings
Drivers' Standings
Points system |
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Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | 11th | 12th | 13th | 14th | 15th | Fastest Lap |
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Qualifying | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | colspan=12 |
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Race | 40 | 35 | 30 | 27 | 24 | 21 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | |
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- Drivers' top 13 results from the 15 races count towards the championship.
Notes and References
- Web site: Six of the Best for the 2024 TCR UK Touring Car Championship Seven Event Calendar. 24 August 2023. tcr-uk.co.uk. en-US. 24 August 2023.
- News: Carl Boardley confirms TCR UK title defence. TouringCarTimes. 2 February 2024. TouringCarTimes. en-US. 2 February 2024.
- News: Will Powell rejoins TCR UK for 2024. TouringCarTimes. 11 January 2024. TouringCarTimes. en-US. 11 January 2024.
- Web site: TouringCarTimes . 2024-04-11 . 19 cars entered for 2024 TCR UK opener at Brands Hatch . 2024-04-15 . TouringCarTimes . en-US.
- News: Callum Newsham sticks with Hyundai for 2024. TouringCarTimes. 19 February 2024. 19 February 2024.
- News: Darron Lewis makes Hyundai switch for 2024. TouringCarTimes. 7 March 2024. 7 March 2024.
- News: Brad Hutchison returns for third campaign. TouringCarTimes. 13 January 2024. TouringCarTimes. 13 January 2024.
- Web site: Lynk & Co to make TCR UK début with Pro Alloys Racing. TouringCars.net. 6 February 2024. 6 February 2024.
- Web site: fabior . 2024-04-05 . Viktor Andersson joins Pro Alloys Racing for TCR UK debut . 2024-04-13 . TCR HUB . en-gb.
- News: Joe Marshall retains Rob Boston Racing seat. TouringCarTimes. 21 March 2024. 21 March 2024.
- News: Luke Sargeant makes Cupra switch for 2024. TouringCarTimes. 31 January 2024. TouringCarTimes. 31 January 2024.
- News: Adam Shepherd makes Cupra switch with Area Motorsport. TouringCarTimes. 9 April 2024. TouringCarTimes. 9 April 2024.
- Web site: Cedric Bloch to make TCR UK history in 2024.
- Web site: Jeffrey Alden and Rick Kerry confirm full-season TCR UK campaigns. TouringCars.net. 30 January 2024. 30 January 2024.
- News: Capture Motorsport to run Gen 1 Volkswagen entry. TouringCarTimes. 12 February 2024. TouringCarTimes. 12 February 2024.
- Web site: TouringCarTimes . 2024-04-11 . 19 cars entered for 2024 TCR UK opener at Brands Hatch . 2024-04-15 . TouringCarTimes . en-US.
- News: Mark Smith confirms Gen 1 Cup programme. TouringCarTimes. 28 February 2024. TouringCarTimes. 28 February 2024.