The 2018 TCR UK Touring Car Championship was the first season of the TCR UK Touring Car Championship, promoted by the British Racing and Sports Car Club. The season began on 1 April at Silverstone Circuit and ended on 14 October at Donington Park.[1] The Driver's Champion was Daniel Lloyd, and the Team Champions were WestCoast Racing.[2]
Teams and drivers
Team | Car | No. | Drivers | Rounds |
Wolf-Power Racing[3] | Renault Mégane TCR[3] | 5 | Alex Morgan[3] | 3 |
Verizon Connect Racing[4] | Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8)[5][4] | 8 | Finlay Crocker[5] | 1–4, 6–7 |
88 | Ashley Sutton[6] | 5 |
Pyro Motorsport[7] | 32 | Oliver Taylor | 3–7 |
Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK2)[7] | 1–2 |
JP Racing[8] | 28 | Josh Price[9] | 7 |
BMR Autoglym Academy[9] | 2–3 |
Laser Tools Racing[10] | Alfa Romeo Giulietta TCR[10] | 16 | Aiden Moffat[10] | 1–2 |
61 | Derek Palmer Jr.[10] | 1–2 |
DPE Motorsport[10][11] | 3–5 |
76 | Robert Gilmour[12] | 3–5 |
WestCoast Racing[13] | Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK2) | 19 | Andreas Bäckman[13] | 6 |
Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR[13] | 1–5, 7 |
23 | Daniel Lloyd[14] | All |
26 | Jessica Bäckman[13] | All |
Maximum Motorsport[15][16] | Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR[17] | 27 | Tim Docker[17] | 5 |
CUPRA León TCR[15] | 95 | Stewart Lines[15] | 1, 3–7 |
45 | Carl Swift[18][16] | 3–5, 7 |
Endurance Financial Racing[18] | 1 |
Essex & Kent Motorsport | Hyundai i30 N TCR[19] | 38 | Lewis Kent[19] | All |
LMS Racing[20] | CUPRA León TCR[20] | 44 | Olli Parhankangas[20] | 1 |
DW Racing | Vauxhall Astra TCR[21] | 50 | Darelle Wilson[21] | 1–4, 6–7 |
Sean Walkinshaw Racing[22] | Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK2)[22] | 55 | Sean Walkinshaw[23] | 2, 7 |
65 | Howard Fuller[24] | 1, 3 |
Calendar and results
The 2018 schedule consisted of seven race weekends with two races each weekend, with the grid for Race 1 being determined by a traditional qualifying session. The grid for Race 2 will be made up by reversing the top 10 from the second fastest qualifying lap. The calendar was announced on 13 September 2017.[1]
Championship standings
Drivers' championship
Points system |
Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | 11th | 12th | 13th | 14th | 15th | 16th | 17th | 18th | 19th | 20th |
Race | 40 | 35 | 30 | 25 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Qualifying | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
Pos | Driver | SIL | KNO | BHI | CAS | OUL | CRO | DON | Points |
1 | Daniel Lloyd | 11 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 22 | 1 | 22 | 4 | 34 | Ret | 11 | 3 | 514 |
2 | Oliver Taylor | 35 | 3 | 23 | Ret | 22 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 83 | 2 | 22 | 1 | 44 | 6 | 453 |
3 | Andreas Bäckman | 48 | 2 | 44 | 5 | 63 | Ret | 33 | 4 | 34 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 22 | 4 | 408 |
4 | Jessica Bäckman | 810 | 6 | 78 | 6 | 45 | 2 | 64 | Ret | 67 | 5 | 55 | 4 | 63 | 5 | 300 |
5 | Lewis Kent | 114 | 11 | Ret7 | 8 | 34 | 7 | 45 | 6 | 58 | 3 | 67 | 6 | 89 | 9 | 278 |
6 | Stewart Lines | 9 | 8 | | | 59 | 4 | Ret8 | DSQ | 76 | 6 | 73 | 5 | 55 | 2 | 208 |
7 | Finlay Crocker | 6 | 9 | Ret6 | Ret | 77 | Ret | Ret6 | DNS | | | 46 | 2 | 37 | 7 | 179 |
8 | Carl Swift | 106 | 10 | | | 810 | Ret | 57 | 3 | Ret10 | DNS | | | 78 | 8 | 132 |
9 | Josh Price | | | 35 | 2 | 96 | Ret | | | | | | | Ret10 | 1 | 130 |
10 | Darelle Wilson | Ret7 | 7 | 89 | 4 | 11 | 6 | DNS10 | DNS | | | Ret8 | DNS | DNS6 | DNS | 101 |
11 | Derek Palmer Jr. | Ret | 12 | 6 | 7 | DNS | DNS | Ret9 | 5 | 45 | Ret | | | | | 99 |
12 | Howard Fuller | 53 | 4 | | | 10 | 3 | | | | | | | | | 95 |
13 | Ashley Sutton | | | | | | | | | 11 | 1 | | | | | 91 |
14 | Sean Walkinshaw | | | 510 | 3 | | | | | | | | | 9 | 10 | 76 |
15 | Aiden Moffat | 22 | Ret | Ret2 | DNS | | | | | | | | | | | 53 |
16 | Olli Kangas | 79 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 40 |
17 | Tim Docker | | | | | | | | | 9 | 7 | | | | | 30 |
18 | Robert Gilmour | | | | | DNS8 | DNS | DNS | DNS | DSQ9 | EX | | | | | -15 |
NC | Alex Morgan | | | | | Ret | Ret | | | | | | | | | – |
Pos | Driver | SIL | KNO | BHI | CAS | OUL | CRO | DON | Points |
Teams' Championship
References
- ^ a b Hudson, Neil (13 September 2017). "TCR UK unveils seven-event calendar for its first season". TouringCarTimes.com. Mediaempire Stockholm AB. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
- ^ "2018 STANDINGS". Archived from the original on 2018-04-02.
- ^ a b c "Largest grid yet set for Brands Hatch TCR UK rounds - TouringCarTimes". TouringCarTimes. 2018-05-29. Retrieved 2018-05-30.
- ^ a b "Ollie Taylor to switch to 2018-spec Honda Civic - TouringCarTimes". TouringCarTimes. 2018-05-30. Retrieved 2018-05-30.
- ^ a b "Finlay Crocker commits to 2018 TCR UK championship in a new Civic Type R". TouringCarTimes.com. 18 January 2018. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
- ^ Hudson, Neil (1 August 2018). "BTCC champion Ash Sutton joins TCR UK grid at Oulton Park". TouringCarTimes.com. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
- ^ a b Lickorish, Stephen (19 July 2017). "Top Clio squad Pyro to enter TCR UK". MotorsportNews.co.uk. Archived from the original on 14 December 2018. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
- ^ Hudson, Neil (2018-10-13). "Carl Swift secures reversed grid pole position at Donington Park". TouringCarTimes.com. Retrieved 2018-10-13.
- ^ a b Abbott, Andrew (2018-05-04). "Josh Price to race in TCR UK at Knockhill with Team BMR » TouringCars.Net". TouringCars.Net. Retrieved 2018-05-04.
- ^ a b c d e "Laser Tools Racing to run Alfa programme". TouringCarTimes. 2018-03-26. Retrieved 2018-03-26.
- ^ "DPE Motorsport to continue with Alfa Romeo programme - TouringCarTimes". TouringCarTimes. 2018-05-19. Retrieved 2018-05-19.
- ^ "Robert Gilmour to drive second DPE Motorsport Alfa Romeo - TouringCarTimes". TouringCarTimes. 2018-05-24. Retrieved 2018-05-24.
- ^ a b c d Abbott, Andrew (23 March 2018). "WestCoast Racing enter two Volkswagen Golfs for Silverstone". TouringCars.Net. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
- ^ "Dan Lloyd to drive third WestCoast Volkswagen at Silverstone - TouringCarTimes". TouringCarTimes. 2018-03-26. Retrieved 2018-03-26.
- ^ a b c Hudson, Neil (21 March 2018). "Maximum Motorsport enter SEAT for Stewart Lines". TouringCarTimes.com. Retrieved 21 March 2018.
- ^ a b "Cupra pair join forces ahead of TCR UK return". TouringCarTimes.com. 25 May 2018. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
- ^ a b Hudson, Neil (30 July 2018). "Maximum Motorsport expands for Oulton Park". TouringCarTimes.com. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
- ^ a b Hudson, Neil (4 March 2018). "Carl Swift to compete in the TCR UK championship's DSG Trophy". TouringCarTimes.com. Retrieved 6 March 2018.
- ^ a b Lumb, Tim (15 December 2017). "Lewis Kent announces move up to TCR UK". The Checkered Flag.com. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
- ^ a b c Abbott, Andrew (20 March 2018). "LMS Racing to enter CUPRA for Olli Kangas at Silverstone". TouringCars.Net. Retrieved 20 March 2018.
- ^ a b "Darrelle Wilson enters TCR UK in Astra". TouringCars.Net. 2018-03-26. Retrieved 2018-03-26.
- ^ a b "SWR to enter new TCR UK Series with Honda Civic Type-R". TouringCars.net. 8 September 2017. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
- ^ "Sean Walkinshaw takes over SWR Honda for Knockhill TCR UK round". TouringCars.net. 8 May 2018. Retrieved 9 May 2018.
- ^ "Sean Walkinshaw Racing confirms Howard Fuller - TouringCarTimes". TouringCarTimes. 2018-03-19. Retrieved 2018-03-19.
External links
- BRSCC Official website
- TCR UK Touring Car Championship Official Website
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