2022_TCR_UK_Touring_Car_Championship

2022 TCR UK Touring Car Championship

2022 TCR UK Touring Car Championship

Motor racing competition

The 2022 TCR UK Touring Car Championship was the fifth season of the TCR UK Touring Car Championship. The championship featured production-based touring cars built to TCR specifications and was held over fifteen races across seven meetings throughout England. The championship was operated by Stewart Lines' Maximum Group.

Chris Smiley won the Drivers' Championship.

Calendar

A new calendar was announced commencing on 16 April 2022 with 15 rounds scheduled.[1][2]

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Teams and drivers

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Driver Changes

Entering/Re-Entering TCR UK

Changed Teams

  • With Motus One Racing leaving the championship, Max Hart joined JamSport Racing driving a Hyundai i30 N TCR.

Leaving TCR UK

  • 2 of Power Maxed Racing's 2021 entries, Dan Kirby and William Butler, failed to return.
  • Having entered the opening rounds in 2021, Motus One Managing Director Will Powell left to race in the BTCC. His teammate at Motus One, Danny Krywyj also failed to return.
  • Having done selected events in 2021, Alex Morgan, Alex Kite, Tom Hibbert, Jamie Sturges, Toby Bearne and Daniel Wylie all did not return.

Team Changes

Mid-Season Changes

  • Simon Tomlinson & Kieran Griffin left the series after the opening round.
  • Neil Trotter and Chameleon Motorsport would enter the championship from the second round onwards with a Cupra León TCR.[10]
  • Rob Butler would switch to Garage 81 for the second round. He would leave the series before the third event, returning to the Miltek Civic Cup.[37]
  • Alex Ley entered the season earlier than announced, appearing from the second round onwards.[38]
  • Having appeared in 2 rounds during 2021, Mark Smith returned for both Donington Park meetings with his Cupra León TCR being run under the Richmond Fire Motorsport banner.
  • Hugo Cook left the series after round 2.
  • Callum Newsham missed the second round due to illness.[39]
  • Jack Depper would leave the series after the third round.
  • Prior to round 4, Adam Shepherd left JamSport Racing and joined Area Motorsport.[9]
  • Both Russell Joyce and Chris Wallis missed round 4 and 5 before both returned for round 6.
  • Darron Lewis and George Heler would join the grid for round 6. Lewis would run his Audi RS 3 LMS TCR for his own team while Heler's Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR would be run by Paul Sheard Racing.[36][34] However, both entries were unable to score points.
  • Steve Gales' entry changed several times during the season. For the opening round his Audi RS 3 LMS TCR was run under the Playerlands banner. For rounds 2 & 3 he was entered under the Welch Motorsport banner. He missed round 4 due to damage sustained at the previous round before returning for round 5. This time he would drive a Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR for MPHR. For the final two events, MPHR would continue to run him but he returned to driving an Audi RS 3 LMS TCR.
  • Ahead of the final event, both Andy Wilmot and Max Hart announced that they would be leaving JamSport Racing.[40]
  • For the season finale, Chameleon Motorsport upgraded and expanded to two Cupra León Competición TCR's for Neil Trotter and Mini Challenge UK racer Lewis Brown.[11][12]
  • Prior to the final round, Area Motorsport announced on social media that Bruce Winfield would switch to a Hyundai i30 N TCR. He would be joined by fellow Hyundai drivers Alex Ley and Andy Wilmot who left Daniel James Motorsport and JamSport Racing respectively.[20]
  • For the final 2 races, Jonathon Beeson would race the Paul Sheard Racing Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR.[35]
  • For the last 2 races, George Jaxon would race a Team HARD. Cupra León TCR. This was the car run previously by Area Motorsport for Jamie Tonks.[32]
  • Area Motorsport with FastR teammates Jessica Hawkins and Jamie Tonks would both miss the final round with both cars being sold beforehand.
  • Ant Whorton-Eales would also miss the final event leaving JamSport Racing with 0 entries having started the season with 5.

Race calendar and results

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Championship standings

Drivers' Standings

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  • Drivers' top 13 results from the 15 races count towards the championship. Drivers cannot drop scores from the final 2 races at Snetterton.
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Goodyear Diamond Trophy Standings

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Notes

  1. Grid positions were decided by a drivers second fastest time in qualifying. No points were awarded.
  2. Max Hart initially qualified on Pole Position but was demoted to last with a further 10 second delayed start due to a technical infringement.
  3. Andy Wilmot initially won the Diamond Trophy but was later disqualified due to a technical infringement.
  4. Jac Constable crossed the line first but was handed a 10 second penalty for a jump start which dropped him to third.
  5. Andy Wilmot initially won the race overall but was disqualified due to a technical infringement.
  6. Andy Wilmot initially won the Goodyear Diamond Trophy but was disqualified due to a technical infringement. However as Darron Lewis was a guest entry, the full 25 points would be awarded to Neil Trotter.
  7. Russell Joyce initially won the Goodyear Diamond Trophy but was penalised 3 places for causing a collision handing the win to Andy Wilmot.

References

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