The 2019 Dunlop Touring Car Trophy is the inaugural 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 ten races across five meetings across England. The championship is aimed as a feeder category to the BTCC and operated by Stewart Lines' Maximum Group. On April 5, it was announced that TCR UK had merged into the series and will be represented by the TCR class.[1]

Teams and drivers

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The following teams and drivers are currently entered.[2]

Team Car No. Drivers Rounds
TCR UK entries
  HSG Sport with Maximum Motorsport CUPRA León TCR 4   Richard Woods 3
18   Mark Wakefield 2
  Maximum Motorsport[3] 32   Oliver Taylor[3] 1
95   Stewart Lines 4
  Wolf-Power Racing Renault Mégane R.S TCR 5   Alex Morgan 5
  Teamwork Huff Motorsport[4] Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR[4] 12   Sunny Wong[4] 1, 3
  Ciceley Motorsport CUPRA León TCR 33   Adam Morgan 5
61   James Turkington 2–5
  Essex & Kent Motorsport[5] Hyundai i30 N TCR[5] 38   Lewis Kent[5] All
  Fox Motorsport[6] Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK2)[6] 40   Nick Halstead[6] 2, 4–5
  Endurance Financial Racing[7] CUPRA León TCR[7] 45   Carl Swift[7] 1
  DW Racing[8] Vauxhall Astra TCR[8] 50   Darelle Wilson[8] 2–5
Other TCR entries
  Zest Racecar Engineering SEAT León TCR[9] 99   Guy Colclough 1
  DAT Racing[9]   Max Coates[9] 2
NGTC entries
  Team HARD[10] Volkswagen CC 1   Paul Taylor[10] 5
12   Josh Coggan[10] 5
285   Darren Lewis[10] 5
  Halfords Yuasa Racing Honda Civic Type R (FK8) 25   Will Neal 5
  Team Dynamics[11] Honda Civic Type R (FK2)[11] 42   Henry Neal[11] All
  Power Maxed Racing Vauxhall Astra 95   Stewart Lines 5
  Handy Motorsport[12] Audi A4[12] 101   Alex Day[12] 1–4
S2000 entries
  HSG Sport Ford Focus S2000 TC 4   Richard Woods 5
  Ciceley Motorsport[13] SEAT León WTCC Supercopa[13] 61   James Turkington[13] 1

Race calendar and results

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The following meetings are as scheduled.[14]

Round Circuit Date Pole Position Fastest Lap Winning Driver Winning Team TCR UK Winner
1   Oulton Park May 11   Henry Neal   Ollie Taylor   Carl Swift Endurance Financial Racing   Carl Swift
  Henry Neal   Ollie Taylor Maximum Motorsport   Ollie Taylor
NC   Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps June 5–6   Lewis Kent   Lewis Kent   Lewis Kent Essex & Kent Motorsport   Lewis Kent
2   Donington Park Grand Prix June 23   Lewis Kent   Lewis Kent   Max Coates DAT Racing   Lewis Kent
  Henry Neal   Max Coates DAT Racing   James Turkington
3   Croft Circuit July 7   Lewis Kent   Henry Neal   Lewis Kent Essex & Kent Motorsport   Lewis Kent
  Lewis Kent   Lewis Kent Essex & Kent Motorsport   Lewis Kent
4   Brands Hatch Indy July 28   Nick Halstead   Henry Neal   Henry Neal Team Dynamics   James Turkington
  Lewis Kent   James Turkington Cicely Motorsport   James Turkington
5   Donington Park October 19–20   Henry Neal   Darren Lewis   Adam Morgan Cicely Motorsport   Adam Morgan
  Henry Neal   Henry Neal Team Dynamics   Adam Morgan

Championship standings

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Touring Car Trophy Points system
 1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th   11th   12th   13th   14th   15th   16th   17th   18th   19th   20th   Other Finish  R1 PP Fastest lap
44 40 38 36 34 32 30 28 26 24 22 20 18 16 14 12 10 8 6 4 2 2 2
  • A driver's best 4 rounds counted towards the championship, with any other points being discarded.

Drivers' Standings

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TCR UK Points system
 1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th  Q 1st Q 2nd Q 3rd Q 4th Q 5th
25 18 15 12 10 8 6 4 2 1 5 4 3 2 1
Pos Driver  
OUL
 
DON
 
CRO
 
BHI
 
DON
Points
1   Henry Neal DSQ 2 4 2 2 Ret 1 3 6 1 366
2   James Turkington 4 4 5 3 3 2 2 1 8 7 364
3   Lewis Kent DNS DNS 2 Ret 1 1 6 2 3 3 286
4   Darelle Wilson WD WD 7 5 5 3 7 7 7 5 260
5   Nick Halstead 6 6 3 6 10 10 184
6   Alex Day 2 Ret NC 7 4 Ret 5 4 176
7   Stewart Lines 4 5 11 12 112
8   Max Coates 1 1 88
9   Adam Morgan 1 2 84
10   Carl Swift 1 3 82
11   Richard Woods Ret 4 9 13 80
12   Alex Morgan 2 4 76
13   Mark Wakefield 3 4 74
14   Sunny Wong 3 5 Ret Ret 72
15   Guy Colclough 5 6 66
16   Darren Lewis 4 9 64
17   Josh Coggan 5 8 62
18   Will Neal 12 6 52
19   Ollie Taylor Ret 1 46
20   Paul Taylor DSQ 11 22
TCR UK
1   James Turkington 5 3 3 2 2 1 8 7 161
2   Lewis Kent DNS DNS 2 Ret 1 1 6 2 3 3 156
3   Darelle Wilson WD WD 7 5 5 3 7 7 7 5 116
4   Nick Halstead 6 6 3 6 10 10 82
5   Adam Morgan 1 2 54
6   Carl Swift 1 3 47
7   Sunny Wong 3 5 Ret Ret 39
8   Mark Wakefield 3 4 38
9   Stewart Lines 4 5 34
10   Alex Morgan 2 4 34
11   Ollie Taylor Ret 1 30
12   Richard Woods Ret 4 14
Pos Driver  
OUL
 
DON
 
CRO
 
BHI
 
DON
Points

Teams' championship

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Pos Team  
OUL
 
DON
 
CRO
 
BHI
 
DON
Points
1   Ciceley Motorsport 4 4 5 3 3 2 2 1 1 2 448
8 7
2   Team Dynamics DSQ 2 4 2 2 Ret 1 3 6 1 366
3   Essex & Kent Motorsport DNS DNS 2 Ret 1 1 6 2 3 3 286
4   DW Racing WD WD 7 5 5 3 7 7 7 5 260
5   Fox Motorsport 6 6 3 6 10 10 184
6   Handy Motorsport 2 Ret NC 7 4 Ret 5 4 176
7   Team HARD 4 8 126
5 9
8   Maximum Motorsport Ret 1 4 5 116
9   HSG Sport with Maximum Motorsport 3 4 Ret 4 110
10   DAT Racing 1 1 88
12   Wolf-Power Racing 2 4 76
13   Teamwork Huff Motorsport 3 5 Ret Ret 72
14   Zest Racecar Engineering 5 6 66
15   Halfords Yuasa Racing 12 6 52
16   HSG Sport 9 13 44
17   Power Maxed Racing 11 12 42
TCR UK
1   Ciceley Motorsport 5 3 3 2 2 1 1 2 215
8 7
2   Essex & Kent Motorsport DNS DNS 2 Ret 1 1 6 2 3 3 156
3   DW Racing WD WD 7 5 5 3 7 7 7 5 106
4   Fox Motorsport 6 6 3 6 10 10 82
5   Maximum Motorsport Ret 1 4 5 64
6   HSG Sport with Maximum Motorsport 3 4 Ret 4 52
7   Endurance Financial Racing 1 3 47
8   Teamwork Huff Motorsport 3 5 Ret Ret 39
9   Wolf-Power Racing 2 4 34
Pos Team  
OUL
 
DON
 
CRO
 
BHI
 
DON
Points

References

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  1. ^ "TCR UK championship combines with Touring Car Trophy". TouringCarTimes. Mediaempire Stockholm AB. 5 April 2019. Retrieved 5 April 2019.
  2. ^ "Touring Car Trophy News". www.maximummotorsport.uk. Maximum Motorsport. 12 January 2019. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
  3. ^ a b Hudson, Neil (7 May 2019). "Ollie Taylor added to Oulton Park entry". TouringCarTimes.com. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
  4. ^ a b c "Teamwork Huff Motorsport confirm two-car entry for 2019". TouringCarTimes. 20 March 2019. Retrieved 20 March 2019.
  5. ^ a b c "Lewis Kent confirms TCR UK return for 2019". TouringCarTimes. 13 February 2019. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
  6. ^ a b c "Nick Halstead joins TCR UK for three events in Fox Motorsport Honda". TouringCarTimes. 29 May 2019. Retrieved 29 May 2019.
  7. ^ a b c Hudson, Neil (18 April 2019). "Carl Swift confirms Oulton Park entry". TouringCarTimes.com. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
  8. ^ a b c "DW Racing commit to TCR UK return". TouringCarTimes. 15 February 2019. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
  9. ^ a b c "Max Coates joins TCR UK grid for Donington Park". TouringCarTimes. 19 June 2019. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
  10. ^ a b c d Hudson, Neil (14 October 2019). "Team Hard enter three cars for Touring Car Trophy season finale". TouringCarTimes.com. Retrieved 14 October 2019.
  11. ^ a b c "Team Dynamics expand touring car programme". TouringCarTimes. Mediaempire Stockholm AB. 7 December 2018. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
  12. ^ a b c "HMS Racing commits to Touring Car Trophy with Alex Day". thecheckeredflag.co.uk. 19 December 2018. Retrieved 19 December 2018.
  13. ^ a b c "James Turkington joins Touring Car Trophy in a Ciceley SEAT León". TouringCarTimes. 21 April 2019. Retrieved 21 April 2019.
  14. ^ "TCR UK merged into series for older touring cars for its second season". Autosport. 5 April 2019. Retrieved 6 April 2019.
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