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.

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Chris Smiley won the Drivers' Championship.

Calendar

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

More information Rnd., Circuit/Location ...
Rnd. Circuit/Location Date
1 1 Oulton Park (International), Cheshire 16–18 April
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2 3 Donington Park (GP), Leicestershire 28–29 May
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3 5 Brands Hatch (Indy), Kent 18–19 June
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4 8 Oulton Park, Cheshire 16 July
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5 10 Castle Combe Circuit, Wiltshire 6 August
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6 12 Donington Park (National), Leicestershire 29 August
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7 14 Snetterton Circuit (200 Circuit), Norfolk) 23 October
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Teams and drivers

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Team Car No. Drivers Class Rounds
United Kingdom Essex & Kent Motorsport[3] Hyundai Veloster N TCR 1 United Kingdom Lewis Kent[3] All
Hyundai i30 N TCR 5 United Kingdom Bradley Kent[3] All
27 United Kingdom Scott Sumpton[3] All
United Kingdom JamSport Racing[4] Subaru WRX STI TCR 11 United Kingdom Ant Whorton-Eales[5] 1–6
Cupra León TCR 40 United Kingdom Simon Tomlinson[6] D 1
Hyundai i30 N TCR 101 Republic of Ireland Max Hart 1–6
210 United Kingdom Andy Wilmot[7] D 1–6
United Kingdom JamSport Racing with Shepherd Motors 117 United Kingdom Adam Shepherd[8][9] 1–3
United Kingdom Area Motorsport with Shepherd Motors[9] 4–7
United Kingdom Chameleon Motorsport[10][11] Cupra León TCR 12 United Kingdom Neil Trotter[10] D 2–6
Cupra León Competición TCR 7
39 United Kingdom Lewis Brown[11][12] 7
United Kingdom Power Maxed Racing[13] Cupra León TCR 16 United Kingdom Callum Newsham[13] 1, 3–7
72 United Kingdom Russell Joyce[14] D 1–3, 6–7
257 United Kingdom Jac Constable All
Hyundai i30 N TCR 52 United Kingdom Chris Wallis[15] D 1–3, 6–7
United Kingdom bond-It with MPHR[16] Audi RS3 LMS TCR (2017) 17 United Kingdom Bradley Hutchison[16] All
United Kingdom Area Motorsport with FastR[17] Cupra León TCR 21 United Kingdom Jessica Hawkins[18] 1–6
74 United Kingdom Jamie Tonks[17] 1–6
United Kingdom Area Motorsport[19] 37 United Kingdom Bruce Winfield[19][20] 1–6
Hyundai i30 N TCR 7
210 United Kingdom Andy Wilmot[20] D 7
United Kingdom Area Motorsport with Daniel James 76 United Kingdom Alex Ley[20] 7
United Kingdom Restart Racing[21] Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) 22 United Kingdom Chris Smiley[21] All
United Kingdom Simpson Motorsport[22] Audi RS3 LMS TCR (2017) 29 United Kingdom Hugo Cook[22] 1–2
United Kingdom JWB Motorsport[23] Cupra León Competición TCR 31 United Kingdom Matthew Wilson[23][24] All
Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR 47 United Kingdom Kieran Griffin D 1
United Kingdom JWB Motorsport with Maximum Networks 94 Republic of Ireland Rob Butler[25][26] 1
United Kingdom Garage 81 with Maximum Networks[26] 2
United Kingdom Capture Motorsport[27] Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR 33 United Kingdom Jack Depper[27] 1–3
United Kingdom PlayerLands[28] Audi RS3 LMS TCR (2017) 35 United Kingdom Steve Gales[28] D 1
United Kingdom Welch Motorsport[29] 2–3
United Kingdom MPHR 6–7
Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR 5
United Kingdom DW Racing[30] Vauxhall Astra TCR 50 United Kingdom Darelle Wilson[30] All
United Kingdom Daniel James Motorsport[31] Hyundai i30 N TCR 76 United Kingdom Alex Ley[31] 2–6
United Kingdom Richmond Fire Motorsport Cupra León TCR 77 United Kingdom Mark Smith D 2, 6
United Kingdom Race Car Consultants Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR 123 United Kingdom Isaac Smith All
Entries ineligible to score points
United Kingdom Team HARD. with GO FIX[32] Cupra León TCR 28 United Kingdom George Jaxon[32] 7
United Kingdom T4 Motorsport[33] Cupra León TCR 63 United Kingdom Mark Havers[33] D 7
United Kingdom Paul Sheard Racing[34] Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR 78 United Kingdom Jonathon Beeson[35] 7
87 United Kingdom George Heler[34] 6
United Kingdom Darron Lewis Racing[36] Audi RS3 LMS TCR (2017) 285 United Kingdom Darron Lewis[36] D 6
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D Eligible for Goodyear Diamond Trophy
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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

More information Round, Circuit ...
Round Circuit Pole Position Fastest Lap Winning Driver Winning Team Diamond Trophy Winner
1 Oulton Park International United Kingdom Chris Smiley United Kingdom Chris Smiley United Kingdom Chris Smiley United Kingdom Restart Racing United Kingdom Russell Joyce
Republic of Ireland Max Hart United Kingdom Jessica Hawkins United Kingdom Area Motorsport with FastR United Kingdom Russell Joyce
2 Donington Park Grand Prix United Kingdom Chris Smiley Republic of Ireland Max Hart Republic of Ireland Max Hart United Kingdom JamSport Racing United Kingdom Russell Joyce
Republic of Ireland Max Hart Republic of Ireland Max Hart United Kingdom JamSport Racing United Kingdom Andy Wilmot
3 Brands Hatch United Kingdom Bradley Kent United Kingdom Callum Newsham United Kingdom Lewis Kent United Kingdom Essex & Kent Motorsport United Kingdom Russell Joyce
United Kingdom Bradley Kent United Kingdom Jac Constable United Kingdom Power Maxed Racing United Kingdom Russell Joyce
United Kingdom Alex Ley[a] United Kingdom Alex Ley United Kingdom Alex Ley United Kingdom Daniel James Motorsport United Kingdom Andy Wilmot
4 Oulton Park Island United Kingdom Alex Ley[b] United Kingdom Alex Ley United Kingdom Alex Ley United Kingdom Daniel James Motorsport United Kingdom Andy Wilmot
Republic of Ireland Max Hart United Kingdom Jamie Tonks United Kingdom Area Motorsport with FastR United Kingdom Andy Wilmot
5 Castle Combe Circuit United Kingdom Chris Smiley United Kingdom Chris Smiley United Kingdom Bruce Winfield United Kingdom Area Motorsport United Kingdom Neil Trotter[c]
United Kingdom Chris Smiley United Kingdom Alex Ley[d] United Kingdom Daniel James Motorsport United Kingdom Andy Wilmot
6 Donington Park National United Kingdom Adam Shepherd United Kingdom Adam Shepherd United Kingdom Adam Shepherd United Kingdom Area Motorsport with Shepherd Motors United Kingdom Andy Wilmot
United Kingdom Jac Constable United Kingdom Jac Constable[e] United Kingdom Power Maxed Racing United Kingdom Darron Lewis[f]
7 Snetterton Circuit United Kingdom Chris Smiley United Kingdom Isaac Smith United Kingdom Chris Smiley United Kingdom Restart Racing United Kingdom Andy Wilmot[g]
United Kingdom Chris Smiley United Kingdom Lewis Kent United Kingdom Essex & Kent Motorsport United Kingdom Andy Wilmot
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Championship standings

Drivers' standings

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Points system
Position  1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th   11th   12th   13th   14th   15th  Fastest lap
Qualifying 6 5 4 3 2 1
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. Drivers cannot drop scores from the final 2 races at Snetterton.
More information Pos, Driver ...
Pos Driver OUL1 DON1 BRH OUL2 CAS DON2 SNE Total Drop Points
1 United Kingdom Chris Smiley 1 1 FL 5 14 1 2 2 Ret 8 4 5 4 5 1 FL 4 FL 3 2 Ret 1 1 3 FL 392 0 392
2 United Kingdom Isaac Smith 3 2 4 3 5 7 4 2 4 3 4 3 4 6 7 7 2 5 FL 7 407 36 371
3 United Kingdom Bruce Winfield 4 3 15 18 3 11 6 17 7 7 2 1 3 2 2 6 4 6 8 321 0 321
4 United Kingdom Lewis Kent 5 5 6 4 6 8 1 3 3 3 9 11 Ret 9 6 Ret 7 1 313 0 313
5 United Kingdom Jac Constable 6 Ret 12 6 7 1 Ret Ret 3 9 9 3 4 5 1 FL 5 2 296 0 296
6 United Kingdom Alex Ley 6 DSQ 6 2 19 1 P FL 1 1 FL 8 8 1 5 4 10 8 2 4 294 0 294
7 United Kingdom Adam Shepherd 12 6 8 Ret 3 16 12 5 Ret 2 2 2 5 2 2 8 1 1 FL 2 Ret DNS 289 0 289
8 Republic of Ireland Max Hart 2 4 2 FL 1 4 FL 1 FL 8 5 5 Ret Ret FL Ret Ret Ret 3 Ret 226 0 226
9 United Kingdom Bradley Hutchinson Ret 9 7 5 15 4 6 8 Ret 3 5 Ret DNS DNS 3 3 6 206 0 206
10 United Kingdom Callum Newsham 7 3 3 4 FL 6 11 12 6 12 7 10 Ret Ret 4 6 Ret 184 0 184
11 United Kingdom Jamie Tonks 10 13 P 5 4 Ret 8 18 5 1 Ret Ret 8 6 183 0 183
12 United Kingdom Matthew Wilson 11 10 9 Ret 17 14 13 10 7 P 10 9 P 9 14 10 10 P 132 0 132
13 United Kingdom Andy Wilmot Ret Ret 13 9 13 10 9 6 6 DSQ 11 10 DSQP 12 9 131 0 131
14 United Kingdom Jessica Hawkins 9 1 Ret 10 Ret 11 10 Ret Ret 6 5 DNS DNS 129 0 129
15 United Kingdom Bradley Kent Ret Ret 2 DNS 10 1 20 P FL 14 Ret Ret Ret 4 DNS 11 3 Ret 4 5 125 0 125
16 United Kingdom Russell Joyce 15 11 11 11 12 9 Ret 12 11 13 DNS 75 0 75
17 United Kingdom Neil Trotter 16 12 16 13 Ret Ret 13 11 13 15 9 WD WD 54 0 54
18 United Kingdom Darelle Wilson 13 Ret Ret Ret Ret 7 15 Ret 10 Ret DNS DNS Ret 9 Ret 48 0 48
19 United Kingdom Jack Depper 8 7 19 DSQ 14 12 17 43 0 43
20 United Kingdom Ant Whorton-Eales Ret 14 8 Ret 9 Ret Ret 11 Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 40 0 40
21 United Kingdom Scott Sumpton 14 12 10 17 P 18 16 12 Ret Ret DSQ 6 12 Ret DNS DNS DNS 36 0 36
22 United Kingdom Steve Gales 16 18 Ret 13 DNS 18 Ret 12 14 17 15 WD WD 21 0 21
23 United Kingdom Chris Wallis 19 17 15 14 Ret 15 16 16 12 WD WD 19 0 19
24 United Kingdom Mark Smith 17 15 18 13 10 0 10
25 United Kingdom Hugo Cook WD WD Ret 2 DNS 5 0 5
26 United Kingdom Simon Tomlinson 17 16 0 0 0
27 United Kingdom Kieran Griffin 18 Ret 0 0 0
Republic of Ireland Rob Butler Ret Ret Ret DNS 0 0 0
United Kingdom Lewis Brown WD WD 0 0 0
Drivers ineligible to score points
United Kingdom George Heler 14 5 0 0 0
United Kingdom Darron Lewis 13 8 0 0 0
United Kingdom Jonathon Beeson 11 Ret 0 0 0
United Kingdom George Jaxon Ret 11 0 0 0
United Kingdom Mark Havers Ret 12 0 0 0
Pos Driver OUL1 DON1 BRH OUL2 CAS DON2 SNE Total Drop Points
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Goodyear Diamond Trophy Standings

More information Pos, Driver ...
Pos Driver OUL1 DON1 BRH OUL2 CAS DON2 SNE Points
1 United Kingdom Andy Wilmot Ret 1 FL Ret 13 1 9 FL 13 2 10 9 FL 6 1 FL 6 FL DSQ 1 11 FL 10 DSQ 12 1 9 FL 466
2 United Kingdom Russell Joyce 15 2 11 FL 11 2 FL 11 12 1 FL 9 FL Ret 12 1 FL 11 FL 13 2 FL DNS 375
3 United Kingdom Neil Trotter 16 5 12 16 3 13 Ret Ret 2 10 11 3 FL 13 15 6 10 WD WD 315
4 United Kingdom Steve Gales 16 4 18 Ret 3 13 DNS 5 18 Ret 12 2 14 17 4 15 WD WD 220
5 United Kingdom Chris Wallis 19 6 17 15 4 14 Ret 4 15 16 16 3 12 WD WD 177
6 United Kingdom Mark Smith 17 6 15 18 5 13 97
7 United Kingdom Simon Tomlinson 17 5 16 67
8 United Kingdom Kieran Griffin 18 3 Ret 31
Drivers ineligible to score points
9 United Kingdom Darron Lewis 13 8 0
10 United Kingdom Mark Havers Ret 12 0
Pos Driver OUL1 DON1 BRH OUL2 CAS DON2 SNE Points
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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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