# 2023 TCR Australia Touring Car Series

The 2023 TCR Australia Series (known for sponsorship reasons as the 2023 Supercheap Auto TCR Australia Series) was the fourth season of the TCR Australia Touring Car Series. The series ran as part of SpeedSeries and featured two rounds as part of TCR World Tour.
The series was won by Josh Buchan in a Hyundai Elantra N TCR.

## Calendar

| Round | Circuit | Location | Date |
| 1 | Symmons Plains Raceway | Launceston, Tasmania | 24–26 February |
| 2 | Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit | Phillip Island, Victoria | 12–14 May |
| 3 | Winton Motor Raceway | Winton, Victoria | 9–11 June |
| 4 | Queensland Raceway | Ipswich, Queensland | 11–13 August |
| 5 | Sandown Raceway | Melbourne, Victoria | 8–10 September |
| 6 | Sydney Motorsport Park | Eastern Creek, New South Wales | 3–5 November |
| 7 | Mount Panorama Circuit | Bathurst, New South Wales | 10–12 November |

## Entry list

The following teams and drivers are under contract to compete in the 2023 championship. Kumho is the new official tire supplier.
| Team | Car | No. | Drivers | Class | Rounds |
| Wall Racing | Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) | 1 | Tony D'Alberto | | 1–5 |
| Wall Racing | Honda Civic Type R TCR (FL5) | 1 | Tony D'Alberto | | 6–7 |
| Wall Racing | Honda Civic Type R TCR (FL5) | 129 | Néstor Girolami | W | 6–7 |
| Wall Racing | Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) | 74 | Brad Harris | | 2–4, 6–7 |
| Wall Racing | Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) | 76 | Will Harris | | 6–7 |
| Melbourne Performance Centre | Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2017) | 4 | Clay Richards | | 3 |
| Melbourne Performance Centre | Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2017) | 14 | Lachlan Mineeff | | All |
| Melbourne Performance Centre | Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2021) | 9 | Will Brown | | 1–2, 4–7 |
| Garry Rogers Motorsport | Peugeot 308 TCR | 4 | Clay Richards | | 5 |
| Garry Rogers Motorsport | Peugeot 308 TCR | 4 | Jimmy Clairet | | 6 |
| Garry Rogers Motorsport | Peugeot 308 TCR | 4 | Teddy Clairet | | 7 |
| Garry Rogers Motorsport | Peugeot 308 TCR | 18 | Aaron Cameron | | All |
| Garry Rogers Motorsport | Peugeot 308 TCR | 33 | Jordan Cox | | All |
| Garry Rogers Motorsport | Peugeot 308 TCR | 41 | Kody Garland | | All |
| Garry Rogers Motorsport | Peugeot 308 TCR | 71 | Ben Bargwanna | | All |
| Ashley Seward Motorsport | Lynk & Co 03 TCR | 11 | Tim Slade | | 4 |
| Ashley Seward Motorsport | Lynk & Co 03 TCR | 115 | Tom Oliphant | | 2, 5–7 |
| Ashley Seward Motorsport | Alfa Romeo Giulietta Veloce TCR | 115 | Tom Oliphant | | 1, 3 |
| Carl Cox Motorsport | Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2017) | 15 | Michael Clemente | | 1 |
| Carl Cox Motorsport | Cupra León Competición TCR | 15 | Michael Clemente | | 2–5, 7 |
| Challenge Motorsport | Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2017) | 22 | Iain McDougall | | 1, 3, 5–7 |
| HMO Customer Racing | Hyundai Elantra N TCR | 30 | Josh Buchan | | All |
| HMO Customer Racing | Hyundai i30 N TCR | 130 | Bailey Sweeny | | All |
| BRC Racing Team | Hyundai Elantra N TCR | 105 | Norbert Michelisz | W | 6–7 |
| BRC Racing Team | Hyundai Elantra N TCR | 196 | Mikel Azcona | W | 6–7 |
| Team Soutar Motorsport | Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2021) | 110 | Zac Soutar | | All |
| Cyan Racing | Lynk & Co 03 FL TCR | 111 | Thed Björk | W | 6–7 |
| Cyan Racing | Lynk & Co 03 FL TCR | 112 | Santiago Urrutia | W | 6–7 |
| Cyan Racing | Lynk & Co 03 FL TCR | 155 | Ma Qing Hua | W | 6–7 |
| Cyan Racing | Lynk & Co 03 FL TCR | 168 | Yann Ehrlacher | W | 6–7 |
| Comtoyou Racing | Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2021) | 122 | Frédéric Vervisch | W | 6–7 |
| Comtoyou Racing | Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2021) | 179 | Robert Huff | W | 6–7 |
| Icon | Status |
| W | TCR World Tour entries not eligible to score points in the local series |

### Driver Changes

* Kody Garland will switch from driving Renault Mégane R.S TCR to Peugeot 308 TCR.
* Zac Soutar will switch from driving Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) to Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2021).

### Mid Season Changes

* Tom Oliphant missed the Queensland event due to him getting married. He was replaced by Tim Slade for the event.
* Michael Clemente missed the Race Sydney event due to lack of funding. He returned for Bathurst International.
* Kody Garland missed the Bathurst International event due to crash damage from the Race Sydney round.

## Summary

| Round | Race | Event | Pole position | Fastest Lap | Winning Driver | Winning Team | Report |
| 1 | 1 | Symmons Plains Raceway | Will Brown | Bailey Sweeny | Bailey Sweeny | HMO Customer Racing | |
| 1 | 2 | Symmons Plains Raceway | | Will Brown | Aaron Cameron | Garry Rogers Motorsport | |
| 1 | 3 | Symmons Plains Raceway | | Bailey Sweeny | Bailey Sweeny | HMO Customer Racing | |
| 2 | 1 | Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit | Josh Buchan | Josh Buchan | Josh Buchan | HMO Customer Racing | |
| 2 | 2 | Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit | | Brad Harris | Michael Clemente | Carl Cox Motorsport | |
| 2 | 3 | Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit | | Josh Buchan | Josh Buchan | HMO Customer Racing | |
| 3 | 1 | Winton Motor Raceway | Michael Clemente | Bailey Sweeny | Michael Clemente | Carl Cox Motorsport | |
| 3 | 2 | Winton Motor Raceway | | Jordan Cox | Tom Oliphant | Ashley Seward Motorsport | |
| 3 | 3 | Winton Motor Raceway | | Bailey Sweeny | Bailey Sweeny | HMO Customer Racing | |
| 4 | 1 | Queensland Raceway | Will Brown | Will Brown | Will Brown | Melbourne Performance Centre | |
| 4 | 2 | Queensland Raceway | | Will Brown | Brad Harris | Wall Racing | |
| 4 | 3 | Queensland Raceway | | Will Brown | Will Brown | Melbourne Performance Centre | |
| 5 | 1 | Sandown Raceway | Bailey Sweeny | Will Brown | Tony D'Alberto | Wall Racing | |
| 5 | 2 | Sandown Raceway | | Will Brown | Bailey Sweeny | HMO Customer Racing | |
| 5 | 3 | Sandown Raceway | | Bailey Sweeny | Bailey Sweeny | HMO Customer Racing | |
| 6 | 1 | Sydney Motorsport Park | Ben Bargwanna | Ma Qing Hua | Will Brown | Melbourne Performance Centre | Report |
| 6 | 2 | Sydney Motorsport Park | | Josh Buchan | Will Brown | Melbourne Performance Centre | Report |
| 6 | 3 | Sydney Motorsport Park | | Mikel Azcona | Rob Huff | Comtoyou Racing | Report |
| 7 | 1 | Mount Panorama Circuit | Tony D'Alberto | Santiago Urrutia | Santiago Urrutia | Cyan Racing | Report |
| 7 | 2 | Mount Panorama Circuit | | Tony D'Alberto | Norbert Michelisz | BRC Racing Team | Report |
| 7 | 3 | Mount Panorama Circuit | | Néstor Girolami | Yann Ehrlacher | Cyan Racing | Report |

## Driver's standings
### Points system

The points system for 2023 was restructured. Races 1 and 3 award maximum points, while race 2, which features a starting grid based on reversed results from race 1, is worth slightly reduced points. Additionally, the top five drivers in qualifying now receive points instead of only the pole winner, and the driver who sets the fastest lap in a race receives points.
| Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | 11th | 12th | 13th | 14th | 15th | 16th | 17th | 18th | 19th | 20th | DNF |
| Qualifying | 10 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Races 1 & 3 | 50 | 46 | 44 | 42 | 40 | 38 | 36 | 34 | 32 | 30 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 0 |
| Race 2 | 40 | 36 | 34 | 32 | 30 | 28 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 0 |
* The driver who sets the fastest lap in a race receives one additional point.

### Championship standings

| Pos. | Driver | SYM | SYM | SYM | PHI | PHI | PHI | WIN | WIN | WIN | QLD | QLD | QLD | SAN | SAN | SAN | SMP | SMP | SMP | BAT | BAT | BAT | Points |
| 1 | Josh Buchan | 6 | 9 | 9 | 1$^1$ | 10 | 1 | 4$^3$ | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 16$^4$ | 5 | 5 | 8$^2$ | 11 | 11 | 809 |
| 2 | Tony D'Alberto | 2$^3$ | 7 | 2 | Ret$^3$ | 13 | 11 | 6$^4$ | 6 | 6 | 2$^3$ | 7 | 10 | 1$^4$ | 9 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 3$^1$ | 8 | 4 | 759 |
| 3 | Bailey Sweeny | 1$^2$ | 6 | 1 | 4$^4$ | 5 | 5 | 2$^2$ | 5 | 1 | DSQ$^2$ | 9 | 5 | 5$^1$ | 1 | 1 | 14$^3$ | 6 | 11 | 12 | Ret | DSQ | 748 |
| 4 | Aaron Cameron | 8$^4$ | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2$^5$ | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 18 | 9$^5$ | 2 | Ret | 743 |
| 5 | Lachlan Mineeff | 9 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 6$^2$ | 3 | Ret | 13 | 11 | 14 | 20 | 15 | 15 | 659 |
| 6 | Jordan Cox | 5 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 4 | 4$^5$ | 5 | Ret | 9 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 18 | Ret | 656 |
| 7 | Ben Bargwanna | 4$^5$ | Ret | 8 | 5$^5$ | 3 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 18$^1$ | Ret | Ret | Ret | 12 | 10 | 602 |
| 8 | Tom Oliphant | 7 | 4 | 5 | Ret | 8 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 8 | | | | 10 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 7 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 564 |
| 9 | Michael Clemente | 10 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1$^1$ | DNS | Ret | 9 | 4 | 8 | Ret | 10 | 4 | | | | Ret | 14 | 12 | 504 |
| 10 | Zac Soutar | DNS | Ret | DNS | Ret$^2$ | 7 | 7 | 3$^5$ | 7 | 3 | 3 | 11 | Ret | 4$^3$ | 7 | Ret | Ret$^5$ | 18 | 17 | 11$^3$ | 19 | 8 | 364 |
| 11 | Will Brown | DNS$^1$ | Ret | DNS | Ret | 11 | 8 | | | | 1$^1$ | 3 | 1 | 3 | Ret | DNS | 1$^2$ | 1 | 3 | 13$^4$ | Ret | DNS | 442 |
| 12 | Brad Harris | | | | 9 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 3 | | | | 17 | 13 | 19 | 18 | Ret | DNS | 389 |
| 13 | Kody Garland | 3 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 13 | Ret | 12 | 11 | 9 | DNS | DNS | DNS | WD | WD | WD | 389 |
| 14 | Iain McDougall | 11 | 8 | 11 | | | | 11 | 10 | 11 | | | | 11 | 12 | Ret | 20 | 17 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 13 | 364 |
| 15 | Clay Richards | | | | | | | 9 | 2 | Ret | | | | Ret | 13 | 10 | | | | | | | 98 |
| 16 | Tim Slade | | | | | | | | | | 11$^4$ | 12 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | 89 |
| 17 | Will Harris | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 21 | 15 | 22 | WD | WD | WD | 72 |
| World Tour full-time entries ineligible for points ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| — | Robert Huff | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 3 | — |
| — | Norbert Michelisz | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 5 | — |
| — | Yann Ehrlacher | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 1 | — |
| — | Santiago Urrutia | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | NC | 10 | 12 | 1 | 6 | Ret | — |
| — | Thed Björk | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 9 | Ret | 15 | 5 | 3 | 2 | — |
| — | Néstor Girolami | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 10 | Ret | 8 | 2 | 9 | 6 | — |
| — | Ma Qing Hua | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Ret | 9 | 16 | 13 | 9 | — |
| — | Frédéric Vervisch | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | — |
| — | Mikel Azcona | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | 19 | 6 | Ret | 10 | Ret | — |
| — | Teddy Clairet | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 15 | DSQ | Ret | — |
| — | Jimmy Clairet | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 19 | 16 | 20 | | | | — |
Key :
| Colour | Result |
| Gold | Winner |
| Silver | Second place |
| Bronze | Third place |
| Green | Other points position |
| Blue | Other classified position |
| Blue | Not classified, finished (NC) |
| Purple | Not classified, retired (Ret) |
| Red | Did not qualify (DNQ) |
| Red | Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) |
| Black | Disqualified (DSQ) |
| White | Did not start (DNS) |
| White | Race cancelled (C) |
| Blank | Did not practice (DNP) |
| Blank | Excluded (EX) |
| Blank | Did not arrive (DNA) |
| Blank | Withdrawn (WD) |
| Blank | Did not enter (cell empty) |
| Text formatting | Meaning |
| Bold | Pole position |
| Italics | Fastest lap |