# 2021 TCR Australia Touring Car Series

The 2021 TCR Australia Series (known for sponsorship reasons as the 2021 Supercheap Auto TCR Australia Series) was an Australian motor racing competition for TCR Touring Cars. It was the second TCR Australia Touring Car Series. The series was sanctioned by Motorsport Australia as a National Series with the Australian Racing Group Pty Ltd appointed as the Category Manager. It was contested as part of the renamed Motorsport Australia Championships series.
The series was won by Chaz Mostert driving an Audi RS 3 LMS TCR.

## Race calendar

The calendar was announced on 23 November 2020 with seven confirmed rounds.
| Round | Circuit | Location | Date |
| 1 | Symmons Plains Raceway | Launceston, Tasmania | 24–26 January |
| 2 | Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit | Phillip Island, Victoria | 12–14 March |
| 3 | Mount Panorama Circuit | Bathurst, New South Wales | 2–4 April |
| 4 | Sydney Motorsport Park | Eastern Creek, New South Wales | 1–2 May |
| 5 | Mount Panorama Circuit | Bathurst, New South Wales | 30 November–5 December |
^1 – The Phillip Island round was postponed to 12−14 March from its original February 18-21 date after a snap lockdown was enacted in response to an outbreak of COVID-19 cases in Melbourne.

## Teams and drivers

The following teams and drivers are under contract to compete in the 2021 series:
| Team | Car | No. | Drivers | Rounds |
| Melbourne Performance Centre | Audi RS 3 LMS TCR | 2 | Luke King | All |
| Melbourne Performance Centre | Audi RS 3 LMS TCR | 25 | Chaz Mostert | All |
| Melbourne Performance Centre | Audi RS 3 LMS TCR | 75 | Garth Tander | 3 |
| Melbourne Performance Centre | Audi RS 3 LMS TCR | 75 | Christopher Mies | 5 |
| Melbourne Performance Centre | Alfa Romeo Giulietta Veloce TCR | 9 | Jay Hanson | 5 |
| Melbourne Performance Centre | Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR | 14 | Lachlan Mineeff | 2, 4 |
| Melbourne Performance Centre | Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR | 37 | Chelsea Angelo | 2–4 |
| Garry Rogers Motorsport | Alfa Romeo Giulietta Veloce TCR | 5 | Jordan Cox | All |
| GRM Team Valvoline | Alfa Romeo Giulietta Veloce TCR | 7 | Michael Caruso | 1–3 |
| GRM Team Valvoline | Alfa Romeo Giulietta Veloce TCR | 150 | Michael Caruso | 4–5 |
| GRM Team Valvoline | Peugeot 308 TCR | 18 | Aaron Cameron | 1–3 |
| GRM Team Valvoline | Peugeot 308 TCR | 155 | Aaron Cameron | 4–5 |
| Ashley Seward Motorsport | Alfa Romeo Giulietta Veloce TCR | 9 | Jay Hanson | 1–4 |
| Ashley Seward Motorsport | Alfa Romeo Giulietta Veloce TCR | 10 | Lee Holdsworth | 1–4 |
| HMO Customer Racing | Hyundai i30 N TCR | 11 | Nathan Morcom | All |
| HMO Customer Racing | Hyundai i30 N TCR | 30 | Josh Buchan | All |
| HMO Customer Racing | Hyundai i30 N TCR | 130 | Duvashen Padayachee | 3–4 |
| Purple Sector | Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR | 14 | Lachlan Mineeff | 5 |
| Purple Sector | Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR | 78 | Keegan Brain | 5 |
| Michael Clemente Motorsport | Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) | 15 | Michael Clemente | 1–4 |
| Burson Auto Parts Racing | Peugeot 308 TCR | 17 | Jason Bargwanna | All |
| Burson Auto Parts Racing | Peugeot 308 TCR | 71 | Ben Bargwanna | All |
| Wall Racing | Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) | 24 | John Martin | All |
| Wall Racing | Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) | 50 | Tony D'Alberto | 1–4 |
| Renault Sport GRM | Renault Mégane R.S TCR | 33 | Dylan O'Keeffe | All |
| Renault Sport GRM | Renault Mégane R.S TCR | 34 | James Moffat | All |
| LM Motorsport | Audi RS 3 LMS TCR | 97 | Liam McAdam | 3 |
| Team Soutar Motorsport | Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) | 110 | Zac Soutar | All |
| DashSport | Hyundai i30 N TCR | 111 | Michael King | 4 |
| Tilton Racing | Hyundai i30 N TCR | 333 | Bradley Shiels | All |

## Summary

| Round | Race | Event | Pole position | Fastest Lap | Winning Driver | Winning Team |
| 1 | 1 | Symmons Plains Raceway | Lee Holdsworth | Jordan Cox | Lee Holdsworth | Ashley Seward Motorsport |
| 1 | 2 | Symmons Plains Raceway | | Jordan Cox | Jordan Cox | Garry Rogers Motorsport |
| 1 | 3 | Symmons Plains Raceway | | Lee Holdsworth | Jordan Cox | Garry Rogers Motorsport |
| 2 | 1 | Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit | Chaz Mostert | Chaz Mostert | Chaz Mostert | Melbourne Performance Centre |
| 2 | 2 | Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit | | Chaz Mostert | Chaz Mostert | Melbourne Performance Centre |
| 2 | 3 | Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit | | Luke King | Jason Bargwanna | Burson Auto Parts Racing |
| 3 | 1 | Mount Panorama Circuit | Chaz Mostert | Chaz Mostert | Chaz Mostert | Melbourne Performance Centre |
| 3 | 2 | Mount Panorama Circuit | | Chaz Mostert | Chaz Mostert | Melbourne Performance Centre |
| 3 | 3 | Mount Panorama Circuit | | Chaz Mostert | Chaz Mostert | Melbourne Performance Centre |
| 4 | 1 | Sydney Motorsport Park | Dylan O'Keeffe | Josh Buchan | Josh Buchan | HMO Customer Racing |
| 4 | 2 | Sydney Motorsport Park | | Josh Buchan | Josh Buchan | HMO Customer Racing |
| 4 | 3 | Sydney Motorsport Park | | Lee Holdsworth | Michael Caruso | Garry Rogers Motorsport |
| 5 | 1 | Mount Panorama Circuit | Ben Bargwanna | Aaron Cameron | Aaron Cameron | Garry Rogers Motorsport |
| 5 | 2 | Mount Panorama Circuit | | Jordan Cox | Jordan Cox | Garry Rogers Motorsport |
| 5 | 3 | Mount Panorama Circuit | | Jordan Cox | Jordan Cox | Garry Rogers Motorsport |

## Drivers' standings
### Points system

Points are awarded as follows at each event. Drivers are required to finish a race in order to receive points.
| Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | 11th | 12th | 13th | 14th | 15th | 16th | 17th | 18th | 19th | 20th | 21st |
| Race 1 & 2 | 40 | 36 | 34 | 32 | 30 | 28 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 |
| Race 3 | 50 | 46 | 44 | 42 | 40 | 38 | 36 | 34 | 32 | 30 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 |
* 2 points are awarded for qualifying on pole position.
* At the final round, the Race 3 points scale was also used for Race 1.

### Standings

| Pos. | Driver | SYM | SYM | SYM | PHI | PHI | PHI | BAT1 | BAT1 | BAT1 | SMP | SMP | SMP | BAT2 | BAT2 | BAT2 | Points |
| 1 | Chaz Mostert | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | WD | WD | 486 |
| 2 | Aaron Cameron | 4 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 11 | Ret | 1 | 2 | 2 | 453 |
| 3 | Jordan Cox | 2 | 1 | 1 | 12 | Ret | DNS | 9 | 4 | 3 | 7 | Ret | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 434 |
| 4 | Luke King | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 6 | Ret | 4 | 426 |
| 5 | John Martin | 17 | 14 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 20 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 402 |
| 6 | Nathan Morcom | 9 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 10 | 3 | 18 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 9 | Ret | 377 |
| 7 | Josh Buchan | 3 | 6 | 6 | 13 | Ret | 9 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | DNS | Ret | 10 | 365 |
| 8 | James Moffat | 10 | Ret | Ret | 11 | 18 | 12 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 351 |
| 9 | Jason Bargwanna | 11 | 8 | Ret | 7 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 8 | DSQ | 14 | Ret | 9 | 3 | 5 | 342 |
| 10 | Ben Bargwanna | 13 | 10 | 14 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 17 | 21 | 9 | 8 | 2 | Ret | 12 | 333 |
| 11 | Michael Caruso | 12 | Ret | 9 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 15 | DSQ | 18 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 3 | Ret | 3 | 326 |
| 12 | Bradley Shiels | 8 | 7 | 15 | 18 | 11 | 14 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 18 | 13 | 10 | DSQ | 11 | 8 | 318 |
| 13 | Lee Holdsworth | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 19 | 5 | 6 | Ret | 8 | 8 | 16 | | | | 315 |
| 14 | Tony D'Alberto | 15 | 9 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 10 | Ret | 21 | 4 | 10 | 9 | | | | 290 |
| 15 | Dylan O'Keeffe | 14 | 11 | 10 | 15 | 14 | 7 | Ret | 18 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 17 | 10 | Ret | 13 | 285 |
| 16 | Zac Soutar | 18 | 12 | Ret | 10 | 8 | 16 | 19 | 13 | 15 | 13 | Ret | 11 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 262 |
| 17 | Jay Hanson | 7 | Ret | 7 | Ret | 17 | 8 | 4 | Ret | 11 | 12 | 19 | 14 | Ret | 8 | DNS | 240 |
| 18 | Michael Clemente | 16 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 13 | Ret | 20 | 16 | 12 | Ret | | | | 198 |
| 19 | Lachlan Mineef | | | | 9 | 12 | 13 | | | | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 6 | 11 | 189 |
| 20 | Chelsea Angelo | | | | 16 | 13 | 11 | 20 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 15 | 19 | | | | 134 |
| 21 | Garth Tander | | | | | | | 3 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | 110 |
| 22 | Duvashen Padayachee | | | | | | | 21 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 13 | | | | 95 |
| 23 | Keegan Brain | | | | | | | | | | | | | 13 | 10 | 14 | 69 |
| 24 | Christopher Mies | | | | | | | | | | | | | DNS | 4 | 7 | 68 |
| 25 | Liam McAdam | | | | | | | 17 | 16 | 16 | | | | | | | 45 |
| 26 | Michael King | | | | | | | | | | 20 | 18 | 18 | | | | 38 |
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 |

## Supercheap Auto TCR Baskerville Invitational (Non Championship)
### Entries

| Team | Car | No. | Drivers |
| GRM Team Valvoline | Alfa Romeo Giulietta Veloce TCR | 5 | Jordan Cox |
| GRM Team Valvoline | Alfa Romeo Giulietta Veloce TCR | 7 | Zac Hudson |
| GRM Team Valvoline | Peugeot 308 TCR | 18 | Aaron Cameron |
| Renault Sport GRM | Renault Mégane R.S TCR | 33 | Dylan O'Keeffe |
| 50 Years of Bursons 1971-2021 | Peugeot 308 TCR | 71 | Ben Bargwanna |
| Team Soutar Motorsport | Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) | 110 | Zac Soutar |

### Standings

| Pos. | Driver | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Pts |
| 1 | Aaron Cameron | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 134 |
| 2 | Jordan Cox | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 124 |
| 3 | Zac Soutar | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 121 |
| 4 | Ben Bargwanna | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 118 |
| 5 | Zac Hudson | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 102 |
| 6 | Dylan O'Keeffe | 5 | 5 | DNS | DNS | 45 |