# 2018 TCR UK Touring Car Championship

The 2018 TCR UK Touring Car Championship was the first season of the TCR UK Touring Car Championship, promoted by the British Racing and Sports Car Club. The season began on 1 April at Silverstone Circuit and ended on 14 October at Donington Park. The Driver's Champion was Daniel Lloyd, and the Team Champions were WestCoast Racing.

## Teams and drivers

| Team | Car | No. | Drivers | Rounds |
| Wolf-Power Racing | Renault Mégane TCR | 5 | Alex Morgan | 3 |
| Verizon Connect Racing | Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) | 8 | Finlay Crocker | 1–4, 6–7 |
| Verizon Connect Racing | Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) | 88 | Ashley Sutton | 5 |
| Pyro Motorsport | Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) | 32 | Oliver Taylor | 3–7 |
| Pyro Motorsport | Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK2) | 32 | Oliver Taylor | 1–2 |
| JP Racing | Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK2) | 28 | Josh Price | 7 |
| BMR Autoglym Academy | Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK2) | 28 | Josh Price | 2–3 |
| Laser Tools Racing | Alfa Romeo Giulietta TCR | 16 | Aiden Moffat | 1–2 |
| Laser Tools Racing | Alfa Romeo Giulietta TCR | 61 | Derek Palmer Jr. | 1–2 |
| DPE Motorsport | Alfa Romeo Giulietta TCR | 61 | Derek Palmer Jr. | 3–5 |
| DPE Motorsport | Alfa Romeo Giulietta TCR | 76 | Robert Gilmour | 3–5 |
| WestCoast Racing | Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK2) | 19 | Andreas Bäckman | 6 |
| WestCoast Racing | Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR | 19 | Andreas Bäckman | 1–5, 7 |
| WestCoast Racing | Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR | 23 | Daniel Lloyd | All |
| WestCoast Racing | Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR | 26 | Jessica Bäckman | All |
| Maximum Motorsport | Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR | 27 | Tim Docker | 5 |
| Maximum Motorsport | CUPRA León TCR | 95 | Stewart Lines | 1, 3–7 |
| Maximum Motorsport | CUPRA León TCR | 45 | Carl Swift | 3–5, 7 |
| Endurance Financial Racing | CUPRA León TCR | 45 | Carl Swift | 1 |
| Essex & Kent Motorsport | Hyundai i30 N TCR | 38 | Lewis Kent | All |
| LMS Racing | CUPRA León TCR | 44 | Olli Parhankangas | 1 |
| DW Racing | Vauxhall Astra TCR | 50 | Darelle Wilson | 1–4, 6–7 |
| Sean Walkinshaw Racing | Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK2) | 55 | Sean Walkinshaw | 2, 7 |
| Sean Walkinshaw Racing | Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK2) | 65 | Howard Fuller | 1, 3 |

## Calendar and results

The 2018 schedule consisted of seven race weekends with two races each weekend, with the grid for Race 1 being determined by a traditional qualifying session. The grid for Race 2 will be made up by reversing the top 10 from the second fastest qualifying lap. The calendar was announced on 13 September 2017.
| Round | Round | Circuit | Date | Pole position | Fastest lap | Winning driver | Winning team |
| 1 | 1 | Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire | 1 April | Daniel Lloyd | Andreas Bäckman | Daniel Lloyd | WestCoast Racing |
| 1 | 2 | Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire | 1 April | | Daniel Lloyd | Daniel Lloyd | WestCoast Racing |
| 2 | 3 | Knockhill Racing Circuit (Reverse Direction), Fife | 13 May | Daniel Lloyd | Aiden Moffat | Daniel Lloyd | WestCoast Racing |
| 2 | 4 | Knockhill Racing Circuit (Reverse Direction), Fife | 13 May | | Josh Price | Daniel Lloyd | WestCoast Racing |
| 3 | 5 | Brands Hatch, Kent | 3 June | Daniel Lloyd | Daniel Lloyd | Daniel Lloyd | WestCoast Racing |
| 3 | 6 | Brands Hatch, Kent | 3 June | | Andreas Bäckman | Daniel Lloyd | WestCoast Racing |
| 4 | 7 | Castle Combe Circuit, Wiltshire | 15 July | Oliver Taylor | Daniel Lloyd | Oliver Taylor | Pyro Motorsport |
| 4 | 8 | Castle Combe Circuit, Wiltshire | 15 July | | Daniel Lloyd | Daniel Lloyd | WestCoast Racing |
| 5 | 9 | Oulton Park, Cheshire | 4 August | Ashley Sutton | Ashley Sutton | Ashley Sutton | Verizon Connect Racing |
| 5 | 10 | Oulton Park, Cheshire | 4 August | | Stewart Lines | Ashley Sutton | Verizon Connect Racing |
| 6 | 11 | Croft Circuit, North Yorkshire | 9 September | Andreas Bäckman | Andreas Bäckman | Andreas Bäckman | WestCoast Racing |
| 6 | 12 | Croft Circuit, North Yorkshire | 9 September | | Lewis Kent | Oliver Taylor | Pyro Motorsport |
| 7 | 13 | Donington Park, Leicestershire | 14 October | Daniel Lloyd | Daniel Lloyd | Daniel Lloyd | WestCoast Racing |
| 7 | 14 | Donington Park, Leicestershire | 14 October | | Josh Price | Josh Price | JP Racing |

## Championship standings
### Drivers' championship

Points system :
| Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | 11th | 12th | 13th | 14th | 15th | 16th | 17th | 18th | 19th | 20th |
| Race | 40 | 35 | 30 | 25 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Qualifying | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Pos | Driver | SIL | SIL | KNO | KNO | BHI | BHI | CAS | CAS | OUL | OUL | CRO | CRO | DON | DON | Points |
| 1 | Daniel Lloyd | 1$^1$ | 1 | 1$^1$ | 1 | 1$^1$ | 1 | 2$^2$ | 1 | 2$^2$ | 4 | 3$^4$ | Ret | 1$^1$ | 3 | 514 |
| 2 | Oliver Taylor | 3$^5$ | 3 | 2$^3$ | Ret | 2$^2$ | 5 | 1$^1$ | 2 | 8$^3$ | 2 | 2$^2$ | 1 | 4$^4$ | 6 | 453 |
| 3 | Andreas Bäckman | 4$^8$ | 2 | 4$^4$ | 5 | 6$^3$ | Ret | 3$^3$ | 4 | 3$^4$ | 8 | 1$^1$ | 3 | 2$^2$ | 4 | 408 |
| 4 | Jessica Bäckman | 8$^{10}$ | 6 | 7$^8$ | 6 | 4$^5$ | 2 | 6$^4$ | Ret | 6$^7$ | 5 | 5$^5$ | 4 | 6$^3$ | 5 | 300 |
| 5 | Lewis Kent | 11$^4$ | 11 | Ret$^7$ | 8 | 3$^4$ | 7 | 4$^5$ | 6 | 5$^8$ | 3 | 6$^7$ | 6 | 8$^9$ | 9 | 278 |
| 6 | Stewart Lines | 9 | 8 | | | 5$^9$ | 4 | Ret$^8$ | DSQ | 7$^6$ | 6 | 7$^3$ | 5 | 5$^5$ | 2 | 208 |
| 7 | Finlay Crocker | 6 | 9 | Ret$^6$ | Ret | 7$^7$ | Ret | Ret$^6$ | DNS | | | 4$^6$ | 2 | 3$^7$ | 7 | 179 |
| 8 | Carl Swift | 10$^6$ | 10 | | | 8$^{10}$ | Ret | 5$^7$ | 3 | Ret$^{10}$ | DNS | | | 7$^8$ | 8 | 132 |
| 9 | Josh Price | | | 3$^5$ | 2 | 9$^6$ | Ret | | | | | | | Ret$^{10}$ | 1 | 130 |
| 10 | Darelle Wilson | Ret$^7$ | 7 | 8$^9$ | 4 | 11 | 6 | DNS$^{10}$ | DNS | | | Ret$^8$ | DNS | DNS$^6$ | DNS | 101 |
| 11 | Derek Palmer Jr. | Ret | 12 | 6 | 7 | DNS | DNS | Ret$^9$ | 5 | 4$^5$ | Ret | | | | | 99 |
| 12 | Howard Fuller | 5$^3$ | 4 | | | 10 | 3 | | | | | | | | | 95 |
| 13 | Ashley Sutton | | | | | | | | | 1$^1$ | 1 | | | | | 91 |
| 14 | Sean Walkinshaw | | | 5$^{10}$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | 9 | 10 | 76 |
| 15 | Aiden Moffat | 2$^2$ | Ret | Ret$^2$ | DNS | | | | | | | | | | | 53 |
| 16 | Olli Kangas | 7$^9$ | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 40 |
| 17 | Tim Docker | | | | | | | | | 9 | 7 | | | | | 30 |
| 18 | Robert Gilmour | | | | | DNS$^8$ | DNS | DNS | DNS | DSQ$^9$ | EX | | | | | -15 |
| NC | Alex Morgan | | | | | Ret | Ret | | | | | | | | | – |
| Pos | Driver | SIL | SIL | KNO | KNO | BHI | BHI | CAS | CAS | OUL | OUL | CRO | CRO | DON | DON | Points |

### Teams' Championship

| Pos | Team | SIL | SIL | KNO | KNO | BHI | BHI | CAS | CAS | OUL | OUL | CRO | CRO | DON | DON | Points |
| 1 | WestCoast Racing | 1$^1$ | 1 | 1$^1$ | 1 | 1$^1$ | 1 | 2$^2$ | 1 | 2$^2$ | 4 | 1$^1$ | 3 | 1$^1$ | 3 | 984 |
| 1 | WestCoast Racing | 4$^8$ | 2 | 4$^4$ | 5 | 4$^5$ | 2 | 3$^3$ | 4 | 3$^4$ | 5 | 3$^4$ | 4 | 2$^2$ | 4 | 984 |
| 2 | Pyro Motorsport | 3$^5$ | 3 | 2$^3$ | Ret | 2$^2$ | 5 | 1$^1$ | 2 | 8$^3$ | 2 | 2$^2$ | 1 | 4$^4$ | 6 | 458 |
| 3 | Maximum Motorsport | 9 | 8 | | | 5$^9$ | 4 | 5$^7$ | 3 | 7$^6$ | 6 | 7$^3$ | 5 | 5$^5$ | 2 | 367 |
| 3 | Maximum Motorsport | | | | | 8$^{10}$ | Ret | Ret$^8$ | DSQ | 9 | 7 | | | 7$^8$ | 8 | 367 |
| 4 | Essex & Kent Motorsport | 11$^4$ | 11 | Ret$^7$ | 8 | 3$^4$ | 7 | 4$^5$ | 6 | 5$^8$ | 3 | 6$^7$ | 6 | 8$^9$ | 9 | 292 |
| 5 | Verizon Connect Racing | 6 | 9 | Ret$^6$ | Ret | 7$^7$ | Ret | Ret$^6$ | DNS | 1$^1$ | 1 | 4$^6$ | 2 | 3$^7$ | 7 | 281 |
| 6 | Sean Walkinshaw Racing | 5$^3$ | 4 | 5$^{10}$ | 3 | 10 | 3 | | | | | | | 9 | 10 | 180 |
| 7 | Laser Tools Racing / DPE Motorsport | 2$^2$ | 12 | 6 | 7 | DNS$^8$ | DNS | Ret$^9$ | 5 | 4$^5$ | Ret | | | | | 144 |
| 7 | Laser Tools Racing / DPE Motorsport | Ret | Ret | Ret$^2$ | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | DSQ$^9$ | EX | | | | | 144 |
| 8 | BMR Autoglym Academy / JP Racing | | | 3$^5$ | 2 | 9$^6$ | Ret | | | | | | | Ret$^{10}$ | 1 | 134 |
| 9 | DW Racing | Ret$^7$ | 7 | 8$^9$ | 4 | 11 | 6 | DNS$^{10}$ | DNS | | | Ret$^8$ | DNS | DNS$^6$ | DNS | 110 |
| 10 | LMS Racing | 7$^9$ | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 40 |
| 11 | Endurance Financial Racing | 10$^6$ | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 31 |
| NC | Wolf-Power Racing | | | | | Ret | Ret | | | | | | | | | – |
| Pos | Team | SIL | SIL | KNO | KNO | BHI | BHI | CAS | CAS | OUL | OUL | CRO | CRO | DON | DON | Points |