# 2022 TCR Australia Touring Car Series

The 2022 TCR Australia Series (known for sponsorship reasons as the 2022 Supercheap Auto TCR Australia Series) was an Australian motor racing competition for TCR cars. It was the third running of the TCR Australia Series. Each round of the series was contested as part of the Motorsport Australia Championships.
The series was won by Tony D'Alberto driving a Honda Civic Type R TCR for Wall Racing.

## Calendar

The series was contested over seven rounds.
| Round | Circuit | Location | Date |
| 1 | Symmons Plains Raceway | Launceston, Tasmania | 11–13 February |
| 2 | Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit | Phillip Island, Victoria | 18–20 March |
| 3 | Mount Panorama Circuit | Bathurst, New South Wales | 15–17 April |
| 4 | Sydney Motorsports Park | Eastern Creek, New South Wales | 27–29 May |
| 5 | Queensland Raceway | Ipswich, Queensland | 5–7 August |
| 6 | Sandown Raceway | Melbourne, Victoria | 16–18 September |
| 7 | Mount Panorama Circuit | Bathurst, New South Wales | 11–13 November |

## Teams and Drivers

The following teams and drivers contested the series:
| Team | Car | No. | Drivers | Rounds |
| DashSport | Hyundai i30 N TCR | 2 | Luke King | 3–5 |
| Melbourne Performance Centre | Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2017) | 22 | Iain McDougall | 2, 4 |
| Melbourne Performance Centre | Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2017) | 9 | Jay Hanson | 3 |
| Melbourne Performance Centre | Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2021) | 9 | Jay Hanson | 1–5 |
| Garry Rogers Motorsport | Peugeot 308 TCR | 8 | Dylan O'Keeffe | All |
| Garry Rogers Motorsport | Peugeot 308 TCR | 33 | Jordan Cox | All |
| Peugeot Sport GRM Team Valvoline | Peugeot 308 TCR | 18 | Aaron Cameron | All |
| GRM - Team Clairet Sport | Peugeot 308 TCR | 20 | Teddy Clairet | 7 |
| Ashley Seward Motorsport | Alfa Romeo Giulietta Veloce TCR | 10 | Michael Caruso | All |
| HMO Customer Racing | Hyundai i30 N TCR | 11 | Nathan Morcom | All |
| HMO Customer Racing | Hyundai i30 N TCR | 30 | Josh Buchan | 1–6 |
| HMO Customer Racing | Hyundai Elantra N TCR | 30 | Josh Buchan | 7 |
| HMO Customer Racing | Hyundai i30 N TCR | 130 | Bailey Sweeney | All |
| MPC - Purple Sector | Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2017) | 14 | Lachlan Mineeff | 5–7 |
| MPC - Purple Sector | Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR | 14 | Lachlan Mineeff | 1–4 |
| MPC - Purple Sector | Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR | 44 | Eddie Maguire | 1 |
| Carl Cox Motorsport | Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) | 15 | Michael Clemente | 2–6 |
| Carl Cox Motorsport | Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2017) | 15 | Michael Clemente | 7 |
| Wall Racing | Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) | 24 | Fabian Coulthard | 1–2, 4 |
| Wall Racing | Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) | 24 | Tim Slade | 3 |
| Wall Racing | Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) | 50 | Tony D'Alberto | All |
| Renault Sport GRM | Renault Mégane R.S TCR | 34 | James Moffat | All |
| Renault Sport GRM Team Valvoline | Renault Mégane R.S TCR | 41 | Kody Garland | All |
| Burson Auto Parts Racing | Peugeot 308 TCR | 71 | Ben Bargwanna | All |
| Willmington Motorsport | Alfa Romeo Giulietta Veloce TCR | 89 | Braydan Willmington | 1–4 |
| Forza Brakes Motorsport | Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2017) | 97 | Liam McAdam | 1–3 |
| Team Soutar Motorsport | Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) | 110 | Zac Soutar | All |
| Tilton Racing | Hyundai i30 N TCR | 333 | Brad Shiels | 1–4 |
| MPC - Audi Liqui Moly Racing Team | Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2017) | 999 | Will Brown | All |

## Summary

| Round | Race | Circuit | Pole position | Fastest Lap | Winning Driver | Winning Team |
| 1 | 1 | Symmons Plains Raceway | Nathan Morcom | Jay Hanson | Jay Hanson | AWC MPC Racing |
| 1 | 2 | Symmons Plains Raceway | | Josh Buchan | Jordan Cox | Garry Rogers Motorsport |
| 1 | 3 | Symmons Plains Raceway | | Josh Buchan | Zac Soutar | Team Soutar Motorsport |
| 2 | 1 | Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit | Jay Hanson | Jay Hanson | Jay Hanson | AWC MPC Racing |
| 2 | 2 | Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit | | Will Brown | Fabian Coulthard | Wall Racing |
| 2 | 3 | Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit | | Will Brown | Fabian Coulthard | Wall Racing |
| 3 | 1 | Mount Panorama Circuit | Aaron Cameron | Aaron Cameron | Aaron Cameron | Peugeot Sport GRM Team Valvoline |
| 3 | 2 | Mount Panorama Circuit | | Bailey Sweeney | Bailey Sweeney | HMO Customer Racing |
| 3 | 3 | Mount Panorama Circuit | | Bailey Sweeney | Aaron Cameron | Peugeot Sport GRM Team Valvoline |
| 4 | 1 | Sydney Motorsport Park | Josh Buchan | Will Brown | Josh Buchan | HMO Customer Racing |
| 4 | 2 | Sydney Motorsport Park | | Jay Hanson | Jay Hanson | AWC MPC Racing |
| 4 | 3 | Sydney Motorsport Park | | Josh Buchan | Nathan Morcom | HMO Customer Racing |
| 5 | 1 | Queensland Raceway | Tony D'Alberto | Jay Hanson | Tony D'Alberto | Honda Wall Racing |
| 5 | 2 | Queensland Raceway | | Jay Hanson | Jay Hanson | AWC MPC Racing |
| 5 | 3 | Queensland Raceway | | Jay Hanson | Tony D'Alberto | Honda Wall Racing |
| 6 | 1 | Sandown Raceway | Jay Hanson | Jay Hanson | Aaron Cameron | Peugeot Sport GRM Team Valvoline |
| 6 | 2 | Sandown Raceway | | Jay Hanson | Ben Bargwanna | Burson Auto Parts Racing |
| 6 | 3 | Sandown Raceway | | Michael Caruso | Will Brown | MPC - Audi Liqui Moly Racing Team |
| 7 | 1 | Mount Panorama Circuit | Jay Hanson | Jay Hanson | Bailey Sweeney | HMO Customer Racing |
| 7 | 2 | Mount Panorama Circuit | | Race Cancelled | Race Cancelled | Race Cancelled |
| 7 | 3 | Mount Panorama Circuit | | Bailey Sweeney | Will Brown | Liqui Moly MPC Racing |

## Points system

* For Rounds 1 to 6, points were awarded 50, 46, 44, 42 etc for Races 1 & 3 and 40, 36, 34, 32 etc for Race 2.
* For Round 7, points were awarded 75, 69, 63, 57 etc for Races 1 & 3. Points would have been awarded 60, 54, 48, 42 etc for Race 2 however the race was cancelled.
* 2 additional points were awarded to the driver that recorded the fastest lap time in the final results of Q2 at each Round.

## Series standings

| Pos. | Driver | No. | SYM | SYM | SYM | PHI | PHI | PHI | BAT | BAT | BAT | SMP | SMP | SMP | QLD | QLD | QLD | SAN | SAN | SAN | BAT | BAT | BAT | Pen. | Points |
| 1 | Tony D'Alberto | 50 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 11 | C | 11 | 0 | 711 |
| 2 | Will Brown | 999 | 7 | 4 | 13 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 7 | Ret | 10 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | C | 1 | 0 | 702 |
| 3 | Josh Buchan | 30 | 2 | 5 | 4 | Ret | 19 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 9 | C | 3 | 0 | 667 |
| 4 | Jordan Cox | 33 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | Ret | 11 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 14 | C | 14 | 0 | 647 |
| 5 | Bailey Sweeny | 130 | 15 | 2 | Ret | 11 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 18 | 18 | 4 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 6 | 1 | C | 2 | 0 | 610 |
| 6 | Zac Soutar | 110 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 16 | Ret | C | 15 | 0 | 588 |
| 7 | Nathan Morcom | 11 | 3 | 13 | 6 | 19 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 20 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 1 | Ret | 10 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 3 | C | 6 | 0 | 582 |
| 8 | Aaron Cameron | 18 | 5 | Ret | 9 | 6 | Ret | 10 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 1 | Ret | DNS | 4 | C | 4 | 0 | 579 |
| 9 | Dylan O'Keeffe | 8 | 9 | 7 | Ret | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 11 | Ret | 11 | Ret | 7 | 7 | 2 | C | 16 | 0 | 577 |
| 10 | Jay Hanson | 9 | 1 | Ret | 7 | 1 | 6 | 18 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | Ret | 15 | 9 | Ret | C | DNS | 0 | 535 |
| 11 | Ben Bargwanna | 71 | 13 | 10 | Ret | 10 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 19 | 19 | 8 | Ret | 12 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 5 | C | Ret | 0 | 535 |
| 12 | Michael Caruso | 10 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 11 | 20 | 14 | 20 | 10 | Ret | DNS | 6 | 10 | 1 | 10 | C | 9 | 0 | 520 |
| 13 | Lachlan Mineeff | 14 | 17 | Ret | 12 | 8 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 9 | 13 | Ret | 11 | 13 | 15 | 7 | C | 5 | 0 | 442 |
| 14 | James Moffat | 34 | 4 | Ret | DNS | 12 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 8 | Ret | Ret | 7 | 16 | 9 | Ret | 9 | 16 | C | Ret | 0 | 402 |
| 15 | Michael Clemente | 15 | | | | 9 | Ret | DNS | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 15 | 6 | 14 | 13 | C | 10 | 0 | 384 |
| 16 | Iain McDougall | 3 | | | | 13 | 11 | 16 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 12 | Ret | 15 | 12 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 9 | 13 | 15 | C | 12 | 0 | 344 |
| 17 | Luke King | 2 | | | | | | | 16 | 12 | 19 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 7 | Ret | 12 | Ret | 17 | C | 8 | 0 | 343 |
| 18 | Brad Shiels | 333 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 19 | | | | | | | | | | 0 | 317 |
| 19 | Kody Garland | 41 | DNS | DNS | DNS | 16 | 14 | Ret | 17 | 16 | 21 | 18 | Ret | 9 | Ret | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | C | 13 | 0 | 294 |
| 20 | Fabian Coulthard | 24 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 1 | | | | 17 | 17 | 13 | | | | | | | | | | 0 | 255 |
| 21 | Braydan Willmington | 89 | 18 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 13 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | | | | | | | | | | 0 | 234 |
| 22 | Liam McAdam | 97 | 14 | 15 | 10 | Ret | 15 | 17 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 | 103 |
| 23 | Teddy Clairet | 20 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | C | 7 | 0 | 84 |
| 24 | Tim Slade | 24 | | | | | | | 6 | Ret | 17 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 | 59 |
| 25 | Eddie Maguire | 44 | 19 | 12 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 | 58 |
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 |