2018 TCR UK Touring Car Championship

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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.[1] The Driver's Champion was Daniel Lloyd, and the Team Champions were WestCoast Racing.[2]

Team Car No. Drivers Rounds
Switzerland Wolf-Power Racing[3] Renault Mégane TCR[3] 5 United Kingdom Alex Morgan[3] 3
United Kingdom Verizon Connect Racing[4] Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8)[5][4] 8 United Kingdom Finlay Crocker[5] 1–4, 6–7
88 United Kingdom Ashley Sutton[6] 5
United Kingdom Pyro Motorsport[7] 32 United Kingdom Oliver Taylor 3–7
Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK2)[7] 1–2
United Kingdom JP Racing[8] 28 United Kingdom Josh Price[9] 7
United Kingdom BMR Autoglym Academy[9] 2–3
United Kingdom Laser Tools Racing[10] Alfa Romeo Giulietta TCR[10] 16 United Kingdom Aiden Moffat[10] 1–2
61 United Kingdom Derek Palmer Jr.[10] 1–2
United Kingdom DPE Motorsport[10][11] 3–5
76 United Kingdom Robert Gilmour[12] 3–5
Sweden WestCoast Racing[13] Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK2) 19 Sweden Andreas Bäckman[13] 6
Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR[13] 1–5, 7
23 United Kingdom Daniel Lloyd[14] All
26 Sweden Jessica Bäckman[13] All
United Kingdom Maximum Motorsport[15][16] Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR[17] 27 United Kingdom Tim Docker[17] 5
CUPRA León TCR[15] 95 United Kingdom Stewart Lines[15] 1, 3–7
45 United Kingdom Carl Swift[18][16] 3–5, 7
United Kingdom Endurance Financial Racing[18] 1
United Kingdom Essex & Kent Motorsport Hyundai i30 N TCR[19] 38 United Kingdom Lewis Kent[19] All
Finland LMS Racing[20] CUPRA León TCR[20] 44 Finland Olli Parhankangas[20] 1
United Kingdom DW Racing Vauxhall Astra TCR[21] 50 United Kingdom Darelle Wilson[21] 1–4, 6–7
United Kingdom Sean Walkinshaw Racing[22] Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK2)[22] 55 United Kingdom Sean Walkinshaw[23] 2, 7
65 United Kingdom Howard Fuller[24] 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.[1]

Round Circuit Date Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning team
1 1 Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire 1 April United Kingdom Daniel Lloyd Sweden Andreas Bäckman United Kingdom Daniel Lloyd Sweden WestCoast Racing
2 United Kingdom Daniel Lloyd United Kingdom Daniel Lloyd Sweden WestCoast Racing
2 3 Knockhill Racing Circuit (Reverse Direction), Fife 13 May United Kingdom Daniel Lloyd United Kingdom Aiden Moffat United Kingdom Daniel Lloyd Sweden WestCoast Racing
4 United Kingdom Josh Price United Kingdom Daniel Lloyd Sweden WestCoast Racing
3 5 Brands Hatch, Kent 3 June United Kingdom Daniel Lloyd United Kingdom Daniel Lloyd United Kingdom Daniel Lloyd Sweden WestCoast Racing
6 Sweden Andreas Bäckman United Kingdom Daniel Lloyd Sweden WestCoast Racing
4 7 Castle Combe Circuit, Wiltshire 15 July United Kingdom Oliver Taylor United Kingdom Daniel Lloyd United Kingdom Oliver Taylor United Kingdom Pyro Motorsport
8 United Kingdom Daniel Lloyd United Kingdom Daniel Lloyd Sweden WestCoast Racing
5 9 Oulton Park, Cheshire 4 August United Kingdom Ashley Sutton United Kingdom Ashley Sutton United Kingdom Ashley Sutton United Kingdom Verizon Connect Racing
10 United Kingdom Stewart Lines United Kingdom Ashley Sutton United Kingdom Verizon Connect Racing
6 11 Croft Circuit, North Yorkshire 9 September Sweden Andreas Bäckman Sweden Andreas Bäckman Sweden Andreas Bäckman Sweden WestCoast Racing
12 United Kingdom Lewis Kent United Kingdom Oliver Taylor United Kingdom Pyro Motorsport
7 13 Donington Park, Leicestershire 14 October United Kingdom Daniel Lloyd United Kingdom Daniel Lloyd United Kingdom Daniel Lloyd Sweden WestCoast Racing
14 United Kingdom Josh Price United Kingdom Josh Price United Kingdom JP Racing

Championship standings

References

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