2023 Touring Car Masters
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Australian motor racing series
2023 Touring Car Masters
The 2023 Touring Car Masters was an Australian motor racing series for modified Touring Cars manufactured between 01 January 1963 and 31 December 1980, as approved by Motorsport Australia.[1]
The series was won by Steven Johnson driving a Ford Mustang.[2]




| Manufacturer | Model | Entrant | No. | Driver | Class | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BMW | E30 M3 | Palmers Sales and Marketing | 62 | I | 4, 6 | |
| Chevrolet | Camaro SS | Whiteline Racing | 95 | PM | 2–3 | |
| PM | 4, 6 | |||||
| Camaro RS | 85 | PA | 2–4, 6 | |||
| Life Sciences NZ | 104 | I | 5–6 | |||
| Monza | Ben Dunn Racing | 99 | PA | 5–6 | ||
| Chrysler | Valiant Charger | Tony Galbraith Racing | 143 | I | 5–6 | |
| Valiant Pacer | Cameron Tilley Racing | 60 | PA | All | ||
| Ford | Escort Mk2 | High Performance Motorsport | 70 | I | 2–3, 6 | |
| XA Falcon GT Hardtop | Hagen Zerk Racing | 17 | I | 6 | ||
| 70 | 4 | |||||
| XD Falcon | R&J Batteries Racing | 71 | PM | All | ||
| XE Falcon | NZTCM | 117 | I | 5–6 | ||
| XY Falcon GT | Bullet Trailers Racing | 55 | PS | 2–6 | ||
| XY Falcon GTHO | Dave Hender Racing | 53 | PS | 3–5 | ||
| NZTCM | 110 | I | 5–6 | |||
| Mustang GT350 | Crew 32 | 321 | I | 5 | ||
| Mustang | Jamie Tilley Racing | 28 | PA | 5 | ||
| 29 | 2 | |||||
| Mustang | Hancock Racing | 33 | PM | All | ||
| TIFS Third Party Logistics | 88 | PA | 2–6 | |||
| Holden | HQ Monaro | SNB Berryman Racing | 77 | PS | 2–6 | |
| Torana A9X | Western General Body Works | 3 | PA | All | ||
| Multispares Racing | 6 | PM | All | |||
| MoComm Motorsport Comms | 7 | PA | 6 | |||
| Jesus Racing | 09 | PM | 5–6 | |||
| 15 | 1–4 | |||||
| Peter Burnitt Racing | 12 | PS | 2–6 | |||
| Williams Outdoort | 75 | I | 1, 4 | |||
| Torana SL/R 5000 | Northside Taxis | 4 | PS | 4–6 | ||
| John Bowe Racing | 18 | PM | All | |||
| Hamilton Asphalts Racing | 184 | I | 5–6 | |||
| VB Commodore | Adam Garwood Racing | 2 | PA | 3–6 | ||
| STP / Roadways | 4 | 1 | ||||
| Pontiac | Firebird | Outback 4x4 Racing | 133 | I | 5–6 | |
| Porsche | 911 IROC | Chris Meulengraaf Racing | 30 | I | 4, 6 | |
| [3][4][5][6][7][8] | ||||||
Standings
Overall
| Pos.[2] | Driver [2] | Car | Sym. | New. | Win. | Ben. | Bat. | Ade. | Points [2] | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TPH | R1 | R2 | R3 | TPH | R1 | R2 | R3 | TPH | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | ||||
| 1 | Ford Mustang | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1057 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Holden Torana A9X | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 976 | |||||||||||||
| 3 | Chrysler Valiant Pacer | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 873 | |||||||||||||
| 4 | Holden Torana A9X | 3 | 2 | 9 | Ret | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 844 | |||||||||||||
| 5 | Ford XD Falcon | 4 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 840 | |||||||||||||
| 6 | Holden Torana SL/R 5000 | Ret | DNS | 3 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 762 | |||||||||||||
| 7 | Holden Torana A9X | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 632 | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Holden Torana A9X | 7 | DNS | 8 | Ret | 4 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 549 | |||||||||||||
| 9 | Holden HQ Monaro | 11 | 443 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Ford Mustang | 7 | 7 | 417 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 11 | Chevrolet Camaro RS | Ret | Ret | 8 | 9 | 9 | 413 | |||||||||||||||||
| 12 | Chevrolet Camaro SS | 388 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 13 | Holden VB Commodore | 2 | 303 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 14 | Ford Falcon XY GT | 11 | Ret | 10 | 10 | 210 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 15 | Chevrolet Camaro SS | 6 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 148 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 16 | Holden Torana SL/R 5000 | 124 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 17 | Holden Torana A9X | 101 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 18 | Chevrolet Monza | 95 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 19 | Ford XY Falcon GTHO | 71 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 20 | Ford Escort Mk2 | 10 | 9 | 11 | Ret | 13 | 41 | |||||||||||||||||
| 21 | Ford Mustang | 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ineligible for driver points | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chevrolet Camaro RS | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ford XE Falcon | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pontiac Firebird | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chrysler Valiant Charger | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ford Falcon XY GTHO | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ford XE Falcon | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Holden Torana SL/R 5000 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ford Mustang GT350 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ford XA Falcon GT Hardtop | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Porsche 911 IROC | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| BMW E30 M3 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Holden Torana A9X | Ret | Ret | 6 | 6 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||
The race results for the final four rounds are not shown in the above table.
References
- ↑ 2023 Gulf Western Oil Touring Car Masters Series Sporting and Technical Regulations, motorsport.org.au, as archived at web.archive.org
- 1 2 3 4 Standings, 2023 Touring Car Masters, touringcarmasters.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org
- ↑ richardrt (2023-02-23). "Five things to watch: Gulf Western Oil Touring Car Masters". Race Tasmania. Retrieved 2025-02-27.
- ↑ Staff, V8 Sleuth (2023-03-06). "Bolstered TCM field for Newcastle". V8 Sleuth. Retrieved 2025-02-27.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ↑ O'Brien, Connor (2023-06-05). "New driver for VB Commodore". V8 Sleuth. Retrieved 2025-02-27.
- ↑ O'Brien, Connor (2023-08-17). "Invitationals bolster TCM grid at The Bend". V8 Sleuth. Retrieved 2025-02-27.
- ↑ O'Brien, Connor (2023-11-08). "Seven-pronged Kiwi TCM Bathurst invasion". V8 Sleuth. Retrieved 2025-02-27.
- ↑ O'Brien, Connor (2023-11-20). "TCM grid grows for Adelaide showdown". V8 Sleuth. Retrieved 2025-02-27.