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

Teams and drivers
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

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 KNO BHI CAS OUL CRO DON Points
1 United Kingdom Daniel Lloyd 11 1 11 1 11 1 22 1 22 4 34 Ret 11 3 514
2 United Kingdom Oliver Taylor 35 3 23 Ret 22 5 11 2 83 2 22 1 44 6 453
3 Sweden Andreas Bäckman 48 2 44 5 63 Ret 33 4 34 8 11 3 22 4 408
4 Sweden Jessica Bäckman 810 6 78 6 45 2 64 Ret 67 5 55 4 63 5 300
5 United Kingdom Lewis Kent 114 11 Ret7 8 34 7 45 6 58 3 67 6 89 9 278
6 United Kingdom Stewart Lines 9 8 59 4 Ret8 DSQ 76 6 73 5 55 2 208
7 United Kingdom Finlay Crocker 6 9 Ret6 Ret 77 Ret Ret6 DNS 46 2 37 7 179
8 United Kingdom Carl Swift 106 10 810 Ret 57 3 Ret10 DNS 78 8 132
9 United Kingdom Josh Price 35 2 96 Ret Ret10 1 130
10 United Kingdom Darelle Wilson Ret7 7 89 4 11 6 DNS10 DNS Ret8 DNS DNS6 DNS 101
11 United Kingdom Derek Palmer Jr. Ret 12 6 7 DNS DNS Ret9 5 45 Ret 99
12 United Kingdom Howard Fuller 53 4 10 3 95
13 United Kingdom Ashley Sutton 11 1 91
14 United Kingdom Sean Walkinshaw 510 3 9 10 76
15 United Kingdom Aiden Moffat 22 Ret Ret2 DNS 53
16 Finland Olli Kangas 79 5 40
17 United Kingdom Tim Docker 9 7 30
18 United Kingdom Robert Gilmour DNS8 DNS DNS DNS DSQ9 EX -15
NC United Kingdom Alex Morgan Ret Ret –
Pos Driver SIL KNO BHI CAS OUL CRO DON Points

Teams' Championship
Pos Team SIL KNO BHI CAS OUL CRO DON Points
1 Sweden WestCoast Racing 11 1 11 1 11 1 22 1 22 4 11 3 11 3 984
48 2 44 5 45 2 33 4 34 5 34 4 22 4
2 United Kingdom Pyro Motorsport 35 3 23 Ret 22 5 11 2 83 2 22 1 44 6 458
3 United Kingdom Maximum Motorsport 9 8 59 4 57 3 76 6 73 5 55 2 367
810 Ret Ret8 DSQ 9 7 78 8
4 United Kingdom Essex & Kent Motorsport 114 11 Ret7 8 34 7 45 6 58 3 67 6 89 9 292
5 United Kingdom Verizon Connect Racing 6 9 Ret6 Ret 77 Ret Ret6 DNS 11 1 46 2 37 7 281
6 United Kingdom Sean Walkinshaw Racing 53 4 510 3 10 3 9 10 180
7 United Kingdom Laser Tools Racing / DPE Motorsport 22 12 6 7 DNS8 DNS Ret9 5 45 Ret 144
Ret Ret Ret2 DNS DNS DNS DNS DNS DSQ9 EX
8 United Kingdom BMR Autoglym Academy / JP Racing 35 2 96 Ret Ret10 1 134
9 United Kingdom DW Racing Ret7 7 89 4 11 6 DNS10 DNS Ret8 DNS DNS6 DNS 110
10 Finland LMS Racing 79 5 40
11 United Kingdom Endurance Financial Racing 106 10 31
NC Switzerland Wolf-Power Racing Ret Ret –
Pos Team SIL KNO BHI CAS OUL CRO DON Points

References
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