2022 TCR UK Touring Car Championship

The 2022 TCR UK Touring Car Championship was the fifth season of the TCR UK Touring Car Championship. The championship featured production-based touring cars built to TCR specifications and was held over fifteen races across seven meetings throughout England. The championship was operated by Stewart Lines' Maximum Group.

2022 TCR UK Touring Car Championship

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2021

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2023

Chris Smiley won the Drivers' Championship.

Calendar

A new calendar was announced commencing on 16 April 2022 with 15 rounds scheduled.^[1][2]

Rnd.		Circuit/Location	Date
1	1	Oulton Park (International), Cheshire	16–18 April
	2
2	3	Donington Park (GP), Leicestershire	28–29 May
	4
3	5	Brands Hatch (Indy), Kent	18–19 June
	6
	7
4	8	Oulton Park, Cheshire	16 July
	9
5	10	Castle Combe Circuit, Wiltshire	6 August
	11
6	12	Donington Park (National), Leicestershire	29 August
	13
7	14	Snetterton Circuit (200 Circuit), Norfolk)	23 October
	15

Teams and drivers

Team Car No. Drivers Class Rounds Essex & Kent Motorsport[3] Hyundai Veloster N TCR 1 Lewis Kent[3] All Hyundai i30 N TCR 5 Bradley Kent[3] All 27 Scott Sumpton[3] All JamSport Racing[4] Subaru WRX STI TCR 11 Ant Whorton-Eales[5] 1–6 Cupra León TCR 40 Simon Tomlinson[6] D 1 Hyundai i30 N TCR 101 Max Hart 1–6 210 Andy Wilmot[7] D 1–6 JamSport Racing with Shepherd Motors 117 Adam Shepherd[8][9] 1–3 Area Motorsport with Shepherd Motors[9] 4–7 Chameleon Motorsport[10][11] Cupra León TCR 12 Neil Trotter[10] D 2–6 Cupra León Competición TCR 7 39 Lewis Brown[11][12] 7 Power Maxed Racing[13] Cupra León TCR 16 Callum Newsham[13] 1, 3–7 72 Russell Joyce[14] D 1–3, 6–7 257 Jac Constable All Hyundai i30 N TCR 52 Chris Wallis[15] D 1–3, 6–7 bond-It with MPHR[16] Audi RS3 LMS TCR (2017) 17 Bradley Hutchison[16] All Area Motorsport with FastR[17] Cupra León TCR 21 Jessica Hawkins[18] 1–6 74 Jamie Tonks[17] 1–6 Area Motorsport[19] 37 Bruce Winfield[19][20] 1–6 Hyundai i30 N TCR 7 210 Andy Wilmot[20] D 7 Area Motorsport with Daniel James 76 Alex Ley[20] 7 Restart Racing[21] Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) 22 Chris Smiley[21] All Simpson Motorsport[22] Audi RS3 LMS TCR (2017) 29 Hugo Cook[22] 1–2 JWB Motorsport[23] Cupra León Competición TCR 31 Matthew Wilson[23][24] All Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR 47 Kieran Griffin D 1 JWB Motorsport with Maximum Networks 94 Rob Butler[25][26] 1 Garage 81 with Maximum Networks[26] 2 Capture Motorsport[27] Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR 33 Jack Depper[27] 1–3 PlayerLands[28] Audi RS3 LMS TCR (2017) 35 Steve Gales[28] D 1 Welch Motorsport[29] 2–3 MPHR 6–7 Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR 5 DW Racing[30] Vauxhall Astra TCR 50 Darelle Wilson[30] All Daniel James Motorsport[31] Hyundai i30 N TCR 76 Alex Ley[31] 2–6 Richmond Fire Motorsport Cupra León TCR 77 Mark Smith D 2, 6 Race Car Consultants Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR 123 Isaac Smith All Entries ineligible to score points Team HARD. with GO FIX[32] Cupra León TCR 28 George Jaxon[32] 7 T4 Motorsport[33] Cupra León TCR 63 Mark Havers[33] D 7 Paul Sheard Racing[34] Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR 78 Jonathon Beeson[35] 7 87 George Heler[34] 6 Darron Lewis Racing[36] Audi RS3 LMS TCR (2017) 285 Darron Lewis[36] D 6

Icon Class D Eligible for Goodyear Diamond Trophy

Driver changes

Entering/Re-Entering TCR UK

• Scott Sumpton joined Essex & Kent Motorsport driving a Hyundai i30 N TCR.^[3]
• Former Renault Clio Cup UK and Mini Challenge UK champion Ant Whorton-Eales would enter a Subaru WRX STI TCR with JamSport Racing.^[5]
• Former Volkswagen Racing Cup competitor Simon Tomlinson also joined JamSport Racing driving a Cupra León TCR.^[6]
• Another driver to join JamSport Racing would be former Ginetta GT4 Supercup racer Adam Shepherd driving a Hyundai i30 N TCR.^[8]
• Having entered sporadically in 2021, Andy Wilmot would join for the full season in another JamSport Racing run Hyundai i30 N TCR.^[7]
• Callum Newsham, the son of former BTCC race winner Dave Newsham, would race for Power Maxed Racing alongside former Volkswagen Racing Cup driver Russell Joyce, with both driving Cupra León TCR's.^[13][14]
• Having entered a single round in 2021, Chris Wallis was announced for a full season campaign with Power Maxed Racing in a Hyundai i30 N TCR.^[15]
• Mini Challenge UK race winner Brad Hutchinson joined the grid driving a family run Audi RS 3 LMS TCR.^[16]
• Aston Martin Cognizant F1 Team driver ambassador Jessica Hawkins would drive an Area Motorsport run Cupra León TCR alongside Miltek Civic Cup race winner Jamie Tonks.^[18][17]
• Former BTCC race winner Chris Smiley entered the season with Restart Racing in a Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8).^[21]
• Hugo Cook announced his return, after a late season entry in 2021, in his family run Audi RS 3 LMS TCR.^[22]
• Another driver graduating from the Volkswagen Racing Cup was Matthew Wilson who would debut with JWB Motorsport in a brand new Cupra León Competición TCR.^[24] He would be joined at the opening round by Kieran Griffin and Miltek Civic Cup front runner, Rob Butler, both driving a Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR.^[25]
• Having entered the second half of the 2021 season, Jack Depper announced a return for the full campaign driving for Capture Motorsport in a Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR.^[27]
• Steve Gales entered the championship for the first time. He was initially slated to run a Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR but would arrive at the first round with an Audi RS 3 LMS TCR.^[28]
• Darelle Wilson would enter the full season with his family run Vauxhall Astra TCR. He would remain one of only 2 drivers to appear in every season of TCR UK.^[30]
• Teenager Alex Ley was announced for a late season entry driving a Daniel James Motorsport run Hyundai i30 N TCR.^[31]
• Having entered the final event in 2021, Isaac Smith joined for the full season in a family run Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR.

Changed Teams

• With Motus One Racing leaving the championship, Max Hart joined JamSport Racing driving a Hyundai i30 N TCR.

Leaving TCR UK

• 2 of Power Maxed Racing's 2021 entries, Dan Kirby and William Butler, failed to return.
• Having entered the opening rounds in 2021, Motus One Managing Director Will Powell left to race in the BTCC. His teammate at Motus One, Danny Krywyj also failed to return.
• Having done selected events in 2021, Alex Morgan, Alex Kite, Tom Hibbert, Jamie Sturges, Toby Bearne and Daniel Wylie all did not return.

Team changes

• Essex & Kent Motorsport expanded to 3 cars with defending double champion Lewis Kent switching to a Hyundai Veloster N TCR.^[3]
• Area Motorsport would expand to 3 Cupra León TCR's.^[18][17][19]

Mid-season changes

• Simon Tomlinson & Kieran Griffin left the series after the opening round.
• Neil Trotter and Chameleon Motorsport would enter the championship from the second round onwards with a Cupra León TCR.^[10]
• Rob Butler would switch to Garage 81 for the second round. He would leave the series before the third event, returning to the Miltek Civic Cup.^[37]
• Alex Ley entered the season earlier than announced, appearing from the second round onwards.^[38]
• Having appeared in 2 rounds during 2021, Mark Smith returned for both Donington Park meetings with his Cupra León TCR being run under the Richmond Fire Motorsport banner.
• Hugo Cook left the series after round 2.
• Callum Newsham missed the second round due to illness.^[39]
• Jack Depper would leave the series after the third round.
• Prior to round 4, Adam Shepherd left JamSport Racing and joined Area Motorsport.^[9]
• Both Russell Joyce and Chris Wallis missed round 4 and 5 before both returned for round 6.
• Darron Lewis and George Heler would join the grid for round 6. Lewis would run his Audi RS 3 LMS TCR for his own team while Heler's Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR would be run by Paul Sheard Racing.^[36][34] However, both entries were ineligible to score points.
• Steve Gales' entry changed several times during the season. For the opening round his Audi RS 3 LMS TCR was run under the PlayerLands banner. For rounds 2 & 3 he was entered under the Welch Motorsport banner. He missed round 4 due to damage sustained at the previous round before returning for round 5. This time he would drive a Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR for MPHR. For the final two events, MPHR would continue to run him but he returned to driving an Audi RS 3 LMS TCR.
• Ahead of the final event, both Andy Wilmot and Max Hart announced that they would be leaving JamSport Racing.^[40]
• For the season finale, Chameleon Motorsport upgraded and expanded to two Cupra León Competición TCR's for Neil Trotter and Mini Challenge UK racer Lewis Brown.^[11][12]
• Prior to the final round, Area Motorsport announced on social media that Bruce Winfield would switch to a Hyundai i30 N TCR. He would be joined by fellow Hyundai drivers Alex Ley and Andy Wilmot who left Daniel James Motorsport and JamSport Racing respectively.^[20]
• For the final 2 races, Jonathon Beeson would race the Paul Sheard Racing Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR.^[35]
• For the last 2 races, George Jaxon would race a Team HARD. Cupra León TCR. This was the car run previously by Area Motorsport for Jamie Tonks.^[32]
• Area Motorsport with FastR teammates Jessica Hawkins and Jamie Tonks would both miss the final round with both cars being sold beforehand.
• Ant Whorton-Eales would also miss the final event leaving JamSport Racing with 0 entries having started the season with 5.

Race calendar and results

Round	Circuit	Pole Position	Fastest Lap	Winning Driver	Winning Team	Diamond Trophy Winner
1	Oulton Park International	Chris Smiley	Chris Smiley	Chris Smiley	Restart Racing	Russell Joyce
			Max Hart	Jessica Hawkins	Area Motorsport with FastR	Russell Joyce
2	Donington Park Grand Prix	Chris Smiley	Max Hart	Max Hart	JamSport Racing	Russell Joyce
			Max Hart	Max Hart	JamSport Racing	Andy Wilmot
3	Brands Hatch	Bradley Kent	Callum Newsham	Lewis Kent	Essex & Kent Motorsport	Russell Joyce
			Bradley Kent	Jac Constable	Power Maxed Racing	Russell Joyce
		Alex Ley[a]	Alex Ley	Alex Ley	Daniel James Motorsport	Andy Wilmot
4	Oulton Park Island	Alex Ley[b]	Alex Ley	Alex Ley	Daniel James Motorsport	Andy Wilmot
			Max Hart	Jamie Tonks	Area Motorsport with FastR	Andy Wilmot
5	Castle Combe Circuit	Chris Smiley	Chris Smiley	Bruce Winfield	Area Motorsport	Neil Trotter[c]
			Chris Smiley	Alex Ley[d]	Daniel James Motorsport	Andy Wilmot
6	Donington Park National	Adam Shepherd	Adam Shepherd	Adam Shepherd	Area Motorsport with Shepherd Motors	Andy Wilmot
			Jac Constable	Jac Constable[e]	Power Maxed Racing	Darron Lewis[f]
7	Snetterton Circuit	Chris Smiley	Isaac Smith	Chris Smiley	Restart Racing	Andy Wilmot[g]
			Chris Smiley	Lewis Kent	Essex & Kent Motorsport	Andy Wilmot

Championship standings

Drivers' standings

Points system
Position	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	10th	11th	12th	13th	14th	15th	Fastest lap
Qualifying	6	5	4	3	2	1	—
Race	40	35	30	27	24	21	18	15	13	11	9	7	5	3	1	1

• Drivers' top 13 results from the 15 races count towards the championship. Drivers cannot drop scores from the final 2 races at Snetterton.

Pos	Driver	OUL1		DON1		BRH			OUL2		CAS		DON2		SNE		Total	Drop	Points
1	Chris Smiley	1 1 FL	5	14 1	2	2	Ret	8	4 5	4	5 1 FL	4 FL	3 2	Ret	1 1	3 FL	392	0	392
2	Isaac Smith	3 2	4	3 5	7	4	2	4	3 4	3	4	6	7	7	2 5 FL	7	407	36	371
3	Bruce Winfield	4 3	15	18	3	11 6	17	7	7	2	1 3	2	2 6	4	6	8	321	0	321
4	Lewis Kent	5 5	6	4 6	8	1 3	3	3	9	11	Ret	9	6	Ret	7	1	313	0	313
5	Jac Constable	6	Ret	12	6	7	1	Ret	Ret 3	9	9	3	4 5	1 FL	5	2	296	0	296
6	Alex Ley			6	DSQ	6 2	19	1 P FL	1 1 FL	8	8	1	5 4	10	8 2	4	294	0	294
7	Adam Shepherd	12 6	8	Ret 3	16	12 5	Ret	2	2 2	5	2 2	8	1 1 FL	2	Ret	DNS	289	0	289
8	Max Hart	2 4	2 FL	1 4 FL	1 FL	8	5	5	Ret	Ret FL	Ret	Ret	Ret 3	Ret			226	0	226
9	Bradley Hutchinson	Ret	9	7	5	15	4	6	8	Ret	3 5	Ret	DNS	DNS	3 3	6	206	0	206
10	Callum Newsham	7	3			3 4 FL	6	11	12 6	12	7	10	Ret	Ret	4 6	Ret	184	0	184
11	Jamie Tonks	10	13 P	5	4	Ret	8	18	5	1	Ret	Ret	8	6			183	0	183
12	Matthew Wilson	11	10	9	Ret	17	14	13	10	7 P	10	9 P	9	14	10	10 P	132	0	132
13	Andy Wilmot	Ret	Ret	13	9	13	10	9	6	6	DSQ	11	10	DSQP	12	9	131	0	131
14	Jessica Hawkins	9	1	Ret	10	Ret	11	10	Ret	Ret	6	5	DNS	DNS			129	0	129
15	Bradley Kent	Ret	Ret	2	DNS	10 1	20 P FL	14	Ret	Ret	Ret 4	DNS	11	3	Ret 4	5	125	0	125
16	Russell Joyce	15	11	11	11	12	9	Ret					12	11	13	DNS	75	0	75
17	Neil Trotter			16	12	16	13	Ret	Ret	13	11	13	15	9	WD	WD	54	0	54
18	Darelle Wilson	13	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	7	15	Ret	10	Ret	DNS	DNS	Ret	9	Ret	48	0	48
19	Jack Depper	8	7	19	DSQ	14	12	17									43	0	43
20	Ant Whorton-Eales	Ret	14	8	Ret	9	Ret	Ret	11	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret			40	0	40
21	Scott Sumpton	14	12	10	17 P	18	16	12	Ret	Ret	DSQ 6	12	Ret	DNS	DNS	DNS	36	0	36
22	Steve Gales	16	18	Ret	13	DNS	18	Ret			12	14	17	15	WD	WD	21	0	21
23	Chris Wallis	19	17	15	14	Ret	15	16					16	12	WD	WD	19	0	19
24	Mark Smith			17	15								18	13			10	0	10
25	Hugo Cook	WD	WD	Ret 2	DNS												5	0	5
26	Simon Tomlinson	17	16														0	0	0
27	Kieran Griffin	18	Ret														0	0	0
–	Rob Butler	Ret	Ret	Ret	DNS												0	0	0
–	Lewis Brown														WD	WD	0	0	0
Drivers ineligible to score points
	George Heler												14	5			0	0	0
	Darron Lewis												13	8			0	0	0
	Jonathon Beeson														11	Ret	0	0	0
	George Jaxon														Ret	11	0	0	0
	Mark Havers														Ret	12	0	0	0
Pos	Driver	OUL1		DON1		BRH			OUL2		CAS		DON2		SNE		Total	Drop	Points

Goodyear Diamond Trophy Standings

Pos	Driver	OUL1		DON1		BRH			OUL2		CAS		DON2		SNE		Points
1	Andy Wilmot	Ret 1 FL	Ret	13 1	9 FL	13 2	10	9 FL	6 1 FL	6 FL	DSQ 1	11 FL	10	DSQ	12 1	9 FL	466
2	Russell Joyce	15 2	11 FL	11 2 FL	11	12 1 FL	9 FL	Ret					12 1 FL	11 FL	13 2 FL	DNS	375
3	Neil Trotter			16 5	12	16 3	13	Ret	Ret 2	10	11 3 FL	13	15 6	10	WD	WD	315
4	Steve Gales	16 4	18	Ret 3	13	DNS 5	18	Ret			12 2	14	17 4	15	WD	WD	220
5	Chris Wallis	19 6	17	15 4	14	Ret 4	15	16					16 3	12	WD	WD	177
6	Mark Smith			17 6	15								18 5	13			97
7	Simon Tomlinson	17 5	16														67
8	Kieran Griffin	18 3	Ret														31
Drivers ineligible to score points
9	Darron Lewis												13	8			0
10	Mark Havers														Ret	12	0
Pos	Driver	OUL1		DON1		BRH			OUL2		CAS		DON2		SNE		Points

Notes

1. Grid positions were decided by a drivers second fastest time in qualifying. No points were awarded.
2. Max Hart initially qualified on Pole Position but was demoted to last with a further 10 second delayed start due to a technical infringement.
3. Andy Wilmot initially won the Diamond Trophy but was later disqualified due to a technical infringement.
4. Jac Constable crossed the line first but was handed a 10 second penalty for a jump start which dropped him to third.
5. Andy Wilmot initially won the race overall but was disqualified due to a technical infringement.
6. Andy Wilmot initially won the Goodyear Diamond Trophy but was disqualified due to a technical infringement. However as Darron Lewis was a guest entry, the full 25 points would be awarded to Neil Trotter.
7. Russell Joyce initially won the Goodyear Diamond Trophy but was penalised 3 places for causing a collision handing the win to Andy Wilmot.