2024 TCR Australia Touring Car Series

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The 2024 TCR Australia Series (known for sponsorship reasons as the 2024 Supercheap Auto TCR Australia Series) was the fifth season of the TCR Australia Touring Car Series. The series ras as part of the Australian Racing Group's SpeedSeries. Initially, the rounds at Sydney Motorsport Park and Mount Panorama Circuit were scheduled to be part of the TCR World Tour, but the rounds were removed from that championship due to logistics issues for teams transporting cars in to the country.[1]

Josh Buchan became the first multiple time and back to back champion of the series, after securing the championship.

## Calendar

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Round  | Circuit  | Location  | Date  | Map

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1  |  Sandown Raceway | Springvale, Victoria | 9–11 February  |

Sandown

Launceston

Phillip Island

Tailem Bend

Ipswich

Eastern Creek

Bathurst

2  |  Symmons Plains Raceway | Launceston, Tasmania | 15–17 March
3  |  Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit | Phillip Island, Victoria | 12–14 April
4  |  The Bend Motorsport Park | Tailem Bend, South Australia | 31 May–2 June
5  |  Queensland Raceway | Ipswich, Queensland | 2–4 August
6  |  Sydney Motorsport Park | Eastern Creek, New South Wales | 18–20 October
7  |  Mount Panorama Circuit | Bathurst, New South Wales | 8–10 November
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### Calendar changes

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The round at Queensland was originally set to be held on 12–14 July, but on 6 June, the event was moved to 2–4 August.[4]

## Entry list

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The following teams and drivers are contracted to compete in the 2024 championship.

Team  | Car  | No. | Drivers  | Class  | Rounds  | Ref.

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HMO Customer Racing  | Hyundai i30 N TCR | 1  |  Josh Buchan |  | 1–3  | [5]
Hyundai Elantra N TCR |  | 4–7  | [6]
Hyundai i30 N TCR | 15  |  Tom Oliphant |  | All  | [7]
Wall Racing[a] | Honda Civic Type R TCR (FL5) | 2  |  Tony D'Alberto |  | 1–6  | [8]
74  |  Brad Harris  |  | All  | [9]
Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) | 76  |  John Martin |  | 1  | [10]
William Harris  |  | 2–6  | [9]
Honda Civic Type R TCR (FL5) |  | 7  | [9]
Carl Cox Motorsport | Cupra León Competición TCR | 4  |  Clay Richards  |  | 1–4  | [11]
Ashley Seward Motorsport[b] | Lynk & Co 03 TCR | 11  |  Dylan O'Keeffe |  | All  | [12]
Garry Rogers Motorsport[c] | Peugeot 308 TCR | 18  |  Aaron Cameron |  | 1–6  | [13]
33  |  Jordan Cox  |  | 1–5  | [14]
71  |  Ben Bargwanna |  | 1–6  | [15]
79  |  Ryan Casha  |  | 1–5  | [13]
Peugeot 308 P51 TCR | 18  |  Aaron Cameron |  | 7  | [16]
33  |  Jordan Cox  |  | 6  | [17][18]
71  |  Ben Bargwanna |  | 6
79  |  Ryan Casha  |  | 7  | [16]
Challenge Motorsport  | Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2017) | 22  |  Iain McDougall  |  | 1, 4  | [19][20]
BRM Motorsport  | Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2021) | 29  |  Glenn Nirwan  |  | 1–6  | [21]
Team Soutar Motorsport[d] | 110  |  Zac Soutar  |  | All
99Motorsport  | Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2017) | 99  |  Marcus LaDelle  |  | 1  | [22][23]
Ben Stewart  |  | 5  | [24]
Blake Knowles  |  | 7  | [25]
Jude Bargwanna Motorsport  | Alfa Romeo Giulietta Veloce TCR | 179  |  Jude Bargwanna |  | 3  | [26]

## Results and standings

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### Season summary

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Round | Race  | Event  | Pole position | Fastest Lap | Winning Driver | Winning Team

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1  | 1  |  Sandown Raceway |  Josh Buchan |  Josh Buchan |  Ben Bargwanna | Garry Rogers Motorsport
2  |  |  Aaron Cameron |  Jordan Cox  | Garry Rogers Motorsport
3  |  Josh Buchan |  Ben Bargwanna | Garry Rogers Motorsport
2  | 1  |  Symmons Plains Raceway |  Tony D'Alberto |  Tony D'Alberto |  Tony D'Alberto | Wall Racing
2  |  |  Tom Oliphant |  Dylan O'Keeffe | Ashley Seward Motorsport
3  |  Dylan O'Keeffe |  Tom Oliphant | HMO Customer Racing
3  | 1  |  Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit |  Tony D'Alberto |  Josh Buchan |  Josh Buchan | HMO Customer Racing
2  |  |  Brad Harris  |  Brad Harris  | Wall Racing
3  |  Ben Bargwanna |  Brad Harris  | Wall Racing
4  | 1  |  The Bend Motorsport Park |  Tony D'Alberto |  Zac Soutar  |  Jordan Cox  | Garry Rogers Motorsport
2  |  |  Tom Oliphant |  Zac Soutar  | Team Soutar Motorsport
3  |  Josh Buchan |  Zac Soutar  | Team Soutar Motorsport
5  | 1  |  Queensland Raceway |  Tom Oliphant |  Aaron Cameron |  Tony D'Alberto | Wall Racing
2  |  |  Tom Oliphant |  Ryan Casha  | Garry Rogers Motorsport
3  |  Tom Oliphant |  Tony D'Alberto | Wall Racing
6  | 1  |  Sydney Motorsport Park |  Josh Buchan |  Josh Buchan |  Josh Buchan | HMO Customer Racing
2  |  |  Jordan Cox  |  Dylan O'Keeffe | Garry Rogers Motorsport
3  |  Josh Buchan |  Aaron Cameron | HMO Customer Racing
7  | 1  |  Mount Panorama Circuit |  Zac Soutar  |  Zac Soutar  |  Zac Soutar  | Team Soutar Motorsport
2  |  |  Jordan Cox  |  William Harris  | Garry Rogers Motorsport
3  |  Dylan O'Keeffe |  Zac Soutar  | Ashley Seward Motorsport

* For race 1 of the round at Symmons Plains Raceway, no points were awarded following a protest from Garry Rogers Motorsport that the race had not reached sufficient distance. Race 1 winner Tony D'Alberto elected not to start Race 3 of the event in protest of the result being nullified.[27]

### Championship standings

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Points system
Position  |  1st |  2nd |  3rd |  4th |  5th |  6th |  7th |  8th |  9th |  10th |  11th |  12th |  13th |  14th |  15th |  16th |  17th |  18th |  19th |  20th |  DNF

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Qualifying  | 6  | 5  | 4  | 3  | 2  | 1  | 0  | 0
Races 1 & 3  | 50  | 46  | 44  | 42  | 40  | 38  | 36  | 34  | 32  | 30  | 28  | 26  | 25  | 24  | 23  | 22  | 21  | 20  | 19  | 18  | 0
Race 2  | 35  | 31  | 29  | 27  | 25  | 23  | 21  | 19  | 17  | 15  | 13  | 11  | 10  | 9  | 8  | 7  | 6  | 5  | 4  | 3  | 0

* The driver who sets the fastest lap in a race receives one additional point.

#### Drivers' championship

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| Pos. | Driver  | SAN
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| QLD
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1  |  Josh Buchan | 21 | 6  | 2 | 22 | 6  | 11  | 13 | Ret  | 3  | 32 | 3  | 2 | 6  | 3  | 3  | 11 | 3  | 1  | 33 | 6  | 6  | 747
2  |  Zac Soutar  | 42 | 4  | 4  | 33 | 5  | 4  | 26 | 7  | 6  | 94 | 1  | 1  | 33 | 6  | 2  | 66 | Ret  | 8  | 11 | 7  | 3 | 729
3  |  Brad Harris  | 6  | 11  | 12  | 124 | 9  | 7  | 92 | 1 | 1  | 7  | 2  | 4  | 54 | 5  | 9  | 22 | 7  | 4  | 54 | 8  | 7  | 677
4  |  Dylan O'Keeffe | 9  | 9  | 9  | 10  | 1  | 3 | 34 | Ret  | 8  | 4  | 8  | 5  | Ret6 | 7  | 6  | 33 | 2  | 2  | 25 | 4  | 1  | 654
5  |  Jordan Cox  | 5  | 1  | 3  | 6  | 3  | 6  | 11  | 6  | 11  | 13 | 6  | 7  | 8  | 2  | 7  | 8  | 1  | Ret  | 6  | 1  | 10  | 651
6  |  Ryan Casha  | 74 | 3  | 5  | Ret6 | 10  | 5  | 6  | 3  | 12  | 6  | 4  | 3  | 10  | 1  | 10  | 11  | 8  | 6  | 7  | 5  | 4  | 649
7  |  Ben Bargwanna | 13 | 7  | 1  | 5  | 4  | 8  | 4  | 5  | 2 | 10  | 7  | 9  | 7  | 12  | 8  | 9  | 6  | 7  | 8  | Ret  | 8  | 623
8  |  Tom Oliphant | 11  | 12  | Ret  | 8  | 2 | 1  | 7  | 9  | 7  | 11  | 5 | Ret  | 41 | 11 | 4 | 45 | Ret  | 5  | 46 | 3  | 2  | 536
9  |  Tony D'Alberto | 35 | 7  | 6  | 11 | 8  | WD  | 141 | 8  | 4  | 21 | 13  | 6  | 12 | 4  | 1  | 54 | Ret  | DNS  |  |  |  | 490
10  |  Aaron Cameron | 136 | 8 | 8  | 75 | 12  | 9  | 8  | 2  | 10  | 56 | 9  | 11  | 25 | 13  | 5  | Ret  | 5  | 3  | Ret  | DNS  | DNS  | 475
11  |  William Harris  |  |  |  | 9  | Ret  | DNS  | 10  | 10  | 9  | 13  | 12  | 10  | 9  | 8  | 11  | 7  | 4  | Ret  | 92 | 2 | 5  | 369
12  |  Clay Richards  | 8  | 2  | 7  | 4  | 7  | 2  | 55 | 4  | 5  | 85 | Ret  | 8  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 347
13  |  Glenn Nirwan  | 14  | Ret  | 14  | 11  | 11  | 10  | 12  | Ret  | Ret  | 14  | 11  | Ret  | 11  | 10  | Ret  | 10  | 9  | 9  |  |  |  | 226
14  |  John Martin | 10  | 5  | 11  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 83
15  |  Iain McDougall  | Ret  | 13  | 10  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 12  | 10  | Ret  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 81
16  |  Ben Stewart  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 12  | 9  | 12  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 69
17  |  Blake Knowles  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 10  | Ret  | 9  | 62
18  |  Marcus LaDelle  | 12  | Ret  | 13  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 51
19  |  Jude Bargwanna |  |  |  |  |  |  | 13  | 11  | Ret  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 38
| Key

Colour  | Result
Gold | Winner
Silver | Second place
Bronze | Third place
Green | Other points position
Blue  | Other classified position
Not classified, finished (NC)
Purple | Not classified, retired (Ret)
Red  | Did not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black | Disqualified (DSQ)
White  | Did not start (DNS)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank  | Did not practice (DNP)
Excluded (EX)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Withdrawn (WD)
Did not enter (cell empty)
Text formatting  | Meaning
Bold | Pole position
Italics | Fastest lap

Notes:
1 2 3 4 5 6 – Qualifying positions

* ^1 No points were awarded for race 1 at Symmons Plains due to the race not reaching sufficient distance.

## Notes

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1. ^ Car #2 entered under the commercial title "Honda Racing Team Wall", Cars #74 and #76 entered under the commercial title "Exclusive Switchboards".
2. ^ Car #11 entered under the commercial title "Autoglym Team Ashley Seward Motorsport".
3. ^ Cars #18 and #79 entered under the commercial title "GRM Team Valvoline", Car #33 entered under the commercial title "GRM Team Schaeffler", and Car #71 entered under the commercial title "GRM Hangcha Racing".
4. ^ Car #110 entered under the commercial title "Tufflift Racing".

## References

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1. ^ "Both Australia races removed from 2024 FIA TCR World Tour calendar". touringcartimes.com. TouringcarTimes. February 15, 2024. Retrieved February 16, 2024.
2. ^ "2024 SUPERCHEAP AUTO TCR AUSTRALIA CALENDAR CONFIRMED". TCR Australia. 11 November 2023.
3. ^ "KUMHO FIA TCR WORLD TOUR NOT RETURNING TO AUSTRALIA IN 2024". TCR Australia. 16 February 2024. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
4. ^ O'Brien, Garry (6 June 2024). "The two Queensland Raceway SpeedSeries rounds are now one". Speedcafe. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
5. ^ "TCR Australia champion Josh Buchan lands two-year extension with HMO". TouringCarTimes. 18 January 2024. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
6. ^ "Josh Buchan switches back to Elantra for The Bend". TouringCarTimes. 28 May 2024. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
7. ^ "Oliphant signs with HMO Customer Racing". TCR Australia. 2 February 2024.
8. ^ "Honda Australia and Tony D'Alberto Confirm Return to TCR Australia". TCR Australia. 6 December 2023. Retrieved 6 December 2023.
9. ^ a b c "Harris brothers confirm 2024 TCR Australia season with Wall Racing". TouringCarTimes. 13 December 2023. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
10. ^ "Driver Coach's last minute Sandow call-up". V8 Sleuth. AN1 Media. 11 February 2024. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
11. ^ "Clay Richards Teams up with Carl Cox Motorsport". TCR Australia. 6 February 2024.
12. ^ "O'Keeffe Returns to ASM Fold in Autoglym Lynk & Co". TCR Australia. 7 February 2024.
13. ^ a b "Toyota 86 Champion Joins Cameron for Valvoline TCR Effort". TCR Australia. 25 January 2024.
14. ^ "Schaeffler, Cox Continue Partnership for 2024". TCR Australia. 7 February 2024.
15. ^ "Ben Bargwanna returns for 2024 TCR Australia season". TouringCarTimes. 29 January 2024. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
16. ^ a b "GRM confirms full P51 entry for TCR Australia finale". TouringCarTimes. 5 November 2024. Retrieved 5 November 2024.
17. ^ "New Peugeot challenger to make TCR Australia debut". TouringCarTimes. 14 October 2024. Retrieved 14 October 2024.
18. ^ "GRM reveals liveries for new Peugeot entries". TouringCarTimes. 16 October 2024. Retrieved 16 October 2024.
19. ^ "Cox, McDougall and Richards completes 15-car 2024 TCR Australia entry list". TouringCarTimes. 6 February 2024. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
20. ^ Dale, Will (29 May 2024). "TCR Australia The Bend entry list". V8 Sleuth. AN1 Media. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
21. ^ "Tufflift Racing expands to two car for the 2024 season". TCR Australia. 29 January 2024.
22. ^ "99motorsport Announce Entry to TCR Australia". TCR Australia. 15 December 2023. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
23. ^ O'Brien, Garry (2024-01-05). "99motorsport's owner to drive in TCR Australia Series opener". Speedcafe.com. Retrieved 2024-01-07.
24. ^ Dale, Will (12 July 2024). "Kiwi young gun gets TCR Series debut". V8 Sleuth. AN1 Media. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
25. ^ "Blake Knowles to Make TCR Australia Debut in Bathurst". 4 November 2024.
26. ^ Coch, Mat (3 April 2024). "Last minute deal lands Bargawanna TCR debut". Speedcafe. Retrieved 3 April 2024.
27. ^ "D'Alberto sits out TCR finale in protest". speedcafe.com. Speedcafe. 17 March 2024. Retrieved 17 March 2024.

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