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. The Driver's Champion was Daniel Lloyd, and the Team Champions were WestCoast Racing.
Teams and drivers Team Car Drivers Rounds Wolf-Power Racing Renault Mégane TCR 5 Alex Morgan 3 Verizon Connect Racing Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) 8 Finlay Crocker 1–4, 6–7 88 Ashley Sutton 5 Pyro Motorsport 32 Oliver Taylor 3–7 Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK2) 1–2 JP Racing 28 Josh Price 7 BMR Autoglym Academy 2–3 Laser Tools Racing Alfa Romeo Giulietta TCR 16 Aiden Moffat 1–2 61 Derek Palmer Jr. 1–2 DPE Motorsport 3–5 76 Robert Gilmour 3–5 WestCoast Racing Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK2) 19 Andreas Bäckman 6 Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR 1–5, 7 23 Daniel Lloyd All 26 Jessica Bäckman All Maximum Motorsport Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR 27 Tim Docker 5 CUPRA León TCR 95 Stewart Lines 1, 3–7 45 Carl Swift 3–5, 7 Endurance Financial Racing 1 Essex & Kent Motorsport Hyundai i30 N TCR 38 Lewis Kent All LMS Racing CUPRA León TCR 44 Olli Parhankangas 1 DW Racing Vauxhall Astra TCR 50 Darelle Wilson 1–4, 6–7 Sean Walkinshaw Racing Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK2) 55 Sean Walkinshaw 2, 7 65 Howard Fuller 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.
Round Circuit Date Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning team 1 1 Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire 1 April Daniel Lloyd Andreas Bäckman Daniel Lloyd WestCoast Racing 2 Daniel Lloyd Daniel Lloyd WestCoast Racing 2 3 Knockhill Racing Circuit (Reverse Direction), Fife 13 May Daniel Lloyd Aiden Moffat Daniel Lloyd WestCoast Racing 4 Josh Price Daniel Lloyd WestCoast Racing 3 5 Brands Hatch, Kent 3 June Daniel Lloyd Daniel Lloyd Daniel Lloyd WestCoast Racing 6 Andreas Bäckman Daniel Lloyd WestCoast Racing 4 7 Castle Combe Circuit, Wiltshire 15 July Oliver Taylor Daniel Lloyd Oliver Taylor Pyro Motorsport 8 Daniel Lloyd Daniel Lloyd WestCoast Racing 5 9 Oulton Park, Cheshire 4 August Ashley Sutton Ashley Sutton Ashley Sutton Verizon Connect Racing 10 Stewart Lines Ashley Sutton Verizon Connect Racing 6 11 Croft Circuit, North Yorkshire 9 September Andreas Bäckman Andreas Bäckman Andreas Bäckman WestCoast Racing 12 Lewis Kent Oliver Taylor Pyro Motorsport 7 13 Donington Park, Leicestershire 14 October Daniel Lloyd Daniel Lloyd Daniel Lloyd WestCoast Racing 14 Josh Price Josh Price 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 Race4035302521191715131110987654321 Qualifying 11 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
Pos Driver SIL KNO BHI CAS OUL CRO DON Points RD1 RD2 RD1 RD2 RD1 RD2 RD1 RD2 RD1 RD2 RD1 RD2 RD1 RD2 1 Daniel Lloyd 11 1 11 1 11 1 22 1 22 4 34 Ret 11 3 2 Oliver Taylor 35 3 23 Ret 22 5 11 2 83 2 22 1 44 6 453 3 Andreas Bäckman 48 2 44 5 63 Ret 33 4 34 8 11 3 22 4 408 4 Jessica Bäckman 810 6 78 6 45 2 64 Ret 67 5 55 4 63 5 5 Lewis Kent 114 11 Ret7 8 34 7 45 6 58 3 67 6 89 9 278 6 Stewart Lines 9 8 59 4 Ret8 DSQ 76 6 73 5 55 2 7 Finlay Crocker 6 9 Ret6 Ret 77 Ret Ret6 DNS 46 2 37 7 179 8 Carl Swift 106 10 810 Ret 57 3 Ret10 DNS 78 8 132 9 Josh Price 35 2 96 Ret Ret10 1 130 10 Darelle Wilson Ret7 7 89 4 11 6 DNS10 DNS Ret8 DNS DNS6 DNS 101 11 Derek Palmer Jr. Ret 12 6 7 DNS DNS Ret9 5 45 Ret 99 12 Howard Fuller 53 4 10 3 95 13 Ashley Sutton 11 1 91 14 Sean Walkinshaw 510 3 9 10 76 15 Aiden Moffat 22 Ret Ret2 DNS 53 16 Olli Kangas 79 5 40 17 Tim Docker 9 7 30 18 Robert Gilmour DNS8 DNS DNS DNS DSQ9 EX 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 RD1 RD2 RD1 RD2 RD1 RD2 RD1 RD2 RD1 RD2 RD1 RD2 RD1 RD2 1 WestCoast Racing 11 1 11 1 11 1 22 1 22 4 11 3 11 3 48 2 44 5 45 2 33 4 34 5 34 4 22 4 2 Pyro Motorsport 35 3 23 Ret 22 5 11 2 83 2 22 1 44 6 458 3 Maximum Motorsport 9 8 59 4 57 3 76 6 73 5 55 2 810 Ret Ret8 DSQ 9 7 78 8 4 Essex & Kent Motorsport 114 11 Ret7 8 34 7 45 6 58 3 67 6 89 9 292 5 Verizon Connect Racing 6 9 Ret6 Ret 77 Ret Ret6 DNS 11 1 46 2 37 7 281 6 Sean Walkinshaw Racing 53 4 510 3 10 3 9 10 180 7 Laser Tools Racing / DPE Motorsport 22 12 6 7 DNS8 DNS Ret9 5 45 Ret Ret Ret Ret2 DNS DNS DNS DNS DNS DSQ9 EX 8 BMR Autoglym Academy / JP Racing 35 2 96 Ret Ret10 1 134 9 DW Racing Ret7 7 89 4 11 6 DNS10 DNS Ret8 DNS DNS6 DNS 110 10 LMS Racing 79 5 40 11 Endurance Financial Racing 106 10 31 Wolf-Power Racing Ret Ret – Pos Team SIL KNO BHI CAS OUL CRO DON Points
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