The 2021 Gulf Western Oils Touring Car Masters was an Australian motor racing competition for touring cars manufactured between 1 January 1963 and the 31 December 1980 and IROC Porsche Class Automobiles, which had been modified in accordance with the series regulations.2021 Touring Car Masters Series Sporting and Technical Regulations, motorsport.org.au, as archived at web.archive.org It was sanctioned by Motorsport Australia as an Authorised Series, with TCM Racing Pty. Ltd appointed as the Category Manager for the series.
John Bowe won the series,Standings – 2021 Touring Car Masters, touringcarmasters.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org his sixth Touring Car Masters title.Garry O'Brien, Bowe The Touring Car Master, Auto Action, Issue #1826, Dec 16 2021 to Jan 12 2022
Calendar The series was contested over four rounds. RoundCircuitCity / StateDate1 Symmons Plains RacewayLaunceston, Tasmania24–26 January2 Mount Panorama CircuitBathurst, New South Wales26–28 February3 Sydney Motorsport ParkEastern Creek, New South Wales1–2 May4 Mount Panorama CircuitBathurst, New South Wales1–5 December
Entries Teams and Drivers ManufacturerModelTeamDriverRoundsClassChevroletCamaro SSVawdrey Trailers25 Paul Freestone1–2PAEFS 4x4 Accessories58 Ryal Harris2–3PMWhiteline Racing95 Mark King1–3PM George Miedecke4PMCamaro RS85 Adam Garwood1–2PA Adam Bressington3–4PMChryslerValiant PacerANGLOMOIL Lubricants60 Cameron TilleyAllPAFordCapriGiraffe Civil Contracting2 Greg Garwood1INVJMG Racing67 Jeremy Gray2–3PAXD FalconFull Throttle Custom Garages 17 Steven JohnsonAllPMAction Motor Industries71 Marcus ZukanovicAllPMXW FalconLindway Builders74 Wayne Mercer2PAMcGill Motorsport75 Aaron McGill 2PAXY FalconJesus Racing9 Andrew FisherAllPABrad Tilley Garage28 Brad Tilley4PABullet Trains Racing Team55 John Adams3PAMustangGulf Oil29 Jamie Tilley2–3PAMustang Trans AmToronto Hotel33 Cameron Mason2–3PATIFS88 Tony KaranfilovskiAllPAHoldenVB CommodoreMotorsport Parts Australia50 Gerard McLeodAllPATorana A9XNorthside Taxi Management2 Allan Hughes3PAWestern General Body Works3 Danny Buzadzic4PAMultispares Racing6 Ryan HansfordAllPAMOCOMM Motorsport7 Jim PollicinaAllPM15 Dean Lillie4PAThe Lighthouse Hotel12 Peter BurnittAllPSTorana SL/RPAYNTER DIXON18 John BoweAllPMPorsche911 IROCBedrug / Shell Oil8 Terry Lawlor4IROCKalus Kenny Intelex Lawyers-Advisors90 Sven Burchartz4IROC
Key SymbolMeaningPMPro MastersPAPro AmPSPro-SportINVInvitationalIROCInternational Race of Champions
Series summary The series was won by John Bowe, in what was his sixth Touring Car Masters title win and his first since 2016.Jordan Treloar, John Bowe Wins Sixth Touring Car masters Title, 3 December 2021, www.v8sleuth.com.au Retrieved 13 June 2021 Driving a Holden Torana, Bowe won the final round of the series at Mount Panorama Circuit, Bathurst, New South Wales to finish the season on 597 points. Ryan Hansford placed second on 547 points with Steven Johnson third on 497 points. Bowe completed all races held during the series with one win, at Symmons Plains, earlier in the season.
Series results RaceCircuitPole positionFastest LapWinning driverWinning teamRef1 Symmons Plains Raceway John Bowe Adam Garwood Marcus ZukanovicAction Motor Industries1 John Bowe Adam GarwoodWhiteline Racing2race abandoned3 John Bowe John BowePAYNTER DIXON2 Mount Panorama Circuit Adam Garwood Ryal Harris Cameron TilleyANGLOMOIL Lubricants1 Marcus Zukanovic Ryal HarrisEFS 4x4 Accessories2 Ryan Hansford Ryal HarrisEFS 4x4 Accessories3 Ryan Hansford Ryan HansfordMultispares Racing3 Sydney Motorsport Park Ryan Hansford John Bowe Jim PollicinaMOCOMM Motorsport1 Ryan Hansford Ryan HansfordMultispares Racing2 Ryan Hansford Ryan HansfordMultispares Racing3 Steven Johnson Steven JohnsonFull Throttle Custom Garage4 Mount Panorama Circuit Steven Johnson Marcus Zukanovic Marcus ZukanovicAction Motor Industries1 Marcus Zukanovic Steven JohnsonFull Throttle Custom Garage2 Steven Johnson Steven JohnsonFull Throttle Custom Garage3 Dean Lillie Dean LillieMOCOMM Motorsport
Series standings PosSeries Points Report, racing.natsoft.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org Driver CarNatsoft Race Results, racing.natsoft.com.au Retrieved 15 January 2021 Sym Bat Syd Bat Total 1 John Bowe Holden Torana SL/R 136 168 141 152 597 2 Ryan Hansford Holden Torana A9X 114 125 196 112 547 3 Steven Johnson Ford XD Falcon 120 92 175 110 497 4 Cameron Tilley Chrysler Valiant Pacer 113 143 142 98 496 5 Marcus Zukanovic Ford XD Falcon 107 180 111 76 474 6 Jim Pollicina Holden Torana A9X 50 140 119 116 425 7 Tony Karanfilovski Ford Mustang 82 107 101 69 359 8 Peter Burnitt Holden Torana A9X 77 84 80 93 334 9 Ryal Harris Chevrolet Camaro SS – 196 136 – 332 10 Cameron Mason Ford Mustang – 89 87 131 307 11 Adam Bressington Chevrolet Camaro – – 155 142 297 12 Andrew Fisher Ford XY Falcon GTHO 47 143 82 20 292 13 Mark King Chevrolet Camaro SS 59 122 85 – 266 14 Jamie Tilley Ford Mustang – 61 161 39 261 15 Gerard McLeod Holden VB Commodore 89 – 122 10 221 16 Adam Garwood Chevrolet Camaro RS 136 62 – – 198 17 Jeremy Gray Ford Capri Perana – 77 72 0 149 18 Dean Lillie Holden Torana – – – 147 147 19 Wayne Mercer Ford XY Falcon GTHO – 86 – – 86 20 Aaron McGill Ford XW Falcon GT – 85 – – 85 21 Sven Burchartz Porsche 911 – – – 76 76 22 George Miedecke Chevrolet Camaro SS – – – 68 68 23 John Adams Ford XY Falcon GTHO – – 67 0 67 24 Brad Tilley Ford XY Falcon – – – 60 60 25 Paul Freestone Chevrolet Camaro 56 – – – 56 26 Danny Buzadzic Holden Torana A9X – – – 35 35 27 Allan Hughes Holden Torana A9X – – 25 – 25
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