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.
Calendar A new calendar was announced commencing on 16 April 2022 with 15 rounds scheduled.
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 Drivers Class Rounds Essex & Kent Motorsport Hyundai Veloster N TCR 1 Lewis Kent All Hyundai i30 N TCR 5 Bradley Kent All 27 Scott Sumpton All JamSport Racing Subaru WRX STI TCR 11 Ant Whorton-Eales 1–6 Cupra León TCR 40 Simon Tomlinson D 1 Hyundai i30 N TCR 101 Max Hart 1–6 210 Andy Wilmot D 1–6 JamSport Racing with Shepherd Motors 117 Adam Shepherd 1–3 Area Motorsport with Shepherd Motors 4–7 Chameleon Motorsport Cupra León TCR 12 Neil Trotter D 2–6 Cupra León Competición TCR 7 39 Lewis Brown 7 Power Maxed Racing Cupra León TCR 16 Callum Newsham 1, 3–7 72 Russell Joyce D 1–3, 6–7 257 Jac Constable All Hyundai i30 N TCR 52 Chris Wallis D 1–3, 6–7 bond-It with MPHR Audi RS3 LMS TCR (2017) 17 Bradley Hutchison All Area Motorsport with FastR Cupra León TCR 21 Jessica Hawkins 1–6 74 Jamie Tonks 1–6 Area Motorsport 37 Bruce Winfield 1–6 Hyundai i30 N TCR 7 210 Andy Wilmot D 7 Area Motorsport with Daniel James 76 Alex Ley 7 Restart Racing Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) 22 Chris Smiley All Simpson Motorsport Audi RS3 LMS TCR (2017) 29 Hugo Cook 1–2 JWB Motorsport Cupra León Competición TCR 31 Matthew Wilson All Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR 47 Kieran Griffin D 1 JWB Motorsport with Maximum Networks 94 Rob Butler 1 Garage 81 with Maximum Networks 2 Capture Motorsport Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR 33 Jack Depper 1–3 PlayerLands Audi RS3 LMS TCR (2017) 35 Steve Gales D 1 Welch Motorsport 2–3 MPHR 6–7 Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR 5 DW Racing Vauxhall Astra TCR 50 Darelle Wilson All Daniel James Motorsport Hyundai i30 N TCR 76 Alex Ley 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 Cupra León TCR 28 George Jaxon 7 T4 Motorsport Cupra León TCR 63 Mark Havers D 7 Paul Sheard Racing Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR 78 Jonathon Beeson 7 87 George Heler 6 Darron Lewis Racing Audi RS3 LMS TCR (2017) 285 Darron Lewis D 6 Icon ClassD Eligible for Goodyear Diamond Trophy
Driver changes Entering/Re-Entering TCR UK Scott Sumpton joined Essex & Kent Motorsport driving a Hyundai i30 N TCR. Former Renault Clio Cup UK and Mini Challenge UK champion Ant Whorton-Eales would enter a Subaru WRX STI TCR with JamSport Racing. Former Volkswagen Racing Cup competitor Simon Tomlinson also joined JamSport Racing driving a Cupra León TCR. Another driver to join JamSport Racing would be former Ginetta GT4 Supercup racer Adam Shepherd driving a Hyundai i30 N TCR. Having entered sporadically in 2021, Andy Wilmot would join for the full season in another JamSport Racing run Hyundai i30 N TCR. 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. 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. Mini Challenge UK race winner Brad Hutchinson joined the grid driving a family run Audi RS 3 LMS TCR. 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. Former BTCC race winner Chris Smiley entered the season with Restart Racing in a Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8). Hugo Cook announced his return, after a late season entry in 2021, in his family run Audi RS 3 LMS TCR. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. Teenager Alex Ley was announced for a late season entry driving a Daniel James Motorsport run Hyundai i30 N TCR. 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. Area Motorsport would expand to 3 Cupra León TCR's.
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. 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. Alex Ley entered the season earlier than announced, appearing from the second round onwards. 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. Jack Depper would leave the series after the third round. Prior to round 4, Adam Shepherd left JamSport Racing and joined Area Motorsport. 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. 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. 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. 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. For the final 2 races, Jonathon Beeson would race the Paul Sheard Racing Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR. 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. 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 Alex Ley Alex Ley Daniel James Motorsport Andy Wilmot 4 Oulton Park Island Alex Ley 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 Chris Smiley Alex Ley 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 Power Maxed Racing Darron Lewis 7 Snetterton Circuit Chris Smiley Isaac Smith Chris Smiley Restart Racing Andy Wilmot 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 1colspan=12 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.