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2021 TCR Japan Touring Car Series

{{Motorsport season|series=TCR Japan Touring Car Series|link=TCR Japan Touring Car Series|year=2021|footer=Parent series:
Super Formula}}

The 2021 TCR Japan Touring Car Series season was the third season of the TCR Japan Touring Car Series. The series supported the 2021 Super Formula Championship.

Teams and drivers

Yokohama was the official tyre supplier.

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! Team

! Car

!{{Tooltip|No.|Car number}}

! Drivers

! Rounds

rowspan="2" |{{flagicon|JPN}} Nilzz Racing

| rowspan="2" |Audi RS 3 LMS TCR

| rowspan="2" | 7

|{{flagicon|JPN}} Keiichi Inoue

| 1, 4

{{flagicon|JPN}} Jun Makino

|5

{{flagicon|JPN}} Adenau IDI Golf TCR{{Cite web|url=https://www.touringcartimes.com/2021/03/22/tcr-japan-issues-ten-car-2021-entry-list/|title=TCR Japan issues ten-car 2021 entry list|date=2019-03-22|website=TouringCarTimes|language=en-US|access-date=2021-04-26}}

| Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR

| 10

|{{flagicon|JPN}} Jun Sato

| 1−2, 5

rowspan="3" |{{flagicon|JPN}} Birth Racing Project

| Audi RS 3 LMS TCR

| 17

|{{flagicon|JPN}} Kenji Suzuki

| All

Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR

|18

|{{flagicon|JPN}} Takeshi Matsumoto

|3

CUPRA León TCR

| 19

|{{flagicon|JPN}} 'Kusako'

| All

rowspan="3" |{{flagicon|JPN}} Audi Team Hitotsuyama

| rowspan="3" |Audi RS 3 LMS TCR

| rowspan="2" |21

|{{flagicon|JPN}} Takuro Shinohara

|3

rowspan="2" |{{flagicon|JPN}} Yuki Fujii

| 1

101

|4

rowspan="2" |{{flagicon|HKG}} Wakatsuki Dream Drive with KCMG

| rowspan="2" |Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8)

| rowspan="2" | 45

|{{flagicon|JPN}} Naoto Takeda

| 1

{{Flagicon|Japan}} Takuya Shirasaka

|2

{{flagicon|JPN}} 55MOTO Racing

|Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8)

|55

|{{Flagicon|Japan}} 'Mototino'

|3−6

{{flagicon|JPN}} Zenyaku Kogyo with Team G/Motion

|Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8)

|62

|{{flagicon|JPN}} Resshu Shioya

|5−6

{{flagicon|JPN}} Audi Team Mars

|Audi RS 3 LMS TCR

| 65

|{{flagicon|JPN}} Masanobu Kato

| All

{{flagicon|JPN}} Daiwa N Trading Akiland Racing

|Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8)

|71

|{{flagicon|JPN}} Masayoshi Oyama

|All

{{flagicon|JPN}} M-Prototyping Team Stile Corse

|Alfa Romeo Giulietta Veloce TCR

| 73

|{{flagicon|JPN}} Mineki Okura

| 1−2, 4−6

rowspan="4" |{{flagicon|JPN}} Dome Racing{{Cite web|url=https://www.touringcartimes.com/2021/04/01/three-hondas-added-tcr-japan-season-opener-grid/|title=Three Hondas added to TCR Japan season opener grid|date=2019-04-01|website=TouringCarTimes|language=en-US|access-date=2021-04-26}}

| rowspan="4" |Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8)

| rowspan="3" | 97

|{{flagicon|JPN}} Akihiko Nakaya

| 1

{{flagicon|JPN}} Ai Miura

|2−3

{{flagicon|JPN}} Yusuke Shiotsu

|4

98

|{{flagicon|JPN}} Anna Inotsume

|5−6

Race calendar and results

The calendar was announced on 10 February 2021 with 6 confirmed dates with all rounds held in Japan and supporting the Super Formula Championship.{{Cite news|url=https://www.touringcartimes.com/2021/02/10/tcr-japan-issues-2021-calendar/|title=TCR Japan issues 2021 calendar|date=2018-10-27|work=TouringCarTimes|access-date=2021-02-10|language=en-US}}

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! colspan="2" |Round

!Circuit

!Date

!Pole Position

!Fastest lap

!Winning driver

!Winning team

!Supporting series

rowspan="2" |1

!1

| rowspan="2" |Fuji Speedway

|3 April

|{{flagicon|JPN}} 'Hirobon'

|{{flagicon|JPN}} Yuki Fujii

|{{flagicon|JPN}} Keiichi Inoue

|{{flagicon|JPN}} Nilzz Racing

|rowspan="4" |Super Formula

2

|4 April

|{{flagicon|JPN}} Yuki Fujii

|{{flagicon|JPN}} Masanobu Kato

|{{flagicon|JPN}} 'Hirobon'

|{{flagicon|JPN}}Birth Racing Project

rowspan="2" |2

!3

| rowspan="2" |Autopolis

|15 May

|{{Flagicon|Japan}} Takuya Shirasaka

|{{flagicon|JPN}} 'Hirobon'

|{{flagicon|JPN}} 'Hirobon'

|{{flagicon|JPN}}Birth Racing Project

4

|16 May

|{{flagicon|JPN}} Ai Miura

! colspan="3" |Race cancelled due to heavy rain

rowspan="3" |3

!5

| rowspan="3" |Sportsland Sugo

|24 July

|{{flagicon|JPN}} Takeshi Matsumoto

|{{flagicon|JPN}} Takeshi Matsumoto

|{{flagicon|JPN}} Takeshi Matsumoto

|{{flagicon|JPN}}Birth Racing Project

| rowspan="3" |SUGO Champion Cup

6

|24 July

|{{flagicon|JPN}} Takeshi Matsumoto

|{{flagicon|JPN}} Takeshi Matsumoto

|{{flagicon|JPN}} Takeshi Matsumoto

|{{flagicon|JPN}}Birth Racing Project

7

|25 July

|{{flagicon|JPN}} Takeshi Matsumoto

|{{flagicon|JPN}} Takuro Shinohara

|{{flagicon|JPN}} Takeshi Matsumoto

|{{flagicon|JPN}}Birth Racing Project

rowspan="2" |4

!8

| rowspan="2" |Twin Ring Motegi

|28 August

|{{flagicon|JPN}} 'Hirobon'

|{{flagicon|JPN}} 'Hirobon'

|{{flagicon|JPN}} 'Hirobon'

|{{flagicon|JPN}}Birth Racing Project

| rowspan="6" |Super Formula

9

|29 August

|{{flagicon|JPN}} Yusuke Shiotsu

|{{flagicon|JPN}} Yusuke Shiotsu

|{{flagicon|JPN}} Yuki Fujii

|{{flagicon|JPN}} Audi Team Hitotsuyama

rowspan="2" |5

!10

| rowspan="2" |Twin Ring Motegi

|16 October

|{{flagicon|JPN}} Mineki Okura

|{{flagicon|JPN}} Mineki Okura

|{{flagicon|JPN}} Mineki Okura

|{{flagicon|JPN}} M-Prototyping Team Stile Corse

11

|17 October

|{{flagicon|JPN}} Mineki Okura

|{{flagicon|JPN}} Mineki Okura

|{{flagicon|JPN}} 'Hirobon'

|{{flagicon|JPN}}Birth Racing Project

rowspan="2" |6

!12

| rowspan="2" |Suzuka Circuit

|30 October

|{{flagicon|JPN}} 'Hirobon'

|{{flagicon|JPN}} Anna Inotsume

|{{flagicon|JPN}} Resshu Shioya

|{{flagicon|JPN}} Zenyaku Kogyo with Team G/Motion

13

|31 October

|{{flagicon|JPN}} 'Hirobon'

|{{flagicon|JPN}} Masanobu Kato

|{{flagicon|JPN}} 'Hirobon'

|{{flagicon|JPN}}Birth Racing Project

Championship standings

;Scoring systems

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! Position

! 1st

! 2nd

! 3rd

! 4th

! 5th

! 6th

! 7th

! 8th

! 9th

! 10th

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! Points

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| 25

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| 18

|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 15

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 12

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 10

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 8

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 6

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 4

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 2

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 1

=TCR Japan Series =

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!colspan=10| TCR Japan Saturday Series

valign="middle"| {{Tooltip|Pos.|Position}}

! valign="middle"| Driver

! FUJ

! ATP

! SUG

! MOT1

! MOT2

! SUZ

! valign="middle"| {{Tooltip|Pts.|Points}}

1

| align="left" |{{flagicon|JPN}} Keiichi Inoue

| style="background:#ffffbf;" | 13

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!28

2

| align="left" |{{flagicon|JPN}} Jun Sato

| style="background:#dfdfdf;" | 24

|

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!20

3

| align="left" |{{flagicon|JPN}} Akihiko Nakaya

| style="background:#ffdf9f;" | 3

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!15

4

| align="left" |{{flagicon|JPN}} Naoto Takeda

| style="background:#dfffdf;" | 4

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!12

5

| align="left" |{{flagicon|JPN}} Mineki Okura

| style="background:#dfffdf;" | 5

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!10

6

| align="left" |{{flagicon|JPN}} Kenji Suzuki

| style="background:#dfffdf;" | 6

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!9

7

| align="left" |{{flagicon|JPN}} Masayoshi Oyama

| style="background:#dfffdf;" | 7

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!8

8

|align=left|{{flagicon|JPN}} 'Hirobon'

|style="background:#dfffdf;" | 81

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!6

9

|align=left|{{flagicon|JPN}} Yuki Fujii

|style="background:#dfffdf;" | 92

|

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!6

10

|align=left|{{flagicon|JPN}} Masanobu Kato

| style="background:#efcfff;" |Ret5

|

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|

!1

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! valign="middle"| {{Tooltip|Pos.|Position}}

! valign="middle"| Driver

! FUJ

! ATP

! SUG

! MOT1

! MOT2

! SUZ

! valign="middle"| {{Tooltip|Pts.|Points}}

| valign="top" |

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valign="top"

!colspan=10| TCR Japan Sunday Series

valign="middle"| {{Tooltip|Pos.|Position}}

! valign="middle"| Driver

! FUJ

! ATP

! SUG

! MOT1

! MOT2

! SUZ

! valign="middle"| {{Tooltip|Pts.|Points}}

1

| align="left" |{{flagicon|JPN}} 'Hirobon'

|style="background:#ffffbf;" | 12

|

|

|

|

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!29

2

|align=left|{{flagicon|JPN}} Masanobu Kato

| style="background:#dfdfdf;" | 23

|

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!21

3

| align="left" |{{flagicon|JPN}} Mineki Okura

| style="background:#ffdf9f;" | 34

|

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!17

4

| align="left" |{{flagicon|JPN}} Yuki Fujii

| style="background:#dfffdf;" | 41

|

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!17

5

| align="left" |{{flagicon|JPN}} Jun Sato

| style="background:#dfffdf;" | 55

|

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!11

6

| align="left" |{{flagicon|JPN}} Akihiko Nakaya

| style="background:#dfffdf;" |6

|

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!8

7

| align="left" |{{flagicon|JPN}} Keiichi Inoue

| style="background:#dfffdf;" |7

|

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!6

8

| align="left" |{{flagicon|JPN}} Naoto Takeda

| style="background:#dfffdf;" | 8

|

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!4

9

| align="left" |{{flagicon|JPN}} Masayoshi Oyama

| style="background:#dfffdf;" | 9

|

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!2

-

| align="left" |{{flagicon|JPN}} Kenji Suzuki

| style="background:#efcfff;" |Ret

|

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!-

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! valign="middle"| {{Tooltip|Pos.|Position}}

! valign="middle"| Driver

! FUJ

! ATP

! SUG

! MOT1

! MOT2

! SUZ

! valign="middle"| {{Tooltip|Pts.|Points}}

| valign="top" |

{{Motorsport driver results legend}}

Bold – Pole

Italics – Fastest Lap

|}

† – Drivers did not finish the race, but were classified as they completed over 75% of the race distance.

= Entrants championship =

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valign="middle" |{{Tooltip|Pos.|Position}}

! valign="middle" | Entrant

!No.

! colspan="2" |FUJ

! colspan="2" |ATP

! colspan="2" |SUG

! colspan="2" |MOT1

! colspan="2" |MOT2

! colspan="2" |SUZ

! valign="middle" |{{Tooltip|Pts.|Points}}

1

| align="left" |{{flagicon|JPN}} Birth Racing Project

|19

| style="background:#dfffdf;" | 81

| style="background:#ffffbf;" | 12

|

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!38

2

| align="left" |{{flagicon|JPN}} Nillz Racing

|7

| style="background:#ffffbf;" | 13

| style="background:#dfffdf;" | 7

|

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!34

3

| align="left" |{{flagicon|JPN}} Adenau IDI Golf TCR

|10

| style="background:#dfdfdf;" |24

|style="background:#dfffdf;" | 55

|

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|

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|

|

|

!31

4

| align="left" |{{flagicon|JPN}} M-Prototyping Team Stile Corse

|73

|style="background:#dfffdf;" | 5

| style="background:#ffdf9f;" | 34

|

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!27

5

| align="left" |{{flagicon|JPN}} Dome Racing

|97

| style="background:#ffdf9f;" | 3

|style="background:#dfffdf;" | 6

|

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!23

6

| align="left" |{{flagicon|JPN}} Audi Team Hitotsuyama

|21

|style="background:#dfffdf;" |92

|style="background:#dfffdf;" |41

|

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!23

7

| align="left" |{{flagicon|JPN}} Audi Team Mars

|65

| style="background:#efcfff;" |Ret5

| style="background:#dfdfdf;" |23

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!22

8

| align="left" |{{flagicon|JPN}} Wakatsuki Dream Drive with KCMG

|45

| style="background:#dfffdf;" | 4

|style="background:#dfffdf;" |8

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!16

9

| align="left" |{{flagicon|JPN}} Birth Racing Project

|17

| style="background:#dfffdf;" | 6

| style="background:#efcfff;" |Ret

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!8

10

| align="left" |{{flagicon|JPN}} Daiwa N Trading Akiland Racing

|71

| style="background:#dfffdf;" | 7

|style="background:#dfffdf;" |9

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!6

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! valign="middle" |{{Tooltip|Pos.|Position}}

! valign="middle" | Driver

! No.

! colspan="2" |FUJ

! colspan="2" |ATP

! colspan="2" |SUG

! colspan="2" |MOT1

! colspan="2" |MOT2

! colspan="2" |SUZ

! valign="middle" |{{Tooltip|Pts.|Points}}

| valign="top" |

{{Motorsport driver results legend}}

Bold – Pole

Italics – Fastest Lap

|}

Footnotes

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References

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External links

  • {{Official website|https://tcr-japan.jp/|TCR Japan Touring Car Series Official website}}

{{TCR Series championships}}

TCR Japan Touring Car Series

Japan Touring Car Series