2021 Touring Car Masters
{{Short description|Australian motorsport season}}
{{Motorsport season|year=2021|series=Touring Car Masters|previous=2020|previouslink=2020 Touring Car Masters|next=2022|nextlink=2022 Touring Car Masters|subheader=Drivers Champion:
John Bowe
Pro Masters Champion:
John Bowe
Pro Am Champion:
Ryan Hansford
Pro Sport Champion:
Peter Burnitt}}
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.[https://web.archive.org/web/20220104143015/https://motorsport.org.au/docs/default-source/sporting-technical/national/2021/2021-touring-car-masters-series-sporting-and-technical-regulations-v2.pdf?sfvrsn=2fbe4a63_6 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,[https://web.archive.org/web/20220104050629/https://touringcarmasters.com.au/standings/ 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
File:John Bowe.jpg (pictured in 2005) won his 6th TCM Title in a Holden Torana SLR 5000.]]
Calendar
The series was contested over four rounds.
| class="wikitable" style=font-size:95%;
!Round !Circuit !City / State !Date |
| 1
|{{flagicon|TAS}} Symmons Plains Raceway |24–26 January |
|---|
| 2
|{{flagicon|NSW}} Mount Panorama Circuit |26–28 February |
| 3
|{{flagicon|NSW}} Sydney Motorsport Park |Eastern Creek, New South Wales |1–2 May |
| 4
|{{flagicon|NSW}} Mount Panorama Circuit |1–5 December |
Entries
=Teams and Drivers=
| class="wikitable" style=font-size:85%;
!Manufacturer !Model !Team !{{tooltip|No.|Car Number}} !Driver !Rounds !Class |
| rowspan=6|Chevrolet
|rowspan=4|Camaro SS |Vawdrey Trailers |align=center|25 |{{flagicon|VIC}} Paul Freestone |align=center|1–2 |align=center|PA |
|---|
| EFS 4x4 Accessories
|align=center|58 |{{flagicon|QLD}} Ryal Harris |align=center|2–3 |align=center|PM |
| rowspan=4|Whiteline Racing
|rowspan=2 align=center|95 |{{flagicon|NSW}} Mark King |align=center|1–3 |align=center|PM |
| {{flagicon|NSW}} George Miedecke
|align=center|4 |align=center|PM |
| rowspan=2|Camaro RS
|rowspan=2 align=center|85 |{{flagicon|TAS}} Adam Garwood |align=center|1–2 |align=center|PA |
| {{flagicon|NSW}} Adam Bressington
|align=center|3–4 |align=center|PM |
| Chrysler
|ANGLOMOIL Lubricants |align=center|60 |{{flagicon|NSW}} Cameron Tilley |align=center|All |align=center|PA |
| rowspan=12|Ford
|rowspan=2|Capri |Giraffe Civil Contracting |align=center|2 |{{flagicon|TAS}} Greg Garwood |align=center|1 |align=center|INV |
| JMG Racing
|align=center|67 |{{flagicon|NSW}} Jeremy Gray |align=center|2–3 |align=center|PA |
| rowspan=2|XD Falcon
|Full Throttle Custom Garages |align=center|17 |{{flagicon|QLD}} Steven Johnson |align=center|All |align=center|PM |
| Action Motor Industries
|align=center|71 |{{flagicon|VIC}} Marcus Zukanovic |align=center|All |align=center|PM |
| rowspan=2|XW Falcon
|Lindway Builders |align=center|74 |{{flagicon|VIC}} Wayne Mercer |align=center|2 |align=center|PA |
| McGill Motorsport
|align=center|75 |{{flagicon|VIC}} Aaron McGill |align=center|2 |align=center|PA |
| rowspan=3|XY Falcon
|Jesus Racing |align=center|9 |{{flagicon|NSW}} Andrew Fisher |align=center|All |align=center|PA |
| Brad Tilley Garage
|align=center|28 |{{flagicon|NSW}} Brad Tilley |align=center|4 |align=center|PA |
| Bullet Trains Racing Team
|align=center|55 |{{flagicon|VIC}} John Adams |align=center|3 |align=center|PA |
| rowspan=1|Mustang
|align=center|29 |{{flagicon|NSW}} Jamie Tilley |align=center|2–3 |align=center|PA |
| rowspan=2|Mustang Trans Am
|Toronto Hotel |align=center|33 |{{flagicon|NSW}} Cameron Mason |align=center|2–3 |align=center|PA |
| TIFS
|align=center|88 |{{flagicon|NSW}} Tony Karanfilovski |align=center|All |align=center|PA |
| rowspan=8|Holden
|Motorsport Parts Australia |align=center|50 |{{flagicon|VIC}} Gerard McLeod |align=center|All |align=center|PA |
| rowspan=6|Torana A9X
|Northside Taxi Management |align=center|2 |{{flagicon|QLD}} Allan Hughes |align=center|3 |align=center|PA |
| Western General Body Works
|align=center|3 |{{flagicon|VIC}} Danny Buzadzic |align=center|4 |align=center|PA |
| Multispares Racing
|align=center|6 |{{flagicon|QLD}} Ryan Hansford |align=center|All |align=center|PA |
| rowspan=2|MOCOMM Motorsport
|align=center|7 |{{flagicon|NSW}} Jim Pollicina |align=center|All |align=center|PM |
| align=center|15
|{{flagicon|VIC}} Dean Lillie |align=center|4 |align=center|PA |
| The Lighthouse Hotel
|align=center|12 |{{flagicon|NSW}} Peter Burnitt |align=center|All |align=center|PS |
| Torana SL/R
|PAYNTER DIXON |align=center|18 |{{flagicon|VIC}} John Bowe |align=center|All |align=center|PM |
| rowspan=2|Porsche
|rowspan=2|911 IROC |Bedrug / Shell Oil |align=center|8 |{{flagicon|NSW}} Terry Lawlor |align=center|4 |align=center|IROC |
| Kalus Kenny Intelex Lawyers-Advisors
|align=center|90 |{{flagicon|VIC}} Sven Burchartz |align=center|4 |align=center|IROC |
| colspan=7|{{Cite web|url=https://touringcarmasters.com.au/2021/01/21/field-set-for-tcm-tasmania-racing-return/|title=Field set for TCM Tasmania racing return, touringcarmasters.com.au|date=January 21, 2021}}{{Cite web|url=https://touringcarmasters.com.au/2021/02/23/tru-blu-to-return-to-mount-panorama-as-gulf-western-oil-tcm-field-set/|title=Tru Blu to return to Mount Panorama as Gulf Western Oil TCM field set, touringcarmasters.com.au|date=February 23, 2021}}{{Cite web|url=https://touringcarmasters.com.au/2021/04/27/preview-contenders-stack-up-as-touring-car-masters-returns-to-sydney/|title=PREVIEW: Contenders stack up as Touring Car Masters returns to Sydney, touringcarmasters.com.au|date=April 27, 2021}}{{Cite web|url=https://touringcarmasters.com.au/2021/11/23/strong-field-set-for-tcm-bathurst-title-fight/|title=Strong field set for TCM Bathurst title fight, touringcarmasters.com.au|date=November 22, 2021}} |
=Key=
| class="wikitable" style=font-size:85%;
!Symbol !Meaning |
| PM
|Pro Masters |
| PA
|Pro Am |
| PS
|Pro-Sport |
| INV
|Invitational |
| IROC
|International 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.[https://www.v8sleuth.com.au/john-bowe-wins-sixth-touring-car-masters-title/ 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
| class="wikitable" style=font-size:85%;
!{{tooltip|Round|Round Number}} !Race !Circuit !Winning Driver !Winning Team !Ref |
| rowspan=4 align=center|1
!align=center|{{tooltip|TPH|Trophy Race}} |rowspan=4|{{flagicon|TAS}} Symmons Plains Raceway |{{flagicon|VIC}} John Bowe |{{flagicon|TAS}} Adam Garwood |{{flagicon|VIC}} Marcus Zukanovic |Action Motor Industries |rowspan=4 align=center|{{Cite web|url=https://touringcarmasters.com.au/result/symmons-plains-raceway/|title=Symmons Plains Raceway results, touringcarmasters.com.au}} |
|---|
| align=center|1
! |{{flagicon|VIC}} John Bowe |{{flagicon|TAS}} Adam Garwood |Whiteline Racing |
| align=center|2
! |colspan=3 align=center|race abandoned{{efn|Race was suspended due to a red flag incident when Steven Johnson's Ford XD Falcon sheared a wheel off.{{Cite web|url=https://www.speedcafe.com/2021/01/26/tcm-race-red-flagged-after-johnson-xd-shears-wheel/|title=TCM race red flagged after Johnson XD shears wheel, www.speedcafe.com|date=January 26, 2021}}}} |
| align=center|3
! |{{flagicon|VIC}} John Bowe |{{flagicon|VIC}} John Bowe |PAYNTER DIXON |
| rowspan=4 align=center|2
!align=center|{{tooltip|TPH|Trophy Race}} |rowspan=4|{{flagicon|NSW}} Mount Panorama Circuit |{{flagicon|TAS}} Adam Garwood |{{flagicon|QLD}} Ryal Harris |{{flagicon|NSW}} Cameron Tilley |ANGLOMOIL Lubricants |rowspan=4 align=center|{{Cite web|url=https://touringcarmasters.com.au/result/venue-tba/|title=Mount Panorama 500, touringcarmasters.com.au}} |
| align=center|1
! |{{flagicon|VIC}} Marcus Zukanovic |{{flagicon|QLD}} Ryal Harris |EFS 4x4 Accessories |
| align=center|2
! |{{flagicon|QLD}} Ryan Hansford |{{flagicon|QLD}} Ryal Harris |EFS 4x4 Accessories |
| align=center|3
! |{{flagicon|QLD}} Ryan Hansford |{{flagicon|QLD}} Ryan Hansford |Multispares Racing |
| rowspan=4 align=center|3
!align=center|{{tooltip|TPH|Trophy Race}} |rowspan=4|{{flagicon|NSW}} Sydney Motorsport Park |{{flagicon|QLD}} Ryan Hansford |{{flagicon|VIC}} John Bowe |{{flagicon|NSW}} Jim Pollicina |MOCOMM Motorsport |rowspan=4 align=center|{{Cite web|url=https://touringcarmasters.com.au/result/sydney-motorsport-park-2/|title=Sydney Motorsport Park results, touringcarmasters.com.au}} |
| align=center|1
! |{{flagicon|QLD}} Ryan Hansford |{{flagicon|QLD}} Ryan Hansford |Multispares Racing |
| align=center|2
! |{{flagicon|QLD}} Ryan Hansford |{{flagicon|QLD}} Ryan Hansford |Multispares Racing |
| align=center|3
! |{{flagicon|QLD}} Steven Johnson |{{flagicon|QLD}} Steven Johnson |Full Throttle Custom Garage |
| rowspan=4 align=center|4
!align=center|{{tooltip|TPH|Trophy Race}} |rowspan=4|{{flagicon|NSW}} Mount Panorama Circuit |{{flagicon|QLD}} Steven Johnson |{{flagicon|VIC}} Marcus Zukanovic |{{flagicon|VIC}} Marcus Zukanovic |Action Motor Industries |rowspan=4 align=center|{{Cite web|url=https://touringcarmasters.com.au/result/bathurst-international/|title=Bathurst 1000 – Results, touringcarmasters.com.au}} |
| align=center|1
! |{{flagicon|VIC}} Marcus Zukanovic |{{flagicon|QLD}} Steven Johnson |Full Throttle Custom Garage |
| align=center|2
! |{{flagicon|QLD}} Steven Johnson |{{flagicon|QLD}} Steven Johnson |Full Throttle Custom Garage |
| align=center|3
! |{{flagicon|VIC}} Dean Lillie |{{flagicon|VIC}} Dean Lillie |MOCOMM Motorsport |
{{notelist}}
Series standings
| class="wikitable" |
| style="font-weight:bold"
| align="center" | Pos[https://web.archive.org/web/20220114213121/http://racing.natsoft.com.au/645919358/object_578374.83h/Series?86 Series Points Report, racing.natsoft.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org] | Car[http://racing.natsoft.com.au/results/ Natsoft Race Results, racing.natsoft.com.au] Retrieved 15 January 2021 |
| align="center" | 1
| align="center" | 136 | align="center" | 168 | align="center" | 141 | align="center" | 152 | align="center" | 597 |
| align="center" | 2
| Ryan Hansford | align="center" | 114 | align="center" | 125 | align="center" | 196 | align="center" | 112 | align="center" | 547 |
| align="center" | 3
| align="center" | 120 | align="center" | 92 | align="center" | 175 | align="center" | 110 | align="center" | 497 |
| align="center" | 4
| Cameron Tilley | align="center" | 113 | align="center" | 143 | align="center" | 142 | align="center" | 98 | align="center" | 496 |
| align="center" | 5
| Marcus Zukanovic | align="center" | 107 | align="center" | 180 | align="center" | 111 | align="center" | 76 | align="center" | 474 |
| align="center" | 6
| Jim Pollicina | align="center" | 50 | align="center" | 140 | align="center" | 119 | align="center" | 116 | align="center" | 425 |
| align="center" | 7
| Tony Karanfilovski | align="center" | 82 | align="center" | 107 | align="center" | 101 | align="center" | 69 | align="center" | 359 |
| align="center" | 8
| Peter Burnitt | align="center" | 77 | align="center" | 84 | align="center" | 80 | align="center" | 93 | align="center" | 334 |
| align="center" | 9
| Ryal Harris | align="center" | – | align="center" | 196 | align="center" | 136 | align="center" | – | align="center" | 332 |
| align="center" | 10
| Cameron Mason | align="center" | – | align="center" | 89 | align="center" | 87 | align="center" | 131 | align="center" | 307 |
| align="center" | 11
| Adam Bressington | align="center" | – | align="center" | – | align="center" | 155 | align="center" | 142 | align="center" | 297 |
| align="center" | 12
| Andrew Fisher | align="center" | 47 | align="center" | 143 | align="center" | 82 | align="center" | 20 | align="center" | 292 |
| align="center" | 13
| Mark King | align="center" | 59 | align="center" | 122 | align="center" | 85 | align="center" | – | align="center" | 266 |
| align="center" | 14
| Jamie Tilley | align="center" | – | align="center" | 61 | align="center" | 161 | align="center" | 39 | align="center" | 261 |
| align="center" | 15
| Gerard McLeod | align="center" | 89 | align="center" | – | align="center" | 122 | align="center" | 10 | align="center" | 221 |
| align="center" | 16
| Adam Garwood | align="center" | 136 | align="center" | 62 | align="center" | – | align="center" | – | align="center" | 198 |
| align="center" | 17
| Jeremy Gray | align="center" | – | align="center" | 77 | align="center" | 72 | align="center" | 0 | align="center" | 149 |
| align="center" | 18
| Dean Lillie | align="center" | – | align="center" | – | align="center" | – | align="center" | 147 | align="center" | 147 |
| align="center" | 19
| Wayne Mercer | align="center" | – | align="center" | 86 | align="center" | – | align="center" | – | align="center" | 86 |
| align="center" | 20
| Aaron McGill | align="center" | – | align="center" | 85 | align="center" | – | align="center" | – | align="center" | 85 |
| align="center" | 21
| Sven Burchartz | align="center" | – | align="center" | – | align="center" | – | align="center" | 76 | align="center" | 76 |
| align="center" | 22
| George Miedecke | align="center" | – | align="center" | – | align="center" | – | align="center" | 68 | align="center" | 68 |
| align="center" | 23
| John Adams | align="center" | – | align="center" | – | align="center" | 67 | align="center" | 0 | align="center" | 67 |
| align="center" | 24
| Brad Tilley | align="center" | – | align="center" | – | align="center" | – | align="center" | 60 | align="center" | 60 |
| align="center" | 25
| Paul Freestone | align="center" | 56 | align="center" | – | align="center" | – | align="center" | – | align="center" | 56 |
| align="center" | 26
| Danny Buzadzic | align="center" | – | align="center" | – | align="center" | – | align="center" | 35 | align="center" | 35 |
| align="center" | 27
| Allan Hughes | align="center" | – | align="center" | – | align="center" | 25 | align="center" | – | align="center" | 25 |
References
{{reflist}}
External links
- {{Official website|https://touringcarmasters.com.au/}}
{{Commons category|Touring Car Masters}}