TCR Australia News

Motorsport Australia has announced that the season opener for the 2020 TCR Australia series has been postponed again, due to ongoing COVID-19 restrictions and border closures in the country.

The season start of the 2020 TCR Australia series has been pushed back by a further three weeks, owing to the re-introduction of stage three restrictions in Victoria state to limit the spread of COVID-19.

Canberra-based Tilton Racing has confirmed it will enter a Hyundai i30 N TCR into the 2020 TCR Australia series, fielding Bathurst-based racer Brad Shiels in this year’s six-event season.

TCR Australia promoter ARG has confirmed its revised calendar for the 2020 season, which sees the season reduced to six events and with Baskerville joining the calendar whilst The Bend, Winton and Morgan Park are now absent.

The opening round of the 2020 TCR Australia series at Sydney Motorsport Park has been postponed as a result of the coronavirus outbreak, with a new date to be announced in due course.

The TCR Asia Pacific Cup has been called off after the event at Albert Park was officially cancelled by the FIA, Formula One and the Australian Grand Prix Corporation due to a member of the paddock testing positive for COVID-19.

Melbourne Performance Centre’s Garth Tander secured a convincing pole position in qualifying for the TCR Asia Pacific Cup on the Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit, beating GRM’s Michael Caruso by more than half a second.

The grid for the first TCR Asia Pacific cup has been confirmed, with 22 cars set to line up for the Formula 1-supporting race on the Melbourne Street Circuit this weekend.