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Ben Bargwanna secures full-time drive alongside father Jason

Ben Bargwanna has secured a full-season drive in the 2020 TCR Australia series, where he will line up alongside his father Jason in a Peugeot 308 run by Garry Rogers Motorsport.

Further delay to 2020 TCR Australia calendar

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.

TCR Australia

TCR Australia

Last year’s TCR Australia runner-up Tony D’Alberto will return to the series in 2020, continuing to race a factory-backed Honda Civic Type-R for the Wall Racing outfit.

Aaron Cameron has signed with Garry Rogers Motorsport to race one of its Peugeot 308 TCR cars in the 2020 TCR Australia series, following a successful campaign in 2019.

TCR Europe runner-up Julien Briché will enter next month’s TCR Asia Pacific Cup at the Formula 1-supporting Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne, racing a Peugeot 308 run by GRM with assistance from Peugeot Sport.

Michael Caruso will join the grid of the 2020 TCR Australia series, racing a GRM Alfa Romeo Giulietta with backing from Valvoline as part of a two-year deal.

Experienced German tin-top racer René Münnich will join the grid for the TCR Asia Pacific Cup at the Australian Grand Prix in March, racing a Honda Civic Type-R entered by Wall Racing.

Jordan Cox will remain with Garry Rogers Motorsport for the 2020 TCR Australia season, continuing to race one of the outfit’s alfa Romeo Giulietta cars in the second season of the series.

Liam McAdam will contest the 2020 TCR Australia series in an Audi RS3 LMS for his own self-run team, with the 22-year-old also enlisting the support of global TCR superstar Jean-Karl Vernay.

Morgan Park Raceway has been confirmed as the fifth round of the 2020 TCR Australia series, completing the seven-event calendar for the second year of the touring car championship.

The TCR Australia series will offer a new prize for amateur or semi-professional drivers in 2020, offering them the chance to fight for an international drive and the new ‘Panta Cup’.

Jason Bargwanna has confirmed he will return to the drivers’ seat in 2020, racing a Peugeot 308 in the TCR Australia series, with the car to be prepared by Garry Rogers Motorsport.

Formula Ford race winner Zac Soutar will make his début in the TCR Australia series in 2020, racing a Honda Civic Type-R for family outfit Team Soutar Motorsport.

Michael King, a Production Touring Car racer in New South Wales, will graduate to the TCR Australia series in 2020, racing a Hyundai i30 N TCR for AH Racing.
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2019 Calendars

Rd
Circuit
Date
1, 2, 3
Marrakech
05 Apr
4, 5, 6
Hungaroring
26 Apr
7, 8, 9
Slovakiaring
10 May
10, 11, 12
Circuit Park Zandvoort
17 May
13, 14, 15
Nürburgring
20 Jun
16, 17, 18
Vila Real
05 Jul
19, 20, 21
Ningbo Int. Speedpark
13 Sep
22, 23, 24
Suzuka Circuit
25 Oct
25, 26, 27
Circuito da Guia
15 Nov
28, 29, 30
Sepang Int. Circuit
29 Nov
Rd
Circuit
Date
1, 2, 3
Brands Hatch Indy
06 Apr
4, 5, 6
Donington Park National
27 Apr
7, 8, 9
Thruxton
18 May
10, 11, 12
Croft
15 Jun
13, 14, 15
Oulton Park Island
29 Jun
16, 17, 18
Snetterton 300
03 Aug
19, 20, 21
Thruxton
17 Aug
22, 23, 24
Knockhill
14 Sep
25, 26, 27
Silverstone National
28 Sep
28, 29, 30
Brands Hatch Grand Prix
12 Oct
Rd
Circuit
Date
1, 2
Hockenheimring
3 - 5 May
3, 4
Zolder
17 - 19 May
5, 6
Misano
7 - 9 June
7, 8
Norisring
5 - 7 July
9, 10
TT Circuit Assen
19 - 21 July
11, 12
Brands Hatch
10 - 11 August
13, 14
Lausitzring
23 - 25 August
15, 16
Nürburgring
13 - 15 September
17, 18
Hockenheimring
4 - 6 October
Rd
Circuit
Date
1, 2
Hungaroring
27 - 28 Apr
3, 4
Hockenheimring
24 - 26 May
5, 6
Spa Francorchamps
8 - 9 Jun
7, 8
Red Bull Ring
13 - 14 Jul
9, 10
Oschersleben
3 - 4 Aug
11, 12
Barcelona
21 - 22 Sept
13, 14
Monza
12 - 13 Oct
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