TCR UK News

Teamwork Huff Motorsport has ended its TCR UK programme with immediate effect, citing clashing commitments and a need to focus on preparing for the Macau Touring Car Cup as the reasons.

Lewis Kent claimed his first race victories in the TCR UK / Touring Car Trophy series at Croft, taking home maximum points from North Yorkshire as Henry Neal and James Turkington emerged as his closest challengers.

Max Coates took a double victory in Donington Park’s Touring Car Trophy races at the weekend, although it was Lewis Kent and James Turkington who shared the top honours in the TCR UK class.

Fox Motorsport will move into touring car racing at the next round of the TCR UK series next month, when it enters a Honda Civic Type-R for Nick Halstead in the Touring Car Trophy at Donington Park.

Carl Swift and Ollie Taylor shared the victories in the opening round of the TCR UK series at Oulton Park, with the series being held in conjunction with the new-for-2019 Touring Car Trophy.

The provisional calendar for the merged TCR UK series and Touring Car Trophy will see the series take place over five weekends between May and October, with an optional invitational race at Spa-Francorchamps.

WSC Ltd has agreed a deal with Maximum Motorsport to cooperate on the running of the 2019 TCR UK Championship, which will see the introduction of the Touring Car Trophy series for the coming season.

Hong-Kong based outfit Teamwork Motorsport has partnered with Rob Huff to enter the 2019 TCR UK series, running two Volkswagen Golf GTi cars under the banner of Teamwork Huff Motorsport, including the reigning TCR China champion.