2021 Touring Car Masters
# 2021 Touring Car Masters

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. 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, his sixth Touring Car Masters title.

## Calendar

The series was contested over four rounds.

| Round | Circuit | City / State | Date |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Symmons Plains Raceway | Launceston, Tasmania | 24–26 January |
| 2 | Mount Panorama Circuit | Bathurst, New South Wales | 26–28 February |
| 3 | Sydney Motorsport Park | Eastern Creek, New South Wales | 1–2 May |
| 4 | Mount Panorama Circuit | Bathurst, New South Wales | 1–5 December |

## Entries

### Teams and Drivers

| Manufacturer | Model | Team | No. | Driver | Rounds | Class |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Chevrolet | Camaro SS | Vawdrey Trailers | 25 | Paul Freestone | 1–2 | PA |
| Chevrolet | Camaro SS | EFS 4x4 Accessories | 58 | Ryal Harris | 2–3 | PM |
| Chevrolet | Camaro SS | Whiteline Racing | 95 | Mark King | 1–3 | PM |
| Chevrolet | Camaro SS | Whiteline Racing | 95 | George Miedecke | 4 | PM |
| Chevrolet | Camaro RS | Whiteline Racing | 85 | Adam Garwood | 1–2 | PA |
| Chevrolet | Camaro RS | Whiteline Racing | 85 | Adam Bressington | 3–4 | PM |
| Chrysler | Valiant Pacer | ANGLOMOIL Lubricants | 60 | Cameron Tilley | All | PA |
| Ford | Capri | Giraffe Civil Contracting | 2 | Greg Garwood | 1 | INV |
| Ford | Capri | JMG Racing | 67 | Jeremy Gray | 2–3 | PA |
| Ford | XD Falcon | Full Throttle Custom Garages | 17 | Steven Johnson | All | PM |
| Ford | XD Falcon | Action Motor Industries | 71 | Marcus Zukanovic | All | PM |
| Ford | XW Falcon | Lindway Builders | 74 | Wayne Mercer | 2 | PA |
| Ford | XW Falcon | McGill Motorsport | 75 | Aaron McGill | 2 | PA |
| Ford | XY Falcon | Jesus Racing | 9 | Andrew Fisher | All | PA |
| Ford | XY Falcon | Brad Tilley Garage | 28 | Brad Tilley | 4 | PA |
| Ford | XY Falcon | Bullet Trains Racing Team | 55 | John Adams | 3 | PA |
| Ford | Mustang | Gulf Oil | 29 | Jamie Tilley | 2–3 | PA |
| Ford | Mustang Trans Am | Toronto Hotel | 33 | Cameron Mason | 2–3 | PA |
| Ford | Mustang Trans Am | TIFS | 88 | Tony Karanfilovski | All | PA |
| Holden | VB Commodore | Motorsport Parts Australia | 50 | Gerard McLeod | All | PA |
| Holden | Torana A9X | Northside Taxi Management | 2 | Allan Hughes | 3 | PA |
| Holden | Torana A9X | Western General Body Works | 3 | Danny Buzadzic | 4 | PA |
| Holden | Torana A9X | Multispares Racing | 6 | Ryan Hansford | All | PA |
| Holden | Torana A9X | MOCOMM Motorsport | 7 | Jim Pollicina | All | PM |
| Holden | Torana A9X | MOCOMM Motorsport | 15 | Dean Lillie | 4 | PA |
| Holden | Torana A9X | The Lighthouse Hotel | 12 | Peter Burnitt | All | PS |
| Holden | Torana SL/R | PAYNTER DIXON | 18 | John Bowe | All | PM |
| Porsche | 911 IROC | Bedrug / Shell Oil | 8 | Terry Lawlor | 4 | IROC |
| Porsche | 911 IROC | Kalus Kenny Intelex Lawyers-Advisors | 90 | Sven Burchartz | 4 | IROC |

### Key

| 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. 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

| Round | Race | Circuit | Pole position | Fastest Lap | Winning Driver | Winning Team |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | TPH | Symmons Plains Raceway | John Bowe | Adam Garwood | Marcus Zukanovic | Action Motor Industries |
| 1 | 1 | Symmons Plains Raceway | | John Bowe | Adam Garwood | Whiteline Racing |
| 1 | 2 | Symmons Plains Raceway | | race abandoned | race abandoned | race abandoned |
| 1 | 3 | Symmons Plains Raceway | | John Bowe | John Bowe | PAYNTER DIXON |
| 2 | TPH | Mount Panorama Circuit | Adam Garwood | Ryal Harris | Cameron Tilley | ANGLOMOIL Lubricants |
| 2 | 1 | Mount Panorama Circuit | | Marcus Zukanovic | Ryal Harris | EFS 4x4 Accessories |
| 2 | 2 | Mount Panorama Circuit | | Ryan Hansford | Ryal Harris | EFS 4x4 Accessories |
| 2 | 3 | Mount Panorama Circuit | | Ryan Hansford | Ryan Hansford | Multispares Racing |
| 3 | TPH | Sydney Motorsport Park | Ryan Hansford | John Bowe | Jim Pollicina | MOCOMM Motorsport |
| 3 | 1 | Sydney Motorsport Park | | Ryan Hansford | Ryan Hansford | Multispares Racing |
| 3 | 2 | Sydney Motorsport Park | | Ryan Hansford | Ryan Hansford | Multispares Racing |
| 3 | 3 | Sydney Motorsport Park | | Steven Johnson | Steven Johnson | Full Throttle Custom Garage |
| 4 | TPH | Mount Panorama Circuit | Steven Johnson | Marcus Zukanovic | Marcus Zukanovic | Action Motor Industries |
| 4 | 1 | Mount Panorama Circuit | | Marcus Zukanovic | Steven Johnson | Full Throttle Custom Garage |
| 4 | 2 | Mount Panorama Circuit | | Steven Johnson | Steven Johnson | Full Throttle Custom Garage |
| 4 | 3 | Mount Panorama Circuit | | Dean Lillie | Dean Lillie | MOCOMM Motorsport |

* ↑ Race was suspended due to a red flag incident when Steven Johnson's Ford XD Falcon sheared a wheel off.

## Series standings

| Pos | Driver | Car | Sym | Bat | Syd | Bat | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | John Bowe | Holden Torana SL/R | 136 | 168 | 141 | 152 | 597 |
| 2 | Ryan Hansford | Holden Torana A9X | 114 | 125 | 196 | 112 | 547 |
| 3 | Steven Johnson | Ford XD Falcon | 120 | 92 | 175 | 110 | 497 |
| 4 | Cameron Tilley | Chrysler Valiant Pacer | 113 | 143 | 142 | 98 | 496 |
| 5 | Marcus Zukanovic | Ford XD Falcon | 107 | 180 | 111 | 76 | 474 |
| 6 | Jim Pollicina | Holden Torana A9X | 50 | 140 | 119 | 116 | 425 |
| 7 | Tony Karanfilovski | Ford Mustang | 82 | 107 | 101 | 69 | 359 |
| 8 | Peter Burnitt | Holden Torana A9X | 77 | 84 | 80 | 93 | 334 |
| 9 | Ryal Harris | Chevrolet Camaro SS | – | 196 | 136 | – | 332 |
| 10 | Cameron Mason | Ford Mustang | – | 89 | 87 | 131 | 307 |
| 11 | Adam Bressington | Chevrolet Camaro | – | – | 155 | 142 | 297 |
| 12 | Andrew Fisher | Ford XY Falcon GTHO | 47 | 143 | 82 | 20 | 292 |
| 13 | Mark King | Chevrolet Camaro SS | 59 | 122 | 85 | – | 266 |
| 14 | Jamie Tilley | Ford Mustang | – | 61 | 161 | 39 | 261 |
| 15 | Gerard McLeod | Holden VB Commodore | 89 | – | 122 | 10 | 221 |
| 16 | Adam Garwood | Chevrolet Camaro RS | 136 | 62 | – | – | 198 |
| 17 | Jeremy Gray | Ford Capri Perana | – | 77 | 72 | 0 | 149 |
| 18 | Dean Lillie | Holden Torana | – | – | – | 147 | 147 |
| 19 | Wayne Mercer | Ford XY Falcon GTHO | – | 86 | – | – | 86 |
| 20 | Aaron McGill | Ford XW Falcon GT | – | 85 | – | – | 85 |
| 21 | Sven Burchartz | Porsche 911 | – | – | – | 76 | 76 |
| 22 | George Miedecke | Chevrolet Camaro SS | – | – | – | 68 | 68 |
| 23 | John Adams | Ford XY Falcon GTHO | – | – | 67 | 0 | 67 |
| 24 | Brad Tilley | Ford XY Falcon | – | – | – | 60 | 60 |
| 25 | Paul Freestone | Chevrolet Camaro | 56 | – | – | – | 56 |
| 26 | Danny Buzadzic | Holden Torana A9X | – | – | – | 35 | 35 |
| 27 | Allan Hughes | Holden Torana A9X | – | – | 25 | – | 25 |
