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The 2021 TCR Japan Touring Car Series season was the third season of the TCR Japan Touring Car Series. The series supported the 2021 Super Formula Championship.

Teams and drivers

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Yokohama was the official tyre supplier.

Team Car No. Drivers Rounds
Japan Nilzz Racing[1] Audi RS 3 LMS TCR 7 Japan Keiichi Inoue 1, 4
Japan Jun Makino 5
Japan Adenau IDI Golf TCR[1] Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR 10 Japan Jun Sato 1−2, 5
Japan Birth Racing Project[1] Audi RS 3 LMS TCR 17 Japan Kenji Suzuki All
Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR 18 Japan Takeshi Matsumoto 3
CUPRA León TCR 19 Japan 'Kusako' All
Japan Audi Team Hitotsuyama[1] Audi RS 3 LMS TCR 21 Japan Takuro Shinohara 3
Japan Yuki Fujii 1
101 4
Hong Kong Wakatsuki Dream Drive with KCMG[2] Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) 45 Japan Naoto Takeda 1
Japan Takuya Shirasaka 2
Japan 55MOTO Racing Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) 55 Japan 'Mototino' 3−6
Japan Zenyaku Kogyo with Team G/Motion Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) 62 Japan Resshu Shioya 5−6
Japan Audi Team Mars Audi RS 3 LMS TCR 65 Japan Masanobu Kato All
Japan Daiwa N Trading Akiland Racing[2] Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) 71 Japan Masayoshi Oyama All
Japan M-Prototyping Team Stile Corse[1] Alfa Romeo Giulietta Veloce TCR 73 Japan Mineki Okura 1−2, 4−6
Japan Dome Racing[2] Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) 97 Japan Akihiko Nakaya 1
Japan Ai Miura 2−3
Japan Yusuke Shiotsu 4
98 Japan Anna Inotsume 5−6

Race calendar and results

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The calendar was announced on 10 February 2021 with 6 confirmed dates with all rounds held in Japan and supporting the Super Formula Championship.[3]

Round Circuit Date Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning team Supporting series
1 1 Fuji Speedway 3 April Japan 'Hirobon' Japan Yuki Fujii Japan Keiichi Inoue Japan Nilzz Racing Super Formula
2 4 April Japan Yuki Fujii Japan Masanobu Kato Japan 'Hirobon' JapanBirth Racing Project
2 3 Autopolis 15 May Japan Takuya Shirasaka Japan 'Hirobon' Japan 'Hirobon' JapanBirth Racing Project
4 16 May Japan Ai Miura Race cancelled due to heavy rain
3 5 Sportsland Sugo 24 July Japan Takeshi Matsumoto Japan Takeshi Matsumoto Japan Takeshi Matsumoto JapanBirth Racing Project SUGO Champion Cup
6 24 July Japan Takeshi Matsumoto Japan Takeshi Matsumoto Japan Takeshi Matsumoto JapanBirth Racing Project
7 25 July Japan Takeshi Matsumoto Japan Takuro Shinohara Japan Takeshi Matsumoto JapanBirth Racing Project
4 8 Twin Ring Motegi 28 August Japan 'Hirobon' Japan 'Hirobon' Japan 'Hirobon' JapanBirth Racing Project Super Formula
9 29 August Japan Yusuke Shiotsu Japan Yusuke Shiotsu Japan Yuki Fujii Japan Audi Team Hitotsuyama
5 10 Twin Ring Motegi 16 October Japan Mineki Okura Japan Mineki Okura Japan Mineki Okura Japan M-Prototyping Team Stile Corse
11 17 October Japan Mineki Okura Japan Mineki Okura Japan 'Hirobon' JapanBirth Racing Project
6 12 Suzuka Circuit 30 October Japan 'Hirobon' Japan Anna Inotsume Japan Resshu Shioya Japan Zenyaku Kogyo with Team G/Motion
13 31 October Japan 'Hirobon' Japan Masanobu Kato Japan 'Hirobon' JapanBirth Racing Project


Championship standings

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Scoring systems
Position 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th
Points 25 18 15 12 10 8 6 4 2 1

TCR Japan Series

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TCR Japan Saturday Series
Pos. Driver FUJ ATP SUG MT1 MT2 SUZ Pts.
1 Japan 'Hirobon' 81 12 23 11 33 61 120
2 Japan Masanobu Kato Ret5 34 35 55 24 3 80
3 Japan Mineki Okura 5 85 34 11 5 72
4 Japan Sioja Resszu 42 14 43
5 Japan Kenji Suzuki 6 7 5 8 7 83 41
6 Japan Jun Sato 24 6 5 38
7 Japan Masayoshi Oyama 7 5 7 Ret 6 7 36
8 Japan Keiichi Inoue 13 7 34
9 Japan Macumotó Takesi 11 30
10 Japan 'Mototino' 6 6 Ret 45 29
11 Japan Inocume Anna 85 22 27
12 Japan Miura Ai 23 Kiz4 23
13 Japan Siocu Juszuke 22 22
14 Japan Siraszaka Takuja 41 17
15 Japan Sinohara Takuró 42 16
16 Japan Akihiko Nakaya 3
17 Japan Fudzsii Júki 43 15
18 Japan Naoto Takeda 4 12
19 Japan Yuki Fujii 92 6
20 Japan Makinó Dzsun 9 2
Pos. Driver FUJ ATP SUG MT1 MT2 SUZ Pts.
TCR Japan Sunday Series
Pos. Driver FUJ ATP SG1 SG2 MT1 MT2 SUZ Pts.
1 Japan 'Hirobon' 12 C 24 44 7 14 11 126
2 Japan Masanobu Kato 23 C 45 55 55 22 22 100
3 Japan Macumotó Takesi 11 11 60
4 Japan Mineki Okura 34 C 9 41 54 48
5 Japan Sinohara Takuró 32 22 41
6 Japan Masayoshi Oyama 9 C 7 6 3 7 8 41
7 Japan 'Mototino' 6 7 6 53 7 41
8 Japan Sioja Resszu 35 35 32
9 Japan Miura Ai C 53 33 31
10 Japan Fudzsii Júki 12 29
11 Japan Siocu Juszuke 21 23
12 Japan Inocume Anna 6 43 23
13 Japan Keiichi Inoue 7 4 18
14 Japan Yuki Fujii 41 17
15 Japan Jun Sato 55 C 9 13
16 Japan Akihiko Nakaya 6 8
17 Japan Naoto Takeda 8 4
18 Japan Makinó Dzsun 10 1
19 Japan Kenji Suzuki Ret 0
20 Japan Siraszaka Takuja C 0
Pos. Driver FUJ ATP SG1 SG2 MT1 MT2 SUZ Pts.
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver Second place
Bronze Third place
Green Points classification
Blue Non-points classification
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple Retired, not classified (Ret)
Red Did not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black Disqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank Did not practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)

Bold – Pole
Italics – Fastest Lap

† – Drivers did not finish the race, but were classified as they completed over 75% of the race distance.

Entrants championship

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Pos. Entrant No. FUJ ATP SUG MOT1 MOT2 SUZ Pts.
RD1 RD2 RD1 RD2 RD1 RD2 RD3 RD1 RD2 RD1 RD2 RD1 RD1
1 Japan Birth Racing Project 19 81 12 12 C 23 24 44 11 74 33 14 61 11 246
2 Japan Audi Team Mars 65 Ret5 23 34 C 35 45 55 55 55 24 22 3 22 180
3 Japan Dome Racing 97 3 6 23 C Kiz4 53 33 22 21 122
4 Japan M-Prototyping Team Stile Corse 73 5 34 85 C 34 9 11 41 5 54 120
5 Japan Birth Racing Project 18 11 11 11 90
6 Japan Audi Team Hitotsuyama 21 92 41 42 32 22 80
7 Japan 55MOTO Racing 55 6 6 7 6 6 Ret 53 45 7 79
8 Japan Daiwa N Trading Akiland Racing 71 7 9 5 C 7 7 6 Ret 3 6 7 7 8 77
9 Japan Zenyaku Kogyo with Team G/Motion 62 42 35 14 35 75
10 Japan Birth Racing Project 17 6 Ret 7 C 5 8 8 8 Ret3 7 8 83 6 64
11 Japan Nillz Racing 7 13 7 7 4 9 10 55
12 Japan Adenau IDI Golf TCR 10 24 55 6 C 5 9 51
12 Japan Dome Racing 98 85 6 22 43 50
14 Japan Audi Team Hitotsuyama 101 43 12 44
15 Hong Kong Wakatsuki Dream Drive with KCMG 45 4 8 41 C 31
Pos. Driver No. FUJ ATP SUG MOT1 MOT2 SUZ Pts.
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver Second place
Bronze Third place
Green Points classification
Blue Non-points classification
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple Retired, not classified (Ret)
Red Did not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black Disqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank Did not practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)

Bold – Pole
Italics – Fastest Lap

Footnotes

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "TCR Japan issues ten-car 2021 entry list". TouringCarTimes. 2019-03-22. Retrieved 2021-04-26.
  2. ^ a b c "Three Hondas added to TCR Japan season opener grid". TouringCarTimes. 2019-04-01. Retrieved 2021-04-26.
  3. ^ "TCR Japan issues 2021 calendar". TouringCarTimes. 2018-10-27. Retrieved 2021-02-10.
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