Will the TCR lead keep changing hands?
Four rounds of the Supercheap Auto TCR Australia Series have been held and the points lead keeps changing hands as it heads to Queensland Raceway this weekend.
A 13-car field will go racing around the “Paperclip” this weekend in the fifth round of 2024 as the title race nears the pointy end.
Despite 99motorsport returning with Kiwi rookie Ben Stewart, the field has been reduced from the 14 at The Bend with Iain McDougall and Clay Richards not returning.
At the front of the field, Ben Bargwanna and Zac Soutar have taken turns leading the way.
After the opening round Bargwanna was a surprise to lead the way at Sandown before Zac Soutar shot to the top after Symmons Plains.
However, Bargwanna hit back with a consistent showing at Phillip Island, only for Soutar to wrestle it back last time out at The Bend.
The Audi privateer driver is on top thanks to a double triumph at the South Australian circuit.
Soutar only leads by 21 points however, with Josh Buchan sitting second as he chases back to back titles, while Bargwanna, Jordan Cox and rookie Ryan Casha are in close proximity.
But Cox and Tom Oliphant will be hit by five-place grid penalties due to swapping engines at The Bend.
The form guide suggests Audi and Honda will be the cars to beat having won seven of the nine TCR races at Queensland Raceway.
Tony D’Alberto will be one to watch chasing a record-extending fourth straight pole at the track that sparked his 2022 title run.
TCRs hit the track for practice on Friday before three races are spread across the weekend.
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Supercheap Auto TCR Australia Series Queensland Raceway entry list
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