Hyundai’s Josh Buchan is aiming to make history at Bathurst this weekend and become the first driver to secure back-to-back championship victories in the TCR Australia Championship.
The 29-year-old Sydneysider enters the final round of the 2024 TCR Australia Championship, the Bathurst International at Mount Panorama, with a 36-point lead following a dominant triple-podium performance in the previous round at Sydney Motorsport Park last month.
While his Hyundai i30 Sedan N TCR will carry the maximum 40kg success penalty at Bathurst, Buchan is confident he can maintain his top-of-the-table position and defend the crown he secured in the same event last year.
If successful, he will become the first two-time series champion since the introduction of the TCR Championship to Australia in 2019.
On the other side of the garage, teammate Tom Oliphant is looking to complete his first season with Hyundai on a high and cement his top 10 position in the drivers’ standing while also supporting HMO Customer Racing in securing its third TCR Australia teams’ championship
HMO Customer Racing will have two 30-minute practice sessions at Mount Panorama on Friday ahead of qualifying on Saturday at 9:10am and the opening race, which starts at 2:05pm. The team will return to the track on Sunday for the final two races of the season, with the top 10 finishers from Saturday’s first race reversed for the second sprint.
Fans can catch all the action from the Bathurst International, Round 7 of the TCR Australia Championship and the Motorsport Australia Shannons Speed Series at Mount Panorama, live and free via 7Plus.