2021 British Touring Car Championship

The 2021 Kwik Fit[1] British Touring Car Championship (commonly abbreviated as BTCC) is a motor racing championship for production-based touring cars held across England and Scotland. The championship features a mix of professional motor racing teams and privately funded amateur drivers competing in highly modified versions of family cars which are sold to the general public and conform to the technical regulations for the championship. The 2021 season will be the 64th British Touring Car Championship season and the eleventh season for cars conforming to the Next Generation Touring Car (NGTC) technical specification.

2021 British Touring Car Championship
Previous:	2020	Next:	2022
Support series: 2021 Ginetta Junior Championship 2021 Ginetta GT4 Supercup 2021 F4 British Championship 2021 Porsche Carrera Cup GB 2021 Mini Challenge UK Related Series: 2021 Touring Car Trophy

Teams and drivers

Team Car Engine No. Drivers Rounds Constructor Entries Team BMW[2] BMW 330i M Sport[2] BMW/Neil Brown 2 Colin Turkington[3] TBA 15 Tom Oliphant[4] TBA TBA TBA TBA Toyota Gazoo Racing UK[5] Toyota Corolla[5] TOCA/Swindon 6 Rory Butcher[6] TBA 23 Sam Smelt[6] TBA Halfords Yuasa Racing[7] Honda Civic Type R (FK8)[7] Honda/Neil Brown 27 Dan Cammish[7] TBA TBA TBA TBA Independent Entries Laser Tools Racing[8] Infiniti Q50[8] TOCA/Swindon 1 Ashley Sutton[8] TBA 16 Aiden Moffat[8] TBA 41 Carl Boardley[8] TBA Team HARD[8][9] Cupra León[9] TOCA/Swindon 31 Jack Goff[10] TBA 40 Árón Taylor-Smith[11] TBA 88 Glynn Geddie[12] TBA TBA TBA TBA Ciceley Motorsport[13] BMW 330i M Sport[13] BMW/Neil Brown 3 Tom Chilton[14] TBA 33 Adam Morgan[13] TBA Motorbase Performance[15] Ford Focus ST[15] Ford/Mountune 4 Sam Osborne[16] TBA 44 Andy Neate[16] TBA MB Motorsport[17][15] 24 Jake Hill[17] TBA 48 Ollie Jackson[18] TBA BTC Racing[19] Honda Civic Type R (FK8)[19] TOCA/Swindon 9 Jade Edwards[20] TBA 66 Josh Cook[21] TBA 777 Michael Crees[21] TBA Power Maxed Racing[22] Vauxhall Astra[22] TOCA/Swindon 11 Jason Plato[22][23] TBA TBA TBA TBA Excelr8 Trade Price Cars[24] Hyundai i30 Fastback N Performance[24] TOCA/Swindon 22 Chris Smiley[25] TBA 32 Jack Butel[26] TBA 80 Tom Ingram[27] TBA TBA TBA TBA

Key Eligible for the Jack Sears Trophy for drivers yet to record an overall podium finish or Jack Sears Trophy championship at the start of the season.

Driver changes

Entering/re-entering BTCC

• Árón Taylor-Smith returned to the series after having last raced in 2017 for MG Racing RCIB Insurance, driving a third car for Team HARD.[11]
• Jason Plato returned to the series and Power Maxed Racing after his sabbatical when the COVID-19 pandemic had happened last year.[23]
• Sam Smelt returned to the series after having last raced in 2018 for AmD with Cobra Exhausts, driving a new second car for Toyota Gazoo Racing UK.[6]

Changed teams

• Jack Butel will move from Carlube TripleR Racing with Mac Tools to Excelr8 Trade Price Cars.[26]
• Carl Boardley will move from Team HARD to Laser Tools Racing.[8]
• Tom Chilton will move from BTC Racing to Ciceley Motorsport.[14]
• Jade Edwards will move from Power Maxed Car Care Racing to BTC Racing.[20]
• Tom Ingram will move from Toyota Gazoo Racing UK to Excelr8 Trade Price Cars.[5][27]
• Rory Butcher will move from Motorbase Performance to Toyota Gazoo Racing UK.[6]
• Sam Osborne and Ollie Jackson will swap their seats between MB Motorsport and Motorbase Performance.[16][18]

Leaving BTCC

Team changes

• Team HARD. will switch from running the Volkswagen CC to the new Cupra León.[9]
• TradePriceCars.com will merge with Excelr8 Motorsport and will switch from running the Audi S3 Saloon to Hyundai i30 Fastback N Performance.[24]
• Ciceley Motorsport will switch from running the Mercedes-Benz A-Class to WSR-prepared BMW 330i M Sport cars.[13]
• MB Motorsport took over Motorbase Performance and will switch from running the Honda Civic Type R (FK2) to four Ford Focus ST cars, two of which will be entered under the Motorbase banner.[15]
• Team Parker Racing sold their TBL to Carl Boardley and will leave the championship.[28]

Race calendar

The championship calendar was announced by the championship organisers on 20 July 2020,[29] before it was rescheduled on 14 January 2021 in order to maximise the opportunity for spectators and guests to attend, as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.[30]

Round		Circuit	Date
1	R1	Thruxton Circuit (Hampshire)	8–9 May
	R2
	R3
2	R4	Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit (300 Circuit, Norfolk)	15–16 May
	R5
	R6
3	R7	Brands Hatch (Indy Circuit, Kent)	12–13 June
	R8
	R9
4	R10	Oulton Park (Island Circuit, Cheshire)	31 July–1 August
	R11
	R12
5	R13	Knockhill Racing Circuit (Fife)	14–15 August
	R14
	R15
6	R16	Thruxton Circuit (Hampshire)	28–29 August
	R17
	R18
7	R19	Croft Circuit (North Yorkshire)	18–19 September
	R20
	R21
8	R22	Silverstone Circuit (National Circuit, Northamptonshire)	25–26 September
	R23
	R24
9	R25	Donington Park (National Circuit, Leicestershire)	9–10 October
	R26
	R27
10	R28	Brands Hatch (Grand Prix Circuit, Kent)	23–24 October
	R29
	R30

Rule changes

Results

Round		Circuit	Pole position	Fastest lap	Winning driver	Winning team	Winning independent	Winning JST
1	R1	Thruxton Circuit
	R2
	R3
2	R4	Snetterton Circuit
	R5
	R6
3	R7	Brands Hatch Indy
	R8
	R9
4	R10	Oulton Park
	R11
	R12
5	R13	Knockhill Racing Circuit
	R14
	R15
6	R16	Thruxton Circuit
	R17
	R18
7	R19	Croft Circuit
	R20
	R21
8	R22	Silverstone Circuit
	R23
	R24
9	R25	Donington Park
	R26
	R27
10	R28	Brands Hatch GP
	R29
	R30

Championship standings

Points system
1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	10th	11th	12th	13th	14th	15th	R1 PP	Fastest lap	Lead a lap
20	17	15	13	11	10	9	8	7	6	5	4	3	2	1	1	1	1

Notes

• No driver may collect more than one point for leading a lap per race regardless of how many laps they lead.

Drivers' Championship

(key)

Pos.	Driver	THR			SNE			BHI			OUL			KNO			THR			CRO			SIL			DON			BHGP			Pts

Notes

References

1. "Kwik Fit replaces Dunlop as BTCC title sponsor". Touring Car Times. Mediaempire Stockholm AB. 25 November 2018. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
2. "Ash Sutton's management denies BMW 'superteam' talk". Motorsport.com. 19 November 2020. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
3. "Colin Turkington to spearhead WSR entry". TouringCarTimes. 3 February 2021. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
4. "WSR & TEAM BMW RETAIN OLIPHANT FOR 2021". btcc.net. 10 February 2021. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
5. "Tom Ingram, Speedworks to part company". TouringCarTimes. 30 December 2020. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
6. "Rory Butcher to lead new-look Speedworks entry". TouringCarTimes. 27 January 2021. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
7. "Team Dynamics Motorsport". teamdynamicsracing.co.uk. Retrieved 2 October 2019.
8. "Laser Tools Racing, Team HARD join forces for 2021". TouringCarTimes. 24 December 2020. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
9. "Team HARD to bring Cupra brand to BTCC". TouringCarTimes. 4 September 2020. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
10. "Jack Goff to spearhead new Cupra programme". TouringCarTimes. 14 December 2020. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
11. "Aron Taylor-Smith to make series return". TouringCarTimes. 22 December 2020. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
12. "Glynn Geddie secures second Team HARD Cupra". TouringCarTimes. 18 December 2020. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
13. "Ciceley Motorsport makes BMW switch for 2021". TouringCarTimes. 25 November 2020. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
14. "Tom Chilton secures second Ciceley BMW". TouringCarTimes. 12 January 2021. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
15. "Motorbase acquired by Shaun Hollamby, Pete Osborne". TouringCarTimes. 13 November 2020. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
16. "Sam Osborne joins Andy Neate in Motorbase line-up". TouringCarTimes. 4 February 2021. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
17. "MB Motorsport retains Jake Hill for 2021 campaign". TouringCarTimes. 7 January 2021. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
18. "Ollie Jackson takes second MB Motorsport seat". TouringCarTimes. 4 February 2021. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
19. "BTC Racing confirm management change". TouringCarTimes. 10 December 2020. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
20. "Jade Edwards completes BTC Racing line-up". TouringCarTimes. 14 January 2021. Retrieved 14 January 2021.
21. "BTC Racing retain Josh Cook, Michael Crees". TouringCarTimes. 31 December 2020. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
22. "PMR back on track in the BTCC". BTCC.net. 19 August 2020. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
23. "Power Maxed Racing confirms Jason Plato return". TouringCarTimes. 22 January 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
24. "EXCELR8, Trade Price Cars team up for expanded Hyundai programme". TouringCarTimes. 12 November 2020. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
25. "EXCELR8 retains Chris Smiley for second season". TouringCarTimes. 15 January 2021. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
26. "Jack Butel makes EXCELR8 switch for 2021". TouringCarTimes. 18 December 2020. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
27. "Tom Ingram to spearhead Hyundai programme". TouringCarTimes. 20 January 2021. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
28. "Expanded Speedworks programme headlines 2021 TBL list". TouringCarTimes. 12 January 2021. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
29. "Thruxton secures two dates on 2021 calendar". 20 July 2020. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
30. "TOCA issues revised 2021 BTCC calendar". 14 January 2021. Retrieved 14 January 2021.

External links

• Official website
• TouringCarTimes