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| [[Frank Wrathall|Dynojet]]<ref name="Dyno">{{cite news|url=http://www.touringcartimes.com/article.php?id=8322|title=Frank Wrathall takes first Toyota win in 19 years|work=TouringCarTimes|publisher=Mediaempire Stockholm AB|first=Neil|last=Hudson|date=22 October 2012|accessdate=19 December 2012}}</ref> |
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| [[Volkswagen CC]]<ref name="scott VW">{{cite news|url=http://www.touringcartimes.com/2013/08/03/warren-scott-makes-debut-in-new-ngtc-volkswagen-cc/|date=3 August 2013|accessdate=3 August 2013|title=Warren Scott makes debut in new NGTC Volkswagen CC|work=TouringCarTimes|publisher=Mediaempire Stockholm AB|first=Ian|last=Gallagher}}</ref> |
| [[Volkswagen CC]] (Swindon/[[TOCA]])<ref name="scott VW">{{cite news|url=http://www.touringcartimes.com/2013/08/03/warren-scott-makes-debut-in-new-ngtc-volkswagen-cc/|date=3 August 2013|accessdate=3 August 2013|title=Warren Scott makes debut in new NGTC Volkswagen CC|work=TouringCarTimes|publisher=Mediaempire Stockholm AB|first=Ian|last=Gallagher}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 15:50, 3 August 2013
The 2013 Dunlop[1] MSA British Touring Car Championship is a multi-event motor racing championship for production based touring car racing 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. It is one of the most popular domestic motor racing series in the United Kingdom, with an extensive program of support categories built up around the BTCC centrepiece. It will be the 56th British Touring Car Championship (BTCC) season.
This will be the third season that cars conforming to the Next Generation Touring Car (NGTC) specification will be allowed to compete and the first season since the end of the phased transition from the Super 2000 specification which saw the organising body, TOCA, maintain a performance equalisation between the two chassis specifications. The season will see teams compete with car chassis built to either NGTC or S2000 specification although the NGTC cars will have a significant performance advantage over the S2000 cars. They will achieve this by giving NGTC cars a significant increase in the turbo boost pressures which they are allowed to run. Teams can choose to use the NGTC 2.0 litre turbocharged engine, or S2000 2.0 litre Naturally aspirated engine. Teams with S2000 cars will be eligible for the newly introduced S2000 trophy named after the winner of the inaugural British Saloon Car Championship in 1958, Jack Sears, known as the Jack Sears Trophy, of which Sears himself will award to the top S2000 finisher of the year at the final round at Brands Hatch based on the amount of S2000 wins (known as 'cups') over the season.[2]
2013 also sees the return of the British Formula Ford Championship to the support race timetable.
Season report
- Round One (Races 1, 2 & 3) — Brands Hatch Indy
Qualifying for the first race of 2013 started in sunny and cold conditions. The low track temperature caused a few early warm up incidents with several cars sliding off the track culminating in a red flag, after two minutes, for a collision between the spun Colin Turkington and Jack Goff. As the session restarted and drivers began to get heat into the tyres, the times started to tumble with Andrew Jordan setting the fastest time which would become the first pole position of the season after deteriorating track conditions due to a snow shower prevented drivers from improving their times.[3]
The opening race of the season saw a race long battle between Jason Plato and Andrew Jordan which culminated in Jordan making a last lap dive up the inside of Plato on the final corner. Both Plato and Jordan went of into the gravel, however both drivers were able to recover with Plato winning from Jordan and the fast starting Rob Austin rounding off the podium. Elsewhere the championship campaign got off to a bad start for the Honda pair, after both Matt Neal and Gordon Shedden had to make unscheduled pit stops, finishing out of the points. Race two was also won by Jason Plato, with Andrew Jordan repeating his race 1 second place and Jordan's Pirtek Racing teammate Jeff Smith rounding off the podium. Shedden had originally finished the race third, however post race scrutineers found that he was running below the minimum ride height.[4] Race three began with a big crash for Rob Austin on lap two after Dave Newsham spun coming down Paddock Hill Bend, tagging the back of Austin's Audi and sending him spinning into the barrier. After a safety car period, Matt Neal took the lead and went on to win the race from his teammate Shedden who had to race through from the back of the grid.[5]
In the Jack Sears Trophy, Liam Griffin took two wins with James Kaye taking the other.[6]
- Round Two (Races 4, 5 & 6) — Donington Park
Qualifying was between two drivers, Gordon Shedden and Frank Wrathall with both drivers swapping fastest lap times in the last minutes of the session. Shedden though was able to beat Wrathall's fastest time as the session came to a close to claim his first pole position since Oulton Park in 2011.[7]
The day's first race was a lights to flag victory for Shedden who was pushed all the way however by Andrew Jordan who finished second. Third was Matt Neal, making it a Honda Civic lockout of the podium. Race two of the day had two very special milestones for two drivers. Jason Plato celebrated his 400th race in the BTCC,[8] whilst Matt Neal celebrated his 500th race.[9] Both Plato and Neal ran the numbers 400 and 500 respectively in this race, which was won by Andrew Jodan, from Lato and Shedden. The reverse grid of race three allowed front row starter Colin Turkington take his first win since Snetterton in 2009 and the maiden win for the new eBay Motors BMW 125i. Shedden and Neal finished second and third respectively whilst Plato struggled with the softer tyre, finishing down in eighth.[10]
In the Jack Sears Trophy, James Kaye took his second cup of the season, whilst Joe Girling and Lea Wood both took their first cup.[11]
- Round Three (Races 7, 8 & 9) — Thruxton
Andrew Jordan secured his second pole position of the year at the track where he also claimed pole 12 months ago, whilst Gordon Shedden and Matt Neal made it a Honda lockout of the first three grid slots.[12]
Race seven of the season took place in hot and sunny conditions. There was an opening lap misshape for Shedden, when he made contact with Jason Plato at the complex, sending him slamming into the barrier. Despite this, Shedden was able to continue and finished the race at the back of the field. Pole sitter Andrew Jordan lead from the start and looked good for the win. However with half a lap to go, his front left tyre suffered a puncture sending him off into the grass and having to limp home to finish 11th. This promoted Matt Neal to the lead and gave him his second win of the season. Plato finished second with a hard charging Tom Onslow-Cole finishing third in his Volkswagen CC. Race two was also won by Matt Neal after leading from the start. Onslow-Cole improved to second place, achieving PPCGB.com/Kraftwerk Racing's best result to date. Shedden and Jordan both recovered from starting down the field to finish third and fourth respectively with Plato in fifth. The final race of the day had more tyre troubles for the race leader. With two laps to go, Jason Plato's MG6 GT suffered a puncture which would see him drop to the back of the field. This allowed Shedden to take his first win of the day ahead of Matt Neal and Andrew Jordan. This meant that Matt Neal left Thruxton the championship leader, with Andrew Jordan and Jason Plato in second and third ahead of defending champion Gordan Shedden in fourth.[13]
In the Jack Sears Trophy, Lea Wood took two class wins to add to his Donnington win with Liam Griffin taking a class win, extending his tally to three cups.
- Round Four (Races 10, 11 & 12) — Oulton Park
In the build up to round four, AmD Tuning.com announced that Aaron Mason would make his BTCC debut, replacing James Kaye who had a business commitment.[14] Qualifying for race ten of the season saw the MG KX Momentum Racing team secure a front row lockout with team leader Jason Plato starting on pole from rookie teammate Sam Tordoff.[15]
After such a strong qualifying, in came as no surprise that the MG pair we able to convert their front row lockout into a one-two lights to flag victory for Plato, with Tordoff second in race ten. During the second race of the day, Plato was able to once again win with another lights to flag run, this time ahead of Gordon Shedden and Colin Turkington respectively. However, Tordoff was unable to replicate his first race form. After choosing the soft tyre, he quickly lost grip and stated dropping down the order to finish outside the points, after contact with Mat Jackson. The final race of the day saw action from the very start. The first half of the race saw a fight for the lead between Rob Austin and Jeff Smith, with Austin taking an early lead until lap 8 when Smith passed him after some contact. However, problems for the title contenders began on lap 4 with Plato retiring in the pits with an engine fire and a lap later, Shedden's hopes of a strong finish were dashed after his Honda Yuasa Racing Team Civic suffered a puncture. Smith looked like he could take his first win until on lap 12, he lost it under braking at Knickerbrook, spinning the car round. This allowed his Pirtek Racing teammate, Andrew Jordan, to take his second win of the season, narrowly beating home eBay Motors Colin Turkington.
In the Jack Sears Trophy, Lea Wood took another two class wins with Liam Griffin again taking a class win, extending his tally to four cups, one behind leader Wood on five.
- Round Five (Races 13, 14 & 15) — Croft
In the build up to Croft, Addison Lee Racing announced two driver changes. Jake Hill replaced Liam Griffin for this round, who had business commitments,[16] and he was joined by Michael Caine in a brand new NGTC Ford Focus. Colin Turkington took his first pole position since his last back in 2009 at the same venue and the first pole for the new BMW 125i M Sport. He narrowly beat Jason Plato in a red flag affected session caused by the returning Joe Girling, who crashed at the chicane.[17]
The first race of the day saw Turkington convert his pole into a dominant lights to flag victory ahead of the Honda pairing of Matt Neal and Gordon Shedden respectively. Rain fell during the build up to the day's second race, leading to a mix of tyre strategies on the grid. At the start, the MG KX Momentum Racing, running on wet tyres, took a large lead from the slick shod cars around them. However, it soon became apparent that the track wasn't getting wetter, but was starting to dry and as the cars running slicks gained heat and confidence in the tyres, they soon caught and passed Plato and Sam Tordoff who slowly dropped down to finish outside the points. At the front, it was Turkington who once again mastered the tricky conditions to win the race from Shedden in second and Tom Onslow-Cole in an impressive third for PPCGB.com/Kraftwerk Racing. The weather would again affect the final race of the day. However this time, there was no doubt which tyres you needed to be on, after heavy rain began to fall. Matt Neal won the race after taking the lead from Nick Foster on lap three, however it wasn't plain sailing. On the final lap, Neal ran wide at two corners, allowing the hat-trick searching Colin Turkington to close right up onto the back bumper of Neal's Honda Civic leaving Neal a winning margin of only 0.6 seconds over Turkington. Andrew Jordan rounded out the podium in third with Shedden a distant fourth. Plato and Tordoff recovered from the poor tyre choice in race two to finish sixth and seventh respectively.[18]
In the Jack Sears Trophy, debutant Jake Hill scored a class win in his maiden outing. David Nye's hard work this year was rewarded by a win in race two and Lea Wood extended his cup lead with victory in the final race of the day.[19]
- Round Six (Races 16, 17 & 18) — Snetterton
During the summer break, there were several team changes announced for Snetterton. James Kaye and Warren Scott remained with their respective teams, but changed cars. Kaye swapped his Volkswagen Golf for a Super 2000 Honda Civic.[20] Scott, traded in his S2000 SEAT León for a Next Generation Touring Car Volkswagen CC.[21] Andy Neate finally made his season debut with his home run NGTC Chevrolet Cruze.[22] after several aborted debuts this season.[23][24] American Robb Holland will also return, at the circuit he made his BTCC debut in 2012, with RCIB Insurance Racing.[25]
Teams and drivers
The entry list for the season was released on 21 March 2013.[26]
Driver changes
- Changed teams
- Having spent the 2012 season driving for Speedworks Motorsport, Adam Morgan's family run Ciceley Racing team will step up from Ginetta racing to run a single car team for him in a 2011 specification NGTC Toyota Avensis purchased from the Dynojet team.[31]
- Tom Onslow-Cole will switch from eBay Motors to drive the Team HARD.'s Volkswagen CC.
- Dave Newsham joins Speedworks Motorsport to drive the Toyota Avensis, moving from Team ES Racing.com.[32]
- Andy Neate left MG KX Momentum Racing despite previously stating he would stay there in 2013,[33] but he announced his intentions to continue in BTCC in 2013 under his own newly created IP Tech Race Engineering team.[34]
- Entering/re-entering BTCC
- Chris Stockton will return to the BTCC full-time in 2013 with BTC Racing driving their NGTC Chevrolet Cruze.[35]
- Joe Girling enters the BTCC driving for Tech-Speed Motorsport in their S2000 Chevrolet Cruze.[36]
- 2012 Renault Clio Cup UK champion Jack Goff and 2009 British Formula Ford champion James Cole will graduate to the BTCC, after signing for Team HARD. to drive their two NGTC Vauxhall Insignias.[37][38]
- 2009 BTCC champion Colin Turkington will return to eBay Motors to drive one of their three new BMW 125is after competing in the Scandinavian Touring Car Championship in 2011 and making sporadic appearances in the World Touring Car Championship.[39]
- James Kaye will return to the BTCC for the first time since 2010 driving the S2000 Volkswagen Golf of the AmDTuning.com team to compete for the Jack Sears Trophy.[40]
- After contesting two rounds in 2011, Michael Caine returned to race for Motorbase Performance in their Addison Lee Racing team in a NGTC spec Ford Focus at Croft.[41]
- Former Ginetta Junior and GT Supercup racer and BRDC 'Rising Star' Jake Hill replaced Liam Griffin at Croft due to 'unavoidable business commitments'.[16]
- Leaving BTCC
- Tony Hughes left the BTCC at the end of the 2012 season after his second year with Speedworks Motorsport.[42]
Team changes
- BTC Racing return to the BTCC for the first time since 2008 with a single NGTC Chevrolet Cruze, originally constructed for use in the 2012 season with RML before Chevrolet pulled their manufacturer support but acquired by BTC Racing in October 2012.[35]
- Team HARD. will expand to at least a 4 car team in 2013 having acquired two NGTC Vauxhall Insignia VXR-R cars from Thorney Motorsport[43] and entering two NGTC spec Volkswagen CCs, with the ambition to run two more by the end of the season,[44] though some of these cars may be run under a different team banner.[45] The team sold their S2000 Honda Civic after deciding that it would be too difficult for the team to run a car in the Jack Sears Trophy alongside their NGTC cars.[46]
- In January 2013, AmDTuning.com announced that they were building a NGTC-spec Vauxhall Astra that will debut mid-season, running alongside the Volkswagen Golf that the team have been running since 2010.[47] Also in addition to these cars the team will run a Super 2000 Ford Focus with driver yet to be confirmed.
- Motorbase Performance announced they were selling their three Super 2000 cars to build two more NGTC Fords for a two car team in 2013, following the successful introduction of a NGTC Ford Focus ST at Snetterton for Mat Jackson in 2012.[48] On 6 March the team announced that they were going to receive title sponsorship from Airwaves, and on 8 March Motorbase Performance further announced that they would run a secondary team without title sponsorship from Airwaves for a Super 2000 Ford Focus for Liam Griffin and another NGTC Focus.[49]
- Tech-Speed Motorsport will return to the BTCC, having missed the 2012 season, running a single S2000 Chevrolet Cruze chassis powered by an NGTC engine. The team had hoped to run at Silverstone and Brands Hatch toward the end of 2012, but did not feature. The car will be driven by former Dunlop Production Touring Car Championship driver Joe Girling.[36] The team will run under the M247 Racing banner, after receiving title sponsorship from the internet provider M247.
- West Surrey Racing are switching to 3 NGTC specification BMW 125i cars to replace their S2000 BMW 320sis that they have been running since 2007.[50]
- Team BMR Restart will run a SEAT León for Warren Scott in the Jack Sears Trophy. From Snetterton onwards the team will switch to Team HARD. prepared NGTC Volkswagen CC.
- Welch Motorsport will expand to a two car team, which will run the NGTC Proton Persona for Daniel Welch and a Super 2000 Ford Focus for David Nye in the Jack Sears Trophy.
- Andy Neate will campaign in an NGTC Chevrolet Cruze under the Team Club 44 banner from some time towards mid-season after losing his seat at MG.
Race calendar and results
The provisional calendar was announced by the championship organisers on 29 August 2012, with no major changes from 2012.[51]
Round | Circuit | Date | Pole position | Fastest lap | Winning driver | Winning team | Winning independent | Winning S2000 | |
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1 | R1 | Brands Hatch (Indy Circuit, Kent) |
31 March | Andrew Jordan | Rob Austin | Jason Plato | MG KX Momentum Racing | Andrew Jordan | James Kaye |
R2 | Jason Plato | Jason Plato | MG KX Momentum Racing | Andrew Jordan | Liam Griffin | ||||
R3 | Sam Tordoff | Matt Neal | Honda Yuasa Racing Team | Adam Morgan | Liam Griffin | ||||
2 | R4 | Donington Park (National Circuit, Leicestershire) |
21 April | Gordon Shedden | Adam Morgan | Gordon Shedden | Honda Yuasa Racing Team | Andrew Jordan | James Kaye |
R5 | Jeff Smith Matt Neal |
Andrew Jordan | Pirtek Racing | Andrew Jordan | Lea Wood | ||||
R6 | Andrew Jordan | Colin Turkington | eBay Motors | Colin Turkington | Joe Girling | ||||
3 | R7 | Thruxton (Hampshire) |
5 May | Andrew Jordan | Andrew Jordan | Matt Neal | Honda Yuasa Racing Team | Tom Onslow-Cole | Liam Griffin |
R8 | Andrew Jordan | Matt Neal | Honda Yuasa Racing Team | Tom Onslow-Cole | Lea Wood | ||||
R9 | Gordon Shedden | Gordon Shedden | Honda Yuasa Racing Team | Andrew Jordan | Lea Wood | ||||
4 | R10 | Oulton Park (Island Circuit, Cheshire) |
9 June | Jason Plato | Jason Plato | Jason Plato | MG KX Momentum Racing | Andrew Jordan | Lea Wood |
R11 | Jason Plato | Jason Plato | MG KX Momentum Racing | Colin Turkington | Lea Wood | ||||
R12 | Gordon Shedden | Andrew Jordan | Pirtek Racing | Andrew Jordan | Liam Griffin | ||||
5 | R13 | Croft (North Yorkshire) |
23 June | Colin Turkington | Colin Turkington | Colin Turkington | eBay Motors | Colin Turkington | Jake Hill |
R14 | Gordon Shedden | Colin Turkington | eBay Motors | Colin Turkington | David Nye | ||||
R15 | Sam Tordoff | Matt Neal | Honda Yuasa Racing Team | Colin Turkington | Lea Wood | ||||
6 | R16 | Snetterton (300 Circuit, Norfolk) |
4 August | Sam Tordoff | |||||
R17 | |||||||||
R18 | |||||||||
7 | R19 | Knockhill (Fife) |
25 August | ||||||
R20 | |||||||||
R21 | |||||||||
8 | R22 | Rockingham (International Super Sports Car Circuit), Northamptonshire) |
15 September | ||||||
R23 | |||||||||
R24 | |||||||||
9 | R25 | Silverstone (National Circuit, Northamptonshire) |
29 September | ||||||
R26 | |||||||||
R27 | |||||||||
10 | R28 | Brands Hatch (Grand Prix Circuit, Kent) |
13 October | ||||||
R29 | |||||||||
R30 |
Regulation changes
- Unlike 2012, S2000 and NGTC cars will no longer have performance parity.[52]
- The amount of change (i.e. increase/decrease) in the turbo boost pressure adjustment will be reduced from the current level.[52]
- Adjustments will be applied to either individual drivers or teams – yet to be determined – but not per car type/chassis as in 2012.[52]
- The frequency in which the adjustments are calculated is also to be finalised – currently it is a "rolling two-event" average.[52]
- In all events except Thruxton, drivers will be required to use a new softer compound of Dunlop tyre in one of the three races of the day which will offer "superior performance to the standard compound tyre." However, they must nominate which race they will use them in prior to qualifying. They will have distinctive markings so that rivals, spectators and TV audiences can see who's using them,[53] similar to the marking used by Pirelli in Formula One.[citation needed]
- Cars must now have a matching set of tyres. They are no longer permitted to have a mix of wet and slick tyres.[53]
- In addition to the fines and licence points system in 2012, from 2013 if a driver receives three warnings; verbal or otherwise, they will be relegated six places on the grid on the third penalty.[54]
Championship standings
The 2012 season introduced a revised championship points system in which the top 15 cars will score championship points, this will continue in the 2013 season.
Points system | ||||||||||||||||||
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1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | 11th | 12th | 13th | 14th | 15th | Fastest lap | Lead a lap | ||
20 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
- No driver may collect more than one "Lead a Lap" point per race no matter how many laps they lead.
- Race 1 polesitter receives 1 point.
Drivers' Championship
(key)
Pos | Driver | BHI |
DON |
THR |
OUL |
CRO |
SNE |
KNO |
ROC |
SIL |
BHGP |
Pts | ||||||||||||||||||||
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1 | Matt Neal | 21 | 4 | 1* | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1* | 1* | 2 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1* | 224 | |||||||||||||||
2 | Andrew Jordan | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 1* | 13 | 11* | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 1* | 6 | 5 | 3 | 205 | |||||||||||||||
3 | Jason Plato | 1* | 1* | 5 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 22* | 1* | 1* | Ret | 5 | 20* | 6 | 188 | |||||||||||||||
4 | Gordon Shedden | 19 | DSQ | 2 | 1* | 3* | 2 | 25 | 3 | 1* | 3 | 2 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 188 | |||||||||||||||
5 | Colin Turkington | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 1* | 6 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1* | 1* | 2 | 184 | |||||||||||||||
6 | Sam Tordoff | 4 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 21 | 7 | 7 | 21 | 7 | 148 | |||||||||||||||
7 | Adam Morgan | 7 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 12* | 9 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 8 | Ret | 129 | |||||||||||||||
8 | Jeff Smith | 5 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 6* | 11 | 10 | 18* | 12 | 10 | 10 | 113 | |||||||||||||||
9 | Tom Onslow-Cole | 14 | Ret | 16 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 11 | Ret | 10 | 3 | 12 | 97 | |||||||||||||||
10 | Dave Newsham | Ret | 9 | Ret | 9 | 7 | Ret | 8 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 14 | Ret | 9 | 5 | 80 | |||||||||||||||
11 | Árón Smith | 9 | Ret | 11 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 5 | Ret | 14 | 10 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 79 | |||||||||||||||
12 | Mat Jackson | 20 | 7 | 10* | 12 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 20 | 19 | Ret | Ret | 13 | 58 | |||||||||||||||
13 | Nick Foster | NC | 10 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 24 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 8* | 57 | |||||||||||||||
14 | Rob Austin | 3* | Ret | Ret | 14 | Ret | DNS | 19 | 18 | Ret | 13 | 8 | 5* | 13 | 14 | 11 | 52 | |||||||||||||||
15 | Rob Collard | Ret | Ret | Ret | 15 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 10 | NC | 11 | 9 | 6 | 14 | 46 | |||||||||||||||
16 | Frank Wrathall | 6 | Ret | 8 | 7 | Ret | Ret | 15 | 19 | Ret | 23 | 12 | 9 | 20 | 13 | Ret | 42 | |||||||||||||||
17 | Daniel Welch | 11 | 14 | 12 | NC | 15 | 11 | 14 | Ret | 11 | 14 | 9 | Ret | 17 | 11 | Ret | 38 | |||||||||||||||
18 | Will Bratt | 12 | Ret | 14 | 25 | 19 | 14 | 18 | 22 | 17 | 17 | 13 | 6 | 15 | 18 | Ret | 22 | |||||||||||||||
19 | Jack Goff | 13 | Ret | NC | 18 | 14 | 16 | 12 | 9 | Ret | 16 | Ret | 12 | 16 | NC | Ret | 20 | |||||||||||||||
20 | James Cole | Ret | 13 | Ret | 22 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 17 | 13 | 19 | Ret | 15 | 11 | |||||||||||||||
21 | Michael Caine | 8 | Ret | DNS | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
22 | Ollie Jackson | 10 | Ret | DNS | 16 | NC | Ret | 16 | 17 | Ret | 24 | 16 | 15 | Ret | DNS | Ret | 7 | |||||||||||||||
23 | Liam Griffin | 18 | 11 | 15 | 20 | Ret | Ret | 20 | Ret | Ret | 20 | 19 | 16 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
24 | James Kaye | 15 | 12 | DNS | 19 | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | 19 | Ret | 19 | Ret | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
25 | Warren Scott | 22 | 15 | Ret | 26 | Ret | 19 | Ret | Ret | 21 | Ret | DNS | Ret | DNS | DNS | DNS | 1 | |||||||||||||||
26 | David Nye | 18 | Ret | 17 | 23 | Ret | DNS | 22 | 21 | 18 | 22 | 22 | NC | 21 | 15 | Ret | 1 | |||||||||||||||
27 | Lea Wood | 16 | Ret | DSQ | 24 | 17 | Ret | 21 | 20 | 16 | 19 | 18 | Ret | 22 | 16 | 16 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
28 | Jake Hill | 18 | 17 | Ret | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
29 | Joe Girling | DNS | DNS | 18 | 21 | Ret | 18 | 23 | Ret | 20 | DNS | DNS | DNS | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
30 | Aaron Mason | 21 | Ret | DNS | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pos | Driver | BHI |
DON |
THR |
OUL |
CRO |
SNE |
KNO |
ROC |
SIL |
BHGP |
Pts |
- Note: bold signifies pole position (1 point given in first race only, and race 2 and 3 poles are based on race results), italics signifies fastest lap (1 point given all races) and * signifies at least one lap in the lead (1 point given all races).
Manufacturers'/Constructors' Championship
Pos | Manufacturer/Constructor | BHI |
DON |
THR |
OUL |
CRO |
SNE |
KNO |
ROC |
SIL |
BHGP |
Pen. | Pts | ||||||||||||||||||||
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1 | Honda / Team Dynamics | 19 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 501 | ||||||||||||||||
21 | DSQ | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 25 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
2 | MG / Triple Eight | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 20 | 6 | 448 | ||||||||||||||||
4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 22 | 2 | 21 | Ret | 7 | 21 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||
Pos | Manufacturer/Constructor | BHI |
DON |
THR |
OUL |
CRO |
SNE |
KNO |
ROC |
SIL |
BHGP |
Pen. | Pts |
Teams' Championship
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Independents' Trophy
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Independents Teams' Trophy
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Jack Sears Trophy
Footnotes
References
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