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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]] (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

Gordon Shedden, will start the season as the defending Drivers' Champion

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]

Team Car (Engine) Chassis
Specification
No. Drivers Class Rounds
Honda Yuasa Racing Team Honda Civic (Neil Brown) NGTC 1 Scotland Gordon Shedden C 1–6
2[N 1] England Matt Neal C 1–6
Addison Lee Racing Ford Focus ST Mk.III (Mountune) NGTC 4 England Michael Caine I 5
Ford Focus ST Mk.II (Mountune) S2000 9 England Jake Hill[16] I 5
66 England Liam Griffin[27] I 1–4, 6
eBay Motors BMW 125i M Sport (Neil Brown) NGTC 5 England Rob Collard I 1–6
18 England Nick Foster I 1–6
29 Northern Ireland Colin Turkington I 1–6
PPCGB.com/Kraftwerk Racing Volkswagen CC (Swindon/TOCA) NGTC 6 England Tom Onslow-Cole I 1–6
22 England Howard Fuller[28] I
Airwaves Racing Ford Focus ST Mk.III (Mountune) NGTC 7 England Mat Jackson I 1–6
8 Republic of Ireland Árón Smith I 1–6
Welch Motorsport with Sopp + Sopp Proton Persona (Swindon/TOCA) NGTC 10 England Daniel Welch I 1–6
Ford Focus ST Mk.II (Mountune) S2000 12 England David Nye I 1–6
Dynojet[29] Toyota Avensis (C-Tech) NGTC 11 England Frank Wrathall[29] I 1–6
WIX Racing Audi A4 (Swindon/TOCA[N 2]) NGTC 13 England Rob Austin I 1–6
14 England Will Bratt I 1–6
AmD Tuning.com Honda Civic[20] S2000 15 England James Kaye I 6
Volkswagen Golf (Lehmann) 1–3, 5
51 England Aaron Mason[14] I 4
Speedworks Motorsport Toyota Avensis {Swindon/TOCA) NGTC 17 Scotland Dave Newsham I 1–6
48 England Ollie Jackson I 1–6
RCIB Insurance Racing Vauxhall Insignia (Swindon/TOCA) NGTC 20 England James Cole I 1–5
31 England Jack Goff I 1–6
35 United States Robb Holland I 6
BTC Racing Chevrolet Cruze NGTC 28 England Chris Stockton I
Ciceley Racing Toyota Avensis (Swindon/TOCA) NGTC 33 England Adam Morgan I 1–6
Team BMR Restart SEAT León S2000 39 England Warren Scott[30] I 1–5
Volkswagen CC (Swindon/TOCA)[21] NGTC 6
Wheel Heaven/Houseman Racing Vauxhall Vectra (Swindon/TOCA) S2000 43 England Lea Wood I 1–6
Team Club 44 Chevrolet Cruze (RML) NGTC 44 England Andy Neate I 6
Pirtek Racing Honda Civic (Neil Brown) NGTC 55 England Jeff Smith I 1–6
77 England Andrew Jordan I 1–6
MG KX Momentum Racing MG6 GT (Swindon/TOCA) NGTC 88 England Sam Tordoff C 1–6
99[N 3] England Jason Plato C 1–6
M247 Racing Chevrolet Cruze LT (Neil Brown) S2000 90 England Joe Girling I 1–3, 5
Icon Class
C Constructor
I Independent
Icon Specification
NGTC Next Generation Touring Car
S2000 Super 2000

Driver changes

Colin Turkington, seen here in 2011, will return to the BTCC for the first time, since winning the 2009 Drivers' Championship.
Changed teams
Entering/re-entering BTCC
Leaving BTCC

Team changes

Circuits for the 2013 season
  • 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
1 R1 England Brands Hatch
(Indy Circuit, Kent)
31 March England Andrew Jordan England Rob Austin England Jason Plato MG KX Momentum Racing England Andrew Jordan England James Kaye
R2 England Jason Plato England Jason Plato MG KX Momentum Racing England Andrew Jordan England Liam Griffin
R3 England Sam Tordoff England Matt Neal Honda Yuasa Racing Team England Adam Morgan England Liam Griffin
2 R4 England Donington Park
(National Circuit, Leicestershire)
21 April Scotland Gordon Shedden England Adam Morgan Scotland Gordon Shedden Honda Yuasa Racing Team England Andrew Jordan England James Kaye
R5 England Jeff Smith
England Matt Neal
England Andrew Jordan Pirtek Racing England Andrew Jordan England Lea Wood
R6 England Andrew Jordan Northern Ireland Colin Turkington eBay Motors Northern Ireland Colin Turkington England Joe Girling
3 R7 England Thruxton
(Hampshire)
5 May England Andrew Jordan England Andrew Jordan England Matt Neal Honda Yuasa Racing Team England Tom Onslow-Cole England Liam Griffin
R8 England Andrew Jordan England Matt Neal Honda Yuasa Racing Team England Tom Onslow-Cole England Lea Wood
R9 Scotland Gordon Shedden Scotland Gordon Shedden Honda Yuasa Racing Team England Andrew Jordan England Lea Wood
4 R10 England Oulton Park
(Island Circuit, Cheshire)
9 June England Jason Plato England Jason Plato England Jason Plato MG KX Momentum Racing England Andrew Jordan England Lea Wood
R11 England Jason Plato England Jason Plato MG KX Momentum Racing Northern Ireland Colin Turkington England Lea Wood
R12 Scotland Gordon Shedden England Andrew Jordan Pirtek Racing England Andrew Jordan England Liam Griffin
5 R13 England Croft
(North Yorkshire)
23 June Northern Ireland Colin Turkington Northern Ireland Colin Turkington Northern Ireland Colin Turkington eBay Motors Northern Ireland Colin Turkington England Jake Hill
R14 Scotland Gordon Shedden Northern Ireland Colin Turkington eBay Motors Northern Ireland Colin Turkington England David Nye
R15 England Sam Tordoff England Matt Neal Honda Yuasa Racing Team Northern Ireland Colin Turkington England Lea Wood
6 R16 England Snetterton
(300 Circuit, Norfolk)
4 August England Sam Tordoff
R17
R18
7 R19 Scotland Knockhill
(Fife)
25 August
R20
R21
8 R22 England Rockingham
(International Super Sports Car Circuit),
Northamptonshire)
15 September
R23
R24
9 R25 England Silverstone
(National Circuit, Northamptonshire)
29 September
R26
R27
10 R28 England 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
 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
England
DON
England
THR
England
OUL
England
CRO
England
SNE
England
KNO
Scotland
ROC
England
SIL
England
BHGP
England
Pts
1 England Matt Neal 21 4 1* 3 4 3 1* 1* 2 6 4 4 2 4 1* 224
2 England Andrew Jordan 2 2 6 2 1* 13 11* 4 3 4 5 1* 6 5 3 205
3 England Jason Plato 1* 1* 5 4 2 8 2 5 22* 1* 1* Ret 5 20* 6 188
4 Scotland Gordon Shedden 19 DSQ 2 1* 3* 2 25 3 1* 3 2 17 3 2 4 188
5 Northern Ireland Colin Turkington 8 8 9 8 9 1* 6 11 10 5 3 2 1* 1* 2 184
6 England Sam Tordoff 4 5 3 6 6 4 4 7 8 2 21 7 7 21 7 148
7 England Adam Morgan 7 6 4 5 5 5 10 8 12* 9 7 3 11 8 Ret 129
8 England Jeff Smith 5 3 7 10 11 10 5 6 6* 11 10 18* 12 10 10 113
9 England Tom Onslow-Cole 14 Ret 16 13 10 6 3 2 4 15 11 Ret 10 3 12 97
10 Scotland Dave Newsham Ret 9 Ret 9 7 Ret 8 12 9 8 6 14 Ret 9 5 80
11 Republic of Ireland Árón Smith 9 Ret 11 11 8 7 9 10 5 Ret 14 10 14 12 9 79
12 England Mat Jackson 20 7 10* 12 13 9 7 15 7 7 20 19 Ret Ret 13 58
13 England Nick Foster NC 10 13 17 16 15 24 16 13 12 15 8 4 7 8* 57
14 England Rob Austin 3* Ret Ret 14 Ret DNS 19 18 Ret 13 8 5* 13 14 11 52
15 England Rob Collard Ret Ret Ret 15 12 12 13 13 15 10 NC 11 9 6 14 46
16 England Frank Wrathall 6 Ret 8 7 Ret Ret 15 19 Ret 23 12 9 20 13 Ret 42
17 England Daniel Welch 11 14 12 NC 15 11 14 Ret 11 14 9 Ret 17 11 Ret 38
18 England Will Bratt 12 Ret 14 25 19 14 18 22 17 17 13 6 15 18 Ret 22
19 England Jack Goff 13 Ret NC 18 14 16 12 9 Ret 16 Ret 12 16 NC Ret 20
20 England James Cole Ret 13 Ret 22 18 17 17 14 14 18 17 13 19 Ret 15 11
21 England Michael Caine 8 Ret DNS 8
22 England Ollie Jackson 10 Ret DNS 16 NC Ret 16 17 Ret 24 16 15 Ret DNS Ret 7
23 England Liam Griffin 18 11 15 20 Ret Ret 20 Ret Ret 20 19 16 6
24 England James Kaye 15 12 DNS 19 Ret Ret Ret Ret 19 Ret 19 Ret 5
25 England Warren Scott 22 15 Ret 26 Ret 19 Ret Ret 21 Ret DNS Ret DNS DNS DNS 1
26 England David Nye 18 Ret 17 23 Ret DNS 22 21 18 22 22 NC 21 15 Ret 1
27 England Lea Wood 16 Ret DSQ 24 17 Ret 21 20 16 19 18 Ret 22 16 16 0
28 England Jake Hill 18 17 Ret 0
29 England Joe Girling DNS DNS 18 21 Ret 18 23 Ret 20 DNS DNS DNS 0
30 England Aaron Mason 21 Ret DNS 0
Pos Driver BHI
England
DON
England
THR
England
OUL
England
CRO
England
SNE
England
KNO
Scotland
ROC
England
SIL
England
BHGP
England
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
England
DON
England
THR
England
OUL
England
CRO
England
SNE
England
KNO
Scotland
ROC
England
SIL
England
BHGP
England
Pen. Pts
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
England
DON
England
THR
England
OUL
England
CRO
England
SNE
England
KNO
Scotland
ROC
England
SIL
England
BHGP
England
Pen. Pts

Teams' Championship

Pos Team BHI
England
DON
England
THR
England
OUL
England
CRO
England
SNE
England
KNO
Scotland
ROC
England
SIL
England
BHGP
England
Pen. Pts
1 Honda Yuasa Racing Team 21 4 1 3 4 3 1 1 2 3 2 4 2 2 1 400
19 DSQ 2 1 3 2 25 3 1 6 4 17 3 4 4
2 MG KX Momentum Racing 1 1 5 4 2 8 2 5 22 1 1 7 5 20 6 324
4 5 3 6 6 4 4 7 8 2 21 Ret 7 21 7
3 Pirtek Racing 2 2 6 2 1 13 11 4 3 4 5 1 6 5 3 309
5 3 7 10 11 10 5 6 6 11 10 18 12 10 10
4 eBay Motors 8 8 9 8 9 1 6 11 10 5 3 2 1 1 2 252
NC 10 13 15 12 12 13 13 13 10 15 8 4 6 8
5 Airwaves Racing 9 Ret 11 11 8 7 9 10 5 7 14 10 14 12 9 141
20 7 10 12 13 9 7 15 7 Ret 20 19 Ret Ret 13
6 Ciceley Racing 7 6 4 5 5 5 10 8 12 9 7 3 11 8 Ret 129
7 PPCGB.com/Kraftwerk Racing 14 Ret 16 13 10 6 3 2 4 15 11 Ret 10 3 12 99
8 Speedworks Motorsport Ret 9 Ret 9 7 Ret 8 12 9 8 6 14 Ret 9 5 90
10 Ret DNS 16 NC Ret 16 17 Ret 24 16 15 Ret DNS Ret
9 WIX Racing 3 Ret Ret 14 Ret DNS 19 18 Ret 13 8 5 13 14 11 50
10 Dynojet 6 Ret 8 7 Ret Ret 15 19 Ret 23 12 9 20 13 Ret 43
11 Welch Motorsport with Sopp + Sopp 11 14 12 NC 15 11 14 Ret 11 14 9 NC 17 11 Ret 42
18 Ret 17 23 Ret DNS 22 21 18 22 22 Ret 21 15 Ret
12 RCIB Insurance Racing 13 Ret NC 18 14 16 12 9 Ret 16 17 12 16 NC 15 37
Ret 13 Ret 22 18 17 17 14 14 18 Ret 13 19 Ret Ret
13 Rob Austin Racing 12 Ret 14 25 19 14 18 22 17 17 13 6 15 18 Ret 15
14 Addison Lee Motorbase 18 11 15 20 Ret Ret 20 Ret Ret 20 19 16 8 17 Ret 15
18 Ret DNS
15 AmD Tuning.com 15 12 DNS 19 Ret Ret Ret Ret 19 21 Ret DNS Ret 19 Ret 5
16 Wheel Heaven/Houseman Racing 16 Ret DSQ 24 17 Ret 21 20 16 19 18 Ret 22 16 16 3
17 Team BMR Restart 22 15 Ret 26 Ret 19 Ret Ret 21 Ret DNS Ret DNS DNS DNS 1
18 M247 Racing DNS DNS 18 21 Ret 18 23 Ret 20 DNS DNS DNS 0
Pos Team BHI
England
DON
England
THR
England
OUL
England
CRO
England
SNE
England
KNO
Scotland
ROC
England
SIL
England
BHGP
England
Pen. Pts
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver Second place
Bronze Third place
Green Points finish
Blue Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple Retired (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)

Independents' Trophy

Pos Driver BHI
England
DON
England
THR
England
OUL
England
CRO
England
SNE
England
KNO
Scotland
ROC
England
SIL
England
BHGP
England
Pts
1 England Andrew Jordan 2 2 6 2 1 13 11 4 3 4 5 1 6 5 3 253
2 Northern Ireland Colin Turkington 8 8 9 8 9 1 6 11 10 5 3 2 1 1 2 223
3 England Adam Morgan 7 6 4 5 5 5 10 8 12 9 7 3 11 8 Ret 184
4 England Jeff Smith 5 3 7 10 11 10 5 6 6 11 10 18 12 10 10 166
5 England Tom Onslow-Cole 12 Ret 16 13 10 6 3 2 4 15 11 Ret 10 3 12 145
6 Republic of Ireland Árón Smith 9 Ret 11 11 8 7 9 10 5 Ret 14 10 14 12 9 124
7 Scotland Dave Newsham Ret 9 Ret 9 7 Ret 8 12 9 8 6 14 Ret 9 5 121
8 England Nick Foster NC 10 13 17 16 15 24 16 13 12 15 8 4 7 8 101
9 England Mat Jackson 20 7 10 12 13 9 7 15 7 7 20 19 Ret Ret 13 100
10 England Rob Collard Ret Ret Ret 15 12 12 13 13 15 10 NC 11 9 6 14 85
11 England Rob Austin 3 Ret Ret 14 Ret DNS 19 18 Ret 13 8 5 13 14 11 76
12 England Daniel Welch 11 14 12 NC 15 11 14 Ret 11 14 9 Ret 17 11 Ret 73
13 England Frank Wrathall 6 Ret 8 7 Ret Ret 15 19 Ret 23 12 9 20 13 Ret 67
14 England Jack Goff 13 Ret NC 18 14 16 12 9 Ret 16 Ret 12 16 NC Ret 49
15 England Will Bratt 12 Ret 14 25 19 14 18 22 17 17 13 6 15 18 Ret 47
16 England James Cole Ret 13 Ret 22 18 17 17 14 14 18 17 13 19 Ret 15 39
17 England Ollie Jackson 10 Ret DNS 16 NC Ret 16 17 Ret 24 16 15 Ret DNS Ret 24
18 England Lea Wood 16 Ret DSQ 24 17 Ret 21 20 16 19 18 Ret 22 16 16 16
19 England Liam Griffin 17 8 11 20 Ret Ret 20 Ret Ret 20 19 16 16
20 England Michael Caine 8 Ret DNS 13
21 England James Kaye 15 12 DNS 19 Ret Ret Ret Ret 19 Ret 19 Ret 11
22 England David Nye 18 Ret 17 23 Ret DNS 22 21 18 22 22 NC 21 15 Ret 7
23 England Warren Scott 22 15 Ret 26 Ret 19 Ret Ret 21 Ret DNS Ret DNS DNS DNS 4
24 England Joe Girling DNS DNS 18 21 Ret 18 23 Ret 20 DNS DNS DNS 4
25 England Jake Hill 18 17 Ret 3
26 England Aaron Mason 21 Ret DNS 0
Pos Driver BHI
England
DON
England
THR
England
OUL
England
CRO
England
SNE
England
KNO
Scotland
ROC
England
SIL
England
BHGP
England
Pts
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver Second place
Bronze Third place
Green Points finish
Blue Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple Retired (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)

Independents Teams' Trophy

Pos Team BHI
England
DON
England
THR
England
OUL
England
CRO
England
SNE
England
KNO
Scotland
ROC
England
SIL
England
BHGP
England
Pen. Pts
1 Pirtek Racing 2 2 6 2 1 10 5 4 3 4 5 1 6 5 3 268
2 eBay Motors 8 8 9 8 9 1 6 11 10 5 3 2 1 1 2 231
3 Ciceley Racing 7 6 4 5 5 5 10 8 12 9 7 3 11 8 Ret 198
4 Airwaves Racing 9 7 10 11 8 7 7 10 5 7 14 10 14 12 9 172
5 PPCGB.com/Kraftwerk Racing 14 Ret 16 13 10 6 3 2 4 15 11 Ret 10 3 12 161
6 Speedworks Motorsport 10 9 Ret 9 7 Ret 8 12 9 8 6 14 Ret 9 5 140
7 WIX Racing 3 Ret Ret 14 Ret DNS 19 18 Ret 13 8 5 13 14 11 121
8 RCIB Insurance Racing 13 13 NC 18 14 16 12 9 14 16 17 12 16 NC 15 105
9 Welch Motorsport with Sopp + Sopp 11 14 12 23 15 11 14 21 11 14 9 NC 17 11 Ret 104
10 Dynojet 6 Ret 8 7 Ret Ret 15 19 Ret 23 12 9 20 13 Ret 92
11 Addison Lee Motorbase 17 11 15 20 Ret Ret 20 Ret Ret 20 19 16 8 17 Ret 64
12 Wheel Heaven/Houseman Racing 16 Ret DSQ 24 17 Ret 21 20 16 19 18 Ret 22 16 16 57
13 Rob Austin Racing 12 Ret 14 25 19 14 18 22 17 17 13 6 15 18 Ret 36
14 AmD Tuning.com 15 12 DNS 19 Ret Ret Ret Ret 19 21 Ret DNS Ret 19 Ret 31
15 M247 Racing DNS DNS 18 21 Ret 18 23 Ret 20 DNS DNS DNS 24
16 Team BMR Restart 22 15 Ret 26 Ret 19 Ret Ret 21 Ret DNS Ret DNS DNS DNS 18
Pos Team BHI
England
DON
England
THR
England
OUL
England
CRO
England
SNE
England
KNO
Scotland
ROC
England
SIL
England
BHGP
England
Pen. Pts
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver Second place
Bronze Third place
Green Points finish
Blue Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple Retired (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)

Jack Sears Trophy

Pos Driver BHI
England
DON
England
THR
England
OUL
England
CRO
England
SNE
England
KNO
Scotland
ROC
England
SIL
England
BHGP
England
Cups
1 England Lea Wood 16 Ret DSQ 24 17 Ret 21 20 16 19 18 Ret 22 16 16 6
2 England Liam Griffin 17 11 15 20 Ret Ret 20 Ret Ret 20 19 16 4
3 England James Kaye 15 12 DNS 19 Ret Ret Ret Ret 19 Ret 19 Ret 2
4 England David Nye 18 Ret 17 23 Ret DNS 22 21 18 22 22 NC 21 15 Ret 1
England Joe Girling DNS DNS 18 21 Ret 18 23 Ret 20 DNS DNS DNS 1
England Jake Hill 18 17 Ret 1
7 England Warren Scott 22 15 Ret 26 Ret 19 Ret Ret 21 Ret DNS Ret DNS DNS DNS 0
England Aaron Mason 21 Ret DNS 0
Pos Driver BHI
England
DON
England
THR
England
OUL
England
CRO
England
SNE
England
KNO
Scotland
ROC
England
SIL
England
BHGP
England
Cups

Footnotes

  1. ^ Neal used car number 2 in all races except race five of the championship at Donington Park; he used car number 500, as it was his 500th BTCC race.[9]
  2. ^ Until Oulton Park, the team used an in house custom built Audi engine
  3. ^ Plato used car number 99 in all races except race five of the championship at Donington Park; he used car number 400, as it was his 400th BTCC race.[8]

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