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*No driver may collect more than one point fir leading a lap per race regardless of how many laps they lead.
*No driver may collect more than one point for leading a lap per race regardless of how many laps they lead.
*Race 1 polesitter receives one point.
*Race 1 polesitter receives one point.



Revision as of 10:27, 6 April 2015

Colin Turkington, the defending drivers' champion.

The 2015 Dunlop[1] MSA 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 2015 season will be the 58th British Touring Car Championship season and the fifth season for cars conforming to the Next Generation Touring Car (NGTC) specification.

Colin Turkington will be the defending drivers' champion.[2] West Surrey Racing will be the defending teams' champion, and MG the defending manufacturers' champions.

Teams and drivers

Team Car Engine No. Drivers Rounds
Constructor Entries
Team JCT600 with GardX[3][4][5] BMW 125i M Sport BMW/Neil Brown 6 United Kingdom Rob Collard[6] 1
7 United Kingdom Sam Tordoff[7] 1
Team IHG Rewards Club[3] 111 United Kingdom Andy Priaulx[8] 1
Infiniti Support Our Paras Racing[9] Infiniti Q50[10] TOCA/Swindon 22 United Kingdom Derek Palmer, Jr.[9] 1
84 United Kingdom Richard Hawken[9] TBA
Honda Yuasa Racing[11] Honda Civic Type R[12] Honda/Neil Brown 25 United Kingdom Matt Neal[11] 1
52 United Kingdom Gordon Shedden[11] 1
MG 888 Racing[13] MG6 GT TOCA/Swindon 31 United Kingdom Jack Goff[14] 1
77 United Kingdom Andrew Jordan[15] 1
Independent Entries
Team BMR[16] Volkswagen CC TOCA/Swindon 1 United Kingdom Colin Turkington[17] 1
39 United Kingdom Warren Scott[18] 1
40 Republic of Ireland Árón Smith[16] 1
99 United Kingdom Jason Plato[17] 1
Motorbase Performance[19][20] Ford Focus ST Ford/Mountune 4 United Kingdom Mat Jackson[19] TBA
44 United Kingdom James Cole[19] TBA
Handy Motorsport[21] Toyota Avensis TOCA/Swindon 11 United Kingdom Simon Belcher[21] 1
Speedworks Motorsport[22] 80 United Kingdom Tom Ingram[23] 1
Welch Motorsport[24] Proton Persona Proton/Welch[25] 12 United Kingdom Andy Wilmot[24] 1
13 United Kingdom Daniel Welch[25] TBA
Dextra Racing[26][19] Ford Focus ST Ford/Mountune 14 United Kingdom Alex Martin[26] 1
Laser Tools Racing[27][28] Mercedes-Benz A-Class TOCA/Swindon 16 United Kingdom Aiden Moffat[27] 1
Power Maxed Racing[29] Chevrolet Cruze 4dr TOCA/Swindon 17 United Kingdom Dave Newsham[30] 1
#RacingforHeroes[31] 66 United Kingdom Josh Cook[31][32] 1
AmD Tuning[33] Ford Focus ST Ford/Mountune 21 United Kingdom Mike Bushell[33] 1
Audi S3 Saloon TOCA/Swindon 28 United Kingdom Nicolas Hamilton[34] TBA
RCIB Insurance Racing[35] Toyota Avensis Toyota/Xctechr 23 United Kingdom Kieran Gallagher[35]         1
Eurotech Racing[36] Honda Civic TOCA/Swindon[37] 30 United Kingdom Martin Depper[38] 1
55 United Kingdom Jeff Smith[39] 1
WIX Racing[27] Mercedes-Benz A-Class TOCA/Swindon 33 United Kingdom Adam Morgan[27] 1
Exocet AlcoSense[40] Audi A4 TOCA/Swindon 54 United Kingdom Hunter Abbott[41] 1
101 United Kingdom Rob Austin[40] 1
Houseman Racing[42] Toyota Avensis TOCA/Swindon 95 United Kingdom Stewart Lines[43] 1

Driver changes

Changed teams
Entering/re-entering BTCC
Leaving BTCC

Team changes

Rule changes

Organisers outlined a series of rule changes for the 2015 season in October 2014:[48]

  • The amount of success ballast will now be implemented to the top ten drivers on the grid and the championship heading into a weekend instead of five. With more drivers now carrying ballast, the weight has been increased with the maximum being 30 kg (66 lb) heavier than in previous years. The maximum success ballast will be 75 kg (165 lb) for the championship leader, down to 9 kg (20 lb) for tenth place. Rear-wheel drive (RWD) cars will carry their success ballast as far forward in the cabin as possible, in order to better equalise the front to rear weight balance between both drivetrain formats.
  • Cosworth and Xtrac will independently analyse the start-line performances and in-gear acceleration of front and rear-wheel drive cars with a view to more equalising them through engine management programming.
  • All engines have now been re-tested and re-validated by both TOCA and an independent specialist company – this will result in a boost level being set for each car and engine type for the season. As the larger amount of success ballast will have a greater effect than before, the lap-time boost level adjustment can be dropped.
  • Each car must still use the Dunlop soft tyre for one race at nine events (Thruxton event does not apply as the soft tyre is not used at the venue) but each car must use them three times in race 1, three times in race 2 and three times in race 3 during the course of the season.
  • The grid for race 2 at each event will be set in the order of the fastest lap times achieved in race 1. If during race 1 a driver changes one or more tyres of the same type then any quicker lap time (if achieved) after that tyre change will be discounted.
  • The Jack Sears Trophy will be awarded to the top 'Rookie Driver' of the year.[49]

Race calendar and results

The provisional calendar was announced by the championship organisers on 18 August 2014. After using the "International" circuit configuration in 2014, the Oulton Park round will revert back to the "Island" layout.[50]

Round Circuit Date Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning team Winning independent Winning JST
1 R1 Brands Hatch
(Indy Circuit, Kent)
5 April United Kingdom Andy Priaulx        United Kingdom Jason Plato United Kingdom Rob Collard Team JCT600 with GardX Republic of Ireland Árón Smith United Kingdom Josh Cook
R2 United Kingdom Jason Plato United Kingdom Gordon Shedden         Honda Yuasa Racing United Kingdom Colin Turkington         United Kingdom Josh Cook
R3 United Kingdom Gordon Shedden         United Kingdom Matt Neal Honda Yuasa Racing Republic of Ireland Árón Smith United Kingdom Mike Bushell        
2 R4 Donington Park
(National Circuit, Leicestershire)
19 April
R5
R6
3 R7 Thruxton Circuit
(Hampshire)
10 May
R8
R9
4 R10 Oulton Park
(Island Circuit, Cheshire)
7 June
R11
R12
5 R13 Croft Circuit
(North Yorkshire)
28 June
R14
R15
6 R16 Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit
(300 Circuit, Norfolk)
9 August
R17
R18
7 R19 Knockhill Racing Circuit
(Fife)
23 August
R20
R21
8 R22 Rockingham Motor Speedway
(International Super Sports Car Circuit,
Northamptonshire)
6 September
R23
R24
9 R25 Silverstone Circuit
(National Circuit, Northamptonshire)
27 September
R26
R27
10 R28 Brands Hatch
(Grand Prix Circuit, Kent)
11 October
R29
R30

Championship standings

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
Notes
  • No driver may collect more than one point for leading a lap per race regardless of how many laps they lead.
  • Race 1 polesitter receives one point.

Drivers' Championship

Pos Driver No. BHI DON THR OUL CRO SNE KNO ROC SIL BHGP Pen. Pts
1 United Kingdom Matt Neal 25 8 8 1* 37
2 United Kingdom Jack Goff 31 4 9 2 37
3 Republic of Ireland Árón Smith 40 2 12 3 36
4 United Kingdom Andy Priaulx 111 9* 2 8 34
5 United Kingdom Gordon Shedden         52 6 1* NC 32
6 United Kingdom Colin Turkington         1 5 3 12 30
7 United Kingdom Adam Morgan 33 11 4 7 27
8 United Kingdom Tom Ingram 80 10 6 6 26
9 United Kingdom Sam Tordoff 7 15 7 4 23
10 United Kingdom Rob Collard 6 1* 16 Ret 21
11 United Kingdom Andrew Jordan 77 7 5 19 20
12 United Kingdom Rob Austin 101 14 10 5* 20
13 United Kingdom Jason Plato 99 3 Ret* 16 18
14 United Kingdom Hunter Abbott 54 18 11 10 11
15 United Kingdom Dave Newsham 17 17 15 9 8
16 United Kingdom Aiden Moffat 16 12 13 Ret 7
17 United Kingdom Mike Bushell 21 21 17 11 5
18 United Kingdom Josh Cook 66 13 14 Ret 5
19 United Kingdom Martin Depper 30 16 Ret 13 3
20 United Kingdom Jeff Smith 55 19 23 14 2
21 United Kingdom Simon Belcher 11 20 19 15 1
22 United Kingdom Stewart Lines 95 25 21 17 0
23 United Kingdom Derek Palmer Jr. 22 Ret 20 18 0
24 United Kingdom Alex Martin 14 23 18 Ret 0
25 United Kingdom Kieran Gallagher 23 24 22 20 0
26 United Kingdom Warren Scott 39 22 Ret Ret 0
- United Kingdom Andy Wilmot 12 DNS DNS DNS 0
Pos Driver No. BHI DON THR OUL CRO SNE KNO ROC SIL BHGP Pen. Pts

Manufacturers'/Constructors' Championship

Pos Manufacturer/Constructor BHI DON THR OUL CRO SNE KNO ROC SIL BHGP Pen. Pts
1 BMW / West Surrey Racing 1 2 61
8 7
2 Honda / Team Dynamics 6 1 56
9 8
3 MG / Triple Eight 4 5 55
7 9
4 Infiniti / Pro Motorsport Ret 20 9
Pos Manufacturer/Constructor BHI DON THR OUL CRO SNE KNO ROC SIL BHGP Pen. Pts

Independents' Trophy

Pos Driver No. BHI DON THR OUL CRO SNE KNO ROC SIL BHGP Pen. Pts
1 United Kingdom Colin Turkington         1 3 1 35
2 Republic of Ireland Árón Smith 40 1 6 30
3 United Kingdom Adam Morgan 33 5 2 28
4 United Kingdom Tom Ingram 80 4 3 28
5 United Kingdom Rob Austin 101 8 4 21
6 United Kingdom Aiden Moffat 16 6 7 19
7 United Kingdom Jason Plato 99 2 Ret 17
8 United Kingdom Josh Cook 66 7 8 17
9 United Kingdom Hunter Abbott 54 11 5 16
10 United Kingdom Dave Newsham 17 10 9 13
11 United Kingdom Mike Bushell 21 14 10 8
12 United Kingdom Martin Depper 30 9 Ret 7
13 United Kingdom Simon Belcher 11 13 12 7
14 United Kingdom Alex Martin 14 16 11 5
15 United Kingdom Jeff Smith 55 12 15 5
16 United Kingdom Stewart Lines 95 18 13 3
17 United Kingdom Kieran Gallagher 23 17 14 2
18 United Kingdom Warren Scott 39 15 Ret 1
- United Kingdom Andy Wilmot 12 DNS DNS 0
Pos Driver No. BHI DON THR OUL CRO SNE KNO ROC SIL BHGP Pen. Pts

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