2017 British Touring Car Championship
The 2017 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 2017 season will be the 60th British Touring Car Championship season and the seventh season for cars conforming to the Next Generation Touring Car (NGTC) technical specification.
Teams and drivers
| Team | Car | Engine | No. | Drivers | |
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| Constructor Entries | |||||
| Team Dynamics[2] | Honda Civic Type R[2] | Honda/Neil Brown[2] | 25 |  Matt Neal[2]
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| TBA | Gordon Shedden[2]
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| Simpson Racing[2] | 303 | Matt Simpson[2]
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| Power Maxed Racing[3] | Vauxhall Astra[3] | TBA[3] | TBA |  TBA[3]
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| TBA | TBA[3]
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| Pirtek Racing[4] | BMW 125i M Sport[4] | BMW/Neil Brown[4] | 77 | Andrew Jordan[4]
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| West Surrey Racing[4] | TBA | TBA[4]
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| TBA | TBA[4]
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| Independent Entries | |||||
| Team HARD[5] | Volkswagen CC[5] | TOCA/Swindon[5] | 12 | Michael Epps[5]
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| TBA | Will Burns[6]
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| TBA | TBA[5]
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| Laser Tools Racing[7] | Mercedes-Benz A-Class[7] | TOCA/Swindon[7] | 16 | Aiden Moffat[7]
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| AmD Tuning[8] | Audi S3 Saloon[8] | TOCA/Swindon[8] | 48 | Ollie Jackson[8]
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| Speedworks Motorsport[9] | Toyota Avensis[9] | TOCA/Swindon[9] | 80 | Tom Ingram[9]
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Driver Changes
Changed teams
- Andrew Jordan will move from Motorbase Performance to West Surrey Racing.[4]
- Matt Simpson will move from Speedworks Motorsport to Team Dynamics.[2]
Entering/re-entering BTCC
- 2016 Ginetta GT4 Supercup runner-up Will Burns will make his debut in the BTCC with Team HARD..[6]
Leaving BTCC
- Sam Tordoff will leave West Surrey Racing and the series to concentrate on other ventures.
Team Changes
- Team HARD. will switch from Toyota Avensis to Volkswagen CC.[5]
- Power Maxed Racing will switch from Chevrolet Cruze to Vauxhall Astra. The team will also enter the constructor class with manufacturer support from Vauxhall Motors.[3]
Race calendar
The provisional calendar was announced by the championship organisers on 15 June 2016, with no major changes from previous seasons.[10]
| Round | Circuit | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | R1 | Brands Hatch (Indy Circuit, Kent) |
2 April |
| R2 | |||
| R3 | |||
| 2 | R4 | Donington Park (National Circuit, Leicestershire) |
16 April |
| R5 | |||
| R6 | |||
| 3 | R7 | Thruxton Circuit (Hampshire) |
7 May |
| R8 | |||
| R9 | |||
| 4 | R10 | Oulton Park (Island Circuit, Cheshire) |
21 May |
| R11 | |||
| R12 | |||
| 5 | R13 | Croft Circuit (North Yorkshire) |
11 June |
| R14 | |||
| R15 | |||
| 6 | R16 | Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit (300 Circuit, Norfolk) |
30 July |
| R17 | |||
| R18 | |||
| 7 | R19 | Knockhill Racing Circuit (Fife) |
13 August |
| R20 | |||
| R21 | |||
| 8 | R22 | Rockingham Motor Speedway (International Super Sports Car Circuit, Northamptonshire) |
27 August |
| R23 | |||
| R24 | |||
| 9 | R25 | Silverstone Circuit (National Circuit, Northamptonshire) |
17 September |
| R26 | |||
| R27 | |||
| 10 | R28 | Brands Hatch (Grand Prix Circuit, Kent) |
1 October |
| R29 | |||
| R30 | |||
References
- ^ "DUNLOP CONTINUE STRONG PARTNERSHIP WITH BTCC". British Touring Car Championship. TOCA. 18 March 2014. Retrieved 15 June 2016.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "SIMPSON JOINS FORCES WITH TEAM DYNAMICS FOR 2017". British Touring Car Championship. TOCA. 21 November 2016. Retrieved 22 November 2016.
- ^ a b c d e f "POWER MAXED RACING AND VAUXHALL IN BTCC FROM 2017". British Touring Car Championship. TOCA. 22 November 2016. Retrieved 22 November 2016.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "ANDREW JORDAN JOINS WSR FOR BTCC TITLE ASSAULT". British Touring Car Championship. TOCA. 15 November 2016. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
- ^ a b c d e f Salisbury, Matt (9 November 2016). "Team HARD in Volkswagen return for 2017". TouringCarTimes. Mediaempire Stockholm AB. Retrieved 9 November 2016.
- ^ a b Salisbury, Matt (11 November 2016). "Will Burns to make BTCC debut with Team HARD". TouringCarTimes. Mediaempire Stockholm AB. Retrieved 11 November 2016.
- ^ a b c d "MOFFAT ANNOUNCES MERCEDES ENTRY WITH LASER TOOLS RACING". British Touring Car Championship. TOCA. 15 November 2016. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
- ^ a b c d Ashby, Chris (23 November 2016). "Ollie Jackson re-signs with AMD Tuning for 2017". BTCC Crazy. James Mappin. Retrieved 23 November 2016.
- ^ a b c d Gallagher, Ian (5 October 2016). "Tom Ingram to stay with Speedworks Motorsport in 2017". TouringCarTimes. Mediaempire Stockholm AB. Retrieved 29 October 2016.
- ^ "2017 British Touring Car Championship calendar revealed". TouringCarTimes. Mediaempire Stockholm AB. 15 June 2016. Retrieved 15 June 2016.