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The 2018 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 2018 season will be the 61st British Touring Car Championship season and the eighth season for cars conforming to the Next Generation Touring Car (NGTC) technical specification. The 2018 season will also mark the 60th anniversary since the series’ introduction.[2]

Teams and drivers

Team Car Engine No. Drivers Rounds
Constructor Entries
Adrian Flux BMR Subaru Racing[3][4] Subaru Levorg GT[3] Subaru/Mountune[3] 1 United Kingdom Ashley Sutton[3]
99 United Kingdom Jason Plato[4]
TBA TBA[5]
Team BMW[6] BMW 125i M Sport[6] BMW/Neil Brown[6] 2 United Kingdom Colin Turkington[6]
5 United Kingdom Rob Collard[6]
BMW Pirtek Racing[6] 77 United Kingdom Andrew Jordan[6]
Power Maxed Racing[7] Vauxhall Astra[7] TOCA/Swindon[7] 18 United Kingdom Senna Proctor[8]
66 United Kingdom Josh Cook[7]
Halfords Yuasa Racing[9] Honda Civic Type R (FK8)[10] Honda/Neil Brown[9] 25 United Kingdom Matt Neal[9]
TBA TBA[9]
Independent Entries
Team Shredded Wheat Racing with Gallagher[11][12] Ford Focus RS[13] Ford/Mountune[11] 3 United Kingdom Tom Chilton[11]
7 United Kingdom Mat Jackson[14]
Team GardX Racing[15] 600 United Kingdom Sam Tordoff[15]
Duo Motorsport with HMS[16] Alfa Romeo Giulietta[16] TOCA/Swindon[16] 11 United Kingdom Rob Austin[16]
BTC Norlin Racing[17] Honda Civic Type R (FK2)[17] TOCA/Swindon[17] 14 United Kingdom James Nash[18]
22 United Kingdom Chris Smiley[19]
Ciceley Motorsport[20] Mercedes-Benz A-Class[20] TOCA/Swindon[20] 15 United Kingdom Tom Oliphant[21]
33 United Kingdom Adam Morgan[20]
Team HARD Brisky Racing[22] Volkswagen CC[23] TOCA/Swindon[23] 19 United Kingdom Bobby Thompson[23]
21 United Kingdom Mike Bushell[24]
24 United Kingdom Jake Hill[25]
44 United Kingdom Michael Caine[26]
AmDTuning.com with Cobra Exhausts[27] Audi S3 Saloon[27] TOCA/Swindon[27] 23 United Kingdom Sam Smelt[28]
48 United Kingdom Ollie Jackson[28]
AmDTuning.com with AutoAid/RCIB Insurance Racing[29] MG6 GT[30] TOCA/Swindon[30] TBA TBA[30]
TBA TBA[30]
Eurotech Racing[31] Honda Civic Type R (FK2)[31] TOCA/Swindon[31] 31 United Kingdom Jack Goff[32]
39 United Kingdom Brett Smith[31]
Simpson Racing[31] 303 United Kingdom Matt Simpson[31]
Speedworks Motorsport[33] Toyota Avensis[33] TOCA/Swindon[33] 80 United Kingdom Tom Ingram[33]
Key
Eligible for the Jack Sears Trophy for drivers yet to record an overall podium finish.

Notes

Driver Changes

Changed teams

Entering/re-entering BTCC

Leaving BTCC

Team Changes

Race calendar

Circuit locations for the 2018 season

The championship calendar was announced by the championship organisers on 26 May 2017. All the circuits from the 2017 season will host rounds again with the only change being the rounds at Rockingham Motor Speedway and Knockhill Racing Circuit switching places.[38] In October 2017, the BTCC bosses announced that Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit will play host to a special extended race this season as part of the series’ 60th anniversary celebrations.[39]

Round Circuit Date
1 R1 Brands Hatch
(Indy Circuit, Kent) 		8 April
R2
R3
2 R4 Donington Park
(National Circuit, Leicestershire) 		29 April
R5
R6
3 R7 Thruxton Circuit
(Hampshire) 		20 May
R8
R9
4 R10 Oulton Park
(Island Circuit, Cheshire) 		10 June
R11
R12
5 R13 Croft Circuit
(North Yorkshire) 		24 June
R14
R15
6 R16 Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit
(300 Circuit, Norfolk) 		29 July
R17
R18
7 R19 Rockingham Motor Speedway
(International Super Sports Car Circuit,
Northamptonshire) 		12 August
R20
R21
8 R22 Knockhill Racing Circuit
(Fife) 		26 August
R23
R24
9 R25 Silverstone Circuit
(National Circuit, Northamptonshire) 		16 September
R26
R27
10 R28 Brands Hatch
(Grand Prix Circuit, Kent) 		30 September
R29
R30

References

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  10. ^ a b James, Matt (23 January 2018). "Dynamics Honda BTCC team close to hiring Gordon Shedden replacement". Autosport. Autosport. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
  11. ^ a b c d Salisbury, Matt (20 December 2017). "Motorbase confirms Tom Chilton for 2018". TouringCarTimes. Mediaempire Stockholm AB. Retrieved 20 December 2017.
  12. ^ http://www.btcc.net/2017/12/20/motorbase-performance-welcomes-tom-chilton-and-gallagher-insurance-for-2018-btcc-campaign/
  13. ^ a b Salisbury, Matt (11 January 2018). "Motorbase brings iconic RS brand back with new Focus". TouringCarTimes. Mediaempire Stockholm AB. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
  14. ^ Salisbury, Matt (11 January 2018). "Mat Jackson retains Motorbase drive for 2018". TouringCarTimes. Mediaempire Stockholm AB. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
  15. ^ a b "Sam Tordoff makes BTCC return with Motorbase Performance - TouringCarTimes". TouringCarTimes. 2018-02-13. Retrieved 2018-02-13. {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  16. ^ a b c d e Salisbury, Matt (27 August 2017). "Handy Motorsport brings Alfa Romeo back to the BTCC". TouringCarTimes. Mediaempire Stockholm AB. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
  17. ^ a b c d "BTC NORLIN RACING SWITCHES TO HONDA". British Touring Car Championship. TOCA. 3 January 2018. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
  18. ^ Salisbury, Matt (10 February 2018). "James Nash will make his BTCC return with BTC Norlin Racing". TouringCarTimes. Mediaempire Stockholm AB. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
  19. ^ a b "BTC NORLIN RACING NAMES SMILEY FOR 2018 AS NEWSHAM RETIRES". British Touring Car Championship. TOCA. 9 January 2018. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
  20. ^ a b c d "CICELEY CONFIRMS MORGAN RETURN". BTCC. 30 January 2018. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  21. ^ "CICELEY MOTORSPORT ANNOUNCES EXPANSION WITH SIGNING OF OLIPHANT". BTCC. 6 February 2018. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
  22. ^ a b Salisbury, Matt (1 December 2017). "Team HARD expands to four cars for 2018". TouringCarTimes. Mediaempire Stockholm AB. Retrieved 1 December 2017.
  23. ^ a b c d Abbott, Andrew (3 November 2017). "Team HARD sign VW Cup racer Bobby Thompson for 2018 BTCC". TouringCars.Net. TouringCars.Net. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
  24. ^ a b "Clio Cup champion Mike Bushell returns to BTCC with Team HARD". TouringCarTimes. Mediaempire Stockholm AB. 8 December 2017. Retrieved 8 December 2017.
  25. ^ "HILL FOCUSSED ON BTCC SUCCESS WITH TEAM HARD BRISKY RACING". British Touring Car Championship. TOCA. 28 December 2017. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
  26. ^ a b "CAINE COMPLETES TEAM HARD LINE-UP". British Touring Car Championship. TOCA. 3 January 2018. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
  27. ^ a b c Ashby, Chris (26 October 2017). "AMD Tuning targeting Independent titles in 2018 after re-affirming BTCC commitment". BTCC Crazy. James Mappin. Retrieved 26 October 2017.
  28. ^ a b c "AMDTuning.com Names Ollie Jackson And Sam Smelt For 2018". British Touring Car Championship. TOCA. 8 January 2018. Retrieved 8 January 2018.
  29. ^ "RCIB INSURANCE, AUTOAID TEAMS WITH AMDTUNING.COM FOR 2018 BTCC SEASON". British Touring Car Championship. TOCA. 1 February 2018. Retrieved 1 February 2018.
  30. ^ a b c d e Salisbury, Matt (11 January 2018). "AmDTuning.com adds MGs to expanded BTCC programme". TouringCarTimes. Mediaempire Stockholm AB. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
  31. ^ a b c d e f g h "MATT SIMPSON JOINS EUROTECH RACING". British Touring Car Championship. TOCA. 11 December 2017. Retrieved 11 December 2017.
  32. ^ "EUROTECH RE-SIGNS GOFF FOR 2018". British Touring Car Championship. TOCA. 9 January 2018. Retrieved 9 January 2018.
  33. ^ a b c d "INGRAM GUNNING FOR BRITISH MOTORSPORT'S BIGGEST PRIZE WITH SPEEDWORKS". British Touring Car Championship. TOCA. 24 January 2018. Retrieved 24 January 2018.
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  35. ^ "HONDA AND TEAM DYNAMICS PAY TRIBUTE AS GORDON SHEDDEN DEPARTS FOR PASTURES NEW". British Touring Car Championship. TOCA. 22 January 2018. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
  36. ^ "Maximum Motorsport bows out with TCR programme possible". TouringCarTimes. Mediaempire Stockholm AB. 6 February 2018. Retrieved 7 February 2018.
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  39. ^ "Snetterton to host 'Diamond Double' BTCC race". TouringCarTimes. Mediaempire Stockholm AB. 18 October 2017. Retrieved 18 October 2017.
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