2020 British Touring Car Championship
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The 2020 Kwik Fit[1] 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 2020 season will be the 63rd British Touring Car Championship season and the tenth season for cars conforming to the Next Generation Touring Car (NGTC) technical specification.
Teams and drivers
All teams and drivers raced under British racing license.
Driver changes
Changed teams
- Ashley Sutton will move from Team BMR to Laser Tools Racing.[6]
- Mike Bushell will move from AmDTuning.Com to Team HARD.[8]
Team changes
- Subaru will not enter a manufacturer team in the series after their four year agreement with Team BMR ended at the end of the 2019 season.[11]
- Excelr8 Motorsport will switch from running the MG6 GT to the Hyundai i30 Fastback N Performance.[10]
- Laser Tools Racing will expand to a two-car entry for 2020, forming a partnership with Team BMR.[6]
- BTC Racing will expand from a two-car entry to a three-car entry for 2020.[5]
- Team HARD will switch from running one of their Volkswagen CCs to an ex-West Surrey Racing BMW 125i M Sport.[9]
Race calendar
The championship calendar was announced by the championship organisers on 16 June 2019.[12] All races will be held in the United Kingdom.
| Round | Circuit | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | R1 | Donington Park (National Circuit, Leicestershire) |
28–29 March |
| R2 | |||
| R3 | |||
| 2 | R4 | Brands Hatch (Indy Circuit, Kent) |
11–12 April |
| R5 | |||
| R6 | |||
| 3 | R7 | Silverstone Circuit (National Circuit, Northamptonshire) |
25–26 April |
| R8 | |||
| R9 | |||
| 4 | R10 | Thruxton Circuit (Hampshire) |
16–17 May |
| R11 | |||
| R12 | |||
| 5 | R13 | Oulton Park (Island Circuit, Cheshire) |
13–14 June |
| R14 | |||
| R15 | |||
| 6 | R16 | Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit (300 Circuit, Norfolk) |
25–26 July |
| R17 | |||
| R18 | |||
| 7 | R19 | Croft Circuit (North Yorkshire) |
15–16 August |
| R20 | |||
| R21 | |||
| 8 | R22 | Knockhill Racing Circuit (Fife) |
29–30 August |
| R23 | |||
| R24 | |||
| 9 | R25 | Silverstone Circuit (International Circuit, Northamptonshire) |
26–27 September |
| R26 | |||
| R27 | |||
| 10 | R28 | Brands Hatch (Grand Prix Circuit, Kent) |
10–11 October |
| R29 | |||
| R30 | |||
Calendar changes
- Donington Park is set to host the opening round of the championship for the first time since the 2005 season. It will also be the first time since 2010 that Brands Hatch does not host the season opener.
- Silverstone Circuit will host an additional round of the championship held in late September at the new International layout which encompasses the pitlane used for the Grand Prix circuit. The second Silverstone round replaces the second race held at the Thruxton Circuit.
- Croft Circuit will move from June date to August date between the rounds at the Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit and Knockhill Racing Circuit.
Rule changes
Technical changes
- Goodyear is set to become the series' tyre supplier, replacing Dunlop. It will be the first time since the 2002 season that Dunlop does not supply the series with tyres.[13]
Qualifying changes
- A new qualifying format of one twenty-five-minute session and a second, ten-minute, qualifying session, in which the top ten in Q1 will set lap times, determining the first ten spaces on the grid. This will be trialled at Snetterton[14]
Support series changes
- The Renault UK Clio Cup, which has been part of the TOCA support package since 2000, will leave the BTCC support package and will instead support the British GT Championship. It will be replaced by the Mini Challenge.[15][16]
References
- ^ "Kwik Fit replaces Dunlop as BTCC title sponsor". TouringCarTimes. Mediaempire Stockholm AB. 25 November 2018. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
- ^ a b c "Colin Turkington confirms title defence with WSR". TouringCarTimes. TouringCarTimes. 9 December 2019. Retrieved 9 December 2019.
- ^ "Tom Oliphant remains with West Surrey Racing for 2020". TouringCarTimes. TouringCarTimes. 11 December 2019. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
- ^ a b c d "Team Dynamics Motorsport". teamdynamicsracing.co.uk. Retrieved 2019-10-02.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "BTC Racing adds third car as 30 car 2020 grid revealed". TouringCarTimes. TouringCarTimes. 2 December 2019. Retrieved 2 December 2019.
- ^ a b c d e f "Ashley Sutton joins expanded Laser Tools Racing programme". TouringCarTimes. TouringCarTimes. 26 November 2019. Retrieved 26 November 2019.
- ^ a b c "Jack's Back to Captain Team HARD. BTCC Campaign | Team HARD Racing". Retrieved 2019-11-10.
- ^ a b "Mike Bushell rejoins Team HARD for 2020 season". TouringCarTimes. TouringCarTimes. 30 November 2019. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
- ^ a b c "Carl Boardley remains with Team HARD for 2020 in ex-WSR BMW". TouringCarTimes. TouringCarTimes. 5 December 2019. Retrieved 5 December 2019.
- ^ a b c "Excelr8 brings Hyundai to the BTCC with all new i30 Fastback N Performance". Retrieved 13 November 2019.
- ^ "Subaru bows out on a high as four-year stay comes to an end". TouringCarTimes. 2019-10-17. Retrieved 2019-10-19.
- ^ "New Silverstone layout highlights 2020 BTCC calendar". TouringCarTimes. 2019-06-16. Retrieved 2019-06-16.
- ^ "Goodyear to take over as BTCC tyre supplier". TouringCarTimes. 2019-10-12. Retrieved 2019-10-19.
- ^ "BTCC unveils 2020 rule tweaks". btcc.net. 30 October 2019. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
- ^ Lickorish, Stephen. "Clio Cup to continue in UK after all as Renault Sport steps in". Autosport.com. Retrieved 2019-10-19.
- ^ "BTCC | MINI CHALLENGE to join TOCA package from 2020". Retrieved 2019-10-19.