2025 British Touring Car Championship
The 2025 Kwik Fit[1] British Touring Car Championship (commonly abbreviated as BTCC) is a planned 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 2025 season is the 68th British Touring Car Championship season, the 15th season for cars conforming to the Next Generation Touring Car (NGTC) technical specification.
This will be the first season using 100% renewable fuels, with the hybrid boost being removed and being replaced with turbo boost. While the amount of power boost will stay the same the weight will be reduced by 55 kg. In another change to the 2024 season all uses of boost will be removed from the timing screens, however will still be visible to viewers at home and at the track.[2]
Teams and drivers
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Entering/re-entering BTCC
- 2024 MINI Challenge Rookie Cup winner Max Hall made his BTCC debut with Un-Limited Motorsport in the Cupra Leon.[13]
- One Motorsport is set to return to the series after taking a sabbatical in 2024.[14]
Changed teams
- Daryl DeLeon will move from Duckhams Racing With Bartercard to Team BMW.[5]
- Adam Morgan will move from Team BMW to Team Vertu.[8]
Leaving BTCC
Team changes
- Restart Racing will switch from the running Cupra León to Excelr8-prepared Hyundai i30 Fastback N Performance cars.[15]
- LKQ Euro Car Parts will move from Toyota Gazoo Racing UK to West Surrey Racing.[6]
Mid-Season Changes
Race calendar
[edit]The 2025 calendar was announced on 30 April 2024.[16]
| Round | Circuit | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | R1 | Donington Park (National Circuit, Leicestershire) |
26–27 April |
| R2 | |||
| R3 | |||
| 2 | R4 | Brands Hatch (Indy Circuit, Kent) |
10–11 May |
| R5 | |||
| R6 | |||
| 3 | R7 | Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit (300 Circuit, Norfolk) |
24–25 May |
| R8 | |||
| R9 | |||
| 4 | R10 | Thruxton Circuit (Hampshire) |
7–8 June |
| R11 | |||
| R12 | |||
| 5 | R13 | Oulton Park (Island Circuit, Cheshire) |
21–22 June |
| R14 | |||
| R15 | |||
| 6 | R16 | Croft Circuit (North Yorkshire) |
2-3 August |
| R17 | |||
| R18 | |||
| 7 | R19 | Knockhill Racing Circuit (Fife) |
16–17 August |
| R20 | |||
| R21 | |||
| 8 | R22 | Donington Park (Grand Prix Circuit, Leicestershire) |
30–31 August |
| R23 | |||
| R24 | |||
| 9 | R25 | Silverstone Circuit (National Circuit, Northamptonshire) |
20–21 September |
| R26 | |||
| R27 | |||
| 10 | R28 | Brands Hatch (Grand Prix Circuit, Kent) |
4–5 October |
| R29 | |||
| R30 | |||
References
[edit]- ^ "Kwik Fit replaces Dunlop as BTCC title sponsor". Touring Car Times. Mediaempire Stockholm AB. 25 November 2018. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
- ^ "BTCC Introduces 100% Sustainable Fuel As Hybrid Departs • BTCC". btcc.net. 31 October 2024. Retrieved 31 October 2024.
- ^ "Jake Hill to defend BTCC title in 2025 with WSR and BMW". TouringCarTimes. 6 November 2024. Retrieved 6 November 2024.
- ^ a b "BTCC grid expands for 2025 as TBL holders confirmed". TouringCarTimes. 2 December 2024. Retrieved 2 December 2024.
- ^ a b "Daryl DeLeon joins West Surrey Racing for 2025 campaign". TouringCarTimes. 9 December 2024. Retrieved 9 December 2024.
- ^ a b "West Surrey Racing teams up with LKQ Euro Car Parts". TouringCarTimes. 13 December 2024. Retrieved 13 December 2024.
- ^ a b c "Tom Ingram and Tom Chilton to spearhead Team VERTU charge in 2025 BTCC". TouringCarTimes. 28 October 2024. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
- ^ a b "Adam Morgan makes switch to EXCELR8 Motorsport". TouringCarTimes. 11 December 2024. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
- ^ "Dan Cammish signs new multi-year deal at Alliance Racing". TouringCarTimes. 26 July 2024. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
- ^ "Ash Sutton signs new multi-year deal with NAPA Racing UK". TouringCarTimes. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 2 April 2024.
- ^ "Restart Racing to run EXCELR8-built Hyundai i30s next season". TouringCarTimes. 2 December 2024. Retrieved 2 December 2024.
- ^ "Chris Smiley sticks with Restart Racing for 2025 campaign". TouringCarTimes. 4 December 2024. Retrieved 4 December 2024.
- ^ a b "Max Hall to make BTCC debut with Un-Limited Motorsport in 2025". TouringCarTimes. 25 November 2024. Retrieved 25 November 2024.
- ^ "BTCC grid expands for 2025 as TBL holders confirmed". TouringCarTimes. 2 December 2024. Retrieved 2 December 2024.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
TeamHARDCuprawas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "2025 BTCC Calendar Announced • BTCC". btcc.net. 30 April 2024. Retrieved 31 October 2024.