2013 British Touring Car Championship

The 2013 Dunlop[1] MSA British Touring Car Championship was a multi-event 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. It is one of the most popular domestic motor racing series in the United Kingdom, with an extensive program of support categories built up around the BTCC centrepiece. It was the 56th British Touring Car Championship (BTCC) season.

Andrew Jordan, the 2013 Drivers' Champion
Andrew Jordan's Championship Winning BTCC Honda Civic

This was the third season that cars conforming to the Next Generation Touring Car (NGTC) specification will be allowed to compete and the first season since the end of the phased transition from the Super 2000 specification which saw the organising body, TOCA, maintain a performance equalisation between the two chassis specifications. The season saw teams compete with car chassis built to either NGTC or S2000 specification although the NGTC cars had a significant performance advantage over the S2000 cars by giving NGTC cars a significant increase in the turbo boost pressures which they are allowed to run. All teams used the NGTC 2.0 litre turbocharged engine. Teams with S2000 cars were eligible for the newly introduced S2000 trophy named after the winner of the inaugural British Saloon Car Championship in 1958, Jack Sears, known as the Jack Sears Trophy, of which Sears himself awarded to the top S2000 finisher of the year – Lea Wood – at the final round at Brands Hatch based on the number of S2000 wins (known as 'cups') over the season.[2]

Season report edit

Round One (Races 1, 2 & 3) – Brands Hatch Indy

Qualifying for the first race of 2013 started in sunny and cold conditions. The low track temperature caused a few early warm up incidents with several cars sliding off the track culminating in a red flag, after two minutes, for a collision between the spun Colin Turkington and Jack Goff. As the session restarted and drivers began to get heat into the tyres, the times started to tumble with Andrew Jordan setting the fastest time which would become the first pole position of the season after deteriorating track conditions due to a snow shower prevented drivers from improving their times.[3]

The opening race of the season saw a race long battle between Jason Plato and Andrew Jordan which culminated in Jordan making a last lap dive up the inside of Plato on the final corner. Both Plato and Jordan went off into the gravel, however both drivers were able to recover with Plato winning from Jordan and the fast starting Rob Austin rounding off the podium. Elsewhere the championship campaign got off to a bad start for the Honda pair, after both Matt Neal and Gordon Shedden had to make unscheduled pit stops, finishing out of the points. Race two was also won by Jason Plato, with Andrew Jordan repeating his race 1 second place and Jordan's Pirtek Racing teammate Jeff Smith rounding off the podium. Shedden had originally finished the race third, however post race scrutineers found that he was running below the minimum ride height.[4] Race three began with a big crash for Rob Austin on lap two after Dave Newsham spun coming down Paddock Hill Bend, tagging the back of Austin's Audi and sending him spinning into the barrier. After a safety car period, Matt Neal took the lead and went on to win the race from his teammate Shedden who had to race through from the back of the grid.[5]

In the Jack Sears Trophy, Liam Griffin took two wins with James Kaye taking the other.[6]

Round Two (Races 4, 5 & 6) – Donington Park

Qualifying was between two drivers, Gordon Shedden and Frank Wrathall with both drivers swapping fastest lap times in the last minutes of the session. Shedden though was able to beat Wrathall's fastest time as the session came to a close to claim his first pole position since Oulton Park in 2011.[7]

The day's first race was a lights to flag victory for Shedden who was pushed all the way however by Andrew Jordan who finished second. Third was Matt Neal, making it a Honda Civic lock-out of the podium. Race two of the day had two very special milestones for two drivers. Jason Plato celebrated his 400th race in the BTCC,[8] whilst Matt Neal celebrated his 500th race.[9] Both Plato and Neal ran the numbers 400 and 500 respectively in this race, which was won by Andrew Jordan, from Plato and Shedden. The reverse grid of race three allowed front row starter Colin Turkington take his first win since Snetterton in 2009 and the maiden win for the new eBay Motors BMW 125i. Shedden and Neal finished second and third respectively whilst Plato struggled with the softer tyre, finishing down in eighth.[10]

In the Jack Sears Trophy, James Kaye took his second cup of the season, whilst Joe Girling and Lea Wood both took their first cup.[11]

Round Three (Races 7, 8 & 9) – Thruxton

Andrew Jordan secured his second pole position of the year at the track where he also claimed pole 12 months ago, whilst Gordon Shedden and Matt Neal made it a Honda lock-out of the first three grid slots.[12]

Race seven of the season took place in hot and sunny conditions. There was an opening lap mishap for Shedden, when he made contact with Jason Plato at the complex, sending him slamming into the barrier. Despite this, Shedden was able to continue and finished the race at the back of the field. Pole sitter Andrew Jordan lead from the start and looked good for the win. However, with half a lap to go, his front left tyre suffered a puncture sending him off into the grass and having to limp home to finish 11th. This promoted Matt Neal to the lead and gave him his second win of the season. Plato finished second with a hard charging Tom Onslow-Cole finishing third in his Volkswagen CC. Race two was also won by Matt Neal after leading from the start. Onslow-Cole improved to second place, achieving PPCGB.com/Kraftwerk Racing's best result to date. Shedden and Jordan both recovered from starting down the field to finish third and fourth respectively with Plato in fifth. The final race of the day had more tyre troubles for the race leader. With two laps to go, Jason Plato's MG6 GT suffered a puncture which would see him drop to the back of the field. This allowed Shedden to take his first win of the day ahead of Matt Neal and Andrew Jordan. This meant that Matt Neal left Thruxton the championship leader, with Andrew Jordan and Jason Plato in second and third ahead of defending champion Gordan Shedden in fourth.[13]

In the Jack Sears Trophy, Lea Wood took two class wins to add to his Donington win with Liam Griffin taking a class win, extending his tally to three cups.

Round Four (Races 10, 11 & 12) – Oulton Park

In the buildup to round four, AmD Tuning.com announced that Aaron Mason would make his BTCC debut, replacing James Kaye who had a business commitment.[14] Qualifying for race ten of the season saw the MG KX Momentum Racing team secure a front row lock-out with team leader Jason Plato starting on pole from rookie teammate Sam Tordoff.[15]

After such a strong qualifying, in came as no surprise that the MG pair we able to convert their front row lock-out into a one-two lights to flag victory for Plato, with Tordoff second in race ten. During the second race of the day, Plato was able to once again win with another lights to flag run, this time ahead of Gordon Shedden and Colin Turkington respectively. However, Tordoff was unable to replicate his first race form. After choosing the soft tyre, he quickly lost grip and stated dropping down the order to finish outside the points, after contact with Mat Jackson. The final race of the day saw action from the very start. The first half of the race saw a fight for the lead between Rob Austin and Jeff Smith, with Austin taking an early lead until lap 8 when Smith passed him after some contact. However, problems for the title contenders began on lap 4 with Plato retiring in the pits with an engine fire and a lap later, Shedden's hopes of a strong finish were dashed after his Honda Yuasa Racing Team Civic suffered a puncture. Smith looked like he could take his first win until on lap 12, he lost it under braking at Knickerbrook, spinning the car round. This allowed his Pirtek Racing teammate, Andrew Jordan, to take his second win of the season, narrowly beating home eBay Motors Colin Turkington.

In the Jack Sears Trophy, Lea Wood took another two class wins with Liam Griffin again taking a class win, extending his tally to four cups, one behind leader Wood on five.

Round Five (Races 13, 14 & 15) – Croft

In the buildup to Croft, Addison Lee Racing announced two driver changes. Jake Hill replaced Liam Griffin for this round, who had business commitments,[16] and he was joined by Michael Caine in a brand new NGTC Ford Focus. Colin Turkington took his first pole position since his last back in 2009 at the same venue and the first pole for the new BMW 125i M Sport. He narrowly beat Jason Plato in a red flag affected session caused by the returning Joe Girling, who crashed at the chicane.[17]

The first race of the day saw Turkington convert his pole into a dominant lights to flag victory ahead of the Honda pairing of Matt Neal and Gordon Shedden respectively. Rain fell during the buildup to the day's second race, leading to a mix of tyre strategies on the grid. At the start, the MG KX Momentum Racing, running on wet tyres, took a large lead from the slick shod cars around them. However, it soon became apparent that the track was not getting wetter, but was starting to dry and as the cars running slicks gained heat and confidence in the tyres, they soon caught and passed Plato and Sam Tordoff who slowly dropped down to finish outside the points. At the front, it was Turkington who once again mastered the tricky conditions to win the race from Shedden in second and Tom Onslow-Cole in an impressive third for PPCGB.com/Kraftwerk Racing. The weather would again affect the final race of the day. However, this time, there was no doubt which tyres you needed to be on, after heavy rain began to fall. Matt Neal won the race after taking the lead from Nick Foster on lap three, however it was not plain sailing. On the final lap, Neal ran wide at two corners, allowing the hat-trick searching Colin Turkington to close right up onto the back bumper of Neal's Honda Civic leaving Neal a winning margin of only 0.6 seconds over Turkington. Andrew Jordan rounded out the podium in third with Shedden a distant fourth. Plato and Tordoff recovered from the poor tyre choice in race two to finish sixth and seventh respectively.[18]

In the Jack Sears Trophy, debutant Jake Hill scored a class win in his maiden outing. David Nye's hard work this year was rewarded by a win in race two and Lea Wood extended his cup lead with victory in the final race of the day.[19]

Round Six (Races 16, 17 & 18) – Snetterton

During the summer break, there were several team changes announced for Snetterton. James Kaye and Warren Scott remained with their respective teams, but changed cars. Kaye swapped his Volkswagen Golf for a Super 2000 Honda Civic.[20] Scott, traded in his S2000 SEAT León for a Next Generation Touring Car Volkswagen CC.[21] Andy Neate finally made his season debut with his home run NGTC Chevrolet Cruze.[22] after several aborted debuts during the season.[23][24] American Robb Holland also returned, at the circuit he made his BTCC debut in 2012, with RCIB Insurance Racing.[25]

Sam Tordoff took his first pole position in the British Touring Car Championship with Jason Plato second making it a MG KX Momentum Racing front–row lock-out.[26]

Tordoff converted his first pole position into his first race victory in the first race of the day, leading home teammate Plato. Andrew Jordan took a controversial win in race two when he made contact with then race leader Colin Turkington to take the lead. Matt Neal finished second behind his nearest championship rival while Aron Smith claimed the first podium of the season for Airwaves Racing. Plato had led early on before he retired with fuel pump problems.[27] Gordon Shedden won race three in equally controversial circumstances, Turkington had again found himself leading the race when he was tapped into a spin by Shedden. Plato had a dramatic end to his weekend when he spun off on the approach to Hamilton, clipping the barrier and barrel rolling his MG. Jordan and Shedden later had points added to their licences for their moves on Turkington.[28]

In the Jack Sears Trophy, Lea Wood claimed victory in all three races to extend his lead in the trophy standings.

Round Seven (Races 19, 20 & 21) – Knockhill

RCIB Insurance Racing brought in Scottish Legends racer Kieran Gallagher to replace Jack Goff who was missing the Knockhill round for financial reason.[29] Paul O'Neill made his return to the championship in the car raced by Robb Holland at Snetterton.[30] Renault Clio Cup United Kingdom driver Mike Bushell made his championship with Team Club 44, replace team owner Andy Neate.[31] Finesse Motorsport entered the championship with a Super 2000 Chevrolet Cruze LT for series newcomer Aiden Moffat who at 16 years, 10 months and 28 days would become the youngest starter in the British Touring Car Championship, beating the record set by Tom Chilton in 2002.[32]

Rob Austin claimed his first British Touring Car Championship pole position, edging out eBay Motors' Colin Turkington. Andrew Jordan qualified third but took a six–place grid penalty for accumulating three reprimands during the season.[33]

Colin Turkington took victory in race one having passed Austin, who went on to finish third behind local hero Gordon Shedden, on the opening lap. Turkington took victory again in race two with Austin second ahead of Shedden. Jordan won from pole in race three to beat his championship rival Matt Neal who was second. Neal's teammate Shedden retired from the race when he was running fifth when his car caught fire due to an engine failure. Turkington was later excluded from race three when his car was found to have exceeded the maximum boost allowance.

In the Jack Sears Trophy, Liam Griffin took class wins in the first two races, he retired from the third race allowing Lea Wood to add to his tally of cups.[34]

Round Eight (Races 22, 23 & 24) – Rockingham

On the championship's return to England, Jack Goff returned to RCIB Insurance Racing with Howard Fuller returning to the team at the track where he made his championship debut in 2012.[35] Tom Onslow-Cole left Team HARD. to join Airwaves Racing,[36] his seat in the Volkswagen CC was taken by VW Cup racer Andy Wilmot.[37]

Jason Plato led an MG KX Momentum Racing 1–2 in qualifying with Knockhill pole–sitter Rob Austin in third.[38]

Plato had a slow start away from pole and Andrew Jordan made a good start from fourth to jump up into the lead at the first hairpin. Jeff Smith went off the track further around the opening lap while up ahead there was a collision when Will Bratt spun and collected Adam Morgan, there was then a separate collision between Daniel Welch, Tom Onslow-Cole and Andy Neate which saw Howard Fuller go off the track to avoid the stranded cars. When the race resumed after the safety car period on lap 7, Matt Neal spun on the restart to drop towards the back of the field and climbed back up to 14th but lost the championship lead to race winner Jordan. In race two Austin jumped ahead of Jordan and Mat Jackson at the start and led every lap to claim his first race win in the British Touring Car Championship. Jordan was struggling with the extra weight in the car following his race one victory, he dropped down the order and was running behind championship rival Neal until both Rob Collard and Neal went off at the first hairpin. Neal retired from the race and the title advantage returned to Jordan and Shedden who was running second. Jordan was drawn on pole position for the final race of the day, he held the lead at the start of the race as Turkington moved up into 7th place. The first lap saw Jack Goff slide and take out Collard while trying to avoid an also sliding Jeff Smith, bringing out the safety car. After the safety car restart Jordan held on to win the race, Neal climbed from the back of the grid to finish 7th.

In the Jack Sears Trophy, Lea Wood deprived David Nye of victory in race one on the final lap after starting from the pit lane. Wood claimed victory again in race two and race three to secure the Jack Sears Trophy for 2013.[39]

Round Nine (Races 25, 26 & 27) – Silverstone

Aiden Moffat returned to the championship having missed the previous round, he joined PPCGB.com/Kraftwerk Racing to drive their Volkswagen CC for the final two rounds of the season.[40]

As was the case at Rockingham, qualifying saw Jason Plato lead an MG KX Momentum Racing 1–2 on the grid for race one.[41]

The MG drivers converted their front row lock-out into first and second in the race, Plato leading home Sam Tordoff. The race was interrupted by a safety car period early on after a collision at the end of the first lap between Andy Neate, Nick Foster and Will Bratt. Race two saw Plato claim his 80th BTCC victory in another safety car interrupted race, championship leader Andrew Jordan on soft tyres finished a close 2nd after starting 6th. Jordan briefly held the lead before Plato fought back and retook the place, Aron Smith meanwhile closed in on both of them to finish third. Matt Neal was on pole for race three but he was quickly passed by Colin Turkington who started second. Turkington led until the race restarted after a one–lap safety car period to recover debris on the circuit when Gordon Shedden and Aron Smith got past. Turkington's race ended on lap 21 when he spun at Copse and broke the rear suspension on his BMW. Shedden claimed victory to ensure he stayed in contention to retain his title.

In the Jack Sears Trophy, provisional champion Lea Wood claimed victory in all three races; he was the only entrant in race three when Liam Griffin was unable to start.[42]

Teams and drivers edit

The entry list for the season was released on 21 March 2013.[43]

TeamCarEngineNo.DriversRounds
Constructor Entries
Honda Yuasa Racing TeamHonda CivicHonda/Neil Brown1 Gordon SheddenAll
2 Matt NealAll
MG KX Momentum RacingMG6 GTTOCA/Swindon88 Sam TordoffAll
99 Jason PlatoAll
Independent Entries
eBay MotorsBMW 125i M SportBMW/Neil Brown5 Rob CollardAll
18 Nick FosterAll
29 Colin TurkingtonAll
Addison Lee RacingFord Focus ST Mk.IIIFord/Mountune4 Michael Caine5
Airwaves Racing7 Mat JacksonAll
8 Árón SmithAll
6 Tom Onslow-Cole8–10
PPCGB.com/Kraftwerk RacingVolkswagen CCTOCA/Swindon1–7
16 Aiden Moffat9–10
21 Andy Wilmot8
RCIB Insurance RacingVauxhall InsigniaTOCA/Swindon20 James Cole1–5
22 Howard Fuller8–9
23 Kieran Gallagher7
31 Jack Goff1–6, 8–10
35 Robb Holland6
47 Tom Barley10
58 Paul O'Neill7
Exocet RacingAudi A4TOCA/Swindon9 Jake Hill10
WIX Racing13 Rob Austin4–10
Audi/Field Motorsport1–3
Rob Austin Racing14 Will Bratt1–4
TOCA/Swindon5–9
Welch Motorsport with Sopp + SoppProton PersonaTOCA/Swindon10 Daniel WelchAll
DynojetToyota AvensisToyota/XCtechR11 Frank Wrathall[44]All
Speedworks MotorsportToyota AvensisTOCA/Swindon17 Dave NewshamAll
48 Ollie JacksonAll
Ciceley RacingToyota AvensisTOCA/Swindon33 Adam MorganAll
Team BMR RestartVolkswagen CCTOCA/Swindon39 Warren Scott6–10
Team Club 44Chevrolet CruzeChevrolet/RML44 Andy Neate6, 8–9
45 Mike Bushell[31]7
Pirtek RacingHonda CivicHonda/Neil Brown55 Jeff Smith1–6, 8–9
77 Andrew JordanAll
Jack Sears Trophy Entries
Addison Lee RacingFord Focus ST Mk.IIFord/Mountune9 Jake Hill5
66 Liam Griffin1–4, 6–10
Welch Motorsport with Sopp + SoppFord Focus ST Mk.IIFord/Mountune12 David Nye1–8
AmD Tuning.comHonda CivicHonda/Neil Brown15 James Kaye6
Volkswagen GolfVolkswagen/Lehmann1–3, 5
40 Shaun Hollamby10
51 Aaron Mason4
Finesse MotorsportChevrolet Cruze LTChevrolet/Neil Brown16 Aiden Moffat7
M247 Racing90 Joe Girling1–3, 5
Team BMR RestartSEAT LeónSEAT/Ric Wood39 Warren Scott1–5
Wheel Heaven/Houseman RacingVauxhall VectraTOCA/Swindon43 Lea WoodAll

Driver changes edit

Colin Turkington, seen here in 2011, returned to the BTCC for the first time since winning the 2009 Drivers' Championship.
Changed teams
Entering/re-entering BTCC
Leaving BTCC

Team changes edit

Circuits for the 2013 season
  • BTC Racing were supposed to return to the BTCC for the first time since 2008 with a single NGTC Chevrolet Cruze, originally constructed for use in the 2012 season with RML before Chevrolet pulled their manufacturer support but acquired by BTC Racing in October 2012.[48] The team ultimately did not make an appearance during the 2013 season.
  • Team HARD. expanded to a four-car team in 2013 having acquired two NGTC Vauxhall Insignia VXR-R cars from Thorney Motorsport[56] and entering two NGTC spec Volkswagen CCs, with the ambition to run two more by the end of the season, but these did not appear.[57] with the Volkswagens competing under the PPCGB.com/Kraftwerk Racing label, while the Vauxhalls competed under the RCIB Insurance Racing banner.[58] The team sold their S2000 Honda Civic after deciding that it would be too difficult for the team to run a car in the Jack Sears Trophy alongside their NGTC cars.[59]
  • In January 2013, AmDTuning.com announced that they were building a NGTC-spec Vauxhall Astra that will debut mid-season, running alongside the Volkswagen Golf that the team have been running since 2010.[60] Also in addition to these cars the team intended to run a Super 2000 Ford Focus, but AMD had only been able to secure one entry for their S2000 Volkswagen Golf Mk5 for James Kaye.[43] Later in the season the team bought a Team Dynamics-prepared S2000 Honda Civic for Kaye, which was used at Snetterton.
  • Motorbase Performance announced they were selling their three Super 2000 cars to build two more NGTC Fords for a two car team in 2013, following the successful introduction of a NGTC Ford Focus ST at Snetterton for Mat Jackson in 2012.[61] On 6 March the team announced that they were going to receive title sponsorship from Airwaves, and on 8 March Motorbase Performance further announced that they would run a secondary team without title sponsorship from Airwaves for a Super 2000 Ford Focus for Liam Griffin and another NGTC Focus.[62]
  • Tech-Speed Motorsport returned to the BTCC, having missed the 2012 season, running a single S2000 Chevrolet Cruze chassis powered by an NGTC engine. The team had hoped to run at Silverstone and Brands Hatch toward the end of 2012, but did not feature. The car was driven by former Dunlop Production Touring Car Championship driver Joe Girling.[49] The team will run under the M247 Racing banner, after receiving title sponsorship from the internet provider M247. The team withdrew from the series after Croft and the car was raced by Aiden Moffat for the team's initial partner, Finesse Motorsport.
  • West Surrey Racing switched to 3 NGTC specification BMW 125i cars to replace their S2000 BMW 320sis that they ran since 2007.[63]
  • Team BMR Restart ran a SEAT León for Warren Scott in the Jack Sears Trophy, in the opening portion of the season. Scott raced a Team HARD.-prepared NGTC Volkswagen CC from Snetterton onwards.
  • Welch Motorsport expanded to a two car team, which ran the NGTC Proton Persona for Daniel Welch and a Super 2000 Ford Focus for David Nye in the Jack Sears Trophy.
  • Andy Neate campaigned in an NGTC Chevrolet Cruze under the Team Club 44 banner from Snetterton onwards after losing his seat at MG.

Race calendar edit

The provisional calendar was announced by the championship organisers on 29 August 2012, with no major changes from 2012.[64] All races were held in the United Kingdom.

RoundCircuitDate
1R1Brands Hatch
(Indy Circuit, Kent)
31 March
R2
R3
2R4Donington Park
(National Circuit, Leicestershire)
21 April
R5
R6
3R7Thruxton
(Hampshire)
5 May
R8
R9
4R10Oulton Park
(Island Circuit, Cheshire)
9 June
R11
R12
5R13Croft
(North Yorkshire)
23 June
R14
R15
6R16Snetterton
(300 Circuit, Norfolk)
4 August
R17
R18
7R19Knockhill
(Fife)
25 August
R20
R21
8R22Rockingham
(International Super Sports Car Circuit),
Northamptonshire)
15 September
R23
R24
9R25Silverstone
(National Circuit, Northamptonshire)
29 September
R26
R27
10R28Brands Hatch
(Grand Prix Circuit, Kent)
13 October
R29
R30

Results edit

RoundCircuitPole positionFastest lapWinning driverWinning teamWinning independentWinning S2000
1R1Brands Hatch Andrew Jordan Rob Austin Jason PlatoMG KX Momentum Racing Andrew Jordan James Kaye
R2 Jason Plato Jason PlatoMG KX Momentum Racing Andrew Jordan Liam Griffin
R3 Sam Tordoff Matt NealHonda Yuasa Racing Team Adam Morgan Liam Griffin
2R4Donington Park Gordon Shedden Adam Morgan Gordon SheddenHonda Yuasa Racing Team Andrew Jordan James Kaye
R5 Jeff Smith
Matt Neal
Andrew JordanPirtek Racing Andrew Jordan Lea Wood
R6 Andrew Jordan Colin TurkingtoneBay Motors Colin Turkington Joe Girling
3R7Thruxton Andrew Jordan Andrew Jordan Matt NealHonda Yuasa Racing Team Tom Onslow-Cole Liam Griffin
R8 Andrew Jordan Matt NealHonda Yuasa Racing Team Tom Onslow-Cole Lea Wood
R9 Gordon Shedden Gordon SheddenHonda Yuasa Racing Team Andrew Jordan Lea Wood
4R10Oulton Park Jason Plato Jason Plato Jason PlatoMG KX Momentum Racing Andrew Jordan Lea Wood
R11 Jason Plato Jason PlatoMG KX Momentum Racing Colin Turkington Lea Wood
R12 Gordon Shedden Andrew JordanPirtek Racing Andrew Jordan Liam Griffin
5R13Croft Colin Turkington Colin Turkington Colin TurkingtoneBay Motors Colin Turkington Jake Hill
R14 Gordon Shedden Colin TurkingtoneBay Motors Colin Turkington David Nye
R15 Sam Tordoff Matt NealHonda Yuasa Racing Team Colin Turkington Lea Wood
6R16Snetterton Sam Tordoff Sam Tordoff Sam TordoffMG KX Momentum Racing Colin Turkington Lea Wood
R17 Andrew Jordan Andrew JordanPirtek Racing Andrew Jordan Lea Wood
R18 Gordon Shedden Gordon SheddenHonda Yuasa Racing Team Mat Jackson Lea Wood
7R19Knockhill Rob Austin Colin Turkington Colin TurkingtoneBay Motors Colin Turkington Liam Griffin
R20 Colin Turkington Colin TurkingtoneBay Motors Colin Turkington Liam Griffin
R21 Andrew Jordan Andrew JordanPirtek Racing Andrew Jordan Lea Wood
8R22Rockingham Jason Plato Rob Austin Andrew JordanPirtek Racing Andrew Jordan Lea Wood
R23 Gordon Shedden Rob AustinWIX Racing Rob Austin Lea Wood
R24 Andrew Jordan Andrew JordanPirtek Racing Andrew Jordan Lea Wood
9R25Silverstone Jason Plato Jason Plato Jason PlatoMG KX Momentum Racing Colin Turkington Lea Wood
R26 Andrew Jordan Jason PlatoMG KX Momentum Racing Andrew Jordan Lea Wood
R27 Adam Morgan Gordon SheddenHonda Yuasa Racing Team Árón Smith Lea Wood
10R28Brands Hatch Jason Plato Jason Plato Jason PlatoMG KX Momentum Racing Tom Onslow-Cole Shaun Hollamby
R29 Jason Plato Jason PlatoMG KX Momentum Racing Mat Jackson Lea Wood
R30 Andrew Jordan Gordon SheddenHonda Yuasa Racing Team Jack Goff Lea Wood

Regulation changes edit

  • Unlike 2012, S2000 and NGTC cars will no longer have performance parity.[65]
  • The amount of change (i.e. increase/decrease) in the turbo boost pressure adjustment will be reduced from the current level.[65]
  • Adjustments will be applied to either individual drivers or teams – yet to be determined – but not per car type/chassis as in 2012.[65]
  • The frequency in which the adjustments are calculated is also to be finalised – currently it is a "rolling two-event" average.[65]
  • In all events except Thruxton, drivers will be required to use a new softer compound of Dunlop tyre in one of the three races of the day which will offer "superior performance to the standard compound tyre." However, they must nominate which race they will use them in prior to qualifying. They will have distinctive markings so that rivals, spectators and TV audiences can see who's using them,[66] similar to the marking used by Pirelli in Formula One.[citation needed]
  • Cars must now have a matching set of tyres. They are no longer permitted to have a mix of wet and slick tyres.[66]
  • In addition to the fines and licence points system in 2012, from 2013 if a driver receives three warnings; verbal or otherwise, they will be relegated six places on the grid on the third penalty.[67]

Championship standings edit

The 2012 season introduced a revised championship points system in which the top 15 cars will score championship points, this will continue in the 2013 season.

Points system
 1st  2nd  3rd  4th  5th  6th  7th  8th  9th  10th  11th  12th  13th  14th  15th Fastest lapLead a lap
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  • No driver may collect more than one "Lead a Lap" point per race no matter how many laps they lead.
  • Race 1 polesitter receives 1 point.

Drivers' Championship edit

(key)

PosDriverBHIDONTHROULCROSNEKNOROCSILBHGPPts
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3 Jason Plato1*1*54282522*1*1*Ret520*62Ret*Ret4755631*1*71*1*10380
4 Matt Neal2141*3431*1*2644241*92875214Ret73636Ret14356
5 Colin Turkington889891*611105321*1*246*6*1*1*DSQ63245Ret*Ret124347
6 Sam Tordoff453664478221772171*18598Ret165624143212286
7 Adam Morgan76455510812*973118Ret7545Ret9Ret11117Ret8887233
8 Mat Jackson20710*12139715772019RetRet1384212972449104933225
9 Árón Smith9Ret1111879105Ret14101412963310Ret151315138321055201
10 Dave NewshamRet9Ret97Ret81298614Ret95188Ret1110Ret87810861146176
11 Rob Austin3*RetRet14RetDNS1918Ret1385*1314111514123*2431*912Ret17RetRet18154
12 Tom Onslow-Cole14Ret16131063241511Ret10312129171313RetRet91215Ret134913152
13 Rob CollardRetRetRet15121213131510NC11961410Ret96437RetRet5Ret127148140
14 Jeff Smith537101110566*111018*12101013Ret1912101018DNSDNS132
15 Nick FosterNC101317161524161312158478*14121016148111214Ret1311Ret181698
16 Frank Wrathall6Ret87RetRet1519Ret231292013RetRet10111412Ret1013Ret14RetDNSRet102176
17 Jack Goff13RetNC181416129Ret16Ret1216NCRet11DNSRet914RetRet159126273
18 Daniel Welch111412NC151114Ret11149Ret1711Ret17Ret20Ret116RetDNSDNS1391013NC1972
19 Will Bratt12Ret14251914182217171361518RetNC16Ret20Ret10RetDNSRet2212Ret32
20 Ollie Jackson10RetDNS16NCRet1617Ret241615RetDNSRet16111315151115161519RetRetRet131132
21 James ColeRet13Ret22181717141418171319Ret1511
22 Michael Caine8RetDNS8
23 Jake Hill1817Ret1411158
24 Lea Wood16RetDSQ2417Ret2120161918Ret2216161913151919122019162016201816228
25 Liam Griffin17111520RetRet20RetRet201916RetRetRet1718RetRetRetDNSRetRetDNS19RetRet6
26 Howard Fuller1717Ret1711156
27 James Kaye1512DNS19RetRetRetRet19Ret19RetRet19DNS5
28 Kieran Gallagher2220133
29 Aiden Moffat21RetDNS2114191715173
30 David Nye18Ret1723RetDNS2221182222NC2115Ret20Ret18Ret21142121193
31 Robb Holland2115143
32 Warren Scott2215Ret26Ret19RetRet21RetDNSRetDNSDNSDNSRetDNSDNSDNS16Ret19181716Ret16RetRetRet1
33 Shaun Hollamby1517231
34 Andy Neate221716RetDNSDNSRet17180
35 Tom Barley16Ret200
36 Mike Bushell1817Ret0
37 Joe GirlingDNSDNS1821Ret1823Ret20DNSDNSDNS0
38 Andy Wilmot1820180
39 Aaron Mason21RetDNS0
Paul O'NeillRetDNSRet0
PosDriverBHIDONTHROULCROSNEKNOROCSILBHGPPts
  • Note: bold signifies pole position (1 point given in first race only, and race 2 and 3 poles are based on race results), italics signifies fastest lap (1 point given all races) and * signifies at least one lap in the lead (1 point given all races).

Manufacturers'/Constructors' Championship edit

PosManufacturer/ConstructorBHIDONTHROULCROSNEKNOROCSILBHGPPts
1Honda / Team Dynamics1941132111324221321232425361271939
21DSQ23432532641734497875Ret14Ret711736Ret14
2MG / Triple Eight Race Engineering113424258117520611854755531171110895
4556684722221Ret72172RetRet98Ret166624143212
PosManufacturer/ConstructorBHIDONTHROULCROSNEKNOROCSILBHGPPts

Teams' Championship edit

PosTeamBHIDONTHROULCROSNEKNOROCSILBHGPPts
1Honda Yuasa Racing Team2141343112324221321232425361271721
19DSQ21322531641734497875Ret14Ret711736Ret14
2MG KX Momentum Racing1154282522117520611854755531171110642
453664478221Ret72172RetRet98Ret166624143212
3eBay Motors8898916111053211246611363245117124531
NC101315121213131310158468101299487121351312Ret148
4Pirtek Racing226211311434516535178611816255Ret9511
53710111056611101812101013Ret1912101018DNSDNS
5Airwaves Racing9Ret111187910571410141296321097244832433442
20710121397157Ret2019RetRet1384312Ret15139129104955
6Ciceley Racing76455510812973118Ret7545Ret9Ret11117Ret8887232
7Speedworks MotorsportRet9Ret97Ret81298614Ret951681311101187810861146219
10RetDNS16NCRet1617Ret241615RetDNSRet1811Ret1515Ret15161519RetRetRet1311
8WIX Racing3RetRet14RetDNS1918Ret138513141115141232431912Ret17RetRet18150
9PPCGB.com/Kraftwerk Racing14Ret16131063241511Ret10312129171313Ret182018211419171517121
10RCIB Insurance Racing13RetNC181416129Ret16171216NC15111514222013914Ret171191262106
Ret13Ret22181717141418Ret1319RetRet21DNSRetRetDNSRet1717RetRet151516Ret20
11Dynojet6Ret87RetRet1519Ret231292013RetRet10111412Ret1013Ret14RetDNSRet102179
12Welch Motorsport with Sopp + Sopp111412NC151114Ret11149NC1711Ret17Ret18Ret1162121191391013NC1979
18Ret1723RetDNS2221182222Ret2115Ret20Ret20Ret2114RetDNSDNS
13Rob Austin Racing12Ret14251914182217171361518RetNC16Ret20Ret10RetDNSRet2212Ret25
14Addison Lee Motorbase18111520RetRet20RetRet201916817RetRetRetRet1718RetRetRetDNSRetRetDNS19RetRet15
18RetDNS
15Wheel Heaven/Houseman Racing16RetDSQ2417Ret2120161918Ret22161619131519191220191620162018162214
16Exocet Racing14111511
17Team BMR Restart2215Ret26Ret19RetRet21RetDNSRetDNSDNSDNSRetDNSDNSDNS16Ret19181716Ret16RetRetRet4
18AmD Tuning.com1512DNS19RetRetRetRet1921RetDNSRet19RetRet19DNS1517232
19Team Club 442217161817RetRetDNSDNSRet17181
20M247 RacingDNSDNS1821Ret1823Ret20DNSDNSDNS0
21Finesse Motorsport21RetDNS0
PosTeamBHIDONTHROULCROSNEKNOROCSILBHGPPts

Independents' Trophy edit

PosDriverBHIDONTHROULCROSNEKNOROCSILBHGPPts
1 Andrew Jordan226211311434516535178611816255Ret9471
2 Colin Turkington8898916111053211246611DSQ63245RetRet124411
3 Adam Morgan76455510812973118Ret7545Ret9Ret11117Ret8887324
4 Mat Jackson2071012139715772019RetRet1384212972449104933308
5 Árón Smith9Ret1111879105Ret14101412963310Ret151315148321055288
6 Dave NewshamRet9Ret97Ret81298614Ret95188Ret1110Ret87810861146260
7 Tom Onslow-Cole12Ret16131063241511Ret10312129171313RetRet91215Ret134913243
8 Rob CollardRetRetRet15121213131510NC11961410Ret96437RetRet5Ret127148214
9 Rob Austin3RetRet14RetDNS1918Ret138513141115141232431912Ret17RetRet18200
10 Jeff Smith53710111056611101812101013Ret1912101018DNSDNS200
11 Nick FosterNC10131716152416131215847814121016148111212Ret1311Ret1816182
12 Daniel Welch111412NC151114Ret11149Ret1711Ret17Ret20Ret116RetDNSDNS1391013NC19133
13 Jack Goff13RetNC181416129Ret16Ret1216NCRet11DNSRet914RetRet1591262128
14 Frank Wrathall6Ret87RetRet1519Ret231292013RetRet10111412Ret1013Ret14RetDNSRet1021126
15 Ollie Jackson10RetDNS16NCRet1617Ret241615RetDNSRet16111315151115161519RetRetRet131184
16 Will Bratt12Ret14251914182217171361518RetNC16Ret20Ret10RetDNSRet2212Ret65
17 Lea Wood16RetDSQ2417Ret2120161918Ret22161619131519191220191620162018162247
18 James ColeRet13Ret22181717141418171319Ret1539
19 Jake Hill1817Ret14111522
20 Howard Fuller1717Ret17111522
21 Warren Scott2215Ret26Ret19RetRet21RetDNSRetDNSDNSDNSRetDNSDNSDNS16Ret19181716Ret16RetRetRet22
22 Liam Griffin1781120RetRet20RetRet201916RetRetRet1718RetRetRetDNSRetRetDNS19RetRet22
23 Aiden Moffat21RetDNS21141917151717
24 Michael Caine8RetDNS13
25 David Nye18Ret1723RetDNS2221182222NC2115Ret20Ret18Ret211421211913
26 James Kaye1512DNS19RetRetRetRet19Ret19RetRet19DNS11
27 Andy Neate221716RetDNSDNSRet17189
28 Robb Holland2115148
29 Shaun Hollamby1517237
30 Kieran Gallagher2220135
31 Mike Bushell1817Ret5
32 Andy Wilmot1820184
33 Joe GirlingDNSDNS1821Ret1823Ret20DNSDNSDNS4
34 Aaron Mason21RetDNS0
Paul O'NeillRetDNSRet0
PosDriverBHIDONTHROULCROSNEKNOROCSILBHGPPts

Independents Teams' Trophy edit

PosTeamBHIDONTHROULCROSNEKNOROCSILBHGPPts
1Pirtek Racing22621105434516535178611816255Ret9498
2eBay Motors8898916111053211246611363245117124466
3Airwaves Racing97101187710571410141296321097244832433413
4Ciceley Racing76455510812973118Ret7545Ret9Ret11117Ret8887353
5Speedworks Motorsport109Ret97Ret81298614Ret951681311101187810861146314
6WIX Racing3RetRet14RetDNS1918Ret138513141115141232431912Ret17RetRet18266
7PPCGB.com/Kraftwerk Racing14Ret16131063241511Ret10312129171313Ret182018211419171517262
8RCIB Insurance Racing1313NC1814161291416171216NC15111514222013914Ret171191262231
9Welch Motorsport with Sopp + Sopp111412231511142111149NC1711Ret17Ret18Ret1162121191391013NC19198
10Dynojet6Ret87RetRet1519Ret231292013RetRet10111412Ret1013Ret14RetDNSRet1021171
11Wheel Heaven/Houseman Racing16RetDSQ2417Ret2120161918Ret221616191315191912201916201620181622147
12Addison Lee Motorbase17111520RetRet20RetRet201916817RetRetRetRet1718RetRetRetDNSRetRetDNS19RetRet80
13Rob Austin Racing12Ret14251914182217171361518RetNC16Ret20Ret10RetDNSRet2212Ret66
14Team BMR Restart2215Ret26Ret19RetRet21RetDNSRetDNSDNSDNSRetDNSDNSDNS16Ret19181716Ret16RetRetRet62
15AmD Tuning.com1512DNS19RetRetRetRet1921RetDNSRet19RetRet19DNS15172340
16Team Club 442217161817RetRetDNSDNSRet171839
17Exocet Racing14111527
18M247 RacingDNSDNS1821Ret1823Ret20DNSDNSDNS24
19Finesse Motorsport21RetDNS3
PosTeamBHIDONTHROULCROSNEKNOROCSILBHGPPts

Jack Sears Trophy edit

PosDriverBHIDONTHROULCROSNEKNOROCSILBHGPCups
1 Lea Wood16RetDSQ2417Ret2120161918Ret22161619131519191220191620162018162218
2 Liam Griffin17111520RetRet20RetRet201916RetRetRet1718RetRetRetDNSRetRetDNS19RetRet6
3 James Kaye1512DNS19RetRetRetRet19Ret19RetRet19DNS2
4 David Nye18Ret1723RetDNS2221182222NC2115Ret20Ret18Ret21142121191
Joe GirlingDNSDNS1821Ret1823Ret20DNSDNSDNS1
Jake Hill1817Ret1
Shaun Hollamby1517231
8 Warren Scott2215Ret26Ret19RetRet21RetDNSRetDNSDNSDNS0
Aaron Mason21RetDNS0
Aiden Moffat21RetDNS0
PosDriverBHIDONTHROULCROSNEKNOROCSILBHGPCups

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