2015 British Touring Car Championship

Team Car Engine No. Drivers Rounds Constructor Entries Team JCT600 with GardX[3][4][5] BMW 125i M Sport BMW/Neil Brown 6 Rob Collard[6] All 7 Sam Tordoff[7] All Team IHG Rewards Club[3] 8 Nick Foster[8] 8 111 Andy Priaulx[9] 1–7, 9–10 Infiniti Support Our Paras Racing[10] Infiniti Q50[11] TOCA/Swindon 22 Derek Palmer Jr.[10] 1–3 84 Richard Hawken[10] 2 85 Martin Donnelly[12] 3 Honda Yuasa Racing[13] Honda Civic Type R[14] Honda/Neil Brown 25 Matt Neal[13] All 52 Gordon Shedden[13] All MG Triple Eight Racing[15] MG6 GT TOCA/Swindon 31 Jack Goff[16] All 77 Andrew Jordan[17] All Independent Entries Team BMR[18] Team BMR RCIB Insurance[N 1] Volkswagen CC TOCA/Swindon 1 Colin Turkington[19] All 9 Alain Menu[20] 10 39 Warren Scott[21] 1–9 40 Árón Smith[18] All 99 Jason Plato[19] All Motorbase Performance[22][23] Ford Focus ST Ford/Mountune 4 Mat Jackson[23] 6–10 44 James Cole[23] 6–10 Handy Motorsport[24] Toyota Avensis TOCA/Swindon 11 Simon Belcher[24] 1–5, 9–10 67 Robb Holland[25] 6–8 Speedworks Motorsport[26] 80 Tom Ingram[27] All Welch Motorsport[28] Proton Persona Proton/Welch[29] 12 Andy Wilmot[28] 1–5 13 Daniel Welch[29] 2–5, 7–10 Dextra Racing[23][30] Ford Focus ST Ford/Mountune 14 Alex Martin[30] 1–2, 4–5, 7–10 114 Barry Horne[31] 6 Laser Tools Racing[32][33] Mercedes-Benz A-Class TOCA/Swindon 16 Aiden Moffat[32] All WIX Racing[32] 33 Adam Morgan[32] All Power Maxed Racing[34] Chevrolet Cruze 4dr TOCA/Swindon 17 Dave Newsham[35] All 66 Josh Cook[36][37] All AmD Tuning[38] Ford Focus ST Ford/Mountune 21 Mike Bushell[38] All Audi S3 Saloon TOCA/Swindon 28 Nicolas Hamilton[39] 5–6, 8–9 29 Jake Hill[40] 10 Support Our Paras Racing[41] Infiniti Q50[11] TOCA/Swindon 22 Derek Palmer Jr.[41] 4–10 71 Max Coates[42] 5 RCIB Insurance Racing[43] Toyota Avensis Toyota/XCtechR 23 Kieran Gallagher[43] 1–7 TOCA/Swindon[44] 8 34 Tony Gilham[45] 9–10 Eurotech Racing[46] Honda Civic TOCA/Swindon[47] 30 Martin Depper[48] All 55 Jeff Smith[49] All Exocet AlcoSense Racing[50] Audi A4 TOCA/Swindon 54 Hunter Abbott[51] All 101 Rob Austin[50] All Houseman Racing[52] Toyota Avensis TOCA/Swindon 95 Stewart Lines[53] All

Key Eligible for the Jack Sears Trophy for best rookie of the season Guest driver ineligible for any championship points

Driver changes edit

Changed teams

• Sam Tordoff, moved from MG/Triple Eight to West Surrey Racing.
• Andrew Jordan, moved to the works MG/Triple Eight team from his family run Eurotech Racing.^[17]
• Colin Turkington and Jason Plato, both moved to Team BMR from West Surrey Racing and MG/Triple Eight respectively.^[19]
• Dave Newsham, moved from AmD Tuning to Power Maxed Racing.^[35]
• Jack Goff, moved from Team BMR to Triple Eight Racing.^[16]
• James Cole, moved from United Autosports to Motorbase Performance.^[23]

Entering/re-entering BTCC

• Mike Bushell, who raced in the Knockhill round in 2013, will compete in his first full season with AmD Tuning.
• Richard Hawken and Derek Palmer Jr., who competed in the HSCC Super Touring Car Championship for historic touring cars in 2014, will enter the championship with Support Our Paras Racing.^[10]
• Jeff Smith will return to the BTCC with Eurotech Racing, having last raced for them in 2013.^[49]
• Andy Wilmot will return with Welch Motorsport, having last raced at Rockingham in 2013 for Tony Gilham Racing.^[28]
• Triple WTCC champion Andy Priaulx will return with West Surrey Racing, having last raced in the series in 2002.^[9]
• Alex Martin, who competed in the Ferrari Challenge in 2014, will enter the championship with Team Parker Racing under the Dextra Racing banner.^[30]
• Kieran Gallagher will return with Team HARD, having last raced with the team at Knockhill in 2013.^[43]
• Josh Cook, who was runner-up in the 2014 Renault Clio Cup United Kingdom season, will make his BTCC debut with Power Maxed Racing under the #RacingforHeroes banner.^[37]
• Ex-motocross rider Stewart Lines will make his BTCC debut with Houseman Racing, having previously raced in the Mini Challenge, Volkswagen Cup and the SEAT Cupra Championship.^[53]
• Nicolas Hamilton, half-brother to Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton and sometime ETCC competitor, will enter the championship with AmD Tuning.^[39] However his entry is considered as guest entry and therefore he won't be eligible for points.

Leaving BTCC

• Ollie Jackson and Nick Foster announced that they would not be returning to the BTCC in 2015.^[54][55] Foster made one-off appearance at Rockingham for Team IHG Rewards Club as replacement for Andy Priaulx, who was unable to participate due to duties in the European Le Mans Series.
• Lea Wood stepped down from his driving duties, to take a management role in his team, Houseman Racing.^[52]
• Chris Stockton stepped down from being team owner and driver of BTC Racing, selling the team to Automotive Brands.^[34]
• Marc Hynes left the championship to concentrate on the revived Manor F1 Team.^[56]
• Alain Menu, Fabrizio Giovanardi and Jack Clarke were unable to find a seat after losing their seats at Team BMR and Motorbase Performance respectively. Menu later returned, replacing the injured Warren Scott for the Brands Hatch season finale.
• Glynn Geddie and Luke Hines left the series after United Autosports left the championship.
• Robb Holland left the championship, having sold his car to AmD Tuning. He later returned to BTCC with Handy Motorsport filling in for Simon Belcher.

Team changes edit

• Infiniti entered the championship, offering factory support and the Infiniti Q50 as a base model.^[11] The cars are being run by Pro Motorsport under the banner of "Support Our Paras Racing".^[10] The team lost the Infiniti sponsorship and its manufacturer status following the 3rd round.^[41] The team was scaled down to a single entry from the Snetterton round onwards.
• Aiden Moffat Racing switched from a Chevrolet Cruze to a Mercedes-Benz A-Class, built by Ciceley Racing.^[32]
• After initially announcing a return in 2015, BTC Racing was sold to title sponsor Automotive Brands in February. The team switched to a saloon version of the Chevrolet Cruze for 2015, having bought Aiden Moffat's 2014 car.^[34]
• Team HARD re-entered the series having bought a single Toyota Avensis, previously owned by United Autosports.^[43]
• United Autosports left the series after only a single year of participation having sold their licences to Team HARD and Power Maxed Racing respectively.^[43][57]
• Motorbase Performance withdrew from the first half of the season, but rejoined the series from the Snetterton round onwards.^[23]
• Team Dynamics switched from the Honda Civic Tourer to the Honda Civic Type R.^[14]

Organisers outlined a series of rule changes for the 2015 season in October 2014:^[58]

• The amount of success ballast is now implemented to the top ten drivers on the grid and the championship heading into a weekend instead of five. With more drivers now carrying ballast, the weight has been increased with the maximum being 30 kg (66 lb) heavier than in previous years. The maximum success ballast is 75 kg (165 lb) for the championship leader, down to 9 kg (20 lb) for tenth place. Rear-wheel drive (RWD) cars carry their success ballast as far forward in the cabin as possible, in order to better equalise the front to rear weight balance between both drivetrain formats.
• Cosworth and Xtrac independently analyse the start-line performances and in-gear acceleration of front and rear-wheel drive cars with a view to more equalising them through engine management programming.
• All engines have now been re-tested and re-validated by both TOCA and an independent specialist company – resulting in a boost level being set for each car and engine type for the season. As the larger amount of success ballast has a greater effect than before, the lap-time boost level adjustment can be dropped.
• Each car must still use the Dunlop soft tyre for one race at nine events – the Thruxton event does not apply as the soft tyre is not used at the venue – but each car must use them three times in race 1, three times in race 2 and three times in race 3 during the course of the season.
• The grid for race 2 at each event is set in the order of the fastest lap times achieved in race 1. If during race 1 a driver changes one or more tyres of the same type then any quicker lap time (if achieved) after that tyre change is discounted.
• The Jack Sears Trophy will be awarded to the top 'Rookie Driver' of the year.^[59]

The provisional calendar was announced by the championship organisers on 18 August 2014. After using the "International" circuit configuration in 2014, the Oulton Park round will revert to the "Island" layout.^[60]

Notes

• No driver may collect more than one point for leading a lap per race regardless of how many laps they lead.

Drivers' Championship edit

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Pos	Driver	BHI			DON			THR			OUL			CRO			SNE			KNO			ROC			SIL			BHGP			Pts
1	Gordon Shedden	6	1*	NC	2	14	3	1*	3	5	6	2	4	4	5	3*	14	Ret	24	5	1*	8	2	1*	8	3	4	5	6	19	4	348
2	Jason Plato	3	Ret*	16	1*	5	8	4	1*	7	1*	1*	5	27	2	5	3	4	2	23	7	6	27	7	1*	25	7	4	5	6	1*	344
3	Matt Neal	8	8	1*	17	2	1*	2	Ret	6	2	4	3*	5	11	9	6	Ret	11	6	8	1*	8	5	4	8	5	6	7	7	5	317
4	Colin Turkington	5	3	12	3	1*	11	7	5	4	25	8	6	7	3	4	1*	1*	7	10	Ret	15	7	8	3	5	8	1*	4	Ret	12	310
5	Andrew Jordan	7	5	19	4	4	2	6	7	2	4	3	2	6	14	Ret	4	7	5	8	4	7	6	12	9	2	19	12	19	11	8	274
6	Sam Tordoff	15	7	4	5	9	Ret	11	6	3	9	5	1*	2*	1*	6	11	5	4	4	NC	Ret	10	14	5	10	6	3	11	13	11	270
7	Adam Morgan	11	4	7	9	3	12	3	8	1*	11	6	17*	9	9	23	7	2	13	9	10	2*	9	4	18	12	11	8	3	3	6	267
8	Andy Priaulx	9*	2	8	12	10	NC	5	NC	13	3	15	Ret	1*	4	2	5	3	3	3	5	4				23	1*	21	8	9	10	247
9	Jack Goff	4	9	2	7	8	Ret	8	4	11	7	9	8	10	10	8	9	6	1*	11	14	12	4	9	19	27	2	NC	20	5	3	233
10	Rob Collard	1*	16	Ret	8	6	4*	13	2*	14	13	Ret	14	3	6	1*	Ret	NC	10	1*	2	Ret	18	28	DNS	7	9	2*	10	10	7	226
11	Árón Smith	2	12	3	DNS	12	6	21	11	8	5	7	7	12	16	12	2	Ret	12	25	DNS	17	3	11	6	6	3	24	2	8	9	209
12	Mat Jackson																12	8	6	2*	3*	9	1*	2	14	1*	24*	7	1*	1*	2	200
13	Tom Ingram	10	6	6	16	13	10	10	Ret	10	8	11	9	8	8	7	10	Ret	9	Ret	13	16	5	10	2*	9	12	11	25	2	Ret	173
14	Rob Austin	14	10	5*	10	18	Ret	14	9	17	15	13	Ret	13	7	Ret	25	9	8	7	6	5	19	6	7	11	NC	17	18	Ret	Ret	120
15	Josh Cook	13	14	Ret	13	7	7*	9	18	9	12	26	13	11	Ret	15	15	17	16	16	15	13	13	3	10	14	14	16	9	16	15	95
16	Dave Newsham	17	15	9	6	11	Ret	Ret	12	12	10	DNS	18	15	13	11	8	Ret	14	18	12	11	12	Ret	Ret	4	Ret	DNS	26	4	Ret	95
17	Aiden Moffat	12	13	Ret	18	16	5	15	10	16	17	12	11	17	18	13	DNS	DNS	DNS	22	9	3	Ret	13	Ret	20	13	10	14	24	13	77
18	Martin Depper	16	Ret	13	15	19	9	12	13	15	14	14	DNS	14	Ret	17	17	Ret	15	14	11	10	14	18	11	13	15	14	15	Ret	19	53
19	James Cole																21	11	Ret	17	17	20	11	17	15	17	10	9	12	12	18	32
20	Jeff Smith	19	23	14	14	15	13	17	20	Ret	19	10	10	26	24	14	26	18	18	12	Ret	14	25	15	Ret	16	16	Ret	24	14	16	31
21	Hunter Abbott	18	11	10	19	17	14	16	14	21	18	23	16	16	12	16	18	12	17	DNS	DNS	DNS	23	23	Ret	24	26	Ret	16	21	17	23
22	Warren Scott	22	Ret	Ret	11	Ret	15	18	NC	Ret	16	16	12	18	15	10	13	Ret	19	13	19	Ret	Ret	20	Ret	DNS	DNS	DNS				23
23	Mike Bushell	21	17	11	Ret	NC	Ret	DNS	DNS	DNS	24	22	Ret	Ret	19	DNS	16	10	20	15	Ret	18	15	21	Ret	15	17	13	13	17	14	19
24	Nick Foster																						16	16	12							4
25	Barry Horne																20	13	Ret													3
26	Robb Holland																19	14	Ret	19	16	19	17	22	Ret							2
27	Simon Belcher	20	19	15	Ret	21	16	DNS	DNS	DNS	23	21	21	20	21	18										26	22	19	23	23	24	1
28	Daniel Welch				Ret	Ret	DNS	DNS	DNS	DNS	20	17	15	23	20	21				21	18	22	21	19	Ret	18	18	Ret	Ret	Ret	DNS	1
29	Kieran Gallagher	24	22	20	21	20	18	24	15	18	DNS	25	22	DNS	DNS	DNS	23	Ret	Ret	Ret	DNS	DNS	Ret	DNS	Ret							1
30	Tony Gilham																									Ret	20	15	22	20	20	1
31	Alain Menu																												Ret	15	21	1
32	Alex Martin	23	18	Ret	20	23	19				21	18	NC	19	17	25				20	20	21	24	26	13	19	21	18	Ret	NC	22	0
33	Stewart Lines	25	21	17	24	22	17	19	16	Ret	Ret	19	20	24	26	24	24	Ret	21	24	Ret	23	22	27	16	22	27	20	Ret	22	Ret	0
34	Jake Hill																												17	18	Ret	0
35	Martin Donnelly							20	19	Ret																						0
36	Andy Wilmot	DNS	DNS	DNS	Ret	DNS	DNS	22	21	20	26	24	Ret	Ret	22	Ret																0
37	Max Coates													21	27	20																0
38	Richard Hawken				23	24	20																									0
39	Derek Palmer Jr.	Ret	20	18	22	DNS	DNS	23	17	19	22	20	19	22	23	19	22	15	23	Ret	21	Ret	26	25	Ret	21	23	23	21	Ret	23	-2
Guest drivers ineligible for points
-	Nicolas Hamilton													25	25	22	Ret	16	22				20	24	17	Ret	25	22				*
Pos	Driver	BHI			DON			THR			OUL			CRO			SNE			KNO			ROC			SIL			BHGP			Pts

Manufacturers'/Constructors' Championship edit

Teams' Championship edit

Independents' Trophy edit

Pos	Driver	BHI			DON			THR			OUL			CRO			SNE			KNO			ROC			SIL			BHGP			Pts
1	Colin Turkington	5	3	12	3	1	11	7	5	4	25	8	6	7	3	4	1	1	7	10	Ret	15	7	8	3	5	8	1	4	Ret	12	411
2	Jason Plato	3	Ret	16	1	5	8	4	1	7	1	1	5	27	2	5	3	4	2	23	7	8	27	7	1	25	7	4	5	6	1	403
3	Adam Morgan	11	4	7	9	3	12	3	8	1	11	6	17	9	9	23	7	2	13	9	10	2	9	4	18	12	11	8	3	3	6	386
4	Árón Smith	2	12	3	DNS	12	6	21	11	8	5	7	7	11	16	12	2	Ret	12	25	DNS	17	3	11	6	6	3	24	2	8	9	320
5	Tom Ingram	10	6	6	16	13	10	10	Ret	10	8	11	9	8	8	7	10	Ret	9	Ret	13	16	5	10	2	9	12	11	25	2	Ret	291
6	Rob Austin	14	10	5	10	18	Ret	14	9	17	15	13	Ret	13	7	Ret	25	9	8	7	6	5	19	6	7	11	Ret	17	18	Ret	Ret	242
7	Josh Cook	13	14	Ret	13	7	7	9	18	9	12	26	13	12	Ret	15	15	17	16	16	15	13	13	3	10	14	14	16	9	16	15	238
8	Mat Jackson																12	8	6	2	3	9	1	2	14	1	24	7	1	1	2	229
9	Aiden Moffat	12	13	Ret	18	16	5	15	10	16	17	12	11	17	18	13	DNS	DNS	DNS	22	9	3	Ret	13	Ret	20	13	10	14	24	13	197
10	Dave Newsham	17	15	9	6	11	Ret	Ret	12	12	10	DNS	18	15	13	11	8	Ret	14	18	12	11	12	Ret	Ret	4	Ret	DNS	26	4	Ret	194
11	Martin Depper	16	Ret	13	15	19	9	12	13	15	14	14	DNS	14	Ret	17	17	Ret	15	14	11	10	14	18	11	13	15	14	15	Ret	19	185
12	Jeff Smith	19	23	14	14	15	13	17	20	Ret	19	10	10	26	24	14	26	18	18	12	Ret	14	25	15	Ret	16	16	Ret	24	14	16	134
13	Hunter Abbott	18	11	10	19	17	14	16	14	21	18	23	16	16	12	16	18	12	17	DNS	DNS	DNS	23	23	Ret	24	25	Ret	16	21	17	125
14	Warren Scott	22	Ret	Ret	11	Ret	15	18	NC	Ret	16	16	12	18	15	10	13	Ret	19	13	19	Ret	Ret	20	Ret	DNS	DNS	DNS				95
15	Mike Bushell	21	17	11	Ret	NC	Ret	DNS	DNS	DNS	24	22	Ret	Ret	19	DNS	16	10	20	15	Ret	18	15	21	Ret	15	17	13	13	17	14	95
16	James Cole																21	11	Ret	17	17	20	11	17	15	17	10	9	12	12	18	94
17	Alex Martin	23	18	Ret	20	23	19				21	18	NC	19	17	25				17	20	21	24	26	13	19	21	18	Ret	NC	22	43
18	Daniel Welch				Ret	Ret	DNS	DNS	DNS	DNS	20	17	15	23	20	21				21	18	22	21	19	Ret	18	18	Ret	Ret	Ret	DNS	38
19	Stewart Lines	25	21	17	24	22	17	19	16	Ret	Ret	19	20	24	26	24	24	Ret	21	24	Ret	23	22	27	16	22	26	20	Ret	22	Ret	36
20	Simon Belcher	20	19	15	Ret	21	16	DNS	DNS	DNS	23	21	21	20	21	18										26	22	19	23	23	24	34
21	Robb Holland																19	14	Ret	19	16	19	17	22	Ret							26
22	Kieran Gallagher	24	22	20	21	20	18	24	15	18	DNS	25	22	DNS	DNS	DNS	23	Ret	Ret	Ret	DNS	DNS	Ret	DNS	Ret							23
23	Tony Gilham																									Ret	20	15	22	20	20	18
24	Derek Palmer Jr.										22	20	19	22	23	19	22	15	23	Ret	21	Ret	26	25	Ret	21	23	23	21	Ret	23	16
25	Barry Horne																20	13	Ret													9
26	Alain Menu																												Ret	15	21	9
27	Andy Wilmot	DNS	DNS	DNS	Ret	DNS	DNS	22	21	20	26	24	Ret	Ret	22	Ret																9
28	Jake Hill																												17	18	Ret	8
29	Max Coates													21	27	20																4
Pos	Driver	BHI			DON			THR			OUL			CRO			SNE			KNO			ROC			SIL			BHGP			Pts

Independent Teams' Trophy edit

Jack Sears Trophy edit

Pos	Driver	BHI			DON			THR			OUL			CRO			SNE			KNO			ROC			SIL			BHGP			Pts
1	Josh Cook	13	14	Ret	13	7	7	9	18	9	12	26	13	12	Ret	15	15	17	16	16	15	13	13	3	10	14	14	16	9	16	15	526
2	Mike Bushell	21	17	11	Ret	NC	Ret	DNS	DNS	DNS	24	22	Ret	Ret	19	DNS	16	10	20	15	Ret	18	15	21	Ret	15	17	13	13	17	14	330
3	Stewart Lines	25	21	17	24	22	17	19	16	Ret	Ret	19	20	24	26	24	24	Ret	21	24	Ret	23	22	27	16	22	26	20	Ret	22	Ret	324
4	Derek Palmer Jr.	Ret	20	18	22	DNS	DNS	23	17	19	22	20	19	22	23	19	22	15	23	Ret	21	Ret	26	25	Ret	21	23	23	21	Ret	23	319
5	Alex Martin	23	18	Ret	20	23	19				21	18	NC	19	17	25				20	20	21	24	26	13	19	21	18	Ret	NC	22	308
6	Kieran Gallagher	24	22	20	21	20	18	24	15	18	DNS	25	22	DNS	DNS	DNS	23	DNS	Ret	Ret	DNS	DNS	Ret	DNS	Ret							164
7	Andy Wilmot	DNS	DNS	DNS	Ret	DNS	DNS	22	21	20	26	24	Ret	Ret	22	Ret																62
8	Max Coates													21	27	20																40
9	Richard Hawken				23	24	20																									33
10	Barry Horne																20	13	Ret													32
11	Martin Donnelly							20	19	Ret																						26
Pos	Driver	BHI			DON			THR			OUL			CRO			SNE			KNO			ROC			SIL			BHGP			Pts

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