2016 British Touring Car Championship

Team	Car	Engine	No.	Drivers	Rounds
Constructor Entries
Silverline Subaru BMR Racing[2]	Subaru Levorg GT[2]	Subaru/Mountune[3]	4	Colin Turkington[2]	All
			20	James Cole[4]	All
			39	Warren Scott[3]	All
			99	Jason Plato[2]	All
Halfords Yuasa Racing[5][6]	Honda Civic Type R[5]	Honda/Neil Brown[5]	25	Matt Neal[5]	All
			52	Gordon Shedden[5]	All
			57	Andy Neate[7]	1
Team IHG Rewards Club[8]	BMW 125i M Sport[8]	BMW/Neil Brown[8]	31	Jack Goff[8]	All
Team JCT600 with GardX[9]			100	Rob Collard[9]	All
			600	Sam Tordoff[9]	All
MG Racing RCIB Insurance[10]	MG6 GT[10]	TOCA/Swindon[10]	66	Josh Cook[11]	All
			116	Ashley Sutton[11]	All
Independent Entries
Motorbase Performance[12]	Ford Focus ST[12]	Ford/Mountune[12]	7	Mat Jackson[13]	All
			77	Andrew Jordan[12]	All
Handy Motorsport[14]	Toyota Avensis[14][15]	TOCA/Swindon[14][15]	11	Rob Austin[14]	All
Speedworks Motorsport[16]			80	Tom Ingram[15]	All
	Honda Civic Type R[16]	TOCA/Swindon[16]	303	Matt Simpson[16]	All
RCIB Insurance Racing[17]	Toyota Avensis[18]	TOCA/Swindon[18]	12	Michael Epps[19]	All
			24	Jake Hill[17]	All
TLC Racing[18]			22	Chris Smiley[20]	1–5
			34	Tony Gilham	8–10
			88	Michael Caine[21]	6–7
Dextra Racing with Team Parker[22]	Ford Focus ST[22]	Ford/Mountune[23]	14	Alex Martin[22]	All
Laser Tools Racing[24]	Mercedes-Benz A-Class[24]	TOCA/Swindon[24]	16	Aiden Moffat[24]	All
WIX Racing[25]			33	Adam Morgan[25]	All
Goodestone Racing[26]	Proton Persona[26]	TOCA/Swindon[26]	17	Daniel Welch[26]	All
Eurotech Racing[27]	Honda Civic Type R[27]	TOCA/Swindon[27]	23	Daniel Lloyd[28]	3–5
			30	Martin Depper[29]	All
			55	Jeff Smith[29]	All
Team BKR[30]	Volkswagen CC[30]	TOCA/Swindon[30]	38	Mark Howard[30]	All
			40	Árón Smith[30]	All
AmD Tuning[31]	Audi S3 Saloon[31]	TOCA/Swindon[31]	48	Ollie Jackson[32]	All
Power Maxed Racing[33]	Chevrolet Cruze[33]	TOCA/Swindon[33]	54	Hunter Abbott[34]	All
			71	Dave Newsham[35]	7–8
			84	Kelvin Fletcher[36]	1–6, 9–10
Maximum Motorsport[37]	Ford Focus ST[37]	Ford/Mountune[38]	95	Stewart Lines[37]	All

Driver changes edit

Changed teams

• Andrew Jordan moved from MG Triple Eight Racing to Motorbase Performance.^[12]
• Stewart Lines moved from Houseman Racing to Maximum Motorsport.^[37]
• Jack Goff moved from MG Triple Eight Racing to Team IHG Rewards Club.^[8]
• Rob Austin moved from Exocet AlcoSense Racing to Handy Motosport.^[14]
• James Cole moved from Motorbase Performance to Team BMR.^[4]
• Hunter Abbott moved from Exocet AlcoSense Racing to Power Maxed Racing.^[34]
• Jake Hill moved from AmD Tuning to RCIB Insurance Racing.^[17]
• Josh Cook moved from Power Maxed Racing to MG Triple Eight Racing.^[11]
• Árón Smith moved from Team BMR to Team BKR.^[30]

Entering/re-entering BTCC

• Maximum Motorsport entered the series, having bought AmD Tuning's Ford Focus ST and the team's second TOCA BTCC Licence (TBL).^[37]
• Double European Hot Rod champion and twice Quaife Intermarque champion, Matt Simpson, made his debut in the BTCC with Speedworks Motorsport in a Team Dynamics-built Honda Civic Type R.^[16]
• 2013 MINI Challenge champion Chris Smiley, made his debut in the BTCC with RCIB Insurance Racing.^[20]
• Andy Neate returned to the series with Halfords Yuasa Racing, having last raced in 2013.^[7]
• 2015 Renault UK Clio Cup champion Ashley Sutton, made his debut in the BTCC with MG Triple Eight Racing.^[11]
• Ollie Jackson returned to the series with AmD Tuning, after a single season away, having last raced with the team in 2012.^[32]
• Former VW Racing Cup driver Michael Epps, made his debut in the BTCC with RCIB Insurance Racing.^[19]
• Renault UK Clio Cup Masters champion Mark Howard, made his debut with the also debuting Team BKR.^[30]
• Actor Kelvin Fletcher, made his debut in the BTCC with Power Maxed Racing.^[36]
• Former Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain driver Daniel Lloyd, made his return in the BTCC with Eurotech Racing after a one-off appearance at Croft in 2010, following the withdrawal of Andy Neate at Halfords Yuasa Racing.^[28][39]

Leaving BTCC

• Houseman Racing left the series, having sold their TBL, car and race equipment to Eurotech Racing.^[40]
• Mike Bushell left the series having been unable to secure a top drive, instead he opted to return to the Renault Clio Cup UK.^[41]
• Simon Belcher took a sabbatical year from the series, to focus on his team Handy Motorsport.^[42]
• Kieran Gallagher left the series, having intended to switch to the new-for-2016 B-TEC Development Series. However, in March 2016, the series was postponed until 2017.^[43][44]
• Dave Newsham left the series, having switched to the British Rallycross Championship.^[45]
• Support Our Paras Racing and Derek Palmer Jr. left the series after a single season in the championship.^[46]
• Alain Menu left the series, after replacing Warren Scott at Team BMR in the 2015 season finale.^[47]
• Nicolas Hamilton left the series, after joining Channel 4's Formula One presentation team.^[48]
• Andy Priaulx left the series, having joined Ford's FIA World Endurance Championship LMGTE-Pro program.^[49]

Team changes edit

• Eurotech Racing switched from a Honda Civic to a Honda Civic Type R.^[27] The team was set to expand to a three-car outfit, having bought Houseman Racing's TBL, car and race equipment. However, in March 2016, the team confirmed that they had postponed the expansion to 2017. However, after the withdrawal off Andy Neate at Halfords Yuasa Racing, the team received a third TBL on loan.^[28][40][50]
• Halfords Yuasa Racing and Speedworks Motorsport were both granted an additional TBL each on 4 November 2015 for the 2016 season.^[51]
• Team BMR switched from a Volkswagen CC to a Subaru Levorg Sports Tourer, having gained manufacturer support from Subaru.^[2]
• Handy Motorsport was set to expand to a two-car outfit, having gained an additional TBL from Exocet AlcoSense Racing. However, in February 2016, the team confirmed that the expansion had been put on hold for 2017 and instead the team will run a single car during the season.^[14][52]
• Team HARD expanded to a three-car outfit, having gained two additional TBL's following the withdrawal of Exocet AlcoSense Racing and Support Our Paras Racing from the championship.^[53][54]

The provisional calendar was announced by the championship organisers on 27 July 2015, with no major changes from previous seasons.^[55]

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	2	1*	Ret	11	4	2	Ret	4	Ret	4	4	23	15	13	22	2*	10	1*	9	9	4	1*	10*	2	23	8	1*	5	3	3	308
2	Sam Tordoff	16	9	2	9	8	3*	7	6	8	2	1*	2	13	8	2*	7	8	DNS	5	2*	2	10	1*	16	11	11	6	10	5	5	306
3	Mat Jackson	8	5	25	1*	2*	14	21	8	1*	16	10	13	8	6	Ret	3	1*	Ret	12	6	1*	2	4*	5	17	6	2	11	7	1*	292
4	Colin Turkington	Ret	20	12	10	Ret	18	WD	WD	WD	1*	2	7	1*	3*	7	1*	2	6	3	4	24	5	15	3	8	4	4	1*	1*	12	289
5	Rob Collard	6	16	6	6	1*	4	6	2	6	23	25	6	7	1*	4	16	4	2*	17	5	Ret	14	3	6	7	7	3*	12	10	9	278
6	Matt Neal	3	2	5	12	6	1*	Ret*	11	2	9	7	1*	12	10	11	8	3	10	8	1*	5	8	6	4	Ret	15	5	7	Ret	DNS	275
7	Jason Plato	21	13	16	17	20	16	WD	WD	WD	3	3	3	2	2*	10	5	6	4*	1*	3*	3	3	Ret	10	10	5	12	4	2	10	256
8	Andrew Jordan	11	4	4	14	12	10	3	1*	21	10	8	8	5	9	5	14	14	5	6	8	9	7	2	12	2	1*	8	Ret	13	11	255
9	Adam Morgan	9	8	1*	13	11	Ret	1*	3*	3	24	12	10	Ret	Ret	14	4	5	7	22	11	6	13	8	7	4	2	23	6	8	4	241
10	Tom Ingram	1*	Ret*	17	3	15	19	2	20	Ret	5	5	4	9	7	3	6	7	12	4	Ret	12	16	Ret	Ret	1*	3*	Ret	14	9	6	220
11	Jack Goff	10	7	3	4	5	6	8	5	18	12	9	Ret	4	4	9	11	Ret	13	2	7	10	12	Ret	Ret	12	13	11	13	20	13	193
12	Josh Cook	5	Ret	14	2	7	9	Ret	12	4	7	6	5	17	14	6	26	13	9	18	16	Ret	4	Ret	15	DSQ	17	7	3	4	7	175
13	Ashley Sutton	4	6	10	5	13	5	Ret	15	5	19	27	12	3	5	1*	25	Ret	14	11	Ret	Ret	6	5	19	DSQ	26	10	9	Ret	24	162
14	Aiden Moffat	12	11	9	16	9	7	22	16	22	32	Ret	20	Ret	17	Ret	23	11	8	13	10	8	11	9	9	9	9	9	8	6	2	138
15	Árón Smith	7	3	8	8	3	15	20	18	Ret	8	17	11	10	11	8	Ret	Ret	17	NC	Ret	18	15	7	1*	6	24	Ret	Ret	14	20	132
16	Rob Austin	Ret	14	11	18	10	8	14	10	7	15	Ret	16	11	12	12	13	9	3	10	12	7	20	14	Ret	3	Ret	Ret	2	Ret	14	129
17	Jake Hill	13	Ret	23	26	Ret	Ret	10	17	13	13	26	9	6	20	20	12	12	11	16	13	15	Ret	16	8	5	27	14	15	12	8	83
18	Jeff Smith	14	10	7	7	18	Ret	4	25	11	21	15	Ret	20	18	18	Ret	15	15	Ret	15	Ret	25	17	13	15	25	15	19	11	17	55
19	Hunter Abbott	Ret	15	13	15	14	12	15	Ret	Ret	11	11	19	Ret	19	Ret	15	Ret	Ret	20	22	Ret	26	NC	14	13	10	13	Ret	17	Ret	38
20	Daniel Lloyd							12	7	9	6	13	Ret	Ret	23	13																36
21	Martin Depper	19	22	24	Ret	17	11	5	Ret	12	14	14	15	18	28	16	Ret	Ret	16	14	Ret	16	Ret	Ret	21	Ret	18	Ret	17	18	15	28
22	Dave Newsham																			7	14	11	9	11	Ret							28
23	Dan Welch	15	12	20	Ret	Ret	24	9	9	Ret	20	24	17	Ret	Ret	17	17	Ret	DNS	21	20	14	Ret	Ret	Ret	21	14	25	22	27	Ret	23
24	Michael Epps	20	17	21	19	24	13	11	14	10	25	16	Ret	14	Ret	15	20	19	20	19	Ret	20	18	Ret	23	18	12	16	16	16	25	23
25	James Cole	25	19	18	Ret	DNS	DNS	WD	WD	WD	18	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	21	10	Ret	19	15	21	13	22	12	18	Ret	23	21	23	21	16	15
26	Ollie Jackson	Ret	23	22	21	Ret	Ret	17	21	14	26	20	25	19	15	26	19	Ret	Ret	23	Ret	19	17	13	11	14	16	17	18	15	Ret	14
27	Warren Scott	DNS	21	19	25	19	Ret	WD	WD	WD	17	18	24	16	26	Ret	9	16	Ret	Ret	Ret	25	19	NC	Ret	Ret	29	DNS	Ret	23	Ret	7
28	Alex Martin	Ret	24	27	20	16	22	16	19	15	30	19	14	21	25	25	Ret	20	Ret	27	18	21	23	19	17	NC	20	18	21	22	19	3
29	Matt Simpson	17	18	15	Ret	22	23	13	13	Ret	22	Ret	18	22	16	Ret	22	17	Ret	Ret	19	17	Ret	DNS	20	20	Ret	24	20	19	18	1
30	Chris Smiley	24	28	Ret	22	21	17	18	22	16	28	22	21	24	24	23																0
31	Stewart Lines	22	Ret	28	Ret	25	21	19	24	20	27	21	Ret	23	21	19	21	18	21	25	17	22	21	18	22	19	19	22	25	25	22	0
32	Kelvin Fletcher	Ret	25	Ret	24	Ret	20	Ret	23	17	29	23	22	Ret	22	Ret	Ret	Ret	18							22	22	26	24	24	21	0
33	Michael Caine																18	Ret	DNS	24	DNS	DNS										0
34	Andy Neate	18	26	26																												0
35	Tony Gilham																						24	Ret	Ret	NC	21	20	Ret	28	Ret	0
36	Mark Howard	23	27	Ret	23	23	Ret	Ret	26	19	31	Ret	Ret	Ret	27	24	24	21	Ret	26	23	23	Ret	20	Ret	16	28	19	Ret	26	23	-3
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	Andrew Jordan	11	4	4	14	12	10	3	1	21	10	8	8	5	9	5	14	10	5	6	8	9	7	2	12	2	1	8	Ret	13	11	415
2	Mat Jackson	8	5	25	1	2	14	21	8	1	16	10	13	8	6	Ret	3	1	Ret	12	6	1	2	4	5	17	6	2	11	7	1	412
3	Adam Morgan	9	8	1	13	11	Ret	1	3	3	24	12	10	Ret	Ret	14	4	5	7	22	11	6	13	8	7	4	2	23	6	8	4	361
4	Tom Ingram	1	Ret	17	3	15	19	2	20	Ret	5	5	4	9	7	3	6	7	12	4	Ret	12	16	DNS	Ret	1	3	Ret	14	9	6	338
5	Aiden Moffat	12	11	9	16	9	7	22	16	22	32	Ret	20	Ret	17	Ret	23	11	8	13	10	8	11	9	9	9	9	9	8	6	2	278
6	Rob Austin	Ret	14	11	18	10	8	14	10	7	15	Ret	16	11	11	12	13	9	3	10	12	7	20	14	Ret	3	Ret	Ret	2	Ret	14	272
7	Árón Smith	7	3	8	8	3	15	20	18	Ret	8	17	11	10	11	8	Ret	NC	17	NC	Ret	18	15	7	1	6	24	Ret	Ret	14	20	243
8	Jake Hill	13	Ret	23	26	Ret	Ret	10	17	13	13	26	9	6	20	20	12	12	11	16	13	15	Ret	16	8	5	27	14	15	12	8	218
9	Jeff Smith	14	10	7	7	18	Ret	4	25	11	21	15	Ret	20	18	18	Ret	15	15	Ret	15	Ret	25	17	13	15	25	15	19	11	17	187
10	Michael Epps	20	17	21	19	24	13	11	14	10	25	16	Ret	14	Ret	15	20	19	20	19	Ret	20	18	Ret	23	18	12	16	16	16	25	155
11	Hunter Abbott	Ret	15	13	15	14	12	15	Ret	Ret	11	11	19	Ret	19	Ret	15	Ret	Ret	20	22	Ret	26	NC	14	13	10	13	Ret	17	Ret	145
12	Martin Depper	19	22	24	Ret	17	11	5	Ret	12	14	14	15	18	28	16	Ret	Ret	16	14	Ret	16	Ret	Ret	21	Ret	18	Ret	17	18	15	145
13	Ollie Jackson	Ret	23	22	21	Ret	Ret	17	21	14	26	20	25	19	15	26	19	Ret	Ret	23	Ret	19	17	13	11	14	16	17	18	15	Ret	119
14	Dan Welch	15	12	20	Ret	Ret	24	9	9	Ret	20	24	17	Ret	Ret	17	17	Ret	DNS	21	20	14	Ret	DNS	Ret	21	14	25	22	27	Ret	100
15	Matt Simpson	17	18	15	Ret	22	23	13	13	Ret	22	Ret	18	22	16	Ret	22	17	Ret	Ret	19	17	Ret	DNS	20	20	Ret	24	20	19	18	97
16	Alex Martin	Ret	24	27	20	16	22	16	19	15	27	19	14	21	25	25	Ret	20	Ret	27	18	21	23	19	17	NC	20	18	21	22	19	97
17	Daniel Lloyd							12	7	9	6	13	Ret	Ret	23	13																75
18	Stewart Lines	22	Ret	28	NC	25	21	19	24	20	27	21	Ret	23	21	19	21	18	21	25	17	22	21	18	22	19	19	22	25	25	22	73
19	Dave Newsham																			7	14	11	9	11	Ret							59
20	Chris Smiley	24	28	Ret	22	21	17	18	22	16	28	22	21	24	24	23																32
21	Kelvin Fletcher	Ret	25	Ret	24	Ret	20	Ret	23	17	29	23	22	Ret	22	Ret	Ret	Ret	18							22	22	26	24	24	21	30
22	Mark Howard	23	27	Ret	23	23	Ret	Ret	26	19	31	Ret	Ret	Ret	27	24	24	21	Ret	26	23	23	Ret	20	Ret	16	28	19	Ret	26	23	29
23	Tony Gilham																						24	Ret	Ret	NC	21	20	Ret	28	Ret	11
24	Michael Caine																18	Ret	DNS	24	DNS	DNS										9
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	Ashley Sutton	4	6	10	5	13	5	Ret	15	5	19	27	12	3	5	1	25	Ret	14	11	Ret	Ret	6	5	19	EX	26	10	9	Ret	24	442
2	Michael Epps	20	17	21	19	24	13	11	14	10	25	16	Ret	14	Ret	15	20	19	20	19	Ret	20	18	Ret	23	18	12	16	16	16	25	424
3	Matt Simpson	17	18	15	Ret	22	23	13	13	Ret	22	Ret	18	22	16	Ret	22	17	Ret	Ret	19	17	Ret	DNS	20	20	Ret	24	20	19	18	345
4	Mark Howard	23	27	Ret	23	23	Ret	Ret	26	19	31	Ret	Ret	Ret	27	24	24	21	Ret	26	23	23	Ret	20	Ret	16	28	19	Ret	26	23	269
5	Kelvin Fletcher	Ret	25	Ret	24	Ret	20	Ret	23	17	29	23	22	Ret	22	Ret	Ret	Ret	18							22	22	26	24	24	21	212
6	Chris Smiley	24	22	Ret	22	21	17	18	22	16	28	22	21	24	24	23																183
7	Daniel Lloyd							12	7	9	6	13	Ret	Ret	23	13																124
Pos	Driver	BHI			DON			THR			OUL			CRO			SNE			KNO			ROC			SIL			BHGP			Pts

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