2024 British Touring Car Championship

The 2024 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 2024 season is the 67th British Touring Car Championship season, the 14th season for cars conforming to the Next Generation Touring Car (NGTC) technical specification and the third season using hybrid technology.

Ashley Sutton is the current championship leader

Teams and drivers edit

TeamCarEngineNo.DriversRounds
Constructor Entries
NAPA Racing UK[2]Ford Focus STFord/Mountune1 Ashley Sutton[3]1–4
27 Dan Cammish[3]1–4
32 Daniel Rowbottom[3]1–4
77 Sam Osborne[3]1–4
Team Bristol Street Motors[4][5]Hyundai i30 Fastback N PerformanceHyundai/Swindon3 Tom Chilton[6][5]1–4
14 Ronan Pearson[7][5]1–4
22 Nick Halstead[8]1–4
80 Tom Ingram[6][5]1–4
Toyota Gazoo Racing UK[9]Toyota Corolla GR SportToyota/Neil Brown11 Andrew Watson[10]1–4
12 Rob Huff[11]1–4
LKQ Euro Car Parts with SYNETIQ[12]16 Aiden Moffat[13]1–4
66 Josh Cook[12]1–4
Zeus Cloud Racing with WSR[14]BMW 330e M SportBMW/Neil Brown19 Bobby Thompson[14]3
Team BMW[9]20 Colin Turkington[15]1–4
33 Adam Morgan[15]1–4
Laser Tools Racing with MB Motorsport[16]24 Jake Hill[16]1–4
Independent Entries
Duckhams Racing With Bartercard[17]Cupra LeónTOCA/M-Sport18 Daryl DeLeon[18]1–4
Restart Racing[19]Cupra LeónTOCA/M-Sport29 Scott Sumpton[20]1–4
222 Chris Smiley[19]1–4
Evans Halshaw Power Maxed Racing[21]Vauxhall AstraTOCA/M-Sport40 Árón Taylor-Smith[21]1–4
88 Mikey Doble[22]1–4
Key
Eligible for the Jack Sears Trophy for drivers yet to record an overall podium
finish or Jack Sears Trophy championship at the start of the season.

Entering/re-entering BTCC

Changed teams

Leaving BTCC

Team changes

Mid-Season Changes

Race calendar edit

The 2024 calendar was announced on 15 May 2023.[31]

RoundCircuitDate
1R1Donington Park
(National Circuit, Leicestershire)
27–28 April
R2
R3
2R4Brands Hatch
(Indy Circuit, Kent)
11–12 May
R5
R6
3R7Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit
(300 Circuit, Norfolk)
25–26 May
R8
R9
4R10Thruxton Circuit
(Hampshire)
8–9 June
R11
R12
5R13Oulton Park
(Island Circuit, Cheshire)
22–23 June
R14
R15
6R16Croft Circuit
(North Yorkshire)
27–28 July
R17
R18
7R19Knockhill Racing Circuit
(Fife)
10–11 August
R20
R21
8R22Donington Park
(Grand Prix Circuit, Leicestershire)
24–25 August
R23
R24
9R25Silverstone Circuit
(National Circuit, Northamptonshire)
21–22 September
R26
R27
10R28Brands Hatch
(Grand Prix Circuit, Kent)
5–6 October
R29
R30

Results and standings edit

RoundCircuitPole positionFastest lapWinning DriverWinning teamWinning independentWinning JST
1R1Donington Park NationalTom IngramTom IngramTom IngramTeam Bristol Street MotorsÁrón Taylor-SmithRonan Pearson
R2Ronan PearsonTom IngramTeam Bristol Street MotorsÁrón Taylor-SmithMikey Doble
R3Tom IngramAiden MoffatLKQ Euro Car Parts with SYNETIQMikey DobleMikey Doble
2R1Brands Hatch IndyColin TurkingtonColin TurkingtonColin TurkingtonTeam BMWÁrón Taylor-SmithMikey Doble
R2Ashley SuttonColin TurkingtonTeam BMWMikey DobleMikey Doble
R3Tom IngramRonan PearsonTeam Bristol Street MotorsÁrón Taylor-SmithRonan Pearson
3R1Snetterton Motor Racing CircuitJake HillTom IngramJake HillLaser Tools Racing with MB MotorsportÁrón Taylor-SmithRonan Pearson
R2Árón Taylor-SmithJake HillLaser Tools Racing with MB MotorsportMikey DobleMikey Doble
R3Tom IngramRob HuffToyota Gazoo Racing UKMikey DobleMikey Doble
4R1Thruxton CircuitTom IngramJake HillJake HillLaser Tools Racing with MB MotorsportÁrón Taylor-SmithMikey Doble
R2Dan CammishJake HillLaser Tools Racing with MB MotorsportÁrón Taylor-SmithRonan Pearson
R3Ashley SuttonAshley SuttonNAPA Racing UKÁrón Taylor-SmithRonan Pearson
5R1Oulton Park
R2
R3
6R1Croft Circuit
R2
R3
7R1Knockhill Racing Circuit
R2
R3
8R1Donington Park GP
R2
R3
9R1Silverstone Circuit
R2
R3
10R1Brands Hatch GP
R2
R3

Drivers' Championship edit

Points system
1st2nd3rd4th5th6th7th8th9th10th11th12th13th14th15thR1 PPFastest lapLead laps in race
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Notes
  • The point for leading laps in race is one point, regardless of how many laps led
Pos.DriverDPNBHISNETHROULCROKNODPGPSILBHGPPts
1 Ashley Sutton22333F33205351FL169
2 Jake Hill33L54Ret121PL1L9L1FL1L5164
3 Tom Ingram1PFL1L4F7218F6F164F4P3L3155
4 Colin Turkington4521PFL1L88157977136
5 Dan Cammish86101875421322F2129
6 Josh Cook649216111433566115
7 Adam Morgan1477L1541071811884L85
8 Tom Chilton11Ret116621556611Ret84
9 Aiden Moffat981L98Ret218214121583
10 Rob Huff1896L11Ret99141L1210977
11 Daniel RowbottomRet108556101719741774
12 Árón Taylor-Smith71114101041212F15109872
13 Andrew Watson1012128157561613Ret1260
14 Mikey Doble121313139151341011141155
15 Ronan Pearson517FRet19111L11191815131053
16 Bobby Thompson27834
17 Sam OsborneRetDNS151212161691416151322
18 Daryl DeLeon1315RetNC14191710121817NC16
19 Chris Smiley1514Ret1417131813Ret17161413
20 Scott Sumpton17Ret1616Ret14191117Ret18167
21 Nick Halstead16161717131720WDWD1919Ret3
Pos.DriverDPNBHISNETHROULCROKNODPGPSILBHGPPts
ColourResult
GoldWinner
Silver2nd place
Bronze3rd place
GreenPoints finish
BlueNon-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
PurpleRetired (Ret)
RedDid not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
BlackDisqualified (DSQ)
WhiteDid not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
BlankDid not participate (DNP)
Excluded (EX)
P – Pole position

F – Fastest lap
L – Lead race lap


References edit

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