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George signs for Tech-Speed

February 03, 2010

John George will again compete in the British Touring Car Championship this season after signing for Marvin Humphries' Tech-Speed Honda squad.
 

Triple Eight close to BTCC return

Matt James February 03, 2010

Multiple championship-winning British Touring Car team Triple Eight Race Engineering is nearing a return to the series this season, following Vauxhall's withdrawal from the category last year.
 

Hip injury forces Bell out for 2010 BTCC

January 25, 2010

Martyn Bell will sit out this year's British Touring Car Championship on medical grounds.
 

Turkington's BTCC future in doubt

January 24, 2010

Reigning champion Colin Turkington's future in the British Touring Car Championship is in doubt due to RAC's decision to scale back its support for the WSR BMW squad that took the Northern Irishman to the title.
 

Plato still hunting for BTCC budget

January 15, 2010

Jason Plato wants to return to the British Touring Car Championship this year, but admits that the budget is not yet in place to allow him to do so.
 

If Motorsport eyes BTCC Punto entry

January 15, 2010

If Motorsport is aiming to enter the British Touring Car Championship this year with a two-car team.
 

BTCC: Arena evaluating LPG switch

January 15, 2010

British Touring Car Championship squad Arena Motorsport is evaluating a switch from gasoline to liquid petroleum gas engines this season.
 

Plato says BTCC in time of strength

January 15, 2010

Jason Plato believes the British Touring Car Championship is just as strong a series now as it was in its 1990s heyday.
 

Turkington: BTCC set for open season

January 14, 2010

Colin Turkington believes this season's British Touring Car Championship could be one of the most open in recent years.
 

New team joins BTCC with VW Golf

January 11, 2010

A new team is set to enter the British Touring Car Championship this year with a Volkswagen Golf.
 

BTCC: O'Neill to return with Tech-Speed

January 07, 2010

Paul O'Neill will again race for Tech-Speed Motorsport in the British Touring Car Championship this year.
 

BTCC: MacDowall eyes RML Chevy seat

December 20, 2009

Alex MacDowall has set his sights on a British Touring Car Championship drive with RML after testing one of the squad's Chevrolet Lacettis at Jerez.
 

BTCC: Pinkney to run own team in 2010

December 16, 2009

David Pinkney will race a Vauxhall Vectra in next year's British Touring Car Championship after re-establishing his Pinkney Motorsport squad.
 

New Dunlop tire for BTCC in 2010

December 11, 2009

A new specification of Dunlop tire will be introduced in next year's British Touring Car Championship.
 

Giovanardi set for BTCC sabbatical in 2010

December 03, 2009

Fabrizio Giovanardi believes he may have to take a sabbatical next season after Chevrolet's decision to keep its World Touring Car effort at three cars.
 

BTCC: Jordan rejoins family team for 2010

December 02, 2009

Andrew Jordan will return to his father Mike's team for next year's British Touring Car Championship.
 

BTCC Collins and Bridgman test for Motorbase

December 01, 2009

Sports car racer Ben Collins and Porsche Carrera Cup GB champion Tim Bridgman both tested for British Touring Car Championship squad Motorbase Performance at Brands Hatch on Tuesday.
 

BTCC: Forster continues test program

Jamie O'Leary November 20, 2009

Forster Motorsport continued its British Touring Car Championship winter test program at Brands Hatch this week with drivers Arthur Forster and Martin Depper.
 

MacDowall wants BTCC seat after test

November 18, 2009

Alex MacDowall has set his sights on a move into the British Touring Car Championship next season after testing for the Motorbase BMW squad at Brands Hatch this week.
 

BTCC: Jordan tests for Motorbase

November 17, 2009

Andrew Jordan tested for British Touring Car Championship race-winning team Motorbase Performance at Brands Hatch on Tuesday.
 

Rear-wheel-drive British Touring Cars disadvantaged

November 12, 2009

Rear-wheel-drive cars will have their start-line advantage removed in next year's British Touring Car Championship as championship organizer TOCA bids to create a more level playing field.
 

Forster team to run BMWs in BTCC

October 15, 2009

The British Touring Car Championship will gain an extra team next season as leading club motorsport squad Forster Motorsport steps up to the series.
 

2010 BTCC calendar released

October 07, 2009

The 2010 British Touring Car Championship calendar has been released, with no major changes from this year's schedule.
 

Rivals praise BTCC champion Turkington

October 05, 2009

Fabrizio Giovanardi and Jason Plato were quick to pay tribute to Colin Turkington after the Northern Irishman won his first British Touring Car Championship at Brands Hatch on Sunday.
 

BTCC: Plato wins again, Turkington seals title

October 04, 2009

Colin Turkington clinched the British Touring Car Championship as Jason Plato won a chaotic final race of the season at Brands Hatch.
 

BTCC: Plato win takes title decider to finale

October 04, 2009

Jason Plato ensured that the outcome of the British Touring Car Championship will be decided in the final race of the season as he clinched his second win of the day at Brands Hatch.
 

BTCC: Plato takes dramatic last-gasp win

October 04, 2009

Jason Plato took a dramatic victory in the first British Touring Car race of the day at Brands Hatch, passing long-time leader Tom Chilton at the final corner of the race to secure the win and halve deficit in the championship.
 

Chilton thrilled to end pole drought

October 03, 2009

Tom Chilton exults after taking his first British Touring Car Championship pole position for two years at Brands Hatch today.
 

BTCC: Chilton grabs shock pole at Brands

October 03, 2009

Tom Chilton stunned the British Touring Car Championship field by taking pole position for the final round of the season at Brands Hatch.
 

Chilton fastest in Brands practice

October 03, 2009

Tom Chilton was a surprise pace-setter in practice for the final round of the British Touring Car Championship at Brands Hatch as the timesheet took on an unusual look.
 

Turkington will not play it safe

October 02, 2009

Colin Turkington will not be content just to settle for points at Brands Hatch this weekend as he bids to win the British Touring Car Championship for the first time.
 

Giovanardi still determined to win BTCC title

October 01, 2009

Fabrizio Giovanardi says that winning the British Touring Car Championship is the only thing on his mind as he gears up for this weekend's season finale at Brands Hatch.
 

Nash to miss BTCC finale

September 23, 2009

James Nash will miss the final round of the British Touring Car Championship for budgetary reasons.
 

BTCC: Jelley triumphs again in race three

September 20, 2009

Stephen Jelley took his second win of the day in a chaotic third British Touring Car Championship race at Rockingham.
 

Plato secures 50th BTCC race victory

September 20, 2009

Jason Plato took his 50th British Touring Car Championship victory in the second race of the day at Rockingham, bringing himself back into title contention in the process.
 

Jelley secures first BTCC victory

Jamie O'Leary September 20, 2009

Stephen Jelley claimed his maiden British Touring Car Championship victory in the first race of the day at Rockingham.
 

O'Neill overjoyed with fifth on grid

September 19, 2009

Paul O'Neill declared himself 'over the moon' after qualifying fifth for the first of three British Touring Car Championship races at Rockingham.
 

BTCC: Plato snatches Rockingham pole

September 19, 2009

Jason Plato stormed to his fourth British Touring Car Championship pole position of the year with a blistering late effort at Rockingham.
 

BTCC: Jackson leads Rockingham practice

September 19, 2009

Mat Jackson continued his excellent recent form by setting the pace in British Touring Car Championship practice at Rockingham.
 

Bamboo to expand to two cars in 2010

September 17, 2009

Bamboo Engineering will expand to a two-car team for next year's British Touring Car Championship after securing a second 2008-spec Chevrolet Lacetti from RML.
 

Shedden to complete BTCC season

Jamie O'Leary September 11, 2009

Gordon Shedden will return to the British Touring Car Championship at Rockingham next weekend after agreeing a deal to see out the rest of the season.
 
 

Hamilton joins BTCC with TH Honda

September 03, 2009

Matt Hamilton will make his British Touring Car Championship debut at Rockingham later this month after joining TH Motorsport.
 

Clyde Valley: Sponsors let team down

August 31, 2009

Clyde Valley Racing has cited sponsorship issues as the reason for its withdrawal from the British Touring Car Championship.
 

BTCC: Jackson makes it two out of three

August 30, 2009

Mat Jackson made it two wins from three British Touring Car Championship races at Silverstone with a close-run victory in the final race of the day.
 

BTCC: Plato holds off Giovanardi to win

August 30, 2009

Jason Plato held off a charging Fabrizio Giovanardi to win the second British Touring Car Championship race of the day at Silverstone.
 

BTCC: Jackson wins race 1 at Silverstone

August 30, 2009

Mat Jackson claimed his third British Touring Car Championship victory of the year in Race 1 at Silverstone, leading home an unprecedented 1-2-3 for the RML-run Chevrolets.
 

BTCC: Jackson takes first pole of 2009

August 29, 2009

Mat Jackson carried his practice form through to qualifying as he took his first British Touring Car Championship pole position of the year at Silverstone.
 

BTCC: Plato dominates Silverstone practice

August 29, 2009

Jason Plato set a blistering pace in British Touring Car Championship practice at Silverstone as the RML Chevrolet squad took the top two places on the timesheets.
 

Cartridge World withdraws from BTCC season

August 29, 2009

Cartridge World Racing has withdrawn from the final three rounds of the British Touring Car Championship after splitting from Clyde Valley Racing - the team that ran its pair of biofuel SEAT Leons.
 

Onslow-Cole gets Arena call-up

August 28, 2009

Tom Onslow-Cole has been drafted back into the Arena Ford team for this weekend's British Touring Car Championship round at Silverstone.
 

BTCC: Bell back for Silverstone round

August 28, 2009

Martyn Bell will return to the British Touring Car Championship at Silverstone this weekend after recovering from the knee injury that has kept him out of the last two rounds.
 

Nash to make Silverstone return

August 27, 2009

RML Chevrolet driver James Nash will return to the British Touring Car Championship at Silverstone this weekend, after missing the last round at Knockhill for budgetary reasons.
 

BTCC: Herbert targeting victory on debut

August 25, 2009

Johnny Herbert says he is targeting a race victory on his British Touring Car debut at Silverstone this weekend.
 

Reid returns to BTCC with WSR

August 24, 2009

Anthony Reid will make his British Touring Car Championship return at Silverstone this weekend with the WSR BMW squad.
 

Jackson wins as Plato stars for RML

Jamie O'Leary August 16, 2009

Mat Jackson led home RML's first British Touring Car Championship 1-2 finish for 10 years in a sensational final race at Knockhill.
 

Giovanardi takes fifth season win

August 16, 2009

Fabrizio Giovanardi slashed Colin Turkington's British Touring Car Championship lead from 20 points to 13 by taking his fifth win of the season at Knockhill.
 

Plato wins race one at Knockhill

Jamie O'Leary August 16, 2009

Jason Plato claimed his second British Touring Car Championship victory of the year in the first of today's three races at Knockhill.
 

Plato takes pole at Knockhill

August 15, 2009

Jason Plato converted the RML Chevrolet team's excellent practice pace into pole position for the first of this weekend's three British Touring Car Championship races at Knockhill.
 

RML dominates wet free practice

August 15, 2009

The RML Chevrolet team marked itself out as the team to beat at Knockhill as Jason Plato and Mat Jackson set the pace in a pair of wet British Touring Car Championship practice sessions.
 

Nash to miss Knockhill races

Jamie O'Leary August 14, 2009

James Nash will miss this weekend's British Touring Car Championship triple-header at Knockhill for budgetary reasons.
 

Herbert confirms Silverstone debut

August 14, 2009

F1 veteran Johnny Herbert has confirmed that he will race one of Team Dynamics' Honda Civics in the final three rounds of this year's British Touring Car Championship.
 

Collard leaves hospital after BTCC accident

August 03, 2009

Rob Collard has left hospital after his involvement in a heavy crash during the British Touring Car Championship round at Snetterton on Sunday.
 

Nash exclusion hands Turkington win

August 02, 2009

British Touring Car Championship leader Colin Turkington was awarded victory in the third race at Snetterton on Sunday, after James Nash was excluded from the results. Officials deemed that the 23-year-old Chevrolet driver was to blame for spinning Airwaves BMW driver Rob Collard out of the lead early in the race. Nash was therefore denied his first victory in the series.
 

Nash claims first BTCC victory

August 02, 2009

James Nash clinched his maiden British Touring Car victory in Sunday's third race at Snetterton. The 23-year-old started the reverse-grid race from the front row and took the lead after tapping pole-sitter Rob Collard into a spin at the Bombhole. Collard was collected by Stephen Jelley's BMW, provoking a long safety car period and four-lap dash to the flag at the end.
 

Giovanardi cruises to BTCC race two win

August 02, 2009

Fabrizio Giovanardi strolled to a comfortable victory in the second British Touring Car race of the day at Snetterton
 

Giovanardi wins bruising BTCC race one

August 02, 2009

Vauxhall's Fabrizio Giovanardi gave his chances of another British Touring Car title a boost by winning an incident-packed first race at Snetterton. Mat Jackson came through to second in the Silverline Chevrolet, with Paul O'Neill a delighted third in his Tech-Speed Honda Integra. Front row starters Jason Plato and Colin Turkington both fell out of victory contention on a bruising opening lap.
 

BTCC: Plato takes Snetterton pole

August 01, 2009

Jason Plato will start from pole position for the third time in 2009 on Sunday, after he topped the qualifying times at Snetterton
 

Turkington tops Snetterton practice

August 01, 2009

Colin Turkington was fastest in free practice for rounds 16, 17 & 18 of the British Touring Car Championship at Snetterton on Saturday.
 

Injury sidelines Bell for Snetterton

July 29, 2009

Martyn Bell will miss this weekend's British Touring Car Championship round at Snetterton due to an injury sustained during a recent holiday. The Tech-Speed Honda driver suffered knee ligament damage in a fall and has been instructed to rest for the time being by doctors. "I've been carrying a back injury since my accident at Snetterton last season which I'd just sorted out and I was training hard to make sure I was in the best shape possible for the second half of the season," said Bell.
 

Shedden replaces Eaves at CVR

July 29, 2009

Gordon Shedden will return to the British Touring Car Championship at Snetterton this weekend after replacing Dan Eaves at Clyde Valley Racing. The Scotsman, who has 10 BTCC wins to his name, has not raced since the Brands Hatch season opener, after which he was replaced in the Team Dynamics Honda line-up by former champion James Thompson. Shedden, who will stay with the team for the rest of the season, said: "I was approached by [team boss] Colin Neill very recently and things have moved fast to this point
 

MG racer plans BTCC move

July 22, 2009

Paul Luti is planning to graduate to the British Touring Car Championship next year with his own team, Dreadnought Racing. The 26-year-old Scotsman, who has been a regular race-winner in the Rover Metro Championship and the MG Trophy, wants to purchase an MG ZS from championship leading team WSR for 2010. Depending on finances, Luti's squad could receive technical support from WSR, which built and ran the ZSs for the works MG squad in 2002-03 and then on an independent basis for the next three years.
 

Vaulkhard to race for new team in BTCC

July 16, 2009

Harry Vaulkhard will race for a new team for the remainder of this year's British Touring Car Championship. Bamboo Engineering has been set up by Richard Coleman, who has left his role as team director of Tempus Sport - the squad which has run Vaulkhard's Chevrolet Lacetti so far - following a series of disagreements with team owner Julian Tanser
 

Q & A with Johnny Herbert

July 14, 2009

After testing for British Touring Car Championship squad Team Dynamics at Rockingham, former grand prix and Le Mans winner Johnny Herbert speaks
 

Johnny Herbert looks to relaunch racing career

July 14, 2009

Former F1 driver wants to go the touring car route after testing a BTCC car at Rockingham
 

Thompson top as Herbert joins BTCC test

July 13, 2009

James Thompson topped the timesheets at the second official British Touring Car Championship test of the summer at Rockingham
 

Lada confirms deal with Thompson

June 26, 2009

Lada has confirmed that James Thompson will join its World Touring Car Championship lineup for next weekend's round in Portugal
 

Giovanardi wins wet race three

June 14, 2009

Fabrizio Giovanardi claimed his second British Touring Car Championship win of the season in a wet final race of the day at Croft
 

Turkington wins again in race two

June 14, 2009

Colin Turkington increased his advantage at the top of the British Touring Car Championship by winning the second race of the day at Croft. Turkington took a commanding lights-to-flag fifth win of the year ahead of Stephen Jelley, ensuring a second one-two finish for the WSR BMW squad in the space of a few hours.
 

Turkington ends pole drought at Croft

June 13, 2009

Colin Turkington claimed his first British Touring Car Championship pole position for almost two years with a brilliant performance in qualifying at Croft.
 

Plato fastest in Croft British touring practice

June 13, 2009

Jason Plato topped the timesheets in practice for the latest round of the British Touring Car Championship at Croft. The former champion's name had featured in the top three positions consistently throughout the pair of sessions during the morning, but it was only in the final three minutes of session two that the RML Chevrolet driver sat in the top spot, having lapped in 1m26.027s. His late effort knocked Colin Turkington's WSR BMW down to second place by over three tenths of a second.
 

Onslow-Cole gets Arena Ford call up

June 13, 2009

Tom Onslow-Cole has replaced Alan Morrison in the Arena Ford squad for this weekend's round of the British Touring Car Championship at Croft.
 

McMillan forced to miss Croft

June 13, 2009

Liam McMillan will miss this weekend's British Touring Car Championship round at Croft after his Maxtreme squad failed to get his SEAT Toledo ready in time. Maxtreme missed the last round at Oulton Park after three of its engines were impounded by ORECA due to a political issue between the French tuning specialist and BTC Racing, which used to own the units
 

Neal hopes for cooler weather at Croft

June 12, 2009

Vauxhall driver Matt Neal is hoping for cooler conditions at Croft this weekend than those experienced at Oulton Park as he bids to increase his British Touring Car Championship lead.
 

BTCC unveils cost-cutting rules

June 02, 2009

The British Touring Car Championship will adopt an all-new technical rules package designed to drastically cut the cost of competing in 2011
 

Thompson wins Oulton BTCC race three

May 31, 2009

James Thompson claimed his third British Touring Car Championship victory of the season with a lights-to-flag win in race three at Oulton Park\\
 

Turkington takes BTCC win and points lead

May 31, 2009

Colin Turkington grabbed the lead of the British Touring Car Championship with a dominant win in the second race at Oulton Park.
 

Turkington takes Oulton BTCC race one win

May 31, 2009

Colin Turkington took victory in the first British Touring Car Championship race of the day at Oulton Park
 

Giovanardi hindered by hot weather

May 30, 2009

Fabrizio Giovanardi blamed the high temperatures at Oulton Park today for his inability to challenge for pole position in British Touring Car qualifying. The Italian set the pace in morning practice, but was nearly three quarters of a second slower in qualifying on his way to sixth place on the grid
 

Plato upbeat after strong qualifying

May 30, 2009

Jason Plato has targeted two wins at Oulton Park after taking pole position for this weekend's British Touring Car Championship round at the Cheshire circuit
 

Plato grabs BTCC pole at Oulton Park

May 30, 2009

Jason Plato took his first British Touring Car Championship pole position of the year with a brilliant late effort in qualifying at Oulton Park today. The 2001 champion endured an eventful session and lay outside the top 10 after a driveshaft problem early on
 

Neal: BMWs tough to beat at Oulton

May 29, 2009

British Touring Car Championship leader Matt Neal has predicted that the BMWs of the WSR and Motorbase squads will have the upper hand at this weekend's Oulton Park round.
 

AFM set to miss next two rounds

May 28, 2009

Team AFM is set to miss the next two rounds of the British Touring Car Championship at Oulton Park and Croft. The cash-strapped team, which runs a BMW 120d for Nick Leason, suffered a disastrous weekend at Donington Park last time out, significant damage being caused to the car on race day after clutch issues has ruled it out of most of the Saturday running.
 

Maxtreme to miss Oulton BTCC round

May 27, 2009

The Maxtreme SEAT squad will miss this weekend's British Touring Car Championship round at Oulton Park due to an ongoing dispute with its engine tuner ORECA
 

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