MG to remain with Triple Eight Racing until at least 2018

MG will remain in the BTCC until at least 2018, having signed a new three year deal with Triple Eight Racing.

The partnership, which took the manufacturer’s title with MG in 2014, has been running since MG’s debut in the series in 2012 with Jason Plato and Andy Neate, later replaced by Sam Tordoff in 2013, with the duo retained for the title-winning 2014 campaign.

An all-new driver lineup of Andrew Jordan and Jack Goff took the team to second in the manufacturer’s championship and third in the teams, but only managed one win at the hands of Goff.

“We are really excited to be renewing this partnership,” said Head of Sales and Marketing for MG, Matthew Cheyne. “The BTCC has given us the opportunity to give our brand some fantastic exposure, so we’re thrilled to be continuing this for another three years. We have built up a strong relationship with Triple Eight during our four years together, so we’re glad to be working with them again and look forward to developing a new team that will lead to more successes.

“We’ve been very lucky to have worked with some extremely talented drivers over our time of being involved with the touring cars, but our plan is to grow our own champion over the duration of the contract. Driver announcements will be made soon, but we can confirm we’ll be looking to create a young and up-and-coming line up.”

Triple Eight Racing team principal Ian Harrison added: “We’re delighted to renew this important strategic deal. This year we saw an even more competitive BTCC and, while our drivers didn’t always get the results hoped, we took small comfort in the fact we had a year of zero mechanical and electrical faults; which is rare in this business and is an example of the high standards that Triple Eight prides itself on.”