Colin Turkington admitted he was surprised to secure a front row slot in qualifying for the second meeting of the BTCC season at Brands Hatch. In conditions that weren’t expected to favour the rear-wheel drive BMW 330e M Sport, Turkington looked set to grab pole when – having made it through to the Showdown despite … More »
Goodyear will reintroduce an ‘Option’ slick tyre at the second round of the British Touring Car Championship at Brands Hatch this weekend in a move that is set to provide a new strategic element to the racing. The option tyre hasn’t been used for a number of years, initially for cost reasons following the impact … More »
The fight for the 2023 British Touring Car Championship title kicks off this weekend as the series heads to Donington Park for the first round of the new season. A reduced 27-car field has been put together for the new season after the departure of Team Dynamics from the championship, and whilst the former champions … More »
Tom Chilton says he is hopeful of a return to front-running form when the new BTCC season gets underway this weekend at Donington Park on the back of a busy pre-season programme. Chilton heads into 2023 armed with a brand new Hyundai i30 Fastback N built by EXCELR8 over the winter bidding to try and … More »
Series chief Alan Gow has predicted another action-packed season for the BTCC after the 2023 campaign was officially launched. A special event at the London Golf Club ahead of the only official pre-season group test at Brands Hatch tomorrow (Wednesday) confirmed the exact make-up of the 27 car field – with the piece of the … More »
Team Dynamics has confirmed that it will not take part in the 2023 British Touring Car Championship season, marking the first time since 2002 that it won’t have been part of the grid. The future of the team has been the subject of much discussion over the off-season, particularly following the announcement that Dan Rowbottom … More »
Jade Edwards will return to the BTCC for a third successive season in 2023 after securing a deal with Team HARD. Edwards has spent the past two seasons racing with what was BTC Racing, scoring her maiden points finish at Snetterton in 2021 and adding a further points finish at Brands Hatch last year. The … More »
Dan Kirby has confirmed that he will return to the TCR UK series this season on the back of a successful test at Donington Park last week. Although he didn’t appear on TSL’s official timing sheets, Kirby hit the track during the official season launch test at the wheel of a Cupra Leon Competición TCR … More »
As expected, West Surrey Racing has announced Colin Turkington as the final member of its expanded four-car line-up for the 2023 BTCC season. The Northern Irishman will embark on a 15th season with the team looking to secure a record-breaking fifth championship title, having finished fourth in the standings last year at the wheel of … More »
It’s time for the final part of the 16th annual TouringCarTimes’ staff rundown of the Top 30 touring car drivers in the world. Over the past week, we have ranked who we judged as the best touring car drivers from the major international and national series, including the BTCC, Supercars, WTCR, TCR Europe and various … More »