2020 British Touring Car Championship

The 2020 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 2020 season will be the 63rd British Touring Car Championship season and the tenth season for cars conforming to the Next Generation Touring Car (NGTC) technical specification.

2020 British Touring Car Championship
Previous:	2019	Next:	2021
Support series: 2020 Ginetta Junior Championship 2020 Ginetta GT4 Supercup 2020 F4 British Championship 2020 Porsche Carrera Cup GB 2020 Mini Challenge UK Related Series: 2020 Touring Car Trophy

Colin Turkington, the defending Drivers' Champion and current points leader.

Teams and drivers

All drivers will compete under British racing licences.[2]

Team Car Engine No. Drivers Rounds Constructor Entries[2] Team BMW[3][4] BMW 330i M Sport[3] BMW/Neil Brown 1 Colin Turkington[3] 1–2 15 Tom Oliphant[5] 1–2 Halfords Yuasa Racing[6] Honda Civic Type R (FK8)[6] Honda/Neil Brown 25 Matt Neal[6] 1–2 27 Dan Cammish[6] 1–2 Toyota Gazoo Racing UK with Ginsters[7] Toyota Corolla GT[7] TOCA/Swindon 80 Tom Ingram[7] 1–2 Independent Entries[2] BTC Racing[8] Honda Civic Type R (FK8)[8] Honda/Neil Brown 3 Tom Chilton[9] 1–2 66 Josh Cook[8] 1–2 The Clever Baggers with BTC Racing[10] 777 Michael Crees[10] 1–2 MB Motorsport accelerated by Blue Square[11] Honda Civic Type R (FK2)[12] TOCA/Swindon 4 Sam Osborne[13] 1–2 24 Jake Hill[12] 1–2 GKR TradePriceCars.com[14] Audi S3 Saloon[14] TOCA/Swindon 19 Bobby Thompson[14] 1–2 180 James Gornall[15] 1–2 Motorbase Performance[16] Ford Focus ST Mk.IV[17] Ford/Mountune 6 Rory Butcher[18] 1–2 44 Andy Neate[19] 1–2 48 Ollie Jackson[16] 1–2 Team Parker Racing[20] BMW 125i M Sport[20] BMW/Neil Brown 12 Stephen Jelley[20] 1–2 Laser Tools Racing[21] Infiniti Q50[21] TOCA/Swindon 16 Aiden Moffat[21] 1–2 116 Ashley Sutton[21] 1–2 Excelr8 Motorsport[22] Hyundai i30 Fastback N Performance[22] TOCA/Swindon 18 Senna Proctor[23] 1–2 22 Chris Smiley[24] 1–2 ROKiT Racing with Team HARD.[25] Volkswagen CC[26] TOCA/Swindon 28 Nicolas Hamilton[25] 1–2 RCIB Insurance with Fox Transport[26] 31 Jack Goff[26] 1–2 34 Ollie Brown[27] 1–2 HUB Financial Solutions with Team HARD.[28] BMW 125i M Sport[28] BMW/Neil Brown 41 Carl Boardley[28] 1–2 Carlube TripleR Racing with Mac Tools[29][2] Mercedes-Benz A-Class[29] TOCA/Swindon 32 Jack Butel[30] 1–2 33 Adam Morgan[29] 1–2

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.

Driver changes

Entering/re-entering BTCC

• 2019 Mini Challenge UK winner James Gornall will debut with TradePriceCars.com.[15]
• Andy Neate returned to the series after having last raced in 2016 for Halfords Yuasa Racing, driving a third car for Motorbase Performance.[19]
• Ollie Brown will debut with Team HARD.[27]
• Jack Butel will debut for Ciceley Motorsport.[30]

Changed teams

• Ashley Sutton will move from Team BMR to Laser Tools Racing.[21]
• Jake Hill will move from TradePriceCars.com to MB Motorsport.[12]
• Bobby Thompson will move from Team HARD to TradePriceCars.com.[14]
• Sam Osborne will move from Excelr8 Motorsport to MB Motorsport.[13]
• Tom Chilton will move from Motorbase Performance to BTC Racing.[9]
• Senna Proctor will move from Team BMR to Excelr8 Motorsport.[23]
• Michael Crees will move from Team HARD to BTC Racing.[10]
• Rory Butcher will move from AmDTuning.com to Motorbase Performance.[18]
• Chris Smiley will move from BTC Racing to Excelr8 Motorsport.[24]
• Nicolas Hamilton will move from Motorbase Performance to Team HARD.[25]

Leaving BTCC

• Mark Blundell left the series to become sporting director of MB Motorsport.[11][31]
• Rob Collard left the series to drive in the British GT Championship.[32]
• Rob Smith left the series after losing his drive at Excelr8 Motorsport to Chris Smiley.[24]
• Matt Simpson left the series to support his son's karting career.[33]
• Andrew Jordan withdrew from the series as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.[4]
• Jason Plato withdrew from the series as a result of Power Maxed Racing taking a sabbatical from the series due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but intends to return in 2021.[34]
• Mike Bushell withdrew from the series as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.[27]
• Daniel Rowbottom left the series after losing his drive at Ciceley Motorsport to Jack Butel.[30]

Team changes

• Subaru will not enter a manufacturer team in the series after their four-year agreement with Team BMR ended at the end of the 2019 season. Team BMR are rebranding as BMR Engineering to design cars for other teams.[35]
• Excelr8 Motorsport will switch from running the MG6 GT to the Hyundai i30 Fastback N Performance.[22]
• Laser Tools Racing will expand to a two-car entry for 2020, forming a technical partnership with BMR Engineering.[21]
• BTC Racing will expand from a two-car entry to a three-car entry for 2020.[36]
• Team HARD. will switch from running one of their Volkswagen CCs to an ex-West Surrey Racing BMW 125i M Sport.[28]
• AmDTuning.com will become Mark Blundell Motorsport with Mark Blundell as sporting director.[11]
• Motorbase Performance will switch from running the third generation Ford Focus RS to the newer fourth generation Ford Focus ST.[17]
• Power Maxed Racing will take a sabbatical from the series as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, but intend to return in 2021 with Jason Plato as a driver.[34]
• Team BMW will slim down from three cars to two, due to Andrew Jordan withdrawing from the series as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.[4][2]

Race calendar

The revised championship calendar was announced by the championship organisers on 27 April 2020.[37] All races will be held in the United Kingdom. Original calendar was announced on 16 June 2019[38], but was revised due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Round		Circuit	Date
1	R1	Donington Park (National Circuit, Leicestershire)	1–2 August
	R2
	R3
2	R4	Brands Hatch (Grand Prix Circuit, Kent)	8–9 August
	R5
	R6
3	R7	Oulton Park (Island Circuit, Cheshire)	22–23 August
	R8
	R9
4	R10	Knockhill Racing Circuit (Fife)	29–30 August
	R11
	R12
5	R13	Thruxton Circuit (Hampshire)	19–20 September
	R14
	R15
6	R16	Silverstone Circuit (National Circuit, Northamptonshire)	26–27 September
	R17
	R18
7	R19	Croft Circuit (North Yorkshire)	10–11 October
	R20
	R21
8	R22	Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit (300 Circuit, Norfolk)	24–25 October
	R23
	R24
9	R25	Brands Hatch (Indy Circuit, Kent)	14–15 November
	R26
	R27
Cancelled due to the 2019-20 coronavirus pandemic
Silverstone Circuit (International Circuit, Northamptonshire)			26-27 September

Rule changes

Technical changes

• Goodyear is set to become the series' tyre supplier, replacing Dunlop. It will be the first time since the 2002 season that Dunlop does not supply the series with tyres.[39]

Qualifying changes

• A new qualifying format of one twenty-five-minute session and a second, ten-minute, qualifying session, in which the top ten in Q1 will set lap times, determining the first ten spaces on the grid. This will be trialled at Snetterton[40]

Support series changes

• The Renault UK Clio Cup, which has been part of the TOCA support package since 2000, will leave the BTCC support package and will instead support the British GT Championship. It will be replaced by the Mini Challenge.[41][42]

• The new Porsche Sprint Challenge GB, made up of Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 Clubsport cars, will support the Silverstone National and Croft rounds.[43]

Results

Round		Circuit	Pole position	Fastest lap	Winning driver	Winning team	Winning independent	Winning JST
1	R1	Donington Park	Colin Turkington	Ashley Sutton	Dan Cammish	Halfords Yuasa Racing	Rory Butcher	Sam Osborne
	R2			Ashley Sutton	Colin Turkington	Team BMW	Rory Butcher	Michael Crees
	R3			Ashley Sutton	Ashley Sutton	Laser Tools Racing	Ashley Sutton	Michael Crees
2	R4	Brands Hatch GP	Rory Butcher	Josh Cook	Dan Cammish	Halfords Yuasa Racing	Ollie Jackson	Michael Crees
	R5			Tom Ingram	Colin Turkington	Team BMW	Ashley Sutton	James Gornall
	R6			Josh Cook	Tom Oliphant	Team BMW	Ashley Sutton	James Gornall
3	R7	Oulton Park
	R8
	R9
4	R10	Knockhill Racing Circuit
	R11
	R12
5	R13	Thruxton Circuit
	R14
	R15
6	R16	Silverstone Circuit
	R17
	R18
7	R19	Croft Circuit
	R20
	R21
8	R22	Snetterton Circuit
	R23
	R24
9	R25	Brands Hatch Indy
	R26
	R27

Championship standings

Points system
1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	10th	11th	12th	13th	14th	15th	R1 PP	Fastest lap	Lead a lap
20	17	15	13	11	10	9	8	7	6	5	4	3	2	1	1	1	1

Notes

• No driver may collect more than one point for leading a lap per race regardless of how many laps they lead.

Drivers' Championship

Pos. Driver DON BHGP OUL KNO THR SIL CRO SNE BHI Pts 1 Colin Turkington 2* 1* 10 2 1* 5 95 2 Ashley Sutton 14 5 1* 6 3 2 79 3 Tom Oliphant 6 3 9 8 7 1* 70 4 Tom Ingram 4 4 6 4 2 Ret 67 5 Dan Cammish 1* 6 7 1* 19 Ret 61 6 Rory Butcher 3 2 11 Ret* 4 Ret 52 7 Ollie Jackson 17 11 5* 3 5 Ret 43 8 Stephen Jelley 9 9 18 9 9 3 43 9 Adam Morgan 12 8 4 11 6 Ret 40 10 Matt Neal 5 7 8 Ret Ret 6 38 11 Chris Smiley 8 12 2* 15 13 Ret 34 12 Tom Chilton 10 13 12 5 Ret 8 32 13 Josh Cook 13 10 3 21 Ret 17 26 14 Senna Proctor Ret DNS Ret 7 8 9 24 15 Aiden Moffat 15 20 17 18 12 4 18 16 James Gornall Ret DNS 16 13 10 7 18 17 Sam Osborne 7 Ret Ret 24 16 10 15 18 Michael Crees 16 14 13 12 Ret 11 14 19 Bobby Thompson 11 17 15 14 Ret 12 12 20 Jake Hill Ret Ret NC 10 Ret Ret 6 21 Jack Goff 18 16 Ret 17 11 Ret 5 22 Carl Boardley 19 15 14 16 15 16 4 23 Ollie Brown 21 Ret 22 20 20 13 3 24 Andy Neate 20 18 19 19 14 18 2 25 Jack Butel 22 19 20 23 18 14 2 26 Nicolas Hamilton Ret Ret 21 22 17 15 1 Pos. Driver DON BHGP OUL KNO THR SIL CRO SNE BHI Pts

Colour Result Gold Winner Silver 2nd place Bronze 3rd place Green Points finish Blue Non-points finish Non-classified finish (NC) Purple Retired (Ret) Red Did not qualify (DNQ) Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) Black Disqualified (DSQ) White Did not start (DNS) Withdrew (WD) Race cancelled (C) Blank Did not participate (DNP) Excluded (EX) Bold – Pole position Italics – Fastest lap * – Lead race lap

Notes

References

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External links

• Official website
• TouringCarTimes