2023_British_Touring_Car_Championship

2023 British Touring Car Championship

Motor racing season

The 2023 Kwik Fit^[1] British Touring Car Championship (commonly abbreviated as BTCC) was a motor racing championship for production-based touring cars held across England and Scotland. The championship featured 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 2023 season was the 66th British Touring Car Championship season and the 13th season for cars conforming to the Next Generation Touring Car (NGTC) technical specification.

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[KwikFitSponsor-1] [1]
"Kwik Fit replaces Dunlop as BTCC title sponsor". Touring Car Times. Mediaempire Stockholm AB. 25 November 2018. Retrieved 25 November 2018.

[BSMHyundai-2] [2]
"EXCELR8 reveals Bristol Street Motors livery". TouringCarTimes. 2 March 2022. Retrieved 2 March 2022.

[HyundaiSwindon-3] [3]
"EXCELR8 confirms Hyundai engine move". TouringCarTimes. 10 March 2022. Retrieved 10 March 2022.

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"Tom Ingram to remain with Excelr8 until end of 2023 season". Downforce Radio. 20 January 2022. Retrieved 4 November 2022.

[ChiltonHyundai-5] [5]
"Tom Chilton re-signs with EXCELR8 for 2023". TouringCarTimes. 8 October 2022. Retrieved 4 November 2022.

[PearsonHyundai-6] [6]
"Ronan Pearson makes surprise BTCC switch with EXCELR8". TouringCarTimes. 15 February 2023. Retrieved 15 February 2023.

[HalsteadHyundai-7] [7]
"Nick Halstead joins EXCELR8 for 2023 campaign". TouringCarTimes. 4 November 2022. Retrieved 4 November 2022.

[WSRBMWlivery-8] [8]
"West Surrey Racing reveals Team BMW colours". TouringCarTimes. 6 March 2023. Retrieved 6 March 2023.

[TurkingtonWSR-9] [9]
"Colin Turkington completes WSR quartet". TouringCarTimes. 8 February 2023. Retrieved 8 February 2023.

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"Stephen Jelley retains WSR seat". TouringCarTimes. 25 January 2023. Retrieved 25 January 2023.

[MorganWSR-11] [11]
"Adam Morgan makes West Surrey Racing switch". TouringCarTimes. 30 November 2022. Retrieved 30 November 2022.

[LaserToolsReturn-12] [12]
"Laser Tools teams with MB Motorsport for 2023". TouringCarTimes. 1 February 2023. Retrieved 1 February 2023.

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"Jake Hill's Laser Tools-backed BMW revealed". TouringCarTimes. 21 February 2023. Retrieved 21 February 2023.

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"Jake Hill, MB Motorsport stick with WSR for 2023". TouringCarTimes. 1 December 2022. Retrieved 1 December 2022.

[G.GambleToyotaGR-15] [15]
"George Gamble joins expanded Speedworks line-up". TouringCarTimes. 29 March 2023. Retrieved 29 March 2023.

[CammishNAPA-16] [16]
"Motorbase eyes new rear-wheel-drive BTCC racer". Autosport. 29 September 2022. Retrieved 16 February 2023.

[NAPAFordLineups-17] [17]
"Dan Rowbottom, Sam Osborne join expanded NAPA Racing progamme". TouringCarTimes. 22 February 2023. Retrieved 22 February 2023.

[SuttonNAPA-18] [18]
"Ash Sutton joins NAPA Racing for 2022 BTCC campaign". TouringCars.net. 16 February 2023. Retrieved 16 February 2023.

[PMR2023-19] [19]
"Power Maxed Racing expands to run three cars". TouringCarTimes. 3 March 2023. Retrieved 3 March 2023.

[WatsonPMR-20] [20]
"Andrew Watson secures Power Maxed Racing seat". TouringCarTimes. 18 January 2023. Retrieved 18 January 2023.

[A.Taylor-SmithPMR-21] [21]
"Aron Taylor-Smith makes Power Maxed Racing switch". TouringCarTimes. 28 February 2023. Retrieved 28 February 2023.

[M.DoblePMR-22] [22]
"Power Maxed tees up Ginetta champion for third car". TouringCarTimes. 7 March 2023. Retrieved 7 March 2023.

[ONEMSportHonda-23] [23]
"BTC Racing rebrands ahead of 2023 campaign". TouringCarTimes. 13 February 2023. Retrieved 13 February 2023.

[StarlineONEHonda-24] [24]
"Aiden Moffat joins Josh Cook at One Motorsport". TouringCarTimes. 15 February 2023. Retrieved 15 February 2023.

[LaserToolsBowOut-25] [25]
"Laser Tools bows out ahead of 2023 campaign". TouringCarTimes. 5 December 2022. Retrieved 5 December 2022.

[PowellONEHonda-26] [26]
"Will Powell completes 2023 BTCC field". TouringCarTimes. 11 April 2023. Retrieved 11 April 2023.

[J.EdwardsTeamHARD-27] [27]
"Jade Edwards secures BTCC return with Team HARD". TouringCarTimes. 4 April 2023. Retrieved 4 April 2023.

[J.EdwardsONE-28] [28]
"Jade Edwards makes One Motorsport return". TouringCarTimes. 14 July 2023. Retrieved 14 July 2023.

[PattersonCupra-29] [29]
"Dexter Patterson makes Team HARD move". TouringCarTimes. 15 December 2022. Retrieved 15 December 2022.

[DeLeonCupra-30] [30]
"Daryl DeLeon to step into Team HARD race seat". TouringCarTimes. 14 July 2023. Retrieved 14 July 2023.

[LloydTeamHARD-31] [31]
"Dan Lloyd makes Team HARD switch for 2023". TouringCarTimes. 22 December 2022. Retrieved 22 December 2022.

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"Bobby Thompson re-signs with Team HARD". TouringCarTimes. 2 December 2022. Retrieved 2 December 2022.

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"BTCC | Thompson back in the driving seat for season climax". www.btcc.net. Retrieved 23 September 2023.

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"Nicolas Hamilton continues with Team HARD in 2023 BTCC". TouringCars.Net. 6 April 2023. Retrieved 6 April 2023.

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"BTCC | Rob Huff returns to the BTCC with Team HARD Racing". www.btcc.net. Retrieved 9 August 2023.

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"Jason Plato completes BTC Racing trio for final BTCC campaign". TouringCarTimes. 6 April 2022. Retrieved 6 April 2022.

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"Team Dynamics to take Hiatus from BTCC in 2023". BTCC. 5 April 2023. Retrieved 5 April 2023.

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Round		Circuit	Date
1	R1	Donington Park (National Circuit, Leicestershire)	22–23 April
	R2
	R3
2	R4	Brands Hatch (Indy Circuit, Kent)	6–7 May
	R5
	R6
3	R7	Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit (300 Circuit, Norfolk)	20–21 May
	R8
	R9
4	R10	Thruxton Circuit (Hampshire)	3–4 June
	R11
	R12
5	R13	Oulton Park (Island Circuit, Cheshire)	17–18 June
	R14
	R15
6	R16	Croft Circuit (North Yorkshire)	29–30 July
	R17
	R18
7	R19	Knockhill Racing Circuit (Fife)	12–13 August
	R20
	R21
8	R22	Donington Park (Grand Prix Circuit, Leicestershire)	26–27 August
	R23
	R24
9	R25	Silverstone Circuit (National Circuit, Northamptonshire)	23–24 September
	R26
	R27
10	R28	Brands Hatch (Grand Prix Circuit, Kent)	7–8 October
	R29
	R30

Round		Circuit	Pole position	Fastest lap	Winning Driver	Winning team	Winning independent	Winning JST
1	R1	Donington Park National	Daniel Rowbottom	Dan Cammish	Dan Cammish	NAPA Racing UK	Andrew Watson	Andrew Watson
	R2			Tom Ingram	Tom Chilton	Bristol Street Motors with EXCELR8	Mikey Doble	Sam Osborne
	R3			Jake Hill	Dan Cammish	NAPA Racing UK	Bobby Thompson	Andrew Watson
2	R1	Brands Hatch Indy	Dan Cammish	Ashley Sutton	Colin Turkington	Team BMW	Bobby Thompson	Sam Osborne
	R2			Ashley Sutton	Ashley Sutton	NAPA Racing UK	Josh Cook	Sam Osborne
	R3			Ashley Sutton	Ashley Sutton	NAPA Racing UK	Bobby Thompson	Ronan Pearson
3	R1	Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit	Ashley Sutton	Tom Ingram	Ashley Sutton	NAPA Racing UK	Josh Cook	Ronan Pearson
	R2			Ashley Sutton	Ashley Sutton	NAPA Racing UK	Daniel Lloyd	Sam Osborne
	R3			Tom Ingram	Tom Ingram	Bristol Street Motors with EXCELR8	Josh Cook	Dexter Patterson
4	R1	Thruxton Circuit	Ashley Sutton	Josh Cook	Ashley Sutton	NAPA Racing UK	Josh Cook	Mikey Doble
	R2			Ashley Sutton	Ashley Sutton	NAPA Racing UK	Josh Cook	Mikey Doble
	R3			Josh Cook	Daniel Rowbottom	NAPA Racing UK	Aiden Moffat	Andrew Watson
5	R1	Oulton Park	Ashley Sutton	Jake Hill	Jake Hill	Laser Tools Racing with MB Motorsport	Josh Cook	Mikey Doble
	R2			Jake Hill	Jake Hill	Laser Tools Racing with MB Motorsport	Josh Cook	Andrew Watson
	R3			Jake Hill	Colin Turkington	Team BMW	Aiden Moffat	Sam Osborne
6	R1	Croft Circuit	Dan Cammish	Ashley Sutton	Dan Cammish	NAPA Racing UK	Josh Cook	Sam Osborne
	R2			Ashley Sutton	Ashley Sutton	NAPA Racing UK	Josh Cook	Andrew Watson
	R3			Colin Turkington	Colin Turkington	Team BMW	Josh Cook	Mikey Doble
7	R1	Knockhill Racing Circuit	Ashley Sutton	Josh Cook	Jake Hill	Laser Tools Racing with MB Motorsport	Andrew Watson	Andrew Watson
	R2			Ashley Sutton	Jake Hill	Laser Tools Racing with MB Motorsport	Árón Taylor-Smith	Ronan Pearson
	R3			Ashley Sutton	Ashley Sutton	NAPA Racing UK	Josh Cook	Ronan Pearson
8	R1	Donington Park GP	Ashley Sutton	Ashley Sutton	Ashley Sutton	NAPA Racing UK	Árón Taylor-Smith	Andrew Watson
	R2			Tom Ingram	Tom Ingram	Bristol Street Motors with EXCELR8	Josh Cook	Ronan Pearson
	R3			Ronan Pearson	Rory Butcher	Toyota Gazoo Racing UK	Árón Taylor-Smith	Sam Osborne
9	R1	Silverstone Circuit	Mikey Doble	Árón Taylor-Smith	Jake Hill	Laser Tools Racing with MB Motorsport	Andrew Watson	Andrew Watson
	R2			Tom Ingram	Ashley Sutton	NAPA Racing UK	Árón Taylor-Smith	Andrew Watson
	R3			Colin Turkington	Colin Turkington	Team BMW	Josh Cook	Ronan Pearson
10	R1	Brands Hatch GP	Ashley Sutton	Ashley Sutton	Ashley Sutton	NAPA Racing UK	Bobby Thompson	Andrew Watson
	R2			Ashley Sutton	Ashley Sutton	NAPA Racing UK	Bobby Thompson	Dexter Patterson
	R3			Jake Hill	Jake Hill	Laser Tools Racing with MB Motorsport	Josh Cook	Dexter Patterson

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

Pos.	Team	Points
1	NAPA Racing UK	713
2	Bristol Street Motors with Excelr8	564*
3	Team BMW	559
4	One Motorsport with Starline Racing	426
5	TOYOTA GAZOO Racing UK	420*
6	Laser Tools Racing with MB Motorsport	381
7	CarStore Power Maxed Racing	342
8	Autobrite Direct with Millers Oils	267*
9	Re. Beverages and Bartercard with Team HARD	113
10	Go-Fix with Autoaid Breakdown	66

Pos.	Team	Points
1	One Motorsport with Starline Racing	536
2	CarStore Power Maxed Racing	498
3	Autobrite Direct with Millers Oils	460*
4	Re. Beverages and Bartercard with Team HARD	406
5	Go-Fix with Autoaid Breakdown	348

2023_British_Touring_Car_Championship

2023 British Touring Car Championship

Teams and drivers

Race calendar

Results and standings

Drivers' Championship

Teams' Championship

Independent Drivers' Championship

Independent Teams' Championship

Manufacturers' Championship

Jack Sears Trophy

Goodyear Wingfoot Award

References

External links

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Pos.	Driver	DPN			BHI			SNE			THR			OUL			CRO			KNO			DPGP			SIL			BHGP			Pts
1	Josh Cook	9	19	7	8	7	10	8	27	5	3^F	3	11^F	6	5	7	4	5	3	Ret^FL	8	2	7	5	Ret	9	7	6	12	7	2^L	485
2	Árón Taylor-Smith	10	20	9	12	Ret	DNS	10	12	Ret	9	8	6	Ret	19	Ret	10	12	9	7	4	15	6	10	2	7	2	9	11	Ret	21	370
3	Daniel Lloyd	19	13	18	10	14	11	15	10	17	NC	21	18	11	8	23	12	9	Ret	10	5	8	17	12	Ret^L	10	9	11	15	10	7	357
4	Andrew Watson	4	21	12	Ret	20	23	18	18	18	18	16	13	15	12	15	16	14	14	2	9	16	9	16	11	3	6	18	14	18	18	353
5	Mikey Doble	20	5	Ret	19	18	16	17	19	15	8	14	14	13	13	22	14	16	12	9	12	11	16	17	16	11	15	14	Ret	16	14	321
6	Aiden Moffat	13	17	15	13	19	12	19	17	8	14	10	3	20	15	6	13	17	6	Ret	19	7	18	Ret	18	17	13	12	Ret	11	Ret	317
7	Dexter Patterson	14	18	16	17	17	15	20	22	13	16	15	15	14	14	20	17	Ret	13	12	13	6	21	18	14	18	19	16	17	14	11	306
8	Bobby Thompson	16	10	6	6	11	2	16	20	12	10	Ret	DNS	7	Ret	Ret										6	Ret	22	3	5	Ret	203*
9	Jack Butel	23	Ret	17	18	24	17	21	21	16	Ret	20	21	17	17	18	20	20	Ret	19	20	22	23	Ret	21	21	25	24				176
10	Jade Edwards	DNS	NC	Ret	20	22	Ret	25	26	DNS	23	Ret	Ret	22	Ret	16	24	23	16	17	Ret	21	25	21	19	16	22	20	19	17	Ret	139*
11	Michael Crees																21	19	11	20	18	Ret	20	19	17	12	12	Ret	24	Ret	DNS	100
12	Nicolas Hamilton	21	6	21	21	25	19	23	24	Ret	22	22	23	21	22	24	WD	WD	WD													99
13	Will Powell	18	Ret	Ret	22	21	18	22	23	19	20	Ret	24	19	Ret	21																81
14	Daryl DeLeon																23	21	18	Ret	22	Ret	22	Ret	Ret	14	26	21	21	Ret	12	73
15	Robert Huff																			13	14	Ret										19
16	James Gornall																												Ret	15	19	19
Pos.	Driver	DPN			BHI			SNE			THR			OUL			CRO			KNO			DPGP			SIL			BHGP			Pts

Pos.	Manufacturer	Constructor	Points
1	Ford	Motorbase Performance	802
2	BMW	West Surrey Racing	798
3	Hyundai	EXCELR8 Motorsport	699*
4	Toyota	Speedworks Motorsport	583*