2023 British Touring Car Championship

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

Teams and drivers

Team Car Engine No. Drivers Rounds
Constructor Entries
Bristol Street Motors with EXCELR8[2][3] Hyundai i30 Fastback N Performance Hyundai/Swindon 1 United Kingdom Tom Ingram[4] 1–2
3 United Kingdom Tom Chilton[5] 1–2
14 United Kingdom Ronan Pearson[6] 1–2
22 United Kingdom Nick Halstead[7] 1–2
Team BMW[8] BMW 330e M Sport BMW/Neil Brown 4 United Kingdom Colin Turkington[9] 1–2
12 United Kingdom Stephen Jelley[10] 1–2
33 United Kingdom Adam Morgan[11] 1–2
Laser Tools Racing with MB Motorsport[12][13] 24 United Kingdom Jake Hill[14] 1–2
Toyota Gazoo Racing UK Toyota Corolla GR Sport Toyota/Neil Brown 6 United Kingdom Rory Butcher[15] 1–2
37 United Kingdom Ricky Collard[15] 1–2
42 United Kingdom George Gamble[15] 1–2
NAPA Racing UK[16] Ford Focus ST Ford/Mountune 27 United Kingdom Dan Cammish[17] 1–2
32 United Kingdom Daniel Rowbottom[18] 1–2
77 United Kingdom Sam Osborne[18] 1–2
116 United Kingdom Ashley Sutton[19] 1–2
Independent Entries
CarStore Power Maxed Racing[20] Vauxhall Astra TOCA/M-Sport 11 United Kingdom Andrew Watson[21] 1–2
40 Republic of Ireland Árón Taylor-Smith[22] 1–2
88 United Kingdom Mikey Doble[23] 1–2
One Motorsport with Starline Racing[24] Honda Civic Type R Honda/Neil Brown 16 United Kingdom Aiden Moffat[25][26] 1–2
66 United Kingdom Josh Cook[25] 1–2
70 United Kingdom Will Powell[27] 1–2
Re.Beverages and Bartercard with Team HARD. Cupra León TOCA/M-Sport 17 United Kingdom Dexter Patterson[28] 1–2
99 United Kingdom Jade Edwards[29] 1–2
Autobrite Direct with Millers Oils 19 United Kingdom Bobby Thompson[30] 1–2
123 United Kingdom Dan Lloyd[31] 1–2
Go-Fix with Autoaid Breakdown 28 United Kingdom Nicolas Hamilton[32] 1–2
96 United Kingdom Jack Butel[33] 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.
Entry List

Entering/re-entering BTCC

Changed teams

Leaving BTCC

Team changes

Race calendar

The 2023 calendar was announced on 31 May 2022.[40] The Grand Prix layout of Donington Park returned to the calendar for the first time since 2002, taking the place of the second Thruxton round.

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

Results and standings

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
R2
R3
4 R1 Thruxton Circuit
R2
R3
5 R1 Oulton Park
R2
R3
6 R1 Croft Circuit
R2
R3
7 R1 Knockhill Racing Circuit
R2
R3
8 R1 Donington Park GP
R2
R3
9 R1 Silverstone Circuit
R2
R3
10 R1 Brands Hatch GP
R2
R3


Drivers' Championship

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
Notes
  • The point for leading laps in race is one point, regardless of how many laps led, except that the driver who leads the most laps earns the bonus point.
Pos. Driver DPN BHI SNE THR OUL CRO KNO DPGP SIL BHGP Pts
1 United Kingdom Dan Cammish 1FL 12L 1L 3P 5 4 88
2 United Kingdom Tom Ingram 3 9F 2 5 2 3 83
3 United Kingdom Ashley Sutton Ret 15 3 2F 1FL 1FL 78
4 United Kingdom Colin Turkington 12 8 5 1L 3 5 70
5 United Kingdom Jake Hill 2L 16 4F 4 4 22 58
6 United Kingdom Bobby Thompson 16 10 6 6 11 2 48
7 United Kingdom Tom Chilton 15 1L 8 15 12 7 44
8 United Kingdom Josh Cook 9 19 7 8 7 10 39
9 United Kingdom Adam Morgan 7 2 22 Ret 16 6 36
10 United Kingdom Ricky Collard 6 Ret 14 9 9 8L 35
11 United Kingdom Daniel Rowbottom 5P 11 10 Ret 15 9 31
12 United Kingdom Rory Butcher 11 14 11 7 6 Ret 31
13 United Kingdom Sam Osborne 17 3 Ret 14 10 14 25
14 United Kingdom George Gamble 8 Ret 13 11 8 21 24
15 United Kingdom Andrew Watson 4 21 12 Ret 20 23 17
16 Republic of Ireland Árón Taylor-Smith 10 20 9 12 Ret DNS 17
17 United Kingdom Daniel Lloyd 19 13 18 10 14 11 16
18 United Kingdom Stephen Jelley 22 4 20 Ret DNS 24 13
19 United Kingdom Mikey Doble 20 5 Ret 19 18 16 11
20 United Kingdom Aiden Moffat 13 17 15 13 19 12 11
21 United Kingdom Nicolas Hamilton 21 6 21 21 25 19 10
22 United Kingdom Nick Halstead Ret 7 Ret 23 23 20 9
23 United Kingdom Ronan Pearson 24 DSQ 19 16 13 13 6
24 United Kingdom Dexter Patterson 14 18 16 17 17 15 3
25 United Kingdom Jack Butel 23 Ret 17 18 24 17 0
26 United Kingdom Will Powell 18 Ret Ret 22 21 18 0
27 United Kingdom Jade Edwards DNS NC Ret 20 22 Ret 0
Pos. Driver DPN BHI SNE THR OUL CRO KNO DPGP SIL BHGP Pts
ColourResult
GoldWinner
Silver2nd place
Bronze3rd place
GreenPoints finish
BlueNon-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
PurpleRetired (Ret)
RedDid not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
BlackDisqualified (DSQ)
WhiteDid not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank Did not participate (DNP)
Excluded (EX)
P – Pole position

F – Fastest lap
L – Lead race lap

Jack Sears Trophy

Pos. Driver DPN BHI SNE THR OUL CRO KNO DPGP SIL BHGP Pts
1 United Kingdom Sam Osborne 17 3 Ret 14 10 14 92
2 United Kingdom Dexter Patterson 14 18 16 17 17 15 90
3 United Kingdom Ronan Pearson 24 DSQ 19 16 13 13 75
4 United Kingdom Andrew Watson 4 21 12 Ret 20 23 68
5 United Kingdom Mikey Doble 20 5 Ret 19 18 16 65
6 United Kingdom Nicolas Hamilton 21 6 21 21 25 19 60
7 United Kingdom Jack Butel 23 Ret 17 18 24 17 55
8 United Kingdom Will Powell 18 Ret Ret 22 21 18 41
9 United Kingdom Nick Halstead Ret 7 Ret 23 23 20 36
10 United Kingdom Jade Edwards DNS NC Ret 20 22 Ret 19
Pos. Driver DPN BHI SNE THR OUL CRO KNO DPGP SIL BHGP Pts

References

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