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The 2024 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 2024 season will be the 67th British Touring Car Championship season, the 14th season for cars conforming to the Next Generation Touring Car (NGTC) technical specification and the third season using hybrid technology.

Teams and drivers

Team Car Engine No. Drivers Rounds
Constructor Entries
NAPA Racing UK [2] Ford Focus ST Ford/ Mountune 1 United Kingdom Ashley Sutton [3] 1
27 United Kingdom Dan Cammish [3] 1
32 United Kingdom Daniel Rowbottom [3] 1
77 United Kingdom Sam Osborne [3] 1
Team Bristol Street Motors [4] [5] Hyundai i30 Fastback N Performance Hyundai/Swindon 3 United Kingdom Tom Chilton [6] [5] 1
14 United Kingdom Ronan Pearson [7] [5] 1
22 United Kingdom Nick Halstead [8] 1
80 United Kingdom Tom Ingram [6] [5] 1
Toyota Gazoo Racing UK [9] Toyota Corolla GR Sport Toyota/Neil Brown 11 United Kingdom Andrew Watson [10] 1
12 United Kingdom Rob Huff [11] 1
LKQ Euro Car Parts with SYNETIQ [12] 16 United Kingdom Aiden Moffat [13] 1
66 United Kingdom Josh Cook [12] 1
Team BMW [9] BMW 330e M Sport BMW/Neil Brown 20 United Kingdom Colin Turkington [14] 1
33 United Kingdom Adam Morgan [14] 1
TBA TBA TBA
Laser Tools Racing with MB Motorsport [15] 24 United Kingdom Jake Hill [15] 1
Independent Entries
Duckhams Racing With Bartercard [16] Cupra León TOCA/ M-Sport 18 Philippines Daryl DeLeon [17] 1
Restart Racing [18] Cupra León TOCA/ M-Sport 29 United Kingdom Scott Sumpton [19] 1
222 United Kingdom Chris Smiley [18] 1
Evans Halshaw Power Maxed Racing [20] Vauxhall Astra TOCA/ M-Sport 40 Republic of Ireland Árón Taylor-Smith [20] 1
88 United Kingdom Mikey Doble [21] 1
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.

Entering/re-entering BTCC

Changed teams

Leaving BTCC

Team changes

Mid-Season Changes

Race calendar

The 2024 calendar was announced on 15 May 2023. [30]

Round Circuit Date
1 R1 Donington Park
(National Circuit, Leicestershire) 		27–28 April
R2
R3
2 R4 Brands Hatch
(Indy Circuit, Kent) 		11–12 May
R5
R6
3 R7 Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit
(300 Circuit, Norfolk) 		25–26 May
R8
R9
4 R10 Thruxton Circuit
( Hampshire) 		8–9 June
R11
R12
5 R13 Oulton Park
(Island Circuit, Cheshire) 		22–23 June
R14
R15
6 R16 Croft Circuit
( North Yorkshire) 		27–28 July
R17
R18
7 R19 Knockhill Racing Circuit
( Fife) 		10–11 August
R20
R21
8 R22 Donington Park
(Grand Prix Circuit, Leicestershire) 		24–25 August
R23
R24
9 R25 Silverstone Circuit
(National Circuit, Northamptonshire) 		21–22 September
R26
R27
10 R28 Brands Hatch
(Grand Prix Circuit, Kent) 		5–6 October
R29
R30

References

  1. ^ "Kwik Fit replaces Dunlop as BTCC title sponsor". Touring Car Times. Mediaempire Stockholm AB. 25 November 2018. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
  2. ^ "Motorbase name to depart as Alliance Racing formed". TouringCarTimes. 2 October 2023. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
  3. ^ a b c d "NAPA Racing confirms unchanged quartet for 2024". TouringCarTimes. 19 February 2024. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
  4. ^ a b "EXCELR8, Team Dynamics enter new partnership". TouringCarTimes. 9 February 2024. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
  5. ^ a b c d "Team Bristol Street Motors reveals 2024 livery". TouringCarTimes. 15 March 2024. Retrieved 15 March 2024.
  6. ^ a b "Tom Ingram, Tom Chilton to spearhead EXCELR8 challenget". TouringCarTimes. 14 February 2024. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
  7. ^ "Ronan Pearson extends EXCELR8 stay". TouringCarTimes. 15 February 2023. Retrieved 15 February 2023.
  8. ^ "Nick Halstead secures EXCELR8 return". TouringCarTimes. 22 February 2024. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
  9. ^ a b "Team HARD drops off BTCC entry as TBL holders confirmed". TouringCarTimes. 15 December 2023. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
  10. ^ a b "Andrew Watson makes Speedworks switch". TouringCarTimes. 7 February 2024. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
  11. ^ a b "Rob Huff secures full-time BTCC return with Speedworks". TouringCarTimes. 28 March 2024. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
  12. ^ a b c "Josh Cook to lead Speedworks satellite squad". TouringCarTimes. 31 January 2024. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
  13. ^ a b "Aiden Moffat takes second Speedworks satellite seat". TouringCarTimes. 12 February 2024. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
  14. ^ a b "WSR confirms Colin Turkington, Adam Morgan for 2024". TouringCarTimes. 26 March 2024. Retrieved 26 March 2024.
  15. ^ a b "Jake Hill retains West Surrey Racing seat for 2024". TouringCarTimes. 19 December 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2023.
  16. ^ "2024 Kwik Fit British Touring Car Championship - Entry List" (PDF). BTCC. 16 April 2024. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
  17. ^ "Daryl DeLeon sticks with Team HARD for 2024". TouringCarTimes. 12 March 2024. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
  18. ^ a b c "Chris Smiley to lead Restart Racing programme". touringcartimes.com. 15 December 2023. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
  19. ^ a b "Scott Sumpton completes Restart Racing line-up". touringcartimes.com. 10 January 2024. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
  20. ^ a b "Aron Taylor-Smith extends Power Maxed Racing stay". TouringCarTimes. 9 November 2023. Retrieved 9 November 2023.
  21. ^ "Mikey Doble retains Power Maxed Racing seat". TouringCarTimes. 8 December 2023. Retrieved 8 December 2023.
  22. ^ TouringCarTimes (30 January 2024). "Rory Butcher to take sabbatical from BTCC". TouringCarTimes. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
  23. ^ "BTCC race winner Lloyd in Porsche Carrera Cup GB switch". www.autosport.com. 18 January 2024. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
  24. ^ "Motorsport NewzLatest Motorsport News From Around The WorldBTCC racer Jack Butel joins Toro Verde GT for Porsche Carrera Cup GB campaign". Motorsport Newz. 17 January 2024. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
  25. ^ TouringCarTimes (22 January 2024). "Stephen Jelley confirms BTCC departure". TouringCarTimes. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
  26. ^ "Collards join forces at Barwell in British GT title tilt". www.autosport.com. 7 February 2024. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
  27. ^ Ashby, Chris (19 April 2024). "Jade Edwards rules out chances of securing 2024 drive". TouringCarTimes. Retrieved 26 April 2024.
  28. ^ "Chris Smiley returns to the BTCC with Restart Racing". www.btcc.net. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
  29. ^ "One Motorsport pauses BTCC programme". TouringCarTimes. Retrieved 21 February 2024.
  30. ^ "BTCC releases 2024 schedule". TouringCarTimes. 15 May 2023. Retrieved 27 October 2023.

External links

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