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.
Teams and drivers
[edit]Entering/re-entering BTCC
- Nick Halstead returned to the series with Bristol Street Motors with Excelr8 TradePriceCars.com, having last raced in 2021 at Croft to replace Rick Parfitt Jr.[7]
- Andrew Watson debuted with CarStore Power Maxed Racing.[20]
- Ronan Pearson debuted with Bristol Street Motors with Excelr8 TradePriceCars.com, replacing Jack Butel.[6]
- 2022 Ginetta GT5 and BMW Compact Cup winner Mikey Doble debuted with Power Maxed Racing.[22]
Changed teams
- Adam Morgan moved from Car Gods with Ciceley Motorsport to Team BMW.[11]
- Dexter Patterson moved from Laser Tools Racing to Re.Beverages and Bartercard with Team HARD.[29]
- Dan Lloyd and Jack Butel both moved from Bristol Street Motors with Excelr8 TradePriceCars.com to Autobrite Direct with Millers Oils.[31][36]
- Aiden Moffat moved from Laser Tools Racing to One Motorsport with Starline Racing.[24]
- Daniel Rowbottom moved from Halfords Racing with Cataclean to NAPA Racing UK with Cataclean.[17]
- Árón Taylor-Smith moved from Yazoo with Safuu.com Racing to CarStore Power Maxed Racing.[21]
- George Gamble moved from Car Gods with Ciceley Motorsport to Toyota Gazoo Racing.[15]
- Jade Edwards moved from Rich Energy BTC Racing to Re.Beverages and Bartercard with Team HARD.[27]
- Will Powell moved from Autobrite Direct with Journey Hero to One Motorsport with Starline Racing.
Leaving BTCC
- Jason Plato retired from the series.[37]
- Ollie Jackson left the series to compete in the 2023 Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain.[38]
- Gordon Shedden was left without a drive following the departure of Team Dynamics from the series.[39]
- Ash Hand did not return following his debut season with Power Maxed Racing.
Team changes
- Ciceley Motorsport left the series.[40]
- Laser Tools Racing switched from Aiden Moffat Racing to MB Motorsport.[12]
- BTC Racing rebranded ahead of this season to One Motorsport with Starline Racing.[41][42][24]
- Team Dynamics announced they would be taking a hiatus from the BTCC grid in 2023 with the hopes of returning to the championship in the future, but would provide support for the One Motorsport team during the season.[39]
Mid-Season Changes
- Will Powell was dismissed from One Motorsport during the summer break and was replaced by Jade Edwards who rejoined the team after spending the first half of the season at Team HARD.
- Daryl DeLeon made his BTCC debut at Croft, replacing Jade Edwards who joined One Motorsport.
- Bobby Thompson was forced to step down from his seat following the fifth round due to financial issues, and was replaced by Michael Crees who rejoined the team he previously raced for in 2019.
- Nicolas Hamilton stepped down from his seat following the sixth round and was replaced by Rob Huff for the seventh round, and then Bobby Thompson for the final two.
- Rob Huff returned to the series for one round at Knockhill.
- Bobby Thompson returned to Team HARD for the final two rounds after regaining sufficient financial backing.
- James Gornall returned to the series for the final round driving for Go-Fix with Autoaid Breakdown, replacing Jack Butel.
Race calendar
[edit]The 2023 calendar was announced on 31 May 2022.[43] 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 | |
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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
[edit]Round | Circuit | Pole position | Fastest lap | Winning Driver | Winning team | Winning independent | Winning JST | |
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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 |
Drivers' Championship
[edit]Points system | ||||||||||||||||||
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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
|
P – Pole position |
Teams' Championship
[edit]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 |
*denotes penalty
Independent Drivers' Championship
[edit]Pos. | Driver | DPN | BHI | SNE | THR | OUL | CRO | KNO | DPGP | SIL | BHGP | Pts | ||||||||||||||||||||
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1 | ![]() |
9 | 19 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 27 | 5 | 3F | 3 | 11F | 6 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 3 | RetFL | 8 | 2 | 7 | 5 | Ret | 9 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 7 | 2L | 485 |
2 | ![]() |
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 | ![]() |
19 | 13 | 18 | 10 | 14 | 11 | 15 | 10 | 17 | NC | 21 | 18 | 11 | 8 | 23 | 12 | 9 | Ret | 10 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 12 | RetL | 10 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 10 | 7 | 357 |
4 | ![]() |
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 | ![]() |
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 | ![]() |
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 | ![]() |
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 | ![]() |
16 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 16 | 20 | 12 | 10 | Ret | DNS | 7 | Ret | Ret | 6 | Ret | 22 | 3 | 5 | Ret | 203* | |||||||||
9 | ![]() |
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 | ![]() |
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 | ![]() |
21 | 19 | 11 | 20 | 18 | Ret | 20 | 19 | 17 | 12 | 12 | Ret | 24 | Ret | DNS | 100 | |||||||||||||||
12 | ![]() |
21 | 6 | 21 | 21 | 25 | 19 | 23 | 24 | Ret | 22 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 24 | WD | WD | WD | 99 | ||||||||||||
13 | ![]() |
18 | Ret | Ret | 22 | 21 | 18 | 22 | 23 | 19 | 20 | Ret | 24 | 19 | Ret | 21 | 81 | |||||||||||||||
14 | ![]() |
23 | 21 | 18 | Ret | 22 | Ret | 22 | Ret | Ret | 14 | 26 | 21 | 21 | Ret | 12 | 73 | |||||||||||||||
15 | ![]() |
13 | 14 | Ret | 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
16 | ![]() |
Ret | 15 | 19 | 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pos. | Driver | DPN | BHI | SNE | THR | OUL | CRO | KNO | DPGP | SIL | BHGP | Pts |
*denotes penalty
Independent Teams' Championship
[edit]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 |
*denotes penalty
Manufacturers' Championship
[edit]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* |
*denotes penalty
Jack Sears Trophy
[edit]
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*denotes penalty
Goodyear Wingfoot Award
[edit]Pos. | Driver | Points |
---|---|---|
1 | ![]() |
176 |
2 | ![]() |
130 |
3 | ![]() |
127 |
4 | ![]() |
113 |
5 | ![]() |
90 |
6 | ![]() |
88 |
7 | ![]() |
76 |
8 | ![]() |
74 |
9 | ![]() |
67 |
10 | ![]() |
56 |
11 | ![]() |
55 |
12 | ![]() |
41 |
13 | ![]() |
37 |
14 | ![]() |
34 |
15 | ![]() |
29 |
16 | ![]() |
28 |
17 | ![]() |
28 |
18 | ![]() |
23 |
19 | ![]() |
21 |
20 | ![]() |
7 |
21 | ![]() |
6 |
22 | ![]() |
3 |
23 | ![]() |
1 |
24 | ![]() |
0 |
25 | ![]() |
0 |
26 | ![]() |
0 |
27 | ![]() |
0 |
28 | ![]() |
0 |
29 | ![]() |
0 |
30 | ![]() |
0 |
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