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2021 British Touring Car Championship

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2021 British Touring Car Championship
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Support series:
2021 Ginetta Junior Championship
2021 Ginetta GT4 Supercup
2021 F4 British Championship
2021 Porsche Carrera Cup GB
2021 Mini Challenge UK
Related Series:
2021 Touring Car Trophy
Ashley Sutton, the current Drivers' Championship leader.

The 2021 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 2021 season will be the 64th British Touring Car Championship season and the eleventh season for cars conforming to the Next Generation Touring Car (NGTC) technical specification.

Teams and drivers[]

All drivers race under British licences with the exception of Árón Taylor-Smith, who is Irish.

Team Car Engine No. Drivers Rounds
Constructor Entries
Team BMW[2] BMW 330i M Sport[2] BMW/Neil Brown 2 Colin Turkington[2] 1–5
12 Stephen Jelley[3] 1–5
15 Tom Oliphant[4] 1–5
Racing with Wera & Photon Group[5] Ford Focus ST[5] Ford/Mountune 4 Sam Osborne[6] 1–5
20 Paul Rivett[7] 5–6
21 Jessica Hawkins[8] 2
44 Andy Neate[6] 1, 3–4
MB Motorsport accelerated by Blue Square[5][9] 24 Jake Hill[9] 1–5
48 Ollie Jackson[10] 1–5
Toyota Gazoo Racing UK[11] Toyota Corolla GR Sport[11] TOCA/Swindon 6 Rory Butcher[11] 1–5
23 Sam Smelt[11] 1–5
Toyota Corolla GR Hybrid[12] TOCA/M-Sport 77 Andrew Jordan[12] 8
Independent Entries
Laser Tools Racing[13] Infiniti Q50[13] TOCA/Swindon 1 Ashley Sutton[13] 1–5
16 Aiden Moffat[13] 1–5
41 Carl Boardley[13] 1–5
Team HARD with Autobrite Direct[13][14][15] Cupra León[14] TOCA/Swindon 19 Jack Mitchell[16] 4–5
31 Jack Goff[17] 1–5
88 Glynn Geddie[18] 1–3
ROKiT Racing with iQuoto Online Trading[13][14][19] 28 Nicolas Hamilton[19] 1–5
Team HARD with HUB Financial Solutions[13][14][15] 40 Árón Taylor-Smith[20] 1–5
Car Gods with Ciceley Motorsport[21][22] BMW 330i M Sport[21] BMW/Neil Brown 3 Tom Chilton[23] 1–5
33 Adam Morgan[21] 1–5
Adrian Flux with Power Maxed Racing[24][25] Vauxhall Astra[24] TOCA/Swindon 11 Jason Plato[24] 1–5
123 Dan Lloyd[26] 1–5
BTC Racing[27] Honda Civic Type R[27] TOCA/Swindon 18 Senna Proctor[28] 2–5
27 Dan Cammish[29] 1
66 Josh Cook[30] 1–5
PHSC with BTC Racing[31] 99 Jade Edwards[31] 1–5
Ginsters Excelr8 with TradePriceCars.com[32][33] Hyundai i30 Fastback N Performance[32] TOCA/Swindon 22 Chris Smiley[34] 1–5
80 Tom Ingram[35] 1–5
Excelr8 with TradePriceCars.com[32] 62 Rick Parfitt Jr.[36] 1–5
96 Jack Butel[37] 1–5
Halfords Racing with Cataclean[38][39] Honda Civic Type R[38] Honda/Neil Brown 32 Daniel Rowbottom[40] 1–5
52 Gordon Shedden[41] 1–5
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.
Hybrid Test entry ineligible for any championship points
Entry List

Driver changes[]

Entering/re-entering BTCC

Changed teams

Leaving BTCC

Team changes[]

Race calendar[]

The championship calendar was announced by the championship organisers on 20 July 2020,[46] before it was rescheduled on 14 January 2021 in order to maximise the opportunity for spectators and guests to attend, as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.[47]

Round Circuit Date
1 R1 Thruxton Circuit
(Hampshire) 		8–9 May
R2
R3
2 R4 Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit
(300 Circuit, Norfolk) 		12–13 June
R5
R6
3 R7 Brands Hatch
(Indy Circuit, Kent) 		26–27 June
R8
R9
4 R10 Oulton Park
(Island Circuit, Cheshire) 		31 July – 1 August
R11
R12
5 R13 Knockhill Racing Circuit
(Fife) 		14–15 August
R14
R15
6 R16 Thruxton Circuit
(Hampshire) 		28–29 August
R17
R18
7 R19 Croft Circuit
(North Yorkshire) 		18–19 September
R20
R21
8 R22 Silverstone Circuit
(National Circuit, Northamptonshire) 		25–26 September
R23
R24
9 R25 Donington Park
(National Circuit, Leicestershire) 		9–10 October
R26
R27
10 R28 Brands Hatch
(Grand Prix Circuit, Kent) 		23–24 October
R29
R30


Season report[]

The first two races of the season were won by Josh Cook.[48][49] Defending champion Ash Sutton won the third race after a battle with Jake Hill in mixed weather conditions. [50]

Results[]

Round Circuit Pole position Fastest lap Winning Driver Winning team Winning independent Winning JST
1 R1 Thruxton Circuit Ashley Sutton Josh Cook Josh Cook BTC Racing Josh Cook Daniel Rowbottom
R2 Josh Cook Josh Cook BTC Racing Josh Cook Daniel Rowbottom
R3 Josh Cook Ashley Sutton Laser Tools Racing Ashley Sutton Sam Osborne
2 R4 Snetterton Circuit Colin Turkington Colin Turkington Colin Turkington Team BMW Tom Ingram Daniel Rowbottom
R5 Ashley Sutton Ashley Sutton Laser Tools Racing Ashley Sutton Daniel Rowbottom
R6 Gordon Shedden Tom Ingram Ginsters Excelr8 with TradePriceCars.com Tom Ingram Daniel Rowbottom
3 R7 Brands Hatch Indy Daniel Rowbottom Gordon Shedden Tom Oliphant Team BMW Gordon Shedden Daniel Rowbottom
R8 Josh Cook Tom Ingram Ginsters Excelr8 with TradePriceCars.com Tom Ingram Daniel Rowbottom
R9 Rory Butcher Adam Morgan Car Gods with Ciceley Motorsport Adam Morgan Daniel Rowbottom
4 R10 Oulton Park Senna Proctor Daniel Rowbottom Daniel Rowbottom Halfords Racing with Cataclean Daniel Rowbottom Daniel Rowbottom
R11 Tom Ingram Rory Butcher Toyota Gazoo Racing UK Daniel Rowbottom Daniel Rowbottom
R12 Tom Ingram Senna Proctor BTC Racing Senna Proctor Daniel Rowbottom
5 R13 Knockhill Racing Circuit Colin Turkington Colin Turkington Colin Turkington Team BMW Senna Proctor Daniel Rowbottom
R14 Ashley Sutton Ashley Sutton Laser Tools Racing Ashley Sutton Carl Boardley
R15 Rory Butcher Tom Ingram Ginsters Excelr8 with TradePriceCars.com Tom Ingram Daniel Rowbottom
6 R16 Thruxton Circuit
R17
R18
7 R19 Croft Circuit
R20
R21
8 R22 Silverstone Circuit
R23
R24
9 R25 Donington Park
R26
R27
10 R28 Brands Hatch GP
R29
R30

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[]

(key)

Pos. Driver THR SNE BHI OUL KNO THR CRO SIL DON BHGP Pts
1 Ashley Sutton 9P' 9 1L 11 1FL 2 5 2 8 14 8 Ret 4 1FL 5 172
2 Tom Ingram 2 6 22 2 4 1L 6 1L 12 19 10F 21F 10 6 1L 158
3 Colin Turkington 10 7 6 1PFL 2PL 7 20 17 14 18 12 8 1PFL 2PL 8 138
4 Gordon Shedden Ret 18 4 15 11 3F 2F 21 16 2 6 3 8 5 4 129
5 Jake Hill 3 3 3L 9 24 12 4 27 13 8 4 7 6 3 Ret 128
6 Josh Cook 1FL 1PFL 20F 16 14 4 9 5F 5 15 Ret 12 3 4 Ret 123
7 Daniel Rowbottom 7 4 21 13 15 10 3P 4 11 1FL 2P 6 15 18 10 121
8 Stephen Jelley Ret 11 10PL 4 7 5PL 14 Ret 22 5 7 2 11 9 3PL 113
9 Aiden Moffat 11 8 Ret 14 10 17 8 9 3 6 5 4 7 11 7 108
10 Adam Morgan 8 21 18 6 8 8 17 12 1PL 3 3 5 13 16 13 106
11 Rory Butcher 5 Ret Ret 3 5 6 15 14 7F 4 1L Ret 9 Ret 20F 102
12 Senna Proctor 18 16 26 12 10 6 9P 9 1L 2 7 2 99
13 Jason Plato 6 5 2 17 20 18 13 8 4 7 18 13 14 8 9 91
14 Tom Oliphant 15 10 7 8 6 16 1L 3PL 15 Ret DNS 14 Ret 17 14 76
15 Jack Goff 13 12 8 12 9 9 10 11 2 10 Ret 16 16 12 26 71
16 Chris Smiley Ret Ret 15 10 13 11 7 7 10 Ret 14 10 5 13 6 71
17 Daniel Lloyd 16 14 5 7 12 13 11 6 9 13 21 11 Ret 26 18 59
18 Ollie Jackson 19 13 9 5 3 Ret 23 16 Ret 12 Ret 17 Ret 22 15 41
19 Dan Cammish 4 2 23 30
20 Carl Boardley 12 17 Ret 20 17 Ret 16 20 19 11 11 Ret 18 10 11 25
21 Tom Chilton 14 Ret 13 21 Ret 19 19 13 18 17 13 9 12 25 23 22
22 Árón Taylor-Smith 18 15 11 22 18 14 18 15 17 16 16 15 25 15 12 15
23 Sam Osborne 17 16 12 19 19 20 21 19 20 Ret 15 Ret 19 20 17 5
24 Jack Butel 21 19 19 26 22 21 25 25 21 20 17 Ret 20 14 16 2
25 Sam Smelt 23 20 14 29 26 Ret 24 18 23 23 19 18 17 24 24 2
26 Jade Edwards 20 Ret Ret 25 23 15 22 22 27 21 20 20 26 23 19 1
27 Rick Parfitt Jr. 25 Ret 16 24 27 24 Ret 23 26 Ret 23 19 21 27 25 0
28 Nicolas Hamilton 26 22 17 28 25 25 28 26 28 DNS 24 Ret 24 Ret Ret 0
29 Paul Rivett 23 19 21 0
30 Jack Mitchell 22 22 Ret 22 21 22 0
31 Jessica Hawkins 23 21 23 0
32 Glynn Geddie 22 Ret DNS 27 Ret 22 27 Ret 24 0
33 Andy Neate 24 Ret DNS 26 24 25 WD WD WD 0
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)
P – Pole position

F – Fastest lap
L – Lead race lap

Notes[]

References[]

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