2020 British Touring Car Championship
The 2020 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 2020 season will be the 63rd British Touring Car Championship season and the tenth season for cars conforming to the Next Generation Touring Car (NGTC) technical specification.
| 2020 British Touring Car Championship | |||
| Previous: | 2019 | Next: | 2021 |
| Support series: 2020 Ginetta Junior Championship 2020 Ginetta GT4 Supercup 2020 F4 British Championship 2020 Porsche Carrera Cup GB 2020 Mini Challenge UK Related Series: 2020 Touring Car Trophy | |||
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Colin Turkington, the 2019 Drivers' Champion and defending Drivers' Champion.
Teams and drivers
All drivers will compete under British racing licences.
Driver changes
Entering/re-entering BTCC
- 2019 Mini Challenge UK winner James Gornall will debut with TradePriceCars.com.[15]
- Mat Jackson returned to the series after racing in the Britcar Endurance in 2018, driving a second car for Power Maxed Racing, having last raced in 2017.[5]
- Andy Neate returned to the series after having last raced in 2016 for Halfords Yuasa Racing, driving a third car for Motorbase Performance.[19]
- Howard Fuller returned to the series after having last raced in 2013, driving for Team HARD as a substitute for Mike Bushell who will sit out at least the first three rounds due to Myocarditis.[27]
Changed teams
- Ashley Sutton will move from Team BMR to Laser Tools Racing.[21]
- Mike Bushell will move from AmDTuning.com to Team HARD[26]
- Andrew Jordan will move from BMW Pirtek Racing to Team BMW.[4]
- Jake Hill will move from TradePriceCars.com to MB Motorsport.[12]
- Bobby Thompson will move from Team HARD to TradePriceCars.com.[14]
- Sam Osborne will move from Excelr8 Motorsport to MB Motorsport.[13]
- Tom Chilton will move from Motorbase Performance to BTC Racing.[9]
- Senna Proctor will move from Team BMR to Excelr8 Motorsport.[23]
- Michael Crees will move from Team HARD to BTC Racing.[10]
- Rory Butcher will move from AmDTuning.com to Motorbase Performance.[18]
- Chris Smiley will move from BTC Racing to Excelr8 Motorsport.[24]
- Nicolas Hamilton will move from Motorbase Performance to Team HARD[28]
Leaving BTCC
- Mark Blundell left the series to focus on his sporting business.[31]
- Rob Collard left the series to drive in the British GT Championship.[32]
- Rob Smith left the series after losing his drive at Excelr8 Motorsport to Chris Smiley.[24]
- Matt Simpson left the series to support his son's karting career.[33]
Team changes
- Subaru will not enter a manufacturer team in the series after their four-year agreement with Team BMR ended at the end of the 2019 season. Team BMR are rebranding as BMR Engineering to design cars for other teams.[34]
- Excelr8 Motorsport will switch from running the MG6 GT to the Hyundai i30 Fastback N Performance.[22]
- Laser Tools Racing will expand to a two-car entry for 2020, forming a technical partnership with BMR Engineering.[21]
- BTC Racing will expand from a two-car entry to a three-car entry for 2020.[35]
- Team HARD. will switch from running one of their Volkswagen CCs to an ex-West Surrey Racing BMW 125i M Sport.[29]
- AmDTuning.com will become Mark Blundell Motorsport with Mark Blundell as sporting director.[11]
- Motorbase Performance will switch from running the third generation Ford Focus RS to the newer fourth generation Ford Focus ST.[17]
Race calendar
The championship calendar was announced by the championship organisers on 27 April 2020.[36] All races will be held in the United Kingdom.
| Round | Circuit | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | R1 | Donington Park (National Circuit, Leicestershire) |
1-2 August |
| R2 | |||
| R3 | |||
| 2 | R4 | Brands Hatch (Grand Prix Circuit, Kent) |
8-9 August |
| R5 | |||
| R6 | |||
| 3 | R7 | Oulton Park (Island Circuit, Cheshire) |
22-23 August |
| R8 | |||
| R9 | |||
| 4 | R10 | Knockhill Racing Circuit (Fife) |
29–30 August |
| R11 | |||
| R12 | |||
| 5 | R13 | Thruxton Circuit (Hampshire) |
19-20 September |
| R14 | |||
| R15 | |||
| 6 | R16 | Silverstone Circuit (National Circuit, Northamptonshire) |
26–27 September |
| R17 | |||
| R18 | |||
| 7 | R19 | Croft Circuit (North Yorkshire) |
10-11 October |
| R20 | |||
| R21 | |||
| 8 | R22 | Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit (300 Circuit, Norfolk) |
24-25 October |
| R23 | |||
| R24 | |||
| 9 | R25 | Brands Hatch (Indy Circuit, Kent) |
14–15 November |
| R26 | |||
| R27 | |||
Rule changes
Technical changes
- Goodyear is set to become the series' tyre supplier, replacing Dunlop. It will be the first time since the 2002 season that Dunlop does not supply the series with tyres.[37]
Qualifying changes
- A new qualifying format of one twenty-five-minute session and a second, ten-minute, qualifying session, in which the top ten in Q1 will set lap times, determining the first ten spaces on the grid. This will be trialled at Snetterton[38]
Support series changes
- The Renault UK Clio Cup, which has been part of the TOCA support package since 2000, will leave the BTCC support package and will instead support the British GT Championship. It will be replaced by the Mini Challenge.[39][40]
- The new Porsche Sprint Challenge GB, made up of Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 Clubsport cars, will support the Silverstone National and Croft rounds.[41]
References
- "Kwik Fit replaces Dunlop as BTCC title sponsor". Touring Car Times. Mediaempire Stockholm AB. 25 November 2018. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
- "Colin Turkington confirms title defence with WSR". Touring Car Times. 9 December 2019. Retrieved 9 December 2019.
- "Tom Oliphant remains with West Surrey Racing for 2020". Touring Car Times. 11 December 2019. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
- "Andrew Jordan to remain with WSR for 2020 campaign". Touring Car Times. 18 December 2019. Retrieved 18 December 2019.
- "Mat Jackson makes BTCC return with Power Maxed Racing". Touring Car Times. 5 February 2020. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
- "Team Dynamics Motorsport". teamdynamicsracing.co.uk. Retrieved 2 October 2019.
- "Speedworks forges closer ties with Toyota for 2020 season". Touring Car Times. 13 March 2020. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
- "Josh Cook secures second season with BTC Racing". Touring Car Times. 8 January 2020. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
- "Tom Chilton swaps Motorbase for BTC Racing for 2020". Touring Car Times. 10 January 2020. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
- "Michael Crees delighted to secure final BTC Racing seat". Touring Car Times. 12 January 2020. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
- "Mark Blundell Motorsport formed for 2020 BTCC season". Touring Car Times. 12 February 2020. Retrieved 12 February 2020.
- "Jake Hill secures AmD Honda seat". Touring Car Times. 20 December 2019. Retrieved 20 December 2019.
- "Sam Osborne inks AmD Tuning deal". Touring Car Times. 9 January 2020. Retrieved 9 January 2020.
- "Bobby Thompson secures Trade Price Cars Racing seat". Touring Car Times. 30 December 2019. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
- "MINI Challenge champion James Gornall to debut with Trade Price Cars Racing". Touring Car Times. 9 January 2020. Retrieved 9 January 2020.
- "Ollie Jackson re-signs with Motorbase for 2020". Touring Car Times. 28 January 2020. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
- "Motorbase confirm switch to fourth-generation Focus". Touring Car Times. 19 February 2020. Retrieved 19 February 2020.
- "Rory Butcher secures Motorbase return". Touring Car Times. 31 January 2020. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
- "Series returnee Andy Neate completes 2020 Motorbase line-up". Touring Car Times. 4 March 2020. Retrieved 4 March 2020.
- "Latest Audio: Stephen Jelley". BTCC.net. 31 January 2020. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
- "Ashley Sutton joins expanded Laser Tools Racing programme". Touring Car Times. 26 November 2019. Retrieved 26 November 2019.
- "Excelr8 brings Hyundai to the BTCC with all new i30 Fastback N Performance". btcc.net. btcc.net. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
- "Senna Proctor to race new Excelr8 Hyundai". Touring Car Times. 11 January 2020. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
- "Chris Smiley completes Excelr8 line-up". Touring Car Times. 10 February 2020. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
- "Jack's Back to Captain Team HARD. BTCC Campaign". Team HARD Racing. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
- "Mike Bushell rejoins Team HARD for 2020 season". Touring Car Times. 30 November 2019. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
- "Howard Fuller to substitute for Mike Bushell at Team HARD". Touring Car Times. 5 March 2020. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
- "Nic Hamilton makes Team HARD move". Touring Car Times. 21 February 2020. Retrieved 21 February 2020.
- "Carl Boardley remains with Team HARD for 2020 in ex-WSR BMW". Touring Car Times. 5 December 2019. Retrieved 5 December 2019.
- "Carlube Triple R Racing with Cataclean & Mac Tools Blasts onto BTCC grid". TOCA. 20 February 2020. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
- "Mark Blundell calls time on racing career". Touring Car Times. 5 January 2020. Retrieved 5 January 2020.
- "BTCC ace Collard joins British GT record holder Mitchell at Barwell". britishgt.com. 4 March 2020. Retrieved 4 March 2020.
- "Simpson Racing withdraw from BTCC to leave 29 car grid". Touring Car Times. 9 March 2020. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
- "Subaru bows out on a high as four-year stay comes to an end". Touring Car Times. 17 October 2019. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
- "BTC Racing adds third car as 30 car 2020 grid revealed". Touring Car Times. 2 December 2019. Retrieved 2 December 2019.
- "BTCC targets nine round season with revised calendar". TouringCarTimes. 27 April 2020. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
- "Goodyear to take over as BTCC tyre supplier". Touring Car Times. 12 October 2019. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
- "BTCC unveils 2020 rule tweaks". btcc.net. 30 October 2019. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
- Lickorish, Stephen. "Clio Cup to continue in UK after all as Renault Sport steps in". Autosport. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
- "BTCC | MINI CHALLENGE to join TOCA package from 2020". Retrieved 19 October 2019.
- "PORSCHE SPRINT CHALLENGE GB JOINS THE MOTORSPORT PYRAMID FOR 2020". thecheckeredflag.co.uk. The Checkered Flag. 8 November 2019. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
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