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Michael Crees completes BTC's three-car 2020 BTCC line-up
Michael Crees will race with BTC Racing in the British Touring Car Championship this year, completing the squad's three-car line-up for 2020 → Read More
Ciceley BTCC squad Ciceley reworking Mercedes, retains line-up
Ciceley Motorsport will field an unchanged line-up of Adam Morgan and Daniel Rowbottom in the 2020 British Touring Car Championship in a brace of reworked Mercedes A-Class machines → Read More
Josh Cook stays with BTC Racing for 2020 BTCC in three-car team
Josh Cook will remain with the BTC Racing squad for another year in the British Touring Car Championship → Read More
Oliphant rejoins Turkington at WSR in BTCC for 2020
This year's Jack Sears Trophy runner-up Tom Oliphant will remain with Team BMW for a second season in the first British Touring Car Championship in 2020 → Read More
BTCC champion Turkington back with WSR BMW for 2020 charge
British Touring Car champion Colin Turkington will again lead the WSR works BMW line-up in 2020, and has targeted breaking Andy Rouse's record of four titles → Read More
BTCC reveals 30-car 2020 entry list, BTC Racing adds third car
The entrants' permits for next season's British Touring Car Championship have been revealed, with 30 issued for the 30-race contest → Read More
BTCC title challenger Cammish gets new two-year Dynamics Honda deal
British Touring Car Championship title contender Dan Cammish has agreed a new deal with the factory-backed Team Dynamics Honda squad for two years → Read More
How hybrid tech will change the BTCC
From the start of the 2022 season, the British Touring Car Championship will feature hybrid technology. Here's how the change is expected to impact the racing in the UK's most popular motorsport category → Read More
How the BTCC is making drivers rethink racing clashes
The British Touring Car Championship hasn't actually changed its rules over contact, but it has taken new steps to clarify and enforce them - and that's taken some drivers by surprise → Read More
No pressure for BTCC debut after qualifying off, says ex-F1 ace Blundell
British Touring Car Championship rookie Mark Blundell says he is feeling no pressure ahead of his debut, after his qualifying error means he will line up from the back row of the grid → Read More
Racing school founder and single seater racer Jim Russell dies
Racing school founder and successful single seater racer Jim Russell has died, aged 98 → Read More
The changes that could transform the BTCC title race
Levelling the playing field to create unpredictability has been a key calling card of the British Touring Car Championship. But it isn't resting on its laurels, with more changes set to come in for 2019 aimed at keeping the series fresh → Read More
Ollie Jackson joins Tom Chilton in Motorbase's 2019 BTCC line-up
One-time British Touring Car Championship Independents Trophy winner Tom Chilton will remain at the Motorbase Performance Ford Focus RS squad for 2019, alongside the team's new recruit Ollie Jackson → Read More
2013 BTCC champion Jordan stays at WSR BMW squad for third season
Andrew Jordan will remain in the British Touring Car Championship at the wheel of a WSR BMW 125i M Sport for a third successive season in 2019 → Read More
Alfa Romeo BTCC squad HMS Racing to sit out 2019 season
The HMS Racing Alfa Romeo British Touring Car Championship team will sit out the 2019 campaign, but plans to return to the category in '20 → Read More
Ginetta Supercup driver Carl Boardley in 2019 BTCC with Team Hard
Ginetta Supercup racer Carl Boardley will step up to the British Touring Car Championship full-time in 2019 after signing a deal to race with Team Hard in a VW CC → Read More
Team Hard's Bushell first driver to sign up for 2019 BTCC season
Team Hard British Touring Car Championship racer Mike Bushell has become the first driver to commit to the 2019 season, and will remain with the outfit in a Volkswagen CC → Read More
How the BTCC came to rule British motorsport
That the British Touring Car Championship is still followed by so many after 60 years is testament to its long history of adapting to the times. Here's how it came to dominate the British motorsport scene → Read More
Why the BTCC's best villain can't stop playing the game
Jason Plato and the British Touring Car Championship are inextricably linked. The charismatic self-styled bad boy has done well out of the series, while it also benefits from his combative star-quality → Read More
Team Hard signs Mini graduate Pidgley for rest of 2018 BTCC season
Mini Challenge graduate Ollie Pidgley will drive a Team Hard VW CC at Rockingham this weekend and will contest the remainder of the 2018 British Touring Car Championship season → Read More