2021 British Touring Car Championship
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.
| 2021 British Touring Car Championship | |||
| Previous: | 2020 | Next: | 2022 |
| 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 | |||
Teams and drivers
Driver changes
Entering/re-entering BTCC
- Árón Taylor-Smith returned to the series after having last raced in 2017 for MG Racing RCIB Insurance, driving a third car for Team HARD.[11]
- Jason Plato returned to the series and Power Maxed Racing after his sabbatical when the COVID-19 pandemic had happened last year.[23]
- Sam Smelt returned to the series after having last raced in 2018 for AmD with Cobra Exhausts, driving a new second car for Toyota Gazoo Racing UK.[6]
Changed teams
- Jack Butel will move from Carlube TripleR Racing with Mac Tools to Excelr8 Trade Price Cars.[26]
- Carl Boardley will move from Team HARD to Laser Tools Racing.[8]
- Tom Chilton will move from BTC Racing to Ciceley Motorsport.[14]
- Jade Edwards will move from Power Maxed Car Care Racing to BTC Racing.[20]
- Tom Ingram will move from Toyota Gazoo Racing UK to Excelr8 Trade Price Cars.[5][27]
- Rory Butcher will move from Motorbase Performance to Toyota Gazoo Racing UK.[6]
- Sam Osborne and Ollie Jackson will swap their seats between MB Motorsport and Motorbase Performance.[16][18]
Leaving BTCC
Team changes
- Team HARD. will switch from running the Volkswagen CC to the new Cupra León.[9]
- TradePriceCars.com will merge with Excelr8 Motorsport and will switch from running the Audi S3 Saloon to Hyundai i30 Fastback N Performance.[24]
- Ciceley Motorsport will switch from running the Mercedes-Benz A-Class to WSR-prepared BMW 330i M Sport cars.[13]
- MB Motorsport took over Motorbase Performance and will switch from running the Honda Civic Type R (FK2) to four Ford Focus ST cars, two of which will be entered under the Motorbase banner.[15]
- Team Parker Racing sold their TBL to Carl Boardley and will leave the championship.[28]
Race calendar
The championship calendar was announced by the championship organisers on 20 July 2020,[29] 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.[30]
| Round | Circuit | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | R1 | Thruxton Circuit (Hampshire) |
8–9 May |
| R2 | |||
| R3 | |||
| 2 | R4 | Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit (300 Circuit, Norfolk) |
15–16 May |
| R5 | |||
| R6 | |||
| 3 | R7 | Brands Hatch (Indy Circuit, Kent) |
12–13 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 | |||
Rule changes
Results
| Round | Circuit | Pole position | Fastest lap | Winning driver | Winning team | Winning independent | Winning JST | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | R1 | Thruxton Circuit | ||||||
| R2 | ||||||||
| R3 | ||||||||
| 2 | R4 | Snetterton Circuit | ||||||
| R5 | ||||||||
| R6 | ||||||||
| 3 | R7 | Brands Hatch Indy | ||||||
| R8 | ||||||||
| R9 | ||||||||
| 4 | R10 | Oulton Park | ||||||
| R11 | ||||||||
| R12 | ||||||||
| 5 | R13 | Knockhill Racing Circuit | ||||||
| R14 | ||||||||
| R15 | ||||||||
| 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.
Notes
References
- "Kwik Fit replaces Dunlop as BTCC title sponsor". Touring Car Times. Mediaempire Stockholm AB. 25 November 2018. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
- "Ash Sutton's management denies BMW 'superteam' talk". Motorsport.com. 19 November 2020. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
- "Colin Turkington to spearhead WSR entry". TouringCarTimes. 3 February 2021. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
- "WSR & TEAM BMW RETAIN OLIPHANT FOR 2021". btcc.net. 10 February 2021. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
- "Tom Ingram, Speedworks to part company". TouringCarTimes. 30 December 2020. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
- "Rory Butcher to lead new-look Speedworks entry". TouringCarTimes. 27 January 2021. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
- "Team Dynamics Motorsport". teamdynamicsracing.co.uk. Retrieved 2 October 2019.
- "Laser Tools Racing, Team HARD join forces for 2021". TouringCarTimes. 24 December 2020. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
- "Team HARD to bring Cupra brand to BTCC". TouringCarTimes. 4 September 2020. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
- "Jack Goff to spearhead new Cupra programme". TouringCarTimes. 14 December 2020. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
- "Aron Taylor-Smith to make series return". TouringCarTimes. 22 December 2020. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
- "Glynn Geddie secures second Team HARD Cupra". TouringCarTimes. 18 December 2020. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
- "Ciceley Motorsport makes BMW switch for 2021". TouringCarTimes. 25 November 2020. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
- "Tom Chilton secures second Ciceley BMW". TouringCarTimes. 12 January 2021. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
- "Motorbase acquired by Shaun Hollamby, Pete Osborne". TouringCarTimes. 13 November 2020. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
- "Sam Osborne joins Andy Neate in Motorbase line-up". TouringCarTimes. 4 February 2021. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
- "MB Motorsport retains Jake Hill for 2021 campaign". TouringCarTimes. 7 January 2021. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
- "Ollie Jackson takes second MB Motorsport seat". TouringCarTimes. 4 February 2021. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
- "BTC Racing confirm management change". TouringCarTimes. 10 December 2020. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
- "Jade Edwards completes BTC Racing line-up". TouringCarTimes. 14 January 2021. Retrieved 14 January 2021.
- "BTC Racing retain Josh Cook, Michael Crees". TouringCarTimes. 31 December 2020. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
- "PMR back on track in the BTCC". BTCC.net. 19 August 2020. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
- "Power Maxed Racing confirms Jason Plato return". TouringCarTimes. 22 January 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
- "EXCELR8, Trade Price Cars team up for expanded Hyundai programme". TouringCarTimes. 12 November 2020. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
- "EXCELR8 retains Chris Smiley for second season". TouringCarTimes. 15 January 2021. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
- "Jack Butel makes EXCELR8 switch for 2021". TouringCarTimes. 18 December 2020. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
- "Tom Ingram to spearhead Hyundai programme". TouringCarTimes. 20 January 2021. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
- "Expanded Speedworks programme headlines 2021 TBL list". TouringCarTimes. 12 January 2021. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
- "Thruxton secures two dates on 2021 calendar". 20 July 2020. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
- "TOCA issues revised 2021 BTCC calendar". 14 January 2021. Retrieved 14 January 2021.
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