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Plato departs troubled BTCC team

Mercedes squad to race under new name after entering administration

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British motorsport team Plato Racing enters administration

British Touring Car Championship team Plato Racing, run by Jason Plato, entered administration on 11 August, according to reports. The collapse came just one week after the newly formed team secured their first race win at Knockhill. Court records confirmed notices for appointing joint administrators for Plato Racing Limited have…

The Independent UK

Plato completes his Mercedes BTCC line-up

Veteran Morgan joins Rowbottom, as series legend Plato gears up for new team’s first season

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Plato plots BTCC return as team owner

Jason Plato targets BTCC return as team owner for 2026

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Is the government’s EV grant working? A third of UK drivers say yes

35 per cent of Brits and 54 per cent of Londoners say the discount makes them more likely to go electric

The Independent UK

Top 10: Ranking the greatest BTCC Scots

Gordon Shedden is back in the British Touring Car Championship for 2025 after two years away, at the wheel of a Speedworks Motorsport-run Toyota Gazoo Racing Corolla.

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The Biggest Night in Motorsport: Autosport Awards usher in new era

• Reimagined Autosport Awards on January 29 • 2025 marks 75 years of both Autosport and the FIA Formula 1 World Championship• F1 ACADEMY prize-giving and Silverstone Autosport BRDC Young Driver award celebrate next generation sporting stars• All-new Autosport Business Forum will convene influential motorsport and industry leaders London, UK,…

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Friday favourite: When a BTCC legend taught Tordoff the ropes

Contesting your first full British Touring Car Championship season with a factory-backed team when that manufacturer has recently returned to the series after a decade away can be quite a daunting scenario.

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Top 10: Ranking the greatest cars of the Super Touring era

The Super Touring era is regarded as one of the great periods in touring car history. The MSVR Super Touring Power event at Brands Hatch has recently brought the category back to the forefront, so now seems a good time to pick out the finest machines.

Autosport

Ranking the top 10 BTCC title deciders

The battle for the British Touring Car Championship always seems to go down to the final race. It doesn’t quite, but there have been plenty of incredible finales in the category’s history, stretching back to the very beginning in 1958.

Autosport

Top 10: Ranking the greatest BTCC champions

Who is the greatest? That’s a question often asked in all areas of sport, including Formula 1.

Autosport

How a former BTCC pedaller recaptured his joy of racing in TCR

“It’s relit my fire for motorsport again,” reflects Carl Boardley after winning the TCR UK title at his first attempt last season in a self-entered Cupra Leon Competicion.

Autosport

10 things to watch out for at Super Touring Power

Anthony Reid’s passion for Super Touring machinery is plain to see. He describes the 1990s as the British Touring Car Championship’s “zenith” and says this period “really made my name in motor racing”.

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Moffat joins Cook in rebranded One Honda BTCC team

British Touring Car Championship race winner Aiden Moffat has switched to the renamed One Motorsport team to join reigning independents champion Josh Cook for 2023.

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The rise and fall of Britain's flawed NASCAR imitation

It’s a little over 20 years since ASCAR hit its peak, filling Rockingham's grandstands while luring top international and BTCC talent. But the domestic stock car series' boom couldn't last. Here's how the curio exploded, then imploded

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The rise and fall of Britain’s flawed NASCAR imitation

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How Plato got to grips with Team Brit's innovative racer

Finding Jason Plato new challenges is a tough ask given his wealth of racing experience. But when the chance to drive the Team Brit McLaren 570S GT4 equipped with hand controls came up, he wouldn’t miss out – even if the encounter left him using a word few drivers will…

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Ingram named Autosport’s National Driver of the Year

Tom Ingram is the winner of Autosport’s 2022 National Driver of the Year Award.

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BTCC racer Collard makes decision to retire at age 26

British Touring Car Championship racer and ex-BMW junior Ricky Collard is hanging up his helmet to retire from the sport at the age of 26.

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BTCC Thruxton: Ingram and Shedden fastest across practice

British Touring Car Championship title contender Tom Ingram went quickest across the two sessions of free practice for the latest round at Thruxton.

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BTCC Snetterton: Sutton in control to take finale win ahead of Plato

Ash Sutton kept himself in the British Touring Car Championship title fight with victory in the final race of the day at Snetterton.

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BTCC Snetterton: Turkington dominates opener from Hill

Four-time British Touring Car champion Colin Turkington claimed victory in the first race of the day at Snetterton to extend his lead in the 2022 series.

Autosport

Cook bemoans “heartbreaking” failures in BTCC Snetterton qualifying

British Touring Car Championship title contender Josh Cook has described failures on his BTC Racing Honda in Snetterton qualifying as “heartbreaking” after the team appeared to have unlocked pace from its Honda cars.

Motorsport

BTCC Snetterton: Turkington pips Hill to take last gasp pole

British Touring Car Championship points leader Colin Turkington grabbed pole position at Snetterton in a qualifying session dominated by BMW, narrowly beating his West Surrey Racing stablemate Jake Hill.

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BTCC Snetterton: Ingram heads practice from Hill

Tom Ingram led the way across the two sessions of free practice at a scorching Snetterton for the latest round of the British Touring Car Championship.

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