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TOCA frees up engines and car models for next BTCC ruleset

Engine choice will be free for the British Touring Car Championship’s next ruleset, to be introduced in 2027 for a five-year period. That, and the freedom to run car models not currently on sale in the UK, is the biggest revelation in BTCC organiser TOCA’s announcement of the regulations. Other than this,…

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BTCC to close rules loophole in time for Croft

British Touring Car Championship organiser TOCA is to close off a rules loophole during the summer break in time for the next round at Croft.

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How Sutton and Ingram asserted their dominance in manic BTCC Thruxton weekend

Collisions. Controversy. Penalties. The referee waving play on and no penalties. And, as the constant we can rely on in the same way as death, taxes or people moaning about how quick Hyundais are on the straights, the displays of superiority from Tom Ingram and Ash Sutton.

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BTCC changes its 2026 calendar due to the FIFA World Cup

The British Touring Car Championship organiser TOCA has tweaked its usual schedule for the 2026 season, owing to the FIFA World Cup.

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Autosport National Podcast: Reviewing British GT, GB3 and more

A busy weekend of UK motorsport is the focus of the latest Autosport National Podcast as the blue-riband British GT Silverstone 500 and the TOCA support series openers are reviewed.

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How Sutton succeeded as BTCC tyre theory became inverted

Two wins, a third, and an early championship lead for Ash Sutton. Has the British Touring Car Championship reverted to 2023 form during its opening weekend of the season at Donington Park. No, because Tom Ingram looks every bit Sutton’s equal, and the chirpy champ of 2022 emerged with no…

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Gow fuming over BTCC track-limits standards

British Touring Car Championship boss Alan Gow has slated his drivers after a new track-limits deterrent failed on its debut outing at the opening round at Donington Park.

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Autosport National Podcast: GB3 and BTCC supports preview

Autosport Editor-In-Chief Kevin Turner sits down with National Editor Stephen Lickorish for another edition of the Autosport National Podcast. On this week's show, the pair preview the upcoming GB3 Championship and TOCA support classes, both kicking off this weekend at Silverstone and Donington Park respectively.

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New TOCA Junior series won't run this year, gets revised plans for 2026

The new TOCA Junior championship will not be held in 2025 and instead it is intended to launch next year under a revised format where all cars are centrally run.

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One Motorsport finally confirms BTCC return with Hondas

British Touring Car Championship team One Motorsport has finally revealed that it is “ready to race” in the series for a 2025 return with Hondas after skipping last season.

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The new club categories aiming to make an impact in 2025

It is always important for club racing organisers to have one eye on the future. Innovation is essential, along with thinking a couple of steps ahead, and each year a range of new categories are unveiled to try to tempt in a new audience or keep existing drivers engaged.

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The top 10 BTCC support drivers of the past 10 seasons

There have been 258 drivers who have triumphed in a race in one of the support categories at a British Touring Car Championship event in the past 10 seasons. That’s a truly staggering number and certainly makes picking the best 10 of these a very tricky task.

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BTCC reveals 24-car field for next season

British Touring Car Championship promoter TOCA has revealed the allocation of 24 TBL entrants’ licences for the 2025 season.While the total is down on the 27 distributed for this year, only 21 of those were used during the 2024 campaign, and BTCC insiders are confident of bigger grids next term.The…

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BTCC tweaks tyre and engine rules for 2025

The British Touring Car Championship has made further tweaks to its regulations for the 2025 season following last week’s revelation that it is dropping hybrid.

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BTCC drops hybrid to mandate 100% sustainable fuel from 2025

The British Touring Car Championship has dropped hybrid and introduced 100% sustainable fuel for the 2025 season.

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The bespoke car created for the UK’s newest junior category

The news that Ginetta would depart the British Touring Car Championship bill for 2023 was a shock when it first emerged in September 2022. After all, the Yorkshire brand’s championships, especially the all-action Ginetta Junior, had been a popular fixture on the TOCA package for 14 years.

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New Chevron car for TOCA Junior category is unveiled

The bespoke Chevron B1417 designed for the new TOCA Junior category that will support the British Touring Car Championship from 2025 has been unveiled at a launch.

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BTCC seeks two new teams for 2025, set to introduce cap

British Touring Car Championship organiser TOCA is targeting two new teams for the 2025 season, but is capping its grid at a maximum of 24 cars. The series has dropped from 27 cars last year to an average of 20 this term. While TOCA chief Alan Gow was always adamant that…

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Six things to watch in BTCC 2024

A record-breaking fifth British Touring Car Championship title for Ash Sutton? Or indeed, for Colin Turkington? Or a second for Tom Ingram? Or how about a first for Jake Hill, Dan Cammish, or Josh Cook?

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Why the BTCC isn't concerned by its smaller 2024 grid

Of course the British Touring Car Championship has weathered storms over its existence. That’s inevitable, given it’s been going for 66 years.

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Hard stays in BTCC after all in surprise U-turn

The Kent squad ran a series-record six-car line-up of its Cupra Leon model in 2023, but after a season that was troubled behind the scenes the team collapsed.

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One Motorsport takes ‘pause’ from BTCC

The Brackley squad, formerly known as BTC Racing, went without an overall race win in 2023 for the first time in six seasons, although Josh Cook claimed the Independents’ title.

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Butcher takes BTCC ‘sabbatical’ for 2024

The 36-year-old Scot has made the decision after finishing 10th in the standings last year, his worst campaign since his maiden full BTCC season in 2018.

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Ranking the top 10 BTCC drivers of 2023

The British Touring Car Championship season threatened to become a one-horse race at times in 2023, such was the searing speed of Ash Sutton and his Motorbase Performance-run Ford Focus ST.

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The Xbox racing game I was most looking forward to may now never see the light of day

The troubles at Motorsport Games continue as following the loss of the NASCAR license, the organisers of the UK's top race series cancels its own agreement.

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