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The 2024 Kwik Fit[1] British Touring Car Championship (commonly abbreviated as BTCC) was 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 2024 season is the 67th British Touring Car Championship season, the 14th season for cars conforming to the Next Generation Touring Car (NGTC) technical specification and the final season using hybrid technology[2]. Jake Hill outscored Tom Ingram by eight points to score his first BTCC Title.

Teams and drivers

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Team Car Engine No. Drivers Rounds
Constructor Entries
NAPA Racing UK[3] Ford Focus ST Ford/Mountune 1 United Kingdom Ashley Sutton[4] All
27 United Kingdom Dan Cammish[4] All
32 United Kingdom Daniel Rowbottom[4] All
77 United Kingdom Sam Osborne[4] All
Team Bristol Street Motors[5][6] Hyundai i30 Fastback N Performance Hyundai/Swindon 3 United Kingdom Tom Chilton[7][6] All
14 United Kingdom Ronan Pearson[8][6] 1–7
22 United Kingdom Nick Halstead[9] All
45 United Kingdom Dan Zelos[10] 8–10
80 United Kingdom Tom Ingram[7][6] All
Toyota Gazoo Racing UK[11] Toyota Corolla GR Sport Toyota/Neil Brown 11 United Kingdom Andrew Watson[12] All
12 United Kingdom Rob Huff[13] All
LKQ Euro Car Parts with SYNETIQ[14] 16 United Kingdom Aiden Moffat[15] All
66 United Kingdom Josh Cook[14] All
Zeus Cloud Racing with WSR[16] BMW 330e M Sport BMW/Neil Brown 19 United Kingdom Bobby Thompson[16] 3
Team BMW[11] 20 United Kingdom Colin Turkington[17] All
33 United Kingdom Adam Morgan[17] All
Laser Tools Racing with MB Motorsport[18] 24 United Kingdom Jake Hill[18] All
Independent Entries
Duckhams Racing With Bartercard[19] Cupra León TOCA/M-Sport 18 Philippines Daryl DeLeon[20] All
Restart Racing[21] Cupra León TOCA/M-Sport 29 United Kingdom Scott Sumpton[22] All
222 United Kingdom Chris Smiley[21] All
Evans Halshaw Power Maxed Racing[23] Vauxhall Astra TOCA/M-Sport 40 Republic of Ireland Árón Taylor-Smith[23] All
88 United Kingdom Mikey Doble[24] All
Key
Eligible for the Jack Sears Trophy for drivers yet to record an overall podium
finish or Jack Sears Trophy championship at the start of the season.

Entering/re-entering BTCC

  • 2022 TCR UK Touring Car Championship winner Chris Smiley returned to the series after having last raced in 2021 for Excelr8, driving for Restart Racing in their debut year[21]
  • Scott Sumpton made his BTCC debut with Restart Racing in the Cupra Leon[22]
  • Un-Limited Motorsport joined the BTCC from the ashes of Team HARD, and races as Duckhams Racing With Bartercard.

Changed teams

Leaving BTCC

Team changes

  • Restart Racing made their BTCC debut with two Cupra Leons for Chris Smiley and Scott Sumpton[31]
  • Team Dynamics will return to the series as a technical partner to EXCELR8 in a multi-year deal.[5]
  • One Motorsport will take a sabbatical from the series, focusing on 2025 season.[32]
  • Motorbase Performance changed its name in the off-season to Alliance Racing.

Mid-Season Changes

Race calendar

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The 2024 calendar was announced on 15 May 2023.[34]

Round Circuit Date
1 R1 Donington Park
(National Circuit, Leicestershire) 		27–28 April
R2
R3
2 R4 Brands Hatch
(Indy Circuit, Kent) 		11–12 May
R5
R6
3 R7 Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit
(300 Circuit, Norfolk) 		25–26 May
R8
R9
4 R10 Thruxton Circuit
(Hampshire) 		8–9 June
R11
R12
5 R13 Oulton Park
(Island Circuit, Cheshire) 		22–23 June
R14
R15
6 R16 Croft Circuit
(North Yorkshire) 		27–28 July
R17
R18
7 R19 Knockhill Racing Circuit
(Fife) 		10–11 August
R20
R21
8 R22 Donington Park
(Grand Prix Circuit, Leicestershire) 		24–25 August
R23
R24
9 R25 Silverstone Circuit
(National Circuit, Northamptonshire) 		21–22 September
R26
R27
10 R28 Brands Hatch
(Grand Prix Circuit, Kent) 		5–6 October
R29
R30

Results and standings

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Round Circuit Pole position Fastest lap Winning Driver Winning team Winning independent Winning JST
1 R1 Donington Park National Tom Ingram Tom Ingram Tom Ingram Team Bristol Street Motors Árón Taylor-Smith Ronan Pearson
R2 Ronan Pearson Tom Ingram Team Bristol Street Motors Árón Taylor-Smith Mikey Doble
R3 Tom Ingram Aiden Moffat LKQ Euro Car Parts with SYNETIQ Mikey Doble Mikey Doble
2 R1 Brands Hatch Indy Colin Turkington Colin Turkington Colin Turkington Team BMW Árón Taylor-Smith Mikey Doble
R2 Ashley Sutton Colin Turkington Team BMW Mikey Doble Mikey Doble
R3 Tom Ingram Ronan Pearson Team Bristol Street Motors Árón Taylor-Smith Ronan Pearson
3 R1 Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit Jake Hill Tom Ingram Jake Hill Laser Tools Racing with MB Motorsport Árón Taylor-Smith Ronan Pearson
R2 Árón Taylor-Smith Jake Hill Laser Tools Racing with MB Motorsport Mikey Doble Mikey Doble
R3 Tom Ingram Rob Huff Toyota Gazoo Racing UK Mikey Doble Mikey Doble
4 R1 Thruxton Circuit Tom Ingram Jake Hill Jake Hill Laser Tools Racing with MB Motorsport Árón Taylor-Smith Mikey Doble
R2 Dan Cammish Jake Hill Laser Tools Racing with MB Motorsport Árón Taylor-Smith Ronan Pearson
R3 Ashley Sutton Ashley Sutton NAPA Racing UK Árón Taylor-Smith Ronan Pearson
5 R1 Oulton Park Tom Ingram Dan Cammish Tom Ingram Team Bristol Street Motors Árón Taylor-Smith Mikey Doble
R2 Josh Cook Josh Cook LKQ Euro Car Parts with SYNETIQ Árón Taylor-Smith Mikey Doble
R3 Ashley Sutton Jake Hill Laser Tools Racing with MB Motorsport Mikey Doble Mikey Doble
6 R1 Croft Circuit Colin Turkington Colin Turkington Colin Turkington Team BMW Árón Taylor-Smith Mikey Doble
R2 Josh Cook Josh Cook LKQ Euro Car Parts with SYNETIQ Árón Taylor-Smith Mikey Doble
R3 Dan Cammish Tom Chilton Team Bristol Street Motors Chris Smiley Ronan Pearson
7 R1 Knockhill Racing Circuit Colin Turkington Colin Turkington Colin Turkington Team BMW Árón Taylor-Smith Mikey Doble
R2 Daniel Rowbottom Jake Hill Laser Tools Racing with MB Motorsport Árón Taylor-Smith Sam Osborne
R3 Tom Ingram Rob Huff Toyota Gazoo Racing UK Scott Sumpton Ronan Pearson
8 R1 Donington Park GP Josh Cook Colin Turkington Colin Turkington Team BMW Árón Taylor-Smith Sam Osborne
R2 Colin Turkington Ashley Sutton NAPA Racing UK Árón Taylor-Smith Mikey Doble
R3 Tom Ingram Dan Cammish NAPA Racing UK Árón Taylor-Smith Mikey Doble
9 R1 Silverstone Circuit Tom Ingram Ashley Sutton Tom Ingram Team Bristol Street Motors Árón Taylor-Smith Sam Osborne
R2 Ashley Sutton Jake Hill Laser Tools Racing with MB Motorsport Chris Smiley Dan Zelos
R3 Tom Ingram Tom Ingram Team Bristol Street Motors Árón Taylor-Smith Dan Zelos
10 R1 Brands Hatch GP Colin Turkington Tom Ingram Jake Hill Laser Tools Racing with MB Motorsport Mikey Doble Mikey Doble
R2 Tom Ingram Tom Ingram Team Bristol Street Motors Árón Taylor-Smith Sam Osborne
R3 Ashley Sutton Ashley Sutton NAPA Racing UK Mikey Doble Sam Osborne

Drivers' Championship

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Points system
1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th 15th R1 PP Fastest lap Lead laps in race
20 17 15 13 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 1 1 1
Notes
  • The point for leading laps in race is one point, regardless of how many laps led
Pos. Driver DPN BHI SNE THR OUL CRO KNO DPGP SIL BHGP Pts
1 United Kingdom Jake Hill 3 3L 5 4 Ret 12 1PL 1L 9L 1FL 1L 5 5 3 1L 6 16 5 5 1L 5 3 3 5 2 1L 5 1L 2L 2 421
2 United Kingdom Tom Ingram 1PFL 1L 4F 7 2 18F 6F 16 4F 4P 3L 3 1PL 2 4 2 4L 3 Ret 10 2FL 5 Ret 2F 1PL 4L 1FL 3F 1FL 6 413
3 United Kingdom Ashley Sutton 2 2 3 3 3F 3 3 20 5 3 5 1FL 2 16 18F 4 5 4 6 5 4 2 1L NC 4F 12F 2 Ret 5 1FL 365
4 United Kingdom Colin Turkington 4 5 2 1PFL 1L 8 8 15 7 9 7 7 20 7 15 1PFL 9 14 1PFL 3L 9 1FL 2F 7 5 2 Ret 2PL 3 5 346
5 United Kingdom Dan Cammish 8 6 10 18 7 5 4 2 13 2 2F 2 3 4 5 3 6 2F 9 7 8 8 11 1L 3 5 4 5 4 4 346
6 United Kingdom Josh Cook 6 4 9 2 16 11 14 3 3 5 6 6 8 1FL 8 8 1FL 7 2 4 Ret 4P 4 4 6 3 3 Ret 7 3L 327
7 Republic of Ireland Árón Taylor-Smith 7 11 14 10 10 4 12 12F 15 10 9 8 7 5 3 5 7 13 4 11 12 9 8 3 12 9 9 6 6 12 224
8 United Kingdom Adam Morgan 14 7 7L 15 4 10 7 18 11 8 8 4L 4 17 7 13 17 9 3 6 Ret 6 5 8 11 7 6 Ret DNS 10 201
9 United Kingdom Rob Huff 18 9 6L 11 Ret 9 9 14 1L 12 10 9 10 11 12 7 2L 6 8 12 1L 7 7 15 17 11 7 Ret 16 Ret 195
10 United Kingdom Tom Chilton 11 Ret 11 6 6 2 15 5 6 6 11 Ret 6 Ret DNS 9 8 1L 14 9 3 16 12 16 7 Ret 12 9 9 14 187
11 United Kingdom Daniel Rowbottom Ret 10 8 5 5 6 10 17 19 7 4 17 15 9 6 10 3 8 7 2F 6 14 6 13 Ret 13 15 8 Ret 15 186
12 United Kingdom Mikey Doble 12 13 13 13 9 15 13 4 10 11 14 11 11 6 2L 11 11 15 10 18 DNS 15 9 6 DNS 14 11 4 NC 11 148
13 United Kingdom Aiden Moffat 9 8 1L 9 8 Ret 21 8 2 14 12 15 9 Ret 10 14 10 Ret 16 8 7 11 Ret Ret 14 17 Ret Ret 8 9 138
14 United Kingdom Andrew Watson 10 12 12 8 15 7 5 6 16 13 Ret 12 14 10 14 12 12 NC 11 14 NC Ret 14 12 9 15 14 10 11 8 120
15 United Kingdom Sam Osborne Ret DNS 15 12 12 16 16 9 14 16 15 13 16 15 Ret 19 13 12 12 15 15 10 10 10 8 10 10 12 10 7 93
16 United Kingdom Ronan Pearson 5 17F Ret 19 11 1L 11 19 18 15 13 10 12 13 11 16 Ret 10 17 Ret 10 77
17 United Kingdom Chris Smiley 15 14 Ret 14 17 13 18 13 Ret 17 16 14 13 8 9 15 Ret 11 13 13 13 13 15 Ret 13 6 16 13 12 16 70
18 Philippines Daryl DeLeon 13 15 Ret NC 14 19 17 10 12 18 17 NC 18 12 13 18 14 17 15 16 DSQ 17 17 9 18 19 13 7 13 17 48
19 United Kingdom Dan Zelos 12 13 11 10 8 8 11 14 13 44
20 United Kingdom Bobby Thompson 2 7 8 34
21 United Kingdom Scott Sumpton 17 Ret 16 16 Ret 14 19 11 17 Ret 18 16 19 14 16 17 15 16 18 19 11 18 16 14 15 16 17 15 15 18 20
22 United Kingdom Nick Halstead 16 16 17 17 13 17 20 WD WD 19 19 Ret 17 18 17 20 Ret 18 19 17 14 19 18 17 16 18 18 14 17 19 7
Pos. Driver DPN BHI SNE THR OUL CRO KNO DPGP SIL BHGP Pts
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver 2nd place
Bronze 3rd place
Green Points finish
Blue Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple Retired (Ret)
Red Did not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black Disqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank Did not participate (DNP)
Excluded (EX)

P – Pole position
F – Fastest lap
L – Lead race lap

References

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  1. ^ "Kwik Fit replaces Dunlop as BTCC title sponsor". Touring Car Times. Mediaempire Stockholm AB. 25 November 2018. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
  2. ^ "BTCC Introduces 100% Sustainable Fuel As Hybrid Departs • BTCC". btcc.net. 31 October 2024. Retrieved 31 October 2024.
  3. ^ "Motorbase name to depart as Alliance Racing formed". TouringCarTimes. 2 October 2023. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
  4. ^ a b c d "NAPA Racing confirms unchanged quartet for 2024". TouringCarTimes. 19 February 2024. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
  5. ^ a b "EXCELR8, Team Dynamics enter new partnership". TouringCarTimes. 9 February 2024. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
  6. ^ a b c d "Team Bristol Street Motors reveals 2024 livery". TouringCarTimes. 15 March 2024. Retrieved 15 March 2024.
  7. ^ a b "Tom Ingram, Tom Chilton to spearhead EXCELR8 challenget". TouringCarTimes. 14 February 2024. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
  8. ^ "Ronan Pearson extends EXCELR8 stay". TouringCarTimes. 15 February 2023. Retrieved 15 February 2023.
  9. ^ "Nick Halstead secures EXCELR8 return". TouringCarTimes. 22 February 2024. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
  10. ^ a b "Dan Zelos to make BTCC debut at Donington Park". TouringCarTimes. 22 February 2024. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
  11. ^ a b "Team HARD drops off BTCC entry as TBL holders confirmed". TouringCarTimes. 15 December 2023. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
  12. ^ a b "Andrew Watson makes Speedworks switch". TouringCarTimes. 7 February 2024. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
  13. ^ a b "Rob Huff secures full-time BTCC return with Speedworks". TouringCarTimes. 28 March 2024. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
  14. ^ a b c "Josh Cook to lead Speedworks satellite squad". TouringCarTimes. 31 January 2024. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
  15. ^ a b "Aiden Moffat takes second Speedworks satellite seat". TouringCarTimes. 12 February 2024. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
  16. ^ a b c d "Bobby Thompson joins West Surrey Racing for remainder of the season". TouringCarTimes. 16 May 2024. Retrieved 16 May 2024.
  17. ^ a b "WSR confirms Colin Turkington, Adam Morgan for 2024". TouringCarTimes. 26 March 2024. Retrieved 26 March 2024.
  18. ^ a b "Jake Hill retains West Surrey Racing seat for 2024". TouringCarTimes. 19 December 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2023.
  19. ^ "2024 Kwik Fit British Touring Car Championship - Entry List" (PDF). BTCC. 16 April 2024. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
  20. ^ "Daryl DeLeon sticks with Team HARD for 2024". TouringCarTimes. 12 March 2024. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
  21. ^ a b c "Chris Smiley to lead Restart Racing programme". touringcartimes.com. 15 December 2023. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
  22. ^ a b "Scott Sumpton completes Restart Racing line-up". touringcartimes.com. 10 January 2024. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
  23. ^ a b "Aron Taylor-Smith extends Power Maxed Racing stay". TouringCarTimes. 9 November 2023. Retrieved 9 November 2023.
  24. ^ "Mikey Doble retains Power Maxed Racing seat". TouringCarTimes. 8 December 2023. Retrieved 8 December 2023.
  25. ^ TouringCarTimes (30 January 2024). "Rory Butcher to take sabbatical from BTCC". TouringCarTimes. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
  26. ^ "BTCC race winner Lloyd in Porsche Carrera Cup GB switch". www.autosport.com. 18 January 2024. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
  27. ^ "Motorsport NewzLatest Motorsport News From Around The WorldBTCC racer Jack Butel joins Toro Verde GT for Porsche Carrera Cup GB campaign". Motorsport Newz. 17 January 2024. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
  28. ^ TouringCarTimes (22 January 2024). "Stephen Jelley confirms BTCC departure". TouringCarTimes. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
  29. ^ "Collards join forces at Barwell in British GT title tilt". www.autosport.com. 7 February 2024. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
  30. ^ Ashby, Chris (19 April 2024). "Jade Edwards rules out chances of securing 2024 drive". TouringCarTimes. Retrieved 26 April 2024.
  31. ^ "Chris Smiley returns to the BTCC with Restart Racing". www.btcc.net. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
  32. ^ "One Motorsport pauses BTCC programme". TouringCarTimes. Retrieved 21 February 2024.
  33. ^ "Ronan Pearson and EXCELR8 part ways with immediate effect". TouringCarTimes. 20 August 2024. Retrieved 20 August 2024.
  34. ^ "BTCC releases 2024 schedule". TouringCarTimes. 15 May 2023. Retrieved 27 October 2023.
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