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List of British Touring Car Championship records

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This is a list of records in the British Touring Car Championship since its establishment in 1958. Drivers who competed in the 2022 British Touring Car Championship season are highlighted in bold.

This page is accurate as of the conclusion of the 2023 season.

Driver Records

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Total number of race wins

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Driver Seasons Starts Wins Percentage
1 United Kingdom Jason Plato 1997–2001, 2004–2019, 2021–2022 666 97[1] 14.6%
2 United Kingdom Colin Turkington 2002-2009, 2013- 575 72 12.5%
3 United Kingdom Matt Neal 1991–2020 735 63 8.6%
4 United Kingdom Andy Rouse 1973–1976, 1978–1994 233 60 25.8%
5 United Kingdom Gordon Shedden 2001, 2006–2017, 2021–2022 407 52 12.8%
6 United Kingdom Ashley Sutton 2016- 267 42 15.7%
7= France Yvan Muller 1998–2005 202 36 17.8%
Switzerland Alain Menu 1992–2000, 2007, 2014–2015 233 15.5%
United Kingdom James Thompson 1994–2004, 2006, 2009, 2011 290 12.4%
10 United Kingdom Tom Ingram 2014- 327 33 10.1%

Most wins in a season

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Driver Season Wins Entries Percentage
1= Switzerland Alain Menu 1997 12 24 50.00%
United Kingdom Ashley Sutton 2023 30 40.00%
3= France Yvan Muller 2001 10 26 38.46%
France Laurent Aïello 1999 26 38.46%
Italy Fabrizio Giovanardi 2007 30 33.33%
6= United Kingdom Andy Rouse 1988 9 13 69.23%
United Kingdom Tommy Sopwith 1958 14 64.29%
United Kingdom Jason Plato 2001 26 34.62%
9= Australia Frank Gardner 1970 8 12 75.00%
United Kingdom Robb Gravett 1990 13 61.54%
United Kingdom Stuart Graham 1975 15 53.33%
Italy Gabriele Tarquini 1994 21 38.10%
Germany Frank Biela 1996 26 30.77%
United Kingdom Matt Neal 2006 30 26.67%
United Kingdom Gordon Shedden 2012 30 26.67%
United Kingdom Jason Plato 2013 30 26.67%
United Kingdom Colin Turkington 2014 30 26.67%

Most wins per circuit

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Circuit Driver Wins
United Kingdom Brands Hatch United Kingdom Jason Plato 26
United Kingdom Croft Circuit United Kingdom Colin Turkington 13
United Kingdom Donington Park United Kingdom Andy Rouse 12
United Kingdom Knockhill Racing Circuit United Kingdom Jason Plato 10
Republic of Ireland Mondello Park France Yvan Muller 6
United Kingdom Oulton Park United Kingdom Jason Plato 11
United Kingdom Rockingham United Kingdom Jason Plato 6
United Kingdom Gordon Shedden
United Kingdom Silverstone Circuit United Kingdom Andy Rouse 18
United Kingdom Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit United Kingdom Jason Plato 13
United Kingdom Thruxton United Kingdom Josh Cook 10

Total number of Drivers' championships

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Driver Titles Seasons
1= United Kingdom Andy Rouse 4 1975, 1983, 1984, 1985
United Kingdom Colin Turkington 2009, 2014, 2018, 2019
United Kingdom Ashley Sutton 2017, 2020, 2021, 2023
4= United Kingdom Bill McGovern 3 1970, 1971, 1972
Australia Frank Gardner 1967, 1968, 1973
United Kingdom Bernard Unett 1974, 1976, 1977
United Kingdom Win Percy 1980, 1981, 1982
United Kingdom Matt Neal 2005, 2006, 2011
United Kingdom Gordon Shedden 2012, 2015, 2016
10= United Kingdom Jack Sears 2 1958, 1963
United Kingdom Richard Longman 1978, 1979
United Kingdom Chris Hodgetts 1986, 1987
United Kingdom John Cleland 1989, 1995
Switzerland Alain Menu 1997, 2000
United Kingdom James Thompson 2002, 2004
Italy Fabrizio Giovanardi 2007, 2008
United Kingdom Jason Plato 2001, 2010

Manufacturer Records

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Total number of race wins

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As of Round 30 2024

Manufacturer Wins
1 United States Ford 287
2 Japan Honda 198
3 Germany BMW 164
4 United Kingdom Vauxhall 138
5 United States Chevrolet 80
6 United Kingdom Jaguar 51
7 Spain SEAT 44
8 Japan Toyota 40
9 United Kingdom MG 39
10 France Renault 38
11 United Kingdom Rover 33
12 South Korea Hyundai 28
13 Japan Nissan 25
14 Japan Subaru 22
15 Sweden Volvo 21
16 Germany Volkswagen 18
17 United Kingdom Triumph 14
18 Germany Audi 13
19 United Kingdom Austin 12
20 Germany Mercedes-Benz 11
22 Japan Infiniti 11

Total number of Constructors' championships

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Driver Titles Seasons
1 Germany BMW 10 1991, 1993, 2016–2022, 2024
2 United Kingdom Vauxhall 9 1992, 2001–2005, 2007–2009
3 Japan Honda 5 2010-2013, 2015
4= France Renault 2 1995, 1997
Japan Nissan 1998–1999
United States Ford 2000, 2023

Total number of winning driver championships by car manufacturer

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Driver Titles Seasons
1= United States Ford 10 1959, 1963–1968, 1985, 1990, 2000, 2023
Germany BMW 1988, 1991–1993, 2009, 2014, 2018–2019, 2024
2 United Kingdom Vauxhall 8 1989, 1995, 2001–2004, 2007–2008
3 Japan Honda 7 2005–2006, 2011–2013, 2015–2016
4 United Kingdom Austin 5 1958, 1960–1962, 1969

Constructor Championship finishes

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Manufacturer 1990's 2000's 2010's 2020's
91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23
Italy Alfa Romeo 1st 8th
Germany Audi 1st 2nd 6th
Germany BMW 1st 2nd 1st 4th 6th 2nd 3rd 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st
United States Chevrolet 3rd 2nd
United States Ford 4th 5th 3rd 4th 7th 7th 7th 6th 1st 3rd 2nd 3rd 2nd|
Japan Honda 7th 5th 3rd 4th 2nd 2nd 3rd 2nd 2nd 2nd 1st 1st 1st 1st 2nd 1st 2nd 3rd 2nd 2nd 2nd
Japan Infiniti 4th
Japan Mazda 8th 10
United Kingdom MG NC 2nd 3rd 2nd 2nd 1st 2nd 4th 5th
Japan Mitsubishi 6th
Japan Nissan 5th 4th 4th 9th 5th 1st 1st
France Peugeot 5th 6th 6th 9th 7th 6th 8th 2nd
Malaysia Proton 4th 4th
France Renault 7th 2nd 1st 4th 1st 3rd 4th
Spain SEAT 3rd 2nd 1st 2nd 2nd
Japan Subaru 3rd 2nd 4th 4th
Japan Toyota 3rd 3rd 3rd 7th 5th 5th 3rd 3rd
United Kingdom Vauxhall 2nd 1st 2nd 5th 2nd 6th 8th 5th 5th 3rd 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 2nd 1st 1st 1st 4th 3rd 3rd
Sweden Volvo 8th 3rd 3rd 4th 2nd 3rd
Manufacturer 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23
1990's 2000's 2010's 2020's

References

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  1. ^ "BTCC race wins - Drivers". www.touringcars.net. 2024-10-06. Retrieved 2024-10-12.
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