2016 British Touring Car Championship
| 2016 British Touring Car Championship season | |||
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The 2016 Dunlop[1] MSA 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 2016 season will be the 59th British Touring Car Championship season and the sixth season for cars conforming to the Next Generation Touring Car (NGTC) technical specification.
Teams and drivers
Driver changes
- Changed teams
- Andrew Jordan moved from MG Triple Eight Racing to Motorbase Performance.[9]
- Stewart Lines moved from Houseman Racing to Maximum Motorsport.[20]
- Jack Goff moved from MG Triple Eight Racing to Team IHG Rewards Club.[8]
- Rob Austin moved from Exocet AlcoSense Racing to Handy Motosport.[22]
- Entering/re-entering BTCC
- Maximum Motorsport entered the series, having bought AmD Tuning's Ford Focus ST and the teams second TBL.[20]
- Double European Hot Rod champion and twice Quaife Intermarque champion, Matt Simpson, made his debut in the BTCC with Speedworks Motorsport in a Team Dynamics-built Honda Civic Type R.[18]
- 2013 MINI Challenge champion Chris Smiley, made his debut in the BTCC with Team HARD.[27]
- Andy Neate returned to the series with Honda Yuasa Racing, having last raced in 2013.[3]
- Leaving BTCC
- Houseman Racing left the series, having sold their TBL, car and race equipment to Eurotech Racing.[17]
- Mike Bushell left the series having been unable to secure a top drive, instead he opted to return to the Renault Clio Cup UK.[28]
- Simon Belcher took a sabbatical year from the series, to focus on his team Handy Motorsport.[23]
- Kieran Gallagher left the series, having switched to the new-for-2016 B-TEC Development Series.[29]
Team changes
- Eurotech Racing switched from a Honda Civic to a Honda Civic Type R.[15] The team also expanded to a three-car outfit, having bought Houseman Racing's TBL, car and race equipment.[17]
- Honda Yuasa Racing and Speedworks Motorsport were both granted an additional TBL each on November 4th, 2015 for the 2016 season.[30]
- Team BMR switched from a Volkswagen CC to a Subaru Levorg Sports Tourer, having gained manufacturer support from Subaru.[4]
- Handy Motorsport expanded to a two-car outfit, having gained an additional TBL from Exocet AlcoSense Racing.[22]
Race calendar
Circuit locations for the 2016 season
The provisional calendar was announced by the championship organisers on 27 July 2015, with no major changes from previous seasons.[31]
A non-championship round at Donington Park is under discussion, where guest drivers could be included.[32]
| Round | Circuit | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | R1 | Brands Hatch (Indy Circuit, Kent) |
3 April |
| R2 | |||
| R3 | |||
| 2 | R4 | Donington Park (National Circuit, Leicestershire) |
17 April |
| R5 | |||
| R6 | |||
| 3 | R7 | Thruxton Circuit (Hampshire) |
8 May |
| R8 | |||
| R9 | |||
| 4 | R10 | Oulton Park (Island Circuit, Cheshire) |
5 June |
| R11 | |||
| R12 | |||
| 5 | R13 | Croft Circuit (North Yorkshire) |
19 June |
| R14 | |||
| R15 | |||
| 6 | R16 | Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit (300 Circuit, Norfolk) |
31 July |
| R17 | |||
| R18 | |||
| 7 | R19 | Knockhill Racing Circuit (Fife) |
14 August |
| R20 | |||
| R21 | |||
| 8 | R22 | Rockingham Motor Speedway (International Super Sports Car Circuit, Northamptonshire) |
28 August |
| R23 | |||
| R24 | |||
| 9 | R25 | Silverstone Circuit (National Circuit, Northamptonshire) |
18 September |
| R26 | |||
| R27 | |||
| 10 | R28 | Brands Hatch (Grand Prix Circuit, Kent) |
2 October |
| R29 | |||
| R30 | |||
References
- ↑ "DUNLOP CONTINUE STRONG PARTNERSHIP WITH BTCC". British Touring Car Championship (TOCA). 18 March 2014. Retrieved 27 July 2015.
- 1 2 3 4 5 Meaden, Damian (12 October 2015). "Dynamic Duo to Continue". Totally BTCC. Retrieved 12 October 2015.
- 1 2 "Andy Neate signs for Honda Yuasa Racing". TouringCarTimes (Mediaempire Stockholm AB). 8 February 2016. Retrieved 8 February 2016.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "SUBARU ENTER BTCC WITH TEAM BMR". British Touring Car Championship (TOCA). 12 January 2016. Retrieved 12 January 2016.
- 1 2 3 Hudson, Neil (15 January 2016). "Mountune chosen as engine partner for Team BMR’s four Subarus". TouringCarTimes (Mediaempire Stockholm AB). Retrieved 15 January 2016.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "MG COMMITS TO FURTHER THREE YEARS IN THE BTCC". British Touring Car Championship (TOCA). 11 December 2015. Retrieved 17 December 2015.
- 1 2 3 "TEAM JCT600 WITH GARDX RE-SIGN COLLARD AND TORDOFF". British Touring Car Championship (TOCA). 10 February 2016. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "JACK GOFF SIGNS FOR TEAM IHG® REWARDS CLUB". British Touring Car Championship (TOCA). 14 January 2016. Retrieved 14 January 2016.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "MOTORBASE PERFORMANCE WELCOMES ANDREW JORDAN AND PIRTEK RACING FOR 2016". British Touring Car Championship (TOCA). 28 October 2015. Retrieved 28 October 2015.
- ↑ "MAT JACKSON COMPLETES MOTORBASE PERFORMANCE LINE-UP". British Touring Car Championship (TOCA). 11 February 2016. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
- 1 2 3 Meaden, Damian (27 November 2015). "Martin and Dextra Racing Set to Return". Totally BTCC. Retrieved 7 December 2015.
- ↑ "DEXTRA RACING TO BE POWERED BY MOUNTUNE". Mountune. 9 February 2016. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
- 1 2 3 4 "MOFFAT RETURNS WITH LASER TOOLS RACING AND CICELEY MOTORSPORT FOR 2016". British Touring Car Championship (TOCA). 30 October 2015. Retrieved 30 October 2015.
- 1 2 "WIX Filters extend Title Sponsor partnership with Morgan and Ciceley Motorsport for 2016". AdamMorganRacing.co.uk. 23 September 2015. Retrieved 13 October 2015.
- 1 2 3 4 "EUROTECH TO GET TYPE R UPGRADE IN 2016". British Touring Car Championship (TOCA). 7 October 2015. Retrieved 7 October 2015.
- 1 2 Meaden, Damian (12 October 2015). "Eurotech Retain Smith and Depper". Totally BTCC. Retrieved 12 October 2015.
- 1 2 3 "EUROTECH SECURES THREE CAR ENTRY". British Touring Car Championship (TOCA). 23 November 2015. Retrieved 4 January 2016.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "SPEEDWORKS SIGN MATT SIMPSON". British Touring Car Championship (TOCA). 23 November 2015. Retrieved 23 November 2015.
- 1 2 3 "SPEEDWORKS TARGET GLORY AFTER RE-SIGNING INGRAM". British Touring Car Championship (TOCA). 13 January 2016. Retrieved 13 January 2016.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "STEWART LINES TO GIVE IT THE ‘MAXIMUM’ IN 2016". British Touring Car Championship (TOCA). 14 November 2015. Retrieved 14 November 2015.
- ↑ "MOUNTUNE TEAM UP WITH MAXIMUM MOTORSPORT". Mountune. 1 February 2016. Retrieved 2 February 2016.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "FAN-FAVOURITE AUSTIN JOINS HANDY MOTORSPORT". British Touring Car Championship (TOCA). 14 January 2016. Retrieved 14 January 2016.
- 1 2 "Simon Belcher to take sabbatical from BTCC". TouringCarTimes (Mediaempire Stockholm AB). 28 January 2016. Retrieved 28 January 2016.
- 1 2 3 4 Hudson, Neil (14 January 2016). "AmD Tuning reveal retro Audi livery for 2016 campaign". TouringCarTimes (Mediaempire Stockholm AB). Retrieved 14 January 2016.
- 1 2 3 4 5 Charman, James (23 December 2015). "Power Maxed Racing evaluating 2016 driver line-up". TouringCarTimes (Mediaempire Stockholm AB). Retrieved 14 January 2016.
- 1 2 3 Goldschmidt, Alex (17 January 2016). "Tony Gilham happy with Team HARD progress for 2016 season". TouringCars.Net. Retrieved 17 January 2016.
- 1 2 "TEAM HARD TARGET ‘REGULAR POINTS’ WITH NEW RECRUIT SMILEY". British Touring Car Championship (TOCA). 27 January 2016. Retrieved 27 January 2016.
- ↑ Charman, James (27 January 2016). "Mike Bushell not returning to the BTCC in 2016". TouringCarTimes (Mediaempire Stockholm AB). Retrieved 27 January 2016.
- ↑ Charman, James (28 January 2016). "Kieran Gallagher becomes first driver for B-TEC Development Series". TouringCarTimes (Mediaempire Stockholm AB). Retrieved 28 January 2016.
- ↑ Charman, James (4 November 2015). "Speedworks Motorsport and Honda Yuasa Racing granted additional TBLs for 2016". TouringCarTimes (Mediaempire Stockholm AB). Retrieved 4 January 2016.
- ↑ "2016 calendar for the BTCC announced". TouringCarTimes (Mediaempire Stockholm AB). 27 July 2015. Retrieved 27 July 2015.
- ↑ Non-championship BTCC festival event planned for 2016 - Touring Car Times, 14 October 2015
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