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2018 British Touring Car Championship

2018 British Touring Car Championship

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The 2018 Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship (commonly abbreviated as BTCC) was a motor racing championship for production-based touring cars held across England and Scotland. It was sponsored by Dunlop.[1] The championship featured a mix of professional motor racing teams and privately funded amateur drivers competing in highly modified versions of family cars which were sold to the general public and conform to the technical regulations for the championship. The 2018 season was the 61st British Touring Car Championship season and the eighth season for cars conforming to the Next Generation Touring Car (NGTC) technical specification. The 2018 season also marked the 60th anniversary since the series’ introduction.[2]

Colin Turkington, the 2018 Drivers' Champion
Start of a race at Brands Hatch.

The thirty races held during the season saw seventeen different drivers win a race, setting a new championship record. Six drivers won their first race, but Jason Plato went through a season without winning a race for the first time since his debut in 1997. Colin Turkington claimed his third BTCC title and his first since 2014.

Teams and drivers

All teams and drivers competed under British racing licenses.

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Driver changes

Changed teams

Entering/re-entering BTCC

Leaving BTCC

Team changes

Race calendar

Circuit locations for the 2018 season

The championship calendar was announced by the championship organisers on 26 May 2017. All the circuits from the 2017 season will host rounds again with the only change being the rounds at Rockingham Motor Speedway and Knockhill Racing Circuit switching places.[62] In October 2017, the BTCC bosses announced that Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit will play host to a special extended race this season as part of the series’ 60th anniversary celebrations.[63]

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Results

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Championship standings

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Notes
  • No driver may collect more than one point for leading a lap per race regardless of how many laps they lead.
  • A special 60 mile race 3 at Snetterton with standalone qualifying, no ballast and double points[64]

Drivers' Championship

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Manufacturers' Championship

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Teams' Championship

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Independents Drivers' Trophy

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Independent Teams' Trophy

Jack Sears Trophy

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Notes

  1. Team run by Eurotech Racing for rounds 1-7.

References

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  2. "Plato to Remain With BMR". British Touring Car Championship. TOCA. 7 February 2018. Retrieved 7 February 2018.
  3. "Champion Sutton Confirmed at BMR". British Touring Car Championship. TOCA. 10 January 2018. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
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  5. "Josh Cook rejoins Power Maxed Racing to drive Vauxhall Astra". BTCC Crazy. 11 January 2018. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
  6. Salisbury, Matt (23 January 2018). "Senna Proctor retains Power Maxed Racing drive". TouringCarTimes. Mediaempire Stockholm AB. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
  7. James, Matt (22 January 2018). "Three-time champion Shedden exits BTCC". Motorsport.com. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
  8. Salisbury, Matt (27 February 2018). "Honda's new BTCC challenger hits the track in Spain". Mediaempire Stockholm AB. Retrieved 27 February 2018.
  9. Salisbury, Matt (20 December 2017). "Motorbase confirms Tom Chilton for 2018". TouringCarTimes. Mediaempire Stockholm AB. Retrieved 20 December 2017.
  10. Salisbury, Matt (11 January 2018). "Motorbase brings iconic RS brand back with new Focus". TouringCarTimes. Mediaempire Stockholm AB. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
  11. Salisbury, Matt (11 January 2018). "AmDTuning.com adds MGs to expanded BTCC programme". TouringCarTimes. Mediaempire Stockholm AB. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
  12. Salisbury, Matt (25 July 2018). "Ant Whorton-Eales secures AmD return at Snetterton". TouringCarTimes. Mediaempire Stockholm AB. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
  13. Salisbury, Matt (8 August 2018). "Glynn Geddie makes BTCC return in AmD MG". TouringCarTimes. Mediaempire Stockholm AB. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
  14. Salisbury, Matt (11 September 2018). "Sportscar racer Josh Caygill joins BTCC grid at Silverstone". TouringCarTimes. Mediaempire Stockholm AB. Retrieved 11 September 2018.
  15. Ashby, Chris (26 October 2017). "AmDTuning targeting Independent titles in 2018 after re-affirming BTCC commitment". BTCC Crazy. James Mappin. Retrieved 26 October 2017.
  16. Salisbury, Matt (27 August 2017). "Handy Motorsport brings Alfa Romeo back to the BTCC". TouringCarTimes. Mediaempire Stockholm AB. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
  17. Salisbury, Matt (10 February 2018). "James Nash will make his BTCC return with BTC Norlin Racing". TouringCarTimes. Mediaempire Stockholm AB. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
  18. Salisbury, Matt (6 June 2018). "TCR UK leader Dan Lloyd to make surprise BTCC return". TouringCarTimes. Mediaempire Stockholm AB. Retrieved 6 June 2018.
  19. "Ciceley Confirms Morgan Return". BTCC. 30 January 2018. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  20. "Ciceley Motorsport Announces Expansion With Signing of Oliphant". BTCC. 6 February 2018. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
  21. Salisbury, Matt (1 December 2017). "Team HARD expands to four cars for 2018". TouringCarTimes. Mediaempire Stockholm AB. Retrieved 1 December 2017.
  22. Salisbury, Matt (11 July 2018). "Jake Hill announces Team HARD departure". TouringCarTimes. Mediaempire Stockholm AB. Retrieved 11 July 2018.
  23. "Welch Makes BTCC Return". TouringCarTimes. BTCC. 24 July 2018. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
  24. "Clio Cup champion Mike Bushell returns to BTCC with Team HARD". TouringCarTimes. Mediaempire Stockholm AB. 8 December 2017. Retrieved 8 December 2017.
  25. Salisbury, Matt (8 August 2018). "Ollie Pidgley replaces Dan Welch at Team HARD". TouringCarTimes. Mediaempire Stockholm AB. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
  26. Abbott, Andrew (3 November 2017). "Team HARD sign VW Cup racer Bobby Thompson for 2018 BTCC". TouringCars.Net. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
  27. Salisbury, Matt (15 August 2018). "Ginetta front-runner Carl Boardley to debut at Knockhill". TouringCarTimes. Mediaempire Stockholm AB. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
  28. "Matt Simpson Joins Eurotech Racing". British Touring Car Championship. TOCA. 11 December 2017. Retrieved 11 December 2017.
  29. Salisbury, Matt (13 August 2018). "Matt Simpson splits with Eurotech Racing". TouringCarTimes. Mediaempire Stockholm AB. Retrieved 13 August 2018.
  30. "Maximum Motorsport bows out with TCR programme possible". TouringCarTimes. Mediaempire Stockholm AB. 6 February 2018. Retrieved 7 February 2018.
  31. "BTCC racer Epps moves to Renault UK Clio Cup with new Matrix team". Renault Sport UK. 7 February 2018. Retrieved 7 February 2018.
  32. Waring, Bethonie (7 December 2017). "Operation rules Jeff Smith out of 2018 line-up". thecheckeredflag.co.uk.
  33. "Ant Whorton-Eales to contest 2018 MINI Challenge". TheCheckeredFlag. 22 March 2018. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
  34. "BTCC officially unveils 32-car field for 60th anniversary season". TouringCarTimes. 27 March 2018. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
  35. "BTCC reveals 60th anniversary calendar". TouringCarTimes. Mediaempire Stockholm AB. 26 May 2017. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
  36. "Snetterton to host 'Diamond Double' BTCC race". TouringCarTimes. Mediaempire Stockholm AB. 18 October 2017. Retrieved 18 October 2017.
  37. "BTCC On ITV – The Diamond Double – Snetterton". btcc.net. 26 July 2018. Retrieved 12 August 2018.

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