2017 British Touring Car Championship

Driver Changes

Changed teams

• Andrew Jordan will move from Motorbase Performance to West Surrey Racing.^[7]
• Matt Simpson will move from Speedworks Motorsport to Team Dynamics.^[14]
• Chris Smiley will move from TLC Racing to BTC Norlin Racing.^[33]
• Dave Newsham will move from Power Maxed Racing to BTC Norlin Racing.^[34]
• Martin Depper will move from Eurotech Racing to Motorbase Performance.^[18]
• Jack Goff will move from Team IHG Rewards Club to Eurotech Racing.^[36]
• Árón Taylor-Smith will move from Team BKR to MG Racing RCIB Insurance.^[12]
• Ashley Sutton will move from MG Racing RCIB Insurance to Team BMR.
• Colin Turkington will move from Team BMR to West Surrey Racing.^[8]
• Josh Cook will move from MG Racing RCIB Insurance to Maximum Motorsport.^[21]

Entering/re-entering BTCC

• 2016 Ginetta GT4 Supercup runner-up Will Burns will make his debut in the BTCC with Team HARD.^[29]
• Senna Proctor son of former BTCC racer Mark Proctor, will make his debut in the series with Power Maxed Racing.^[2]
• Tom Chilton will return to the series with Power Maxed Racing, after a five-year absence, having last raced in the championship in 2011.^[3]
• 2016 Renault UK Clio Cup champion Ant Whorton-Eales will make his debut in the BTCC with AmD Tuning.^[25]
• Luke Davenport will make his debut in the BTCC with Motorbase Performance.^[18]
• Stephen Jelley will return to the series Team Parker Racing, after a seven-year absence, having last raced in the championship in 2009.^[19]
• Daniel Lloyd will return to the series with MG Racing RCIB Insurance, after taking part in three rounds in 2016 with Eurotech Racing.^[12]
• Former Renault UK Clio Cup racer Josh Price will make his debut in the championship with Team BMR.^[11]

Leaving BTCC

• Sam Tordoff will leave West Surrey Racing and the series to concentrate on other ventures.
• Alex Martin will leave the series and return to the Porsche Carrera Cup GB with Team Parker Racing.^[40]
• Stewart Lines vacated his seat at Maximum Motorsport following a cycling accident.^[20]
• Warren Scott will step down from driving duties to concentrate on his role as Team Principal of Team BMR. He will also take part in the 2017 British Rallycross Championship.^[41]

Team changes

• Team HARD will switch from Toyota Avensis to Volkswagen CC.^[27]
• Power Maxed Racing will switch from Chevrolet Cruze to Vauxhall Astra. The team will also enter the constructor class with manufacturer support from Vauxhall Motors.^[2]
• Motorbase Performance will expand to three cars having loaned TBL from Welch Motorsport.^[15]
• BTC Racing will return to the series with two Chevrolet Cruze having bought the two TBL from Power Maxed Racing.^{[33][N 2]}
• West Surrey Racing will receive full manufacturer support from BMW, competing under the Team BMW banner. ^[6]

Mid Season Changes

• Daniel Lloyd left MG Racing RCIB Insurance after Oulton Park and was replaced by former MG driver Josh Cook from Croft onwards. Scandinavian Touring Car driver Dennis Strandberg took Cook's place at Maximum Motorsport^[22] at Croft. Stewart Lines then took the race seat from Snetterton onwards.
• Brett Smith replaced his father Jeff Smith at Eurotech Racing after the Croft qualifying crash ruled Jeff out for the remainder of the season.^[37]
• Rory Butcher replaced the injured Luke Davenport from the Knockhill round for the remainder of the season.^[42]

Drivers' Championship

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Pos.	Driver	BHI			DON			THR			OUL			CRO			SNE			KNO			ROC			SIL			BHGP			Pts
1	Ashley Sutton	16	Ret	21	13	3	3	6	8	6	3	1*	4	1*	2	2	1*	1*	Ret	2	1*	4	2	1*	5	5	4	11	3	12	3	372
2	Colin Turkington	Ret	9	2	4	5	1*	7	6	1*	29	13	5	2	1*	6	7*	2	3	3	3	3	6	3	6	4	3	22	15	1*	Ret	351
3	Tom Ingram	1*	3*	11	5*	1*	5	4	3	2	Ret	Ret	26	8	Ret	16	8	10	6	6	8	1*	DNS	9	8	1*	2*	4	2	6	4	311
4	Gordon Shedden	2	1*	7	7	6	DSQ	2	2	4	7	4	1*	5	4	9	13	7	1*	11	6	2	30	Ret	12	11	7	21	7	2	6	309
5	Rob Collard	7	2	6	6	2	12	10	1*	7	5	2	6	4	3	8	9	3	2	4	4	11	17	8	Ret	Ret	DNS	DNS	WD	WD	WD	256
6	Jack Goff	4	12	8	12	9	6	3	4	3	21	16	15	21	22	21	2*	5	8	14	Ret	16	3	5	4	2	1*	9	12	8	2	245
7	Matt Neal	Ret	11	4	2	7	Ret	1*	29*	11	2	3	2	Ret	18	5	3	9	Ret	9	Ret	8	5	Ret	13	13	13	1*	10	3	8	243
8	Mat Jackson	8	5	13	11	Ret	Ret	8	20	14	6	7	Ret	3	7	1*	11	4	4	Ret	16	7	7	2	15	24	Ret	10	4	4	7	210
9	Andrew Jordan	6	6	1*	15	15	18	28	14	13	1*	5*	3*	6	5	7	4	6	21*	13	Ret	13	12	7	1*	Ret	27	8	27	17	13	203
10	Adam Morgan	3	4	5	8	11	2	5	7	9	28	DNS	DNS	Ret	15	12	Ret	19	Ret	8	Ret	17	8	6	2	3	6	6	Ret	19	9	187
11	Rob Austin	5	DSQ	18	3	Ret	13	9	5	5	9	8	7	11	8	4	Ret	15	Ret	23	Ret	20	31	26	Ret	9	5	5	9	9	1*	174
12	Jason Plato	12	Ret	DNS	Ret	20	16	23	25	28	12	11	11	10	6	3	5	24	16	1*	2*	6	10	4	3	23	15	Ret	28	24	22	146
13	Aiden Moffat	18	Ret	Ret	1*	14*	8	12	9	8	4	14	Ret	23	14	Ret	19	29	12	26	15	15	19	14	17	8	Ret	14	1*	5*	14	121
14	Dave Newsham	Ret	17	14	19	8	4*	15	13	12	24	19	13	Ret	19	15	24	20	13	10	7	10	13	23	10	7	9	3	8	Ret	17	108
15	Tom Chilton	10	8	3	Ret	10	14	14	12	10	19	24	19	9	Ret	20	10	12	10	16	12	18	11	16	24				5	7	15	100
16	James Cole	Ret	21	Ret	Ret	24	22	27	28	26	23	Ret	NC	Ret	16	Ret	15	8	5	5	5	5	1*	13	Ret	17	21	15	19	22	26	79
17	Michael Epps	9	10	9	Ret	23	21	25	18	20	11	10	8	22	12	Ret	Ret	18	Ret	24	17	23	15	Ret	19	10	10	12	18	10	5	77
18	Josh Cook	13	7	26	10	4	7	Ret	30	22	8	6	Ret	7	23	23	Ret	28	Ret	12	Ret	29	4	Ret	Ret	EX	18	Ret	25	26	Ret	75
19	Senna Proctor	17	13	19	14	19	10	16	23	19	15	18	16	14	13	14	17	23	9	7	Ret	25	21	11	7	15	22	18	6	14	Ret	63
20	Jake Hill	NC	19	10	Ret	26	11	Ret	21	15	10	9	9	12	Ret	19	6	11	7	21	Ret	22	24	17	16	Ret	17	Ret	26	16	10	63
21	Chris Smiley	21	Ret	25	Ret	17	17	19	15	18	NC	27	20	20	20	13	14	17	20	19	14	26	20	10	9	18	11	7	11	Ret	11	45
22	Ollie Jackson	22	14	16	17	Ret	15	18	16	17	14	26	18	13	9	10*	18	14	Ret	28	19	Ret	14	12	11	12	Ret	Ret	14	15	16	42
23	Ant Whorton-Eales	25	Ret	23	16	12	Ret	30	24	DNS	27	28	21	16	11	17	20	21	11	17	10	27*	18	18	Ret	6	23	13	16	18	25	34
24	Matt Simpson	11	20	Ret	18	Ret	20	13	11	16	Ret	25	14	Ret	17	18	12	13	Ret	22	13	14	28	Ret	18	25	24	20	13	20	24	30
25	Robert Huff																									16	8	2*				26
26	Jeff Smith	Ret	16	17	9	13	Ret	11	10	27	13	21	24	WD	WD	WD																25
27	Árón Taylor-Smith	14	15	12	23	18	9	20	27	25	16	12	25	WD	WD	WD	Ret	27	Ret	15	Ret	24	16	15	20	19	14	17	23	13	20	25
28	Martin Depper	15	Ret	22	Ret	25	24	24	Ret	DNS	26	20	23	18	10	11	22	22	17	27	11	12	22	20	23	22	20	16	21	27	23	22
29	Rory Butcher																			25	9	9	25	19	14	20	19	Ret	24	21	12	20
30	Brett Smith																Ret	Ret	14	30	18	19	27	24	21	14	12	19	17	11	18	13
31	Josh Price	24	24	24	21	28	23	29	26	24	22	15	27	Ret	24	Ret	Ret	26	19	18	DSQ	Ret	9	Ret	Ret	21	16	Ret	22	23	Ret	9
32	Luke Davenport	19	Ret	20	DSQ	16	25	17	17	Ret	18	17	10	WD	WD	WD																6
33	Daniel Lloyd	23	23	15	Ret	21	Ret	21	Ret	Ret	20	22	12																			6
34	Stephen Jelley	20	18	27	20	22	19	22	22	21	17	23	17	15	Ret	Ret	21	25	15	20	Ret	21	26	22	Ret	Ret	26	Ret	20	DNS	19	2
35	Will Burns	26	22	28	22	27	Ret	26	19	23	25	29	22	17	Ret	Ret	16	16	18	29	20	Ret	23	21	Ret	Ret	DNS	DNS				0
36	Dennis Strandberg													19	21	22																0
37	Stewart Lines																23	Ret	Ret	Ret	21	28	29	25	22	Ret	25	Ret	29	25	21	0
Pos.	Driver	BHI			DON			THR			OUL			CRO			SNE			KNO			ROC			SIL			BHGP			Pts

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Manufacturers'/Constructors' Championship

Teams' Championship

Independents Drivers' Trophy

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Pos.	Driver	Points
1	Tom Ingram	418
2	Jack Goff	379
3	Mat Jackson	344
4	Adam Morgan	293
5	Rob Austin	286
6	Dave Newsham	268
7	Aiden Moffat	243
8	Michael Epps	199
9	Ollie Jackson	199
10	Jake Hill	194
11	Chris Smiley	187
12	Ant Whorton-Eales	157
13	Martin Depper	136
14	Stephen Jelley	106
15	Josh Cook	99
16	Rory Butcher	76
17	Jeff Smith	73
18	Will Burns	70
19	Brett Smith	63
20	Luke Davenport	60
21	Stewart Lines	17
22	Dennis Strandberg	15

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Independent Teams' Trophy

Jack Sears Trophy

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Pos.	Driver	BHI			DON			THR			OUL			CRO			SNE			KNO			ROC			SIL			BHGP			Pts
1	Senna Proctor	17	13	19	14	19	10	16	23	19	15	18	16	14	13	14	17	23	9	7	Ret	25	21	11	7	15	22	18	6	14	Ret	503
2	Ant Whorton-Eales	25	Ret	23	16	12	Ret	30	24	DNS	27	28	21	16	11	17	20	21	11	17	10	27	18	18	Ret	6	23	13	16	18	25	410
3	Josh Price	24	24	24	21	28	23	29	26	24	22	15	27	Ret	24	Ret	Ret	26	19	18	DSQ	Ret	9	Ret	Ret	21	16	Ret	22	23	Ret	295
4	Will Burns	26	22	28	22	27	Ret	26	19	23	25	29	22	17	Ret	Ret	16	16	18	29	20	Ret	23	21	Ret	Ret	DNS	DNS				269
5	Brett Smith																Ret	Ret	14	30	18	19	27	24	21	14	12	19	17	11	18	197
6	Rory Butcher																			25	9	9	25	19	14	20	19	Ret	24	21	12	168
7	Luke Davenport	19	Ret	20	DSQ	16	25	17	17	Ret	18	17	10	WD	WD	WD																157
8	Dennis Strandberg													19	21	22																43
Pos.	Driver	BHI			DON			THR			OUL			CRO			SNE			KNO			ROC			SIL			BHGP			Pts

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