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The 2021 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 2021 season was the 64th British Touring Car Championship season and the eleventh season for cars conforming to the Next Generation Touring Car (NGTC) technical specification. Ash Sutton successfully defended his title to become the youngest ever three time BTCC Champion.

Ashley Sutton defended the Drivers' Championship title, winning it by 51 points.
Colin Turkington finished second in the Drivers' Championship.
Josh Cook finished third in the Drivers' Championship, 3 points behind second.
2021 Teams' Champion Laser Tools Racing

Teams and drivers

More information Team, Car ...
Team Car Engine No. Drivers Rounds
Constructor Entries
Team BMW[2] BMW 330i M Sport[2] BMW/Neil Brown 2 United Kingdom Colin Turkington[2] All
12 United Kingdom Stephen Jelley[3] All
15 United Kingdom Tom Oliphant[4] All
Racing with Wera & Photon Group[5] Ford Focus ST[5] Ford/Mountune 4 United Kingdom Sam Osborne[6] All
20 United Kingdom Paul Rivett[7] 5–6
21 United Kingdom Jessica Hawkins[8] 2
44 United Kingdom Andy Neate[6] 1, 3–4, 7–10
MB Motorsport accelerated by Blue Square[5][9] 24 United Kingdom Jake Hill[9] All
48 United Kingdom Ollie Jackson[10] All
Toyota Gazoo Racing UK[11] Toyota Corolla GR Sport[11] TOCA/Swindon 6 United Kingdom Rory Butcher[11] All
23 United Kingdom Sam Smelt[11] All
Independent Entries
Laser Tools Racing[12] Infiniti Q50[12] TOCA/Swindon 1 United Kingdom Ashley Sutton[12] All
16 United Kingdom Aiden Moffat[12] All
41 United Kingdom Carl Boardley[12] All
Team HARD with Autobrite Direct[12][13][14] Cupra León[13] TOCA/Swindon 19 United Kingdom Jack Mitchell[15] 4–10
31 United Kingdom Jack Goff[16] All
88 United Kingdom Glynn Geddie[17] 1–3
ROKiT Racing with iQuoto Online Trading[12][13][18] 28 United Kingdom Nicolas Hamilton[18] All
Team HARD with HUB Financial Solutions[12][13][14] 40 Republic of Ireland Árón Taylor-Smith[19] All
Car Gods with Ciceley Motorsport[20][21] BMW 330i M Sport[20] BMW/Neil Brown 3 United Kingdom Tom Chilton[22] All
33 United Kingdom Adam Morgan[20] All
Adrian Flux with Power Maxed Racing[23][24] Vauxhall Astra[23] TOCA/Swindon 11 United Kingdom Jason Plato[23] All
123 United Kingdom Daniel Lloyd[25] All
BTC Racing[26] Honda Civic Type R[26] TOCA/Swindon 18 United Kingdom Senna Proctor[27] 2–10
27 United Kingdom Dan Cammish[28] 1
66 United Kingdom Josh Cook[29] All
PHSC with BTC Racing[30] 99 United Kingdom Jade Edwards[30] All
Ginsters Excelr8 with TradePriceCars.com[31][32] Hyundai i30 Fastback N Performance[31] TOCA/Swindon 22 United Kingdom Chris Smiley[33] All
80 United Kingdom Tom Ingram[34] All
Excelr8 with TradePriceCars.com[31] 42 United Kingdom Nick Halstead[35] 7
55 United Kingdom Andy Wilmot[36] 10
62 United Kingdom Rick Parfitt Jr.[37] 1–6, 8–10
96 United Kingdom Jack Butel[38] 1–9
Halfords Racing with Cataclean[39][40] Honda Civic Type R[39] Honda/Neil Brown 32 United Kingdom Daniel Rowbottom[41] All
52 United Kingdom Gordon Shedden[42] All
Hybrid Test Entries
TOCA / Cosworth / M-Sport[43][N 1] Toyota Corolla GR Hybrid[43] TOCA/M-Sport 2022 United Kingdom Andrew Jordan[43] 8
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.
Hybrid Test entry ineligible for any championship points
Entry List
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Driver changes

Entering/re-entering BTCC

Changed teams

Leaving BTCC

Team changes

Race calendar

The championship calendar was announced by the championship organisers on 20 July 2020,[48] before it was rescheduled on 14 January 2021 in order to maximise the opportunity for spectators and guests to attend, as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.[49]

More information Round, Circuit ...
Round Circuit Date
1 R1 Thruxton Circuit
(Hampshire)
8–9 May
R2
R3
2 R4 Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit
(300 Circuit, Norfolk)
12–13 June
R5
R6
3 R7 Brands Hatch
(Indy Circuit, Kent)
26–27 June
R8
R9
4 R10 Oulton Park
(Island Circuit, Cheshire)
31 July – 1 August
R11
R12
5 R13 Knockhill Racing Circuit
(Fife)
14–15 August
R14
R15
6 R16 Thruxton Circuit
(Hampshire)
28–29 August
R17
R18
7 R19 Croft Circuit
(North Yorkshire)
18–19 September
R20
R21
8 R22 Silverstone Circuit
(National Circuit, Northamptonshire)
25–26 September
R23
R24
9 R25 Donington Park
(National Circuit, Leicestershire)
9–10 October
R26
R27
10 R28 Brands Hatch
(Grand Prix Circuit, Kent)
23–24 October
R29
R30
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Season report

The first two races of the season were won by Josh Cook.[50][51] Defending champion Ash Sutton won the third race after a battle with Jake Hill in mixed weather conditions.[52]

Results

All drivers raced under British licences.

More information Round, Circuit ...
Round Circuit Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning team Winning independent Winning JST
1 R1 Thruxton Circuit Ashley Sutton Josh Cook Josh Cook BTC Racing Josh Cook Daniel Rowbottom
R2 Josh Cook Josh Cook BTC Racing Josh Cook Daniel Rowbottom
R3 Josh Cook Ashley Sutton Laser Tools Racing Ashley Sutton Sam Osborne
2 R4 Snetterton Circuit Colin Turkington Colin Turkington Colin Turkington Team BMW Tom Ingram Daniel Rowbottom
R5 Ashley Sutton Ashley Sutton Laser Tools Racing Ashley Sutton Daniel Rowbottom
R6 Gordon Shedden Tom Ingram Ginsters Excelr8 with TradePriceCars.com Tom Ingram Daniel Rowbottom
3 R7 Brands Hatch Indy Daniel Rowbottom Gordon Shedden Tom Oliphant Team BMW Gordon Shedden Daniel Rowbottom
R8 Josh Cook Tom Ingram Ginsters Excelr8 with TradePriceCars.com Tom Ingram Daniel Rowbottom
R9 Rory Butcher Adam Morgan Car Gods with Ciceley Motorsport Adam Morgan Daniel Rowbottom
4 R10 Oulton Park Senna Proctor Gordon Shedden Daniel Rowbottom Halfords Racing with Cataclean Daniel Rowbottom Daniel Rowbottom
R11 Tom Ingram Rory Butcher Toyota Gazoo Racing UK Daniel Rowbottom Daniel Rowbottom
R12 Tom Ingram Senna Proctor BTC Racing Senna Proctor Daniel Rowbottom
5 R13 Knockhill Racing Circuit Colin Turkington Colin Turkington Colin Turkington Team BMW Senna Proctor Daniel Rowbottom
R14 Ashley Sutton Ashley Sutton Laser Tools Racing Ashley Sutton Carl Boardley
R15 Rory Butcher Tom Ingram Ginsters Excelr8 with TradePriceCars.com Tom Ingram Daniel Rowbottom
6 R16 Thruxton Circuit Daniel Rowbottom Josh Cook Josh Cook BTC Racing Josh Cook Daniel Rowbottom
R17 Josh Cook Ashley Sutton Laser Tools Racing Ashley Sutton Jack Butel
R18 Tom Ingram Adam Morgan Car Gods with Ciceley Motorsport Adam Morgan Daniel Rowbottom
7 R19 Croft Circuit Aiden Moffat Josh Cook Aiden Moffat Laser Tools Racing Aiden Moffat Carl Boardley
R20 Tom Chilton Jake Hill MB Motorsport accelerated by Blue Square Aiden Moffat Sam Osborne
R21 Ashley Sutton Colin Turkington Team BMW Gordon Shedden Daniel Rowbottom
8 R22 Silverstone Circuit Rory Butcher Ashley Sutton Rory Butcher Toyota Gazoo Racing UK Tom Ingram Daniel Rowbottom
R23 Senna Proctor Rory Butcher Toyota Gazoo Racing UK Tom Ingram Daniel Rowbottom
R24 Jake Hill Jake Hill MB Motorsport accelerated by Blue Square Daniel Lloyd Daniel Rowbottom
9 R25 Donington Park Gordon Shedden Ashley Sutton Gordon Shedden Halfords Racing with Cataclean Gordon Shedden Sam Osborne
R26 Colin Turkington Gordon Shedden Halfords Racing with Cataclean Gordon Shedden Daniel Rowbottom
R27 Colin Turkington Colin Turkington Team BMW Aiden Moffat Daniel Rowbottom
10 R28 Brands Hatch GP Senna Proctor Gordon Shedden Josh Cook BTC Racing Josh Cook Daniel Rowbottom
R29 Daniel Rowbottom Josh Cook BTC Racing Josh Cook Daniel Rowbottom
R30 Jake Hill Ashley Sutton Laser Tools Racing Ashley Sutton Daniel Rowbottom
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Championship standings

More information Points system, R1 PP ...
Points system
 1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th   11th   12th   13th   14th   15th  R1 PP Fastest lap Lead a lap
20 17 15 13 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 1 1 1
Source:[53]
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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.[53]

Drivers' Championship

More information Pos., Driver ...
Pos. Driver THR1 SNE BHI OUL KNO THR2 CRO SIL DON BHGP Pts
1 Ashley Sutton 9P 9 1L 11 1FL 2 5 2 8 14 8 Ret 4 1FL 5 5 1L 10 6 5 3F 7F 4 3 7F 4 8 6 6 1L 357
2 Colin Turkington 10 7 6 1PFL 2L 7 20 17 14 18 12 8 1PFL 2L 8 12 6 2 4 7 1L 6 3 8 5 11F 1FL 7 4 Ret 306
3 Josh Cook 1FL 1FL 20F 16 14 4 9 5F 5 15 Ret 12 3 4 Ret 1FL 2FL 7 5F 3 5 5 DSQ 18 8 7 5 1L 1L 5 303
4 Tom Ingram 2 6 22 2 4 1L 6 1L 12 19 10F 21F 10 6 1L 10 12 5F 12 4 4 2L 2 12 11 2L 10 13 12 3 300
5 Jake Hill 3 3 3L 9 24 12 4 27 13 8 4 7 6 3 Ret 2 4 4 2 1L 7 21 9 1FL 17 9 2 12 10 4F 295
6 Gordon Shedden Ret 18 4 15 11 3F 2F 21 16 2FL 6 3 8 5 4 13 Ret Ret 10 6 2 Ret 19 21 1PL 1L 13 3F 3 7 251
7 Rory Butcher 5 Ret Ret 3 5 6 15 14 7F 4 1L Ret 9 Ret 20F 4 5 6 19 Ret 11 1PL 1L 13 3 3L 4 16 7 9 247
8 Aiden Moffat 11 8 Ret 14 10 17 8 9 3 6 5 4 7 11 7 18 13 13 1PL 2 6 4 5 7 13 8 3 8 22 18 230
9 Daniel Rowbottom 7 4 21 13 15 10 3P 4 11 1L 2 6 15 18 10 6P NC 16 Ret 16 9 8 6 9 14 10 6 5 5F 2 222
10 Senna Proctor 18 16 26 12 10 6 9P 9 1L 2 7 2 8 7 3 3 8 8 14 RetF 17 4 6 27 2P Ret 19 206
11 Daniel Lloyd 16 14 5 7 12 13 11 6 9 13 21 11 Ret 26 18 11 10 11 9 18 Ret 3 11 2L 2 5 7 4 2 13 190
12 Stephen Jelley Ret 11 10L 4 7 5L 14 Ret 22 5 7 2 11 9 3L 15 14 14 13 10 14 9 8 5 15 13 9 23 9 24L 174
13 Adam Morgan 8 21 18 6 8 8 17 12 1L 3 3 5 13 16 13 7 8 1L 8 9 17 Ret 17 16 Ret DNS 25 14 Ret 16 161
14 Jason Plato 6 5 2 17 20 18 13 8 4 7 18 13 14 8 9 9 9 8 17 12 23 10 10 6 6 18 15 19 18 10 156
15 Chris Smiley Ret Ret 15 10 13 11 7 7 10 Ret 14 10 5 13 6 16 11 9 7 11 Ret 13 7 4 9 12 16 15 Ret 12 138
16 Tom Oliphant 15 10 7 8 6 16 1L 3L 15 Ret DNS 14 Ret 17 14 3 3 12 20 Ret 13 11 21 11 16 24 20 11 Ret 15 129
17 Jack Goff 13 12 8 12 9 9 10 11 2 10 NC 16 16 12 26 20 16 18 18 15 Ret 19 15 15 20 15 14 17 11 8 90
18 Ollie Jackson 19 13 9 5 3 Ret 23 16 Ret 12 Ret 17 Ret 22 15 17 18 Ret Ret 14 Ret 12 18 10 10 14 11 10 Ret 11 77
19 Tom Chilton 14 Ret 13 21 Ret 19 19 13 18 17 13 9 12 25 23 14 17 17 11 17F 10 20 13 28 19 20 18 9 8 6 64
20 Árón Taylor-Smith 18 15 11 22 18 14 18 15 17 16 16 15 25 15 12 27 Ret 23 14 22 12 17 12 14 18 17 12 27 20 14 33
21 Dan Cammish 4 2 23 30
22 Carl Boardley 12 17 Ret 20 17 Ret 16 20 19 11 11 Ret 18 10 11 24 21 Ret 15 23 15 15 Ret 19 27 23 17 22 15 Ret 29
23 Sam Osborne 17 16 12 19 19 20 21 19 20 NC 15 Ret 19 20 17 22 19 19 16 13 22 16 14 25 12 16 19 18 14 17 16
24 Sam Smelt 23 20 14 29 26 Ret 24 18 23 23 19 18 17 24 24 26 22 Ret 21 19 16 Ret Ret 20 21 22 Ret 20 13 21 5
25 Jack Butel 21 19 19 26 22 21 25 25 21 20 17 Ret 20 14 16 19 15 15 23 26 19 18 16 23 23 25 Ret 4
26 Jade Edwards 20 Ret Ret 25 23 15 22 22 27 21 20 20 26 23 19 21 24 Ret 27 21 Ret 22 Ret 24 25 21 26 26 16 20 1
27 Rick Parfitt Jr. 25 Ret 16 24 27 24 Ret 23 26 Ret 23 19 21 27 25 25 20 20 23 24 22 22 27 22 24 21 Ret 0
28 Jack Mitchell 22 22 Ret 22 21 22 23 Ret 21 22 20 Ret Ret 22 Ret 24 19 21 21 17 Ret 0
29 Nicolas Hamilton 26 22 17 28 25 25 28 26 28 DNS 24 Ret 24 Ret NC 28 25 22 25 Ret 20 24 25 27 28 28 24 Ret Ret 23 0
30 Andy Neate 24 Ret DNS 26 24 25 WD WD WD 24 24 18 Ret 23 26 26 26 23 Ret Ret 22 0
31 Paul Rivett 23 19 21 29 23 Ret 0
32 Andy Wilmot 25 19 25 0
33 Jessica Hawkins 23 21 23 0
34 Nick Halstead 26 25 21 0
35 Glynn Geddie 22 Ret DNS 27 Ret 22 27 Ret 24 0
Hybrid test entries ineligible for points
- Andrew Jordan 25 20 Ret -
ColourResult
GoldWinner
Silver2nd place
Bronze3rd place
GreenPoints finish
BlueNon-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
PurpleRetired (Ret)
RedDid not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
BlackDisqualified (DSQ)
WhiteDid 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

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Manufacturers'/Constructors' Championship

More information Pos., Manufacturer ...
Pos. Manufacturer Constructor Points
1 BMW West Surrey Racing 869
2 Ford Motorbase Performance 782
3 Toyota Speedworks Motorsport 695
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Teams' Championship

Independent Drivers' Championship

More information Pos., Driver ...
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Independent Teams' Championship

Jack Sears Trophy

More information Pos., Driver ...
Pos. Driver Points
1 Daniel Rowbottom 536
2 Sam Osborne 428
3 Carl Boardley 359
4 Jack Butel 315
5 Sam Smelt 311
6 Jade Edwards 270
7 Rick Parfitt Jr. 241
8 Nicolas Hamilton 187
9 Jack Mitchell 168
10 Andy Neate 123
11 Paul Rivett 47
12 Glynn Geddie 47
13 Jessica Hawkins 36
14 Andy Wilmot 27
15 Nick Halstead 25
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