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2023 British Touring Car Championship

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The 2023 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 featured 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 2023 season was the 66th British Touring Car Championship season and the 13th season for cars conforming to the Next Generation Touring Car (NGTC) technical specification.

Ashley Sutton (left) and his team NAPA Racing UK (right) won the Drivers' and Teams' Championship, respectively.

Teams and drivers

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Team Car Engine No. Drivers Rounds
Constructor Entries
Bristol Street Motors with EXCELR8[2][3] Hyundai i30 Fastback N Performance Hyundai/Swindon 1 United Kingdom Tom Ingram[4] All
3 United Kingdom Tom Chilton[5] All
14 United Kingdom Ronan Pearson[6] All
22 United Kingdom Nick Halstead[7] All
Team BMW[8] BMW 330e M Sport BMW/Neil Brown 4 United Kingdom Colin Turkington[9] All
12 United Kingdom Stephen Jelley[10] All
33 United Kingdom Adam Morgan[11] All
Laser Tools Racing with MB Motorsport[12][13] 24 United Kingdom Jake Hill[14] All
Toyota Gazoo Racing UK Toyota Corolla GR Sport Toyota/Neil Brown 6 United Kingdom Rory Butcher[15] All
37 United Kingdom Ricky Collard[15] All
42 United Kingdom George Gamble[15] All
NAPA Racing UK[16] Ford Focus ST Ford/Mountune 27 United Kingdom Dan Cammish[16] All
32 United Kingdom Daniel Rowbottom[17] All
77 United Kingdom Sam Osborne[17] All
116 United Kingdom Ashley Sutton[18] All
Independent Entries
CarStore Power Maxed Racing[19] Vauxhall Astra TOCA/M-Sport 11 United Kingdom Andrew Watson[20] All
40 Republic of Ireland Árón Taylor-Smith[21] All
88 United Kingdom Mikey Doble[22] All
One Motorsport with Starline Racing[23] Honda Civic Type R Honda/Neil Brown 16 United Kingdom Aiden Moffat[24][25] All
66 United Kingdom Josh Cook[24] All
70 United Kingdom Will Powell[26] 1–5
99 United Kingdom Jade Edwards[27][28] 6–10
Re.Beverages and Bartercard with Team HARD. Cupra León TOCA/M-Sport 1–5
17 United Kingdom Dexter Patterson[29] All
18 Philippines Daryl De Leon[30] 6–10
Autobrite Direct with Millers Oils 123 United Kingdom Daniel Lloyd[31] All
777 United Kingdom Michael Crees 6–10
19 United Kingdom Bobby Thompson[32][33] 1–5
Go-Fix with Autoaid Breakdown 9–10
28 United Kingdom Nicolas Hamilton[34] 1–6
79 United Kingdom Rob Huff[35] 7
96 United Kingdom Jack Butel[36] 1–9
180 United Kingdom James Gornall 10
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.
Entry List
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Entering/re-entering BTCC

Changed teams

Leaving BTCC

Team changes

Mid-Season Changes

Race calendar

The 2023 calendar was announced on 31 May 2022.[43] The Grand Prix layout of Donington Park returned to the calendar for the first time since 2002, taking the place of the second Thruxton round.

More information Round, Circuit ...
Round Circuit Date
1 R1 Donington Park
(National Circuit, Leicestershire)
22–23 April
R2
R3
2 R4 Brands Hatch
(Indy Circuit, Kent)
6–7 May
R5
R6
3 R7 Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit
(300 Circuit, Norfolk)
20–21 May
R8
R9
4 R10 Thruxton Circuit
(Hampshire)
3–4 June
R11
R12
5 R13 Oulton Park
(Island Circuit, Cheshire)
17–18 June
R14
R15
6 R16 Croft Circuit
(North Yorkshire)
29–30 July
R17
R18
7 R19 Knockhill Racing Circuit
(Fife)
12–13 August
R20
R21
8 R22 Donington Park
(Grand Prix Circuit, Leicestershire)
26–27 August
R23
R24
9 R25 Silverstone Circuit
(National Circuit, Northamptonshire)
23–24 September
R26
R27
10 R28 Brands Hatch
(Grand Prix Circuit, Kent)
7–8 October
R29
R30
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Results and standings

More information Round, Circuit ...
Round Circuit Pole position Fastest lap Winning Driver Winning team Winning independent Winning JST
1 R1 Donington Park National Daniel Rowbottom Dan Cammish Dan Cammish NAPA Racing UK Andrew Watson Andrew Watson
R2 Tom Ingram Tom Chilton Bristol Street Motors with EXCELR8 Mikey Doble Sam Osborne
R3 Jake Hill Dan Cammish NAPA Racing UK Bobby Thompson Andrew Watson
2 R1 Brands Hatch Indy Dan Cammish Ashley Sutton Colin Turkington Team BMW Bobby Thompson Sam Osborne
R2 Ashley Sutton Ashley Sutton NAPA Racing UK Josh Cook Sam Osborne
R3 Ashley Sutton Ashley Sutton NAPA Racing UK Bobby Thompson Ronan Pearson
3 R1 Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit Ashley Sutton Tom Ingram Ashley Sutton NAPA Racing UK Josh Cook Ronan Pearson
R2 Ashley Sutton Ashley Sutton NAPA Racing UK Daniel Lloyd Sam Osborne
R3 Tom Ingram Tom Ingram Bristol Street Motors with EXCELR8 Josh Cook Dexter Patterson
4 R1 Thruxton Circuit Ashley Sutton Josh Cook Ashley Sutton NAPA Racing UK Josh Cook Mikey Doble
R2 Ashley Sutton Ashley Sutton NAPA Racing UK Josh Cook Mikey Doble
R3 Josh Cook Daniel Rowbottom NAPA Racing UK Aiden Moffat Andrew Watson
5 R1 Oulton Park Ashley Sutton Jake Hill Jake Hill Laser Tools Racing with MB Motorsport Josh Cook Mikey Doble
R2 Jake Hill Jake Hill Laser Tools Racing with MB Motorsport Josh Cook Andrew Watson
R3 Jake Hill Colin Turkington Team BMW Aiden Moffat Sam Osborne
6 R1 Croft Circuit Dan Cammish Ashley Sutton Dan Cammish NAPA Racing UK Josh Cook Sam Osborne
R2 Ashley Sutton Ashley Sutton NAPA Racing UK Josh Cook Andrew Watson
R3 Colin Turkington Colin Turkington Team BMW Josh Cook Mikey Doble
7 R1 Knockhill Racing Circuit Ashley Sutton Josh Cook Jake Hill Laser Tools Racing with MB Motorsport Andrew Watson Andrew Watson
R2 Ashley Sutton Jake Hill Laser Tools Racing with MB Motorsport Árón Taylor-Smith Ronan Pearson
R3 Ashley Sutton Ashley Sutton NAPA Racing UK Josh Cook Ronan Pearson
8 R1 Donington Park GP Ashley Sutton Ashley Sutton Ashley Sutton NAPA Racing UK Árón Taylor-Smith Andrew Watson
R2 Tom Ingram Tom Ingram Bristol Street Motors with EXCELR8 Josh Cook Ronan Pearson
R3 Ronan Pearson Rory Butcher Toyota Gazoo Racing UK Árón Taylor-Smith Sam Osborne
9 R1 Silverstone Circuit Mikey Doble Árón Taylor-Smith Jake Hill Laser Tools Racing with MB Motorsport Andrew Watson Andrew Watson
R2 Tom Ingram Ashley Sutton NAPA Racing UK Árón Taylor-Smith Andrew Watson
R3 Colin Turkington Colin Turkington Team BMW Josh Cook Ronan Pearson
10 R1 Brands Hatch GP Ashley Sutton Ashley Sutton Ashley Sutton NAPA Racing UK Bobby Thompson Andrew Watson
R2 Ashley Sutton Ashley Sutton NAPA Racing UK Bobby Thompson Dexter Patterson
R3 Jake Hill Jake Hill Laser Tools Racing with MB Motorsport Josh Cook Dexter Patterson
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Drivers' Championship

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 laps in race
20 17 15 13 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 1 1 1
Source:[44]
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Notes
  • The point for leading laps in race is one point, regardless of how many laps led.[44]
More information Pos., Driver ...
Pos. Driver DPN BHI SNE THR OUL CRO KNO DPGP SIL BHGP Pts
1 United Kingdom Ashley Sutton Ret 15 3 2F 1FL 1FL 1PL 1FL 4 1PL 1FL 12 2P 2 Ret 2F 1FL Ret 6PL 2F 1FL 1PFL 2L 5 23 1L 3 1PFL 1FL 13 446
2 United Kingdom Tom Ingram 3 9F 2 5 2 3 4F 7 1FL 2 2 9 3 3 4 6 4 2 DSQ 10 3 3L 1FL 7 22 3F 2 2 2 4 400
3 United Kingdom Jake Hill 2L 16 4F 4 4 22 2 2 10 4 4 10 1FL 1FL 2F 5 11 7 1 1L 14 2 3 8 1L 20L 8 6 6 1FL 372
4 United Kingdom Colin Turkington 12 8 5 1L 3 5 3 3 7 6 6 4 9 4 1L 7 6 1FL 11 Ret 17 5 4 6 Ret 8 1FL 4 Ret 10 312
5 United Kingdom Josh Cook 9 19 7 8 7 10 8 27 5 3F 3 11F 6 5 7 4 5 3 RetFL 8 2 7 5 Ret 9 7 6 12 7 2L 268
6 United Kingdom Dan Cammish 1FL 12L 1L 3P 5 4 11 11 DSQ 5 5 8 5 6 5 1PL 2 4 14 Ret 10 WD WD WD Ret 24 23 5 3 9 253
7 United Kingdom Daniel Rowbottom 5P 11 10 Ret 15 9 7 4 3L 24 11 1L Ret 21 8 3 3 5 DNS 23 Ret 8 7 22 2 10 4L 7 8 5 226
8 United Kingdom Ricky Collard 6 Ret 14 9 9 8L Ret 13 14 11 9 5 4 9 9 11 8 15 3 6 5 4 6 4 20 14 7 9 4 6 217
9 United Kingdom Adam Morgan 7 2 22 Ret 16 6 5 5 9 13 12 2L 8 7 3L 19 13 Ret 16 NC 18 12 9 3 4 5 10 10 13 8 199
10 United Kingdom Rory Butcher 11 14 11 7 6 Ret 9 8 2 7 7 7 16 10 10 25 18 8 Ret 15 12 11 8 1L 6 4 Ret 23 19 15 173
11 Republic of Ireland Árón Taylor-Smith 10 20 9 12 Ret DNS 10 12 Ret 9 8 6 Ret 19 Ret 10 12 9 7 4 15 6 10 2 7F 2L 9 11 Ret 21 165
12 United Kingdom Stephen Jelley 22 4 20 Ret DNS 24 6 6 6L 19 17 16 10 18 13 8 7 Ret 4 3 19 19 13 10 19 18 13 8 9 3L 141
13 United Kingdom Daniel Lloyd 19 13 18 10 14 11 15 10 17 NC 21 18 11 8 23 12 9 Ret 10 5 8 17 12 RetL 10 9 11 15 10 7 111
14 United Kingdom Tom Chilton 15 1L 8 15 12 7 24 15 11 12 13 25 12 11 12 15 10 Ret DSQ 16 20 10 11 12 13 16 Ret 13 12 Ret 97
15 United Kingdom Andrew Watson 4 21 12 Ret 20 23 18 18 18 18 16 13 15 12 15 16 14 14 2 9 16 9 16 11 3 6 18 14 18 18 93
16 United Kingdom Aiden Moffat 13 17 15 13 19 12 19 17 8 14 10 3 20 15 6 13 17 6 Ret 19 7 18 Ret 18 17 13 12 25 11 Ret 87
17 United Kingdom Bobby Thompson 16 10 6 6 11 2 16 20 12 10 Ret DNS 7 Ret Ret 5 Ret 22 3 5 Ret 74
18 United Kingdom Ronan Pearson 24 DSQ 19 16 13 13 12 14 Ret 15 19 19 18 16 17 NC 24 19 5 7 4L 14 14 15F 24 11 5 20 Ret 16 69
19 United Kingdom Sam Osborne 17 3 Ret 14 10 14 13 9 20 21 18 20 Ret 23 14 9 15 17 18 17 13 15 15 9 8 17 17 18 Ret 17 65
20 United Kingdom Mikey Doble 20 5 Ret 19 18 16 17 19 15 8 14 14 13 13 22 14 16 12 9 12 11 16 17 16 11P 15 14 Ret 16 14 63
21 United Kingdom George Gamble 8 Ret 13 11 8 21 14 16 Ret 17 Ret 17 Ret 20 11 18 Ret 10 8 11 9 13 Ret 13 15 23 15 16 Ret Ret 50
22 United Kingdom Dexter Patterson 14 18 16 17 17 15 20 22 13 16 15 15 14 14 20 17 Ret 13 12 13 6 21 18 14 18 19 16 17 14 11 41
23 United Kingdom Michael Crees 21 19 11 20 18 Ret 20 19 17 12 12 Ret 24 Ret DNS 13
24 United Kingdom Nicolas Hamilton 21 6 21 21 25 19 23 24 Ret 22 22 23 21 22 24 WD WD WD 10
25 Philippines Daryl DeLeon 23 21 18 Ret 22 Ret 22 Ret Ret 14 26 21 21 Ret 12 6
26 United Kingdom Robert Huff 13 14 Ret 5
27 United Kingdom James Gornall Ret 15 19 1
28 United Kingdom Jack Butel 23 Ret 17 18 24 17 21 21 16 Ret 20 21 17 17 18 20 20 Ret 19 20 22 23 Ret 21 21 25 24 0
29 United Kingdom Will Powell 18 Ret Ret 22 21 18 22 23 19 20 Ret 24 19 Ret 21 0
30 United Kingdom Nick Halstead Ret 7 Ret 23 23 20 26 25 21 NC 23 22 23 24 19 22 22 20 15 21 Ret 24 20 20 25 21 19 22 20 20 -5
31 United Kingdom Jade Edwards Ret NC Ret 20 22 Ret 25 26 DNS 23 Ret Ret 22 Ret 16 24 23 16 17 Ret 21 25 21 19 16 22 20 19 17 Ret -5
Pos. Driver DPN BHI SNE THR OUL CRO KNO DPGP SIL BHGP Pts
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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Teams' Championship

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Independent Drivers' Championship

More information Pos., Driver ...
Pos. Driver DPN BHI SNE THR OUL CRO KNO DPGP SIL BHGP Pts
1 United Kingdom Josh Cook 9 19 7 8 7 10 8 27 5 3F 3 11F 6 5 7 4 5 3 RetFL 8 2 7 5 Ret 9 7 6 12 7 2L 485
2 Republic of Ireland Árón Taylor-Smith 10 20 9 12 Ret DNS 10 12 Ret 9 8 6 Ret 19 Ret 10 12 9 7 4 15 6 10 2 7 2 9 11 Ret 21 370
3 United Kingdom Daniel Lloyd 19 13 18 10 14 11 15 10 17 NC 21 18 11 8 23 12 9 Ret 10 5 8 17 12 RetL 10 9 11 15 10 7 357
4 United Kingdom Andrew Watson 4 21 12 Ret 20 23 18 18 18 18 16 13 15 12 15 16 14 14 2 9 16 9 16 11 3 6 18 14 18 18 353
5 United Kingdom Mikey Doble 20 5 Ret 19 18 16 17 19 15 8 14 14 13 13 22 14 16 12 9 12 11 16 17 16 11 15 14 Ret 16 14 321
6 United Kingdom Aiden Moffat 13 17 15 13 19 12 19 17 8 14 10 3 20 15 6 13 17 6 Ret 19 7 18 Ret 18 17 13 12 Ret 11 Ret 317
7 United Kingdom Dexter Patterson 14 18 16 17 17 15 20 22 13 16 15 15 14 14 20 17 Ret 13 12 13 6 21 18 14 18 19 16 17 14 11 306
8 United Kingdom Bobby Thompson 16 10 6 6 11 2 16 20 12 10 Ret DNS 7 Ret Ret 6 Ret 22 3 5 Ret 203*
9 United Kingdom Jack Butel 23 Ret 17 18 24 17 21 21 16 Ret 20 21 17 17 18 20 20 Ret 19 20 22 23 Ret 21 21 25 24 176
10 United Kingdom Jade Edwards DNS NC Ret 20 22 Ret 25 26 DNS 23 Ret Ret 22 Ret 16 24 23 16 17 Ret 21 25 21 19 16 22 20 19 17 Ret 139*
11 United Kingdom Michael Crees 21 19 11 20 18 Ret 20 19 17 12 12 Ret 24 Ret DNS 100
12 United Kingdom Nicolas Hamilton 21 6 21 21 25 19 23 24 Ret 22 22 23 21 22 24 WD WD WD 99
13 United Kingdom Will Powell 18 Ret Ret 22 21 18 22 23 19 20 Ret 24 19 Ret 21 81
14 Philippines Daryl DeLeon 23 21 18 Ret 22 Ret 22 Ret Ret 14 26 21 21 Ret 12 73
15 United Kingdom Robert Huff 13 14 Ret 19
16 United Kingdom James Gornall Ret 15 19 19
Pos. Driver DPN BHI SNE THR OUL CRO KNO DPGP SIL BHGP Pts
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Independent Teams' Championship

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Manufacturers' Championship

More information Pos., Manufacturer ...
Pos. Manufacturer Constructor Points
1 Ford Motorbase Performance 802
2 BMW West Surrey Racing 798
3 Hyundai EXCELR8 Motorsport 699*
4 Toyota Speedworks Motorsport 583*
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Jack Sears Trophy

More information Pos., Driver ...
Pos. Driver DPN BHI SNE THR OUL CRO KNO DPGP SIL BHGP Pts
1 United Kingdom Andrew Watson 4 21 12 Ret 20 23 18 18 18 18 16 13 15 12 15 16 14 14 2 9 16 9 16 11 3 6 18 14 18 18 451
2 United Kingdom Mikey Doble 20 5 Ret 19 18 16 17 19 15 8 14 14 13 13 22 14 16 12 9 12 11 16 17 16 11 15 14 Ret 16 14 422
3 United Kingdom Dexter Patterson 14 18 16 17 17 15 20 22 13 16 15 15 14 14 20 17 Ret 13 12 13 6 21 18 14 18 19 16 17 14 11 422
4 United Kingdom Sam Osborne 17 3 Ret 14 10 14 13 9 20 21 18 20 Ret 23 14 9 15 17 18 17 13 15 15 9 8 17 17 18 Ret 17 404
5 United Kingdom Ronan Pearson 24 DSQ 19 16 13 13 12 14 Ret 15 19 19 18 16 17 NC 24 19 5 7 4 14 14 15 24 11 5 20 Ret 16 383
6 United Kingdom Jack Butel 23 Ret 17 18 24 17 21 21 16 Ret 20 21 17 17 18 20 20 Ret 19 20 22 23 Ret 21 21 25 24 238
7 United Kingdom Nick Halstead Ret 7 Ret 23 23 20 26 25 21 NC 23 22 23 24 19 22 22 20 15 21 Ret 24 20 20 25 21 19 22 20 20 214*
8 United Kingdom Jade Edwards DNS NC Ret 20 22 Ret 25 26 DNS 23 Ret Ret 22 Ret 16 24 23 16 17 Ret 21 25 21 19 16 22 20 19 17 Ret 189*
9 United Kingdom Nicolas Hamilton 21 6 21 21 25 19 23 24 Ret 22 22 23 21 22 24 WD WD WD 127
10 United Kingdom Will Powell 18 Ret Ret 22 21 18 22 23 19 20 Ret 24 19 Ret 21 106
11 Philippines Daryl DeLeon 23 21 18 Ret 22 Ret 22 Ret Ret 14 26 21 21 Ret 12 103
12 United Kingdom James Gornall Ret 15 19 26
Pos. Driver DPN BHI SNE THR OUL CRO KNO DPGP SIL BHGP Pts
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Goodyear Wingfoot Award

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