The British Touring Cars Championship is revered worldwide for its consistent delivery of intense and unpredictable wheel-to-wheel racing.
Hailed as one of the world's very best racing series, the field is highly competitive and BTCC has delivered some iconic storylines through the years; Plato v Neal at Rockingham, Cleland v Soper at Silverstone and Nigel Mansell's thrilling debut at Donington Park.
Here's everything you need to know about the British Touring Cars Championship.
British Touring Cars Championship dates
The 2026 British Touring Cars Championship commences on the 18th/19th April at Donington Park and concludes at Brands Hatch on the 10th/11th October.
British Touring Cars Championship teams
The 2025 British Touring Cars Championship featured 10 teams and six vehicle manufacturers.
The 2026 grid is still to be confirmed.
2025 teams
Team | Car |
Constructor Entries | |
Laser Tools Racing with MB Motorsport | BMW 330i M Sport |
WSR | BMW 330i M Sport |
LKQ Euro Car Parts Racing with WSR | BMW 330i M Sport |
Team Vertu | Hyundai i30N |
NAPA Racing UK | Ford Focus ST |
Toyota Gazoo Racing | Toyota Corolla GR Sport |
Independent Entries | |
One Motorsport | Honda Civic Type R |
ROKiT Racing with Un-Limited Motorsport | Cupra Leon |
Restart Racing | Hyundai i30N |
Powder Monkey Brewing Co with Esidock | Cupra Leon |
Motor Parts Direct with Power Maxed Racing | Vauxhall Astra/Cupra Leon |
British Touring Cars Championship drivers
The beauty of the British Touring Cars is that there is a blend of 20-year veterans and rookies that are all capable of winning on their day.
The 2026 grid is still to be confirmed.
2025 drivers
- 1. Jake Hill
- 2. Daryl DeLeon
- 3. Tom Chilton
- 12. Stephen Jelley
- 14. Ronan Pearson
- 16. Aiden Moffat
- 17. Dexter Patterson
- 18. Senna Proctor
- 22. Chris Smiley
- 27. Dan Cammish
- 28. Nicolas Hamilton
- 32. Daniel Rowbottom
- 33. Adam Morgan
- 40. Aron Taylor-Smith
- 52. Gordon Shedden
- 66. Josh Cook
- 77. Sam Osborne
- 80. Tom Ingram
- 88. Mikey Doble
- 93. Max Hall
- 99. Charles Rainford
- 116. Ashley Sutton
- 123. Daniel Lloyd
- 132. James Dorlin
- 777. Michael Crees
British Touring Cars Championship circuits
The 2026 British Touring Cars Championship calendar consists of 10 rounds across eight different venues.
Traditionally opening at Donington Park in April, the season concludes at the iconic Brands Hatch on the Grand Prix circuit in October.
- Donington Park (18-19 April)
- Brands Hatch Indy (9-10 May)
- Snetterton (23-24 May)
- Oulton Park (6-7 June)
- Thruxton (25-26 July)
- Knockhill (8-9 August)
- Donington Park GP (22-23 August)
- Croft (5-6 September)
- Silverstone (26-27 September)
- Brands Hatch GP (10-11 October)
British Touring Cars Championship format
All cars on the British Touring Cars Championship have been built to the same NGTC (Next Generation Touring Cars) regulations, which were introduced to help teams compete on a level playing field whilst ensuring the costs of competing are reduced.
Each event on the BTCC calendar is run across a Saturday and Sunday. On the Saturday, there is one Free Practice session which lasts 40 minutes, giving teams and drivers to find a correct setup before two 15-minute qualifying sessions.
In 2026, a new qualifying race has been introduced. The grid for the qualifying race is decided by the qualifying sessions.
On the Sunday, there are three races of equal distance. The grid for the first race is decided by the result of the qualifying race, and the grid for the second race is decided by the finishing order of the first race.
However, whilst the grid for race three is decided by finishing position, there is a reversed-grid twist. Numbers representing the cars that finished from sixth to 12th position in race two are put into a bowl, and one number is drawn at random. The corresponding car will start on pole, with the cars that finished ahead of it reversed.
Crews and teams score points in every round with the aim of amassing the most points to win the championship.
British Touring Cars Championship points system
The points system for the Qualifying Race is 10-9-8-7-6-5-5-4-4-3-3-2-2-1-1 for the top 15 finishers.
The points system to be used in Sunday's races is 20-17-15-13-11-10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 for the top 15 finishers.
Bonus points are on offer for the fastest lap in each Sunday race and for leading a lap in either of the two races.
British Touring Cars Championship history
The British Touring Cars Championship was established in 1958 as the British Saloon Car Championship before it adopted its current form in 1987.
The competition has been running the NGTC regulations since 2011, which were implemented to help reduce the running costs for competitors whilst rewarding engineering accomplishments and strategy decisions.
There have been several multiple winners of the BTCC, with Colin Turkington and Ashley Sutton sharing the record with four titles apiece. Jason Plato is the winningest driver in BTCC history, recording 97 victories during his career.
BMW are the most successful manufacturer in BTCC, winning 10 titles from 1991, including seven in a row from 2016. They're trailed by Vauxhall who are on nine, with the Astra Coupe, Astra Sport and Vectra delivering eight titles in succession during a dominant start to the new century.
