The 2006 Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship season was the 49th British Touring Car Championship (BTCC) season. As in 2005, there were ten racing weekends at nine different circuits; each round comprising three races, making a thirty round competition in total.
The Triple 8-run works Vauxhall effort continued with a trio of entries in their second season with the Astra Sport Hatch. Yvan Muller left the team after six seasons to contest the World Touring Car Championship for SEAT, and was replaced by Italian veteran Fabrizio Giovanardi, a multiple champion in several European series but contesting his first season in British touring cars. Tom Chilton replaced Colin Turkington in the second car after three seasons with the Arena Motorsport-run Honda programme, while Gavin Smith spent a second season in the third car. Turkish touring car champion Erkut Kizilirmak also appeared at two rounds in a fourth entry.
Vauxhall's only opposition for a sixth straight Manufacturers title came from SEAT, who replaced its trio of Toledos with a pair of new Leons. Jason Plato again headed their assault, while the second seat was alternated throughout the year between the returning James Thompson (also racing for SEAT in the WTCC) and sportscar star Darren Turner. Both drivers ran at the final meeting with Thompson using his WTCC car.
Reigning Teams and Independents champions Team Dynamics ran their pair of self-developed Honda Integra Type Rs for a second year, with champion Matt Neal remaining with his family team. Scottish driver Gordon Shedden graduated from the SEAT Cupra championship to replace Dan Eaves, while Gareth Howell again appeared in a third car later in the season as he had in 2005.
In its third year as an independent, West Surrey Racing continued to run its ex-works MG ZSs, in spite of (MG Rover in fact having gone out of business during 2005. Colin Turkington returned to the team after a disappointing year at Vauxhall, partnering Rob Collard, who had been the team's sole driver in 2005. A 3rd WSR entry appeared on the official entry list but never materialised. (https://www.touringcartimes.com/2006/03/29/btcc-2006-entry-list-released/)
Among the most competitive newcomers to the series were two teams making the transition from GT racing with Team Dynamics' 2005 title-winning Integras. Team Eurotech ran team boss Mike Jordan, the most experienced driver on the grid, back in the BTCC after well over a decade away in sportscar and GT racing. Motorbase Performance ran David Pinkney, another returning veteran, who was making his first BTCC appearance since 2001. Tom Ferrier also returned to the series with Motorbase in the final round, driving an ex-works SEAT Toledo.
Synchro Motorsport ran James Kaye in their Honda Civic Type-R for a fourth straight season, while Jason Hughes also returned driving an ex-works MG ZS for his Kartworld Racing team. Both Kartworld and the WSR team switched their MGs to bio-ethanol fuel later in the year. Running bio-ethanol fuel for a second year were Tech-Speed Motorsport, who once again ran Fiona Leggate in their Vauxhall Astra Coupe. Leggate was replaced by ex-Vauxhall works driver Paul O'Neill for the final two rounds.
Mark Proctor switched from his Astra Coupe for his second season, his Fast-Tec Motorsport team instead running the Honda Civic Type-R driven by Tom Chilton in 2005. BMW and Alfa Romeo were represented on the BTCC grid for the first time since 2004, with club racers Martin Bell (Geoff Steel Racing) and Mark Smith (In-Front Motorsport) making their debuts in ex-WTCC BMW 320i's and Alfa Romeo 156s respectively.
The championship welcomed several more entries across the course of the season. Xero Competition entered a Lexus IS200 (converted to Super 2000 rules from the Dutch touring car series) for British GT racer Adam Jones, Quest Racing ran young Irishman Eoin Murray in the ex-works Alfa Romeo 156 he won for taking the Alfa Romeo 147 Challenge title in 2005, while Richard Marsh returned to the field racing an ex-Vic Lee Racing Peugeot 307 for Team Griffin Racing. This car was converted to run on bioethanol fuel for the final meeting at Silverstone.
The final two rounds saw another raft of new entries, all of which were planning full campaigns in 2007. The pair of Lexus IS200s run by SpeedEquipe in 2005 were entered by BTC Racing for Chris Stockton and Darren Dowling, while a third Lexus was fielded by Team Forward Racing (a satellite squad of Xero Competition) for Mark Jones. Daniels Motorsport made a second late-season appearance with their Astra Coupe, with Nick Leason at the wheel.
All races were held in the United Kingdom (excepting Mondello Park round that held in Ireland).
Pos | Driver | BHI | MON | OUL | THR | CRO | DON | SNE | KNO | BHI | SIL | Pts | ||||||||||||||||||||
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1 | Matt Neal | 3 | 3 | Ret | 1* | 1* | 3 | 4 | 1* | 8 | 2 | 1* | 2 | 3 | 1* | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 1* | 2 | 5 | 1* | 2 | 2 | Ret | 4 | 1* | Ret | 289 |
2 | Jason Plato | Ret | 5 | 1* | 2 | 2 | 8 | 14* | 6 | 1* | Ret | Ret | 3 | 1* | 2* | 3 | 7 | Ret | Ret | 1* | 1* | 6 | 1* | Ret* | DNS | 1* | 1* | 3 | 8 | Ret | 4 | 241 |
3 | Colin Turkington | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 17 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 1* | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2* | 8 | 1* | Ret | 3 | 4 | 7 | 9 | Ret* | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | DSQ | 2 | 240 |
4 | Gordon Shedden | Ret | Ret | 4 | 5 | DSQ | 6 | 1* | 3 | Ret | 1* | 2 | 11 | 12 | 4 | 17 | 1* | 1* | 3 | Ret | 6 | 5 | 6 | Ret | 2* | 7 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2 | Ret | 204 |
5 | Fabrizio Giovanardi | Ret | 8 | 6 | 7 | Ret | 5 | 5 | 2 | 9 | Ret | 8 | 12 | 6 | Ret | 5 | 3 | 4* | 2 | 3 | Ret | Ret | 4 | 1* | 6 | 6 | 5 | 1* | 7 | 3 | 16 | 163 |
6 | James Thompson | 1* | 1* | 5 | 3 | Ret | 4 | 11 | 4 | 2* | 2* | 5 | 1* | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | Ret | 5 | 162 | ||||||||||||
7 | Tom Chilton | 2* | 7 | 3* | 6 | Ret | 9 | 9 | 7 | 3* | 4 | 9 | 8 | Ret | 8 | 6 | 5 | Ret | 6 | Ret | 7 | 3* | 12 | Ret | Ret | 4 | 6 | 8* | 3 | Ret | 3 | 139 |
8 | Gavin Smith | 6 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 8* | 6 | 2 | 5 | 4 | Ret | 7 | Ret | 2 | 5 | Ret | NC | 10 | 11 | 4 | 10 | 123 |
9 | Rob Collard | 7 | 6 | DSQ | Ret | 10 | Ret | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 5 | Ret | 10 | 9 | 13 | Ret | 11 | 5 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 7 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 97 |
10 | Mike Jordan | 5 | Ret | Ret | 9 | 7 | 1* | 2 | 12 | 7 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 11 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 3 | Ret | 5 | 4 | 12 | 5 | Ret | DNS | 8 | Ret | 7 | 9 | Ret | DNS | 91 |
11 | Gareth Howell | 7 | 9 | Ret | 3 | 7 | 3 | Ret | 8 | 5 | 1* | 6* | 1* | 80 | ||||||||||||||||||
12 | James Kaye | 8 | 9 | Ret | 10 | 6 | DNS | 3 | 9 | DNS | 7 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Ret | 8 | Ret | Ret | DNS | 11 | 13 | Ret | DNS | DNS | Ret | 61 |
13 | David Pinkney | Ret | 10 | 8 | 13 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 8 | Ret | Ret | 4 | 5 | 7 | 9 | Ret | 11 | Ret | 9 | 12 | Ret | 11 | Ret | 3 | 9 | 9 | 9 | Ret | 13 | 11 | 12 | 56 |
14 | Darren Turner | 3 | 5 | Ret | 12 | 9 | 4 | 10 | DSQ | 4 | Ret | Ret | DNS | Ret | 10 | 6 | 41 | |||||||||||||||
15 | Jason Hughes | 9 | 11 | 9 | 11 | DNS | Ret | 12 | Ret | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 15 | Ret | Ret | 10 | Ret | 15 | 8 | 4 | Ret | Ret | 10 | 9 | 15 | 9 | 11 | 27 |
16 | Mark Proctor | Ret | Ret | DNS | 12 | 8 | Ret | 13 | 11 | 13 | DNS | DNS | DNS | Ret | 14 | Ret | 8 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 18 | |||||||||
17 | Eoin Murray | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 6 | Ret | Ret | 10 | 10 | Ret | DNS | DNS | Ret | DNS | DNS | 8 | |||||||||||||||
18 | Martyn Bell | 10 | Ret | Ret | 15 | 9 | 11 | Ret | 13 | 14 | 12 | Ret | DNS | 16 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 14 | Ret | 13 | Ret | 8 | 10 | 14 | Ret | 13 | 16 | Ret | 15 | 8 |
19 | Tom Ferrier | 12 | 7 | 8 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
20 | Paul O'Neill | 10 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 8 | 9* | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
21 | Fiona Leggate | Ret | 12 | 10 | 14 | Ret | DNS | 15 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 10 | Ret | 16 | 14 | DNS | DNS | DNS | 13 | 12 | Ret | 3 | |||||||||
22 | Adam Jones | Ret | 15 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 10 | Ret | 11 | Ret | DNS | 12 | Ret | 12 | DNS | DNS | DNS | 1 | |||||||||
23 | Mark Smith | 11 | Ret | DNS | 16 | 16 | Ret | NC | 14 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 11 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 16 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 13 | 13 | 0 | ||||||
24 | Chris Stockton | 13 | 12 | Ret | 19 | 16 | Ret | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
25 | Richard Marsh | 18 | Ret | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | Ret | DNS | Ret | DNS | DNS | DNS | 17 | 12 | 14 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
26 | Erkut Kizilirmak | 15 | Ret | 15 | Ret | 13 | 14 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
27 | Darren Dowling | 16 | Ret | 15 | 20 | 14 | Ret | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
28 | Nick Leason | 15 | DNS | DNS | NC | 15 | DNS | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
29 | Mark Jones | 18 | Ret | 16 | Ret | NC | Ret | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pos | Driver | BHI | MON | OUL | THR | CRO | DON | SNE | KNO | BHI | SIL | Pts |
Pos | Manufacturer | BHI | MON | OUL | THR | CRO | DON | SNE | KNO | BHI | SIL | Pts | ||||||||||||||||||||
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1 | SEAT / SEAT Sport UK | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | Ret | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | Ret | 4 | 572 |
Ret | 5 | 5 | 3 | Ret | 8 | 14 | 6 | 2 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 2 | 5 | 3 | 12 | Ret | Ret | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | DSQ | DNS | Ret | DNS | DNS | 8 | Ret | 5 | |||
2 | Vauxhall / VX Racing | 2 | 7 | 3 | 6 | Ret | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 528 |
Ret | 8 | 6 | 7 | Ret | 9 | 9 | 7 | 9 | Ret | 9 | 12 | Ret | Ret | 6 | 5 | Ret | 6 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 12 | Ret | Ret | 6 | 6 | 8 | 7 | Ret | 16 |
Pos | Team | BHI | MON | OUL | THR | CRO | DON | SNE | KNO | BHI | SIL | Pts | ||||||||||||||||||||
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1 | Team Halfords | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 512 |
Ret | Ret | Ret | 5 | DSQ | 6 | 4 | 3 | Ret | 2 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 4 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 2 | Ret | |||
2 | SEAT Sport UK | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | Ret | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 418 |
Ret | 5 | 5 | 3 | Ret | 8 | 14 | 6 | 2 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 2 | 5 | 3 | 12 | Ret | Ret | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | DSQ | DNS | Ret | DNS | DNS | 8 | Ret | 5 | |||
3 | VX Racing | 2 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 386 |
6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | Ret | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 7 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 10 | |||
4 | Team RAC | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 332 |
7 | 6 | DSQ | Ret | 10 | Ret | 7 | 17 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | Ret | 10 | 9 | 13 | Ret | Ret | 5 | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | 5 | 7 | 6 | 10 | DSQ | 7 | |||
5 | Team Eurotech | 5 | Ret | Ret | 9 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 7 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 11 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 3 | Ret | 5 | 4 | 12 | 5 | Ret | DNS | 8 | Ret | 7 | 9 | Ret | DNS | 93 |
6 | Motorbase Performance | Ret | 10 | 8 | 13 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 8 | Ret | Ret | 4 | 5 | 7 | 9 | Ret | 11 | Ret | 9 | 12 | Ret | 11 | Ret | 3 | 9 | 9 | 9 | Ret | 12 | 7 | 8 | 74 |
13 | 11 | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
7 | Synchro Motorsport | 8 | 9 | Ret | 10 | 6 | DNS | 3 | 9 | DNS | 7 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Ret | 8 | Ret | Ret | DNS | 11 | 13 | Ret | DNS | DNS | Ret | 66 |
8 | Kartworld Racing | 9 | 11 | 9 | 11 | DNS | Ret | 12 | Ret | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 15 | Ret | Ret | 10 | Ret | 15 | 8 | 4 | Ret | Ret | 10 | 9 | 15 | 9 | 11 | 36 |
9 | Fast-Tech Motorsport | Ret | Ret | DNS | 12 | 8 | Ret | 13 | 11 | 13 | DNS | DNS | DNS | Ret | 14 | Ret | 8 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 22 | |||||||||
10 | Tech-Speed Motorsport | Ret | 12 | 10 | 14 | Ret | DNS | 15 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 10 | Ret | 16 | 14 | DNS | DNS | DNS | 13 | 12 | Ret | 10 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 8 | 9 | 15 | |||
11 | Geoff Steel Racing | 10 | Ret | Ret | 15 | 9 | 11 | Ret | 13 | 14 | 12 | Ret | DNS | 16 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 14 | Ret | 13 | Ret | 8 | 10 | 14 | Ret | 13 | 16 | Ret | 15 | 11 |
12 | Quest Racing | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 6 | Ret | Ret | 10 | 10 | Ret | DNS | DNS | Ret | DNS | DNS | 9 | |||||||||||||||
13 | Xero Competition | Ret | 15 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 10 | Ret | 11 | Ret | DNS | 12 | Ret | 12 | DNS | DNS | DNS | 2 | |||||||||
14 | InFront Motorsport | 11 | Ret | DNS | 16 | 16 | Ret | NC | 14 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 11 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 16 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 13 | 13 | 0 | ||||||
15 | BTC Racing | 13 | 12 | 15 | 19 | 14 | Ret | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
16 | Ret | Ret | 20 | 16 | Ret | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
16 | Team Farécla | 18 | Ret | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | Ret | DNS | Ret | DNS | DNS | DNS | 17 | 12 | 14 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
17 | NJL Racing with Daniels Motorsport | 15 | DNS | DNS | NC | 15 | DNS | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
18 | Team Forward Racing | 18 | Ret | 16 | Ret | NC | Ret | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pos | Team | BHI | MON | OUL | THR | CRO | DON | SNE | KNO | BHI | SIL | Pts |
Pos | Driver | BHI | MON | OUL | THR | CRO | DON | SNE | KNO | BHI | SIL | Pts | ||||||||||||||||||||
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1 | Matt Neal | 3 | 3 | Ret | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | Ret | 4 | 1 | Ret | 337 |
2 | Colin Turkington | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 17 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 1 | Ret | 3 | 4 | 7 | 9 | Ret | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | DSQ | 2 | 290 |
3 | Gordon Shedden | Ret | Ret | 4 | 5 | DSQ | 6 | 1 | 3 | Ret | 1 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 4 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 3 | Ret | 6 | 5 | 6 | Ret | 2 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2 | Ret | 233 |
4 | Rob Collard | 7 | 6 | DSQ | Ret | 10 | Ret | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 5 | Ret | 10 | 9 | 13 | Ret | 11 | 5 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 7 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 174 |
5 | Mike Jordan | 5 | Ret | Ret | 9 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 7 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 11 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 3 | Ret | 5 | 4 | 12 | 5 | Ret | DNS | 8 | Ret | 7 | 9 | Ret | DNS | 162 |
6 | James Kaye | 8 | 9 | Ret | 10 | 6 | DNS | 3 | 9 | DNS | 7 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Ret | 8 | Ret | Ret | DNS | 11 | 13 | Ret | DNS | DNS | Ret | 126 |
7 | David Pinkney | Ret | 10 | 8 | 13 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 8 | Ret | Ret | 4 | 5 | 7 | 9 | Ret | 11 | Ret | 9 | 12 | Ret | 11 | Ret | 3 | 9 | 9 | 9 | Ret | 13 | 11 | 12 | 124 |
8 | Jason Hughes | 9 | 11 | 9 | 11 | DNS | Ret | 12 | Ret | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 15 | Ret | Ret | 10 | Ret | 15 | 8 | 4 | Ret | Ret | 10 | 9 | 15 | 9 | 11 | 98 |
9 | Gareth Howell | 7 | 9 | Ret | 3 | 7 | 3 | Ret | 8 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 97 | ||||||||||||||||||
10 | Mark Proctor | Ret | Ret | DNS | 12 | 8 | Ret | 13 | 11 | 13 | DNS | DNS | DNS | Ret | 14 | Ret | 8 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 55 | |||||||||
11 | Martyn Bell | 10 | Ret | Ret | 15 | 9 | 11 | Ret | 13 | 14 | 12 | Ret | DNS | 16 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 14 | Ret | 13 | Ret | 8 | 10 | 14 | Ret | 13 | 16 | Ret | 15 | 46 |
12 | Fiona Leggate | Ret | 12 | 10 | 14 | Ret | DNS | 15 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 10 | Ret | 16 | 14 | DNS | DNS | DNS | 13 | 12 | Ret | 36 | |||||||||
13 | Eoin Murray | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 6 | Ret | Ret | 10 | 10 | Ret | DNS | DNS | Ret | DNS | DNS | 33 | |||||||||||||||
14 | Adam Jones | Ret | 15 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 10 | Ret | 11 | Ret | DNS | 12 | Ret | 12 | DNS | DNS | DNS | 32 | |||||||||
15 | Paul O'Neill | 10 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 8 | 9 | 24 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
16 | Tom Ferrier | 12 | 7 | 8 | 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
17 | Mark Smith | 11 | Ret | DNS | 16 | 16 | Ret | NC | 14 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 11 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 16 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 13 | 13 | 13 | ||||||
18 | Richard Marsh | 18 | Ret | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | Ret | DNS | Ret | DNS | DNS | DNS | 17 | 12 | 14 | 4 | |||||||||||||||
19 | Chris Stockton | 13 | 12 | Ret | 19 | 16 | Ret | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
20 | Darren Dowling | 16 | Ret | 15 | 20 | 14 | Ret | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
21 | Nick Leason | 15 | DNS | DNS | NC | 15 | DNS | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
22 | Mark Jones | 18 | Ret | 16 | Ret | NC | Ret | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pos | Driver | BHI | MON | OUL | THR | CRO | DON | SNE | KNO | BHI | SIL | Pts |
Pos | Team | BHI | MON | OUL | THR | CRO | DON | SNE | KNO | BHI | SIL | Pts | ||||||||||||||||||||
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1 | Team Halfords | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 622 |
Ret | Ret | Ret | 5 | DSQ | 6 | 4 | 3 | Ret | 2 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 4 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 2 | Ret | |||
2 | Team RAC | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 469 |
7 | 6 | DSQ | Ret | 10 | Ret | 7 | 17 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | Ret | 10 | 9 | 13 | Ret | Ret | 5 | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | 5 | 7 | 6 | 10 | DSQ | 7 | |||
3 | Team Eurotech | 5 | Ret | Ret | 9 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 7 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 11 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 3 | Ret | 5 | 4 | 12 | 5 | Ret | DNS | 8 | Ret | 7 | 9 | Ret | DNS | 164 |
4 | Motorbase Performance | Ret | 10 | 8 | 13 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 8 | Ret | Ret | 4 | 5 | 7 | 9 | Ret | 11 | Ret | 9 | 12 | Ret | 11 | Ret | 3 | 9 | 9 | 9 | Ret | 12 | 7 | 8 | 159 |
13 | 11 | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | Synchro Motorsport | 8 | 9 | Ret | 10 | 6 | DNS | 3 | 9 | DNS | 7 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Ret | 8 | Ret | Ret | DNS | 11 | 13 | Ret | DNS | DNS | Ret | 127 |
6 | Kartworld Racing | 9 | 11 | 9 | 11 | DNS | Ret | 12 | Ret | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 15 | Ret | Ret | 10 | Ret | 15 | 8 | 4 | Ret | Ret | 10 | 9 | 15 | 9 | 11 | 102 |
7 | Tech-Speed Motorsport | Ret | 12 | 10 | 14 | Ret | DNS | 15 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 10 | Ret | 16 | 14 | DNS | DNS | DNS | 13 | 12 | Ret | 10 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 8 | 9 | 64 | |||
8 | Fast-Tech Motorsport | Ret | Ret | DNS | 12 | 8 | Ret | 13 | 11 | 13 | DNS | DNS | DNS | Ret | 14 | Ret | 8 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 59 | |||||||||
9 | Geoff Steel Racing | 10 | Ret | Ret | 15 | 9 | 11 | Ret | 13 | 14 | 12 | Ret | DNS | 16 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 14 | Ret | 13 | Ret | 8 | 10 | 14 | Ret | 13 | 16 | Ret | 15 | 48 |
10 | Quest Racing | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 6 | Ret | Ret | 10 | 10 | Ret | DNS | DNS | Ret | DNS | DNS | 34 | |||||||||||||||
11 | Xero Competition | Ret | 15 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 10 | Ret | 11 | Ret | DNS | 12 | Ret | 12 | DNS | DNS | DNS | 33 | |||||||||
12 | InFront Motorsport | 11 | Ret | DNS | 16 | 16 | Ret | NC | 14 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 11 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 16 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 13 | 13 | 15 | ||||||
13 | BTC Racing | 13 | 12 | 15 | 19 | 14 | Ret | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
16 | Ret | Ret | 20 | 16 | Ret | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
14 | Team Farécla | 18 | Ret | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | Ret | DNS | Ret | DNS | DNS | DNS | 17 | 12 | 14 | 5 | |||||||||||||||
15 | NJL Racing with Daniels Motorsport | 15 | DNS | DNS | NC | 15 | DNS | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
16 | Team Forward Racing | 18 | Ret | 16 | Ret | NC | Ret | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pos | Driver | BHI | MON | OUL | THR | CRO | DON | SNE | KNO | BHI | SIL | Pts |
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Nick Leason is a British racing driver.
The 2008 HiQ MSA British Touring Car Championship season was the 51st British Touring Car Championship (BTCC) season. It was also the first that the championship was sponsored by HiQ. Fabrizio Giovanardi won his second consecutive title.
In motor racing, BTC Touring (BTC-T) was the set of new regulations for the British Touring Car Championship (BTCC) introduced in 2001 BTCC, after the demise of the Supertouring category.
The Vauxhall Astra Coupe is a BTC-Touring class racing car that was built for the 2001 British Touring Car Championship season by Triple 8 Race Engineering, who ran Vauxhall's official works program. It was the first BTC Touring-specification car to be unveiled in late 2000. Triple 8 had worked on the Astra in the summer of that year and as a result, with 4 cars - 2 with Vauxhall sponsorship and 2 with Egg Banking sponsorship had given themselves a head start on the rest of the field at the start of the 2001 season. In the end, it was far more advanced in its development than anything else in the field, allowing to win 25 out of 26 races in 2001. A 3-way battle for the championship lasted throughout the season, with Jason Plato emerging victorious by 18 points. In fact, so dominant were the cars that the lowest placed Astra driver, Phil Bennett, who finished 4th in the Driver's Championship, was 58 points clear of the next driver.
The BTC-T Vauxhall Astra Sport Hatch is a BTC-Touring class racing car that was built for the 2005 British Touring Car Championship season by Triple 8 Race Engineering, who ran Vauxhall's official works program.
The 2009 HiQ MSA British Touring Car Championship season was the 52nd British Touring Car Championship (BTCC) season. It began at Brands Hatch on the Indy layout on 5 April and finished after 30 races over 10 events on the Grand Prix layout at Brands Hatch on 4 October. Colin Turkington won the championship for the first time, ahead of Jason Plato and Fabrizio Giovanardi.
Next Generation Touring Car, also known as NGTC and by its Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) designation TCN-1, is an FIA and TOCA specification and classification for production based race cars. The specification covers national level touring car racing. The goal of the limited choices in engines and parts in the NGTC classification is to allow more manufacturers and privateers to race by reducing the cost of a competitive car and to reduce reliance on the increasingly expensive Super 2000 equipment. The only significant differences between different models is the external body shells and the use of front- or rear-wheel drive; the suspension, brakes and transmissions are common to all cars, and engines are of uniform performance.
The BTC-T Honda Civic Type-R is a BTC-Touring class racing car that was built for the 2002 British Touring Car Championship season by Arena Motorsport, who ran Honda's official works program.