The 2021 Britcar Trophy Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the 2021 Goodyear Britcar Trophy Championship) is a motor racing championship for production cars held across England. The Trophy championship was created specifically for production vehicles as a Britcar championship separate from the much faster GT and Touring Cars of the Endurance Championship. It will be the 20th season of a Britcar championship and the 2nd Britcar Trophy Championship season. The season began on 28 March at Silverstone Circuit and end on 14 November at Brands Hatch. [1]
The championship includes Class 1, 2 and 3 cars, formerly Classes 5, 6 and 7. The Michelin Clio Cup Series also joined the Britcar Trophy Championship grid with the Clio cars having a separate class but still eligible to compete for the overall championship title. [2]
Round | Circuit | Length | Date | |
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1 | 1 | Silverstone International, Northamptonshire | 50 min | 25 April |
2 | 50 min | |||
2 | 3 | Snetterton Circuit (300), Norfolk | 50 min | 9 May |
4 | 50 min | |||
3 | 5 | Silverstone GP, Northamptonshire | 50 min | 4 July |
6 | 50 min | |||
4 | 7 | Brands Hatch Indy Circuit, Kent | 50 min | 1 August |
8 | 50 min | |||
5 | 9 | Silverstone International, Northamptonshire | 50 min | 21 August |
10 | 50 min | |||
6 | 11 | Donington Park GP, Leicestershire | 50 min | 24 October |
12 | 50 min | |||
NC | Brands Hatch Indy Circuit, Kent (Classes 5–7, Clio only) | 50 min | 13–14 November | |
50 min | ||||
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All teams are British-registered.
Race ResultsBold indicates overall winner.
Overall championship standingsPoints are awarded as follows in all classes: [24]
† – Drivers did not finish the race, but were classified as they completed over 60% of the race distance and were awarded half points. Class championship standingsPoints are awarded as follows in all classes: [24]
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