2016 British Touring Car Championship

2016 British Touring Car Championship season
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Support series: 2016 Ginetta Junior Championship 2016 Ginetta GT4 Supercup 2016 MSA Formula Championship 2016 Porsche Carrera Cup GB 2016 Renault UK Clio Cup

The 2016 Dunlop^[1] MSA British Touring Car Championship (commonly abbreviated as BTCC) is 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 2016 season will be the 59th British Touring Car Championship season and the sixth season for cars conforming to the Next Generation Touring Car (NGTC) technical specification.

Teams and drivers

Team Car Engine No. Drivers Rounds Constructor Entries Silverline Subaru BMR Racing[2] Subaru Levorg GT[2] Subaru/Mountune[3] 4 Colin Turkington[2] 1–2 20 James Cole[4] 1–2 39 Warren Scott[3] 1–2 99 Jason Plato[2] 1–2 Halfords Yuasa Racing[5][6] Honda Civic Type R[5] Honda/Neil Brown[5] 25 Matt Neal[5] 1–2 52 Gordon Shedden[5] 1–2 57 Andy Neate[7] 1 Team IHG Rewards Club[8] BMW 125i M Sport[8] BMW/Neil Brown[8] 31 Jack Goff[8] 1–2 Team JCT600 with GardX[9] 100 Rob Collard[9] 1–2 600 Sam Tordoff[9] 1–2 MG Racing RCIB Insurance[10] MG6 GT[10] TOCA/Swindon[10] 66 Josh Cook[11] 1–2 116 Ashley Sutton[11] 1–2 Independent Entries Motorbase Performance[12] Ford Focus ST[12] Ford/Mountune[12] 7 Mat Jackson[13] 1–2 77 Andrew Jordan[12] 1–2 Handy Motorsport[14] Toyota Avensis[14][15] TOCA/Swindon[14][15] 11 Rob Austin[14] 1–2 Speedworks Motorsport[16] 80 Tom Ingram[15] 1–2 Honda Civic Type R[16] Honda/Neil Brown[16] 303 Matt Simpson[16] 1–2 RCIB Insurance Racing[17] Toyota Avensis[18] TOCA/Swindon[18] 12 Michael Epps[19] 1–2 24 Jake Hill[17] 1–2 TLC Racing[18] 22 Chris Smiley[20] 1–2 Dextra Racing with Team Parker[21] Ford Focus ST[21] Ford/Mountune[22] 14 Alex Martin[21] 1–2 Laser Tools Racing[23] Mercedes-Benz A-Class[23] TOCA/Swindon[23] 16 Aiden Moffat[23] 1–2 WIX Racing[24] 33 Adam Morgan[24] 1–2 Goodestone Racing[25] Proton Persona[25] TOCA/Swindon[25] 17 Daniel Welch[25] 1–2 Eurotech Racing[26] Honda Civic Type R[26] Honda/Neil Brown[26] 23 Daniel Lloyd[27] 3 30 Martin Depper[28] 1–2 55 Jeff Smith[28] 1–2 Team BKR[29] Volkswagen CC[29] TOCA/Swindon[29] 38 Mark Howard[29] 1–2 40 Árón Smith[29] 1–2 AmD Tuning[30] Audi S3 Saloon[30] TOCA/Swindon[30] 48 Ollie Jackson[31] 1–2 Power Maxed Racing[32] Chevrolet Cruze[32] TOCA/Swindon[32] 54 Hunter Abbott[33] 1–2 84 Kelvin Fletcher[34] 1–2 Maximum Motorsport[35] Ford Focus ST[35] Ford/Mountune[36] 95 Stewart Lines[35] 1–2

Key Eligible for the Jack Sears Trophy for best rookie of the season

Driver changes

Changed teams

• Andrew Jordan moved from MG Triple Eight Racing to Motorbase Performance.^[12]
• Stewart Lines moved from Houseman Racing to Maximum Motorsport.^[35]
• Jack Goff moved from MG Triple Eight Racing to Team IHG Rewards Club.^[8]
• Rob Austin moved from Exocet AlcoSense Racing to Handy Motosport.^[14]
• James Cole moved from Motorbase Performance to Team BMR.^[4]
• Hunter Abbott moved from Exocet AlcoSense Racing to Power Maxed Racing.^[33]
• Jake Hill moved from AmD Tuning to RCIB Insurance Racing.^[17]
• Josh Cook moved from Power Maxed Racing to MG Triple Eight Racing.^[11]
• Árón Smith moved from Team BMR to Team BKR.^[29]

Entering/re-entering BTCC

• Maximum Motorsport entered the series, having bought AmD Tuning's Ford Focus ST and the teams second TOCA BTCC License (TBL).^[35]
• Double European Hot Rod champion and twice Quaife Intermarque champion, Matt Simpson, made his debut in the BTCC with Speedworks Motorsport in a Team Dynamics-built Honda Civic Type R.^[16]
• 2013 MINI Challenge champion Chris Smiley, made his debut in the BTCC with RCIB Insurance Racing.^[20]
• Andy Neate returned to the series with Halfords Yuasa Racing, having last raced in 2013.^[7]
• 2015 Renault UK Clio Cup champion Ashley Sutton, made his debut in the BTCC with MG Triple Eight Racing.^[11]
• Ollie Jackson returned to the series with AmD Tuning, after a single season away, having last raced with the team in 2012.^[31]
• Former VW Racing Cup driver Michael Epps, made his debut in the BTCC with RCIB Insurance Racing.^[19]
• Renault UK Clio Cup Masters champion Mark Howard, made his debut with the also debuting Team BKR.^[29]
• Actor Kelvin Fletcher, made his debut in the BTCC with Power Maxed Racing.^[34]
• Former Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain driver Daniel Lloyd, made his debut in the BTCC with Eurotech Racing, following the withdrawal of Andy Neate at Halfords Yuasa Racing.^[27][37]

Leaving BTCC

• Houseman Racing left the series, having sold their TBL, car and race equipment to Eurotech Racing.^[38]
• Mike Bushell left the series having been unable to secure a top drive, instead he opted to return to the Renault Clio Cup UK.^[39]
• Simon Belcher took a sabbatical year from the series, to focus on his team Handy Motorsport.^[40]
• Kieran Gallagher left the series, having intended to switch to the new-for-2016 B-TEC Development Series. However, in March 2016, the series was postponed until 2017.^[41][42]
• Dave Newsham left the series, having switched to the British Rallycross Championship.^[43]
• Support Our Paras Racing and Derek Palmer Jr. left the series after a single season in the championship.^[44]
• Alain Menu left the series, after replacing Warren Scott at Team BMR in the 2015 season finale.^[45]
• Nicolas Hamilton left the series, after joining Channel 4's Formula One presentation team.^[46]
• Andy Priaulx left the series, having joined Ford's FIA World Endurance Championship LMGTE-Pro program.^[47]

Team changes

• Eurotech Racing switched from a Honda Civic to a Honda Civic Type R.^[26] The team was set to expand to a three-car outfit, having bought Houseman Racing's TBL, car and race equipment. However, in March 2016, the team confirmed that they had postponed the expansion to 2017. However, after the withdrawal off Andy Neate at Halfords Yuasa Racing, the team received a third TBL on loan.^[27][38][48]
• Halfords Yuasa Racing and Speedworks Motorsport were both granted an additional TBL each on November 4, 2015 for the 2016 season.^[49]
• Team BMR switched from a Volkswagen CC to a Subaru Levorg Sports Tourer, having gained manufacturer support from Subaru.^[2]
• Handy Motorsport was set to expand to a two-car outfit, having gained an additional TBL from Exocet AlcoSense Racing. However, in February 2016, the team confirmed that the expansion had been put on hold for 2017 and instead the team will run a single car during the season.^[14][50]
• Team HARD expanded to a three-car outfit, having gained two additional TBL's following the withdrawal of Exocet AlcoSense Racing and Support Our Paras Racing from the championship.^[51][52]

Race calendar

Circuit locations for the 2016 season

The provisional calendar was announced by the championship organisers on 27 July 2015, with no major changes from previous seasons.^[53]

A non-championship round at Donington Park is under discussion, where guest drivers could be included.^[54]

Round		Circuit	Date
1	R1	Brands Hatch (Indy Circuit, Kent)	3 April
	R2
	R3
2	R4	Donington Park (National Circuit, Leicestershire)	17 April
	R5
	R6
3	R7	Thruxton Circuit (Hampshire)	8 May
	R8
	R9
4	R10	Oulton Park (Island Circuit, Cheshire)	5 June
	R11
	R12
5	R13	Croft Circuit (North Yorkshire)	19 June
	R14
	R15
6	R16	Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit (300 Circuit, Norfolk)	31 July
	R17
	R18
7	R19	Knockhill Racing Circuit (Fife)	14 August
	R20
	R21
8	R22	Rockingham Motor Speedway (International Super Sports Car Circuit, Northamptonshire)	28 August
	R23
	R24
9	R25	Silverstone Circuit (National Circuit, Northamptonshire)	18 September
	R26
	R27
10	R28	Brands Hatch (Grand Prix Circuit, Kent)	2 October
	R29
	R30

Results

Round		Circuit	Pole position	Fastest lap	Winning driver	Winning team	Winning independent	Winning JST
1	R1	Brands Hatch Indy	Tom Ingram	Jack Goff	Tom Ingram	Speedworks Motorsport	Tom Ingram	Ashley Sutton
	R2			Andrew Jordan	Gordon Shedden	Halfords Yuasa Racing	Árón Smith	Ashley Sutton
	R3			Adam Morgan	Adam Morgan	WIX Racing	Adam Morgan	Ashley Sutton
2	R4	Donington Park	Ashley Sutton	Mat Jackson	Mat Jackson	Motorbase Performance	Mat Jackson	Ashley Sutton
	R5			Sam Tordoff	Rob Collard	Team JCT600 with GardX	Mat Jackson	Ashley Sutton
	R6			Jack Goff	Matt Neal	Halfords Yuasa Racing	Aiden Moffat	Ashley Sutton
3	R7	Thruxton Circuit
	R8
	R9
4	R10	Oulton Park
	R11
	R12
5	R13	Croft Circuit
	R14
	R15
6	R16	Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit
	R17
	R18
7	R19	Knockhill Racing Circuit
	R20
	R21
8	R22	Rockingham Motor Speedway
	R23
	R24
9	R25	Silverstone Circuit
	R26
	R27
10	R28	Brands Hatch GP
	R29
	R30

Championship standings

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

Notes

• No driver may collect more than one point for leading a lap per race regardless of how many laps they lead.

Drivers' Championship

(key)

Pos	Driver	BHI			DON			THR			OUL			CRO			SNE			KNO			ROC			SIL			BHGP			Pts
1	Matt Neal	3	2	5	12	6	1*																									78
2	Gordon Shedden	2	1*	Ret	11	4	2																									73
3	Jack Goff	10	7	3	4	5	6																									66
4	Rob Collard	6	16	6	6	1*	4																									64
5	Mat Jackson	8	5	25	1*	2*	14																									61
6	Sam Tordoff	16	9	2*	9	8	3*																									56
7	Árón Smith	7	3	8	8	3	15																									56
8	Ashley Sutton	4	6	10	5	13	5																									55
9	Josh Cook	5	Ret	14	2	7	9																									46
10	Adam Morgan	9	8	1*	13	11	Ret																									45
11	Andrew Jordan	11	4	4	14	12	10																									44
12	Tom Ingram	1*	Ret*	17	3	15	19																									39
13	Aiden Moffat	12	11	9	16	9	7																									32
14	Jeff Smith	14	10	7	7	18	Ret																									26
15	Rob Austin	Ret	14	11	18	10	8																									21
16	Hunter Abbott	Ret	15	13	15	14	12																									11
17	Colin Turkington	Ret	20	12	10	Ret	18																									10
18	Martin Depper	19	22	24	Ret	17	11																									5
19	Dan Welch	15	12	20	Ret	Ret	24																									5
20	Jason Plato	21	13	16	17	20	16																									3
21	Michael Epps	20	17	21	19	24	13																									3
22	Jake Hill	13	Ret	23	26	Ret	Ret																									3
23	Alex Martin	Ret	24	27	20	16	22																									0
24	Chris Smiley	24	28	Ret	22	21	17																									0
25	James Cole	25	19	18	Ret	DNS	DNS																									0
26	Andy Neate	18	26	26																												0
27	Warren Scott	DNS	21	19	25	19	Ret																									0
28	Kelvin Fletcher	Ret	25	Ret	24	Ret	20																									0
29	Ollie Jackson	Ret	23	22	21	Ret	Ret																									0
30	Stewart Lines	22	Ret	28	Ret	25	21																									0
31	Mark Howard	23	27	Ret	23	23	Ret																									0
32	Matt Simpson	17	18	15	Ret	22	23																									-2
Pos	Driver	BHI			DON			THR			OUL			CRO			SNE			KNO			ROC			SIL			BHGP			Pts

Manufacturers'/Constructors' Championship

Pos	Manufacturer/Constructor	BHI			DON			THR			OUL			CRO			SNE			KNO			ROC			SIL			BHGP			Pts
1	Honda / Team Dynamics	2	1	5	11	4	1																									180
		3	2	26	12	6	2
2	BMW / West Surrey Racing	6	7	2	4	1	3																									166
		10	9	3	6	5	4
3	MG / Triple Eight Racing	4	6	10	2	7	5																									147
		5	Ret	14	5	13	9
4	Subaru / Team BMR	21	13	12	10	19	16																									93
		25	19	16	17	20	18
Pos	Manufacturer/Constructor	BHI			DON			THR			OUL			CRO			SNE			KNO			ROC			SIL			BHGP			Pts

Teams' Championship

Pos	Team	BHI			DON			THR			OUL			CRO			SNE			KNO			ROC			SIL			BHGP			Pts
1	Halfords Yuasa Racing	2	1	5	11	4	1																									149
		3	2	26	12	6	2
2	Team JCT600 with GardX	6	9	2	6	1	3																									117
		16	16	6	9	8	4
3	Motorbase Performance	8	4	4	1	2	10																									102
		11	5	25	14	12	14
4	MG RCIB Insurance Racing	4	6	10	2	7	5																									100
		5	Ret	14	5	13	9
5	Team IHG Rewards Club	10	7	3	4	5	6																									64
6	Team BKR	7	3	8	8	3	15																									57
		23	27	Ret	23	23	Ret
7	WIX Racing	9	8	1	13	11	Ret																									43
8	Speedworks Motorsport	1	18	15	3	15	19																									37
		17	Ret	17	Ret	22	23
9	Laser Tools Racing	12	11	9	16	9	7																									32
10	Eurotech Racing	14	10	7	7	17	11																									26
		19	22	24	Ret	18	Ret
11	Handy Motorsport	Ret	14	11	18	10	8																									21
12	Silverline Subaru BMR Racing	21	13	12	10	19	16																									14
		25	19	16	17	20	18
13	Power Maxed Racing	Ret	15	13	15	14	12																									12
		Ret	25	Ret	24	Ret	20
14	RCIB Insurance Racing	13	17	21	19	24	13																									7
		20	Ret	23	26	Ret	Ret
15	Goodestone Racing	15	12	20	Ret	Ret	24																									5
16	TLC Racing	24	22	Ret	22	21	17																									0
17	AmD Tuning	Ret	23	22	21	Ret	Ret																									0
18	Dextra Racing with Team Parker	Ret	24	27	20	16	22																									0
19	Maximum Motorsport	22	Ret	28	NC	25	21																									0
Pos	Team	BHI			DON			THR			OUL			CRO			SNE			KNO			ROC			SIL			BHGP			Pts

Independents' Trophy

Pos	Driver	BHI			DON			THR			OUL			CRO			SNE			KNO			ROC			SIL			BHGP			Pts
1	Árón Smith	7	3	8	8	3	15																									88
2	Mat Jackson	8	5	25	1	2	14																									80
3	Andrew Jordan	11	4	4	14	12	10																									80
4	Aiden Moffat	12	11	9	16	9	7																									74
5	Adam Morgan	9	8	1	13	11	Ret																									68
6	Tom Ingram	1	Ret	17	3	15	19																									58
7	Rob Austin	Ret	14	11	18	10	8																									55
8	Jeff Smith	14	10	7	7	18	Ret																									54
9	Hunter Abbott	Ret	15	13	15	14	12																									45
10	Michael Epps	20	17	21	19	24	13																									32
11	Martin Depper	19	22	24	Ret	17	11																									30
12	Dan Welch	15	12	20	Ret	Ret	24																									23
13	Matt Simpson	17	18	15	Ret	22	23																									21
14	Alex Martin	Ret	24	27	20	16	22																									17
15	Chris Smiley	24	28	Ret	22	21	17																									15
16	Jake Hill	13	Ret	23	26	Ret	Ret																									12
17	Ollie Jackson	Ret	23	22	21	Ret	Ret																									11
18	Kelvin Fletcher	Ret	25	Ret	24	Ret	20																									7
19	Stewart Lines	22	Ret	28	NC	25	21																									7
20	Mark Howard	23	27	Ret	23	23	Ret																									6
Pos	Driver	BHI			DON			THR			OUL			CRO			SNE			KNO			ROC			SIL			BHGP			Pts

Independent Teams' Trophy

Pos	Team	BHI			DON			THR			OUL			CRO			SNE			KNO			ROC			SIL			BHGP			Pts
1	Motorbase Performance	8	4	4	1	2	10																									104
2	Team BKR	7	3	8	8	3	15																									89
3	Laser Tools Racing	12	11	9	16	9	7																									77
4	Eurotech Racing	14	10	7	7	17	11																									72
5	WIX Racing	9	8	1	13	11	Ret																									70
6	Speedworks Motorsport	1	18	15	3	15	19																									67
7	Handy Motorsport	Ret	14	11	18	10	8																									57
8	Power Maxed Racing	Ret	15	13	15	14	12																									48
9	RCIB Insurance Racing	13	17	21	19	24	13																									45
10	Goodestone Racing	15	12	20	Ret	Ret	24																									29
11	Dextra Racing with Team Parker	Ret	24	27	20	16	22																									27
12	TLC Racing	24	22	Ret	22	21	17																									27
13	Maximum Motorsport	22	Ret	28	NC	25	21																									20
14	AmD Tuning	Ret	23	22	21	Ret	Ret																									15
Pos	Team	BHI			DON			THR			OUL			CRO			SNE			KNO			ROC			SIL			BHGP			Pts

Jack Sears Trophy

Pos	Driver	BHI			DON			THR			OUL			CRO			SNE			KNO			ROC			SIL			BHGP			Pts
1	Ashley Sutton	4	6	10	5	13	5																									120
2	Michael Epps	20	17	21	19	24	13																									92
3	Matt Simpson	17	18	15	Ret	22	23																									75
4	Chris Smiley	24	22	Ret	22	21	17																									68
5	Mark Howard	23	27	Ret	23	23	Ret																									50
6	Kelvin Fletcher	Ret	25	Ret	24	Ret	20																									37
Pos	Driver	BHI			DON			THR			OUL			CRO			SNE			KNO			ROC			SIL			BHGP			Pts

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