The 2017 Dunlop MSA 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 2017 season was the 60th British Touring Car Championship season and the seventh season for cars conforming to the Next Generation Touring Car (NGTC) technical specification.
With both BMW and Vauxhall returning to the series this year as manufacturer outfits - joining the existing Honda, Subaru and MG teams, the 2017 season featured five manufacturer backed teams on the grid for the first time since the end of the popular Super Touring era of the sport.
With a maximum grid of 32 cars for the 2017 season, a full entry list was announced which sees a total of 18 different named teams.
Teams and drivers
Team Car Engine Drivers Rounds Constructor Entries Power Maxed Racing Vauxhall Astra TOCA/Swindon 2 Tom Chilton 1–8, 10 18 Senna Proctor All 37 Robert Huff 9 Team BMW BMW 125i M Sport BMW/Neil Brown 4 Colin Turkington All 5 Rob Collard All BMW Pirtek Racing 77 Andrew Jordan All Adrian Flux Subaru Racing Subaru Levorg GT Subaru/Mountune 20 James Cole All 99 Jason Plato All 116 Ashley Sutton AllA-Plan Academy 28 Josh Price All MG Racing RCIB Insurance MG6 GT TOCA/Swindon 23 Daniel Lloyd 1–4 40 Árón Taylor-Smith All 66 Josh Cook 5–10 Halfords Yuasa Racing Honda Civic Type R 25 Matt Neal All 52 Gordon Shedden All Simpson Racing 303 Matt Simpson All Independent Entries Team Shredded Wheat Racing with DUO Ford Focus ST Ford/Mountune 3 Mat Jackson All 6 Rory Butcher 7–10 30 Martin Depper All 300 Luke Davenport 1–5 Ford Focus ST Ford/Mountune 7 Stephen Jelley All 66 Josh Cook 1–4 95 Dennis Strandberg 5 Stewart Lines 6–10 AmDtuning.com with Cobra Exhausts Audi S3 Saloon TOCA/Swindon 10 All 48 Ollie Jackson All Handy Motorsport Toyota Avensis (2012) TOCA/Swindon 11 Rob Austin All Autoaid/RCIB Insurance Racing Volkswagen CC TOCA/Swindon 12 Michael Epps All 61 Will Burns 1–9TAG Racing 24 Jake Hill All Laser Tools Racing TOCA/Swindon 16 Aiden Moffat All Ciceley Motorsport with MAC Tools 33 Adam Morgan All BTC Norlin Racing Chevrolet Cruze TOCA/Swindon 17 Dave Newsham All 22 Chris Smiley All Eurotech Racing Honda Civic Type R TOCA/Swindon 31 Jack Goff All 39 Brett Smith 6–10 55 Jeff Smith 1–5 Speedworks Motorsport Toyota Avensis (2015) TOCA/Swindon 80 Tom Ingram All Key Eligible for the Jack Sears Trophy for best rookie of the season
Driver Changes Changed teams Andrew Jordan will move from Motorbase Performance to West Surrey Racing. Matt Simpson will move from Speedworks Motorsport to Team Dynamics. Chris Smiley will move from TLC Racing to BTC Norlin Racing. Dave Newsham will move from Power Maxed Racing to BTC Norlin Racing. Martin Depper will move from Eurotech Racing to Motorbase Performance. Jack Goff will move from Team IHG Rewards Club to Eurotech Racing. Árón Taylor-Smith will move from Team BKR to MG Racing RCIB Insurance. Ashley Sutton will move from MG Racing RCIB Insurance to Team BMR. Colin Turkington will move from Team BMR to West Surrey Racing. Josh Cook will move from MG Racing RCIB Insurance to Maximum Motorsport.
Entering/re-entering BTCC 2016 Ginetta GT4 Supercup runner-up Will Burns will make his debut in the BTCC with Team HARD. Senna Proctor son of former BTCC racer Mark Proctor, will make his debut in the series with Power Maxed Racing. Tom Chilton will return to the series with Power Maxed Racing, after a five-year absence, having last raced in the championship in 2011. 2016 Renault UK Clio Cup champion Ant Whorton-Eales will make his debut in the BTCC with AmD Tuning. Luke Davenport will make his debut in the BTCC with Motorbase Performance. Stephen Jelley will return to the series Team Parker Racing, after a seven-year absence, having last raced in the championship in 2009. Daniel Lloyd will return to the series with MG Racing RCIB Insurance, after taking part in three rounds in 2016 with Eurotech Racing. Former Renault UK Clio Cup racer Josh Price will make his debut in the championship with Team BMR.
Leaving BTCC Sam Tordoff will leave West Surrey Racing and the series to concentrate on other ventures. Alex Martin will leave the series and return to the Porsche Carrera Cup GB with Team Parker Racing. Stewart Lines vacated his seat at Maximum Motorsport following a cycling accident. Warren Scott will step down from driving duties to concentrate on his role as Team Principal of Team BMR. He will also take part in the 2017 British Rallycross Championship.
Team changes Team HARD will switch from Toyota Avensis to Volkswagen CC. Power Maxed Racing will switch from Chevrolet Cruze to Vauxhall Astra. The team will also enter the constructor class with manufacturer support from Vauxhall Motors. Motorbase Performance will expand to three cars having loaned TBL from Welch Motorsport. BTC Racing will return to the series with two Chevrolet Cruze having bought the two TBL from Power Maxed Racing. West Surrey Racing will receive full manufacturer support from BMW, competing under the Team BMW banner.
Mid Season Changes Daniel Lloyd left MG Racing RCIB Insurance after Oulton Park and was replaced by former MG driver Josh Cook from Croft onwards. Scandinavian Touring Car driver Dennis Strandberg took Cook's place at Maximum Motorsport at Croft. Stewart Lines then took the race seat from Snetterton onwards. Brett Smith replaced his father Jeff Smith at Eurotech Racing after the Croft qualifying crash ruled Jeff out for the remainder of the season. Rory Butcher replaced the injured Luke Davenport from the Knockhill round for the remainder of the season.
Race calendar
The provisional calendar was announced by the championship organisers on 15 June 2016, with no major changes from previous seasons.
Round Circuit Date 1 R1 Brands Hatch(Indy Circuit, Kent) 2 April R2 R3 2 R4 Donington Park(National Circuit, Leicestershire) 16 April R5 R6 3 R7 Thruxton Circuit(Hampshire) 7 May R8 R9 4 R10 Oulton Park(Island Circuit, Cheshire) 21 May R11 R12 5 R13 Croft Circuit(North Yorkshire) 11 June R14 R15 6 R16 (300 Circuit, Norfolk) 30 July R17 R18 7 R19 Knockhill Racing Circuit(Fife) 13 August R20 R21 8 R22 Rockingham Motor SpeedwayNorthamptonshire) 27 August R23 R24 9 R25 Silverstone Circuit(National Circuit, Northamptonshire) R26 R27 10 R28 Brands Hatch(Grand Prix Circuit, Kent) 1 October R29 R30
Results
Round Circuit Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning team Winning independent 1 R1 Brands Hatch Indy Jeff Smith Gordon Shedden Tom Ingram Speedworks Motorsport Tom Ingram Senna Proctor R2 Colin Turkington Gordon Shedden Halfords Yuasa Racing Tom Ingram Senna Proctor R3 Colin Turkington Andrew Jordan BMW Pirtek Racing Adam Morgan Senna Proctor 2 R4 Donington Park Rob Austin Colin Turkington Aiden Moffat Laser Tools Racing Aiden Moffat Senna Proctor R5 Andrew Jordan Tom Ingram Speedworks Motorsport Tom Ingram Ant Whorton-Eales R6 Daniel Lloyd Colin Turkington Team BMW Adam Morgan Senna Proctor 3 R7 Thruxton Circuit Matt Neal Ashley Sutton Matt Neal Halfords Yuasa Racing Jack Goff Senna Proctor R8 Matt Neal Rob Collard Team BMW Tom Ingram Luke Davenport R9 Tom Chilton Colin Turkington Team BMW Tom Ingram Senna Proctor 4 R10 Oulton Park Matt Neal Matt Neal Andrew Jordan BMW Pirtek Racing Aiden Moffat Senna Proctor R11 Ashley Sutton Ashley Sutton Adrian Flux Subaru Racing Josh Cook Josh Price R12 Tom Ingram Gordon Shedden Halfords Yuasa Racing Rob Austin Luke Davenport 5 R13 Croft Circuit Ashley Sutton Colin Turkington Ashley Sutton Adrian Flux Subaru Racing Mat Jackson Senna Proctor R14 Colin Turkington Colin Turkington Team BMW Mat Jackson Ant Whorton-Eales R15 Mat Jackson Mat Jackson Team Shredded Wheat Racing with DUO Mat Jackson Senna Proctor 6 R16 Jack Goff Colin Turkington Ashley Sutton Adrian Flux Subaru Racing Jack Goff Will Burns R17 Josh Price Ashley Sutton Adrian Flux Subaru Racing Mat Jackson Will Burns R18 Rob Collard Gordon Shedden Halfords Yuasa Racing Mat Jackson Senna Proctor 7 R19 Knockhill Racing Circuit Jason Plato Colin Turkington Jason Plato Adrian Flux Subaru Racing Tom Ingram Senna Proctor R20 Jason Plato Ashley Sutton Adrian Flux Subaru Racing Dave Newsham Rory Butcher R21 Tom Ingram Tom Ingram Speedworks Motorsport Tom Ingram Rory Butcher 8 R22 Rockingham Motor Speedway James Cole Matt Neal James Cole Adrian Flux Subaru Racing Jack Goff Josh Price R23 Ashley Sutton Ashley Sutton Adrian Flux Subaru Racing Mat Jackson Senna Proctor R24 Ashley Sutton Andrew Jordan BMW Pirtek Racing Adam Morgan Senna Proctor 9 R25 Silverstone Circuit Jack Goff Adam Morgan Tom Ingram Speedworks Motorsport Tom Ingram Ant Whorton-Eales R26 Gordon Shedden Jack Goff Eurotech Racing Jack Goff Brett Smith R27 Senna Proctor Matt Neal Halfords Yuasa Racing Dave Newsham Ant Whorton-Eales 10 R28 Brands Hatch GP Jack Goff Gordon Shedden Aiden Moffat Laser Tools Racing Aiden Moffat Senna Proctor R29 Colin Turkington Colin Turkington Team BMW Mat Jackson Brett Smith R30 Martin Depper Rob Austin Handy Motorsport Rob Austin Rory Butcher
Championship standings Points system 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th 15th 201715131110987654321111Source: 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)