The 2019 Kwik Fit 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 2019 season was the 62nd British Touring Car Championship season and the ninth season for cars conforming to the Next Generation Touring Car (NGTC) technical specification. Colin Turkington successfully defended his title to equal Andy Rouse as the only four time BTCC Champions.
Teams and drivers Key Eligible for the Jack Sears Trophy for drivers yet to record an overall podium finish or Jack Sears Trophy championship at the start of the season.
Team Car Engine Drivers Rounds Constructor Entries Team BMW BMW 330i M Sport BMW/Neil Brown 1 All 15 Tom Oliphant All BMW Pirtek Racing 77 Andrew Jordan All Vauxhall Astra TOCA/Swindon 9 Rob Collard All 11 Jason Plato All Adrian Flux Subaru Racing Subaru Levorg GT Subaru/Swindon 18 Senna Proctor All 116 Ashley Sutton All Halfords Yuasa Racing Honda Civic Type R (FK8) 25 Matt Neal All 27 Dan Cammish All Team Toyota GB with Ginsters Toyota Corolla TOCA/Swindon 80 Tom Ingram All Independent Entries Ford Focus RS Ford/Mountune 3 Tom Chilton All 48 Ollie Jackson All ROKiT Racing with Motorbase 28 1–8 Motorbase Performance 44 Michael Caine 9–10 Excelr8 Motorsport MG6 GT TOCA/Swindon 4 Sam Osborne All 37 Rob Smith All TOCA/Swindon 6 Rory Butcher All 21 Mike Bushell 8–10 600 Sam Tordoff 1–7 TradePriceCars.com Audi S3 Saloon TOCA/Swindon 8 Mark Blundell All 24 Jake Hill All Team Parker Racing BMW 125i M Sport BMW/Neil Brown 12 Stephen Jelley All Laser Tools Racing Mercedes-Benz A-Class TOCA/Swindon 16 Aiden Moffat 1–5 Infiniti Q50 TOCA/Swindon 6–10 GKR Scaffolding with Autobrite Direct Volkswagen CC 19 All 777 Michael Crees All RCIB Insurance with Fox Transport 31 Jack Goff All 41 All BTC Racing Honda Civic Type R (FK8) Honda/Neil Brown 22 Chris Smiley All 66 Josh Cook All Cataclean Racing with Ciceley Motorsport TOCA/Swindon 32 All Mac Tools with Ciceley Motorsport 33 Adam Morgan All Simpson Racing Honda Civic Type R (FK2) Honda/Neil Brown 303 Matt Simpson All
Drivers and teams changes Changed teams Jack Goff secured a last-minute drive with RCIB Insurance with Fox Transport after Mike Bushell left the series for the Renault UK Clio Cup. Tom Oliphant will debut with Team BMW after driving for Ciceley Motorsport in 2018. Jason Plato and Rob Collard moved from Adrian Flux Subaru Racing and Team BMW to Sterling Insurance with Power Maxed Racing. Josh Cook moved from Power Maxed Racing to BTC Racing. Ollie Jackson moved from AmDTuning.Com to Team Shredded Wheat Racing with Gallagher. Sam Tordoff moved from Motorbase Performance to Cobra Sport AmD AutoAid/RCIB Insurance. Senna Proctor moved from Power Maxed Racing to Adrian Flux Subaru Racing. Jake Hill moved from Team HARD. to TradePriceCars.com.
Entering/re-entering BTCC Nicolas Hamilton returned to the series after racing in the Renault UK Clio Cup in 2017-18, driving a third car for Motorbase Performance under the RoKit Racing banner, having last raced in 2015. Ex-Formula One driver Mark Blundell made his series debut, with TradePriceCars.com. Mini Challenge UK drivers Rob Smith and Sam Osborne both made their series debut with Excelr8 Motorsport. 2018 Ginetta GT4 Supercup Am champion Michael Crees made his series debut, with GKR Scaffolding with Autobrite Direct. Daniel Rowbottom made his series debut, with Ciceley Motorsport.
Leaving BTCC Mike Bushell left the series for the Renault UK Clio Cup to open up a space in Team HARD's BTCC line-up. Ethan Hammerton left the series to compete in the Renault UK Clio Cup with Team HARD. 2018 TCR UK champion Daniel Lloyd left the series to race in the 2019 TCR Europe and TCR China Touring Car series. Sam Smelt left the series to race in the British GT Championship with Árón Taylor-Smith. Rob Austin left the series as he was unable to secure an entry into the 2019 season. Brett Smith left the series to compete in the VW Racing Cup
Team changes West Surrey Racing switched from running the BMW 125i M Sport to the newer BMW 330i M Sport. BTC Racing switched from running the Honda Civic Type R (FK2) to the newer Honda Civic Type R (FK8). AmDTuning.Com switched their two MG6 GTs for two Honda Civic Type R (FK2). HMS Racing left the series as they were unable to secure an entry into the 2019 season. Eurotech Racing withdrew from the BTCC after the 2018 season.
Mid season changes Laser Tools Racing switched from running the Mercedes-Benz A-Class to the Infiniti Q50 after the Oulton Park round. Sam Tordoff withdrew from the season ahead of the Knockhill round for personal reasons. Mike Bushell replaced him for the remainder of the season. Nicolas Hamilton pulled out of the rest of the season after the Knockhill round due to sponsorship problems. Michael Caine subsequently replaced him for the remainder of the season.
Race calendar The championship calendar was announced by the championship organisers on 13 June 2018. Rockingham Motor Speedway will be replaced in the calendar by a second Thruxton Circuit round.
Round Circuit Date 1 R1 Brands Hatch(Indy Circuit, Kent) 6–7 April R2 R3 2 R4 Donington Park(National Circuit, Leicestershire) 27–28 April R5 R6 3 R7 Thruxton Circuit(Hampshire) 18–19 May R8 R9 4 R10 Croft Circuit(North Yorkshire) 15–16 June R11 R12 5 R13 Oulton Park(Island Circuit, Cheshire) 29–30 June R14 R15 6 R16 (300 Circuit, Norfolk) 3–4 August R17 R18 7 R19 Thruxton Circuit(Hampshire) 17–18 August R20 R21 8 R22 Knockhill Racing Circuit(Fife) 14–15 September R23 R24 9 R25 Silverstone Circuit(National Circuit, Northamptonshire) 28–29 September R26 R27 10 R28 Brands Hatch(Grand Prix Circuit, Kent) 12–13 October R29 R30
Results
Round Circuit Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning team Winning independent 1 R1 Brands Hatch Indy Ashley Sutton Bobby Thompson Josh Cook BTC Racing Josh Cook Bobby Thompson R2 Andrew Jordan Andrew Jordan BMW Pirtek Racing Adam Morgan Rory Butcher R3 Colin Turkington Rory Butcher Cobra Sport AMD Autoaid/RCIB Insurance Rory Butcher Rory Butcher 2 R4 Donington Park Colin Turkington Colin Turkington Colin Turkington Team BMW Chris Smiley Tom Oliphant R5 Rory Butcher Colin Turkington Team BMW Tom Chilton Rory Butcher R6 Rob Collard Tom Ingram Team Toyota GB with Ginsters Josh Cook Rory Butcher 3 R7 Thruxton Circuit Sam Tordoff Dan Cammish Andrew Jordan BMW Pirtek Racing Sam Tordoff Rory Butcher R8 Rory Butcher Andrew Jordan BMW Pirtek Racing Sam Tordoff Rory Butcher R9 Josh Cook Josh Cook BTC Racing Josh Cook Rory Butcher 4 R10 Croft Circuit Andrew Jordan Andrew Jordan Andrew Jordan BMW Pirtek Racing Chris Smiley Tom Oliphant R11 Colin Turkington Andrew Jordan BMW Pirtek Racing Josh Cook Rory Butcher R12 Tom Ingram Tom Chilton Team Shredded Wheat Racing with Gallagher Tom Chilton Rory Butcher 5 R13 Oulton Park Colin Turkington Dan Cammish Colin Turkington Team BMW Rory Butcher Rory Butcher R14 Colin Turkington Colin Turkington Team BMW Sam Tordoff Tom Oliphant R15 Rory Butcher Stephen Jelley Team Parker Racing Stephen Jelley Tom Oliphant 6 R16 Tom Ingram Dan Cammish Tom Ingram Team Toyota GB with Ginsters Sam Tordoff Rory Butcher R17 Andrew Jordan Colin Turkington Team BMW Ollie Jackson Tom Oliphant R18 Stephen Jelley Rory Butcher Cobra Sport AMD Autoaid/RCIB Insurance Rory Butcher Rory Butcher 7 R19 Thruxton Circuit Sam Tordoff Sam Tordoff Sam Tordoff Cobra Sport AMD Autoaid/RCIB Insurance Sam Tordoff Tom Oliphant R20 Josh Cook Josh Cook BTC Racing Josh Cook Tom Oliphant R21 Jason Plato Dan Cammish Halfords Yuasa Racing Adam Morgan Tom Oliphant 8 R22 Knockhill Racing Circuit Rory Butcher Tom Oliphant Rory Butcher Cobra Sport AMD Autoaid/RCIB Insurance Rory Butcher Rory Butcher R23 Mike Bushell Andrew Jordan BMW Pirtek Racing Rory Butcher Rory Butcher R24 Tom Oliphant Jake Hill TradePriceCars.com Jake Hill Tom Oliphant 9 R25 Silverstone Circuit Jason Plato Ashley Sutton Tom Ingram Team Toyota GB with Ginsters Chris Smiley Tom Oliphant R26 Colin Turkington Tom Ingram Team Toyota GB with Ginsters Josh Cook Tom Oliphant R27 Jack Goff Jack Goff RCIB Insurance with Fox Transport Jack Goff Tom Oliphant 10 R28 Brands Hatch GP Colin Turkington Tom Oliphant Dan Cammish Halfords Yuasa Racing Tom Chilton Rory Butcher R29 Jake Hill Ashley Sutton Adrian Flux Subaru Racing Tom Chilton Michael Caine R30 Josh Cook Jason Plato Sterling Insurance with Power Maxed Racing Rory Butcher 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)