2022 British Touring Car Championship

The 2022 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 2022 season was the 65th British Touring Car Championship season and the twelfth season for cars conforming to the Next Generation Touring Car (NGTC) technical specification.

This was the first season of the championship's new Hybrid Energy Management (HEM) system, developed by Cosworth Electronics, which replaced the series' previous success ballast system.

Tom Ingram won the championship, his first championship in the BTCC.

Teams and drivers Team Car Engine Drivers Rounds Constructor Entries NAPA Racing UK Ford Focus ST Ford/Mountune 1 Ashley Sutton All 9 All 48 Ollie Jackson All 77 Sam Osborne All 3 Tom Chilton All 18 James Gornall 5 80 Tom Ingram All 96 Jack Butel 1–4, 6–10 123 Daniel Lloyd All Toyota Corolla GR Sport TOCA/M-Sport 6 All 21 Ricky Collard All Team BMW BMW 330e M Sport BMW/Neil Brown 12 Stephen Jelley All All 24 Jake Hill All Honda Civic Type R 32 All 52 Gordon Shedden All Independent Entries Rich Energy BTC Racing Honda Civic Type R TOCA/M-Sport 11 Jason Plato All 66 Josh Cook All 99 Jade Edwards All Laser Tools Racing Infiniti Q50 TOCA/M-Sport 16 Aiden Moffat All 17 Dexter Patterson All UptonSteel with Euro Car Parts Racing 62 Rick Parfitt Jr. 1–4, 6–10 41 Carl Boardley 5 Autobrite Direct with JourneyHero Cupra León TOCA/M-Sport10 15 Tom Oliphant 8 19 Bobby Thompson All 20 Will Powell 2–7, 9 Yazoo with Safuu.com Racing 28 Nicolas Hamilton All 40 All Car Gods with Ciceley Motorsport BMW 330e M Sport BMW/Neil Brown 33 Adam Morgan All 42 George Gamble All CarStore Power Maxed Racing Vauxhall Astra TOCA/M-Sport 97 Ash Hand All 777 Michael Crees All 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.Entry List

Driver changes Entering/re-entering BTCC Dexter Patterson debuted with Laser Tools Racing. George Gamble debuted with Car Gods with Ciceley Motorsport. 2020 Jack Sears Trophy winner Michael Crees returned to the series after he split with BTC Racing at the start of last season, driving a first car for Power Maxed Racing to replace Dan Lloyd. 2017 VW Racing Cup winner Bobby Thompson returned to the series and Team HARD after having last raced in 2020 for GKR TradePriceCars.com. Rob Collard's son Ricky Collard returned to the series after having last raced in 2018 for Team BMW, driving a second car for Toyota Gazoo Racing UK to replace Sam Smelt. 2019 British GT4 Championship winner Ash Hand debuted with Power Maxed Racing. 2021 Britcar Endurance Championship winner Will Powell debuted with Autobrite Direct with JourneyHero to replace Jack Goff. Changed teams Dan Cammish will move from BTC Racing to Motorbase Performance, driving for the "NAPA Racing UK" branded team. Reigning Champion Ashley Sutton will move from Laser Tools Racing to Motorbase Performance, racing for the "NAPA Racing UK" brand. Dan Lloyd will move from Adrian Flux with Power Maxed Racing to Excelr8 Motorsport. Tom Chilton will move from Car Gods with Ciceley Motorsport to Excelr8 Motorsport. Rick Parfitt Jr. will move from Excelr8 with TradePriceCars.com to Team HARD. Jason Plato will move from Adrian Flux with Power Maxed Racing to BTC Racing. Leaving BTCC Tom Oliphant will take a sabbatical from the series. Andy Neate retired from the series in order to focus on his son's racing career. Senna Proctor will take a sabbatical from the series. Chris Smiley will leave the series and join the 2022 TCR UK Touring Car Championship. Jack Mitchell will leave the series and rejoin the 2022 British GT Championship. Sam Smelt will take a sabbatical from the series. Carl Boardley will retire from the series. Jack Goff was set for his fourth season with Tony Gilham Racing, but withdrew before the season began.

Team changes MB Motorsport will move from Motorbase Performance to West Surrey Racing. Motorbase Performance, will enter 2 cars under the commercial name of NAPA Racing UK following its sponsorship by the European division of Genuine Parts Company. Excelr8 Motorsport will use Hyundai engines tuned by Swindon Powertrain. Excelr8 Motorsport and Team Dynamics will enter the Manufacturers'/Constructors' Championship as constructors.

Race calendar The championship calendar was announced by the championship organisers on 30 June 2021.

Round Circuit Date 1 R1 Donington Park(National Circuit, Leicestershire) 23–24 April R2 R3 2 R4 Brands Hatch(Indy Circuit, Kent) 14–15 May R5 R6 3 R7 Thruxton Circuit(Hampshire) 28–29 May R8 R9 4 R10 Oulton Park(Island Circuit, Cheshire) 11–12 June R11 R12 5 R13 Croft Circuit(North Yorkshire) 25–26 June R14 R15 6 R16 Knockhill Racing Circuit(Fife) 30–31 July R17 R18 7 R19 (300 Circuit, Norfolk) 13–14 August R20 R21 8 R22 Thruxton Circuit(Hampshire) 27–28 August R23 R24 9 R25 Silverstone Circuit(National Circuit, Northamptonshire) 24–25 September R26 R27 10 R28 Brands Hatch(Grand Prix Circuit, Kent) 8–9 October R29 R30

Results and standings All drivers raced under British licenses, except Árón Taylor-Smith, who raced with an Irish license. Round Circuit Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning team Winning independent 1 R1 Donington Park Jake Hill Tom Ingram Tom Ingram Adam Morgan George Gamble R2 Halfords Racing with Cataclean George Gamble George Gamble R3 Jake Hill Jake Hill ROKiT MB Motorsport Josh Cook Bobby Thompson 2 R1 Brands Hatch Indy Rory Butcher Josh Cook Rich Energy BTC Racing Josh Cook Ash Hand R2 Ashley Sutton Josh Cook Rich Energy BTC Racing Josh Cook George Gamble R3 Team BMW 3 R1 Thruxton Circuit Josh Cook Josh Cook Rich Energy BTC Racing Josh Cook Ash Hand R2 Josh Cook Josh Cook Rich Energy BTC Racing Josh Cook Ash Hand R3 Tom Ingram Adam Morgan Car Gods with Ciceley Motorsport Adam Morgan Ash Hand 4 R1 Oulton Park Tom Ingram Daniel Lloyd Tom Ingram Josh Cook Bobby Thompson R2 Ashley Sutton Tom Ingram Josh Cook Bobby Thompson R3 Jake Hill Stephen Jelley Team BMW Aiden Moffat Ash Hand 5 R1 Croft Circuit Tom Ingram Daniel Lloyd Aiden Moffat George Gamble R2 Tom Ingram Daniel Lloyd Aiden Moffat Bobby Thompson R3 Gordon Shedden Gordon Shedden Halfords Racing with Cataclean Josh Cook Bobby Thompson 6 R1 Knockhill Racing CircuitJake HillJake HillJake HillROKiT MB MotorsportGeorge GambleGeorge Gamble R2Colin TurkingtonAshley SuttonNAPA Racing UKGeorge GambleGeorge Gamble R3Jake HillGeorge GambleCar Gods with Ciceley MotorsportGeorge GambleGeorge Gamble 7 R1 Colin TurkingtonColin TurkingtonColin TurkingtonTeam BMW Adam MorganAsh Hand R2Colin TurkingtonColin TurkingtonTeam BMW Adam MorganAsh Hand R3Ashley SuttonAshley Sutton NAPA Racing UKJason PlatoGeorge Gamble 8 R1 Thruxton CircuitDan CammishGordon SheddenDan Cammish NAPA Racing UKAsh HandAsh Hand R2Ashley SuttonAshley Sutton NAPA Racing UKJosh Cook Bobby Thompson R3Josh CookJosh Cook Rich Energy BTC RacingJosh CookJack Butel 9 R1 Silverstone CircuitRory ButcherTom IngramRory ButcherToyota Gazoo Racing UK Adam MorganBobby Thompson R2Tom IngramJake HillROKiT MB Motorsport Adam MorganBobby Thompson R3Jake HillTom IngramJosh CookBobby Thompson 10 R1 Brands Hatch GPTom IngramTom IngramTom Ingram Adam Morgan Bobby Thompson R2Tom IngramTom Ingram Adam Morgan Bobby Thompson R3Josh Cook Daniel LloydJosh CookGeorge Gamble

Drivers' Championship

Points system  1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th   11th   12th   13th   14th   15th  201715131110987654321111Source: Notes The point for leading laps in race is one point, regardless of how many laps led.

Driver DON BHI THR1 OUL CRO KNO SNE THR2 SIL BHGP Pts 1 Tom Ingram 1FL 2L 5 2 5 4 21 8 6F 1PL 1L 17 4F 2F 7 6 4 12 3 3 3 9 6 7 5F 5F 1L 1PFL 1FL 5 394 2 Ashley Sutton 4 6 2 9 4F 6 3 3 3 2 2F 16 6 6 NC 2L 1L 5 9 9 1FL 3 1FL 5 6 4 2 4 5 4 382 3 Jake HillEXP 9 1FL 4 7 2 2 2 20 13 7 13F 5 4 5 1PFL 2L 2F 2 2 5 4 4 12 2 1L 4F 3 2 7 381 4 Colin Turkington 2L 14 8 5PL 10 1FL 4 4 2 4 3 Ret 2P 3 6 3 3F 4 1PFL 1FL 6 10 10 2 NC 13 12 5 3 12 348 5 Rory Butcher Ret 10 7 7F 3 5 11 13 10 3 4 5 7 7 3 8 6 3 15 12 7 6 5 4 1PL 2L 3 2 4 3 318 6 Josh Cook 8 5 3 1L 1L 8 1PL 1FL 5 8 9 3 15 11 2 15 13 8 20 15 11 13 8 1FL 13 8 6 11 7 2F 296 7 Gordon Shedden 3 1FL 9 8 6 11 24 11 Ret 6 5 4 Ret 12 1FL 7 5 6 10 Ret 15 2FL 3 9 4 3 8 Ret 19 13 248 8 Dan Cammish 16 21 13 3 2 10 25 18 19 5 6 6 13 13 8 9 9 Ret 7 18 16 1PL 2L 10 7 7 5 9 8 8 207 9 Adam Morgan 5 4 6 6 DNS 14 7 6 1L Ret 16 8 19 15 10 14 18 11 4 4 8 12 14 Ret 3 6 Ret 6 6 Ret 193 10 Daniel Lloyd 11 8 4 15 8 9 8 9 7 7F 8 Ret 1L 1L 11 19 22 18 12 11 12 17 13 11 12 15 11 13 10 1L 192 11 Stephen Jelley 7 Ret 14 20 18 13 9 14 16 11 12 1L 11 10 4 4 8 7 5 5 21 11 11 3L 9 14 13 10 15 9 181 12 Daniel Rowbottom 9 12 Ret 10 Ret 22 5F 5 4 9 26 12 3 5 Ret 28 15 13 8 8 10 7 7 6 18 18 18 12 13 Ret 151 13 George Gamble 6 3 20 14 9 7 14 20 14 18 18 Ret 9 Ret 19 5 7 1L 16 14 13 Ret 19 Ret 24 20 16 8 11 6 123 14 Bobby Thompson 12 7 10 16 11 3 17 16 12 15 14 Ret 12 14 12 12 Ret 20 14 17 14 15 12 23 11 9 14 7 9 Ret 99 15 Tom Chilton 10 22 Ret 13 12 RetL 12 15 11 Ret Ret 20 10 9 9 11 10 9 Ret DNS DNS 28 22 16 10 12 7 16 14 18 83 16 Ricky Collard Ret Ret 15 26 17 20 16 17 18 10 10 7 24 25 18 10 11 15 11 6 4 22 15 13 8 Ret Ret 14 16 11 81 17 Jason Plato 20 13 12 17 13 Ret 6 7 24 17 17 11 17 16 14 27 26 19 6 7 2 14 18 Ret 14 17 15 17 18 17 77 18 Aiden Moffat 15 16 26 22 24 15 15 25 17 12 11 2 8 8 Ret 13 12 10 Ret Ret 17 16 16 Ret Ret 16 Ret 15 12 10 69 19 Ash Hand 18 17 23 11 Ret 21 10 10 9 Ret 22 9 18 17 13 25 Ret 17 13 10 Ret 5 Ret 17 Ret 21 Ret 18 17 15 55 20 Michael Crees 14 15 16 12 Ret DNS 13 12 8 14 13 Ret 16 Ret Ret 26 19 16 Ret 21 18 8 9 8 16 19 20 20 21 Ret 50 21 Árón Taylor-Smith 13 11 11 21 16 16 18 19 13 16 15 10 Ret 21 Ret 16 16 14 17 16 22 19 25 18 15 10 10 Ret Ret 20 38 22 Ollie Jackson Ret Ret 19 23 14 12 Ret NC 21 20 24 14 Ret 20 15 23 21 21 18 13 9 18 17 14 19 11 9 Ret 23 22 33 23 Dexter Patterson 17 18 18 25 Ret 23 20 Ret Ret 23 20 15 20 18 16 20 14 Ret 21 Ret 19 21 Ret 19 Ret Ret 17 Ret 20 14 5 24 James Gornall 14 Ret 17 2 25 Sam Osborne 23 20 17 24 20 18 19 23 15 19 21 Ret 21 19 20 17 17 23 19 20 20 23 20 Ret 20 23 21 Ret 22 16 1 26 Jade Edwards 22 19 22 18 15 17 Ret 21 Ret 21 19 18 22 23 NC 22 20 24 Ret 22 23 25 23 21 17 24 23 22 25 21 1 27 Jack Butel Ret Ret 21 19 19 19 Ret DNS 23 24 23 19 Ret 23 22 22 19 Ret 20 21 15 Ret 22 19 19 24 19 1 28 Rick Parfitt Jr. 21 Ret 25 28 22 Ret 22 Ret 22 25 25 Ret 18 25 25 23 Ret DNS 27 26 22 21 26 22 Ret 26 Ret 0 29 Nicolas Hamilton 19 23 24 27 21 24 26 24 Ret 22 27 22 23 22 21 24 24 Ret 24 23 Ret 26 Ret Ret 23 Ret Ret 21 Ret Ret 0 30 Tom Oliphant 24 24 20 0 31 Will Powell 29 23 25 23 22 Ret Ret NC 21 Ret 24 22 21 Ret 26 25 Ret 24 22 25 Ret 0 – Carl BoardleyWDWDWD Ret Ret Ret 0 Driver DON BHI THR1 OUL CRO KNO SNE THR2 SIL BHGP Pts Colour Result Gold Winner Silver 2nd place Bronze 3rd place Green Points finish Blue Non-points finish Purple Retired (Ret) Red Did not qualify (DNQ) Black Disqualified (DSQ) White Did not start (DNS) Withdrew (WD) Race cancelled (C) Blank Did not participate (DNP) Excluded (EX) P – Pole position F – Fastest lap L – Lead race lap

Manufacturers'/Constructors' Championship