The 2023 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 2023 season was the 66th British Touring Car Championship season and the 13th season for cars conforming to the Next Generation Touring Car (NGTC) technical specification.
Teams and drivers Team Car Engine Drivers Rounds Constructor Entries Bristol Street Motors with EXCELR8 Hyundai i30 Fastback N Performance Hyundai/Swindon 1 Tom Ingram All 3 Tom Chilton All 14 Ronan Pearson All 22 Nick Halstead All Team BMW BMW 330e M Sport BMW/Neil Brown 4 Colin Turkington All 12 Stephen Jelley All 33 Adam Morgan AllLaser Tools Racing with MB Motorsport 24 Jake Hill All Toyota Gazoo Racing UK Toyota Corolla GR Sport 6 Rory Butcher All 37 Ricky Collard All 42 George Gamble All NAPA Racing UK Ford Focus ST Ford/Mountune 27 Dan Cammish All 32 All 77 Sam Osborne All 116 Ashley Sutton All Independent Entries CarStore Power Maxed Racing Vauxhall Astra TOCA/M-Sport 11 Andrew Watson All 40 Árón Taylor-Smith All 88 Mikey Doble All One Motorsport with Starline Racing Honda Civic Type R Honda/Neil Brown 16 Aiden Moffat All 66 Josh Cook All 70 Will Powell 1–5 99 Jade Edwards 6–10 Cupra León TOCA/M-Sport 1–5 17 Dexter Patterson All 18 Daryl De Leon 6–10 Autobrite Direct with Millers Oils 123 Daniel Lloyd All 777 Michael Crees 6–10 19 1–5Go-Fix with Autoaid Breakdown9–10 28 Nicolas Hamilton 1–6 79 Rob Huff 7 96 Jack Butel 1–9 180 James Gornall 10 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
Entering/re-entering BTCC Nick Halstead returned to the series with Bristol Street Motors with Excelr8 TradePriceCars.com, having last raced in 2021 at Croft to replace Rick Parfitt Jr. Andrew Watson debuted with CarStore Power Maxed Racing. Ronan Pearson debuted with Bristol Street Motors with Excelr8 TradePriceCars.com, replacing Jack Butel. 2022 Ginetta GT5 and BMW Compact Cup winner Mikey Doble debuted with Power Maxed Racing. Changed teams Adam Morgan moved from Car Gods with Ciceley Motorsport to Team BMW. Dexter Patterson moved from Laser Tools Racing to Re.Beverages and Bartercard with Team HARD. Dan Lloyd and Jack Butel both moved from Bristol Street Motors with Excelr8 TradePriceCars.com to Autobrite Direct with Millers Oils. Aiden Moffat moved from Laser Tools Racing to One Motorsport with Starline Racing. Daniel Rowbottom moved from Halfords Racing with Cataclean to NAPA Racing UK with Cataclean. Árón Taylor-Smith moved from Yazoo with Safuu.com Racing to CarStore Power Maxed Racing. George Gamble moved from Car Gods with Ciceley Motorsport to Toyota Gazoo Racing. Jade Edwards moved from Rich Energy BTC Racing to Re.Beverages and Bartercard with Team HARD. Will Powell moved from Autobrite Direct with Journey Hero to One Motorsport with Starline Racing.
Leaving BTCC Jason Plato retired from the series. Ollie Jackson left the series to compete in the 2023 Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain. Gordon Shedden was left without a drive following the departure of Team Dynamics from the series. Ash Hand did not return following his debut season with Power Maxed Racing.
Team changes Ciceley Motorsport left the series. Laser Tools Racing switched from Aiden Moffat Racing to MB Motorsport. BTC Racing rebranded ahead of this season to One Motorsport with Starline Racing. Team Dynamics announced they would be taking a hiatus from the BTCC grid in 2023 with the hopes of returning to the championship in the future, but would provide support for the One Motorsport team during the season.
Mid-Season Changes Will Powell was dismissed from One Motorsport during the summer break and was replaced by Jade Edwards who rejoined the team after spending the first half of the season at Team HARD. Daryl DeLeon made his BTCC debut at Croft, replacing Jade Edwards who joined One Motorsport. Bobby Thompson was forced to step down from his seat following the fifth round due to financial issues, and was replaced by Michael Crees who rejoined the team he previously raced for in 2019. Nicolas Hamilton stepped down from his seat following the sixth round and was replaced by Rob Huff for the seventh round, and then Bobby Thompson for the final two. Rob Huff returned to the series for one round at Knockhill. Bobby Thompson returned to Team HARD for the final two rounds after regaining sufficient financial backing. James Gornall returned to the series for the final round driving for Go-Fix with Autoaid Breakdown, replacing Jack Butel.
Race calendar The 2023 calendar was announced on 31 May 2022. The Grand Prix layout of Donington Park returned to the calendar for the first time since 2002, taking the place of the second Thruxton round.
Round Circuit Date 1 R1 Donington Park(National Circuit, Leicestershire) 22–23 April R2 R3 2 R4 Brands Hatch(Indy Circuit, Kent) 6–7 May R5 R6 3 R7 Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit(300 Circuit, Norfolk) 20–21 May R8 R9 4 R10 Thruxton Circuit(Hampshire) 3–4 June R11 R12 5 R13 Oulton Park(Island Circuit, Cheshire) 17–18 June R14 R15 6 R16 Croft Circuit(North Yorkshire) 29–30 July R17 R18 7 R19 Knockhill Racing Circuit(Fife) 12–13 August R20 R21 8 R22 Donington Park(Grand Prix Circuit, Leicestershire) 26–27 August R23 R24 9 R25 Silverstone Circuit(National Circuit, Northamptonshire) 23–24 September R26 R27 10 R28 Brands Hatch(Grand Prix Circuit, Kent) 7–8 October R29 R30
Results and standings
Round Circuit Pole position Fastest lap Winning Driver Winning team Winning independent 1 R1 Donington Park National Daniel Rowbottom Dan Cammish Dan Cammish NAPA Racing UK Andrew Watson Andrew Watson R2 Tom Ingram Tom Chilton Bristol Street Motors with EXCELR8 Mikey Doble Sam Osborne R3 Jake Hill Dan Cammish NAPA Racing UK Bobby Thompson Andrew Watson 2 R1 Brands Hatch Indy Dan Cammish Ashley Sutton Colin Turkington Team BMW Bobby Thompson Sam Osborne R2 Ashley Sutton Ashley Sutton NAPA Racing UK Josh Cook Sam Osborne R3 Ashley Sutton Ashley Sutton NAPA Racing UK Bobby Thompson Ronan Pearson 3 R1 Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit Ashley Sutton Tom Ingram Ashley Sutton NAPA Racing UK Josh Cook Ronan Pearson R2 Ashley Sutton Ashley Sutton NAPA Racing UK Daniel Lloyd Sam Osborne R3 Tom Ingram Tom Ingram Bristol Street Motors with EXCELR8 Josh Cook Dexter Patterson 4 R1 Thruxton Circuit Ashley Sutton Josh Cook Ashley Sutton NAPA Racing UK Josh Cook Mikey Doble R2 Ashley Sutton Ashley Sutton NAPA Racing UK Josh Cook Mikey Doble R3 Josh Cook Daniel Rowbottom NAPA Racing UK Aiden Moffat Andrew Watson 5 R1 Oulton Park Ashley Sutton Jake Hill Jake Hill Laser Tools Racing with MB Motorsport Josh Cook Mikey Doble R2 Jake Hill Jake Hill Laser Tools Racing with MB Motorsport Josh Cook Andrew Watson R3 Jake Hill Colin Turkington Team BMW Aiden Moffat Sam Osborne 6 R1 Croft Circuit Dan Cammish Ashley Sutton Dan Cammish NAPA Racing UK Josh Cook Sam Osborne R2 Ashley Sutton Ashley Sutton NAPA Racing UK Josh Cook Andrew Watson R3 Colin Turkington Colin Turkington Team BMW Josh Cook Mikey Doble 7 R1 Knockhill Racing CircuitAshley SuttonJosh CookJake HillLaser Tools Racing with MB MotorsportAndrew WatsonAndrew Watson R2Ashley SuttonJake HillLaser Tools Racing with MB MotorsportÁrón Taylor-SmithRonan Pearson R3Ashley SuttonAshley SuttonNAPA Racing UKJosh CookRonan Pearson 8 R1 Donington Park GPAshley SuttonAshley SuttonAshley SuttonNAPA Racing UKÁrón Taylor-SmithAndrew Watson R2Tom IngramTom IngramBristol Street Motors with EXCELR8Josh CookRonan Pearson R3Ronan PearsonRory ButcherToyota Gazoo Racing UKÁrón Taylor-SmithSam Osborne 9 R1 Silverstone CircuitMikey DobleÁrón Taylor-SmithJake HillLaser Tools Racing with MB MotorsportAndrew WatsonAndrew Watson R2Tom IngramAshley SuttonNAPA Racing UKÁrón Taylor-SmithAndrew Watson R3Colin TurkingtonColin TurkingtonTeam BMWJosh CookRonan Pearson 10 R1 Brands Hatch GPAshley SuttonAshley SuttonAshley SuttonNAPA Racing UKBobby ThompsonAndrew Watson R2Ashley SuttonAshley SuttonNAPA Racing UKBobby ThompsonDexter Patterson R3Jake HillJake HillLaser Tools Racing with MB MotorsportJosh CookDexter Patterson
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.