2016 British Touring Car Championship

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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 United Kingdom Colin Turkington[2] 1–3
20 United Kingdom James Cole[4] 1–3
39 United Kingdom Warren Scott[3] 1–3
99 United Kingdom Jason Plato[2] 1–3
Halfords Yuasa Racing[5][6] Honda Civic Type R[5] Honda/Neil Brown[5] 25 United Kingdom Matt Neal[5] 1–3
52 United Kingdom Gordon Shedden[5] 1–3
57 United Kingdom Andy Neate[7] 1
Team IHG Rewards Club[8] BMW 125i M Sport[8] BMW/Neil Brown[8] 31 United Kingdom Jack Goff[8] 1–3
Team JCT600 with GardX[9] 100 United Kingdom Rob Collard[9] 1–3
600 United Kingdom Sam Tordoff[9] 1–3
MG Racing RCIB Insurance[10] MG6 GT[10] TOCA/Swindon[10] 66 United Kingdom Josh Cook[11] 1–3
116 United Kingdom Ashley Sutton[11] 1–3
Independent Entries
Motorbase Performance[12] Ford Focus ST[12] Ford/Mountune[12] 7 United Kingdom Mat Jackson[13] 1–3
77 United Kingdom Andrew Jordan[12] 1–3
Handy Motorsport[14] Toyota Avensis[14][15] TOCA/Swindon[14][15] 11 United Kingdom Rob Austin[14] 1–3
Speedworks Motorsport[16] 80 United Kingdom Tom Ingram[15] 1–3
Honda Civic Type R[16] TOCA/Swindon[16] 303 United Kingdom Matt Simpson[16] 1–3
RCIB Insurance Racing[17] Toyota Avensis[18] TOCA/Swindon[18] 12 United Kingdom Michael Epps[19] 1–3
24 United Kingdom Jake Hill[17] 1–3
TLC Racing[18] 22 United Kingdom Chris Smiley[20] 1–3
Dextra Racing with Team Parker[21] Ford Focus ST[21] Ford/Mountune[22] 14 United Kingdom Alex Martin[21] 1–3
Laser Tools Racing[23] Mercedes-Benz A-Class[23] TOCA/Swindon[23] 16 United Kingdom Aiden Moffat[23] 1–3
WIX Racing[24] 33 United Kingdom Adam Morgan[24] 1–3
Goodestone Racing[25] Proton Persona[25] TOCA/Swindon[25] 17 United Kingdom Daniel Welch[25] 1–3
Eurotech Racing[26] Honda Civic Type R[26] TOCA/Swindon[26] 23 United Kingdom Daniel Lloyd[27] 3
30 United Kingdom Martin Depper[28] 1–3
55 United Kingdom Jeff Smith[28] 1–3
Team BKR[29] Volkswagen CC[29] TOCA/Swindon[29] 38 United Kingdom Mark Howard[29] 1–3
40 Republic of Ireland Árón Smith[29] 1–3
AmD Tuning[30] Audi S3 Saloon[30] TOCA/Swindon[30] 48 United Kingdom Ollie Jackson[31] 1–3
Power Maxed Racing[32] Chevrolet Cruze[32] TOCA/Swindon[32] 54 United Kingdom Hunter Abbott[33] 1–3
84 United Kingdom Kelvin Fletcher[34] 1–3
Maximum Motorsport[35] Ford Focus ST[35] Ford/Mountune[36] 95 United Kingdom Stewart Lines[35] 1–3
Key
Eligible for the Jack Sears Trophy for best rookie of the season

Driver changes

Changed teams
Entering/re-entering BTCC
Leaving BTCC

Team changes

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 United Kingdom Tom Ingram United Kingdom Jack Goff United Kingdom Tom Ingram Speedworks Motorsport United Kingdom Tom Ingram United Kingdom Ashley Sutton
R2 United Kingdom Andrew Jordan United Kingdom Gordon Shedden Halfords Yuasa Racing Republic of Ireland Árón Smith United Kingdom Ashley Sutton
R3 United Kingdom Adam Morgan United Kingdom Adam Morgan WIX Racing United Kingdom Adam Morgan United Kingdom Ashley Sutton
2 R4 Donington Park United Kingdom Ashley Sutton United Kingdom Mat Jackson United Kingdom Mat Jackson Motorbase Performance United Kingdom Mat Jackson United Kingdom Ashley Sutton
R5 United Kingdom Sam Tordoff United Kingdom Rob Collard Team JCT600 with GardX United Kingdom Mat Jackson United Kingdom Ashley Sutton
R6 United Kingdom Jack Goff United Kingdom Matt Neal Halfords Yuasa Racing United Kingdom Aiden Moffat United Kingdom Ashley Sutton
3 R7 Thruxton Circuit United Kingdom Tom Ingram United Kingdom Adam Morgan United Kingdom Adam Morgan WIX Racing United Kingdom Adam Morgan United Kingdom Michael Epps
R8 United Kingdom Sam Tordoff United Kingdom Andrew Jordan Motorbase Performance United Kingdom Andrew Jordan United Kingdom Daniel Lloyd
R9 United Kingdom Aiden Moffat United Kingdom Mat Jackson Motorbase Performance United Kingdom Mat Jackson United Kingdom Ashley Sutton
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 United Kingdom Matt Neal 3 2 5 12 6 1* Ret* 11 2 101
2 United Kingdom Rob Collard 6 16 6 6 1* 4 6 2 6 101
3 United Kingdom Adam Morgan 9 8 1* 13 11 Ret 1* 3* 3 98
4 United Kingdom Mat Jackson 8 5 25 1* 2* 14 21 8 1* 90
5 United Kingdom Gordon Shedden    2 1* Ret 11 4 2 Ret 4 Ret 86
6 United Kingdom Jack Goff 10 7 3 4 5 6 8 5 18 85
7 United Kingdom Sam Tordoff 16 9 2* 9 8 3* 7 6 8 84
8 United Kingdom Andrew Jordan 11 4 4 14 12 10 3 1* 21 80
9 United Kingdom Ashley Sutton 4 6 10 5 13 5 Ret 15 5 67
10 United Kingdom Josh Cook 5 Ret 14 2 7 9 Ret 12 4 63
11 United Kingdom Tom Ingram 1* Ret* 17 3 15 19 2 20 Ret 57
12 Republic of Ireland Árón Smith 7 3 8 8 3 15 20 18 Ret 56
13 United Kingdom Jeff Smith 14 10 7 7 18 Ret 4 25 11 44
14 United Kingdom Rob Austin Ret 14 11 18 10 8 14 10 7 38
15 United Kingdom Aiden Moffat 12 11 9 16 9 7 22 16 22 33
16 United Kingdom Martin Depper 19 22 24 Ret 17 11 5 Ret 12 20
17 United Kingdom Daniel Lloyd 12 7 9 20
18 United Kingdom Dan Welch 15 12 20 Ret Ret 24 9 9 Ret 19
19 United Kingdom Michael Epps 20 17 21 19 24 13 11 14 10 16
20 United Kingdom Jake Hill 13 Ret 23 26 Ret Ret 10 17 13 12
21 United Kingdom Hunter Abbott Ret 15 13 15 14 12 15 Ret Ret 12
22 United Kingdom Colin Turkington Ret 20 12 10 Ret 18 WD WD WD 10
23 United Kingdom Matt Simpson 17 18 15 Ret 22 23 13 13 Ret 4
24 United Kingdom Jason Plato 21 13 16 17 20 16 WD WD WD 3
25 United Kingdom Ollie Jackson Ret 23 22 21 Ret Ret 17 21 14 2
26 United Kingdom Alex Martin Ret 24 27 20 16 22 16 19 15 1
27 United Kingdom Chris Smiley 24 28 Ret 22 21 17 18 22 16 0
28 United Kingdom Kelvin Fletcher Ret 25 Ret 24 Ret 20 Ret 23 17 0
29 United Kingdom James Cole 25 19 18 Ret DNS DNS WD WD WD 0
30 United Kingdom Andy Neate 18 26 26 0
31 United Kingdom Warren Scott DNS 21 19 25 19 Ret WD WD WD 0
32 United Kingdom Stewart Lines 22 Ret 28 Ret 25 21 19 24 20 0
33 United Kingdom Mark Howard 23 27 Ret 23 23 Ret Ret 26 19 0
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 BMW / West Surrey Racing 6 7 2 4 1 3 6 2 6 259
10 9 3 6 5 4 7 5 8
2 Honda / Team Dynamics 2 1 5 11 4 1 Ret 4 2 233
3 2 26 12 6 2 Ret 11 Ret
3 MG / Triple Eight Racing 4 6 10 2 7 5 Ret 12 4 200
5 Ret 14 5 13 9 Ret 15 5
4 Subaru / Team BMR 21 13 12 10 19 16 WD WD WD 93
25 19 16 17 20 18 WD WD WD
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 Ret 4 2 184
3 2 26 12 6 2 Ret 11 Ret
2 Team JCT600 with GardX 6 9 2 6 1 3 6 2 6 183
16 16 6 9 8 4 7 6 8
3 Motorbase Performance 8 4 4 1 2 10 3 1 1 165
11 5 25 14 12 14 21 8 21
4 MG RCIB Insurance Racing 4 6 10 2 7 5 Ret 12 4 129
5 Ret 14 5 13 9 Ret 15 5
5 WIX Racing 9 8 1 13 11 Ret 1 3 3 93
6 Team IHG Rewards Club 10 7 3 4 5 6 8 5 18 84
7 Eurotech Racing 14 10 7 7 17 11 4 7 9 65
19 22 24 Ret 18 Ret 5 25 11
8 Speedworks Motorsport 1 18 15 3 15 19 2 13 Ret 61
17 Ret 17 Ret 22 23 13 20 Ret
9 Team BKR 7 3 8 8 3 15 20 18 19 57
23 27 Ret 23 23 Ret Ret 26 Ret
10 Handy Motorsport Ret 14 11 18 10 8 14 10 7 39
11 Laser Tools Racing 12 11 9 16 9 7 22 16 22 32
12 RCIB Insurance Racing 13 17 21 19 24 13 10 14 10 32
20 Ret 23 26 Ret Ret 11 17 13
13 Goodestone Racing 15 12 20 Ret Ret 24 9 9 Ret 20
14 Power Maxed Racing Ret 15 13 15 14 12 15 23 17 14
Ret 25 Ret 24 Ret 20 Ret Ret Ret
15 Silverline Subaru BMR Racing 21 13 12 10 19 16 WD WD WD 14
25 19 16 17 20 18 WD WD WD
16 Dextra Racing with Team Parker Ret 24 27 20 16 22 16 19 15 3
17 AmD Tuning Ret 23 22 21 Ret Ret 17 21 14 3
18 TLC Racing 24 22 Ret 22 21 17 18 22 16 1
19 Maximum Motorsport 22 Ret 28 NC 25 21 19 24 20 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 United Kingdom Adam Morgan 9 8 1 13 11 Ret 1 3 3 122
2 United Kingdom Andrew Jordan 11 4 4 14 12 10 3 1 21 116
3 United Kingdom Mat Jackson 8 5 25 1 2 14 21 8 1 113
4 Republic of Ireland Árón Smith 7 3 8 8 3 15 20 18 Ret 93
5 United Kingdom Rob Austin Ret 14 11 18 10 8 14 10 7 85
6 United Kingdom Aiden Moffat 12 11 9 16 9 7 22 16 22 81
7 United Kingdom Tom Ingram 1 Ret 17 3 15 19 2 20 Ret 78
8 United Kingdom Jeff Smith 14 10 7 7 18 Ret 4 25 11 77
9 United Kingdom Michael Epps 20 17 21 19 24 13 11 14 10 59
10 United Kingdom Martin Depper 19 22 24 Ret 17 11 5 Ret 12 50
11 United Kingdom Hunter Abbott Ret 15 13 15 14 12 15 Ret Ret 49
12 United Kingdom Dan Welch 15 12 20 Ret Ret 24 9 9 Ret 44
13 United Kingdom Matt Simpson 17 18 15 Ret 22 23 13 13 Ret 36
14 United Kingdom Daniel Lloyd 12 7 9 35
15 United Kingdom Jake Hill 13 Ret 23 26 Ret Ret 10 17 13 35
16 United Kingdom Alex Martin Ret 24 27 20 16 22 16 19 15 30
17 United Kingdom Chris Smiley 24 28 Ret 22 21 17 18 22 16 22
18 United Kingdom Ollie Jackson Ret 23 22 21 Ret Ret 17 21 14 22
19 United Kingdom Kelvin Fletcher Ret 25 Ret 24 Ret 20 Ret 23 17 11
20 United Kingdom Stewart Lines 22 Ret 28 NC 25 21 19 24 20 9
21 United Kingdom Mark Howard 23 27 Ret 23 23 Ret Ret 26 19 9
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 3 1 1 159
2 WIX Racing 9 8 1 13 11 Ret 1 3 3 124
3 Eurotech Racing 14 10 7 7 17 11 4 7 9 113
4 Team BKR 7 3 8 8 3 15 20 18 19 105
5 Speedworks Motorsport 1 18 15 3 15 19 2 13 Ret 94
6 Handy Motorsport Ret 14 11 18 10 8 14 10 7 92
7 Laser Tools Racing 12 11 9 16 9 7 22 16 22 91
8 RCIB Insurance Racing 13 17 21 19 24 13 10 14 10 75
9 Power Maxed Racing Ret 15 13 15 14 12 15 23 17 66
10 Goodestone Racing 15 12 20 Ret Ret 24 9 9 Ret 53
11 Dextra Racing with Team Parker Ret 24 27 20 16 22 16 19 15 49
12 TLC Racing 24 22 Ret 22 21 17 18 22 16 44
13 AmD Tuning Ret 23 22 21 Ret Ret 17 21 14 36
14 Maximum Motorsport 22 Ret 28 NC 25 21 19 24 20 31
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 United Kingdom Ashley Sutton 4 6 10 5 13 5 Ret 15 5 153
2 United Kingdom Michael Epps 20 17 21 19 24 13 11 14 10 142
3 United Kingdom Matt Simpson 17 18 15 Ret 22 23 13 13 Ret 107
4 United Kingdom Chris Smiley 24 22 Ret 22 21 17 18 22 16 105
5 United Kingdom Mark Howard 23 27 Ret 23 23 Ret Ret 26 19 69
6 United Kingdom Kelvin Fletcher Ret 25 Ret 24 Ret 20 Ret 23 17 58
7 United Kingdom Daniel Lloyd 12 7 9 54
Pos Driver BHI DON THR OUL CRO SNE KNO ROC SIL BHGP Pts

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  54. Non-championship BTCC festival event planned for 2016 - Touring Car Times, 14 October 2015

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