 The British Touring Car Championship was established 48
years ago and it has grown into this country’s biggest motor
racing show, with massive audience appeal.
From the start, in 1958, it was a huge success with the
public, who would pack into Britain’s racing venues to watch
drivers compete in racing versions of their road cars at
simply unbelievable speeds.
Interesting to know…..
 |
The BTCC season consists of ten meetings, each featuring
three races of equal distance. That’s 30 races for the
entire season, with points in all 30 counting towards each
driver’s end-of-season score
- Race one grid is decided by qualifying. Race two’s grid is
decided by the finishing order of race one. Race three’s
grid is decided by the finishing order of race two but,
uniquely, with the leading positions reversed. In 2006, the
number of positions to be reversed will become known only
after race two when the winner draws a random number between
six and ten. |
|
|
After both the first and second
races on Sunday, the following weight handicaps are
added to the top five finishers’ cars before the
start of races two and three respectively: 1st –
45kgs; 2nd – 36kgs; 3rd – 27kgs; 4th – 18kgs; 5th –
9kgs. Sixth place or lower does not carry any
ballast. After race three, the same amounts of
ballast are added to the cars of the top five
drivers in the championship in time for the next
race meeting where they must take part in practice,
qualifying and race one with the extra weight. |
Records and Championships
|
|
In 2004, there are 10 different
winners in the BTCC which
was eventually won by James Thompson by only a one point
difference |
|
|
Andy Rousse is the record holder for most
championships(4), most consecutive championships(3), most
consecutive championships in different cars(3) and most
wins(60). |
|
|
In 2005 Matt Neals had a record breaking year by being the
first outright win of the drivers championship by an
independent, most outright wins in a year by an independent
driver(6). He is the first driver to have finished and
scored points in every race and it is the first outright win
of the drivers championship by a Honda car make |
Additional Information
2007 Sponsors: Dunlop, Fujifilm, itv Sport, Auto Express,
Dread Merchandise
|