The 2026 Kwik Fit 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. It is the 69th British Touring Car Championship season, and the 16th season for cars conforming to the Next Generation Touring Car (NGTC) technical specification.
This is the second season using 100% renewable fuels, with the hybrid boost having been removed and replaced with turbo boost. While the amount of power boost stayed the same, the weight will be reduced by . In another change to the 2026 season will introduce qualifying races for all cars on the Saturday afternoon of each race weekend.
Teams and drivers
Team Car Engine Drivers Rounds Constructor EntriesTeam VERTUHyundai i30 Fastback N PerformanceHyundai/Swindon 11 Ricky Collard 1–8 28 Nicolas Hamilton 1–9 80 Tom Ingram 1–981 Osamu Kawashima9 3 Tom Chilton 1–8TOCA/M-Sport9 Speedworks Corolla Racing Toyota Corolla GR Sport TOCA/M-Sport 7 Ryan Bensley 5–9 19 Max Buxton 1–4 66 Josh Cook 1–9 NAPA Racing UK Ford Focus Titanium Saloon Ford/Mountune 15 Lewis Selby 1–9 18 Senna Proctor 5 27 Dan Cammish 1–9 77 Sam Osborne 1–9 116 Ashley Sutton 1–9 Cataclean Plato Racing Mercedes-AMG A35 Saloon TOCA/M-Sport 32 Daniel Rowbottom 1–6 33 Adam Morgan 1–6 CPRL 32 Daniel Rowbottom7–9 33 Adam Morgan7–9 Independent Entries WSR BMW 330i M Sport LCI BMW/Neil Brown 2 Daryl De Leon 1–9 29 Lewis Gilbert 5–9 99 Charles Rainford 1–9 LKQ Euro Car Parts with Power Maxed Racing Audi S3 Saloon TOCA/M-Sport 16 Aiden Moffat 1–9 88 Mikey Doble 1–9 Steel Seal with Power Maxed Racing 17 Dexter Patterson 1–955 Nick Halstead 6–9 Restart Racing Hyundai i30 Fastback N Performance Hyundai/Swindon 22 Chris Smiley 1–9123 Daniel Lloyd7–9 132 James Dorlin 1–6Laser Tools Racing with MB MotorsportToyota Corolla GR SportTOCA/M-Sport50 Árón Taylor-Smith1–952 Gordon Shedden1–9 Key Eligible for the Jack Sears Trophy
Entering/re-entering BTCC
Lewis Selby made his debut with NAPA Racing UK, after competing with the team in Mini Challenge UK, to replace Daniel Rowbottom.
James Dorlin returned to the BTCC with Restart Racing, after missing the last 3 rounds of 2025, replacing Daniel Lloyd.
Ricky Collard returned to the series with Team VERTU, replacing Senna Proctor, having last raced in 2023 with Toyota Gazoo Racing UK.
Changed teams
Árón Taylor-Smith and Gordon Shedden both moved from Toyota Gazoo Racing to Laser Tools Racing with MB Motorsport.
Aiden Moffat moved from LKQ Euro Car Parts Racing with WSR to LKQ Euro Car Parts with Power Maxed Racing, following the LKQ Euro Car Parts brand.
Daniel Rowbottom and Adam Morgan left NAPA Racing UK and Team VERTU respectively, to join the new Cataclean Plato Racing.
Dexter Patterson left Un-Limited Motorsport after a year and joined Steel Seal with Power Maxed Racing in the Audi.
Nicolas Hamilton moved from Un-Limited Motorsport to Team VERTU in the Draper Tools livery, replacing Adam Morgan.
Leaving BTCC
Jake Hill announced prior to Brands Hatch that he would leave Laser Tools Racing with MB Motorsport and the BTCC entirely.
Senna Proctor left Team VERTU after competing with them in the last 7 rounds of 2025, instead taking up a reserve driver and driver coach role at NAPA Racing UK.
Michael Crees confirmed he would not return after racing the first 2 rounds of 2025 with Team VERTU in the Autobrite Direct with Miller Oils livery.
Nick Halstead left the BTCC after competing with Power Maxed Racing in 2025.
Daniel Lloyd announced he would not compete in the BTCC in 2026, citing sponsor/money reasons, after 2025 campaign with Restart Racing.
Team changes
NAPA Racing UK switched from the Ford Focus ST to the Ford Focus Titanium Saloon, their first car change since being under the NAPA name.
WSR reduced their team from a 4-car line-up to 2 cars for the first 4 rounds of the season, despite acquiring 3 TBLs. This was a consequence of their new British GT plan. The team also entered the season as an independent after they lost their BMW manufacturer backing.
Jason Plato entered 2 Mercedes-AMG A35 Saloon cars for his team, with the support of RML. With Rowbottom having a close connection with Cataclean, the team were named Cataclean Plato Racing, utilising the TOCA/M-Sport engine.
One Motorsport did not return to the series after missing the last half of 2025 as the team had no official statement and did not appear on the entry list.
Power Maxed Racing dropped the Cupra Leon, which they ran for the last 4 rounds of 2025, for the Audi S3 Saloon along with returning to a 3-car line-up for the first time since 2023.
Laser Tools Racing with MB Motorsport expanded their field to 2 cars and switched from the WSR BMW 330i to the Speedworks Toyota Corolla GR Sport, as well as becoming an Independent team.
LKQ Euro Car Parts moved from West Surrey Racing to Power Maxed Racing, forming LKQ Euro Car Parts with Power Maxed Racing. Dexter Patterson ran under the Steel Seal with Power Maxed Racing brand.
Un-Limited Motorsport decided to step back in 2026, after 2 years in the BTCC.
Toyota Gazoo Racing removed their main advertisement from Speedworks Motorsport. The team renamed as Speedworks Corolla Racing for the cars of Buxton and Cook.
Mid-season changes
GB3 driver Lewis Gilbert made his debut the British Touring Car Championship by joining WSR from the Thruxton weekend. Also for the Thruxton meeting, Ryan Bensley, who previously competed 1 round of 2025 with Team VERTU, replaced Max Buxton at Speedworks Corolla Racing.
Sam Osborne withdrew from the Thruxton round due to illness, he was replaced by reserve driver Senna Proctor.
Nick Halstead, after retiring in 2025, returned with Power Maxed Racing in a 4th Audi S3 Saloon for the Knockhill round onwards, partnering Dexter Patterson at the Steel Seal entrant.
For the second year running, James Dorlin stepped down after Knockhill, leaving Restart Racing. Dorlin would be replaced by fellow Yorkshireman Daniel Lloyd, who returned after being the previous driver in the car.
Cataclean Plato Racing Ltd., the parent company behind Cataclean Plato Racing, entered administration on 11 August, two days after the Knockhill round. The team is currently searching for a buyer and intends to continue racing at least up to and including round seven at Donington Park while administration proceedings continue. For the Donington Park round onwards, the team will be renamed to CPRL, an abbreviation of the full legal name of Cataclean Plato Racing Limited. Although, the team entered as Cataclean Racing.
Team VERTU reserve driver Osamu Kawashima replaced Ricky Collard for Silverstone, becoming the first Japanese BTCC driver. Team VERTU also replaced the Swindon Powertrains engine for the TOCA/M-Sport engine for Tom Chilton only.
Ricky Collard returned at Team VERTU for the season finale at Brands Hatch, with Osamu Kawashima stepping down.
Race calendar The 2026 calendar was announced on 2 May 2025.
Round Circuit Date 1 R1 Donington Park(National Circuit, Leicestershire) 18–19 April R2 R3 2 R4 Brands Hatch(Indy Circuit, Kent) 9–10 May R5 R6 3 R7 Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit(300 Circuit, Norfolk) 23–24 May R8 R9 4 R10 Oulton Park(Island Circuit, Cheshire) 6–7 June R11 R12 5 R13 Thruxton Circuit(Hampshire) 25–26 July R14 R15 6 R16 Knockhill Racing Circuit(Fife) 8–9 August R17 R18 7 R19 Donington Park(Grand Prix Circuit, Leicestershire) 22–23 August R20 R21 8 R22 Croft Circuit(North Yorkshire) 5–6 September R23 R24 9 R25 Silverstone Circuit(National Circuit, Northamptonshire) 26–27 September R26 R27 10 R28 Brands Hatch(Grand Prix Circuit, Kent) 10–11 October R29 R30
Results and standings Round Circuit Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning team Winning independent 1 QR Donington Park National Tom Ingram Tom Ingram Daniel Rowbottom Cataclean Plato Racing Points not awarded R1 Daniel Rowbottom Ashley Sutton Mikey Doble LKQ Euro Car Parts with Power Maxed Racing Mikey Doble Dexter Patterson R2 Ashley Sutton Ashley Sutton NAPA Racing UK Gordon Shedden Dexter Patterson R3 Tom Ingram Ashley Sutton NAPA Racing UK Aiden Moffat Dexter Patterson 2 QR Brands Hatch Indy Tom Ingram Ricky Collard Ashley Sutton NAPA Racing UK Points not awarded R1 Ashley Sutton Ashley Sutton Ashley Sutton NAPA Racing UK Mikey Doble Sam Osborne R2 Daniel Rowbottom Árón Taylor-Smith Laser Tools Racing with MB Motorsport Árón Taylor-Smith James Dorlin R3 Ashley Sutton Tom Ingram Team VERTU Mikey Doble James Dorlin 3 QR Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit Tom Chilton Charles Rainford Charles Rainford WSR Points not awarded R1 Charles Rainford Tom Ingram Charles Rainford WSR Charles Rainford James Dorlin R2 Ashley Sutton Ashley Sutton NAPA Racing UK Gordon Shedden Lewis Selby R3 Charles Rainford Gordon Shedden Laser Tools Racing with MB Motorsport Gordon Shedden Nicolas Hamilton 4 QR Oulton Park Árón Taylor-Smith Josh Cook Dan Cammish NAPA Racing UK Points not awarded R1 Dan Cammish Dan Cammish Dan Cammish NAPA Racing UK Árón Taylor-Smith Dexter Patterson R2 Ashley Sutton Ashley Sutton NAPA Racing UK Daryl De Leon Dexter Patterson R3 Tom Ingram Charles Rainford WSR Charles Rainford Dexter Patterson 5 QR Thruxton Circuit Josh Cook Josh Cook Josh Cook Speedworks Corolla Racing Points not awarded R1 Josh Cook Josh Cook Josh Cook Speedworks Corolla Racing Mikey Doble James Dorlin R2 Ashley Sutton Ashley Sutton NAPA Racing UK James Dorlin James Dorlin R3 Tom Ingram Tom Ingram Team VERTU James Dorlin James Dorlin 6 QR Knockhill Racing Circuit Adam Morgan Adam Morgan Adam Morgan Cataclean Plato Racing Points not awarded R1 Adam Morgan Ashley Sutton Adam Morgan Cataclean Plato Racing Gordon Shedden Dexter Patterson R2 Ashley Sutton Ashley Sutton NAPA Racing UK Mikey Doble Dexter Patterson R3 Gordon Shedden Tom Chilton Team VERTU Dexter Patterson Dexter Patterson 7 QR Donington Park GP Adam Morgan Adam Morgan Adam Morgan Cataclean Racing Points not awarded R1 Adam Morgan Adam Morgan Adam Morgan Cataclean Racing Gordon Shedden Dexter Patterson R2 Daniel Rowbottom Dan Cammish NAPA Racing UK Dexter Patterson Dexter Patterson R3 Adam Morgan Adam Morgan Cataclean Racing Aiden Moffat Dexter Patterson 8 QR Croft Circuit Josh Cook Tom Ingram Josh Cook Speedworks Corolla Racing Points not awarded R1 Josh Cook Josh Cook Josh Cook Speedworks Corolla Racing Aiden Moffat Lewis Gilbert R2 Ricky Collard Ashley Sutton NAPA Racing UK Charles Rainford Lewis Gilbert R3 Ashley Sutton Mikey Doble LKQ Euro Car Parts with Power Maxed Racing Mikey Doble Dexter Patterson 9 QR Silverstone National Mikey Doble Mikey Doble Mikey Doble LKQ Euro Car Parts with Power Maxed Racing Points not awarded R1 Mikey Doble Josh Cook Aiden Moffat LKQ Euro Car Parts with Power Maxed Racing Aiden Moffat Lewis Selby R2 Ashley Sutton Ashley Sutton NAPA Racing UK Charles Rainford Lewis Selby R3 Tom Ingram Tom Ingram Team VERTU Aiden Moffat Lewis Selby 10 QR Brands Hatch GPPoints not awardedR1 R2 R3
Drivers' Championship Points systemQualifying Race 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th 15th1098765544332211Races 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th 15th 20171513111098765432111Source: Notes The point for leading laps in race is one point, regardless of how many laps led.