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2025 British Touring Car Championship
The 2025 Kwik Fit British Touring Car Championship (commonly abbreviated as BTCC) is a motor racing championship for production-based Touring car racing, 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 2025 season is the 68th British Touring Car Championship season, the 15th season for cars conforming to the Next Generation Touring Car (NGTC) technical specification. This will be the first season using 100% renewable fuels, with the hybrid boost being removed and being replaced with turbo boost. While the amount of power boost will stay the same the weight will be reduced by 55 kg. In another change to the 2024 season all uses of boost will be removed from the timing screens, however will still be visible to viewers a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2025 F4 British Championship
The 2025 Wera Tools F4 British Championship is a multi-event, Formula 4 open-wheel single seater motor racing championship held across United Kingdom. The championship features a mix of professional motor racing teams and privately funded drivers, competing in Formula 4 cars that conform to the technical regulations for the championship. This, the eleventh season, following on from the British Formula Ford Championship, is the eleventh year that the cars conform to the FIA's Formula 4 regulations. Part of the TOCA tour, it forms part of the extensive program of support categories built up around the BTCC centrepiece. The season commenced on 26 April at Donington Park, utilising the National circuit, and concludes on 5 October at Brands Hatch, utilising the Grand Prix circuit, after thirty races to be held at ten meetings, eight of them in the support of the 2025 British Touring Car Championship. Teams and drivers Race calendar All but one round will be held in the Unite ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Excelr8 Motorsport
EXCELR8 Motorsport is a British racing team that is headed by Justina Williams, and is currently competing in both the MINI CHALLENGE and British Touring Car Championship, the latter under the Team VERTU name. The team has successfully competed in the MINI CHALLENGE since 2010 racking up multiple championships in both the Cooper and JCW classes, with the likes of Nathan Harrison, triple JCW champion Dan Zelos, Matt Hammond and Tom Ovenden. Joining the BTCC in 2019, the team ran ex- Triple Eight & AmD Tuning MG6 GT cars with drivers Rob Smith and Sam Osborne. In what was very much a learning year, the team was able to secure two points scoring finishes as it learned the ropes with a focus on then taking a step forwards in year two of the programme. In 2020, the team replaced the ageing MG with brand new Hyundai i30 Fastback N Performance cars that it had developed in house during the winter. Senna Proctor and Chris Smiley would share driving duties and both secured podiu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gordon Shedden
Gordon William Shedden (born 15 February 1979) is a British racing driver currently competing in the British Touring Car Championship for Speedworks Motorsport, Toyota Gazoo Racing UK with IAA. He has previously won the series on three occasions; in 2012 British Touring Car Championship, 2012, 2015 British Touring Car Championship, 2015 and 2016 British Touring Car Championship, 2016, driving for Honda/Team Dynamics each time. He also spent two seasons in the World Touring Car Cup, FIA WTCR, from 2018 World Touring Car Cup, 2018 to 2019 World Touring Car Cup, 2019, driving for the W Racing Team, Audi Sport Leopard Lukoil Team. Racing career Early years Born in Edinburgh, Shedden began racing in the Ford Fiesta Championship in 1999 with Tim Norton Motor Services Ltd. Racing Team, www.timnortonnmotors.co.uk, and won it the following season with 9 wins. He raced in the SEAT Cupra Championship, finishing as runner-up in 2003 and 4th in 2004. He also made a one-off appearance in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Árón Taylor-Smith
Árón Taylor-Smith (Given name#Name at birth, né Smith; Born 9 November 1989) is an Irish racing driver currently competing in the 2023 British Touring Car Championship, British Touring Car Championship for Speedworks Motorsport, Toyota Gazoo Racing UK with IAA. He is the younger brother of former Triple Eight Racing, VX Racing BTCC driver Gavin Smith (racing driver), Gavin Smith. Racing career Karting Born in Dublin, Taylor-Smith began his racing career in karting in 2004 at various tracks around Ireland such as Mondello Park and Athboy, he was the 2005 JICA Irish Kart Club Champion. He followed this up by becoming the Irish Open Kart Champion in 2006. Renault Clio Cup He made the move into cars for the 2007 season by entering the Renault Clio Cup which runs on the British Touring Car Championship support package. Driving for Mardi Gras Motorsport, he finished his debut season placed 13th in the championship with a best result of 4th at Thruxton. Taylor-Smith stayed with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ronan Pearson
Ronan Pearson (born 4 October 2001) is a British racing driver from Fife, Scotland currently competing in the British Touring Car Championship for Toyota Gazoo Racing UK with IAA. He was the 2019 Michelin Clio Cup Series champion. Career Karting Pearson competed in club karting in his native Scotland for six years before his car racing debut, competing in cadet karts before moving up to juniors. Junior Saloon Car Championship Pearson made his car racing debut in 2016, driving in the Junior Saloon Car Championship for 6 of the 9 rounds. He finished 20th in the overall standings. Returning to the championship for a full season in 2017 with Westbourne Motorsport, he finished 10th in the overall standings, with one podium at the Snetterton round. Michelin Clio Cup For 2018, Pearson would step up to the Michelin Clio Cup, driving again for Westbourne Motorsport. He finished on the podium five times throughout the season, also recording two pole positions and four fastest laps. He ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toyota
is a Japanese Multinational corporation, multinational Automotive industry, automotive manufacturer headquartered in Toyota City, Aichi, Japan. It was founded by Kiichiro Toyoda and incorporated on August 28, 1937. Toyota is the List of manufacturers by motor vehicle production, largest automobile manufacturer in the world, producing about 10 million vehicles per year. The company was founded as a spinoff of Toyota Industries, a machine maker started by Sakichi Toyoda, Kiichiro's father. Both companies are now part of the Toyota Group, one of the largest conglomerates in the world. While still a department of Toyota Industries, the company developed its first product, the Toyota Type A engine, Type A engine, in 1934 and its first passenger car in 1936, the Toyota AA. After World War II, Toyota benefited from Japan's alliance with the United States to learn from American automakers and other companies, which gave rise to The Toyota Way (a management philosophy) and the Toyota ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toyota Corolla (E210)
The Toyota Corolla (E210) is the twelfth generation of the Toyota Corolla, Corolla, a compact car (C-segment) manufactured by Toyota. Introduced in 2018, this generation has also grown to include hatchback and Station wagon, estate (station wagon) configurations in addition to the Sedan (automobile), saloon (sedan). Since 2022, a high-performance model became available as the Toyota GR Corolla, GR Corolla. Based on the hatchback model, the GR Corolla is marketed under the Toyota Gazoo Racing, Gazoo Racing family of high-performance cars. Its platform-sharing vehicles include the Toyota Corolla Cross, a compact crossover SUV, and the Toyota C-HR, an SUV with a hatchback-like body. Overview The E210 series Corolla was first introduced in 2018 at the Geneva Motor Show. The E210 Corolla is paired with a transverse engine powered by Petrol engine, petrol, Flexible-fuel vehicle, flex-fuel, or a Hybrid Synergy Drive, hybrid of petrol and electric. Developed under the lead of chie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Speedworks Motorsport
Speedworks Motorsport is a British motor racing team based in Great Budworth, Cheshire. The team was formed in 2005 by Christian and Amy Dick. They are best known for competing in the British Touring Car Championship since 2011, and since 2021 have entered under the name of Toyota Gazoo Racing UK. They also compete in the 24H Series. History Speedworks Motorsport first started racing in the MaX5 Racing Series, before switching to Ginetta racing in 2007. They have also entered a Chevrolet Corvette GT3 in the British GT Championship. British Touring Car Championship Toyota Avensis (2011–2018) Alongside their British GT commitments, Speedworks also become one of the first teams to compete with a full Next Generation Touring Car specification car in the British Touring Car Championship with a Toyota Avensis driven by Tony Hughes in 2011. They missed the third round of the championship at Thruxton in order to fix the technical problems they had been experiencing with the new ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Crees
Michael Sean Crees (born 7 September 1983) is a British racing driver from England best known for his appearances in the British Touring Car Championship. Racing career A relative latecomer to racing, Crees joined the BTCC grid in 2019 after spending the previous season in the Ginetta GT4 Supercup, where he secured the Am Class title. His debut season saw him compete for Team HARD at the wheel of a Volkswagen CC, and he secured a points scoring finish on his debut at Brands Hatch. His best result would come later in the season at Silverstone Circuit Silverstone Circuit is a motor racing circuit in England, near the Northamptonshire villages of Silverstone and Whittlebury. It is the home of the British Grand Prix, which it first hosted as the 1948 British Grand Prix. The 1950 British Grand ..., where Crees broke into the top ten for the first time. Having switched to BTC Racing for 2020 to drive a Honda Civic Type R, Crees would match his personal best result of ninth and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tom Ingram
Tom Ingram (born 20 August 1993) is a British racing driver, currently racing in the British Touring Car Championship for Excelr8 Motorsport, Team VERTU. Having won the Ginetta Junior Championship in 2010 and the Ginetta G50, G50 class of the Ginetta GT Supercup in 2011, Ingram was named a British Racing Drivers' Club Rising Star in 2011. He won his first BTCC race at the first round of the 2016 British Touring Car Championship, 2016 season at Brands Hatch. Ingram is the 2022 British Touring Car Championship, 2022 British Touring Car champion. Karting 2001 Born in High Wycombe, Ingram started his racing career at the age of 8, karting in the Open Cadet Class. In his first 5 races, he came 3rd once and won 4 novice awards, racing in the Formula 6, Buckmore Park and Bayfords Meadows Summer Championships. In the winter of that same year, Ingram also competed in the Sandown Park Kart Club Championship and finished 2nd. In his second year of the Open Cadet karts, he won 8 of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adam Morgan (racing Driver)
Adam William Morgan (born 28 October 1988) is a British racing driver. He currently competes in the British Touring Car Championship for Team VERTU. Career Early years Born in Blackburn, Morgan began his career in Cadet Karts from age 8–11 (1996–99), then moved on to higher classes such as Junior TKM and Junior Max. He remained in Karts until 2004. In 2006, Morgan competed in the National Historic Rally Championship in a Ford Escort Mk1 Mexico. He won 4 out of 7 rallies entered and finished the season second in class. Morgan made his racing debut in 2008, competing in the Ma5da Championship and two rounds of the Ginetta G20 Cup, where he achieved his first race win at Pembrey. For 2009, Morgan began racing in the Ginetta G50 Cup for the last two rounds, with a best finish of fourth. He remained in the championship for 2010, finishing in sixth place overall. Morgan proceeded to race with family run Ciceley Racing during the 2011 season, and won the inaugural Ginet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Senna Proctor
Senna Mark James Proctor (born 12 August 1998 in Driffield) is a British racing driver, currently competing in the British Touring Car Championship for Team VERTU. He is the son of Mark Proctor. Racing career Early career In 2014 he competed in the Ginetta Junior Championship for JHR Developments. In 2015 he competed with Team BMR. He took four wins and 13 podiums in this season, and was crowned champion after the final race of the season at Brands Hatch, but lost the title when the result was amended after the race. He graduated to the Renault Clio Cup in 2016, again with Team BMR, and finished 8th in the final championship standings. British Touring Car Championship It was announced on 6 December 2016 that Proctor would drive in the British Touring Car Championship for the 2017 season, with Power Maxed Racing, driving a factory supported Vauxhall Astra. Team Principal Adam Weaver, said, "I'm so excited to have Senna onboard. It's fantastic to once again be supporting y ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
