The 2011 Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship was the 54th

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(BTCC) season. Cars conforming to the

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(NGTC) specification were allowed to compete in the championship for the first time, in a phased transition from

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specification to the NGTC specification. The season was also the final time that cars built to the

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specification were allowed to compete, ending the specification's decade of competition in the BTCC.

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claimed his third BTCC title after finishing 8th in the final round of the season, two places ahead of teammate and rival

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, who was beaten to the title by eight points. Reigning Champion

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finished third after suffering a puncture in the first race of the final meeting at Silverstone. With the Hondas claiming a 1–2, this all but eliminated Plato from the title fight. Joint fourth in the outright championship were Independents' title protagonists

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and James Nash, with Jackson finishing fourth on merit of race wins, four to Nash's one. Nash, however, claimed the Independents' title in the first race at Silverstone after Jackson also suffered a puncture. Both however had torrid races after, failing to score points in both races. Nash's team, Triple 8 Race Engineering also claimed the Independents Teams' championship. With Neal and Shedden first and second in the Drivers' championship, Honda easily clinched both the Teams' and Manufacturers' championships.

Teams and drivers

The entry list for the 2011 season was revealed at the championship's Media Day held at Silverstone on 24 March 2011.

Driver changes

; Changed teams *

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will move from

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to partner

Tom Chilton Thomas James Chilton (born 15 March 1985) is a British racing driver who currently drives for Excelr8 Motorsport, Team VERTU in the 2025 British Touring Car Championship, British Touring Car Championship. He has spent most of his career competi ...

at Team Aon. * Tom Onslow-Cole will move from Team Aon to race for AmD Milltek Racing with YourRacingCar. * After driving for his own team in

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will drive an Audi for Rob Austin Racing. ; Entering/re-entering BTCC *

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will début in the series, partnering

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at West Surrey Racing. * Tony Gilham will enter the series after three years in the

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, with Triple 8. * Having competed for

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in the

, Liam Griffin will step up into the championship. * Tony Hughes will enter the series with Speedworks Motorsport, having driven for the team in the Ginetta G50 Cup. * Chris James, who previously raced in the Mini Challenge, will race for his own Team ES Racing. * Renault Clio Cup champion

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moved into the BTCC with Geoff Steel Racing. * Jeff Smith will move into the series full-time – having finished eighth in the

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– after contesting the Knockhill round for Triple 8 in 2010. He will join

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. * Ginetta G50 Cup champion

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will also graduate into the championship with his family-run Dynojet team. ; Leaving BTCC *

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will revert to a team principal role within the AmD Milltek Racing with YourRacingCar team. *

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will move into sportscars, racing in the SPEED EuroSeries with HMR.

Team changes

* Rob Austin will enter the series, with his own team running two

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s to NGTC specification. * Dynojet will enter the series, running a single NGTC Toyota Avensis. * Speedworks Motorsport will enter the series, becoming the first team to commit to the new Next Generation Touring Car, running two cars. *

will switch from

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s to Fords, running under the Airwaves Racing banner. * Geoff Steel will enter the series running a

for Dave Newsham.

Mid-season changes

; Driver changes * After originally joining the series as team principal of his own team, Rob Austin made his début at

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replacing David Pinkney, due to the latter's business commitments. * During the fourth round at Oulton Park, Tom Onslow-Cole left AmD Milltek Racing with YourRacingCar and later announced a return to Team Aon alongside Tom Chilton and Andy Neate. * Prior to the Oulton Park round

left Geoff Steel Racing and moved to Special Tuning Racing. *

made a return for one round at Croft for his own team AmD Milltek Racing with YourRacingCar. From Snetterton and onwards Martin Byford took the seat. * Daniel Welch entered the series with his family-run team Welch Racing running NGTC Proton Gen-2 from Snetterton and onwards. * After Snetterton Tony Gilham left Triple 8 and at Rockingham he returned with GSR. * Árón Smith made his series début, replacing Gilham at Triple 8 for the round at Knockhill only. *

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made his series début at Rockingham for Airwaves Racing, after six years racing in the

. * Ollie Jackson entered for the final 2 rounds of the season with Triple 8. * James Thompson returned for the final round at Silverstone with Airwaves Racing, replacing Caine. * John Thorne entered the series with Thorney Motorsport. ; Team changes * Geoff Steel Racing were absent from Truxton to Rockingham after failing to secure a replacement for the departed Newsham. From Rockingham Tony Gilham was the sole entry for the team, including NGTC engine swap for the final round. * Welch Motorsport entered a single NGTC

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in the second half of the 2011 season, with a debut at Snetterton. The car was driven by Daniel Welch. * Triple 8 entered a single car for James Nash at Rockingham. * Thorney Motorsport entered the series at the Silverstone round, running NGTC

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for the team owner John Thorne.

Race calendar and results

All races were held in the United Kingdom. The calendar was announced by the championship organisers on 8 September 2010, with no major changes from 2010.

Championship standings

*No driver may collect more than one "Lead a Lap" point per race no matter how many laps they lead. *Race 1 polesitter receives 1 point.

Drivers' Championship

( key) *Note: bold signifies pole position (1 point given in first race only, and race 2 and 3 poles are based on race results), ''italics'' signifies fastest lap (1 point given all races) and * signifies at least one lap in the lead (1 point given all races).

Teams and drivers

Driver changes

Team changes

Mid-season changes

Race calendar and results

Championship standings

Drivers' Championship

Manufacturers'/Constructors' Championship

Teams' Championship

Independents' Trophy

Independent Teams' Trophy

Notes

References

External links