2012 British Touring Car Championship Explained

The 2012 Dunlop[1] MSA British Touring Car Championship was a multi-event 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 one of the most popular domestic motor racing series in the United Kingdom, with an extensive program of support categories built up around the BTCC centrepiece. It was the 55th British Touring Car Championship (BTCC) season.

This was the second season that cars conforming to the Next Generation Touring Car (NGTC) specification were allowed to compete and the third and final season of the phased transition from the Super 2000 specification. The season will see teams compete with car chassis built to either NGTC or S2000 specification. Teams can choose to run the NGTC turbocharged engine or the Naturally Aspirated engines. The phased transition from S2000 to NGTC means that the organising body, TOCA, will maintain a performance equalisation between the two chassis specifications. They achieved this by monitoring the turbo boost pressures of all cars throughout the season, adjusting the pressure levels after every two rounds to maintain performance parity between all cars. The amount the turbo was adjusted was determined via a mathematical calculation based on race performance.[2] The season was also the first season without cars built to the BTC Touring specification since 2000.[3] A revised championship points system was introduced for the 2012 season, in which the top 15 cars scored championship points instead of the top 10 previously.[4]

2011 series champion Matt Neal defended his title along with Honda, who defended and retained both the Teams' and Manufacturers' championships. Reigning Independent Drivers' champion James Nash didn't defend his title after graduating into the World Touring Car Championship. Triple Eight Race Engineering were the reigning Independent Teams' champions, but as they entered with returning manufacturer MG, they were ineligible to defend the Independents' championship.

Gordon Shedden claimed his first BTCC Drivers' title at the penultimate race of the year, Round 29 at the Brands Hatch GP circuit. Andrew Jordan claimed his first Independents' title during the same race.

Season report

Round One (Races 1, 2 & 3) — Brands HatchQualifying saw Dave Newsham secure his maiden pole position in the Super 2000 ex-888 Vauxhall Vectra. Defending champion Matt Neal secured the other front row sport in the brand new NGTC Civic. Race one, was won by Rob Collard in his BMW from Neal after Newsham and Jason Plato came together at the top of Paddock Hill Bend. Race two, saw the first win for a car built to NGTC rules. The Honda Yuasa Racing Team's Civic with Neal at the wheel prevailed after a race long battle with Plato's brand new MG6. Plato won an incident filled Race three which saw the race red flagged after a seven car pile up at Druids Bend, caused by oil spilled on the track from the damaged Ford Focus of Mat Jackson.[5]
Round Two (Races 4, 5 & 6) — Donington ParkMG scored their first pole position since returning to the BTCC with Jason Plato during qualifying. Mat Jackson led home the Honda pair in race one, with Gordon Shedden leading Matt Neal and Mat Jackson home in race two, making five different winners from four teams in from the first five races of the season. However, this was not to continue as after a controversial final race of the day, where at the final corner Plato collided with Shedden, sending both cars of the track. This led to Mat Jackson crossing the line first, from Plato, then Shedden. However, Jackson's Focus was excluded from the race after a turbo boost irregularity and Plato was given a two-second penalty for his contact with Shedden, promoting Shedden to the race win.[6]
  • Round Three (Races 7, 8 & 9) — ThruxtonPrior to the event, Thorney Motorsport announce that, due to lack of funds for both racing and development of their new NGTC Insignia, they were not going to take part at Thruxton.[7] A damp qualifying gave Andrew Jordan and Pirtek their first pole of 2012. But, Saturday success would not convert into Sunday glory as a very wet race one saw Jordan slide into Jason Plato at the first turn, sending Jordan into the wall and out of the race. The race came to an abrupt end, when Liam Griffin crashed his car at turn one, causing a red flag. Mat Jackson therefore took his second win of the season, ahead of Dave Newsham and a recovering Plato. Weather condition had worsened for race two and was therefore started behind the safety car. It was Gordon Shedden who mastered the weather to come through the field to score his third win of the season. By the final race of the day, the condition had significantly improved, but it was still Shedden at the front leading home his teammate for a Honda one-two. All three fastest lap points at Thruxton went to Shedden, showing his speed in the tricky conditions.[8]
    • Round Four (Races 10, 11 & 12) — Oulton ParkIn the week leading up to round four, Rob Austin Racing revealed that, former FIA Formula Two Championship driver Will Bratt would make his championship debut in the team's second car. However, Rob Austin would miss the event due to ongoing repairs to his car, after a big crash at Thruxton.[9] A circuit with damp patches made for an exciting qualifying session with several cars drifting and sliding off the track as they went round Cascades. The session belonged to Jason Plato though, setting a time 0.077 seconds faster than rival Matt Neal, making Plato the first repeat pole sitter of the season.[10] But the pole sitter would not make it past turn one after Plato's car had a suspension failure on the warm up lap to the grid, causing his MG to be pushed off the grid before the race even begun. That left the door open for Matt Neal to take the race one win after passing the fast starting Rob Collard. The second race of the day, saw Neal's Honda teammate take top honours ahead of Pirtek's Andrew Jordan, with a recovering Plato, who started at the back of the field, finishing third. The final race of the day, saw Neal once again step onto the top step of the podium, making Honda Yuasa Racing the winning team from seven of the last eight races.[11]
    Round Five (Races 13, 14 & 15) — CroftIn the buildup to Croft, Paul O'Neill announced he would make a one-off return to racing in Speedworks Toyota Avensis, substituting for Tony Hughes.[12] The point for pole position went to Matt Neal for the first time this season.[13] Again, as at Oulton Park, Jason Plato was pushed off the grid in an exciting race one which saw Neal recover from a poor start to take his fourth win of the season ahead of eBay Motors BMW of Rob Collard and the second Honda Yuasa Civic of Gordon Shedden. The Honda teammates reversed their positions in race two, with Shedden finishing ahead of Neal. A fantastic drive from Rob Austin, in his NGTC Audi A4, saw him take the last step on the podium. In a reverse of fortune from the first race, Plato took the race three win after some intense on track action. Liam Griffin brought out the safety car, after crashing his Redstone Racing Focus into the wall, causing an engine fire. Andy Neate led the early part of the race, ahead of his MG teammate Plato. Neate, however, was unable to fend Plato off and subsequently fell back down the order, giving Plato the race win from Tom Onslow-Cole and Andrew Jordan.[14]

    Heading into the mid-season break, Matt Neal leads the drivers’ championship by a single point from his Honda teammate Gordon Shedden, with MG's Jason Plato in third, 29 points behind the leader. Honda Yuasa Racing hold a strong 213-point lead from eBay Motors in the teams championship as well as a 123-point lead from MG in the manufacturers' championship. Pirtek's Andrew Jordan is the leading Independent driver and eBay Motors, the leading Independent team.

    Round Six (Races 16, 17 & 18) — SnettertonDuring the mid-season break leading up to Snetterton, Team HARD. announced that Tony Gilham would step aside to allow American SCCA World Challenge driver Robb Holland to make his series debut with the team. Holland will be the first driver from the USA to compete in the BTCC since Bill Gubelmann in 1975.[15] Following on from this, Thorney Motorsport announced that they would return at Snetterton with Gilham at the wheel, after more extensive development of the Insignia.[16] Liam Griffin pulled out of the meeting due to business commitments linked to the 2012 Summer Olympics,[17] whilst a final surprise was the unveiling of a new NGTC Ford Focus ST, built by Motorbase Performance, to be driven by Mat Jackson.[18]

    Drama started almost immediately, when Gordon Shedden's Civic caught fire[19] in the first free practice, causing the Scotsman to set no competitive time in qualifying, which belonged to Frank Wrathall, setting his maiden pole position and a new course record.[20] Race one though saw Jason Plato win after starting second on the grid and taking the lead into the first turn. Wrathall managed to bring his Dynojet Toyota home second. Third place went to Andrew Jordan who narrowly beat Dave Newsham to the line after the two drivers came together several times during the final lap. However, Newsham would later be disqualified after being found underweight.[21] This promoted Matt Neal to fourth, whilst his teammate Shedden removed from last on the grid to seventh. Debutant Holland failed to finish the race after crashing at turn one with Adam Morgan. Race two saw old rivals Plato and Neal once again come together amid frantic action for the win. Plato had led from the start; however Neal took the lead after sending the MG into a large slide coming through the penultimate corner. At the next turn, Plato returned the favour sending both Neal and himself off the track. This promoted Pirtek's Andrew Jordan to his first win of the season and Gordon Shedden up to second with Plato and Neal finishing third and fourth respectively. The reverse grid race three saw the ex-888 Vectras of Lea Wood and Dave Newsham lead the early laps in first and second respectively, until lap four, where Newsham took the lead where he stayed till the end, taking his first BTCC win. A career first podium wasn't on the cards though for Wood, after a gearbox failure with only three laps to go. This left Tom Onslow-Cole with second place and Shedden crossing the line in third place ahead of Jason Plato. However, post-race scrutineering found that Shedden's Honda had been over-boosting, thus disqualifying him from the results.[22] This promoted Plato to third, whilst Neal recovered from and early spin, which sent him to the back of the field, to finish eighth.[23]

    Round Seven (Races 19, 20 & 21) — KnockhillIn the run up to the BTCC's only Scottish round, Paul O'Neill announced he would deputise at Speedworks Motorsport, once again substituting for Tony Hughes.[24] Robb Holland again replaced Tony Gilham at Team HARD., whilst Thorney Motorsport, Rob Austin Racing, AmD Tuning.com and Liam Griffin announced they would not be making the trip north of the border, each citing different reasons.[25] Jason Plato took the pole position after a wet qualifying session, with the eBay Motors BMW of Rob Collard starting alongside. Árón Smith took a career best third place with his Redstone Racing Ford Focus.[26]

    Race one saw Rob Collard use his fast starting BMW to take the lead into turn one, with Jason Plato, Árón Smith and Tom Onslow-Cole fighting for second. On the second lap however, both MG KX Momentum Racing cars crashed out in separate incidents. Andy Neate came together with Lea Wood, damaging Neate's suspension, whilst Plato and Árón Smith tangled, sending Plato into the tyre wall. This paved the way for eBay Motors to score their first one-two result since 2009 with Collard and Onslow-Cole taking the top two positions from home favourite Gordon Shedden. Frank Wrathall retired his Toyota Avensis with engine issues and would be unable to take that start of the day's remaining races. Race two again went to Rob Collard, winning ahead of his teammate Tom Onslow-Cole with Gordon Shedden again in third. Matt Neal could only manage eighth place, whilst Plato, after starting form the back, finished 11th. There was drama for Mat Jackson after the exhaust on his new NGTC Ford Focus broke, filling the cabin with exhaust fumes, leading to his retirement and a trip to the track medical centre, with only a couple of laps remaining. The final race of the weekend saw Dave Newsham take a lights to flag win in front of his home crowd. Jeff Smith took his first ever podium, finishing a career best second after holding off a hard charging Matt Neal for most of the race. There was further frustration though for Jason Plato and Gordon Shedden. Plato suffered turbo issues on the formation laps meaning he failed to take the start, whilst Shedden retired early on with front end damage, caused by a trip across the grass, in avoidance of an incident between Árón Smith and Paul O'Neill.[27]

    Round Eight (Races 22, 23 & 24) — RockinghamPrior to Rockingham, Team HARD. announced that VW Cup driver Howard Fuller would make his BTCC debut, replacing Robb Holland,[28] whilst Welch Motorsport said they would miss Rockingham due to budget issues.[29] Matt Neal's championship defence was made a little trickier, after it was announced that due to a motorcycle accident whilst on the road, he would have to compete with a broken right hand. The same hand that he had injured prior to Rockingham in 2011.[30] Plato took an easy pole position after setting early in the session, a new qualifying lap record and a time which was 0.636 seconds faster than his nearest rival Gordon Shedden.

    Plato continued his dominant display from qualifying by winning the first race of the day comfortably ahead of Andrew Jordan. However, proceedings would be shaken up for race two, which took place in very wet conditions. The rain allowed both Shedden and Neal to take any easy Honda one-two comfortably ahead of Plato in third. Jordan had initially led the race, but after an early safety car, to recover the stranded MG of Andy Neate, he overshot the turn two hairpin during the restart. He eventually recovered to finish seventh. Race three was again in wet condition albeit slightly improved condition from race two. However, the track was found to be incredibly slippery, especially around the banked turn one and turn four. Árón Smith led the race early on, before a massive accident for Pirtek Racing's Jeff Smith at turn one. Jeff Smith lost control of the back of his car, sending him spinning into the concrete wall of the banked turn one, wrecking the rear of his car, however Smith was unscathed. Árón Smith continued to lead after the restart, but was unable to hold off the hard charging Honda duo, finally finishing in fourth. The final podium mirror race two with Shedden winning his eighth race of the year, from Neal and Plato.[31]

    Round Nine (Races 25, 26 & 27) — SilverstoneLiam Griffin and Lea Wood both returned to the grid at Silverstone, Griffin's first race since the crash and subsequent fire at Croft.[32] Thorney Motorsport announced their return, after last racing at Snetterton with former BTCC driver Chris Stockton, who last raced for BTC Racing in 2008.[33] However, after taking part in both practice and qualifying, setting a time 21st fastest, Stockton was taken ill and replaced for the three races by Tony Gilham who raced for Thorney Motorsport during their last outing at Snetterton.[34] The straight line nature of the Silverstone National circuit suited the cars with greater top speed, which meant that MG KX Momentum Racing and Jason Plato once again led the way in qualifying, taking Plato's pole tally this season to five. It was a very different story though for Honda Yuasa Racing Team and Pirtek Racing with their Honda Civics after the latest round of performance equalisation (based on the car's previous results and lap times) left the cars with reduced turbo pressure. This left Matt Neal starting in tenth place whilst championship leader Gordon Shedden could only manage 19th with maximum championship ballast.[35] Elsewhere on the grid, Dave Newsham, Rob Austin and Will Bratt had their fastest times disallowed after race stewards deemed the drivers guilty of exceeding the track limits and gaining an advantage.[36]

    Race one saw an early safety car after Chris James, Liam Griffin and Andrew Jordan retired after separate incidents. Plato led the way early on, whilst a hard charging Mat Jackson in his NGTC Focus moved swiftly through the field and eventually into the lead. It looked like Jackson had done enough to secure the win, however mechanical issues forced a retirement four laps from the chequered flag. This gave the win back to Plato with Dave Newsham and Árón Smith behind. Race two once again saw an impressive performance from Redstone Racing's NGTC Focus, after coming from 17th on the grid to win the race. Once again the early leader was Plato, but retired from the lead with as sensor failure slowing his car. The third race saw Plato emulate Jacksons drive from the back in race two to take the win ahead of Jackson. Elsewhere, it was a day to forget for Matt Neal after retiring from race one with turbo issues, having his car burst into flames during race two and crashing at Brooklands Corner in the third race.[37]

    This left four driver in with a chance of securing the Drivers' Title heading into the final round: the Honda Yuasa Racing Team pair of Matt Neal and Gordon Shedden, MG KX Momentum Racing's Jason Plato and Pirtek Racing's Andrew Jordan.[38] Whilst in both Independents' championships, Andrew Jordan, Rob Collard, Mat Jackson and Tom Onslow-Cole remain mathematically in the drivers title chase along with their respective teams who are battling for the Independent Teams' championship.[39]

    Round Ten (Races 28, 29 & 30) — Brands HatchPrior to the final round, there were several team and driver changes. Rob Austin Racing changed its name to www.wixracing.co.uk following sponsorship from Wix Filters,[40] whilst Thorney Motorsport sold its Vauxhall Insignia's to Team HARD. with Tony Gilham running the Insignia[41] and debutant Aaron Williamson using the teams Honda Civic.[42] The final qualifying session of 2012 saw the S2000 chassis of the eBay Motors BMW 320si take pole position in the hands of Tom Onslow-Cole after narrowly beating Andrew Jordan in the final seconds of the session. Matt Neal lined up third, with Jason Plato fifth and championship leader Gordon Shedden only managing seventh.[43]

    Race day saw a rain soaked circuit which would play to the strengths of the Honda Teams and as such race one was won by Neal after passing initial leader Onslow-Cole who managed to finish third. Jordan was Neal's closest competition finishing half a second behind, however this was not enough point to remain in the overall drivers title chase. Elsewhere, championship leader Shedden held on to his lead, finishing fifth, with Plato struggling in the wet conditions down in eighth. A close fought race two, which included two safety car periods, saw the debut win for Árón Smith in his Redstone Racing Ford Focus ST and the last competitive win for a Super 2000 chassis in the BTCC. Gordon Shedden improved on his first race result to finish second which was enough to crown him the Drivers' Champion, after rivals Neal and Plato finished third and fifth respectively. The race also saw the crowning of the Independents Drivers' Champion, after Rob Collard spun and crashed his eBay Motors BMW out of the race on the first lap, handing the title to Jordan. The final race of the day and of the season saw a début win for Frank Wrathall and the NGTC Toyota Avensis. 2011 champion Matt Neal secured runner-up spot in this year's championship by finishing second ahead of champion Shedden in third and Plato in eight. Fourth place for Jordan was also enough to secure Pirtek Racing their first Independent Teams' Championship ahead of eBay Motors.[44]

    Teams and drivers

    All teams have elected to use the Next Generation Touring Car 2.0-litre turbocharged direct injection engine.

    TeamCarEngineDriversRounds
    Constructor NGTC Entries
    Honda Yuasa Racing TeamHonda CivicHonda/Neil Brown1 Matt NealAll
    52 Gordon SheddenAll
    MG KX Momentum RacingMG6 GTTOCA/Swindon44 Andy NeateAll
    99 Jason PlatoAll
    Independent NGTC Entries
    Redstone RacingFord Focus ST Mk.IIIFord/Mountune4 Mat Jackson6–10
    DynojetToyota AvensisToyota/XCtechR11 Frank WrathallAll
    nowrapWelch Motorsport with Sopp+SoppProton PersonaTOCA/Swindon12 Daniel Welch1–7, 9–10
    Rob Austin RacingAudi A4Audi/Lehmann13 Rob Austinnowrap1–3, 5–6, 8–10
    14 Will Bratt4–5, 8–10
    Thorney MotorsportVauxhall Insignia VXR-RTOCA/Swindon28 Chris Stockton
    66 John Thorne1–2
    34 Tony Gilham6, 9
    Team HARD.10
    Speedworks MotorsportToyota AvensisTOCA/Swindon29 Paul O'Neill5, 7
    33 Adam MorganAll
    50 Tony Hughes1–4, 6, 8–10
    Pirtek RacingHonda CivicHonda/Neil Brown55 Jeff SmithAll
    77 Andrew JordanAll
    Independent S2000 Entries (NGTC Engine)
    Redstone RacingFord Focus ST Mk.IIFord/Mountune4 Mat Jackson1–5
    5 Árón SmithAll
    6 Liam Griffin1–5, 9–10
    eBay MotorsBMW 320siBMW/Neil Brown8 Rob CollardAll
    18 Nick FosterAll
    38nowrap Tom Onslow-ColeAll
    Team ES Racing.comVauxhall VectraTOCA/Swindon17 Dave NewshamAll
    78 Chris JamesAll
    Team HARD.Honda CivicHonda/Neil Brown22 Howard Fuller8–9
    27 Aaron Williamson10
    34 Tony Gilham1–5
    35 Robb Holland6–7
    BINZ RacingVauxhall VectraTOCA/Swindon43 Lea Wood1–7, 9–10
    AmD Tuning.comVolkswagen GolfVolkswagen/Lehmann48 Ollie Jackson1–6, 8–10

    Driver changes

    Changed teams
    Entering/re-entering BTCC
    Leaving BTCC

    Team changes

    Race calendar and results

    The provisional calendar was announced by the championship organisers on 20 September 2011, with no major changes from 2011.[60] All races were held in the United Kingdom.

    RoundCircuitDatePole PositionFastest LapWinning DriverWinning TeamWinning Independent
    1R1Brands Hatch
    (Indy Circuit, Kent)    		1 April Dave Newshamnowrap Tom Onslow-Cole Rob CollardeBay Motors Rob Collard
    R2 Jason Plato Matt NealnowrapHonda Yuasa Racing Team Andrew Jordan
    R3 Jason Plato Jason PlatonowrapMG KX Momentum Racing Andrew Jordan
    2R4Donington Park
    (National Circuit, Leicestershire)    		15 April Jason Plato Mat Jackson Mat JacksonRedstone Racing Mat Jackson
    R5 Tom Onslow-Colenowrap Gordon SheddenHonda Yuasa Racing Team Mat Jackson
    R6 Jason Plato Gordon SheddenHonda Yuasa Racing Team Tony Gilham
    3R7Thruxton Circuit
    (Hampshire)    		29 April Andrew Jordan Gordon Shedden Mat JacksonRedstone Racing Mat Jackson
    R8 Gordon Shedden Gordon SheddenHonda Yuasa Racing Team Mat Jackson
    R9 Gordon Shedden Gordon SheddenHonda Yuasa Racing Team Frank Wrathall
    4R10Oulton Park
    (Island Circuit, Cheshire)    		10 June Jason Plato Andrew Jordan Matt NealHonda Yuasa Racing Team Andrew Jordan
    R11 Gordon Shedden Gordon SheddenHonda Yuasa Racing Team Andrew Jordan
    R12 Tom Onslow-Cole Matt NealHonda Yuasa Racing Teamnowrap Tom Onslow-Cole
    5R13Croft Circuit
    (North Yorkshire)    		24 June Matt Neal Tom Onslow-Cole Matt NealHonda Yuasa Racing Team Rob Collard
    R14 Andrew Jordan Gordon SheddenHonda Yuasa Racing Team Rob Austin
    R15 Jason Plato Jason PlatoMG KX Momentum Racing Tom Onslow-Cole
    6R16Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit
    (300 Circuit, Norfolk)    		12 August Frank Wrathall Jason Plato Jason PlatoMG KX Momentum Racing Frank Wrathall
    R17 Gordon Shedden Andrew JordanPirtek Racing Andrew Jordan
    R18 Dave Newsham Dave NewshamTeam ES Racing.com Dave Newsham
    7R19Knockhill Racing Circuit
    (Fife)    		26 August Jason Plato Tom Onslow-Cole Rob CollardeBay Motors Rob Collard
    R20 Rob Collard Rob CollardeBay Motors Rob Collard
    R21 Tom Onslow-Cole Dave NewshamTeam ES Racing.com Dave Newsham
    8R22Rockingham Motor Speedway
    (International Super Sports Car Circuit, Northamptonshire)    		23 September Jason Plato Jason Plato Jason PlatoMG KX Momentum Racing Andrew Jordan
    R23 Gordon Shedden Gordon SheddenHonda Yuasa Racing Team Mat Jackson
    R24 Gordon Shedden Gordon SheddenHonda Yuasa Racing Team Andrew Jordan
    9R25Silverstone Circuit
    (National Circuit, Northamptonshire)    		7 October Jason Plato Mat Jackson Jason PlatoMG KX Momentum Racing Dave Newsham
    R26 Mat Jackson Mat JacksonRedstone Racing Mat Jackson
    R27 Jason Plato Jason PlatoMG KX Momentum Racing Mat Jackson
    10R28Brands Hatch
    (Grand Prix Circuit, Kent)    		21 Octobernowrap Tom Onslow-Cole Matt Neal Matt NealHonda Yuasa Racing Team Andrew Jordan
    R29 Gordon Shedden Árón SmithRedstone Racing Árón Smith
    R30 Tom Onslow-Cole Frank WrathallDynojet Frank Wrathall

    Championship standings

    The 2012 season introduced a revised championship points system in which the top 15 cars will score championship points.[4]

    Points system
     1st  2nd  3rd  4th  5th  6th  7th  8th  9th  10th  11th  12th  13th  14th  15th Fastest lapLead a lap
    20171513111098765432111

    Drivers' Championship

    (key)

    PosDriverBHIDONTHROULCROSNEKNOROCSILBHGPvalign=middlePts
    1 Gordon Shedden5RetDSQ21*1*61*1*41*43*1*672DSQ33Ret31*1*776523408
    2 Matt Neal2*1*732Ret1052*1*51*1*2*444878362*2*RetRetRet1*32387
    3 Jason Plato43*1*4NC2324NC32NC71*1*3*3Ret11Ret1*331*Ret*1*858377
    4 Andrew Jordan622*656Ret10522Ret44331*597427*4Ret97244346
    5 Rob Collard1*6*6*10*84*4773*14*6255RetNC91*1*95111342*36Ret19303
    6align=left nowrap Tom Onslow-Cole310Ret510981310Ret93*7626722*25814710653*15*10281
    7 Mat Jackson74Ret1*3*DSQ1*3*65Ret78NC128645Ret10446Ret*1*2Ret7Ret*274
    8 Árón SmithRetRet889117814Ret16Ret10RetRet14106468Ret65*34941*5204
    9 Dave NewshamRet*9374Ret*2618Ret10RetRet1216DSQ81*11101*1215Ret23Ret7Ret6202
    10 Frank WrathallRetDNS13914754312179Ret815257RetDNSDNS11512Ret12RetRet61*173
    11 Nick Foster9RetDNS11111214141196818108*111313857101096104*151413164
    12 Jeff Smith1074136513119RetDNS12Ret13111011111492Ret13Ret8111010817157
    13 Rob Austin855RetDNSDNSRet181353712RetRet9161055DSQ17107122
    14 Lea Wood11159Ret1510912810751319Ret99Ret*Ret1313916151199116
    15 Daniel Welch1711Ret12Ret8DNSDNSDNS64RetRet17105171212Ret12Ret81416RetRet79
    16 Andy Neate1214141612Ret1616Ret7RetRet699*151215Ret12157Ret141218Ret1312Ret79
    17 Tony Gilham1813101473119Ret*Ret11101211Ret13RetRetRetRetRetRetNC1671
    18 Ollie Jackson138RetNCDNSDNS1215151115151115RetRet1514NC8814NC16Ret111161
    19 Adam MorganRetDNSRet1513RetRetNCRetRetRetRet152014RetRet1010Ret11NC9111614812RetDNS50
    20 Will Bratt8Ret11918RetRetRet1513Ret139Ret1238
    21 Liam Griffin141211RetRet14Ret1712Ret8Ret1414RetRet13Ret19131437
    22 Paul O'Neill17Ret1364636
    23 Chris James15Ret1217Ret1315Ret17Ret1313161617RetRetRet13Ret161318RetRet151218161826
    24 Howard Fuller14121611NC1116
    25 Tony Hughes161615Ret1615NC191613121416161615171715171720171514
    26 Robb HollandRet1417Ret14146
    27 Aaron Williamson14RetDNS2
    28 John ThorneRet1716DNSDNSDNS0
    – Chris StocktonWDWDWD0
    PosDriverBHIDONTHROULCROSNEKNOROCSILBHGPvalign=middlePts

    Manufacturers'/Constructors' Championship

    PosManufacturer/ConstructorBHIDONTHROULCROSNEKNOROCSILBHGPvalign=middlePts
    1Honda / Team Dynamics217211611111114428333311776122
    5RetDSQ32Ret105245432674DSQ78Ret622RetRetRet533
    2MG / Triple Eight Race Engineering4314122324732671133Ret11151331181858722
    12141416NCRet1616RetNCRetRetNC99151215Ret12Ret7Ret1412RetRet1312Ret
    PosManufacturer/ConstructorBHIDONTHROULCROSNEKNOROCSILBHGPvalign=middlePts

    Teams' Championship

    PosTeamBHIDONTHROULCROSNEKNOROCSILBHGPvalign=middlePts
    1align=left rowspan=2 nowrapHonda Yuasa Racing Team217211611111114428333311776122
    5RetDSQ32Ret105245432674DSQ78Ret622RetRetRet533
    2align=left rowspan=2eBay Motors166584477363252672115510742331410607
    310Ret101098131099676511139227811966461513
    3align=left rowspan=2Pirtek Racing622655131052212443315972274897244509
    10741366Ret119RetDNSRetRet13111011111494Ret13RetRet111010817
    4align=left rowspan=2Redstone Racing748131113658781412864468445312415502
    14121189147812Ret16Ret10NCRet141065Ret10Ret66Ret4919714
    5align=left rowspan=2MG KX Momentum Racing4314122324732671133Ret11151331181858446
    12141416NCRet1616RetNCRetRetNC99151215Ret12Ret7Ret1412RetRet1312Ret
    6align=left rowspan=2Team ES Racing.com159374132617Ret1013161216Ret81111011215Ret23127166242
    RetRet1217RetRet15Ret18Ret13RetRet1617DSQRetRet13Ret161318RetRet15Ret18Ret18
    7DynojetRetDNS13914754312179Ret815257RetDNSDNS11512Ret12RetRet61
    8align=left rowspan=2Rob Austin Racing855RetDNSDNSRet18138Ret1153712RetRet9161055139107
    918RetRetRet1513RetDSQ17Ret12
    9BINZ Racing11159Ret1510912810751319Ret99RetRet1313916151199122
    10align=left rowspan=2Speedworks Motorsport161615151315NC19161312141520131616106461591115148121715121
    RetDNSRetRet16RetRetNCRetRetRetRet17Ret14RetRet1610Ret11NC171716171720RetDNS
    11align=left rowspan=2Team HARD.1813101473119RetRet11101211RetRet1417Ret141414121611NC1114NC16100
    RetRetDNS
    12Welch Motorsport1711Ret12Ret8DNSDNSDNS64RetRet17105171212Ret12Ret81416RetRet85
    13AmD Tuning.com138RetNCDNSDNS1215151115151115RetRet1514NC8814NC16Ret111171
    14Thorney MotorsportRet1716DNSDNSDNS13RetRetRetRetRet3
    PosTeamBHIDONTHROULCROSNEKNOROCSILBHGPvalign=middlePts

    Independents' Trophy

    PosDriverBHIDONTHROULCROSNEKNOROCSILBHGPvalign=middlePts
    1 Andrew Jordan622656Ret10522Ret443315974274Ret97244425
    2 Rob Collard16610844773146255RetNC9119511134236Ret19356
    3align=left nowrap Tom Onslow-Cole310Ret510981310Ret937626722258147106531510343
    4 Mat Jackson74Ret13DSQ1365Ret78NC128645Ret10446Ret12Ret7Ret338
    5 Árón SmithRetRet889117814Ret16Ret10RetRet14106468Ret65349415257
    6 Dave NewshamRet9374Ret2618Ret10RetRet1216DSQ81111011215Ret23Ret7Ret6247
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    8 Frank WrathallRetDNS13914754312179Ret815257RetDNSDNS11512Ret12RetRet61236
    9 Jeff Smith1074136513119RetDNS12Ret13111011111492Ret13Ret8111010817222
    10 Lea Wood11159Ret1510912810751319Ret99RetRet1313916151199178
    11 Rob Austin855RetDNSDNSRet181353712RetRet9161055DSQ17107172
    12 Daniel Welch1711Ret12Ret8DNSDNSDNS64RetRet17105171212Ret12Ret81416RetRet122
    13 Ollie Jackson138RetNCDNSDNS1215151115151115RetRet1514NC8814NC16Ret1111115
    14 Tony Gilham1813101473119RetRet11101211Ret13RetRetRetRetRetRetNC16111
    15 Adam MorganRetDNSRet1513RetRetNCRetRetRetRet152014RetRet1010Ret11NC9111614812RetDNS83
    16 Chris James15Ret1217Ret1315Ret17Ret1313161617RetRetRet13Ret161318RetRet151218161877
    17 Liam Griffin141211RetRet14Ret1712Ret8Ret1414RetRet13Ret19131472
    18 Tony Hughes161615Ret1615NC191613121416161615171715171720171572
    19 Will Bratt8Ret11918RetRetRet1513Ret139Ret1264
    20 Paul O'Neill17Ret1364646
    21 Howard Fuller14121611NC1131
    22 Robb HollandRet1417Ret141417
    23 Aaron Williamson14RetDNS6
    24 John ThorneRet1716DNSDNSDNS5
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    Independents Teams' Trophy

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    1Pirtek Racing622655131052212443315972274897244475
    2Redstone Racing748131113658781412864468445312415466
    3eBay Motors166584477363252672115510742331410461
    4align=left nowrapTeam ES Racing.com159374132617Ret1013161216Ret81111011215Ret23127166326
    5DynojetRetDNS13914754312179Ret815257RetDNSDNS11512Ret12RetRet61
    6align=left nowrapSpeedworks Motorsport161615151315NC19161312141520131616106461591115148121715254
    7BINZ Racing11159Ret1510912810751319Ret99RetRet1313916151199228
    8Team HARD.1813101473119RetRet11101211RetRet1417Ret141414121611NC1114NC16220
    9Rob Austin Racing855RetDNSDNSRet18138Ret1153712RetRet9161055139107
    10Welch Motorsport1711Ret12Ret8DNSDNSDNS64RetRet17105171212Ret12Ret81416RetRet163
    11AmD Tuning.com138RetNCDNSDNS1215151115151115RetRet1514Ret8814NC16Ret1111162
    12Thorney MotorsportRet1716DNSDNSDNS13RetRetRetRetRet19
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    External links

    Notes and References

    1. News: Dunlop returns as title sponsor in 2010. British Touring Car Championship. TOCA. 27 November 2009. 5 November 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20120304002553/http://www.btcc.net/html/generalnews_detail.php?id=1771. 2012-03-04. dead.
    2. News: Turbo study almost complete. British Touring Car Championship. TOCA. 10 February 2012. 8 June 2012. https://archive.today/20130221071800/http://www.btcc.net/html/generalnews_detail.php?id=2822&month=2&year=2012&form=browse&searchterm=. 2013-02-21. dead.
    3. News: Neil . Hudson . BTC-spec cars get another year . TouringCarTimes . Mediaempire Stockholm AB . 26 February 2011 . 19 June 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110717080150/http://www.touringcartimes.com/article.php?id=5521 . 17 July 2011 .
    4. News: New points format announced. British Touring Car Championship. TOCA. 29 November 2011. 29 November 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20120129210058/http://www.btcc.net/html/generalnews_detail.php?id=2762. 2012-01-29. dead.
    5. News: BRANDS HATCH RD1 RE-CAP. British Touring Car Championship. TOCA. 1 April 2012. 7 May 2012. https://archive.today/20120802015127/http://www.btcc.net/html/racereport_detail.php?id=84&year=2012. 2012-08-02. dead.
    6. News: DONINGTON RD2 RE-CAP. British Touring Car Championship. TOCA. 15 April 2012. 7 May 2012. https://archive.today/20120722232456/http://www.btcc.net/html/racereport_detail.php?id=85&year=2012. 2012-07-22. dead.
    7. News: Thorney to miss Thruxton. British Touring Car Championship. TOCA. 24 April 2012. 8 June 2012. https://archive.today/20130221071511/http://www.btcc.net/html/generalnews_detail.php?id=2941&month=4&year=2012&form=browse&searchterm=. 2013-02-21. dead.
    8. News: THRUXTON RACE ROUND-UP. British Touring Car Championship. TOCA. 29 April 2012. 7 May 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120717051019/http://www.btcc.net/html/generalnews_detail.php?id=2962&month=0&year=2012&form=&searchterm=. 2012-07-17. dead.
    9. News: Debutant Bratt subs for Austin. British Touring Car Championship. TOCA. 6 June 2012. 8 June 2012. https://archive.today/20130221071417/http://www.btcc.net/html/generalnews_detail.php?id=3006. 2013-02-21. dead.
    10. News: Plato claims pole for first Oulton race. Crash.net. crash.net. 9 June 2012. 9 June 2012.
    11. News: OULTON PARK RACE REPORT. British Touring Car Championship. TOCA. 10 June 2012. 13 June 2012. https://archive.today/20130221115538/http://www.btcc.net/html/generalnews_detail.php?id=3023&month=0&year=2012&form=&searchterm=. 2013-02-21. dead.
    12. News: Hudson. Neil. Paul O'Neill to make BTCC return at Croft for Speedworks. TouringCarTimes. Mediaempire Stockholm AB. 13 June 2012. 13 June 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120802030549/http://www.touringcartimes.com/article.php?id=7758. 2012-08-02. dead.
    13. News: Neal grabs pole at Croft. British Touring Car Championship. TOCA. 23 July 2012. 26 July 2012. https://archive.today/20130221082250/http://www.btcc.net/html/generalnews_detail.php?id=3044&month=0&year=2012&form=&searchterm=. 2013-02-21. dead.
    14. News: CROFT RACE RE-CAP. British Touring Car Championship. TOCA. 24 July 2012. 26 July 2012. https://archive.today/20130221074434/http://www.btcc.net/html/generalnews_detail.php?id=3048. 2013-02-21. dead.
    15. News: American Holland joins HARD . . . 11 July 2012 . 11 July 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120722065924/http://btcc.net/html/generalnews_detail.php?id=3058 . 22 July 2012 .
    16. News: Gilham to race Thorney Insignia. Crash.net. crash.net. 7 August 2012. 18 August 2012.
    17. News: Griffin to miss Snetterton. Crash.net. crash.net. 7 August 2012. 18 August 2012.
    18. News: NGTC Redstone Focus spied. British Touring Car Championship. TOCA. 11 August 2012. 11 August 2012. https://archive.today/20130221135403/http://www.btcc.net/html/generalnews_detail.php?id=3087. 2013-02-21. dead.
    19. News: Practice fireball for Gordon Shedden. https://archive.today/20130205042622/http://www.touringcartimes.com/article.php?id=7946. dead. 5 February 2013. TouringCarTimes. Mediaempire Stockholm AB. 11 August 2012. 18 August 2012.
    20. News: First pole for Wrathall. British Touring Car Championship. TOCA. 11 August 2012. 18 August 2012. https://archive.today/20130221101236/http://www.btcc.net/html/generalnews_detail.php?id=3091&month=0&year=2012&form=&searchterm=. 2013-02-21. dead.
    21. News: Dave Newsham excluded from fourth in race one. https://archive.today/20130205005806/http://www.touringcartimes.com/article.php?id=7959. dead. 5 February 2013. TouringCarTimes. Mediaempire Stockholm AB. 12 August 2012. 18 August 2012.
    22. News: Shedden excluded from results. British Touring Car Championship. TOCA. 12 August 2012. 18 August 2012. https://archive.today/20130222052022/http://www.btcc.net/html/generalnews_detail.php?id=3096&month=0&year=2012&form=&searchterm=. 2013-02-22. dead.
    23. News: SNETTERTON RACE RE-CAP. British Touring Car Championship. TOCA. 12 August 2012. 18 August 2012. https://archive.today/20130221060642/http://www.btcc.net/html/generalnews_detail.php?id=3097&month=0&year=2012&form=&searchterm=. 2013-02-21. dead.
    24. News: Second Speedworks outing for O'Neill. Crash.net. crash.net. 16 August 2012. 18 August 2012.
    25. News: Quartet to miss Knockhill. Crash.net. crash.net. 22 August 2012. 25 August 2012.
    26. News: Jason Plato takes pole in wet Knockhill qualifying. https://archive.today/20130204172810/http://www.touringcartimes.com/article.php?id=8020. dead. 4 February 2013. TouringCarTimes. Mediaempire Stockholm AB. 25 August 2012. 25 August 2012.
    27. News: Knockhill race re-cap. British Touring Car Championship. TOCA. 26 August 2012. 28 August 2012. https://archive.today/20130221201927/http://www.btcc.net/html/generalnews_detail.php?id=3124. 2013-02-21. dead.
    28. News: Rookie for Rockingham . . . 10 September 2012 . 10 September 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120918145434/http://btcc.net/html/generalnews_detail.php?id=3146 . 18 September 2012 .
    29. News: Welch to miss Rockingham. British Touring Car Championship. TOCA. 18 September 2012. 18 September 2012. https://archive.today/20130221082436/http://www.btcc.net/html/generalnews_detail.php?id=3151. 2013-02-21. dead.
    30. News: Neal races with broken hand. British Touring Car Championship. TOCA. 21 September 2012. 25 September 2012. https://archive.today/20130222072806/http://www.btcc.net/html/generalnews_detail.php?id=3161&month=0&year=2012&form=&searchterm=. 2013-02-22. dead.
    31. News: Rockingham race round-up . https://archive.today/20130221084930/http://www.btcc.net/html/generalnews_detail.php?id=3171 . dead . 21 February 2013 . . . 23 September 2012 . 25 September 2012 .
    32. News: Griffin & Wood to return . https://archive.today/20130221162346/http://www.btcc.net/html/generalnews_detail.php?id=3181&month=0&year=2012&form=&searchterm= . dead . 21 February 2013 . . . 28 September 2012 . 6 October 2012 .
    33. News: Stockton to return in Insignia. British Touring Car Championship. TOCA. 1 October 2012. 3 October 2012. https://archive.today/20130221125726/http://btcc.net/html/generalnews_detail.php?id=3182. 2013-02-21. dead.
    34. News: Gilham to replace Stockton. https://archive.today/20130221105841/http://www.btcc.net/html/generalnews_detail.php?id=3196&month=0&year=2012&form=&searchterm=. dead. 21 February 2013. British Touring Car Championship. TOCA. 6 October 2012. 6 October 2012.
    35. News: Jason Plato takes pole at Silverstone as Honda struggle. https://archive.today/20130204185911/http://www.touringcartimes.com/article.php?id=8227. dead. 4 February 2013. TouringCarTimes. Mediaempire Stockholm AB. 6 October 2012. 6 October 2012.
    36. News: Grid revised after Newsham, Austin and Bratt lose best laps. https://archive.today/20130204131732/http://www.touringcartimes.com/article.php?id=8228. dead. 4 February 2013. TouringCarTimes. Mediaempire Stockholm AB. 6 October 2012. 6 October 2012.
    37. News: SILVERSTONE RACE RE-CAP. British Touring Car Championship. TOCA. 7 October 2012. 17 October 2012. https://archive.today/20130221070106/http://www.btcc.net/html/generalnews_detail.php?id=3200&month=0&year=2012&form=&searchterm=. 2013-02-21. dead.
    38. News: The men who would be king. British Touring Car Championship. TOCA. 8 October 2012. 17 October 2012. https://archive.today/20130221061134/http://www.btcc.net/html/generalnews_detail.php?id=3202&month=0&year=2012&form=&searchterm=. 2013-02-21. dead.
    39. News: Indie title battles tighten. British Touring Car Championship. TOCA. 8 October 2012. 29 October 2012. https://archive.today/20130221143555/http://www.btcc.net/html/generalnews_detail.php?id=3201&month=0&year=2012&form=&searchterm=. 2013-02-21. dead.
    40. News: Wix sponsorship for Austin. British Touring Car Championship. TOCA. 16 October 2012. 16 October 2012. https://archive.today/20130221102421/http://www.btcc.net/html/generalnews_detail.php?id=3215&month=0&year=2012&form&searchterm. 2013-02-21. dead.
    41. News: Team Hard purchase TWO Insignia VXR-R's. ThorneyMotorsport.co.uk. Thorney Motorsport. 15 October 2012. 15 October 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20121026180738/http://www.thorneymotorsport.co.uk/racing/btcc/team-hard-purchase-two-ngtc-insignia-vxrr-474.shtml. 2012-10-26. dead.
    42. News: Brands debut for Williamson . https://archive.today/20130221203322/http://www.btcc.net/html/generalnews_detail.php?id=3179&month=0&year=2012&form=&searchterm= . dead . 21 February 2013 . . . 28 September 2012 . 6 October 2012 .
    43. News: Last gasp pole for Onslow-Cole. British Touring Car Championship. TOCA. 20 October 2012. 20 October 2012. https://archive.today/20130221180033/http://www.btcc.net/html/generalnews_detail.php?id=3231. 2013-02-21. dead.
    44. News: BRANDS GP RACE REPORT. British Touring Car Championship. TOCA. 21 October 2012. 29 October 2012. https://archive.today/20130221095632/http://www.btcc.net/html/generalnews_detail.php?id=3235&month=0&year=2012&form=&searchterm=. 2013-02-21. dead.
    45. News: Newsham signs for ES Racing. https://archive.today/20130221101608/http://www.btcc.net/html/generalnews_detail.php?id=2800. dead. 21 February 2013. British Touring Car Championship. TOCA. 6 January 2012. 6 January 2012. However, Newsham is impressed with James's future plans and, although details of the cars they will race together as team-mates in 2012 have not yet been made public, he is also clearly confident of featuring towards the front of Britain's toughest motor racing grid..
    46. News: Ollie Jackson joins AmD for 2012 BTCC campaign. Jamie. O'Leary. Autosport. Haymarket Publications. 12 January 2012. 12 January 2012.
    47. News: Smith joins Motorbase line-up. British Touring Car Championship. TOCA. 22 February 2012. 22 February 2012. https://archive.today/20130221182105/http://btcc.net/html/generalnews_detail.php?id=2840. 2013-02-21. dead.
    48. News: Triple Eight to run MGs for Plato & Neate . https://web.archive.org/web/20120517180009/http://www.touringcartimes.com/article.php?id=7140 . dead . 17 May 2012 . TouringCarTimes . Mediaempire Stockholm AB . 25 January 2012 . 25 January 2012 . Neil . Hudson .
    49. News: Tom Onslow-Cole joins three car West Surrey Racing team . TouringCarTimes . Mediaempire Stockholm AB . 15 February 2012 . 15 February 2012 . Neil . Hudson . https://archive.today/20130105175310/http://www.touringcartimes.com/article.php?id=7205 . 2013-01-05 . dead .
    50. News: Tony Gilham to drive Vauxhall Insignia at Snetterton. 7 August 2012. 25 October 2020. TouringCarTimes. Mediaempire Stockholm AB.
    51. News: Thorney confirms two car BTCC entry. 23 February 2012. 23 February 2012. Crash.net. Crash Media Group.
    52. News: Speedworks to run Morgan. British Touring Car Championship. TOCA. 12 January 2012. 12 January 2012. https://archive.today/20130221061039/http://btcc.net/html/generalnews_detail.php?id=2803. 2013-02-21. dead.
    53. News: Hamilton, TH to bring Skoda to BTCC. 27 July 2011. 29 November 2011. Crash.net. Crash Media Group.
    54. News: All new Civic for 2012 . . . 1 September 2011 . 1 September 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120318012629/http://www.btcc.net/html/generalnews_detail.php?id=2598 . 18 March 2012 .
    55. News: Triple Eight joins NGTC ranks. British Touring Car Championship. TOCA. 20 September 2011. 20 September 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20120401102544/http://www.btcc.net/html/generalnews_detail.php?id=2654. 2012-04-01. dead.
    56. News: MG announces BTCC return . https://archive.today/20120708025029/http://btcc.net/html/generalnews_detail.php?id=2807 . dead . 8 July 2012 . . . 25 January 2012 . 25 January 2012 .
    57. News: Pirtek also going NGTC . . . 21 September 2011 . 21 September 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120401102613/http://www.btcc.net/html/generalnews_detail.php?id=2655 . 1 April 2012 .
    58. News: Turbo Vectra for Wood. British Touring Car Championship. TOCA. 26 January 2012. 26 January 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120206131547/http://btcc.net/html/generalnews_detail.php?id=2813. 2012-02-06. dead.
    59. News: Chevrolet withdraws from BTCC, opting instead to focus on defending its WTCC crowns. Autosport. Haymarket Publications. 1 February 2012. 1 February 2012.
    60. News: BTCC issues 2012 dates. British Touring Car Championship. TOCA. 20 September 2010. 20 September 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20120401102553/http://www.btcc.net/html/generalnews_detail.php?id=2651. 2012-04-01. dead.

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