The countdown to the 2020 Kwik Fit British Touring Car Championship is well and truly on, with teams taking part in rigorous testing schedules ahead of the season opener at Donington Park on 28/29 March.
This coming fortnight will see no less than seven teams take to various circuits, both around the UK and at Guadix circuit in Barcelona, with as many as six teams set to hit the tarmac on 27 February alone.
Snetterton, Donington Park, Pembrey Circuit, Oulton Park, Brands Hatch, Croft and Guadix will host unofficial testing over the next few weeks, with BTC Racing already kicking off proceedings in Spain on Monday (24 February).
The next action sees Carlube Triple R Racing with Cataclean & Mac Tools head to Carmarthenshire for a three-day run at Pembrey, commencing today (26 February).
Mark Blundell (MB) Motorsport journeys to Donington Park tomorrow (27 February), where the squad will be joined by Halfords Yuasa Racing and Team Parker Racing, whilst simultaneously Team BMW and Team HARD will be represented at Snetterton.
Team HARD will be back at Snetterton and Donington Park next week, with Team BMW again joining the Kent-based squad at the latter.
MB Motorsport, Trade Price Cars Racing and Team Parker Racing will operate at Oulton Park and Brands Hatch, respectively.
The largest unofficial group test will be at Brands Hatch across 10/11 March, where Team BMW, Halfords Yuasa Racing, Team HARD, MB Motorsport and Trade Price Cars Racing will be testing.
Carlube Triple R Racing with Cataclean & Mac Tools will also be at Donington Park that week, while Team Parker Racing continues its preparations at Oulton Park.
The only official pre-season test will take place as part of the BTCC Season Launch on 17 March at Silverstone circuit, where all cars will be present. Further information regarding ticketing for the test can be found here.
Date
Circuits
Teams
24 February
Guadix
BTC Racing
25 February
Guadix
BTC Racing
26 February
Guadix
BTC Racing
26 February
Pembrey
Carlube Triple R Racing
27 February
Pembrey
Carlube Triple R Racing
27 February
Snetterton
Team BMW & Team HARD
27 February
Donington Park
Team Dynamics,
MB Motorsport &
Team Parker
28 February
Pembrey
Carlube Triple R Racing
28 February
Snetterton
Team BMW &
Team HARD
2 March
Snetterton
Team HARD
4 March
Oulton Park
MB Motorsport &
Trade Price Cars Racing
4 March
Brands Hatch
Team Parker
5 March
Donington Park
Team BMW &
Team HARD
9 March
Guadix
Team HARD
10 March
Guadix
Team HARD
10 March
Brands Hatch
Team BMW,
MB Motorsport,
Trade Price Cars Racing,
Halfords Yuasa Racing,
Team HARD
10 March
Oulton Park
Team Parker Racing
11 March
Guadix
Team HARD
11 March
Brands Hatch
Team BMW,
Halfords Yuasa Racing,
Carlube Triple R Racing
12 March
Guadix
Team HARD
12 March
Donington Park
Carlube Triple R Racing
13 March
Guadix
Team HARD
19 March
Donington Park
MB Motorsport,
Trade Price Cars Racing,
Halfords Yuasa Racing
20 March
Croft
Halfords Yuasa Racing
Unofficial testing schedules based on information provided by teams and subject to change.
