A record-breaking 462 points–the highest tally in the modern era of the BTCC-is one statistic that Tom Ingram can be very proud of in celebrating his second BTCC title.

And there are many others besides.18 podiums from 30 races–7 of which were race wins, on the podium at every race meeting of the year, and points-scoring in all bar one round, are just a handful of them. He was the recipient of the 2025 Goodyear Wingfoot award for top overall qualifier of the year–Tom’s season was truly exceptional.

If consistency is the key to championship titles, Donington Park’s opening meeting of the year could perhaps have given us a clue as to how the season ahead might unfold. He was second in every race! The team had done their homework with the Hyundai over the winter, and Tom was perhaps better-prepared for this season than ever before.

Epic battles, epic saves, epic recoveries, epic drives and epic points-scoring all added up to a second BTCC title just ahead of the final round of the year.

Four-time Champion Ashley Sutton has been hunting down this never-before-done fifth title since 2023, and at the start of this season, it looked like this might be the year.

The #116 won Round 1 and Round 2, and was third in Round 3. People were already discussing when he might wrap up the title. But things are never that simple. Sutton is supreme at consistency, one of the core requirements for a championship title. And through consistent points scoring at every meeting, including at least one podium visit at every venue this year, consistency was defined.

To put this into perspective, his 428 points total to finish second this year would have been enough to take the championship crown in every season since his debut in 2016–apart from 2023, when it was only bettered by his own title-winning score.

The only problem was, Tom Ingram was having a mighty year of his own. Which meant, these two champions, racing each other at the very top of their game, would take this battle of two giants of the sport into the final meeting again.

Sutton won one battle–more liveries than anyone else, and claimed five race wins and a further twelve podiums over the course of a fantastic season.

Laser Tools Racing with MB Motorsport is delighted to announce the signing of three-time BTCC champion, Gordon Shedden, to complete the team’s two-car driver lineup for the 2026 Kwik Fit British Touring Car Championship. The Scotsman joins the team looking to add to his impressive BTCC résumé, which has seen him collect 53 race wins, placing him fifth on the all-time winners list.

Shedden’s incredible ability behind the wheel is well known, and he also brings fantastic experience to the team, including a season’s worth of running behind the wheel of a TOYOTA Corolla last year as Shedden made a much-anticipated return to the grid. His comeback season was highlighted by a fantastic race three victory at Oulton Park and a strong end to the season, which saw Shedden collect two podiums and four top-five finishes in the last eight races of the season.

A fierce competitor, the fan favourite returns to the grid once again in 2026, this time in the Laser Tools Racing with MB Motorsport colours, determined to make his mark at the sharp end of the grid.

Gordon Shedden - Laser Tools Racing with MB Motorsport: “I am thrilled to be joining the Laser Tools Racing with MB Motorsport team for 2026 - there’s something that just feels right about a Scotsman donning those iconic blue and white colours! Buoyed by the way that I ended the season in the Corolla last year, I’m heading into the new season hugely motivated and ready to take the fight to the next level.

“It’s a huge benefit to have our plans in place so early so our planning and preparation can start in earnest - I owe a lot of gratitude to my personal partners and the Laser Tools Racing with MB Motorsport partners in making that possible. The programme is being brought together incredibly professionally, and I am confident that we are going to be in a great position to have a successful year together.”

Mark Blundell - Sporting Director, Laser Tools Racing with MB Motorsport: “Welcoming Gordon into the fold for 2026 is a huge coup for the team. His reputation, results and record speak for themselves - we are signing up one of the series’ most successful drivers ever to complete a super strong lineup for our first year as a two-car outfit. In all our conversations to get to this point, Gordon’s hunger and desire to succeed has been obvious and we look forward to providing him with the platform he needs to hunt down even more victories.”

Keith Anderson - Motorsport Sponsorship Coordinator, Laser Tools Racing with MB Motorsport: “The signing and announcement of Gordon is a fantastic way to complete our driver lineup for 2026. Gordon Shedden is a name that is synonymous with the BTCC, and we are proud to have him flying the Laser Tools Racing flag in the new season. While he has already enjoyed so much success in his career, we know there is more to come and we look forward to playing our role in helping Gordon achieve that.”

Dan Cammish’s 2025 season reached its formal conclusion at Silverstone for the 2025 TOCA Awards (8 November), where the NAPA Racing UK driver stepped up to collect the third-place trophy in the drivers' standings. His return to the championship’s top three underlined a campaign defined by strong pace, decisive racecraft with numerous headline performances.

The #27 last featured in the final top three in 2020. That doesn’t represent his race wins and successes from then until now; rather, it represents more than his fair share of bad luck along the way, which, in 2025, thankfully, looked to be something consigned to the past.

The NAPA Racing UK driver enjoyed some great moments in 2025, enjoying great wins at Snetterton, Donington GP and Brands GP, and a further seven other podiums.

Becoming a history-maker at the opening round of the year, he was the first recipient of the newly introduced and beautiful Goodyear Wingfoot Qualifying Award, presented to the pole position driver at each event.

Laser Tools Racing with MB Motorsport has announced the signing of multiple Kwik Fit British Touring Car Championship race winner and former Independents’ Trophy winner, Árón Taylor-Smith, as the first of the team’s all-new driver lineup ahead of the 2026 season.

Taylor-Smith is one of the series’ most experienced and respected names, racking up 326 race starts since his championship debut back in 2011. Along the way, Áron has found himself on the outright podium 21 times and joins Laser Tools Racing with MB Motorsport, looking to better his best-placed championship finish of seventh achieved back in 2024.

The likeable Irishman is a key component of the team’s programme, particularly given his season’s worth of running in the Corolla in the 2025 season, as the team seeks to hit the ground running in new machinery as they embark upon their new chapter as a two-car operation.

Árón Taylor-Smith - Laser Tools Racing with MB Motorsport: “Today’s announcement is a major step in my BTCC career and I cannot thank my loyal partners enough for their support in making this happen. I have appreciated all that Laser Tools Racing with MB Motorsport have achieved within the paddock from afar and it is exceptional. Their attention to detail both on and off track has made this the perfect recipe for me and what I hope to provide me my long-term home in the championship.

“Mark and the team are the best of the best when it comes to extracting performance but also when it comes to their understanding of the commercial landscape. I am so proud to be flying the Laser Tools Racing flag this coming season and I cannot wait to push myself to the next level. This is the start of a new journey and one that excites me beyond belief.” 

Mark Blundell - Sporting Director of Laser Tools Racing with MB Motorsport: “Árón is a driver we have held a long-held admiration and respect for. We are very excited to work together to take our programme to a new level in 2026. Árón has always stood out to us because of his tenacity both on and off the track. This is a great fit for our organisation.

“Having his experience and ability will be a key asset to the team as we kickstart this new chapter for Laser Tools Racing with MB Motorsport. I firmly believe that Árón is only scratching the surface in what he can achieve in the BTCC and we are looking forward to getting back together in victory lane.”

Keith Anderson, Motorsport Sponsorship Coordinator - Laser Tools Racing with MB Motorsport: “We are very pleased to welcome Árón to the team as plans really start to take shape ahead of the 2026 season. Árón has a fantastic reputation right across the paddock and the broader motorsport community. This is exactly what we want in a Laser Tools Racing with MB Motorsport driver, and we look forward to him playing a huge role in our on-track success across the coming season.”

The battle for the Manufacturers'/Constructors' Championship went down to the wire, with every point counting. Two powerhouse teams went blow-for-blow, trading advantages throughout the season and keeping fans on the edge of their seats right up to the final race. In the end, a new name would emerge at the top, ending the season with hard-fought glory.

The Manufacturers/Constructors title is always hotly contested, and this year was no exception, with two heavyweight contenders slugging it out to the final lap of the final race.

The powerbase of drivers: Ingram, Chilton, Morgan and Proctor claimed this title for the first time, pressed all the way by the 2023 champions, Alliance Racing / Ford, and presented us with another thrilling final-race battle, after the advantage at the top swung back and forth throughout the day.

Just three points the advantage, and ultimately, a first-time name appears on the prestigious silver salver. The 2025 Manufacturers'/Constructors' Champion is EXCELR8 Motorsport/Hyundai.

NAPA Racing UK capped off their fourth year in the BTCC with a spirited showing at the 2025 TOCA Awards, at Silverstone (8 November), as the Alliance Racing-run squad collected the Teams' Championship as they have done in every year since entering.

2025 gave us four-in-a-row Teams' titles for the Ford Focus racers, doing so in nail-biting style, leaving it to a final round mathematical battle, ultimately claiming the title by just a slender two-point advantage over Team VERTU – the smallest winning margin of any of our championship titles in 2025.

The combined force of four race-winning drivers, and a well-oiled machine running the tried and trustedFord Focus, once again proved victorious in the teams' championship.

TOCA – organiser of the British Touring Car Championship – has today (24 November) ratified the full regulations surrounding the recently announced BTCC Qualifying Race, set to be introduced from the 2026 season.

The final classification of each Qualifying Race on Saturday will determine the grid positions for Sunday’s opening contest, whilst significant Drivers’ Championship points have also been made available as part of this innovative development.

A general overview of the Saturday format is provided below:

• One 40-minute Free Practice session to take place at approximately 10:30
• One Official Qualifying Session set to take place at approximately 14:00, split into Two Qualifying Groups of 15 minutes each 
• The group that includes the fastest set lap time overall will set the odd numbers of the grid for the Qualifying Race and the other group will take the even numbers
• There will be a ten minute gap between the end of the Official Qualifying Session and pit lane opening for the Qualifying Race
• Qualifying Race Distance to be approximately 15 minutes in duration (set in advance to the nearest lap count at each particular circuit)
• No Option Tyres permitted to be used in the Qualifying Race – only that event’s standard dry/slick tyre and/or wet tyre may be used
• Throughout the Official Qualifying Session and Race, each car will have the permitted TOCA Turbo Boost (TTB) available as per Championship order 
• Half points from a Championship Round to be awarded as per the finishing order of the Qualifying Race (rounded up to the nearest whole point where applicable):

Pos	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15
Pts	10	9	8	7	6	5	5	4	4	3	3	2	2	1	1

• No Manufacturers’/Constructors’, Teams’, Independent Drivers’, Independent Teams’ or Jack Sears Trophy points will be scored in the Qualifying Race
• No extra point will be awarded for leading the Qualifying Race or Fastest Lap
• No extra point will be awarded for securing Pole Position for Race 1

The entirety of Qualifying, including the Qualifying Race, will be streamed LIVE in the UK and across the globe via the ITV YouTube channel.

Sunday will maintain the three full rounds of racing, all-day-live and free on ITV4 as has been the case for many years. Further minor regulations surrounding Qualifying – tyre availability, parc ferme rules etc – were also ratified and will be made available in the full 2026 Rules and Regulations document.

Laser Tools Racing with MB Motorsport has announced the team’s two-car assault for the 2026 Kwik Fit British Touring Car Championship. An exciting new collaboration with Speedworks Motorsport sees the team take to the grid in two British-built TOYOTA Corollas as they begin an exciting new chapter in the UK’s premier racing championship.

This means that the new campaign will mark a completely new driver lineup, new chassis and new programme for the fan favourites. Laser Tools Racing with MB Motorsport, supported operationally by new partner Speedworks Motorsport, will once again be led by Founder and former Formula One driver Mark Blundell.

The news marks the extension of the successful relationship between Laser Tools Racing and MB Motorsport into its fourth consecutive year. Since forming their alliance in 2023, the partnership has racked up a total of 17 race wins, 25 podiums and one Drivers’ Championship - a total that the team are looking to add to substantially in 2026.

The team are also delighted to have retained the services of championship-winning race engineer, Craig Porley, whose engineering excellence has been a key part of the team’s continued success since 2020. Porley’s increased responsibilities will see him take a leading role in the team’s continued development and future aspirations.

Laser Tools Racing with MB Motorsport have been hard at work to secure the services of two talented drivers who will lead the team’s on-track assault in the new year, with their identities to be revealed very, very soon.

Mark Blundell, Founder and Sporting Director - Laser Tools Racing with MB Motorsport: “We are delighted to be unveiling the next chapter in the Laser Tools Racing with MB Motorsport journey. It has been a long-held ambition to increase our programme to two cars - we are proud to be making that step in 2026 and are thankful to the continued support of our partners who have made this progression possible.

“Making the move to the Corollas alongside Speedworks Motorsport in 2026 has been the product of a huge amount of consideration and review. From our very first conversation, these discussions have been very productive, and it really feels like a powerful partnership where we can build and succeed together. Retaining the engineering expertise of Craig Porley is a major part of the MB Motorsport puzzle for 2026, and we look forward to him continuing to drive forward our on-track performance. We are very happy with the driver lineup that we have managed to secure, and we are looking forward to making these announcements soon.”

Keith Anderson, Motorsport Sponsorship Coordinator - Laser Tools Racing with MB Motorsport: “A lot of work has gone into bringing together the strongest possible programme for the 2026 season in recent months and we are delighted to have our plans confirmed so early in the post-season. We believe that Laser Tools Racing with MB Motorsport represents the perfect partnership for us in the BTCC and we are very excited to launch into the new season with a new look, new cars and a new driver lineup!”

Christian Dick, Owner - Speedworks Motorsport: “Laser Tools Racing with MB Motorsport have been one of the series’ front-runners and big players in recent years and we are proud that they have chosen Speedworks Motorsport to support them operationally in 2026. Mark and the team have a fantastic reputation for holding themselves to a high standard both on and off the track and together, I am sure, we will make a powerful combination.”

Daniel Lloyd reigned victorious as the winner of the 2025 Independent Drivers' Championship. He was awarded his second piece of silverware of this year's TOCA Awards, at Silverstone (8 November), to bookend what has been an impressive campaign from the Huddersfield racer.

Lloyd works hard for sponsors, for fans, and for himself as a driver. At one point this year, it looked like he might not complete the season, but he grafted, secured the funds, and secured a championship title as a fitting reward.

His mum might have something to say about that–surely it was down to his magic pebble bringing him luck! A late-season surge, which saw Daniel win five of the last eight independent contests, put him in charge of the title fight going into the last race weekend.

However, with only 12 points separating the top three, ahead of the Brands Hatch GP races, it was always going to be a tense finale. But Huddersfield’s finest showed true Yorkshire grit to fend off his challengers to take his first championship title in the BTCC.