The 2025 Kwik Fit British Touring Car Championship saw Tom Ingram reign victorious to claim a second BTCC Drivers’ Championship. The Team VERTU star did it in style, scoring the most points by a driver in a season ever, among breaking numerous other records along the way.

Despite this, it would be the NAPA Racing UK Ford Focus of Ash Sutton that started the season in great fashion. The #116 began the opening race day of the year alongside teammate and polesitter Dan Cammish and would go on to take the first two victories of the year, securing a podium in all three races.

With Tom Chilton leading Ingram in a Team VERTU one-two in the event’s final round, the duo would walk away from our first visit to Donington Park splitting the two front row starters in the championship.

1 - Sutton - 58	2 - Ingram - 51	3 - Chilton - 42
4 - Cammish - 37	5 - Rowbottom - 36	6 - Hill - 32
7 - Moffat - 23	8 - Smiley - 22	9 - Doble - 20

2024 Champion Jake Hill would come the fore upon returning to the site of his championship triumph not seven months earlier. The Kent local took pole position in a commanding display, going on to win the opening bout and round out his weekend with a second-place finish, pulling the Laser Tools Racing with MB Motorsport driver up to third in the standings.

The Brands Hatch weekend would also see WSR take all three victories with debut wins for both Daryl DeLeon and LKQ Euro Car Parts Racing with WSR’s Charles Rainford. Both Ingram and Sutton could not better a third-place finish across the second venue.

1 - Sutton - 92	2 - Ingram - 87	3 - Hill - 80
4 - Chilton - 55	5 - Morgan - 52	6 - Rowbottom - 51
7 - Cammish - 50	8 - Smiley - 50	9 - Rainford - 48

Two weeks on from a team’s trio of triumphs, Snetterton almost saw the same with once again polesitter Cammish taking the first race of the day before teammate Daniel Rowbottom would take the middle bout.

Race three would see an incredibly popular victory with 2024 Jack Sears Trophy winner, Mikey Doble, take the top step for the very first time, holding back Sutton after numerous laps of nailbiting action. Ingram would walk away with a non-score in race two after crashing into the inside barrier of Riches.

1 - Sutton - 132	2 - Ingram - 117	3 - Hill - 92
4 - Rowbottom - 85	5 - Cammish - 83	6 - Morgan - 80
7 - Chilton - 79	8 - Smiley - 70	9 - Rainford - 68

Believe it or not, it was Round 10 of the 30-round championship before Ingram would take his first victory of the season, doing so after amazing side-by-side battling with title rival Sutton, who would come home in third in the same race.

The four-time champion would go on to win the second race at the UK’s fastest circuit, winning his third race of 2025 before another had their second. That statistic would only last one race, as teammate Rowbottom would become the second multiple-race winner of the season in Round 12.

1 - Sutton - 181	2 - Ingram - 172	3 - Rowbottom - 132
4 - Cammish - 128	5 - Hill - 114	6 - Morgan - 92
7 - Cook - 90	8 - Chilton - 88	9 - Smiley - 83

Ingram went into the qualifying session at the Chester venue already buoyant after finishing within the top two come the end of practice, only behind Restart Racing’s Chris Smiley. The Hyundai i30 N driving duo would make up the front row in reverse order after the #80 set one of the most impressive BTCC pole laps ever seen.

The 2022 Champion would win the race day opener, before a couple of fourth-place finishes to round out his first half of the campaign. Despite the pace of the Hyundai across the weekend, Sutton would extend his championship lead by a point after a victory in race two and standing on the second step of the rostrum behind Gordon Shedden, making it 10 race winners in the first 15 races.

1 - Sutton - 233	2 - Ingram - 223	3 - Cammish - 161
4 - Rowbottom - 159	5 - Hill - 143	6 - Morgan - 120
7 - Chilton - 114	8 - Cook - 106	9 - Smiley - 100

The mid-season break is exactly what Team VERTU needed as Ingram would turn the 10-point deficit into an eight-point advantage in Yorkshire. Once again taking pole position and winning the opening race, the points swing would be significant after Sutton had his first non-score of the season.

Despite this, the #116 would actually outscore Ingram in both remaining races and even stand on the top step in the final bout. Unfortunately, the opening race loss put a dent in the record-breaking title charge.

1 - Ingram - 273	2 - Sutton - 265	3 - Rowbottom - 195
4 - Cammish - 184	5 - Chilton - 150	6 - Morgan - 150
7 - Hill - 143	8 - Rainford - 106	9 - Cook - 106

BMW would once again dominate a single weekend as the marque would lock out the first three positions in qualifying. Rainford would take his maiden pole position, but it would be the #1 of Hill that stood victorious in the first race.

Ingram would be the only non-BMW triumph all weekend to extend his points gap, before Hill would once again place himself on the top step, taking two victories after missing the last event at Croft due to illness.

1 - Ingram - 323	2 - Sutton - 306	3 - Cammish - 228
4 - Rowbottom - 214	5 - Hill - 197	6 - Morgan - 170
7 - Chilton - 169	8 - Rainford - 134	9 - Proctor - 116

A Team VERTU car driven by Chilton would be the one setting the timesheets alight on the championship’s return to Donington Park as the 500+ race starter would turn the wet pole position into a dry race one win.

Cammish would take the top spot come race two, after a number of cars, including the race leader, would go off-track after a freak shower took the drivers by storm. Ingram would again win in race three to further extend his lead.

1 - Ingram - 377	2 - Sutton - 345	3 - Cammish - 264
4 - Rowbottom - 248	5 - Hill - 225	6 - Chilton - 204
7 - Morgan - 196	8 - Rainford - 143	9 - DeLeon - 132

DeLeon would take his maiden pole position, becoming the first Filipino driver to do so in the BTCC and make it three pole positions each between Ford, Hyundai and BMW in 2025.

Even with the fast-charging pole time, Daniel Lloyd would take his first victory in Restart Racing colours and the team’s first win since entering in the BTCC. The championship leader would win in race two, with Sutton taking two podiums across the weekend, leaving Ingram with a 33-point gap with 67 remaining at Brands Hatch.

1 - Ingram - 419	2 - Sutton - 386	3 - Cammish - 275
4 - Hill - 271	5 - Rowbottom - 257	6 - Chilton - 212
7 - Morgan - 211	8 - Rainford - 160	9 - Moffat - 147

Before racing got underway at the Kent venue, DeLeon would take a second pole position of his career and his second in as many events, giving BMW and WSR the most pole positions in 2025.

Race day did not start at the sharp end for either of the title protagonists, but with Ingram outscoring Sutton in the opening race, the #80 led into race two with a 37-point gap with 44 on offer. The Team VERTU driver put on a champion’s drive in the next race to take the fastest lap, victory and the championship all in one swoop in dominating fashion. The 10 points in the final race of the year cemented what was a record-breaking season for the now two-time champion.

1 - Ingram - 462	2 - Sutton - 428	3 - Cammish - 307
4 - Hill - 295	5 - Rowbottom - 277	6 - Morgan - 241
7 - Chilton - 230	8 - Rainford - 179	9 - Shedden - 177

The list of 26 TBL (TOCA BTCC Licence) holders for the 2026 BTCC season has been released today (4 December) with series organiser – TOCA – confirming their entries for next year’s campaign.

All teams will be planning their own announcements regarding drivers and partners over the coming weeks and months, prior to the publication of the official entry list in April.

The 2026 British Touring Car Championship comprises 30 rounds across ten events – with the introduction of an all-new Qualifying Race on Saturdays – and will again receive the unprecedented and unrivalled live television and streaming coverage via the ITV network.

Alan Gow, BTCC Chief Executive, said: “The continued strength of the entry is testament to the ongoing success of the BTCC. Much of our tried and tested format will remain of course, but with some new cars, teams and drivers, as well as the introduction of the Qualifying Race on Saturdays, there’s a lot to be excited about for the season ahead.”

The following is a complete list, in alphabetical order, of the 26 TBLs secured by teams for the 2026 BTCC season:

Entry Name	Number
Alliance Racing	4
Excelr8 Motorsport	4
One Motorsport	2
Plato Racing	2
Power Maxed Racing	3
Restart Racing	2
Speedworks Motorsport	4
Un-Limited Motorsport	2
WSR	3
Total	26

The 2025 Kwik Fit British Touring Car Championship saw NAPA Racing UK claim a fourth Teams’ Championship in as many years, as the Alliance Racing-run squad continued to take the title in every season it has competed.

It would be Team VERTU that led the way after the opening weekend, despite being tied on points with the eventual winners, who won two out of the three contests at Donington Park.

With Tom Chilton leading Tom Ingram in a Team VERTU one-two in the event’s final round, the duo would take top spot after Ash Sutton’s double win to kickstart the season.

1: Team VERTU - 92	2: NAPA Racing UK - 92
3: Laser Tools Racing with MB Motorsport - 36	4: LKQ Euro Car Parts Racing with WSR - 33
5: Restart Racing - 31	6: Motor Parts Direct with Power Maxed Racing - 26

The Droitwich-based team would stand alone at the top after the season’s second destination in 2025. Taking three podiums across the weekend, Team VERTU would gather a 23-point gap to NAPA Racing UK.

LKQ Euro Car Parts Racing with WSR would make the jump to third spot after a victory and a second-place finish from Charles Rainford, a rookie who did not score at the opening event of the campaign.

1: Team VERTU - 166	2: NAPA Racing UK - 143
3: LKQ Euro Car Parts Racing with WSR - 99	4: Laser Tools Racing with MB Motorsport - 81
5: Restart Racing - 70	6: One Motorsport - 62

NAPA Racing UK would stand victorious in the first race at Snetterton through the hands of Dan Cammish, igniting a weekend that would see the team close in by ten points.

Restart Racing, eventual Independent Teams’ Champions, would have its best round since joining the championship. In race two, the Hyundai i30 N racers would score only five points off of maximum points.

1: Team VERTU - 231	2: NAPA Racing UK - 218
3: LKQ Euro Car Parts Racing with WSR - 138	4: Restart Racing - 128
5: One Motorsport - 99	6: Laser Tools Racing with MB Motorsport - 98

The fourth event of the 2025 season would see NAPA Racing UK return to the top for the first time this year. All three racers, Daniel Rowbottom, Dan Cammish and Sutton would stand on the podium twice across race day, with the former and latter both taking triumphs.

Restart Racing would continue its early-season climb, not only being the top Independent Team but also rising up the table to be third overall in the Teams’ standings.

1: NAPA Racing UK - 315	2: Team VERTU - 305
3: Restart Racing - 172	4: LKQ Euro Car Parts Racing with WSR - 170
5: One Motorsport - 136	6: Laser Tools Racing with MB Motorsport - 124

Momentum had continued its sway to the team in blue and yellow as the gap at the front was extended by a further six points. For the second week running, NAPA Racing UK scored 30 points or more in every race.

The fight for third was even tighter as Restart Racing held on to its third place after taking it last time out, eeking the gap to three points to LKQ Euro Car Parts Racing with WSR to close out the opening half of the year.

1: NAPA Racing UK - 410	2: Team VERTU - 391
3: Restart Racing - 208	4: LKQ Euro Car Parts Racing with WSR - 205
5: Laser Tools Racing with MB Motorsport - 160	6: One Motorsport - 156

The mid-season break is exactly what Team VERTU needed as it closed the lead from 19 points down to three. Taking victory in race one and a double podium in the event’s final race to make it the tightest gap in the championship.

LKQ Euro Car Parts Racing with WSR returned to form to take back and extend its third-place margin more than it had done so far in 2025.

1: NAPA Racing UK - 475	2: Team VERTU - 472
3: LKQ Euro Car Parts Racing with WSR - 264	4: Restart Racing - 229
5: TOYOTA GAZOO Racing UK with IAA - 188	6: Laser Tools Racing with MB Motorsport - 160

As BMW-driven teams took to the fore at Knockhill, damage limitation was the idea at the top, which went better than was initially expected for both front-runners.

Despite Ingram being the only non-BMW winner across the weekend, Team VERTU would slip ever so slightly further back to NAPA Racing UK as the gap grew to seven points.

1: NAPA Racing UK - 559	2: Team VERTU - 552
3: LKQ Euro Car Parts Racing with WSR - 325	4: Restart Racing - 265
5: TOYOTA GAZOO Racing UK with IAA - 222	6: Laser Tools Racing with MB Motorsport - 211

With its second full score of the season, at the same location as its first, the Droitwich-based outfit once again took the lead of the standings from the then three-time Teams’ Champions.

Victories from both Ingram and Chilton saw the new team at the top take an advantage into the penultimate event by two points.

1: Team VERTU - 642	2: NAPA Racing UK - 640
3: LKQ Euro Car Parts Racing with WSR - 360	4: Restart Racing - 300
5: Laser Tools Racing with MB Motorsport - 244	6: TOYOTA GAZOO Racing UK with IAA - 227

After another swing in the 2025 Teams’ Championship, NAPA Racing UK would once again rise to the top after a less-than-ideal weekend for both contenders.

With only a total of three 20 or more points scoring rounds totalled from both teams, it was the season standouts that would both have their lowest weekend scores of 2025 so far.

1: NAPA Racing UK - 700	2: Team VERTU - 697
3: LKQ Euro Car Parts Racing with WSR - 417	4: Restart Racing - 347
5: Laser Tools Racing with MB Motorsport - 291	6: TOYOTA GAZOO Racing UK with IAA - 257

It all came down to the final event, as the duo started the weekend three points apart and finished it two points apart. More impressive is the quality of the two outfits as the duo stood 311 points ahead of any other team.

NAPA Racing UK took an 11-point lead after the opening race, a lead that would be eaten into throughout the rest of the day. But that initial jump out in front was enough for the holders to retain its Teams’ Championship title for the fourth year running.

1: NAPA Racing UK - 775	2: Team VERTU - 773
3: LKQ Euro Car Parts Racing with WSR - 462	4: Restart Racing - 386
5: Laser Tools Racing with MB Motorsport - 319	6: TOYOTA GAZOO Racing UK with IAA - 266

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.