Scottish driver Dexter Patterson will make a full-time return to the Kwik Fit British Touring Car Championship after signing with Un-Limited Motorsport for the 2025 season.

A karting world champion back in 2017, Patterson also gained experience in various single-seater championships, including the Italian F4 Championship and the BRDC British Formula 3 Championship.

The young talent competed in the BTCC in 2022 and 2023, including a year in the front-wheel-drive Cupra Leon in the latter campaign. 

After a year away from the BTCC, Patterson is eager to get back behind the wheel of the Cupra in Britain’s most competitive motorsport championship.

Patterson will team up with Max Hall at Un-Limited Motorsport, who will be making his BTCC debut in 2025 having secured the Rookie Championship and runner-up laurels overall in the Mini JCW Championship.

Un-Limited Motorsport is coming off a successful debut season in the BTCC and is committed to building on this momentum with an expanded operation in 2025.

Dexter Patterson said: “I’m excited to be back on the BTCC grid after spending a year racing GT4 in Europe. Having already competed in two BTCC seasons, I have a strong

understanding of the championship and the driving style required to succeed. My main goal for 2025 is to extract the maximum performance from every event on the calendar, with a particular focus on the Jack Sears Trophy. Of course, a few podiums along the way would be fantastic, too.

“It feels great to be returning to BTCC, as there’s definitely unfinished business. With every season, I gain more experience, which will only help in such a close and competitive championship. My goal now is to quickly adapt the car to suit my driving style and continue pushing it forward to get the most out of it.”

Bob Sharpless, Un-Limited Motorsport Team Owner, said: “We’re incredibly excited to welcome Dexter to Un-Limited Motorsport for the 2025 season. We had the chance to do some testing with him at the end of 2024, and his pace in the Cupra was undeniable. Having raced with the car before, he was immediately comfortable and confident, which is a huge asset for the team. 

“With Dexter and Max as team-mates, we’re in a strong position to make a serious push for the Jack Sears Trophy and Independents Championships. Dexter’s a former World Karting Champion, and he’s got unfinished business with the Jack Sears Trophy – he’s hungry to prove himself. Together, we’re aiming to climb higher in the standings and deliver some exciting results in 2025.”

For our final team review of 2024 we have Laser Tools Racing with MB Motorsport, home of course to the new BTCC Drivers’ Champion Jake Hill. The WSR-run squad and Kent racer produced a total of eight victories across the title-winning campaign along with 16 podiums, with Hill being the only driver to stand on the podium for over half of all races this past season.

Hill would set a steady foundation to his triumphant season at a heavily weather-affected Donington Park, with two podiums from the opening two bouts in the campaign’s curtain-raiser at the Leicestershire circuit.

The first trip to the home territory of Brands Hatch then surprisingly proved to be the lowest scoring event of the season for the ‘Laser Beamer’, as the first of two non-score finishes in 2024 would see Hill fall to fourth in the standings.

Snetterton is where everything changed. A dominant qualifying performance would see the BMW star take pole position by 0.805 seconds, the biggest margin across the front row all season. What would follow on the Sunday would be nothing short of champion-worthy.

Race one, a lights to flag first victory of the campaign and a cruise to the top step of the podium. Win number two would not have to wait long. Unfortunately, after a jump start in the second exchange, the #24 would receive a 10-second penalty. Hill’s dominance would reign supreme, however, as he would go on to win the race by 16.260 seconds, eliminating the penalty in the process.

The success continued as Hill would also bring home a fantastic double victory in the opening two bouts at the very next event, Thruxton, completing a run of four wins in five races.

A visit to Croft would be the scene of the final non-score finish of 2024, relinquishing top spot in the standings in the process. The return to Donington Park would see the #24 back on top of the table after scoring the exact same results as the first visit there, with two third place finishes and a fifth.

Incredibly, Hill would be tied at the top with Tom Ingram heading to the season finale at the legendary Brands Hatch GP circuit, as a total of six drivers arrived at the Kent venue in mathematical contention to win the Drivers’ Championship.

Race one, Hill would get ahead after his eighth and final race win of the season as Ingram sat in third. Race two, the gap would fall from five points to just one as the #80 would score his sixth victory of 2024.

It all came down to the final exchange of the year as the weather would roll in one last time. Ingram started the race well, jumping in front of Hill, before the latter started to come alive.

Hill stormed through the field, passing his rival around the outside in outstanding fashion, and a first BTCC Drivers’ title was his.

Jake will be out to defend his crown with WSR in 2025 as he looks to join an illustrious list of back-to-back BTCC champions.

The experienced and race-winning duo of Josh Cook and Aiden Moffat spearheaded LKQ Euro Car Parts with SYNETIQ’s 2024 BTCC challenge, and both would once again stand on the top step of the podium during an exciting campaign.

The year began strongly for Moffat as the Dalkeith-born racer won the third contest of the season with a strong drive to take home the #16’s fifth win of his career. Leaving the Leicestershire circuit of Donington Park, the pair were fifth and sixth in the Drivers’ standings and second in the Teams’ order.

It would be the final event of the opening half of 2024 where we would see Cook take his first triumph of the season. Starting in eighth place, the #66 was incredibly in the lead come the end of lap one. In the end, cruising to victory by a gap of over eight seconds.

Having both drivers win across the 30-race season, the team could boast a statistic only eventual champion Jake Hill and his Laser Tools Racing with MB Motorsport team could match. After Hill, LKQ Euro Car Parts with SYNETIQ were the only other team to have all of its drivers claim a win, as well as being the only team with two cars or more to do so.

The front-running form would continue as Bath-born racer Cook would win again at the next event, Croft. Racing at the sharp end, the now 20-time BTCC race-winner was slowly bringing himself back into title contention.

Followed by a second place in the opening bout at Knockhill and a double podium at Silverstone, the #66 found himself within a mathematical chance of winning the title at the final event of the year. Cook would round out the year with a podium finish and sixth in the overall Drivers’ standings.

In the end, the Speedworks Motorsport-run Toyota outfit would finish fourth in the Teams’ table, inside the top half of the championship order and beating its sister outfit in identical machinery.

It’s that time of year again when the BTCC is ‘driving home for Christmas’ and we would like to wish you all a fantastic festive period and a Happy New Year!

We think you’ll agree that the 2024 BTCC season will live long in the memory and the support we continue to receive from our loyal fanbase is something we will never forget.

Drivers, teams, marshals, staff, volunteers and many many more have all played their irreplaceable part in making the BTCC the biggest motorsport show in town, and we thank you all for your efforts.

It was a great season for many, including the Power Maxed Racing outfit that scooped no fewer than three titles, whilst NAPA Racing UK made it a hat-trick of successive Teams’ championship triumphs in the BTCC.

BMW claimed a record tenth Manufacturers’/Constructors’ crown too, but the biggest congratulations of course must go to Jake Hill for becoming BTCC Champion for the very first time!

As you’ve seen from recent announcements, plans are already well underway for the 2025 Kwik Fit British Touring Car Championship and we can’t wait to have you along for the ride once again.

So, from everyone involved in the BTCC… we wish you a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year – see you in 2025!

The Alliance Racing-run NAPA Racing UK enjoyed both race winners in the overall and Jack Sears Trophy (JST) category as the Ford Focus ST-driven squad left 2024 as Teams’ Champions for the third consecutive season.

An impressive start to the season saw the Northampton-based team boast a run of eight podiums in a row. Of which, four-time BTCC Champion Ash Sutton took the first seven of those as the #1 then sat at the top of the Drivers’ Standings.

A vastly different approach was taken for the all-conquering team from 2023 as it took a quarter of its victories it did in the campaign prior. Standing on the top step 16 times one year ago, the triple champions of that year only managed four victories this past season despite still taking the Teams’ crown.

The other driver to take a victory alongside Sutton was the #27 of Dan Cammish. Taking his one and only victory at Donington Park GP, the triumph put the Yorkshireman in position to still be in title contention arriving at the final event.

That feat left NAPA Racing UK as the only team with two competitors in contention for the UK’s most coveted prize in British motorsport come the final weekend. Allowing for both drivers’ successes to contribute to the Northampton squad winning the Teams’ Championship in every year they have competed.

It was not all down to the two previously mentioned drivers as Dan Rowbottom would also stand on the rostrum twice in 2024, making the Alliance Racing-run team one of two teams to have three drivers upon the podium this past campaign.

Not only were there triumphs in the overall category but also in the JST. Sam Osborne enjoyed a second half of the season to remember, dramatically slicing the gap to eventual champion Mikey Doble. The #77 entered the summer break 97 points behind in third position, before an impressive run of results saw the gap close to 53 on his way to taking the runners-up laurels.

WSR has today (23 December) announced Aiden Moffat as the first driver for the new LKQ Euro Car Parts BMW programme in the 2025 Kwik Fit British Touring Car Championship.

The 28-year-old from Edinburgh will race one of two BMW 330i M Sports that will compete with LKQ Euro Car parts title-branding in what will be his 12^th full season in the UK’s leading motorsport championship.

After finishing as runner-up in the Scottish Fiesta Championship (despite winning nine of the 10 races he started), Aiden made history in 2013 as he became the youngest driver in BTCC history at just 16 years, 10 months and 23 days old.

He scored the first of his 15 podium finishes on home soil at Knockhill in 2015 and the first of his five career victories at Donington Park two years later.

One of a small number of current drivers to have won BTCC races in both front-wheel-drive and rear-wheel-drive cars, Aiden has secured podium results in all but one of the past ten seasons.

Aiden is set to begin his testing programme in the New Year alongside fellow WSR drivers Jake Hill, the reigning BTCC champion, and Daryl DeLeon.

Aiden Moffat said: “It sounds like a cliché, but this really is a ‘dream come true’ moment for me in touring car racing. The chance to join the best team on the grid doesn’t happen often so it’s fantastic that everything’s lined up for 2025 and that we can go forwards together with the support of LKQ Euro Car Parts. Having seen from the outside how WSR operate, they just seem to do things the right way in every area and we’ve all seen how much success they’ve had as a result. I don’t think I’ve ever felt so excited or motivated for a new BTCC season and honestly I wish we could get on track right now!”

Dick Bennetts, Team Principal, said: “We’re very pleased to welcome Aiden to WSR for 2025 as part of our LKQ Euro Car Parts BMW line-up. As one of the few current BTCC drivers to have won races in front-wheel-drive and rear-wheel-drive cars, he should adapt to the BMW quickly and be able to challenge for strong results everywhere. It’s also interesting that he had his best BTCC Championship result in a rear-wheel-drive car in 2021. We’ve seen what he’s capable of on the racetrack – including several impressive wins – over the years. Our job now is to give him a car that will allow him to get the best out of himself as often as possible.”

Colin Cottrell, Group Marketing Director, LKQ UK & Ireland, said: “Aiden Moffat joining WSR for the 2025 BTCC season is fantastic news! Having worked in partnership with him before, we know his track record, versatility and proven skills in both front-wheel and rear-wheel-drive cars make him a perfect fit for the LKQ Euro Car Parts BMW programme. Beyond his talent on the racetrack, Aiden has been a delight to work with off track, consistently supporting and representing the LKQ brand with professionalism and enthusiasm. This partnership truly embodies the excitement and passion driving our future ambitions. The announcement of driver #2 is just around the corner – watch this space!”

For the first time, Jake Hill is the BTCC Drivers’ Champion. The Kent-driver may have won the battle in the final race of the year, but the most winning driver of this campaign showcased his speed throughout the season to take home the most coveted crown in UK motorsport.

Not many champions can say they weren’t victorious until the seventh race of the year, but that Hill can. With two third place finishes at the opening event and a less than ideal event two at his home circuit of Brands Hatch, the #24 would only come into his stride once arriving at Snetterton.

The BMW 330e M Sport driver was in a class his own, untouchable in raw pace at the Norfolk circuit. Taking pole position by 0.805 seconds, Hill would take a commanding first triumph of the campaign. As dominant as that was, the #24’s race two was one to remember. Despite jumping the start and receiving a ten second penalty, the 20-time race winner would still go on to win by an incredible 6.260 seconds.

Speed was on show from that point forward as the Kent-racer would stand victorious four times in five races. As the results began the snowball, Hill would eventually bookend the first half of the season with a win and for the first time in 2024, stand at the top of the championship.

Even with the early season woes, the Laser Tools Racing with MB Motorsport driver would score five of his eight wins in the first half of the season. Displaying drives worthy of a champion, the feeling of a third successive third-place finish seemed ever more unlikely.

Heading into the final race of the year ahead by one point, it was simply who ever finished ahead between Hill and Tom Ingram for the honours. Initially, all hearts dropped in the #24’s garage as Ingram powered past and began to drive away. But all changed as Hill excelled in the greasy conditions to propel himself to his first title, making Jake Hill the 2024 BTCC Drivers’ Champion.

Making it three outfits lifting the trophy in each of the team contested championships, BMW left the 2024 campaign crowned as record holding Manufacturers/Constructers’ Champions. Breaking the double digit barrier and now being victorious on ten occasions, Jake Hill and Colin Turkington sealed the deal at the death as the curtain fell on the 2024 season.

The beginning of the season was bright for all under the BMW banner as the trio of Adam Morgan, Hill and Turkington would place the German marque atop the standings. Despite two race wins from the #20, the WSR-run outfit would see its lead fall from seven points to two after the first visit to Brands Hatch.

That number one spot would disappear after Snetterton despite Hill’s heroic double victory, one of those triumphs even came with a ten second time penalty for jumping the start. Bobby Thompson was also on scoring duties in his one and only outing for the Bavarian brand highlighted with a second place finish behind the eventual 2024 Drivers’ Champion.

Out in front the gap would continue to grow into the second half of the season standing at its largest after the trip to the North Yorkshire circuit of Croft. Staring at a 39 point deficit that had continuously grown for four rounds straight would dissolve many squads hopes of taking the title. Not for anyone at WSR.

At the eighth and the penultimate event of the season the gap stood at only four points at its largest and two at its smallest. A stark turnaround towards the end of the season put BMW in a much better position than it had sat two events previous.

Leaving all to play for at the finale held at Brands Hatch, BMW would retake the lead of the championship that they had not led since the first trip to Brands Hatch five months earlier. Not only did they snatch the lead back at the death, they opened the gap to win by 23 points, the joint-third highest gap between first and second all season long.

For the third successive season, NAPA Racing UK were crowned BTCC Teams’ Champions. Despite scoring a rather modest four race victories across the 2024 campaign, the Alliance Racing-run squad would top the table at the end of every single event due to impressive consistency at the sharp end of the action.

Ash Sutton led the charge for the Northampton-based team, commencing the title challenge with seven podiums from the opening seven races. The closest driver to matching that feat was Colin Turkington with three in the same timeframe.

Thruxton was the scene of the only full score coming at Round 12 of the season, also the team’s first win of the year. An eight-point gap became a ten-point gap, and then a 21-point lead, before its performances at the Hampshire circuit propelled the Ford Focus outfit into a 60-point advantage. 

From that point, the margin was never indented by any other team as the eventual points differential between first and second ended at 115. What was even more impressive is that the team accrued an extra nine points from its 2023 title defence… with 13 fewer victories!

Winning all three Teams’ Championships since the squad’s formation, NAPA Racing UK has consistently shown its speed and consistency – highlighted by being the only team with two drivers within a shot at the Drivers’ title heading into the final round with Sutton and Dan Cammish.

The impressive three-year stint has also included victories and podiums for Dan Rowbottom, whilst Sam Osborne finished second in the latest campaign for the Jack Sears Trophy. Ever striding to improve, the Alliance Racing-run squad will be going for four-in-a-row in 2025!

Following on from Doble’s Jack Sears Trophy (JST) success, we also take a look at Evans Halshaw Power Maxed Racing’s clean sweep of the Independents’ classes, ensuring the Evesham-based squad walked away from 2024 with a trio of titles.

Árón Taylor-Smith had a just as dominant campaign as his team-mate in the JST, if not more in the Independent Drivers’ category, as he blew away the competition with an incredible 20 wins from the 30 bouts.

In the end, the numbers were staggering. Out of the 30 races across the season, the #40 would finish off of the podium… once, and even that was a fourth-place finish. A total of 600 points were on offer throughout the season and Taylor-Smith would go on to end the campaign only failing to gather 36 of them.

It could be argued that the second trip to Donington Park, around the GP configuration, was the Irishman’s best weekend. Being one of two weekends in which the #40 would stand atop the podium in all three races but not only that, also finishing the weekend with an overall podium as well.

As much as both drivers’ individual efforts for the Evesham-based team were extraordinary, neither still compare to their joint effort for the Independent Teams’ Championship. Kicking off the season with a 17-race win streak, the team would go on to take a total of 27 triumphs throughout the year.

Out of the ten events across the 2024 campaign, the Vauxhall Astra-driven outfit would win all races at seven of those, whilst the overall podium brace at Oulton Park was also a particular highlight.

2024 has certainly been a year to remember for Evans Halshaw Power Maxed Racing.