Restart Racing are not new to touring car racing. They won another tin top championship as recent as 2022 with current driver Chris Smiley. The new BTCC outfit brought a two-car team straight to the 2024 grid. 

Driving alongside already-mentioned Smiley, a BTCC winner returning to the series, was a young driver in Scott Sumpton. Sumpton, then 19, already had two years of touring car racing under his belt but this was the first time in the Cupra Leon. This was the same situation for Smiley who had his previous win in the BTCC in a Honda Civic Type R. 

Returning for its second season of BTCC action, the Essex-based squad make the jump to race Hyundai i30 Ns after a technical partnership with EXCELR8 Motorsport has been formed. Retaining Chris Smiley and bringing in BTCC returnee Dan Lloyd gives the team two drivers with previous experience with the car as it looks to make the jump to more front running competition.