We have another touring car-fest on our hands this weekend, with racing all over the world. But our focus is on the BTCC at the balls-out Thruxton circuit.
Daniel Lloyd returns to the championship with Eurotech Racing in their third entry and should go well. Triple Eight will be hungry for wins with their improved package for this year, having not topped the podium here since 2010. Andrew Jordan will also be wanting some glory, as he's not won for nearly two years and this is one of his better circuits (despite having only one win here). Aside from the winners, one thing that most people will probably be thinking is: "Who's going to have a massive crash this year?"
As far as the support series are concerned, the Porsches are missing again as are the Ginetta GT4s, although the latter will be replaced by the Ginetta GT5 Challenge. Both Clio races will be on Sunday for the second consecutive meeting.
Code:
Circuit length: 2.3560 miles
No. of laps: 3x 16
Race distance: 3x 37.6960 miles
Races held: 111
First race: 15/04/1968
First race on current layout: 15/04/1968
Lap record: 1:13.272, Jason Plato, Vauxhall Vectra 16v, 2000
2015 winners:
Race 1: Gordon Shedden
Race 2: Jason Plato
Race 3: Adam Morgan
All-time Winners:
Drivers:
7: Yvan Muller, Fabrizio Giovanardi, Gordon Shedden
6: Gordon Spice, Andy Rouse, Jason Plato
4: Frank Gardner, Vince Woodman, Matt Neal
3: Richard Lloyd, Steve Soper, David Leslie, Alain Menu, James Thompson, Frank Biela, Laurent Aiello, Dan Eaves, Mat Jackson, Colin Turkington
2: Brian Muir, Tom Walkinshaw, Pete Lovett, John Cleland, Gabriele Tarquini, Rickard Rydell, Tom Onslow-Cole
1: Roy Pierpoint, Stuart Graham, Chris Craft, Tony Dron, Jeff Allam, Dave Brodie, Mike Newman, Dennis Leech, Tim Harvey, Robb Gravett, Joachim Winkelhock, John Bintcliffe, Anthony Reid, Steven Kane, Andrew Jordan, Adam Morgan
Manufacturers:
25: Ford
23: Vauxhall
17: Honda
10: Chevrolet
7: BMW
6: Rover
5: Nissan
4: Audi
3: Renault, SEAT
2: Volvo
1: Triumph, Mitsubishi, Alfa Romeo, MG, Volkswagen, Mercedes-Benz
Teams:
19: Triple Eight Racing
14: Team Dynamics
10: RML Group
8: Tom Walkinshaw Racing
7: Rouse Sport
6: Gordon Spice Racing
4: CC Motorsport, Audi Sport UK
3: SCA European Road Services, Richard Lloyd Racing, Williams Touring Car Engineering, West Surrey Racing
2: Bill Shaw Racing, Dave Cook Racing Services, Prodrive, Northern South, Motorbase Performance
1: Motor Racing Research, Malcolm Gartlan Racing, Stuart Graham, Hammond's Sauce Group, Broadspeed, BBW Motorsport, Mike Newman, Dennis Leech, Eggenberger Motorsport, Trakstar Motorsport, Alfa Corse, Schnitzer Motorsport, Motor Sport Developments, Jackson Motorsport, Eurotech Racing, Team BMR, Ciceley Motorsport
Championship Standings:
1. Matt Neal 78
2. Gordon Shedden 73
3. Jack Goff 66
4. Rob Collard 64
5. Mat Jackson 61
6. Sam Tordoff 56
7. Árón Smith 56
8. Ashley Sutton 55
9. Josh Cook 46
10. Adam Morgan 45
Event Timetable
Live Timing (includes driver tracker)
Live trackside commentary
Live ITV Stream
Not sure if ITV4 will show it live.
