Audi sport customer racing with two partner teams in new. British touring car championship production 2001 standings championship points standings for the british touring car championship production 2001. A largely by the numbers documentary on the history of british touringcar racing available in full on youtube. This 1,200hp 3dprinted hypercar is a fighter jet for the road. Martin arrives in the btcc via a varied background, which started in motocross before injury forced him to stop, and later stints in the porsche carrera. Lewis has a halfbrother, nicolas, who was born with cerebral palsy but did not let that stop him from carving out his own racing career predominantly in the renault clio cup and the british touring car championship. Complete british touring car championship results edit key races in bold indicate pole position 1 point awarded just in first race. Mg enters 2012 btcc with mg6 gt and jason plato mg has announced they will enter two mg6 gt cars in the 2012 british touring car championships btcc series with support from an allbritish dream. Also if you can tell me how much i would get paid on average. Alfa romeo takes on alpha male when james drives the 159 across the mudplains of the humber river against graham boanas. A compilation of british touring car championship crashes from the 2009, 2011 and 2012 seasons. British touring car championship crash compilation 2009, 2011.
Click on a drivers name to get more information career history, touring cars driven etc. The nascar whelen euro series formed the lady cup, a championship system for female drivers in 2014. We have 112 episodes of british touring car championship in our archive. Aston martin car models list complete list of all aston. In 2012, we will be running cars in the british touring car championship, the vw cup, vag trophy and track day trophy. The 2016 dunlop msa british touring car championship gets under way at brands hatch this weekend with a capacity entry of 32 competitors. The title of btcc champion is awarded to the driver who scores the most points overall in a british touring car championship season. Apr, 2018 btcc touring car legends documentary part 1 duration.
British touring car championship is a tv show on british national television from itv4 with an average rating of 3. List of british touring car championship records wikipedia. There are currently 29 drivers listed for btcc 2012. Mike bushell born 5 july 1989 is a british racing driver. Amazingly the following season didnt find her in the lowpowered f3 car but in a hairy 500 horsepower tubeframe mercedes in the german touring car championship dtm, where she raced for 6 seasons. The championship, which was open to super 2000 cars, began with the race of italy at monza on 11 march and ended with the guia race of macau at the guia circuit on 18 november, after twentyfour races. This is a list of racing drivers who have competed in the british touring car. Hscc bybox historic touring car championship 2012 youtube. The first episode of british touring car championship was broadcast in january, 2020.
The supras engine, the venerable 2jzgte, is forged, balanced, and capable of making more power than its traction is currently limited to. He also won the european touring car championship and drove in the 24 hours of le mans for five years between 1959 and 1966. Satisfying both racing and movie fans, and a great story about to iconic drivers. The star trek actor competed in the event when it was run using morgans in 2012, finishing ninth in a race won by emmerdale actor and later british touring car championship racer kelvin fletcher.
A photographic celebration of 50 years robson, graham on. Movie star patrick stewart to race in silverstone classic. Mg has announced they will enter two mg6 gt cars in the 2012 british touring car championships btcc series with support from an all british dream team of cars, drivers, constructors and. A grand tourer gt is a type of sports car that is designed for high speed and longdistance driving, due to a combination of performance and luxury attributes. However, the eccentric entrants will do anything to win the. Audi sport customer racing is supporting two partner teams in the wtcr fia world touring car cup. The kwik fit british touring car championship is a touring car racing series held each year in the united kingdom, currently organised and administered by. A trio of newborn gt40 mkis, a pair of shelby cobra daytona coupes and a british cobra were entered, along with two sunbeam tigers also powered by. The top 10 btcc drivers of 2017 btcc autosport plus. In his first year in the competition he won the british saloon car championship and came second the following year.
The interactive cdrom is described as a visual trip through the 99 season of. Ten drivers to watch in the british touring car championship. The 2012 dunlop msa british touring car championship was a multievent motor racing championship for productionbased touring cars held across england and scotland. Richard and james compete against some british touring car drivers in a mobile motorsport racing living quarters grand prix. Btcc touring car legends documentary part 3 duration.
Mirror online are proudly sponsoring the thorney motorsport team for the 2012 season. Brilliant autosport in 2009, the hiq msa british touring car championship delivered one of the most thrilling title battles ever. If you had a choice between a v8powered track car or a v12powered grand tourer, which would of these aston martins would you want by jeffrey n. Beautiful fourbedroom apartment for sale in megeve. Kieran vernon motorsport, northampton, united kingdom. British touring car championship revving up for the new. Can you figure out where each 2012 f1 driver fits in this quiz, using logic. There were a recordbreaking seven different winners in the first seven races, the closestever race finish, the debut of grand prix winner johnny herbert and just eight points splitting the top three in the championshipdeciding final race plus plenty of edge. A wide variety of eccentric competitors participate in a wild and illegal crosscountry road race. In this series amateur and professional teams compete in modified versions of production family touring cars all across the united kingdom. Btcc 2017 provisional calendar released the dunlop msa british touring car championship has announced its provisional calendar for 2017. Tim macrow won the australian drivers championship in 20. Jack le brocq debuted in the supercars championship in 2018, after second and third place finishes in the super2 championship.
Shedden was the 2012 btcc champion, joining john cleland and. With the dunlop msa british touring car championship now in its summer break, we take a look back at the first half of the season and the drivers at the top of the championship standings. Mjp media british touring car championship news articles. By continuing to use this site you consent to the use of cookies on your device as described in our.
In 2015, hamilton secured a deal with amd tuning to race an audi s3 in five rounds of the british touring car championship, becoming the first disabled driver to compete in the series. The premier saloon car racing series in the uk the british touring car championship remains true to the art of pure racing. This list is a comprehensive guide to those drivers. Our british touring car championship collection covers more than two decades, right up to the latest. The championship, currently running next generation touring car regulations, has been run to. We use cookies to give you the best possible experience on our website. Catch up on british touring car championship and watch. The series is exclusively reserved to tcr race cars and encompasses rounds in africa, asia, europe and south america. This is a list of records in the british touring car championship since its establishment in 1958. The track, limitless, was written and is performed by 18yearold jenny smith, from douglas, and her bandmates in full moon fallout 14yearold georgia cooper and her father. As the british touring car championship is the ultimate tin top racing series in the uk, you will have to have come up through the ranks as it. Join us for a look back at the racing scene 20 years ago.
British touring car championship rule tweak could hurt bmr. Alan mann racing won numerous major championships including the british saloon car championship, the european touring car challenge and the fia world gt championship for manufacturers, all with a variety of specially prepared ford cars. We learned everything we know about formula 1 from the movie rush. From 1992present a separate championship was awarded to the winning independent not officially manufacturer backed driver, and from 20002003 the production class had its own championship for the best class b driver. British automobile racing club barc, british racing drivers club brdc, classic sports car club cscc, classic touring car racing club. If you love touring cars, then has everything you need, with british touring cars, world touring cars and classic etcc on dvd and download. She retired from fulltime stock car racing after the 2018 daytona 500. Watch bumpertobumper touring car action from the wtcc, btcc and more on download and dvd at brilliant prices. During the 20182019 series, he made successive wins with kazuki nakajima and their teammate, becoming a wec champion for the second time in his career.
British 1937 sir john whitmore was one of alan mann racings most prominent drivers. British touring car championship latest news, reaction, results. This was a time when the super touring regulations were on a strong rise, with many new championships being formed and grid numbers rising quickly. Btcc touring car legends documentary part 2 youtube. Btcc title in 2012, before the pirtek run car of andrew jordan beat the factory. We learned everything we know about formula 1 from. After an initial, unsuccessful run at the 1964 nurburgring kms it was time for le mans. Kamui kobayashi born september, 1986 is a racecar driver from amagasaki city, japan.
Click on a driver s name to get more information career history, touring cars driven etc. Since 2012, buemi has competed in the wec with toyota gazoo racing, earning himself a championship in 2016. Drivers who competed in the 2017 british touring car championship season are highlighted in bold this page is accurate following the conclusion of the 2017 season. A british touring car championship rule change for 2017 could remove a key strength of the team bmr subaru levorgs. The 1975 formula one championshipwinning ferrari 312t will be offered for sale at the 2019 gooding and company pebble beach auction, to be held august 1617 during monterey classic car week. Drivers who are competing in the 2020 season are highlighted in bold. This epic battle saw drivers lose their lives, family dynasties nearly collapse and the development of a new race car that changed racing. Hooter pro cup mod with updates like new dash, wheels, and a lot of cars. Aston martin car models list aston martin lagonda limited or popular known as aston martin is a luxury sports cars manufacturer and a marketer of grand tourers as well. This is a list of racing drivers who have competed in the british touring car championship, sorted alphabetically by surname. An accomplished kart racer, he claimed titles in the alljapan junior karting championship and the suzuka karting championship in 2000, and the alljapan junior karting championships in 2001 formerly ica class. Larusmiani gentleman essentials golden plated playing cards. Feb 12, 20 hscc bybox historic touring car championship 2012. These are the 12 greatest btcc cars ever petrolicious.
The championship features a mix of professional motor racing teams and privately funded amateur drivers competing in highly modified versions of family cars which are sold to the general public and conform to the technical. Formula one drivers from the united kingdom wikipedia. The provisional calendar encompasses nine events on four continents, each with three races per weekend. British touring cars 2002 round 2 brands hatch btcc youtube. Profiles are available for the drivers linked below. British touring car championship and british saloon car championship cars. Thorney motorsport team owner and driver john thorne prepares his mirror onlinesponsored team for the 2012 british touring car championship. A finalround showdown for the title stole the show in the british touring car championship this season, but there were plenty of other star performers too. Auction news archives the sports, racing and vintage car. Daily mirror a view from the drivers seat car wars episode 3. Following its successful debut season, the audi rs 3 lms will compete at the highest international level this year. It was established in 1958 as the british saloon car championship and was renamed as the british touring car championship for the 1987 season. Touring cars the british touring car championship abebooks.
In 2016, a record 18 different women started a race in one of nascars touring series. Sir john young jackie stewart, obe born 11 june 1939 is a british former formula one racing driver from scotland. The exciting 2015 british touring car championship season continues with round 6 in norfolk, england on the snetterton circuit. Choosing the 2017 motor trend best drivers car motortrend. Mar 16, 2018 while 2012 british touring car championship winner gordon shedden handled the topspeed run for the original mean mower, honda will have racing driver jessica hawkins strap in to clock a new. Bbc became the home of formula 1 for british viewers from 1979 to 1996, fans tuning in on grand prix weekends to listen to the voice of f1, murray walker. The british touring car championship, founded in 1958 as the british saloon. It was called project grand touring 40, with the 40 representing the overall height in inches of the car. Compared to other british drivers, coulthard had competed in the most races 246 and amassed the highest points total 535 at the time of his retirement at the end of the 2008 season. Like teammate matt neal, the 2012 titlewinner is ditching the hatchback civic for the tourer version and could struggle early on. Contains all of the 2005 and 2006 cascar super series and sportsman series car sets. The 2012 world touring car championship season was the ninth season of the fia world touring car championship, and the eighth since its 2005 return.
With its roots stretching back to 1958 as the british saloon car championship, what we now call the british touring car championship is without doubt one of the most spectacular forms of racing. Were getting to the business end of another fantastic british touring car championship. Racing aces like michael schumacher, lewis hamilton and dale earnhardt jr. Great britain btcc we start with the british touring car championship, the very birthplace of more. As an independent racing team, we have more options available than most teams and are able to offer some unique opportunities to sponsorspartners, including team name or a share of. While 2012 british touring car championship winner gordon shedden handled the topspeed run for the original mean mower, honda will have racing driver jessica hawkins strap in to clock a new.
List of british touring car championship teams and drivers. The touring car racing scene 20 years ago touringcartimes. Lewis also has two halfsisters via mum carmens second marriage, called nicola and samantha lockhart. A largely by the numbers documentary on the history of british touringcar racing available in full on youtube, but featuring an incredible piece of storytelling from the divisive jason plato. To generate a surprisingly manageable 700 horsepower and 650 lbft of torque, its fed by a borgwarner s366 turbocharger, precision 800cc injectors, and two walbro 450 fuel pumps.
Az btcc driversover the years, there have been many drivers in the british touring car championship. In 2012 she was named a developmental driver for the williams formula 1 team. Nicknamed the flying scot, he competed in formula one between 1965 and 1973, winning three world drivers championships, and twice finishing as runnerup over those nine seasons. He returned to the series in 2015 with amd tuning, after winning the renault clio cup united kingdom in 2014. The kwik fit british touring car championship is a touring car racing series held each year in the united kingdom, currently organised and administered by toca. In 20, bushell competed in the british touring car championship for the first time, driving for ip tech race engineering in their chevrolet cruze ngtc car at knockhill in place of andy neate. This is the official soundtrack of the 2012 isle of man tt fuelled by monster energy, with proceeds from sales supporting the soundcheck youth project in the isle of man. Based on the many light weight truck series that run all across the us on local short tracks and dirt tracks. Our teams and drivers bring valuable experiences from touring car racing and other disciplines to the grid, so we intend to battle for the titles in the drivers and teams classifications. This british company was founded by robert bamford and lionel martin in 19.
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