The 2015 Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship (commonly abbreviated as BTCC) was a

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championship for production-based

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held across England and Scotland. The championship featured a mix of professional motor racing teams and privately funded amateur drivers competing in highly modified versions of

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s which are sold to the general public and conform to the technical regulations for the championship. The 2015 season was the 58th

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season and the fifth season for cars conforming to the

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(NGTC) specification.

Colin Turkington Colin Henry Turkington (born 21 March 1982) is a British racing driver from Northern Ireland who competes in the British Touring Car Championship for Team BMW. He is a 4 time BTCC champion, winning the title in 2009, 2014, 2018 and 2019, havi ...

was the defending drivers' champion.

West Surrey Racing West Surrey Racing is a UK-based motorsport team run by New Zealander Dick Bennetts. He is responsible for masterminding the careers of such names as Ayrton Senna, Mika Häkkinen, Jonathan Palmer, Rubens Barrichello, Maurício Gugelmin and Eddi ...

was the defending teams' champion, and MG the defending manufacturers' champions.

Teams and drivers

Driver changes

; Changed teams *

Sam Tordoff Samuel Lewis Tordoff (born 19 April 1989) is a British racing car driver best known for his appearances in the British Touring Car Championship. He is the grandson of rally driver and car dealer Jack Tordoff. Tordoff finished second overall in ...

, moved from MG/ Triple Eight to

. * Andrew Jordan, moved to the works MG/ Triple Eight team from his family run

Eurotech Racing Eurotech Racing was a British motor racing team based in Tamworth, Staffordshire, founded by Mike Jordan and currently owned by Jeff Smith since December 2014, that last competed in the 2018 British Touring Car Championship The team won bot ...

. *

and

Jason Plato Timothy Jason Plato (born 14 October 1967) is a British racing driver who last competed in the British Touring Car Championship (BTCC) for BTC Racing. He has twice been BTCC Champion, in 2001 for Vauxhall and 2010 for Silverline Chevrolet. He ...

, both moved to

Team BMR Team BMR was a British motor racing team based in Buntingford, Hertfordshire and founded by Warren Scott. The team raced in the British Touring Car Championship between 2013 and 2019 after previously entering the 2004 British Superbike Champ ...

from

and MG/ Triple Eight respectively. *

Dave Newsham David Newsham (born 7 July 1967) is a British auto racing driver and businessman. He is the managing director of Norscott Vending. He raced in the British Touring Car Championship from 2011 to 2017, but in 2016, he competed in the British Rallyc ...

, moved from AmD Tuning to

Power Maxed Racing Power Maxed Racing is a British auto racing team based in Bidford-on-Avon, Warwickshire. The team has raced in the British Touring Car Championship, since 2015 after purchasing BTC Racing in February 2015. British Touring Car Championship Ch ...

. *

Jack Goff Jack Goff (born 6 March 1991) is a British auto racing driver. He was the 2012 Renault Clio Cup United Kingdom champion. He made his debut in the British Touring Car Championship on 31 March 2013 at Brands Hatch, driving for RCIB Insurance Ra ...

, moved from

Triple Eight Racing Triple Eight Racing was a auto racing, motorsports team formed in 1996 as Triple Eight Race Engineering, which competed in the British Touring Car Championship and the British GT Championship. The team's original focus was to design, build an ...

. * James Cole, moved from

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Motorbase Performance Motorbase Performance is a British motor racing team, founded in 2004 by former Production Saloon racer David Bartrum. They are best known for competing in the British Touring Car Championship. Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain The team starte ...

. ; Entering/re-entering BTCC *

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, who raced in the Knockhill round in 2013, will compete in his first full season with AmD Tuning. *

Richard Hawken Richard Hawken (born 3 January 1972) is a British racing driver who competed in the British Touring Car Championship. He made his debut in 2015. Racing career Hawken began his career in karts at the age of 12 claiming the South of England Ope ...

and Derek Palmer Jr., who competed in the HSCC Super Touring Car Championship for historic touring cars in 2014, will enter the championship with Support Our Paras Racing. * Jeff Smith will return to the BTCC with

, having last raced for them in 2013. *

Andy Wilmot Andrew Wilmot (born 4 September 1980) is a British racing driver. In 2013 British Touring Car Championship season, 2013, Wilmot competed in the British Touring Car Championship for the first time at Rockingham, driving for Tony Gilham Racing, ...

will return with Welch Motorsport, having last raced at Rockingham in 2013 for

Tony Gilham Racing Tony Gilham Racing (Team HARD. Racing), competing as RCIB Insurance with Fox Transport, ROKiT Racing with Team HARD. and HUB Financial Solutions with Team HARD. currently, is a British motor racing team based in Dartford, Kent and founded ...

. * Triple WTCC champion

Andy Priaulx Andrew Graham Priaulx, MBE ( born 8 August 1974) is a British professional racing driver from Guernsey. In 2019 he raced for Ford Chip Ganassi Team UK in the FIA World Endurance Championship, and Cyan Racing Lynk & Co in the FIA World Tou ...

will return with

, having last raced in the series in 2002. * Alex Martin, who competed in the Ferrari Challenge in 2014, will enter the championship with

Team Parker Racing Team Parker Racing is a motorsport team based in Leicestershire, in the United Kingdom. Founded in 1997 it has previously competed in Formula Vauxhall Junior, British Formula 3, GT World Challenge Europe, and, more recently, in the British Tour ...

under the Dextra Racing banner. * Kieran Gallagher will return with

Team HARD Tony Gilham Racing (Team HARD. Racing), competing as RCIB Insurance with Fox Transport, ROKiT Racing with Team HARD. and HUB Financial Solutions with Team HARD. currently, is a British motor racing team based in Dartford, Kent and founded ...

, having last raced with the team at

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in 2013. *

Josh Cook Josh Cook (born 15 June 1991) is a British racing driver currently competing in the British Touring Car Championship. He debuted in 2015, after being the runner-up in the Renault Clio Cup United Kingdom in 2014. Racing career Cook began his c ...

, who was runner-up in the 2014 Renault Clio Cup United Kingdom season, will make his BTCC debut with

under the #RacingforHeroes banner. * Ex-motocross rider

Stewart Lines Stewart Alan Lines is a British racing driver currently competing in the 2019 Britcar Endurance Championship. He has also raced in the British Touring Car Championship, made his debut in 2015 Racing career Lines began his touring car career i ...

will make his BTCC debut with Houseman Racing, having previously raced in the Mini Challenge, Volkswagen Cup and the

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. *

Nicolas Hamilton Nicolas Hamilton (born 28 March 1992) is a British racing driver who currently competes in the British Touring Car Championship. He races with a specially-modified car due to his cerebral palsy. Hamilton is the paternal half-brother of seven- ...

, half-brother to Formula One world champion

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and sometime ETCC competitor, will enter the championship with AmD Tuning. However his entry is considered as guest entry and therefore he won't be eligible for points. ; Leaving BTCC *

Ollie Jackson Oliver Jackson (born 26 April 1984 in Whitechapel, London) is a British racing driver who currently competes in the British Touring Car Championship. Personal life Ollie Jackson is from Reigate, Surrey and was educated at Epsom College. He the ...

and

Nick Foster Nick Foster is a British composer and music producer based in London. He is best-known for his work as a composer for television, commercials and film. Career Foster’s recent work includes Jack Whitehall & Freddy Syborn’s comedy-drama for ...

announced that they would not be returning to the BTCC in 2015. Foster made one-off appearance at Rockingham for Team IHG Rewards Club as replacement for Andy Priaulx, who was unable to participate due to duties in the

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. *

Lea Wood Lea Wood (born 18 August 1984) is a British auto racing driver and mechanic, employed at his father's garage based in Hereford. He has competed previously in the British Touring Car Championship. Racing career Early years He started club level ...

stepped down from his driving duties, to take a management role in his team, Houseman Racing. * Chris Stockton stepped down from being team owner and driver of

BTC Racing BTC Racing is a British auto racing team based in Brackley, Northamptonshire owned and run by Steve Dudman. The team is best known for competing in the British Touring Car Championship. British Touring Car Championship Lexus IS (2006–2007) T ...

, selling the team to Automotive Brands. *

Marc Hynes Marc Hynes (born 26 February 1978 in Guildford) is a British racing driver, who competed for Quantel Bifold Racing. with Triple Eight Race Engineering in the British Touring Car Championship. He won the 1995 British Formula Vauxhall Junior tit ...

left the championship to concentrate on the revived Manor F1 Team. *

Alain Menu Alain Menu (born 9 August 1963) is a Swiss racing driver who is currently working for Team BMR as a driving coach. He was one of the most successful touring car drivers of the 1990s, winning the prestigious British Touring Car Championship twice ...

Fabrizio Giovanardi Fabrizio Giovanardi (born 14 December 1966 in Sassuolo) is an Italian racing driver. During his career he has won ten touring car titles, including European and British crowns making him the most successful touring car driver worldwide. He has ...

and Jack Clarke were unable to find a seat after losing their seats at

and

respectively. Menu later returned, replacing the injured

Warren Scott Warren Scott (born 28 September 1971 in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire) is a British race driver. He has previously competed in the British Touring Car Championship with his self-run Team BMR. He has also raced in the British Superbike Cha ...

for the Brands Hatch season finale. *

Glynn Geddie Glynn Geddie (born 17 June 1990) is a British racing driver from Aberdeen, who last competed in the 2021 British Touring Car Championship for Team HARD. After spending his early racing career in GT cars and winning the 2011 British GT Champio ...

and

Luke Hines Luke Hines (born 4 May 1982 in Hoddesdon, Hertfordshire) is a British auto racing driver. He is the son of former karting champion and Zip Kart founder/owner Martin Hines. Career After a small amount of open wheel racing in Formula Ford, Hi ...

left the series after

left the championship. * Robb Holland left the championship, having sold his car to AmD Tuning. He later returned to BTCC with Handy Motorsport filling in for Simon Belcher.

Team changes

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entered the championship, offering factory support and the

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as a base model. The cars are being run by Pro Motorsport under the banner of "Support Our Paras Racing". The team lost the Infiniti sponsorship and its manufacturer status following the 3rd round. The team was scaled down to a single entry from the Snetterton round onwards. * Aiden Moffat Racing switched from a

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to a

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, built by Ciceley Racing. * After initially announcing a return in 2015,

was sold to title sponsor Automotive Brands in February. The team switched to a saloon version of the

for 2015, having bought

Aiden Moffat Aiden Moffat (born 28 September 1996) is a British racing driver currently competing in the British Touring Car Championship for Laser Tools Racing. He became the youngest driver ever to compete in the BTCC when he made his debut at the Knockhi ...

's 2014 car. *

re-entered the series having bought a single

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, previously owned by

. *

left the series after only a single year of participation having sold their licences to

and

respectively. *

withdrew from the first half of the season, but rejoined the series from the Snetterton round onwards. *

Team Dynamics Team Dynamics Motorsport is a UK-based motor-racing team based in Droitwich, Worcestershire; best known for their successes in the British Touring Car Championship, including winning the Overall Drivers title in 2005, 2006 and 2011 with Matt Nea ...

switched from the Honda Civic Tourer to the

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Rule changes

Organisers outlined a series of rule changes for the 2015 season in October 2014: * The amount of success ballast is now implemented to the top ten drivers on the grid and the championship heading into a weekend instead of five. With more drivers now carrying ballast, the weight has been increased with the maximum being heavier than in previous years. The maximum success ballast is for the championship leader, down to for tenth place. Rear-wheel drive (RWD) cars carry their success ballast as far forward in the cabin as possible, in order to better equalise the front to rear weight balance between both drivetrain formats. *

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and

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independently analyse the start-line performances and in-gear acceleration of front and rear-wheel drive cars with a view to more equalising them through engine management programming. * All engines have now been re-tested and re-validated by both

TOCA TOCA, formally trading as BARC (TOCA) Ltd, is an organiser of motorsport events in the United Kingdom. The company organises and administers the British Touring Car Championship (BTCC) and the support series to the BTCC, sometimes known as the T ...

and an independent specialist company – resulting in a boost level being set for each car and engine type for the season. As the larger amount of success ballast has a greater effect than before, the lap-time boost level adjustment can be dropped. * Each car must still use the Dunlop soft tyre for one race at nine events – the Thruxton event does not apply as the soft tyre is not used at the venue – but each car must use them three times in race 1, three times in race 2 and three times in race 3 during the course of the season. * The grid for race 2 at each event is set in the order of the fastest lap times achieved in race 1. If during race 1 a driver changes one or more tyres of the same type then any quicker lap time (if achieved) after that tyre change is discounted. * The Jack Sears Trophy will be awarded to the top 'Rookie Driver' of the year.

Race calendar

The provisional calendar was announced by the championship organisers on 18 August 2014. After using the "International" circuit configuration in

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, the

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round will revert to the "Island" layout.

Results

Championship standings

;Notes *No driver may collect more than one point for leading a lap per race regardless of how many laps they lead.

Drivers' Championship

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)

Manufacturers'/Constructors' Championship

Teams' Championship

Independents' Trophy

Independent Teams' Trophy

Jack Sears Trophy

Notes

References

External links

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