The 2019 Kwik Fit

British Touring Car Championship 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. It was established in 1958 as the British Saloon Car Championship and was renamed as ...

(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 2019 season was the 62nd British Touring Car Championship season and the ninth season for cars conforming to the

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(NGTC) technical specification. Colin Turkington successfully defended his title to equal Andy Rouse as the only four time BTCC Champions.

Teams and drivers

All teams and drivers competed under British racing licenses.

Drivers and teams changes

Changed teams * Jack Goff secured a last-minute drive with RCIB Insurance with Fox Transport after

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left the series for the

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. * Tom Oliphant will debut with Team BMW after driving for Ciceley Motorsport in 2018. *

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and

Rob Collard Robert Collard (born 1 October 1968) is a British auto racing driver from Hampshire, best known for racing in the British Touring Car Championship, winning two races in a West Surrey Racing MG, and claiming the Independent's Cup title in 2003. ...

moved from Adrian Flux Subaru Racing and Team BMW to Sterling Insurance with Power Maxed Racing. *

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moved from Power Maxed Racing to

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. *

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moved from AmDTuning.Com to Team Shredded Wheat Racing with Gallagher. *

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moved from

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to Cobra Sport AmD AutoAid/RCIB Insurance. * Senna Proctor moved from Power Maxed Racing to Adrian Flux Subaru Racing. * Jake Hill moved from Team HARD. to TradePriceCars.com. Entering/re-entering BTCC * Nicolas Hamilton returned to the series after racing in the

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- 18, driving a third car for

under the RoKit Racing banner, having last raced in 2015. * Ex-

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driver

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made his series debut, with TradePriceCars.com. * Mini Challenge UK drivers

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and Sam Osborne both made their series debut with

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. *

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Am champion

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made his series debut, with GKR Scaffolding with Autobrite Direct. * Daniel Rowbottom made his series debut, with Ciceley Motorsport. Leaving BTCC *

left the series for the

to open up a space in Team HARD's BTCC line-up. * Ethan Hammerton left the series to compete in the

with Team HARD. * 2018 TCR UK champion Daniel Lloyd left the series to race in the 2019

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and TCR China Touring Car series. * Sam Smelt left the series to race in the

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with Árón Taylor-Smith. * Rob Austin left the series as he was unable to secure an entry into the 2019 season. * Brett Smith left the series to compete in the VW Racing Cup Team changes *

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switched from running the BMW 125i M Sport to the newer BMW 330i M Sport. *

switched from running the Honda Civic Type R (FK2) to the newer Honda Civic Type R (FK8). * AmDTuning.Com switched their two MG6 GTs for two Honda Civic Type R (FK2). * HMS Racing left the series as they were unable to secure an entry into the 2019 season. * Eurotech Racing withdrew from the BTCC after the 2018 season. Mid season changes * Laser Tools Racing switched from running the

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to the

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after the

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round. *

withdrew from the season ahead of the

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round for personal reasons.

replaced him for the remainder of the season. * Nicolas Hamilton pulled out of the rest of the season after the

round due to sponsorship problems.

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subsequently replaced him for the remainder of the season.

Race calendar

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round.

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

( key)

Manufacturers'/Constructors' Championship

Teams' Championship

Independent Drivers' Championship

Independent Teams' Championship

Jack Sears Trophy

References

External links

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