2022 British Touring Car Championship
The 2022 Kwik Fit[1] British Touring Car Championship (commonly abbreviated as BTCC) is a motor racing championship for production-based touring cars held across England and Scotland. 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 regulations for the championship. The 2022 season will be the 65th British Touring Car Championship season and the twelfth season for cars conforming to the Next Generation Touring Car (NGTC) technical specification.
| 2022 British Touring Car Championship | |||
| Previous: | 2021 | Next: | 2023 |
| Support series: 2022 Ginetta Junior Championship 2022 Ginetta GT4 Supercup 2022 F4 British Championship 2022 Porsche Carrera Cup GB 2022 Mini Challenge UK | |||
Teams and drivers
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Driver changes
Entering/re-entering BTCC
Changed teams
- Dan Cammish will move from BTC Racing to NAPA Racing UK.[3]
Leaving BTCC
- Tom Oliphant will take a sabbatical from the series.[9]
Race calendar
The championship calendar was announced by the championship organisers on 30 June 2021.[10]
| Round | Circuit | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | R1 | Donington Park (National Circuit, Leicestershire) |
23–24 April |
| R2 | |||
| R3 | |||
| 2 | R4 | Brands Hatch (Indy Circuit, Kent) |
14–15 May |
| R5 | |||
| R6 | |||
| 3 | R7 | Thruxton Circuit (Hampshire) |
28–29 May |
| R8 | |||
| R9 | |||
| 4 | R10 | Oulton Park (Island Circuit, Cheshire) |
11–12 June |
| R11 | |||
| R12 | |||
| 5 | R13 | Croft Circuit (North Yorkshire) |
25–26 June |
| R14 | |||
| R15 | |||
| 6 | R16 | Knockhill Racing Circuit (Fife) |
30–31 July |
| R17 | |||
| R18 | |||
| 7 | R19 | Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit (300 Circuit, Norfolk) |
13–14 August |
| R20 | |||
| R21 | |||
| 8 | R22 | Thruxton Circuit (Hampshire) |
27–28 August |
| R23 | |||
| R24 | |||
| 9 | R25 | Silverstone Circuit (National Circuit, Northamptonshire) |
24–25 September |
| R26 | |||
| R27 | |||
| 10 | R28 | Brands Hatch (Grand Prix Circuit, Kent) |
8–9 October |
| R29 | |||
| R30 | |||
References
- "Kwik Fit replaces Dunlop as BTCC title sponsor". Touring Car Times. Mediaempire Stockholm AB. 25 November 2018. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
- "Motorbase secures NAPA backing for 2022". TouringCarTimes. 13 December 2021. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
- "Dan Cammish secures BTCC return with Motorbase". TouringCarTimes. 15 December 2021. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
- "Hybrid era to kick off with expanded 32 car grid". TouringCarTimes. 2 December 2021. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
- "Jack Goff to spearhead new Cupra programme". TouringCarTimes. 14 December 2020. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
- "Aron Taylor-Smith extends Team HARD stay". TouringCarTimes. 29 September 2021. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
- "Dan Rowbottom completes Team Dynamics line-up as Matt Neal steps back for 2021". TouringCarTimes. 18 March 2021. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
- "Tom Ingram to spearhead Hyundai programme". TouringCarTimes. 20 January 2021. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
- "Tom Oliphant to take racing sabbatical". TouringCarTimes. 25 November 2021. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
- "2022 BTCC Calendar Announced". BTCC. 30 July 2021. Retrieved 3 November 2021.