BTCC News

Jason Plato made a solid start to the Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship finale at Thruxton, setting the fifth quickest time in opening practice despite the burns he sustained in an accident while filming for Fifth Gear earlier this week.

Vauxhall's Fabrizio Giovanardi will hope to clinch a first Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship title this weekend at Thruxton - although he won't have it easy with Jason Plato currently nine points ahead in the championship standings.

Paul O'Neill is to make a return to the Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship at Thruxton after confirmation he will replace Tom Ferrier in the Motorbase Performance line-up.

After 27 rounds of all-action racing, the fight for the 2007 Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship title will come down to three races at Thruxton this weekend - and you can catch all the live timing from the event right here on Crash.net courtesy of MST Timing .

SEAT Sport UK has confirmed that Tom Coronel will drive its third car in the final rounds of the Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship at Thruxton.

The 50th anniversary Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship campaign will include a return to Silverstone as one of its ten rounds, according to the provisional calendar issued by organisers today.

ITV has confirmed that it will once again improve its coverage of the Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship for the penultimate round of the season at Knockhill next weekend.

Having qualified on the front row of the grid, Darren Turner endured a trying race day at Brands Hatch as luck once again went against the SEAT driver in the latest rounds of the Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship.

Dave Pinkney has his focus firmly on making a return to the Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship in time for the season finale at Thruxton following his high-speed accident at Brands Hatch.

The eighth round of the Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship saw one of the biggest accidents in recent seasons after a first lap pile-up in race one saw no fewer than nine cars forced to retire.

Tim Bevan, a racer in the SEAT Cupra Championship, has been killed in a road accident ahead of this weekend's race meeting at Brands Hatch.

Gavin Smith is to make a return to the Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship for the remainder of the season, with the Irish driver securing a seat with GR Asia for the events at Brands Hatch, Knockhill and Thruxton.

Armchair fans of the Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship are in for an extra treat next weekend after ITV announced that it is to expand its coverage of the eighth round of the season at Brands Hatch.

Jason Plato was left somewhat frustrated with the events of the opening race at Snetterton last weekend after an incident with Matt Neal set the scene for a tough seventh meeting of the Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship season.

Team RAC boss Dick Bennetts says there will be a full post mortem to find out why Colin Turkington's car was underweight following the opening Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship race at Snetterton - something that resulted in the Northern Irish driver being excluded from what would have

Wet conditions at Donington Park have called a halt to proceedings during the latest rounds of the Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship.

Nick Leason has put his drive in the Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship on hold as the BTC Racing team seeks to finally put an end to the reliability problems that have plagued the 2007 campaign.

Martyn Bell is hoping to build on his first top ten finish of the Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship season as the series heads to Donington Park next weekend for the sixth round of the year.

A recruitment drive by the British Motorsport Marshals Club has seen more than 700 people put forward their names to become motor sport marshals in the UK.

Team RAC are set to get pulses racing at Oulton Park after announcing that Hollyoaks babe Roxanne McKee will be one of its grid girls for the latest rounds of the Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship.

Jason Plato has admitted that he is so focused on securing a second Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship that he will resist the urge to go and meet friends for quick pint while back in his native North East next week.

Mat Jackson has vowed to put Thruxton behind him and focus on the future after a disastrous third meeting of the Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship season.

Dave Pinkney gave the new A-Tech team its first points finish in the Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship at Rockingham as he survived the carnage that hit race two at the Northamptonshire venue.

Erkut Kizilirmak came close to opening his account in the Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship at Rockingham after just missing out on his first top ten finish since joining the series last season.