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BTCC: Turkington 'very proud of team' after Donington pole
Colin Turkington has heaped praise on his Team BMW squad after completing a perfect clean sweep on qualifying day for the opening round of this season's British Touring Car Championship at Donington Park.

BTCC: Turkington beats Cammish to pole in record breaking session
Team BMW's Colin Turkington begins his title defence in the strongest fashion possible after beating his 2019 rival Dan Cammish to claim pole position for Sunday's opening British Touring Car Championship race at Donington Park.

BTCC Donington Park: Turkington leads Team BMW 1-2 in second practice
Defending four-time British Touring Car champion Colin Turkington continued to dominate proceedings at Donington Park after topping the FP2 timesheets ahead of Team BMW team mate Tom Oliphant in second.

BTCC Donington Park: Turkington quickest in FP1 as BTCC kicks off
Team BMW's Colin Turkington picked up from where he left off to top the timesheets in the first practice of the 2020 British Touring Car Championship season at Donington Park.
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BTCC: Power Maxed Racing withdraw from full-time 2020 competition
Power Maxed Racing has announced it will not compete as a full-time entry during this season's British Touring Car Championship, but will instead conduct a partial campaign in 2020.

BTCC: Jordan withdraws from 2020 BTCC season
Former champion Andrew Jordan will not contest the 2020 British Touring Car Championship campaign after parting company with Team BMW.

M-Sport to supply BTCC engine from 2022
Former World Rally champion’s M-Sport will develop and supply a race engine for the British Touring Car Championship from the 2022 season.

UK motorsport gets green light to restart from July 4
Motorsport UK plans for national motorsport to resume in Britain from July following the enforced hiatus caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. The outbreak of coronavirus forced British motorsport’s governing body to suspend all motorsport events in the UK until June 30 in March.
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BTCC reveals revised 2020 season calendar with August start date
The British Touring Car Championship has issued a revised calendar for the 2020 season, with a planned August start date.

BTCC: Toyota squad appointed to test BTCC hybrid system
Toyota factory team Speedworks Motorsport will assist Cosworth in developing the British Touring Car Championship's hybrid system for the 2022 season.

BTCC: Ingram tops BTCC test at Silverstone
Toyota Gazoo Racing UK's Tom Ingram set the fastest time during the British Touring Car Championship's official pre-season test at Silverstone.

BTCC delays 2020 season start due to coronavirus
The start of the 2020 British Touring Car Championship will be delayed after the series announced it has postponed the opening three rounds due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
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BTCC: Neate returns to BTCC with Motorbase Performance
Former British Touring Car Championship racer Andy Neate will make a surprise return to the series after being announced as Motorbase Performance’s third and final signing for the 2020 season.

BTCC: Shedden to make BTCC return with Team Dynamics test role
Triple British Touring Car champion Gordon Shedden will re-join Team Dynamics in a 'testing capacity' to step in for the injured Matt Neal during the factory Honda squad's pre-season testing programme.

BTCC: Hamilton joins Team HARD for 2020 season
Nic Hamilton will return to the British Touring Car Championship grid after securing a drive with Team HARD to drive one of its Volkswagen CCs for the 2020 season.

Blundell Motorsport joins BTCC grid
Mark Blundell Motorsport will join the 2020 British Touring Car Championship through a partnership with the AmD squad.
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Plato, Jackson form Power Maxed Racing line-up
Jason Plato and Mat Jackson have joined forces to form Power Maxed Racing’s 2020 British Touring Car Championship driver line-up.

Brands Hatch undergoes ‘major improvements project’
Brands Hatch’s gravel trap area at Clearways has been “extensively re-profiled” as part of improvements made to the Kent circuit for 2020.

BTCC: Crees joins BTC Racing for 2020 BTCC campaign
Michael Crees has joined BTC Racing for the 2020 British Touring Car Championship after the Honda squad finalised its three-car driver line-up for the new season.

BTCC: Proctor switches to Excelr8 Hyundai BTCC squad for 2020
Senna Proctor will drive for Excelr8 Motorsport in the 2020 British Touring Car Championship after the Hyundai squad announce their first driver signing ahead of the new season.
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Chilton switches to BTC Racing for 2020
Tom Chilton has made the move to BTC Racing Honda for the 2020 British Touring Car Championship. Following a tricky 2019, Chilton is focusing on a fresh start in BTCC with BTC Racing and returns to competing in Honda machinery for the first time since 2008.

Josh Cook remains with BTC Racing for 2020 BTCC season
British Touring Car Championship frontrunner Josh Cook will remain with the BTC Racing squad for the 2020 season.

Mark Blundell announces retirement from racing following BTCC comeback
Ex-Formula 1 driver and one-time 24 Hours of Le Mans winner Mark Blundell has announced his retirement from racing.

Jordan keeps Team BMW WSR place for 2020
Andrew Jordan has been retained in the Team BMW West Surrey Racing’s line-up for the 2020 British Touring Car Championship.
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