WHO IS RACING WHAT IN BTCC 2023?
With the 2023 BTCC season now launched, we’ve now got the list that shows the make-up of the field for the new campaign in terms of which cars will be in action.
Three new cars will appear on the grid for the first time this season, with a number of different machines also returning to action after a period on the sidelines.
The full list is as follows:
1 – Tom Ingram – Hyundai i30 Fastback N – WPMS-NGTC-079
Tom Ingram will race the car he has driven for the last two seasons
3 – Tom Chilton – Hyundai i30 Fastback N – WPMS-NGTC-088
Tom Chilton will race a new Hyundai i30 Fastback N
4 – Colin Turkington – BMW 330e M Sport – G20-023-06
Colin Turkington returns to the same chassis in which he started the 2022 season, and which has now been repaired following his accident at Oulton Park
6 – Rory Butcher – Toyota Corolla GR Sport – SWM-004
Rory Butcher will race the car he has driven for the past two seasons
11 – Andrew Watson – Vauxhall Astra – PMR 17-03
Andrew Watson will race the car driven by Michael Crees last season
12 – Stephen Jelley – BMW 330e M Sport – G20-023-02
Stephen Jelley continues in the car he has raced for the past two seasons
14 – Ronan Pearson – Hyundai i30 Fastback N – WPMS-NGTC-071
Ronan Pearson will race the car driven last season by Tom Chilton
16 – Aiden Moffat – Honda Civic Type R – NGTC-18-007
Aiden Moffat will race the car driven last year by Gordon Shedden
17 – Dexter Patterson – Cupra Leon – WPMS-NGTC-075
Dexter Patterson will race the car driven last season by Bobby Thompson
19 – Bobby Thompson – Cupra Leon – WPMS-NGTC-089
Bobby Thompson will race a new Cupra Leon
22 – Nick Halstead – Hyundai i30 Fastback N – WPMS-NGTC-070
Nick Halstead will race the car driven last year by Jack Butel
24 – Jake Hill – BMW 330e M Sport – G20-023-03
Jake Hill continues in the car he raced last season
27 – Dan Cammish – Ford Focus ST – MBP-2020-011
Dan Cammish continues in the car he raced last season
28 – Nicolas Hamilton – Cupra Leon – WPMS-NGTC-076
Nicolas Hamilton continues in the car he has raced for the last two seasons
32 – Dan Rowbottom – Ford Focus ST – MBP-2010-010
Dan Rowbottom will race the car driven last year by Ollie Jackson
33 – Adam Morgan – BMW 330e M Sport – G20-023-04
Adam Morgan continues in the car he has raced for the last two seasons
37 – Ricky Collard – Toyota Corolla GR Sport – SWM-003
Ricky Collard will race the car he drove in the final meeting of 2022, the car used by Andrew Jordan in a one-off in 2021
40 – Aron Taylor-Smith – Vauxhall Astra – PMR 17-01
Aron Taylor-Smith will race the car driven last year by Ash Hand
42 – George Gamble – Toyota Corolla GR Sport – SWM-002
George Gamble will drive the car raced for the majority of last season by Ricky Collard
66 – Josh Cook – Honda Civic Type R – NGTC-18-006
Josh Cook will race the car driven last year by Dan Rowbottom
70 – Will Powell – Honda Civic Type R – NGTC-18-002
Will Powell will race the car last driven by Dan Rowbottom in 2021
77 – Sam Osborne – Ford Focus ST – MBP-2020-008
Sam Osborne continues in the car he has raced for the last two seasons
88 – Mikey Doble – Vauxhall Astra – PMR 17-02
Mikey Doble will race the car last used by multiple guest drivers in 2020
96 – Jack Butel – Cupra Leon – WPMS-NGTC-077
Jack Butel will race the car driven last season by Aron Taylor-Smith
99 – Jade Edwards – Cupra Leon – WPMS-NGTC-082
Jade Edwards will race the car driven last year by Will Powell, Tom Oliphant and Carl Boardley
116 – Ash Sutton – Ford Focus ST – MBP-2020-012
Ash Sutton continues in the car he raced last season
123 – Dan Lloyd – Cupra Leon – WPMS-NGTC-085
Dan Lloyd will race a new Cupra Leon
Unused for 2023:
BMW 330e M Sport – G20-023-01
Honda Civic Type R – NGTC-18-003
Honda Civic Type R – NGTC-18-004
Honda Civic Type R – NGTC-18-005
Hyundai i30 Fastback N – WPMS-NGTC-080
Infiniti Q50 – WPMS-NGTC-068
Infiniti Q50 – WPMS-NGTC-069
Infiniti Q50 – WPMS-NGTC-081
With thanks to the TOCA Technical team