HOW BOBBY THOMPSON DOMINATED THE JACK SEARS TROPHY
The 2022 season proved to be one to remember for Bobby Thompson as he grabbed a maiden podium finish in the BTCC and also secured the Jack Sears Trophy.
HOW JOSH COOK TOOK THE INDY CROWN
Josh Cook may have missed out on overall honours in the BTCC in 2022, but the BTC Racing man managed to secure the Independents’ title with relative ease.
HOW THE BTCC TITLE WAS WON
After a dramatic season on track, Tom Ingram was able to celebrate a first BTCC title in 2022 after seeing off the challenge of Ash Sutton, Jake Hill and Colin Turkington on finals day.
FIVE NEW CARS SET FOR 2022 BTCC SEASON
A total of five new cars are set to compete in the 2022 British Touring Car Championship season after the list of active chassis was updated for the new season.
CROFT: THE WINNERS
Next up in our series of graphics, we’re going to take a look at Croft, which has been a feature on the calendar every year since 1997.
The North East circuit previously hosted races back in the early days of the BTCC which explains the early jump on this one, which shows how far ahead Colin Turkington is of the chasing pack…
BRANDS HATCH: THE WINNERS
For the latest graphic on the website, we’re taking a look at the drivers who have won at Brands Hatch since the very first season for the BTCC back in 1958.
Brands Hatch has hosted more races than any other circuit, with more than 260 having taken place up to the end of 2021.
With a total of 81 drivers having taken a race win, we’ve elected to stick with the top 25, although the list in full can be found here.
GRAPHIC: THE JACK SEARS TROPHY
The fight for the Jack Sears Trophy would prove to be a one horse race at the front in 2021, with Dan Rowbottom romping to the title with room to spare in his Team Dynamics Honda.
It was a much closer battle behind however as his challengers diced to try and see who could finish as runner-up in the final reckoning, with Sam Osborne emerging ahead of Carl Boardley for second spot.
The graphic below shows how the season panned out…
GRAPHIC: HOW THE BTCC TITLE WAS WON
The 2021 BTCC season proved to be one to remember for Ash Sutton as he successfully defended his title to become the a three time champion in just his sixth year in the championship.
Sutton saw off his challengers with a season based on consistency as he adopted a different approach to his racing, focusing on picking up points rather than going all out for victory at every opportunity.
The graphic below shows how the title race played out across the 30 races, with Sutton hitting the front early on and only briefly dropping off top spot for the remainder of the campaign as his rivals battled behind.