BTC Norlin Racing and Daniel Lloyd headed into the summer break in buoyant mood, following respective maiden Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship race victories for both driver and team back at Croft, and the Yorkshireman is determined to carry that momentum into the second half of the campaign.

“I’m really looking forward to getting back out on the grid this weekend,” said Lloyd. “We finished the first half of the season with the perfect score, grabbing our first ever BTCC win for both me and the team. It was a fantastic feeling and one that I’d like to repeat! I’m still buzzing to be honest and can’t wait to get back in the car.”

Bert Taylor's BTC Norlin Racing outfit did not attend the mid-season test at Snetterton in the lead up to this weekend's visit to Norfolk, and as a result Lloyd suggests he'll be playing catch up to begin with on Saturday.

“It’ll be tough this weekend," he continued. "There’s a lot at stake with the double points on offer in Sunday's Diamond Double and the two qualifying sessions on Saturday should make things interesting.

“We’ve got a bit of catching up to do compared to some of the other teams that attended the two-day tyre test at Snetterton in the summer break. Unfortunately, we were unable to make the test, which wasn’t ideal, but it’s where we are.

“BTC Norlin Racing has done a brilliant job with the car since I joined at Oulton Park and the win at Croft was a mega result,” continued Lloyd “We need to remember that this weekend will only be my fifth time in the car. We’re still making tweaks and trying to find the sweet spot.

“We’re going into the weekend definitely on the back foot against the majority of the grid,” concluded Lloyd. “We’re all up for it though, and the extra points give us even more to aim for!”

Ciceley Motorsport's Tom Oliphant scored a fifth points finish of the season last time out at Croft, before the Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship adjourned for its summer hiatus. With Snetterton next on the agenda, the Cheshire racer is hoping to kick things up a notch.

Oliphant, 27, transitioned into the BTCC earlier in the year, after winning the Ginetta GT4 SuperCup with a record-breaking 2015 campaign. Contact dented his hopes at the Brands Hatch opener but he found his stride at Donington Park, securing a top ten berth in qualifying, which he backed up with two points finishes in races one and two.

Points seemed just a little out of reach for Oliphant for a couple of race weekends, until a visit to home turf at Oulton Park brought another score.

“It was fantastic to qualify in the top ten once again,” he said. “Race two gave me a chance to show the potential in the car and I was pleased to have kept my nose clean and picked my way through to thirteenth at the finish.”

This success was to carry forward into the Croft weekend, with two more points finishes in races two and three. Having previously been a double race-winner there in the Ginetta GT4 Supercup, Oliphant was able to transfer his knowledge of the track to BTCC machinery.

A dynamic defensive drive saw Oliphant hold off two-time BTCC champion Jason Plato in the closing laps to secure 13^th in race two, while his consistent pace earned him 14^th in race three despite a 9.5 second penalty. With momentum in his favour ahead of Snetterton, Oliphant heads into the second half of the season with plenty of promise.

“I enjoyed some really good, clean battles out on track at Croft and it was great to be able to bring the car home in pristine condition after each race," he said. "Three more full races under my belt was crucial experience that will only serve me well heading into the second half of the year.

“While the penalty in the final race was immensely frustrating, it had otherwise been another really positive weekend, with our strongest trio of race results so far this season showing the continued progress we’re making in my first season in the series.”

“I really enjoyed the opening five meetings of the season. The whole BTCC experience has been awesome. The Ciceley Motorsport team have done a fantastic job, we’ve made big strides forward so far and I’m confident we can enjoy some real standout results in the second half of the season.”

The Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship returns to action this weekend with the 'Diamond Double' at Norfolk's Snetterton Circuit, five weeks after the curtain dropped on the first half of the 2018 season at Croft, where Team BMW's Colin Turkington extended his championship lead to 19 points.

Running twice the usual race distance, the 'Diamond Double' will replace the regular 'reversed grid' race three. With its own success ballast-free qualifying session, double championship points on offer and no ballast carried in-race, it is sure to add further excitement to an already thrilling campaign.

Team BMW's success has been attributed to the high quality of West Surrey Racing's engineering and technical know-how by Turkington and his stablemates throughout the season. Ensuring they maximised the time between events, Team BMW got straight to work following Croft and most recently completed a two-day test at Snetterton. Hailing it a 'crucial' step in advance of this weekend, Turkington and his teammates completed an extensive test programme at the hot and sunny Norfolk track.

“Although there was a five-week break from racing since Croft, it’s been a very productive and busy period for both myself and Team BMW," said Turkington. "We're well prepared and looking forward to the challenge this weekend. Our crucial two-day test at Snetterton earlier in the month was extremely valuable and has provided fresh impetus ahead of the second half.

“I’ve done everything possible to prepare as best as I can. I feel fitter than ever and I’m hungry for further success. Going double race distance in race three will be new territory for both the driver and car, but I'm going to embrace that.  We have to do 20 laps on the standard medium tyre, so we'll need to be clever to manage that correctly.

“There's a huge buzz about the diamond jubilee celebrations and the ‘Diamond Double’ race has been a hot topic throughout the summer.

“This is my 14^th year in the BTCC and I know the effort and dedication required to make sure I deliver my best performance over the next 15 races.  There are so many elements of this championship that are outside your control, so I need to remain focused on delivering the best version of me. 

“We’re exactly where we need to be at this stage leading both the drivers and manufacturer’s standings, but it’s only by working harder than the competition that we'll stay there. Snetterton will be a game of strategy and it's up to us to ensure we get that right. 

“The added challenges and pressure will be felt throughout the team and it's here that the depth of experience within Team BMW will shine through. It’s been a long five weeks for the fans but one worth waiting on!  The excitement will begin again, and its non-stop from here on in."

Dunlop has confirmed which Sport Maxx tyres will be used at Snetterton this weekend, as the Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship celebrates its 60th anniversary with a special 'Diamond Double' 60-mile race.

Dunlop has selected the Sport Maxx Soft as the Option tyre, identified by its titanium sidewall marking to differentiate it from the yellow sidewall on the Prime tyre. The Option-Soft tyre can only be used in races one or two this weekend as the Prime tyre will be used for the Diamond Jubilee race three on Sunday, where tyre management will be key to the outcome of the double-points race.

The Dunlop engineers were faced with several considerations when it came to selecting the tyres for this very special weekend. Aside from the track and ambient temperatures, types of corner, heavy braking and traction, plus the track surface, the length of the race has been a major consideration in selecting the Prime tyre for the final of three races in Norfolk.

A normal race round at Snetterton is 12 laps and the Diamond Jubilee 60-mile race will be contested over 20 laps. The teams will need to work on their set-up; with no success ballast for race three, which will help with less loading on the tyres, they will still need to manage tyre usage, especially when it comes to camber, toe and spring rates.

As for which of the two races drivers and teams will select to use the Option-Soft this weekend, well that makes for interesting reading. Adam Morgan has already selected the option tyre three times in race one, so will have no choice but to use the Option-Soft in the second race at Snetterton. Rory Butcher, Chris Smiley, Jack Goff, Tom Ingram and Sam Tordoff have already chosen the option tyre twice in race one, so it will be interesting to see their decisions come Saturday evening.

Ash Sutton, Rob Collard, Tom Oliphant, Aidan Moffet, Bobby Thompson, James Cole, Sam Smelt, Matt Neal, Dan Lloyd, Dan Cammish, Michael Caine, Ollie Jackson, Stephen Jelley, Josh Cook and Jason Plato have used the Option tyre twice in race two, so electing that for Sunday limits their options over the following four rounds.

Mickey Butler, UK & One Brand Events Manager Goodyear Dunlop Motorsport EMEA: “We’re very happy with the three current compounds, they all work within their operating window and there’s a nice gap between lap time performance across all three. Looking ahead to the long-distance race we tested the hard compound at the Snetterton test last year and ran the medium tyre at the mid-season test there earlier this month, where five or six cars completed full 20 lap race runs and the pace was exceptional. After that performance we decided to nominate the medium compound tyre for the 60-mile race, where tyre management by the teams and drivers will be crucial.”

Tyre Allocation at a glance

Dry tyre allocation	To be used in two races	To be used in one race
Snetterton	Sport Maxx Prime	Sport Maxx Option Soft
Rockingham	Sport Maxx Prime	Sport Maxx Option Hard
Knockhill	Sport Maxx Prime	Sport Maxx Option Soft
Silverstone	Sport Maxx Prime	Sport Maxx Option Hard
Brands Hatch	Sport Maxx Prime	Sport Maxx Option Soft

AmD with AutoAid/RCIB Insurance Racing will debut a new look driver line-up when the 2018 Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship season resumes this weekend at Snetterton.
 
The West Thurrock-based outfit will welcome Lichfield-based racer Ant Whorton-Eales back into the fold for the sixth meeting of the campaign after he agreed a deal to rejoin the team as partner to Fife racer Rory Butcher.
 
Whorton-Eales raced for the team last season in an Audi S3, taking a best finish of sixth having graduated into the BTCC as winner of the Renault UK Clio Cup.
 
This season, the 24-year-old has switched to the MINI Challenge, where he currently heads the championship standings following a third win of the year in the most recent event at Oulton Park.
 
As a new entry to the championship, he will run with 45kg of success ballast on his car in Norfolk.
 
Team-mate Butcher has been one of the most impressive performers on track this year having regularly challenged for points in his first full season in the series.
 
Rory currently sits inside the top ten in the Independents’ championship and lies second in the Jack Sears Trophy for drivers who have yet to score an outright podium.
 
The Scottish star will look to build on the progress made during the recent Snetterton test to push towards the top ten, with three strong results being the target across the weekend.
 
In a change to the norm, the final race of the weekend this weekend will take on a new format as part of the BTCC’s Diamond Jubilee celebrations.
 
Race three will run to double the normal length and will all cars will run as base weight without any additional success ballast in place.
 
A separate qualifying session on Saturday will determine the starting positions, with double points being awarded.
 
“It’s been a hectic summer break for me and I can’t wait to get back behind the wheel this weekend at Snetterton," said Butcher. "I’m feeling really good and I feel we go into the second half of the season in a good position after the two-day test earlier this month gave us the chance to try out a few things with the car.
 
“We now have a better understanding of a few things that we need to fine tune when we get to the circuit ahead of what promises to be an exciting weekend with the special Diamond Double race. It’s certainly going to make things interesting on track with the additional points on offer, and I think it will come down to who can get their car set-up best for the conditions to maximise the performance of the tyres.
 
“From a team perspective, it’s great to welcome Ant into the fold and hopefully we can work together to pick up some good results during the weekend ahead.”
 
“I was really interested in taking part in the Snetterton weekend with the special Diamond Double race, and it’s great that we’ve been able to do a deal with Shaun to race the MG," said Whorton-Eales. It’s a bit of a last minute thing and I know that it will be a huge challenge, but I’m really looking forward to it and I have to say thanks to Shaun and to both AutoAid and RCIB Insurance for the opportunity.
 
“I’ve never even sat in the MG and having got used to racing the MINI this season, it will take me a bit of time to get back up to speed in a touring car but I’m hopeful we can have a decent weekend on track.
 
“It’s hard to make any predictions in terms of what to expect results wise, so I’m just going to go out there, enjoy myself and see what happens. If I can get somewhere close to Rory then I think it’ll be a job well done.”
 
Shaun Hollamby, AmD with AutoAid/RCIB Insurance Racing team principal, added: “We’ve had a busy summer period after the changes we decided to make to the MG programme and we’re delighted to be able to welcome Ant back into the AmD fold this weekend. We know what he is capable of from our time working together last season and even though he will be driving the MG for the first time, we are confident he can do a good job on track.
 
“We’re sure that Ant and Rory will work well together as a team and we head back to Snetterton after the recent test in confident mood.  The double points race means there is a good opportunity to put a big score on the board this weekend and there is no reason why both drivers can’t be right in the mix for a points finish.”

Dan Welch will replace Jake Hill at Trade Price Cars with Brisky Racing from this weekend's Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship event at Snetterton (28/29 July).

The BTCC returnee tested the Team HARD-run VW at the recent mid-season test at the Norfolk track and will now make his competitive comeback with the Kent-based squad.

In accordance with the regulations Welch's car will carry 45kg of ballast and will use the competitor number 17.

 

 

The Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship roars back into competitive action at Snetterton this weekend (28-29 July) and celebrates its 60th anniversary with a special Diamond Double, 60-mile race. After five weekends and 15 races, here’s a look at 2018's tyre statistics:

BTCC victories by tyre
• 6 wins on Dunlop Sport Maxx Prime tyre
• 4 wins apiece on the Option-Hard and Option-Soft tyre
• 1 win on Sport BluResponse wet tyre

BTCC podiums by tyre
• 20 podiums for Prime tyre
• 12 podiums for Hard tyre
• 10 podiums for Soft tyre
• 3 podiums for Wet tyre

BTCC laps completed by tyre
• 7,788 laps completed in total
• 3,040 completed on Prime tyre
• 1,155 completed on Soft tyre
• 2,327 completed on Hard tyre
• 1,266 completed on Wet tyre

BTCC laps completed by driver
• Ash Sutton has completed the most laps – 269
• Jake Hill has completed the most laps on the Prime tyre – 122
• 14 drivers have completed all available laps on Soft tyre – 42
• 4 drivers have completed all available laps on Hard tyre – 84
• 13 drivers have completed all available laps on Wet tyre – 54

BTCC laps led by driver
• Ash Sutton has led the most laps – 38
• Josh Cook has led the most laps on the Prime tyre – 16
• Tom Ingram has led the most laps on the Soft tyre – 16
• Ash Sutton has led the most laps on the Hard tyre – 24
• Jack Goff has led the most laps on the Wet tyre - 28

Dunlop Option tyre use
Teams may only use the Dunlop Option tyre in each of the three races three times during the course of the season, meaning they can only use the Option tyre in race three at a maximum of three events, race two at three events etc. After five rounds, here’s a look at who’s used what in which race:

• Race 1: Ten drivers have yet to select the option tyre in race one; Collard, Thompson, Cole, Neal, Nash, Cammish, Caine, Jackson, Cook & Plato. Ten drivers have selected the option tyre once, six have elected to use it twice, with Adam Morgan the only driver to have completed his allocation
• Race 2: Three drivers have not yet elected to run the option tyre in race two; Austin, Morgan & Tordoff. 14 drivers have used the option tyre twice in race two, and 12 have chosen it once
• Race 3: Only Daniel Lloyd has not yet run the Option tyre in race three, having contested only the last two rounds. Eleven drivers have opted for this tyre in race three on one occasion. 20 drivers have chosen the option tyre twice, with Rob Austin having completed his allocation of three times

Dunlop #ForeverForward
Dunlop’s popular overtaking league, rewarding drivers for their fightbacks through the field from grid to finish position is growing in stature. The 15 races have produced stirring performances throughout the field, which have netted some incredible results:

Dunlop #ForeverForward by tyre
• 1,540 positions gained in total
• 755 positions gained on the prime tyre
• 292 positions gained on the soft tyre
• 340 positions gained on the hard tyre
• 153 positions gained on the wet tyre

#ForeverForward by driver
• Tom Boardman has gained the most places – 78
• Jake Hill gained the most places on the prime tyre – 56
• Senna Proctor gained the most on the soft tyre – 26
• Josh Cook gained the most on the hard tyre – 28
• Josh Cook gained the most on the wet tyre – 13

The Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship's 60th anniversary celebrations continued at the Silverstone Classic this past weekend as Britain's biggest motor sport spectacle warms up to the Diamond Double at Snetterton this weekend (28-29 July).

The Classic – the world's biggest classic motor racing festival – attracted in excess of 100,000 visitors, and touring cars took centre stage on Tin Top Sunday to comprise four of the day’s ten races.

The star attractions were out in force in the much-anticipated JET Super Touring Car Trophy with all eyes on series hero Rickard Rydell to see whether he could recreate his race-winning exploits in the 1998 Volvo S40, 20 years on from his BTCC title.

After bringing the crowds to their feet by nosing into the lead early on, Rydell was ultimately forced to settle for second position behind the winning Honda Accord of James Dodd. Nevertheless, a third-place finish for 1989 and 1995 champion John Cleland in the Vauxhall Vectra ensured a popular podium line-up.

Earlier on, another BTCC stager, Rob Huff, claimed victory in the Gallet Trophy for Under 2 Litre Touring Cars (U2TC) driving a Ford Lotus Cortina alongside Andy Wolfe. 

Racing a thundering Ford Falcon, Huff returned in the Transatlantic Trophy for Pre ’66 Touring Cars – a huge field of iconic BTCC cars past with almost 50 cars taking part. Steve Soper and Mat Jackson also took to the grid, both wielding Lotus Cortinas.

In the Historic Touring Car Challenge – another bumper grid, filled with recognised cars past like the Chevrolet Camaro, Rover SD1, Ford Capri and Austin Mini – father-son pairing Nick and Harry Whale surged to victory in the BMW M3 E30. Jeff Allam was a class-winner, too, wielding a Capri.

The racing action was complemented by a parade to mark 60 years of the BTCC, featuring racing cars spanning six decades from a glorious Austin A105 Westminster as raced by Jack Sears to the inaugural BTCC title in 1958, all the way to the 2017 BTCC title-winning Subaru Levorg GT.

The country’s premier motor sport series returns from its summer break this weekend at Snetterton in Norfolk with a mouth-watering battle in prospect.

All three BTCC races on Sunday, 29 July alongside the rest of the day’s action will be broadcast live, free-to-air and in high-definition by the series’ longstanding partner ITV, on ITV4, via the ITV Hub and streamed live online at itv.com/btcc. Those in attendance at the circuit can stay in touch with the commentary and live timing from every session, available at btcc.net/live throughout the weekend.

Adult tickets are priced at £28 for Sunday 29 July, or £37 for the full weekend, with accompanied 13-to-15-year-olds getting in for £17 and £22 respectively. There is no charge for accompanied children under the age of 13. Pre-orders can be made online at https://snetterton.msv.com/SN-18-BTCC-1/Admission-Tickets or over the phone (0843 453 9000) up to 12:00 on Thursday, 26 July. After this date, tickets can still be purchased on the gate.

The Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship is preparing to celebrate its 60^th Anniversary in style at Snetterton this weekend (28/29 July). Ahead of the event AUTOCAR has been looking at the changing face of the series in recent years, as an ever-growing number of young and emerging talents come to the fore in Britain’s biggest championship…

‘On 31 March 1997, Jason Plato made quite a stir on his British Touring Car Championship debut at Donington Park.

Claiming pole for both races, he finished second in the opener behind Renault teammate Alain Menu and, then aged 29, was a welcome injection of youth into a championship dominated by veteran drivers.

At the time, Ashley Sutton probably wasn’t paying much attention to Plato’s debut season; he was only three years old, after all. Fast forward to 2017 and Sutton was racing in the BTCC alongside Plato, the latter aged 50, for the Team BMR Subaru Levorg squad. And it was 23-year-old Sutton who claimed the championship.

Sutton was the youngest BTCC champion since John Fitzpatrick in 1966, and yet his success didn’t seem all that unusual. Although the likes of Plato and triple champion Matt Neal, 51, are still the most high-profile drivers, a host of 20-something drivers are regular visitors to the top step of the podium this year.

“It’s tremendously exciting,” says BTCC boss Alan Gow. “The young guys are the future of the BTCC.”

Traditionally, touring car racing was the domain of older drivers who had fallen off the single-seater ladder, but the fast-rising costs of Formula 1’s feeder formula and the BTCC’s high profile explain why more drivers are targeting the latter from an early age…’

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Double points-paying race to celebrate series' diamond jubilee 

The Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship is set to celebrate its 60th birthday in style next weekend (28/29 July), as the country’s premier motor sport series returns from its summer break at Snetterton in Norfolk with a mouth-watering battle in prospect.
 
Two-time champion Colin Turkington leads the field into Snetterton, having extended his advantage last time out at Croft. Driving for Team BMW, the Northern Irishman has been a model of consistency thus far in 2018, and although he has won just once during the opening 15 races, five further podiums and a total of ten top six finishes see him arrive in Norfolk holding a handy 19-point margin over his closest pursuer in the chase for the coveted crown.
 
Indeed, no fewer than 11 drivers reached the top step of the rostrum over the first half of the campaign, with nine more ascending the second or third steps – underscoring the sheer competitiveness and unpredictability of the BTCC in its milestone 60th anniversary year.
 
Defending Independents’ title-holder Tom Ingram sits second in the overall standings, after the Speedworks Motorsport star defied the formbook at Croft – a circuit that naturally favours rear-wheel drive machinery – to tally a brace of podium results behind the wheel of his front-wheel drive Toyota Avensis.
 
Halfords Yuasa Racing’s Matt Neal – the most experienced driver on the current grid, having made his BTCC debut all the way back in 1991 – leapt up to third in the points table in Yorkshire, and with Hondas running at the top of the timesheets in last week’s two-day test at Snetterton, the three-time champion must surely fancy his chances next weekend.
 
Andrew Jordan (BMW Pirtek Racing) and Tom Chilton (Team Shredded Wheat Racing with Gallagher) are both edging ever-closer to breaking their 2018 duck, with five podiums between them over the last six races, while reigning title-holder Ashley Sutton marked a long-awaited return to form at Croft with a brace of victories for Adrian Flux Subaru Racing to vault up to seventh in the Drivers’ classification following a challenging start to the season.
 
Fellow young guns Adam Morgan (Mac Tools with Ciceley Motorsport) and Jack Goff (WIX Racing with Eurotech), meanwhile, will be bidding to fight back after a tough time in Yorkshire – with the latter coming away completely empty-handed. Far more encouraging for Goff was his pace-setting performance in last week’s test and having shed some success ballast heading into next weekend, he will assuredly be one of the favourites to shine at Snetterton.
 
Diamond Double
In lieu of the usual reversed grid finale, race three at Snetterton will be a unique ‘Diamond Double’ to celebrate the BTCC’s diamond jubilee. This will take the form of an extended 60-mile contest, with a standalone qualifying session, all cars competing on base weight and – most notably – double championship points on offer.
 
Approximately twice as long as a standard BTCC race, this exciting showpiece will inject a further sporting twist into what is already proving to be a fantastic and fiercely-contested campaign, and will undoubtedly add yet further fever to Snetterton’s famous festival atmosphere.
 
Strategy will play a greater role than usual, with tyre management key over the longer distance and the stage set for an intriguing battle of tactics and wits – particularly with the title fight poised so finely on a knife-edge, meaning those extra points could prove crucial come season’s end.
 
A long and illustrious history
Over its six-decade existence, the BTCC has won the hearts of the British public and, indeed, fans all around the world, establishing a truly global following.
 
From the very first Drivers’ championship – decided quite literally on the flip of a coin between Jack Sears and Tommy Sopwith back in 1958 – to last season’s ‘changing of the guard’ as Ashley Sutton became the youngest champion of the modern era, there have been countless magic moments throughout the course of the past 60 years.
 
Snetterton has played host to many of those episodes, from the dramatic start-line incidents in both 1993 and 2016 to the series’ groundbreaking inaugural night race in 1999 and one of the most bruising chapters in the iconic Jason Plato/Matt Neal rivalry in 2006.
 
It is just such compelling duels that have made the BTCC the spectacular success story it is today, and over the years, the series’ sky-high profile has attracted the likes of Formula 1 heroes Jim Clark, Graham Hill, Stirling Moss, Jack Brabham and Nigel Mansell, rallying superstar Colin McRae and movie legend Steve McQueen. That profile is now arguably higher than it has ever been, with many more memories set to be made over the remainder of 2018.
 
“Whilst firmly focussing on the future, we are immensely proud of the BTCC’s illustrious 60-year history,” said Series Director, Alan Gow. “Many of the greatest touring car drivers in the world have competed in the championship, as well as big names from a wide variety of other disciplines – testament to the esteem in which the BTCC is held on a global scale.
 
“The BTCC has always been and remains the greatest show in UK motor sport, courtesy of its irresistible blend of doorhandle-to-doorhandle action, access-all-areas policy and household name drivers – and with the championship’s ever-growing crop of emerging young guns increasingly taking the fight to the established stars, we are truly in the midst of a golden age.”
 
Timetable and tickets 
All three BTCC races on Sunday, 29 July alongside the rest of the day’s action will be broadcast live, free-to-air and in high-definition by the series’ longstanding partner ITV, on ITV4, via the ITV Hub and streamed live online at itv.com/btcc. Those in attendance at the circuit can stay in touch with the commentary and live timing from every session, available at btcc.net/live throughout the weekend.
 
The support series on the TOCA package are also guaranteed to thrill, from the tin-top stars of the future in the Renault UK Clio Cup, budding Formula 1 aces in the F4 British Championship, the ever-entertaining Porsche Carrera Cup GB, precociously talented 14-to-17-year-olds in the Ginetta Junior Championship and the spectacular Michelin Ginetta GT4 SuperCup. A total of 13 support series races will complement the three high-octane BTCC encounters, making for an action-packed weekend.

Adult tickets are priced at £28 for Sunday 29 July, or £37 for the full weekend, with accompanied 13-to-15-year-olds getting in for £17 and £22 respectively. There is no charge for accompanied children under the age of 13. Pre-orders can be made online at https://snetterton.msv.com/SN-18-BTCC-1/Admission-Tickets or over the phone (0843 453 9000) up to 12:00 on Thursday, 26 July. After this date, tickets can still be purchased on the gate.
 
More information on all of Snetterton’s driving experiences and racing events can be found at www.snetterton.co.uk