60th season of the British Touring Car Championship
Ashley Sutton , after winning the second race at the Knockhill round. Despite failing to score a point in the opening meeting of the season at Brands Hatch , Sutton won six races thereafter to win the championship, the youngest champion since John Fitzpatrick in 1966 .
The 2017 Dunlop [ 1] MSA British Touring Car Championship (commonly abbreviated as BTCC) was a motor racing championship for production-based touring cars held across England and Scotland. The championship featured a mix of professional motor racing teams and privately funded amateur drivers competing in highly modified versions of family cars which are sold to the general public and conform to the technical regulations for the championship. The 2017 season was the 60th British Touring Car Championship season and the seventh season for cars conforming to the Next Generation Touring Car (NGTC) technical specification.
With both BMW and Vauxhall returning to the series this year as manufacturer outfits - joining the existing Honda , Subaru and MG teams, the 2017 season featured five manufacturer backed teams on the grid for the first time since the end of the popular Super Touring era of the sport.
With a maximum grid of 32 cars for the 2017 season, a full entry list was announced which sees a total of 18 different named teams.
Teams and drivers
Key
Eligible for the Jack Sears Trophy for best rookie of the season
Driver Changes
Changed teams
Entering/re-entering BTCC
Leaving BTCC
Team Changes
Mid Season Changes
Race calendar
Circuit locations for the 2017 season
The provisional calendar was announced by the championship organisers on 15 June 2016, with no major changes from previous seasons.[ 43]
Results
Championship standings
Points system
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
6th
7th
8th
9th
10th
11th
12th
13th
14th
15th
Fastest lap
Lead a lap
20
17
15
13
11
10
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
1
1
1
Notes
No driver may collect more than one point for leading a lap per race regardless of how many laps they lead.
Drivers' Championship
(key )
Driver
BHI
DON
THR
OUL
CRO
SNE
KNO
ROC
SIL
BHGP
Pts
1
Ashley Sutton
16
Ret
21
13
3
3
6
8
6
3
1 *
4
1 *
2
2
1*
1 *
Ret
2
1*
4
2
1 *
5
5
4
11
3
12
3
2
Colin Turkington
Ret
9
2
4
5
1*
7
6
1*
29
13
5
2
1 *
6
7 *
2
3
3
3
3
6
3
6
4
3
22
15
1 *
Ret
351
3
Tom Ingram
1*
3 *
11
5*
1*
5
4
3
2
Ret
Ret
26
8
Ret
16
8
10
6
6
8
1 *
DNS
9
8
1*
2 *
4
2
6
4
311
4
Gordon Shedden
2
1*
7
7
6
2
2
4
7
4
1*
5
4
9
13
7
1*
11
6
2
30
Ret
12
11
7
21
7
2
6
309
5
Rob Collard
7
2
6
6
2
12
10
1*
7
5
2
6
4
3
8
9
3
2
4
4
11
17
8
Ret
Ret
DNS
DNS
WD
WD
WD
256
6
Jack Goff
4
12
8
12
9
6
3
4
3
21
16
15
21
22
21
2 *
5
8
14
Ret
16
3
5
4
2
1*
9
12
8
2
245
7
Matt Neal
Ret
11
4
2
7
Ret
1 *
29 *
11
2
3
2
Ret
18
5
3
9
Ret
9
Ret
8
5
Ret
13
13
13
1*
10
3
8
243
8
Mat Jackson
8
5
13
11
Ret
Ret
8
20
14
6
7
Ret
3
7
1 *
11
4
4
Ret
16
7
7
2
15
24
Ret
10
4
4
7
210
9
Andrew Jordan
6
6
1*
15
15
18
28
14
13
1*
5 *
3*
6
5
7
4
6
21*
13
Ret
13
12
7
1 *
Ret
27
8
27
17
13
203
10
Adam Morgan
3
4
5
8
11
2
5
7
9
28
DNS
DNS
Ret
15
12
Ret
19
Ret
8
Ret
17
8
6
2
3
6
6
Ret
19
9
187
11
Rob Austin
5
18
3
Ret
13
9
5
5
9
8
7
11
8
4
Ret
15
Ret
23
Ret
20
31
26
Ret
9
5
5
9
9
1*
174
12
Jason Plato
12
Ret
DNS
Ret
20
16
23
25
28
12
11
11
10
6
3
5
24
16
1 *
2 *
6
10
4
3
23
15
Ret
28
24
22
146
13
Aiden Moffat
18
Ret
Ret
1*
14 *
8
12
9
8
4
14
Ret
23
14
Ret
19
29
12
26
15
15
19
14
17
8
Ret
14
1*
5 *
14
121
14
Dave Newsham
Ret
17
14
19
8
4 *
15
13
12
24
19
13
Ret
19
15
24
20
13
10
7
10
13
23
10
7
9
3
8
Ret
17
108
15
Tom Chilton
10
8
3
Ret
10
14
14
12
10
19
24
19
9
Ret
20
10
12
10
16
12
18
11
16
24
5
7
15
16
James Cole
Ret
21
Ret
Ret
24
22
27
28
26
23
Ret
NC
Ret
16
Ret
15
8
5
5
5
5
1 *
13
Ret
17
21
15
19
22
26
79
17
Michael Epps
9
10
9
Ret
23
21
25
18
20
11
10
8
22
12
Ret
Ret
18
Ret
24
17
23
15
Ret
19
10
10
12
18
10
5
77
18
Josh Cook
13
7
26
10
4
7
Ret
30
22
8
6
Ret
7
23
23
Ret
28
Ret
12
Ret
29
4
Ret
Ret
18
Ret
25
26
Ret
19
Senna Proctor
17
13
19
14
19
10
16
23
19
15
18
16
14
13
14
17
23
9
7
Ret
25
21
11
7
15
22
18
6
14
Ret
63
20
Jake Hill
NC
19
10
Ret
26
11
Ret
21
15
10
9
9
12
Ret
19
6
11
7
21
Ret
22
24
17
16
Ret
17
Ret
26
16
10
21
Chris Smiley
21
Ret
25
Ret
17
17
19
15
18
NC
27
20
20
20
13
14
17
20
19
14
26
20
10
9
18
11
7
11
Ret
11
45
22
Ollie Jackson
22
14
16
17
Ret
15
18
16
17
14
26
18
13
9
10 *
18
14
Ret
28
19
Ret
14
12
11
12
Ret
Ret
14
15
16
42
23
Ant Whorton-Eales
25
Ret
23
16
12
Ret
30
24
DNS
27
28
21
16
11
17
20
21
11
17
10
27 *
18
18
Ret
6
23
13
16
18
25
34
24
Matt Simpson
11
20
Ret
18
Ret
20
13
11
16
Ret
25
14
Ret
17
18
12
13
Ret
22
13
14
28
Ret
18
25
24
20
13
20
24
30
25
Robert Huff
16
8
2*
26
26
Jeff Smith
Ret
16
17
9
13
Ret
11
10
27
13
21
24
WD
WD
WD
25
27
Árón Taylor-Smith
14
15
12
23
18
9
20
27
25
16
12
25
WD
WD
WD
Ret
27
Ret
15
Ret
24
16
15
20
19
14
17
23
13
20
25
28
Martin Depper
15
Ret
22
Ret
25
24
24
Ret
DNS
26
20
23
18
10
11
22
22
17
27
11
12
22
20
23
22
20
16
21
27
23
22
29
Rory Butcher
25
9
9
25
19
14
20
19
Ret
24
21
12
20
30
Brett Smith
Ret
Ret
14
30
18
19
27
24
21
14
12
19
17
11
18
13
31
Josh Price
24
24
24
21
28
23
29
26
24
22
15
27
Ret
24
Ret
Ret
26
19
18
Ret
9
Ret
Ret
21
16
Ret
22
23
Ret
9
32
Luke Davenport
19
Ret
20
16
25
17
17
Ret
18
17
10
WD
WD
WD
6
33
Daniel Lloyd
23
23
15
Ret
21
Ret
21
Ret
Ret
20
22
12
6
34
Stephen Jelley
20
18
27
20
22
19
22
22
21
17
23
17
15
Ret
Ret
21
25
15
20
Ret
21
26
22
Ret
Ret
26
Ret
20
DNS
19
2
35
Will Burns
26
22
28
22
27
Ret
26
19
23
25
29
22
17
Ret
Ret
16
16
18
29
20
Ret
23
21
Ret
Ret
DNS
DNS
0
36
Dennis Strandberg
19
21
22
0
37
Stewart Lines
23
Ret
Ret
Ret
21
28
29
25
22
Ret
25
Ret
29
25
21
0
Driver
BHI
DON
THR
OUL
CRO
SNE
KNO
ROC
SIL
BHGP
Pts
Manufacturers'/Constructors' Championship
Manufacturer/Constructor
BHI
DON
THR
OUL
CRO
SNE
KNO
ROC
SIL
BHGP
Pts
1
BMW / West Surrey Racing
6
2
1
4
2
1
7
1
1
1
2
3
2
1
6
4
2
2
3
3
3
6
3
6
4
3
8
15
1
13
782
7
6
2
6
5
12
10
6
7
5
5
5
4
3
7
7
3
3
4
4
12
17
8
Ret
Ret
27
22
27
17
Ret
2
Subaru / Team BMR
12
21
21
13
3
3
6
8
6
3
1
4
1
2
2
1
1
5
1
1
4
2
1
3
5
4
11
3
12
3
751
16
24
24
22
20
16
23
25
24
12
11
11
10
6
3
5
8
16
2
2
5
10
4
5
23
15
Ret
28
24
22
3
Honda / Team Dynamics
2
1
4
2
6
Ret
1
2
4
2
3
1
5
4
5
3
7
1
9
6
2
5
Ret
12
11
7
1
7
2
6
726
Ret
11
7
7
7
DSQ
2
29
11
7
4
2
Ret
18
9
13
9
Ret
11
Ret
8
30
Ret
13
13
13
21
10
3
8
4
Vauxhall / Power Maxed Racing
10
8
3
14
10
10
14
12
10
15
18
16
9
13
14
10
12
9
7
12
18
11
11
7
15
8
2
5
7
15
580
17
13
19
Ret
19
14
16
23
19
19
24
19
14
Ret
20
17
23
10
16
Ret
25
21
16
24
16
22
18
6
14
Ret
5
MG / Triple Eight Racing
14
15
12
24
18
9
20
27
25
16
12
12
7
23
23
Ret
27
Ret
12
Ret
24
4
15
20
19
14
17
23
13
20
369
23
23
15
Ret
21
Ret
21
Ret
Ret
20
22
25
WD
WD
WD
Ret
28
Ret
15
Ret
29
16
Ret
Ret
EX
18
Ret
25
26
Ret
Manufacturer/Constructor
BHI
DON
THR
OUL
CRO
SNE
KNO
ROC
SIL
BHGP
Pts
Teams' Championship
Independents Drivers' Trophy
Independent Teams' Trophy
Jack Sears Trophy
^ Team was known as BMR Racing Academy for rounds 1-5.
^ Power Maxed Racing use two TBL leased out by TOCA
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