A full entry list for the 2016 BTCC

This year's British Touring Car Championship grid is set to consist of 32 drivers representing 11 different manufacturers.

The most significant change is Subaru's debut as a full works entry. Team BMR is going to run four examples of the Levorg GT, which in NGTC guise features rear-wheel drive and a Mountune-developed 2.0 litre, four-cylinder, turbocharged boxer engine.

Subaru Levorg GT NGTC 2016 Side

Halfords Yuasa Racing has added a third Honda Civic Type R for Andy Neate, but after just one season the Infiniti Support Our Paras Racing effort is defunct. Although Exocet AlcoSense Racing and its two Audi A4 contenders no longer appear on the roster, Rob Austin and Hunter Abbott have moved to Handy Motorsport and Power Maxed Racing respectively.

With no alterations to the calendar, the BTCC will once again comprise ten three-race events. The first of them takes place at Brands Hatch next Sunday, the 3rd of April.

2016 Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship: Entry List
No. Driver Team Car Status
4 Colin Turkington Subaru Team BMR Subaru Levorg GT Manufacturer
20 James Cole Subaru Team BMR Subaru Levorg GT Manufacturer
39 Warren Scott Subaru Team BMR Subaru Levorg GT Manufacturer
99 Jason Plato Subaru Team BMR Subaru Levorg GT Manufacturer
25 Matt Neal Halfords Yuasa Racing Honda Civic Type R Manufacturer
52 Gordon Shedden Halfords Yuasa Racing Honda Civic Type R Manufacturer
57 Andy Neate Halfords Yuasa Racing Honda Civic Type R Manufacturer
66 Josh Cook MG Racing RCIB Insurance MG6 GT Manufacturer
116 Ashley Sutton* MG Racing RCIB Insurance MG6 GT Manufacturer
31 Jack Goff Team IHG Rewards Club BMW 125i M Sport Constructor
100 Robert Collard Team JCT600 with GardX BMW 125i M Sport Constructor
600 Sam Tordoff Team JCT600 with GardX BMW 125i M Sport Constructor
7 Mat Jackson Motorbase Performance Ford Focus Independent
77 Andrew Jordan Motorbase Performance Ford Focus Independent
11 Rob Austin Handy Motorsport Toyota Avensis Independent
12 Mike Epps* RCIB Insurance Racing Toyota Avensis Independent
24 Jake Hill RCIB Insurance Racing Toyota Avensis Independent
14 Alex Martin Dextra Racing with Team Parker Ford Focus Independent
16 Aiden Moffat Laser Tools Racing Mercedes-Benz A-Class Independent
17 Daniel Welch Goodestone Racing Proton Persona Independent
22 Chris Smiley* TLC Racing Toyota Avensis Independent
30 Martin Depper Eurotech Racing Honda Civic Type R Independent
55 Jeff Smith Eurotech Racing Honda Civic Type R Independent
33 Adam Morgan WIX Racing Mercedes-Benz A-Class Independent
38 Mark Howard* BKR Volkswagen CC Independent
40 Árón Smith BKR Volkswagen CC Independent
48 Ollie Jackson AmD Tuning Audi S3 Independent
54 Hunter Abbott Power Maxed Racing Chevrolet Cruze Independent
84 Kelvin Fletcher* Power Maxed Racing Chevrolet Cruze Independent
80 Tom Ingram Speedworks Motorsport Toyota Avensis Independent
303 Matt Simpson* Speedworks Motorsport Honda CIvic Type R Independent
95 Stewart Lines Maximum Motorsport Ford Focus Independent
*Rookie eligible for the Jack Sears Trophy.

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