The British Touring Car Championship is one of the best-loved, most illustrious and famous motor racing championships in the world, boasting a coveted history that spans almost seven incredible decades.
Founded in 1958, only Formula 1 and NASCAR have longer chronicles, and its unrelenting ability to produce thrilling wheel-to-wheel racing has seen it attract and captivate millions of fans across the globe.
Cars are powered by 2.0 litre turbo-charged engines and are built to a strict set of technical regulations, all of which are designed to produce close racing across the field. A lasting appeal of the championship is that fans can relate to the cars that are being raced.
Comprised of ten events and a total of 30 races, the BTCC travels the length and breadth of the country – competing at the likes of Brands Hatch, Donington Park, Silverstone and Thruxton - over the course of the season, with the battle for supremacy often going down to the final event.
Whilst spectator bankings are always packed to capacity, every race is also broadcast live on ITV4 and ITVX in the UK, as well as YouTube and TikTok around the world.
ASH SUTTON #116
Simply put, Ash Sutton is widely regarded as one of the greatest BTCC drivers of not only his generation, but of all time.
Renowned for his relentless speed and race craft, the 32-year-old has lifted the coveted Drivers’ Championship title on four occasions and is fast approaching more than 50 wins in the series.
Starting out in Formula Vee, a road traffic accident almost derailed his career in the early days however he was able to make a triumphant return in 2014 and charged to third overall in the British Formula Ford Championship. Since then he hasn’t look back.
Title success would follow in the Renault UK Clio Cup and that opened the door for him to make his BTCC debut in 2016. Making an instant impact with the factory MG team, Sutton claimed a popular maiden win at Croft and then eventually the Jack Sears Trophy.
A move to Subaru followed in 2017 and he duly swept aside the opposition to clinch a maiden Drivers’ Championship. Two more overall titles - in 2020 and 2021 - soon followed as he got behind the wheel of the Infiniti Q50.
Sutton moved to NAPA Racing UK in 2022 and finished as runner-up in his first year of driving the Ford Focus ST. It was in 2023 however that he really stamped authority as he smashed countless records.
Scoring the most wins, podiums, pole positions, fastest laps and laps led in a single season in the modern era, Sutton was deservedly crowned champion for a fourth time, tying with Andy Rouse and Colin Turkington in the process.
As the first driver in history to win in both front-wheel and rear-wheel drive machinery, Sutton is now relishing the prospect of once again challenging for what could be a record-breaking fifth title in 2026.
DAN CAMMISH #27
Winner of multiple races and category titles, Dan Cammish is an established figure on the British Touring Car Championship grid.
Growing up, the Yorkshireman was a prolific single-seater competitor and won the Scholarship Class of British Formula Ford before then making waves on the European stage. He would soon return to the UK and in 2013 he won 24 races in-a-row on his way to the Formula Ford title.
Cammish soon turned his hand to sports cars and became a household name in the Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain, winning no less than three titles and also tallying several podiums in the Porsche Supercup, which supports Formula 1.
In 2018, Cammish made his eagerly anticipated BTCC bow and captured the prestigious Jack Sears Trophy in his rookie year. The following season would see him come oh-so close to the overall title.
Joining NAPA Racing UK in 2022, Cammish tallied the team’s first pole position at Thruxton and he has since gone on to score countless wins and podiums for the team, playing an integral role in the four successive Teams’ titles that have been accrued.
Coming off the back of one his strongest campaigns to-date in the BTCC, the 36-year-old now has his sights set on claiming a maiden Drivers’ Championship in 2026.
SAM OSBORNE #77
With more than 200 starts to his name spanning more than half a decade, Sam Osborne is some-what of a BTCC veteran nowadays.
Starting his career in the MINI CHALLENGE UK, the Nottinghamshire racer soon switched to the Renault UK Clio Cup where he spent two seasons cutting his teeth against a host of stellar names.
By 2019, Osborne graduated up to the BTCC driving an ex-works MG6 GT before then making the switch to a Honda Civic Type R the following year. In the Honda, Osborne was able to start to really showcase his potential as he broke into the top ten for the first time.
Following two campaigns as part of the Motorsport Performance (now Alliance Racing) stable, Osborne joined NAPA Racing UK and immediately reaped the benefits as he recorded his best season to-date, scoring a maiden podium at Donington Park in the process.
Continuing to grow in stature over the next few seasons, Osborne came of age at the Home of British Motor Racing, Silverstone, in 2025 as he produced a wheel-perfect display to clinch his maiden win in the BTCC.
Now having stood on the top step of the podium in the UK’s premier motorsport series, Osborne is keen to chase after more success in 2026.
LEWIS SELBY #15
Despite ironically standing at more than six foot, Lewis Selby has become synonymous for competing in MINIs, both classic and modern.
Winning races in both the MINI Miglia Championship and MINI Se7en Challenge, Selby originally represented NAPA Racing at the 2022 edition of the Goodwood Festival of Speed before then going on to race a NAPA-branded car in the EnduroKA series.
Making the high-profile switch to the MINI CHALLENGE in 2023, Selby entered the JCW class with the backing of NAPA Racing UK and punched in a number of standout performances to eventually seal the coveted Directors Cup.
Continuing to improve as each season has passed, the Buckinghamshire racer now takes one a brand-new challenge as he makes the step up to the BTCC.
Undoubtedly set to be one to watch in 2026, Selby will be looking to utilise all of his experience in front-wheel-drive machinery to hit the ground running and challenge for honours in the Jack Sears Trophy, which is for drivers who are yet to score more than one podium in the series.
