2021 British Touring Car Championship

Teams and drivers

Driver changes

• Irish driver Árón Taylor-Smith returned to the series after having last raced in 2017 for MG Racing RCIB Insurance, driving a third car for Team HARD.
• Jason Plato returned to the series and Power Maxed Racing after taking a sabbatical last year due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
• Sam Smelt returned to the series after having last raced in 2018 for AmD with Cobra Exhausts, driving a new second car for Toyota Gazoo Racing UK.
• Musician and 2017 British GT Championship winner Rick Parfitt Jr. debuted with Excelr8 Trade Price Cars.
• Triple BTCC champion Gordon Shedden returned to the series and Team Dynamics, after having last raced in 2017, replacing Dan Cammish.
• 2018 TCR UK winner Dan Lloyd returned to the series after having last raced in 2018 for BTC Norlin Racing, driving a Second car for Power Maxed Racing.
• Daniel Rowbottom returned to the series after having last raced in 2019 for Cataclean Racing with Ciceley Motorsport, driving a second car for Team Dynamics to replace Matt Neal.
• 2018 British GT Championship GT4 winner Jack Mitchell debuted with Team HARD with Autobrite Direct at Oulton Park replacing Glynn Geddie.
• 2013 winner Andrew Jordan returned to the series after having last raced in 2019 for BMW Pirtek Racing, driving an all new hybrid car as a test entry for Toyota Gazoo Racing UK.
• 2018 Ginetta GT5 Challenge Group AM winner Nick Halstead debuted with Excelr8 with TradePriceCars.com at Croft replacing Rick Parfitt Jr.
• Andy Wilmot returned to the series after having last raced in 2015 for Welch Motorsport, driving for Excelr8 with TradePriceCars.com at Brands Hatch GP to replace Jack Butel.

• Jack Butel will move from Carlube TripleR Racing with Mac Tools to Excelr8 Trade Price Cars.
• Carl Boardley will move from HUB Financial Solutions with Team HARD to Laser Tools Racing.
• Tom Chilton will move from BTC Racing to Ciceley Motorsport.
• Jade Edwards will move from Power Maxed Car Care Racing to BTC Racing.
• Tom Ingram will move from Toyota Gazoo Racing UK to Excelr8 Trade Price Cars.
• Rory Butcher will move from Motorbase Performance to Toyota Gazoo Racing UK.
• Sam Osborne and Ollie Jackson will swap their seats between MB Motorsport and Motorbase Performance.
• Stephen Jelley will move from Team Parker Racing to Team BMW.
• Dan Cammish will move from Team Dynamics to BTC Racing after the withdrawal of Michael Crees at Thruxton.
• Senna Proctor will move from Excelr8 Motorsport to BTC Racing to replace Dan Cammish at Snetterton.
• Jessica Hawkins will move from Power Maxed Car Care Racing to Racing with Wera & Photon Group to replace Andy Neate at Snetterton.
• Paul Rivett will move from GKR TradePriceCars.com to Racing with Wera & Photon Group to replace Andy Neate at Knockhill and Thruxton.

• Bobby Thompson will leave due to budget reasons.
• Matt Neal will take a year sabbatical from the series, being replaced by Daniel Rowbottom.
• Michael Crees will leave the series after parting company with BTC Racing.

Team changes

• Team HARD. will switch from running the Volkswagen CC to the new Cupra León.
• TradePriceCars.com will merge with Excelr8 Motorsport and will switch from running the Audi S3 Saloon to Hyundai i30 Fastback N Performance.
• Ciceley Motorsport will switch from running the Mercedes-Benz A-Class to WSR-prepared BMW 330i M Sport cars.
• Motorbase Performance will switch from running the Honda Civic Type R (FK2) to four Ford Focus ST cars, two of which will be entered under the Motorbase banner.
• Team Dynamics will return to the Independents Championship for the first time since 2006, following the withdrawal of works backing from Honda.
• Team Parker Racing sold their TBL to Carl Boardley and will leave the championship.

Race calendar

Season report

Results

Championship standings

• No driver may collect more than one point for leading a lap per race regardless of how many laps they lead.

Manufacturers'/Constructors' Championship

Teams' Championship

Independent Drivers' Championship

Independent Teams' Championship

Jack Sears Trophy