Original Article from BTCC.netSaturday qualifying race to set grid for Sunday opener Following discussions at the annual end-of-season meeting between TOCA – organiser of the British Touring Car Championship – and its competing teams, it has today (24 October) been...
Restart Racing capped off a landmark British Touring Car Championship season in style at Brands Hatch, securing both the Independent Teams’ and Independent Drivers’ Championships after a tense and hard-fought season finale on the Grand Prix circuit. Heading into the...
Quotes from the tenth and final qualifying session of the 2025 Kwik Fit British Touring Car Championship season. Chris Smiley: “So that’s qualifying over and done at Brands Hatch. I’m a little bit frustrated with that one, as the car was definitely better than where...
Silverstone delivered a weekend that will forever be remembered in Restart Racing’s history books. In front of the live ITV cameras, Dan gave the team its first-ever overall British Touring Car Championship victory, before the squad provisionally wrapped up the...
Quotes from the ninth qualifying session of the 2025 Kwik Fit British Touring Car Championship season. Dan Lloyd: “Quick recap of today, it’s been a really solid one. We were 7th and 4th in practice in the dry, so the pace was there right from the start. Qualifying...
Donington Park GP delivered a weekend of highs, lows, and plenty of drama for Restart Racing, as the team came away with a clean sweep of all three Independent victories. Chris Smiley opened the day with an Independent win in race one, while Dan Lloyd battled through...
Quotes from the eighth qualifying session of the 2025 Kwik Fit British Touring Car Championship season. Chris Smiley: “So that’s Saturday done here at Donington Park. FP1 this morning, the car felt okay, we made a few changes for FP2 and on the soft tyre, we were...
Restart Racing is proud to welcome Pro Alloys as a new technical partner, strengthening the team’s capabilities both on and off the track. As specialists in alloy wheel repair and refurbishment, Pro Alloys will be supporting the team throughout the 2025 BTCC season,...
Knockhill produced another action-packed weekend for Restart Racing, with soaring track temperatures, intense battles, and three crucial Independents’ victories that swung the championship momentum back in Chris Smiley’s favour. Scotland’s 1.27-mile rollercoaster...
Quotes from the seventh qualifying session of the 2025 Kwik Fit British Touring Car Championship season. Chris Smiley: “That’s qualifying done and dusted here at Knockhill. In FP1 and FP2 we had a few issues with the handling of the car, and in qualifying, I just...