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...
Race reports
Round 10 – Brands Hatch GP: Qualifying
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...
Emotional First BTCC Win for Restart Racing at Silverstone
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...
Chris and Dan Share Independent Spoils in Donington Drama
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...
Smiley Secures Hat-Trick of Independent Wins at Knockhill
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...
Podium Highs and a Wild Ride at Oulton Park for Restart Racing
Oulton Park delivered a weekend of extremes for Restart Racing; a career-best qualifying, a breakthrough podium, and a storming comeback drive, all ended by mechanical issues and a dramatic crash. But through it all, the team fought on to keep and their place at the...
Restart Racing Take Back Independents Lead with Strong Weekend at Thruxton
Restart Racing returned to action this weekend for Round 4 of the 2025 Kwik Fit British Touring Car Championship at Thruxton, the fastest circuit on the calendar. Known for its high-speed layout and daunting Church corner, Thruxton always rewards commitment, and both...
Double Independent Wins and Historic 1–2 for Restart Racing at Snetterton
Restart Racing continued their strong start to the 2025 Kwik Fit British Touring Car Championship season with an impressive showing at Snetterton, the longest circuit on the calendar and always a fan favourite. Coming into the weekend, Chris led the Independents’...
Round 3 – snetterton 300: qualifying
Quotes from the third qualifying session of the 2025 Kwik Fit British Touring Car Championship season. Dan Lloyd: "Yeah, really positive day, best qualifying of the season so far and we were very nearly into Q3, so I’m really happy. We went well in the wet this...
Restart Racing hold their own at the sharp end at Brands Hatch
Restart Racing continued their 2025 Kwik Fit British Touring Car Championship campaign this weekend at Brands Hatch, taking on the iconic Indy circuit on a warm early summer's day. Following a strong opening round at Donington Park, the team arrived at Brands Hatch...









