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...
Race reports
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...
Round 2 – Brands Hatch Indy: qualifying
Quotes from the second qualifying session of the 2025 Kwik Fit British Touring Car Championship season. Dan Lloyd: “A really positive qualifying. It’s been another day where we have made quite a few changes to the car, so we did a good job with what we did heading...
Restart Racing Hit the Ground Running at Donington
Restart Racing officially launched their 2025 Kwik Fit British Touring Car Championship campaign this weekend at Donington Park, debuting a pair of newly built Hyundai i30 N Fastbacks. In warm and sunny conditions, a welcome change for the opening round of the season,...
Round 1 – Donington Park: Qualifying
Quotes from the first qualifying session of the 2025 Kwik Fit British Touring Car Championship season Dan Lloyd: “Really positive day here, I’m happy with how it went. We had some struggles with the car in Free Practice 1 and 2, but we made some mega changes before...
Brands Hatch Finale Marks Positive End to Restart Racing’s Debut BTCC Season
Restart Racing concluded their debut season in the Kwik Fit British Touring Car Championship with a dramatic weekend at Brands Hatch GP, the iconic circuit just outside London. The team entered the final round eager to finish the year on a high, with unpredictable...
Round 10 – brands hatch gp: Qualifying
Quotes from the tenth and final qualifying session of the 2024 Kwik Fit British Touring Car Championship season. Chris Smiley: "It was a tough start to the day. I had a problem with the rear of the car which meant that we missed most of the first practice session...