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Smiley hits milestone as Restart Racing close out season at Brands Hatch
The closing weekend of the 2026 Kwik Fit British Touring Car Championship season welcomed Restart Racing to Brands Hatch GP, where Chris Smiley would make his 250th series start. Saturday saw Chris and Dan Lloyd endure a battling qualifying day at the 2.43-mile...
Restart Racing to fight from the midfield for Brands Hatch finale
Restart Racing will be looking to climb on the final race day of the 2026 Kwik Fit British Touring Car Championship, having positioned themselves to fight through the pack during a tight Saturday at Brands Hatch GP. 2026's closing Saturday saw Chris Smiley and Dan...
A difficult Sunday derails Silverstone weekend for Restart Racing
Rounds 25, 26, and 27 of the 2026 Kwik Fit British Touring Car Championship brought a suffering Sunday for Restart Racing, as issues curtailed the squad's best efforts. A promising Saturday saw the Restart Racing Hyundai i30N Fastback demonstrate its potential at the...
Lloyd earns fifth-place start for Restart Racing at Silverstone
Dan Lloyd continued his fine return to Restart Racing machinery at Silverstone, steering his Hyundai i30N Fastback to fifth on qualifying day as Chris Smiley suffered misfortune. The penultimate weekend of the 2026 Kwik Fit British Touring Car Championship campaign...
Restart Racing bounce back with three top-eight finishes at Croft
Restart Racing responded to a difficult previous round at Donington Park with a competitive weekend at Croft, securing three top-eight finishes and ending Sunday with both cars inside the top eight. The eighth round of the 2026 Kwik Fit British Touring Car...
Restart Racing secure double top-ten start at Croft
Restart Racing will begin Sunday’s opening race at Croft with both cars inside the top ten after Chris Smiley and Daniel Lloyd made strong progress during Saturday’s Race to Pole. The eighth round of the 2026 Kwik Fit British Touring Car Championship brought the team...
Restart Racing suffer ill-fated Sunday at Donington Park GP
Rounds 19, 20, and 21 of the 2026 Kwik Fit British Touring Car Championship were bruising for Restart Racing, with Dan Lloyd and Chris Smiley both experiencing race-ending issues. Saturday saw the pair of Hyundai i30N Fastbacks battle through a testing day where Chris...
Lloyd returns as Restart Racing push through Donington Park GP Saturday
Restart Racing pushed through a challenging Saturday at Donington Park GP in the 2026 Kwik Fit British Touring Car Championship, with Dan Lloyd making his return to the squad. In a format new for the 2026 campaign, Saturday sees teams challenged by just one Free...
Independent Champion Lloyd Returns to Restart Racing for Remainder of 2026 BTCC Season
Restart Racing is delighted to confirm that reigning BTCC Independent Drivers’ Champion Dan Lloyd will return to the team for the remainder of the 2026 Kwik Fit British Touring Car Championship season. Lloyd will be back behind the wheel of the Hyundai i30 N Fastback...
Restart Racing Confirms James Dorlin Departure
Restart Racing can confirm that James Dorlin will leave the team ahead of the next round of the 2026 Kwik Fit British Touring Car Championship. James joined Restart Racing at the beginning of the 2026 campaign, taking the wheel of the #132 Hyundai i30 Fastback N...
Championship Glory: Restart Racing’s Breakthrough BTCC Season
The 2025 British Touring Car Championship season will be remembered as the year Restart Racing proved its BTCC credentials. Across ten intense rounds, the team battled through highs, heartbreaks, and history-making moments to claim both the Independent Teams’...
BTCC to broadcast race day LIVE globally on YouTube
Article courtesy of BTCC.net TOCA further enhances coverage with all-day-live worldwide streaming TOCA – organisers of the BTCC – has today (4 April) announced that each race day of the 2025 Kwik Fit British Touring Car Championship season – including all support...