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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...
Restart Racing battle through dramatic Knockhill race day
Restart Racing battled through a dramatic day of mixed conditions at Knockhill, with Chris Smiley and James Dorlin overcoming several setbacks to conclude the weekend with a double points finish. The team entered Sunday encouraged by its strongest qualifying...
Smiley secures season-best qualifying result for Restart Racing at Knockhill
Restart Racing produced its strongest qualifying performance of the 2026 Kwik Fit British Touring Car Championship season as Chris Smiley secured fourth in the Race to Pole at Knockhill. Introduced for the 2026 season, the Saturday format continues to see the...
Reminder: 2027 BTCC schedule announced
Thanks to the close cooperation of TOCA, ITV and the venues the 2027 schedule was released on the opening day of the 2026 season, giving teams, drivers, fans and all stakeholders almost 12 months to plan ahead. The early confirmation continues TOCA’s trend of leading...
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...
Restart Racing enjoy two Independents’ victories at Thruxton
Thruxton welcomed the Restart Racing squad for Rounds 13, 14, and 15 of the 2026 Kwik Fit British Touring Car Championship season, on a Sunday which saw a standout haul of two Independents' victories and the Jack Sears Trophy for James Dorlin. While Sunday's weather...
Restart Racing produce solid Thruxton Saturday
Restart Racing produced solid pace and displayed plenty of potential on Saturday at Thruxton, with Chris Smiley and James Dorlin claiming a 1-2 in Free Practice and strong starting positions for Sunday's Kwik Fit British Touring Car Championship racing. Clear skies...
Restart Racing battle hard to secure points at Oulton Park
Restart Racing battled through a challenging race day at Oulton Park to secure three points finishes with Chris Smiley, while James Dorlin fought back from a difficult weekend to salvage points in the final race of the day. The fourth round of the 2026 Kwik Fit...