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1066 Competitions Join Restart Racing for the 2024 BTCC Season
Restart Racing is delighted to announce 1066 Competitions as its latest partner for the 2024 British Touring Car Championship (BTCC) season. This partnership marks another significant step in Restart Racing's journey, with this partnership focusing on fan engagement...
Restart Racing Forms Technical Partnership with Ravenol for the 2024 BTCC Season
Restart Racing is excited to announce a new technical partnership with Ravenol, a premier global manufacturer of high-performance automotive lubricants. This collaboration signifies a pivotal development for Restart Racing's debut in the highly competitive 2024...
Third Millennium to step up its involvement with Restart Racing in 2024
Third Millennium will continue to be a partner of Restart Racing as the series makes its KwikFit British Touring Car Championship debut this year, with Third Millennium’s Pete Jones taking on expanded responsibility within the team.Third Millennium has been a...
Scott Sumpton to race in the BTCC with Restart Racing
Scott Sumpton will make his KwikFit British Touring Car Championship debut in 2024 with Restart Racing, where he’ll race at the pinnacle of UK motorsport behind the wheel of one of the team’s new CUPRA Leons.With Sumpton staying with the team in this exciting new...
Chris Smiley returns to the BTCC with Restart Racing
Chris Smiley will return to the Kwik Fit British Touring Car Championship in 2024 after two years away, with the fan favourite back on the grid with a new team to the championship, Restart Racing, making its BTCC debut.Restart Racing has acquired two TBLs (racing...
Restart Racing confirms TCR Europe programme for Scott Sumpton in 2024
Restart Racing will expand its programme next year, entering the TCR Europe series with its rising star driver Scott Sumpton in 2024.Restart Racing will expand its programme next year, entering the TCR Europe series with its rising star driver Scott Sumpton in 2024....
Great pace but no reward for Restart Racing at Brands Hatch
Restart Racing had a bruising season finale of the 2023 TCR UK championship season at Brands Hatch, despite showing great pace on Saturday, followed by a race-leading performance by 2022 champion Chris Smiley.The weekend started well with Smiley topping the short free...
Championship-best result for Scott Sumpton as Chris Smiley shines in the rain
Scott Sumpton secured his TCR UK career-best result in Race 2 at Donington Park this weekend, driving his Honda Civic Type R FK7 TCR to fifth in difficult conditions as the rain arrived just ahead of the final race, while Chris put on an exceptional performance to...
Top tens, race leads, and fastest laps at Silverstone
Restart Racing had reasons to celebrate after a great step forward at Silverstone for its junior driver Scott Sumpton, who set the fastest lap, led the race, and qualified in the top three, while Chris Smiley salvaged a sixth-place finish before race-ending contact in...
Mixed fortunes for Restart Racing at Knockhill
It was a good and bad weekend for Restart Racing on its trip to the Knockhill circuit in Scotland, with JAS Motorsport development driver Scott Sumpton securing his career-best result, while on the flipside Chris Smiley was chasing car issues all weekend, including a...