TouringCarTimes

Launched in 1995, TouringCarTimes began as a platform dedicated to news and updates on the British Touring Car Championship. As the excitement around this motorsport grew in the late nineties, the site expanded its coverage to include various other racing series. This makes TouringCarTimes one of the earliest websites on the internet, even before Google, and it stands out as the largest hub for touring car racing. It boasts a vast readership, a rich collection of articles, and extensive coverage of numerous championships, making it a key resource for fans and enthusiasts alike.

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Chris Smiley delighted to clinch front row start

6 days ago | touringcartimes.com | Chris Ashby-Brown

Restart Racing’s Chris Smiley was left delighted after clinching his best qualifying result for six years in the British Touring Car Championship at Oulton Park today. The Hyundai driver was on the pace right the way throughout qualifying around the undulating Cheshire track and was rewarded for his efforts by securing a front-row start after posting the second fastest time.
Tom Ingram: “The car was outrageously good”

6 days ago | touringcartimes.com | Chris Ashby-Brown

Tom Ingram lauded his EXCELR8 Motorsport Hyundai i30 N as outrageous after storming to pole position in British Touring Car Championship qualifying at Oulton Park. After comfortably progressing through Q1 and Q2, the 2022 title winner produced a superlative lap to snare top spot by more than half second.
Tom Ingram blitzes opposition to clinch pole position at Oulton Park

6 days ago | touringcartimes.com | Chris Ashby-Brown

Tom Ingram trounced the opposition in the British Touring Car Championship qualifying at Oulton Park to clinch a first pole position of the season and with it, bettered his own lap record in the process. The EXCELR8 Motorsport comfortably progressed through Q1 and Q2 and come the Quick Six, the former champion upped the ante by setting a best time of 1:23.856 – a little under half a second faster than he went last year.
Chris Smiley goes fastest in second Oulton Park practice

6 days ago | touringcartimes.com | Chris Ashby-Brown

Restart Racing’s Chris Smiley lowered the benchmark around Oulton Park even further as four Hyundais occupied the top six in second British Touring Car Championship practice. The Northern Irishman went fastest than Dan Rowbottom had this morning, with his 1:24.288 being just a tenth of a second shy of the existing qualifying lap record.
Dan Rowbottom leads NAPA Racing 1-2-3 in opening practice

1 week ago | touringcartimes.com | Chris Ashby-Brown

Dan Rowbottom came out of the blocks flying at Oulton Park to set the pace in the opening British Touring Car Championship practice session of the weekend. The Ford Focus ST driver lodged a best time of 1:24.485 around the Cheshire circuit, just three tenths of a second off the ultimate qualifying lap record. Rowbottom’s pace was reinforced by the 2025 double race winner being joined at the top of the times by his NAPA Racing UK stablemates Ash Sutton and Dan Cammish.
Finn Leslie to make BTCC debut with Speedworks at Oulton Park

1 week ago | touringcartimes.com | Chris Ashby-Brown

Finn Leslie will make his debut in the British Touring Car Championship at Oulton Park this weekend after agreeing a deal to drive for Speedworks Motorsport. The 17-year-old replaces Ronan Pearson at the Toyota squad after it was announced yesterday that the Scotsman would have to forgo his seat in the UK’s premier motorsport series due to unexpected commercial challenges.
Ronan Pearson to miss Oulton Park due to commercial challenges

1 week ago | touringcartimes.com | Chris Ashby-Brown

Ronan Pearson will miss this weekend’s British Touring Car Championship meeting at Oulton Park this weekend due to unexpected commercial challenges. The Scotsman joined Speedworks Motorsport at the start of the season and has often been the lead runner for the Toyota Corolla squad, tallying seven points finishes and one appearance in Quick Six qualifying.
Mike Halder: “We hope we can keep this speed”

1 week ago | touringcartimes.com | Tamara Aller

TPR Motorsport driver Mike Halder won both TCR Spain races at Valencia and has emerged as the driver to beat as the season reaches its half point. “The final race was tough, as Piirimagi pushed a lot behind me, he had a lot of pace, so I needed to push the whole race,” the German driver told TouringCarTimes. Halder started from seventh on the grid for Race 2, but had already managed snatch the lead after the first few corners of the race.
Yann Ehrlacher elated after claiming points lead in Spain

1 week ago | touringcartimes.com | Tamara Aller

Cyan Racing driver Yann Ehrlacher was beaming after emerging as the most successful driver of the second FIA TCR World Tour race weekend of 2025 in Valencia, with the Frenchman now leading the drivers’ standings. “It has been a long time since I had a weekend like this and getting the pole position by a few hundredths was like the cherry on the cake,” Ehrlacher told TouringCarTimes.
Esteban Guerrieri: “It has been a very positive weekend”

1 week ago | touringcartimes.com | Tamara Aller

Esteban Guerrieri was upbeat after the second round of the FIA TCR World Tour in Spain, with the GOAT Racing Honda driver scoring well despite carrying the highest compensation weight of 40 kilos. “The weekend went from less to more and, all-in-all, very positive,” Guerrieri told TouringCarTimes. “With the 40 kilos we are carrying we started on Friday and I saw things a bit uphill.”Guerrieri praised his team to continuously working hard to improve the car throughout the weekend.