The 2017 Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship (commonly abbreviated as BTCC) is a motor racing championship for production-based touring cars held across England and Scotland. The championship features a mix of professional motor racing teams and privately funded amateur drivers competing in highly modified versions of family cars which are sold to the general public and conform to the technical regulations for the championship. The 2017 season will be the 60th British Touring Car Championship season and the seventh season for cars conforming to the Next Generation Touring Car (NGTC) technical specification.
With both BMW and Vauxhall returning to the series this year as manufacturer outfits - joining the existing Honda, Subaru and MG teams, the 2017 season will feature five manufacturer backed teams on the grid for the first time since the end of the popular Super Touring era of the sport.
Changed teams
Andrew Jordan will move from Motorbase Performance to West Surrey Racing.
Matt Simpson will move from Speedworks Motorsport to Team Dynamics.
Chris Smiley will move from TLC Racing to BTC Norlin Racing.
Dave Newsham will move from Power Maxed Racing to BTC Norlin Racing.
Martin Depper will move from Eurotech Racing to Motorbase Performance.
Jack Goff will move from Team IHG Rewards Club to Eurotech Racing.
Árón Taylor-Smith will move from Team BKR to MG RCIB Insurance Racing.
Ashley Sutton will move from MG RCIB Insurance Racing to Team BMR.
Colin Turkington will move from Team BMR to West Surrey Racing.
Josh Cook will move from MG RCIB Insurance Racing to Maximum Motorsport.
Entering/re-entering BTCC
2016 Ginetta GT4 Supercup runner-up Will Burns will make his debut in the BTCC with Team HARD.
Senna Proctor son of former BTCC racer Mark Proctor, will make his debut in the series with Power Maxed Racing.
Tom Chilton will return to the series with Power Maxed Racing, after a five-year absence, having last raced in the championship in 2011.
2016 Renault UK Clio Cup champion Ant Whorton-Eales will make his debut in the BTCC with AmD Tuning.
Luke Davenport will make his debut in the BTCC with Motorbase Performance.
Stephen Jelley will return to the series Team Parker Racing, after a seven-year absence, having last raced in the championship in 2009.
Daniel Lloyd will return to the series with MG RCIB Insurance Racing, after taking part in three rounds in 2016 with Eurotech Racing.
Leaving BTCC
Sam Tordoff will leave West Surrey Racing and the series to concentrate on other ventures.
Alex Martin will leave the series and return to the Porsche Carrera Cup GB with Team Parker Racing.
Team HARD will switch from Toyota Avensis to Volkswagen CC.
Power Maxed Racing will switch from Chevrolet Cruze to Vauxhall Astra. The team will also enter the constructor class with manufacturer support from Vauxhall Motors.
Motorbase Performance will expand to three cars having loaned TBL from Welch Motorsport.
BTC Racing will return to the series with two Chevrolet Cruze having bought the two TBL from Power Maxed Racing.
West Surrey Racing will receive full manufacturer support from BMW, competing under the Team BMW banner.
The provisional calendar was announced by the championship organisers on 15 June 2016, with no major changes from previous seasons.
