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Team VERTU will hope to bounce back from a bruising trip to Donington Park when the Kwik Fit British Touring Car Championship races into Croft in North Yorkshire this weekend for the eighth meeting of the season.

Team VERTU will hope to bounce back from a bruising trip to Donington Park when the Kwik Fit British Touring Car Championship races into Croft in North Yorkshire this weekend for the eighth meeting of the season.

  The Kwik Fit British Touring Car Championship rolls into North Yorkshire this weekend (5-6 September) for the eighth race weekend of the 2026 season, and few venues on the calendar have as much history and character as Croft Circuit. Last time out at the Donington Park GP, EXCELR8 Motorsport endured a challenging

Team VERTU endured a weekend of frustration as the Kwik Fit British Touring Car Championship headed for Donington Park GP, with a single podium finish being scant reward for the efforts of the EXCELR8-run squad.

Team VERTU will seek to add to its winning record around the Donington Park GP circuit this weekend when the Kwik Fit British Touring Car Championship returns to the East Midlands circuit for the seventh round of the season.

Team VERTU ended a challenging weekend on a high at Knockhill with a third victory of the Kwik Fit British Touring Car Championship season.

Harry Hickton will rejoin EXCELR8 for the remainder of the Power Maxed MINI CHALLENGE season after confirming a switch of teams ahead of this weekend’s event at Knockhill.

  The British Touring Car Championship heads north of the border this weekend as the sixth round of the 2026 season arrives at the Knockhill circuit in Fife. After five rounds of fierce competition, the paddock heads to Scotland for one of the most eagerly anticipated stops on the calendar. Ash Sutton continues

Team VERTU will look to add to an impressive record of success at Knockhill when the Kwik Fit British Touring Car Championship makes the annual trip to Scotland this weekend for the sixth round of the season.

Team VERTU can today confirm that Ricky Collard will continue at the wheel of the #11 Hyundai for the next three events on the Kwik Fit British Touring Car Championship schedule.

EXCELR8, the team behind the hugely successful Team VERTU programme in the Kwik Fit British Touring Car Championship has agreed a new long-term partnership with award-winning finance company Chatsbrook.

Team VERTU ended a challenging weekend on a high at Thruxton with victory as the Kwik Fit British Touring Car Championship season resumed at the fastest circuit on the calendar.

The Kwik Fit British Touring Car Championship rolls back into action this weekend as the fifth race meeting of the 2026 season takes place at Thruxton, the fastest circuit in the country. After an early summer break, the Hampshire "speedbowl" is exactly the kind of high-octane, white-knuckle venue fans have been

Team VERTU will hope to replicate the fine results it secured at Thruxton last season when the 2026 Kwik Fit British Touring Car Championship bursts back into life at the fastest circuit in the UK this weekend.

Team VERTU enjoyed a successful end to the first phase of the Kwik Fit British Touring Car Championship season with a total of four podium finishes from the latest rounds of the campaign at Oulton Park.

The British Touring Car Championship heads into its fourth race weekend of the 2026 season at one of the most atmospheric and demanding circuits on the calendar: Oulton Park. It is a weekend fans look forward to even before the season begins. It is a place that always delivers, whether it’s wheel-to-wheel

Team VERTU will look to head into the summer break in the Kwik Fit British Touring Car Championship on a high with a strong performance on track this weekend at Oulton Park.

  In the British Touring Car Championship, work behind the scenes often determines whether a team will be successful. This means teams rely on a group of highly skilled Technicians and engineers to prepare car in the workshop and carry out rapid repairs during race weekends. Without their expertise, organisation and quick

Team VERTU secured a sizeable haul of silverware as the Kwik Fit British Touring Car Championship headed for Snetterton for the third meeting of the season.

Team VERTU will look to add to its collection of silverware in the 2026 Kwik Fit British Touring Car Championship when the series heads for Snetterton this weekend for the third meeting of the year.

Even though it is hidden away in the Norfolk countryside, the Snetterton circuit has become one of the most recognisable venues in British Motorsport. Its fast, technical, and unforgiving layout means the circuit has gained a reputation for producing dramatic racing whenever the BTCC visits. This year, the circuit is the

As the first round of 2026 BTCC season came to an end, all eyes turned to Brands Hatch and its Indy layout; the scene of the season’s second race weekend. Renowned for drama, overtakes, and unforgettable moments, it is a venue at which EXCELR8 Motorsport has delivered standout performances. EXCELR8 Motorsport’s double

Team VERTU scored its first win of the 2026 Kwik Fit British Touring Car Championship season at Brands Hatch on a landmark weekend that saw the team secure its 100th podium finish in the series.

Team VERTU will seek to return to the top step of the British Touring Car Championship podium when the series heads to Brands Hatch this weekend for the second meeting of the season.

The 2026 British Touring Car Championship season got underway at Donington Park on the week of 18 and 19 April 2026. It was an event that teams, drivers, fans, and sponsors highly anticipated. The first round of the season immediately set the tone for what looks set to be a tightly contested season with early results already hinting

Team VERTU picked up a double podium finish from the opening rounds of the new Kwik Fit British Touring Car Championship season at Donington Park.

On the Weekend of 18 and 19 April 2026, Donington Park will once again play host to the opening round of the BTCC. For fans, there are few better places to kick off a new campaign. Fast, flowing, and unforgiving, Donington has a habit of setting the tone for what’s to

Team VERTU will look to make a positive start to its defence of the Kwik Fit British Touring Car Championship title when the 2026 season bursts into life this weekend at Donington Park.

Ricky Collard will make a return to the Kwik Fit British Touring Car Championship for the 2026 season after being named as the final member of the Team VERTU line-up.

Nicolas Hamilton will take on his most exciting programme in the Kwik Fit British Touring Car Championship to date in 2026 after agreeing a deal to join forces with defending champions Team VERTU.

American teenager Giovanni Santora will make his car racing debut in the Mairon Motorsport MINI CHALLENGE Trophy after agreeing a deal to join forces with multiple champions EXCELR8.

Team VERTU will use its programme in the Kwik Fit British Touring Car Championship in 2026 to promote the work of Canine Partners, a charity that provides assistance dogs to disabled people across the UK.

Team VERTU has revealed the livery that will be carried by both reigning British Touring Car Champion Tom Ingram and team-mate Tom Chilton during the 2026 season.

Adam Curtis will become the latest driver to launch his racing career in the MINI CHALLENGE after confirming an entry into the Cooper class this season.

Olivier Algieri will move up the JCW class of the MINI CHALLENGE for the 2026 season after confirming his place on the grid with EXCELR8.

Ashley Gregory will look to build on a breakthrough campaign in the MINI CHALLENGE Trophy after confirming her return to the grid for 2026, alongside a move to EXCELR8.

Reigning champion Tom Ovenden will look to defend his MINI CHALLENGE title in 2026 after confirming his return to the grid with EXCELR8.

Olivier Algieri has set his sights on a move up to the headline JCW class of the Vertu MINI CHALLENGE in 2026 after agreeing a deal to join forces with EXCELR8 for the final event on the Cooper calendar this weekend.

EXCELR8 has strengthened its driver line-up for the final rounds of the Vertu MINI CHALLENGE Trophy after agreeing a deal that will see Matt Luff make his series debut at Brands Hatch.

EXCELR8 can today confirm that Kwik Fit British Touring Car Championship veteran Tom Chilton will once again form part of its driver line-up for the 2026 season.

Team VERTU brought the curtain down on the 2025 Kwik Fit British Touring Car Championship season in fine style at Brands Hatch, with a race win and three further podiums resulting in two championship titles.

Team VERTU heads to Brands Hatch this weekend for what promises to be a dramatic conclusion to the 2025 Kwik Fit British Touring Car Championship with no fewer than three titles on the line.

Nathan Harrison will make a return to the Vertu MINI CHALLENGE this weekend at Brands Hatch after signing a deal to rejoin EXCELR8 Motorsport for the season finale.

Team VERTU moved onto eight wins for the season with another impressive weekend at Silverstone that allowed the EXCELR8-run squad to strengthen its quest to secure the Kwik Fit British Touring Car Championship title.

Team VERTU will seek to strengthen its bid for top honours in the Kwik Fit British Touring Car Championship as the series heads for Silverstone for what promises to be a pivotal weekend in the race for the 2025 title.

Team VERTU bagged a sixth and seventh win of the Kwik Fit British Touring Car Championship season at Donington Park to strengthen its bid for the 2025 title.

EXCELR8 can today confirm an exciting new multi-year partnership with Perfect Cellar as the team heads into the final three events of the Kwik Fit British Touring Car Championship season.

Team VERTU will look to maintain an impressive run of form in the Kwik Fit British Touring Car Championship when the series heads to Donington Park this weekend for the eighth meeting of the campaign.

EXCELR8 can today confirm that it has signed a new, multi-year deal with Vertu - the fourth-largest automotive retailer in the UK - that will take effect from the start of the 2026 season.

Team VERTU was able to celebrate a fifth win of the Kwik Fit British Touring Car Championship season after a strong weekend on the annual visit to Knockhill.