🧠 British Touring Car Championship Quiz

Question

1easyThe iconic BTCC circuit Brands Hatch is nestled in which English county?

Answer 1

💡 Kent

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Brands Hatch is located in West Kingham, Kent, and has hosted BTCC rounds throughout the championship's history. It is one of the most iconic circuits on the calendar.

Answer 2

💡 Three

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The BTCC race weekend format consistently features three races per weekend, a format that has been a defining characteristic of the championship and contributes to its unpredictable, action-packed nature.

Answer 3

💡 Colin Turkington

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Colin Turkington is indeed from Northern Ireland and has won the BTCC drivers' title four times: 2009, 2014, 2018, and 2019. All facts in the question are accurate.

Answer 4

💡 2011

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The NGTC regulations were introduced in 2011, with the first full season under the new rules running in 2011. This is correct and well-known within BTCC circles.

Answer 5

💡 Subaru

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Ash Sutton did win the 2017 BTCC drivers' title, but he was driving for Subaru Team BMR in a Subaru Levorg. However, Subaru is a Japanese car manufacturer, so describing it as a 'Japanese car manufacturer' is correct. The answer 'Subaru' is accurate. All checks pass.

Answer 6

💡 John Cleland

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John Cleland is indeed Scottish (from Wishaw) and did win the 1995 BTCC title driving a Vauxhall Cavalier for the works Vauxhall Sport team. All facts in the question are accurate.

Answer 7

💡 Success ballast

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The term used in the BTCC for the extra weight added to leading drivers' cars is indeed 'success ballast' — a two-word term that is well established in the series as part of its success penalty system to equalise competition.

Answer 8

💡 Austin

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Jack Sears won the inaugural British Saloon Car Championship in 1958 driving an Austin A105 Westminster, making Austin the correct answer. The championship was later rebranded as the BTCC.

Answer 9

💡 BMW

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Tim Harvey did win the 1992 BTCC drivers' title, driving a BMW 318is for Vic Lee Motorsport, making BMW the correct answer.

Answer 10

💡 Renault

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Alain Menu is indeed Swiss, and he won the 1997 BTCC drivers' championship driving for Williams Renault Dealer Racing. He later won a second title in 1999, also with Renault.