Dan Mason

BTCC champion Colin Turkington described 2018 as his “toughest” year yet, both from a personal and competitive perspective.

Ricky Collard said he was caught by surprise as he secured a front-row start for the first BTCC race of the weekend at Silverstone for Team BMW.

Title chaser Tom Ingram vows “maximum attack” in the final two BTCC meetings of 2018, held at traditionally Toyota-friendly circuits.

Tom Ingram said an outpouring of support ‘motivated’ him to fight back and claim the BTCC points lead at Snetterton.

Matt Simpson said that he now has ‘belief’ in himself after claiming his first BTCC pole position at Oulton Park.

Colin Turkington said he feels ‘more confidence’ in the BMW despite car problems costing him in the BTCC opener at Brands Hatch.

Ollie Jackson feels AmDTuning deserve to be ‘taken seriously’ after claiming a maiden BTCC podium finish at Brands Hatch.

Matt Neal said Honda has ‘far from achieved its full potential yet’ after incidents made for a tough BTCC opener at Brands Hatch.

Senna Proctor said that he knew slick tyres would be the winning choice after collecting a ‘dream’ maiden BTCC victory at Brands Hatch.

Jack Goff praised Colin Turkington for a ‘fair’ battle for victory in the opening BTCC race of the season at Brands Hatch.

BTCC rookie Dan Cammish said he was ‘heartbroken’ to have been stripped of a certain pole position at Brands Hatch.

WSR boss Dick Bennetts highlighted how strong BMW’s reliabilty was in 2017, key to development for its latest BTCC season.

Team BMW boss Dick Bennetts praised the work done by Ricky Collard after a recent BTCC test in the team’s 125i.

Andrew Jordan says the continuity of staying with West Surrey Racing puts him ‘in a good place’ to contend for the 2018 BTCC title.

The 2017 British Touring Car Championship kept fans guessing, but it would be a popular new name that appeared on the Drivers’ Championship trophy in October.