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BTCC: The Jason Plato years

As Jason Plato gears up to become the most successful driver in the BTCC's history, AUTOSPORT invites the veteran ace to take stock of his career so far and discuss the various eras he's raced through in the series

Kevin Turner Mar 31, 2011, 7:01 PM

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British Touring Car Championship veteran Jason Plato first came to the series at the height of the manufacturer-dominated Super Touring age, has seen the rise of the S2000 class, and this year will be up against the first machines of the Next Generation Touring Car era.

He's also on the cusp of a record. If he wins just once during 2011, he will surpass four-time BTCC champion Andy Rouse as the most successful driver in the series' history.

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Author Kevin Turner

Kevin Turner is Autosport’s Chief Editor. While studying History at the University of York, Kevin began covering UK club events as a freelance reporter for Autosport and Motorsport News. He joined the Autosport staff as Editorial Assistant on the magazine in 2006, winning what is now known as the Motorsport UK Young Journalist of the Year Award. He became National Editor in 2008 and over the next few seasons covered a range of international events, including the Le Mans 24 Hours, as well as the British Touring Car Championship and British GT. Kevin became Features Editor before switching to edit Motorsport News in 2014.

He returned to Autosport in 2016 to become editor of the magazine, a dream job that is still part of his role.

He became Chief Editor in 2020, helping to plan content for autosport.com and Autosport’s podcast as well as seeing the magazine through the coronavirus pandemic. Kevin also led work on the special publication celebrating 70 years of Autosport and has been a judge on the Aston Martin Autosport BRDC Young Driver Award, formerly known as the McLaren Autosport BRDC Award, since 2008. He lives in Warboys with his wife and two children.