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The top themes of BTCC 2014

With seven champions, 13 winners and a record number of cars on the grid, the 2014 British Touring Car Championship promises to be one you won't want to miss, as KEVIN TURNER explains

Kevin Turner Mar 27, 2014, 8:51 PM

Seven champions, 13 race winners, 31 cars. Those sorts of numbers help to explain why this year's British Touring Car Championship, which kicks off at Brands Hatch this weekend, is shaping up to be one of the best seasons in the series' history.

The NGTC cars, first introduced in 2011, now make up the whole field, and 11 different marques are represented.

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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.