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2011 BTCC season preview

The British Touring Car Championship gets underway at Brands Hatch this weekend – with new cars and new faces joining the fray. Kevin Turner looks forward to the action and picks 10 drivers to watch

There's a mix of old and new in the British Touring Car Championship this season. There are fresh teams, the arrival of the Next Generation Touring Car, and some established squads switching to turbo engines, but the pre-season favourite is the same combination that took the 2010 title.

Jason Plato finally claimed his second BTCC crown last year, driving an S2000 Chevrolet Cruze run by RML. The same elements are in place for 2011, allied to a new car from Chevrolet's successful 2010 World Touring Car assault.

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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.