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BTCC To Introduce Hybrid Power In 2021
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TOCA, the series organizser of the MSA British Touring Car Championship, has announced that hybrid power will be introduced to the series within the evolution of the current technical regulations known as NGTC at the end of 2021.
It was confirmed after a meeting with the BTCC Technical Working Group (TWG) that a specified hybrid unit would be fitted to all cars as an addition to their current drivetrain. This will allow each car to have a reserve of supplementary hybrid power available during each race, which can then be used by drivers as part of their overall race strategy.
The detailed engineering aspects of the project will now commence in conjunction with the TWG, with finite technical decisions to be made over the following year and a half. The current NGTC regulations are already in the second half of its ten-year term.
A number of current cars may be fitted with hybrid units during the 2020-2021 season as part of the project’s test and development program.
“Different to hybrid development within the likes of Formula 1, this certainly shouldn’t—and won’t—be an ‘extreme’ technical exercise, but rather will be one which we will introduce within our NGTC technical regulations relatively seamlessly and very cost-effectively,” BTCC Series Director Alan Gow said.
“Just as importantly, by incorporating hybrid it keeps the BTCC absolutely relevant to manufacturers, sponsors and the public… with the added benefit of further enhancing our great racing.”
It was confirmed after a meeting with the BTCC Technical Working Group (TWG) that a specified hybrid unit would be fitted to all cars as an addition to their current drivetrain. This will allow each car to have a reserve of supplementary hybrid power available during each race, which can then be used by drivers as part of their overall race strategy.
The detailed engineering aspects of the project will now commence in conjunction with the TWG, with finite technical decisions to be made over the following year and a half. The current NGTC regulations are already in the second half of its ten-year term.
A number of current cars may be fitted with hybrid units during the 2020-2021 season as part of the project’s test and development program.
“Different to hybrid development within the likes of Formula 1, this certainly shouldn’t—and won’t—be an ‘extreme’ technical exercise, but rather will be one which we will introduce within our NGTC technical regulations relatively seamlessly and very cost-effectively,” BTCC Series Director Alan Gow said.
“Just as importantly, by incorporating hybrid it keeps the BTCC absolutely relevant to manufacturers, sponsors and the public… with the added benefit of further enhancing our great racing.”
