BTCC The BTCC Game 2026
This thread serves as the entry mechanism for the 'BTCC Game 2026' which crmalcolm very kindly let me run this year.
The current rules are given below and are almost identical to last year's so it should work much the same.
Once the final entry list is revealed, which will be taken from the official btcc.net site, all you need to do is pick one driver per race.
Their finishing position is the number of points you will score.
Every driver must be selected at least once, and no driver can be selected more than twice.
For simplicity, results of the new qualifying races will not be used in this game.
The points awarded are based on the finishing position of your chosen driver, up to the full amount of drivers entered.
For instance, if you pick Ashley Sutton for a race and he wins then you score 1 point... Should you choose Tom Chilton and he finishes last, then your score is equal to the amount of drivers entered.
I've tried to keep it simple and allow you to enter once and basically forget about it for the rest of the season.
PLEASE READ THE RULES!
The Rules:
01) The player with the lowest total score at the end of the season will be the winner.
02) Pick one driver per race (first name and surname, only the driver, not the finishing position). Qualifying races are not included in this game.
03) You must choose each driver from the official entry list once in the season. You can choose any driver no more than twice during the season. It is your responsibility to ensure that you have not picked a driver more than twice. Any invalid picks will earn a maximum score, regardless of how many cars are entered for that race (See rule 19 for more details).
04) Points will be awarded based on the finishing position of the driver picked... i.e. 1st scores 1 point, all the way down to maximum points for last.
05) Should a driver retire from a race, then you will score points for the equivalent position they finish in... i.e. the driver to retire first finishes last, therefore maximum points will be scored.
06) Should more than one driver retire on the same lap, then those drivers will score the same number of points... e.g. if five drivers retire on the first lap, each of those drivers will score maximum points.
07) Should a driver fail to start a race or be disqualified/excluded, then you will score points equivalent to the total number of cars entered for the race.
08) Should a driver be replaced or substituted, the replacement will count as your pick. For the avoidance of doubt, this game only takes the drivers into account and not the teams they drive for. For example in 2017, Dan Lloyd left 888 and the series mid-season. Josh Cook filled the gap at that team. Dennis Strandberg then joined the series to fill the gap left by Cook at Maximum Motorsport. Stewart Lines then replaced Strandberg for the rest of the year. In this situation, Strandberg was seen as the replacement for Lloyd, and Lines the replacement for Strandberg. Cook never left, so any occasion on which he was picked was unaffected.
09) In rare cases where multiple drivers are replaced at the same time, teams WILL be taken into account. For example, if Driver A leaves Team A (and the series) and Driver B leaves Team B (and the series), and Driver C joins Team A (and the series) and Driver D joins Team B (and the series), then Driver C will be seen as the replacement for Driver A and Driver D the replacement for Driver B.
10) Should a driver miss a round and not be replaced, that entry will score the maximum points for that race.
11) If a driver misses a round without being replaced and nobody picks them for that round, the above rule will be ignored.
12) For the purposes of scoring and avoidance of doubt, the results of each race will be taken from tsl-timing.com
13) Picks can only be entered, changed, updated or amended up until 00:00 BST Saturday 18th April. Late entries will score maximum points for each round missed, regardless of pick.
14) Scores will be updated as soon as possible after each event.
15) If scores are tied at the end of the game, the player who picked a winning driver the most times will be ranked higher. If tied players pick winning drivers the same number of times, the player who picked the most second place finishers will be ranked higher. If players are still tied, picks of third place finishers (and so on) will be used to break the tie.
16) If scores are still tied after the above process then whoever picked a winning driver earliest in the season will be ranked higher. If there is still a tie, the process will be repeated for second place finishers then third place finishers, and so on.
17) If scores are still tied after the above two rules have been followed, the player who submitted their picks the earliest will be ranked higher.
18) Most of these rules are included for clarity and are really only for me to worry about. Players should not, and do not need to, change their picks during the season.
19) Invalid driver selections will be dealt with as follows:
Where an entrant has selected a driver three times:
The best score of that pick will be dropped.
The worst score of that pick will be retained.
The middle score of that pick will be given a maximum score, as per rule 3.
Where an entrant has failed to select a driver:
The equivalent ratio of best scores from duplicate picks will be dropped.
The worst score of all duplicates will be retained.
The middle score of the remaining duplicate picks will be given a maximum score, as per rule 3.
20) For the 2026 season, the 'dropped score' system used last year is again being implemented. This will mean that, for every driver you have picked twice, their best result will be dropped. For example - If you have selected Ingram twice and his two results are a 1st place and a 10th place, the 1st place (1pt) will be dropped from your score.
21) Please post all picks in this thread as follows:
1) Donington Park - Driver Name
2) Donington Park -
3) Donington Park -
4) Brands Hatch Indy -
5) Brands Hatch Indy -
6) Brands Hatch Indy -
7) Snetterton -
8) Snetterton -
9) Snetterton -
10) Oulton Park -
11) Oulton Park -
12) Oulton Park -
13) Thruxton -
14) Thruxton -
15) Thruxton -
16) Knockhill -
17) Knockhill -
18) Knockhill -
19) Donington Park -
20) Donington Park -
21) Donington Park -
22) Croft -
23) Croft -
24) Croft -
25) Silverstone -
26) Silverstone -
27) Silverstone -
28) Brands Hatch GP -
29) Brands Hatch GP -
30) Brands Hatch GP -
Do not post your entries until the official driver list has been published.
If there are any queries or clarifications required before the start of the season, I will post them here.
Good luck!
The current rules are given below and are almost identical to last year's so it should work much the same.
Once the final entry list is revealed, which will be taken from the official btcc.net site, all you need to do is pick one driver per race.
Their finishing position is the number of points you will score.
Every driver must be selected at least once, and no driver can be selected more than twice.
For simplicity, results of the new qualifying races will not be used in this game.
The points awarded are based on the finishing position of your chosen driver, up to the full amount of drivers entered.
For instance, if you pick Ashley Sutton for a race and he wins then you score 1 point... Should you choose Tom Chilton and he finishes last, then your score is equal to the amount of drivers entered.
I've tried to keep it simple and allow you to enter once and basically forget about it for the rest of the season.
PLEASE READ THE RULES!
The Rules:
01) The player with the lowest total score at the end of the season will be the winner.
02) Pick one driver per race (first name and surname, only the driver, not the finishing position). Qualifying races are not included in this game.
03) You must choose each driver from the official entry list once in the season. You can choose any driver no more than twice during the season. It is your responsibility to ensure that you have not picked a driver more than twice. Any invalid picks will earn a maximum score, regardless of how many cars are entered for that race (See rule 19 for more details).
04) Points will be awarded based on the finishing position of the driver picked... i.e. 1st scores 1 point, all the way down to maximum points for last.
05) Should a driver retire from a race, then you will score points for the equivalent position they finish in... i.e. the driver to retire first finishes last, therefore maximum points will be scored.
06) Should more than one driver retire on the same lap, then those drivers will score the same number of points... e.g. if five drivers retire on the first lap, each of those drivers will score maximum points.
07) Should a driver fail to start a race or be disqualified/excluded, then you will score points equivalent to the total number of cars entered for the race.
08) Should a driver be replaced or substituted, the replacement will count as your pick. For the avoidance of doubt, this game only takes the drivers into account and not the teams they drive for. For example in 2017, Dan Lloyd left 888 and the series mid-season. Josh Cook filled the gap at that team. Dennis Strandberg then joined the series to fill the gap left by Cook at Maximum Motorsport. Stewart Lines then replaced Strandberg for the rest of the year. In this situation, Strandberg was seen as the replacement for Lloyd, and Lines the replacement for Strandberg. Cook never left, so any occasion on which he was picked was unaffected.
09) In rare cases where multiple drivers are replaced at the same time, teams WILL be taken into account. For example, if Driver A leaves Team A (and the series) and Driver B leaves Team B (and the series), and Driver C joins Team A (and the series) and Driver D joins Team B (and the series), then Driver C will be seen as the replacement for Driver A and Driver D the replacement for Driver B.
10) Should a driver miss a round and not be replaced, that entry will score the maximum points for that race.
11) If a driver misses a round without being replaced and nobody picks them for that round, the above rule will be ignored.
12) For the purposes of scoring and avoidance of doubt, the results of each race will be taken from tsl-timing.com
13) Picks can only be entered, changed, updated or amended up until 00:00 BST Saturday 18th April. Late entries will score maximum points for each round missed, regardless of pick.
14) Scores will be updated as soon as possible after each event.
15) If scores are tied at the end of the game, the player who picked a winning driver the most times will be ranked higher. If tied players pick winning drivers the same number of times, the player who picked the most second place finishers will be ranked higher. If players are still tied, picks of third place finishers (and so on) will be used to break the tie.
16) If scores are still tied after the above process then whoever picked a winning driver earliest in the season will be ranked higher. If there is still a tie, the process will be repeated for second place finishers then third place finishers, and so on.
17) If scores are still tied after the above two rules have been followed, the player who submitted their picks the earliest will be ranked higher.
18) Most of these rules are included for clarity and are really only for me to worry about. Players should not, and do not need to, change their picks during the season.
19) Invalid driver selections will be dealt with as follows:
Where an entrant has selected a driver three times:
The best score of that pick will be dropped.
The worst score of that pick will be retained.
The middle score of that pick will be given a maximum score, as per rule 3.
Where an entrant has failed to select a driver:
The equivalent ratio of best scores from duplicate picks will be dropped.
The worst score of all duplicates will be retained.
The middle score of the remaining duplicate picks will be given a maximum score, as per rule 3.
20) For the 2026 season, the 'dropped score' system used last year is again being implemented. This will mean that, for every driver you have picked twice, their best result will be dropped. For example - If you have selected Ingram twice and his two results are a 1st place and a 10th place, the 1st place (1pt) will be dropped from your score.
21) Please post all picks in this thread as follows:
1) Donington Park - Driver Name
2) Donington Park -
3) Donington Park -
4) Brands Hatch Indy -
5) Brands Hatch Indy -
6) Brands Hatch Indy -
7) Snetterton -
8) Snetterton -
9) Snetterton -
10) Oulton Park -
11) Oulton Park -
12) Oulton Park -
13) Thruxton -
14) Thruxton -
15) Thruxton -
16) Knockhill -
17) Knockhill -
18) Knockhill -
19) Donington Park -
20) Donington Park -
21) Donington Park -
22) Croft -
23) Croft -
24) Croft -
25) Silverstone -
26) Silverstone -
27) Silverstone -
28) Brands Hatch GP -
29) Brands Hatch GP -
30) Brands Hatch GP -
Do not post your entries until the official driver list has been published.
If there are any queries or clarifications required before the start of the season, I will post them here.
Good luck!