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BTCC announce new points system for the 2012 season

By MJP Media | 30 November 2011

The Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship has revealed its extended points scoring system for 2012.

From the 2012 season, the top 15 finishers in each race will score outright championship points rather than just the top 10. The 15 highest-placed independent runners will also score in the Independents Trophy. The outright HIQ Teams Championship and Independent Teams Trophy will also be similarly altered.

BTCC Series Director Alan Gow commented: "Fundamentally, the new system doesn't really change that much as we've maintained the same spread of points between the top-ten placings as before. However, what this does is to give drivers outside of the top ten something extra to go for and is thus an extra reward for their efforts."

New BTCC Points-scoring System for 2012:

1st: 20 points	6th: 10 points	11th: 5 points
2nd: 17 points	7th: 9 points	12th: 4 points
3rd: 15 points	8th: 8 points	13th: 3 points
4th: 13 points	9th: 7 points	14th: 2 points
5th: 11 points	10th: 6 points	15th: 1 point

+ 1 additional point will be awarded to the driver who starts on Pole Position for the first race of each meeting.
+ 1 additional point will be awarded to the driver setting the Fastest Lap in each race. If two or more drivers achieve the same fastest lap time each will be awarded one point.
+ 1 additional point will be awarded to each driver who is classified as the race leader (on crossing the start-finish line) during each race. Only one point is awarded to each driver who has led each race, irrespective of how many times that driver has led that race.

Independent Drivers & Teams Trophies
Points for drivers are awarded as per the outright Drivers Championship (bonus points are not scored). Points for teams are awarded to each team's highest-placed finisher only as per the outright Drivers Championship points system (bonus points are not scored).

HiQ BTCC Teams Championship
Points are awarded to each team's two highest-finishing cars in each race (provided each car is classified as a finisher in the official results). Points are awarded as per the outright Drivers Championship (bonus points are not scored).

BTCC Manufacturers/Constructors Championship
Points are awarded to a maximum of two cars per registered manufacturer/constructor in each race (provided each car is classified as a finisher in the official results). Each manufacturer/constructor must nominate their two cars prior to 5pm on qualifying day. Points are awarded as per the outright Drivers Championship (bonus points are not scored).

The 2012 BTCC season will commence on the weekend of 31 March-1 April at Brands Hatch in Kent.

 

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