With the highest average speed of any circuit visited by the BTCC, Thruxton in Hampshire undoubtedly provides some of the biggest thrills and spills in motorsport. Thruxton was originally a wartime airfield. Commissioned in 1941, the airfield was host to both the RAF and USAF and played a major part in the D-Day landings as a base for troop-carrying aircraft and gliders.
Goodyear’s hard compound tyre makes its appearance at the Hampshire venue due to the relentless high-speed corners, and even with this precaution tyre management is always essential at Thruxton.
In the modern era, Thruxton has been a happy hunting ground for the Honda marque, with regular BTCC frontrunner Josh Cook proving his prowess around the 2.37-mile circuit in recent years, with the local racer having notched more wins than any driver around the Hampshire speedbowl, with ten victories.
The 2023 campaign sees the BTCC visit Thruxton in early June, as the grid roars into action in Hampshire for Rounds 10, 11 and 12.
Saturday, June 8
Time |
Activity |
Championship |
Laps |
| 09.00 – 09.30 | Qualifying | The Vertu Motors MINI CHALLENGE Trophy | |
| 09.40 – 10.15 | Free Practice | Kwik Fit British Touring Car Championship | |
| 10.35 – 10.55 | Qualifying | The Dunlop Mini Se7en Challenge supported by Mini Spares | |
| 11.05 – 11.25 | Qualifying | ROKiT F4 British Championship | |
| 11.35 – 11.55 | Qualifying | The Dunlop Mini Miglia Challenge supported by Mini Spares | |
| 12.05 – 12.40 | Free Practice | Kwik Fit British Touring Car Championship | |
| 12.40 – 13.35 | Lunch Break | ||
| 13.35 | Race | The Vertu Motors MINI CHALLENGE Trophy | 20 mins |
| 14.10 – 14.40 | Qualifying | Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain | |
| 14.50 | Race | The Dunlop Mini Se7en Challenge supported by Mini Spares | 20 mins |
| 15.25 – 16.20 | Qualifying | Kwik Fit British Touring Car Championship | |
| 16.30 | Race | ROKiT F4 British Championship | 20 mins |
| 17.05 | Race | The Dunlop Mini Miglia Challenge supported by Mini Spares | 20 mins |
| 17.40 | Race | The Vertu Motors MINI CHALLENGE Trophy | 20 mins |
Sunday, June 9
Time |
Activity |
Laps |
| 10.00 – 10.30 | BTCC Pit Lane Walkabout / Autograph Session | |
| 10.50 | Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain | 22 |
| 11.30 | BTCC Pit Lane Opens | |
| 11.45 | Kwik Fit British Touring Car Championship | 16 |
| 12.25 | The Dunlop Mini Se7en Challenge supported by Mini Spares | 20 mins |
| 13.00 | ROKiT F4 British Championship | 20 mins |
| 13.30 – 13.45 | Marshals’ / Lunch Break | |
| 13.45 | The Vertu Motors MINI CHALLENGE Trophy | 20 mins |
| 14.20 | BTCC Pit Lane Opens | |
| 14.35 | Kwik Fit British Touring Car Championship | 16 |
| 15.15 | Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain | 22 |
| 15.55 | The Dunlop Mini Miglia Challenge supported by Mini Spares | 20 mins |
| 16.30 | ROKiT F4 British Championship | 20 mins |
| 17.05 | BTCC Pit Lane Opens | |
| 17.20 | Kwik Fit British Touring Car Championship | 16 |
The programme may be brought forward or the programme order may be amended and competitors should listen carefully to the instructions given to them by their Championship Co-ordinator and/or Paddock announcements. It may not be possible to accommodate competitors arriving after the Assembly Area has been cleared.
TBC
