TOYOTA GAZOO Racing UK has completed its four-driver line-up by signing James Dorlin for the 2025 Kwik Fit British Touring Car Championship season.
Dorlin will join Gordon Shedden, Árón Taylor-Smith, and Ronan Pearson in the Speedworks Motorsport-run team, which secured five wins, nine podiums, and a top-three lockout at Snetterton last season in the Toyota Corolla GR Sport.
25-year old Dorlin finished runner-up in the 2018 Renault UK Clio Cup, won the inaugural Porsche Sprint Challenge GB in 2020, and excelled in British GT and GT3 competition.
James Dorlin said: “It feels like this has been a long time coming! The BTCC has always been something I’ve aspired to, and back when I was racing in the Clio Cup, the natural progression was to go into touring cars.
“Realistically, it’s going to be a huge challenge and I have a lot to take on-board. The BTCC is a very different proposition to GT racing and a different kind of beast to tame, but that flat-out push and no-holds-barred battle from the moment the lights go out to the moment the chequered flag falls is something I’ve really missed since stepping away from the TOCA package.”
Christian Dick, Team Principle, commented: “We’re delighted to finalise our line-up for the new BTCC season, and to do so with a driver of James’ calibre is a real coup. He comes highly recommended by Speedworks’ Head of Motorsport, Danny Buxton, who worked closely with him at McLaren and has a keen eye for spotting genuine talent, and his career CV speaks for itself.
“Having never driven a touring car before, he knows he will need to get quickly up-to-speed – particularly given the hectic and unique nature of BTCC race weekends – but he is absolutely the real deal and I am very confident he will soon develop into a leading contender.”
The opening rounds of the 2025 Kwik Fit British Touring Car Championship take place at Donington Park on 26/27 April.
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