23-car entry list unveiled for 2010 BTCC

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Mon 22nd March 2010 The organisers of the 2010 Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship have today unveiled a 23 car entry list.

There are manufacturer entries from Chevrolet and Honda – pitching arch rivals Jason Plato and Matt Neal up against each other. The Team Aon Ford Focus of Tom Chilton and Tom Onslow-Cole are Independent Constructor entrants within the Manufacturer/Constructor championship.

A total of seven marques are represented in the 2010 championship, with Chevrolet and Honda joined by BMW, Ford, SEAT, Vauxhall and VW.

There are currently two 'TBA' entries on the list – a pair of Vauxhall Vectras from Triple Eight Race Engineering.

BTCC Series Director Alan Gow said: "This is a fantastic start to our new season and a new decade for the BTCC. Globally, motor sport has really felt the pinch of late following what has been a very cruel recession, yet the BTCC continues to buck that trend and set an example for many other high-profile series around the world, as shown by our 2010 entry list.

"I’m immensely proud of the huge efforts made by the teams, drivers and sponsors during the winter to ensure they are here, but the fact they continue to want to compete and succeed in the BTCC speaks volumes for this great championship’s ability to excite, inspire and reward at the very highest level in the UK. No doubt, as normal, even more teams and drivers will join the championship during the course of the season – which is further testament to the BTCC as being Britain’s biggest drawcard for teams, drivers and sponsors."

Click here to view the full BTCC 2010 entry list.