The Latest Breaking News from Jason Plato

Plato departs troubled BTCC team

Mercedes squad to race under new name after entering administration

Autosport · Aug 18

British motorsport team Plato Racing enters administration

British Touring Car Championship team Plato Racing, run by Jason Plato, entered administration on 11 August, according to reports. The collapse came just one week after the newly formed team secured their first race win at Knockhill. Court records confirmed notices for appointing joint administrators for Plato Racing Limited have…

The Independent UK · Aug 18

Plato completes his Mercedes BTCC line-up

Veteran Morgan joins Rowbottom, as series legend Plato gears up for new team’s first season

Autosport · Mar 3

Friday favourite: When a BTCC legend taught Tordoff the ropes

Contesting your first full British Touring Car Championship season with a factory-backed team when that manufacturer has recently returned to the series after a decade away can be quite a daunting scenario.

Autosport · Sep 13, 2024

Top 10: Ranking the greatest cars of the Super Touring era

The Super Touring era is regarded as one of the great periods in touring car history. The MSVR Super Touring Power event at Brands Hatch has recently brought the category back to the forefront, so now seems a good time to pick out the finest machines.

Autosport · Jul 10, 2024

Ranking the top 10 BTCC title deciders

The battle for the British Touring Car Championship always seems to go down to the final race. It doesn’t quite, but there have been plenty of incredible finales in the category’s history, stretching back to the very beginning in 1958.

Autosport · Apr 16, 2024

Top 10: Ranking the greatest BTCC champions

Who is the greatest? That’s a question often asked in all areas of sport, including Formula 1.

Autosport · Mar 20, 2024

How a former BTCC pedaller recaptured his joy of racing in TCR

“It’s relit my fire for motorsport again,” reflects Carl Boardley after winning the TCR UK title at his first attempt last season in a self-entered Cupra Leon Competicion.

Autosport · Jan 30, 2024

10 things to watch out for at Super Touring Power

Anthony Reid’s passion for Super Touring machinery is plain to see. He describes the 1990s as the British Touring Car Championship’s “zenith” and says this period “really made my name in motor racing”.

Autosport · Jun 29, 2023

Moffat joins Cook in rebranded One Honda BTCC team

British Touring Car Championship race winner Aiden Moffat has switched to the renamed One Motorsport team to join reigning independents champion Josh Cook for 2023.

Autosport · Feb 15, 2023