Dan Rowbottom has taken his new connection to Jason Plato’s Plato Racing team to new heights as he announced he would be a part team owner for the first time in his career.
“I always look forward to the BTCC season. But, what I am most looking forward to is that I am coming into it from a completely new angle as part team owner.”
Rowbottom, who enters his seventh BTCC season in 2026, says that the title of part team owner has allowed him to feel “more prepared from a technical point of view”.
The driver from Kidderminster has been no stranger to the business side of motorsport. He has made it no secret how much he relies on sponsorship to go racing. Rowbottom has had the support of one of the most lucrative backers in the BTCC, Cataclean. The car care and performance brand have been backing Rowbottom for multiple years. And they will continue to support him in his move to Plato Racing.
Plato Racing will be entering two Mercedes-AMG A35’s in the BTCC this season. It’s worth noting Rowbo won’t be a complete stranger to a Mercedes BTCC car. In his debut year in the championship, Rowbottom scored four points finishes behind the wheel of a Mercedes A-Class.
The 37 year old has praised the hard work of his team over the winter months. Rowbottom said that lots of changes have been made to ensure Plato Racing’s A35’s are competitive in 2026. “No stone has gone unturned, it’s been completely reverse engineered from the road variant. Every single part of the cars are brand new, there isn’t a used component in sight”
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