Brilliant news for all BTCC fans coming out this morning, as TOCA have agreed a new TV contract with ITV which will keep the BTCC on our screens until the end of the 2029 season.
The BTCC will remain free-to-air on ITV4 and ITVX for seven hours of coverage on racedays. Qualifying will also continue to be streamed live on the ITV Youtube channel.
There is also a big push for making the BTCC accesible worldwide, aided by a Youtube livestream of the Sunday Racing action. This will be available to everyone excluding the UK and North America.
This new deal will start in 2027 and extends a partnership between the BTCC and ITV which has spanned nearly three deacdes.
Here is a summary of everything fans will be getting with this extension:
- All main race day broadcasts will be shown live on ITV4 and ITVX.
- Saturday qualifying streamed live on the ITV YouTube channel.
- BTCC highlights will be shown on ITV4, ITVX and ITV1.
- Support Race highlights be shown on ITV4.
- Full BTCC race day coverage will be available, on demand, on ITVX and ITV Sport YouTube.
Hear from Alan Gow about the extension:
Alan Gow, BTCC Chief Exec: “I’m extremely pleased and proud to have finalised our new contract with the ITV Network, thus continuing our excellent and continually expansive broadcast partnership for the BTCC and its support championships into an incredible 27th year.
“This new contract underlines my unwavering commitment to continue to keep the BTCC as freely accessible to as many people as possible.
“In fact, the BTCC is the only UK motorsport that has live, free-to-air coverage of an entire championship on mainstream linear television. And, thanks to our great partners at ITV, long may that continue.”
The BTCC returns this weekend after its summer break at Thruxton for round five of the 2026 season. Keep an eye out across our website and socials for our preview of the weekends action.
