BTCC predictions 2024

[hen henths]

No-one's made a thread for this year so far, so here you go.

The idea is to post your five predictions (or as many as you like) for the 2024 BTCC season below.

These are mine:

1. The championship will be won by Sutton or Ingram again.
2. Sutton or Ingram won't make the championship top 3 at the end of the year.
3. Josh Cook will finish either 3rd or 4th in the championship, with more wins than last year.
4. At some point after the first round and before the end of the last there will be a new car, a new team, or an existing team or car will leave the championship.
5. Someone will win all three races.

[Matt K]

1. There will be fewer repeat Race 1 and Race 2 wins than in 2023.
2. There will be at least one driver change at Team HARD during the season.
3. Ash Sutton will defend the title but in a less dominant way.
4. Josh Cook will be the highest-placed Toyota driver in the standings.
5. No one will win more than 5 races.

[Pdh]

1 there will be a new championship winner
2 no driver will win R1 and R2
3 there will be 10 or more race winners
4 Napa wins teams championship for a third year on the bounce
5 drivers championship is won by a point

[SSmith]

Champions:

Overall - Ash Sutton
Independents - Aron Taylor Smith
Jack Sears Trophy - Ronan Pearson
Teams - NAPA Racing UK
Manufacturers - NAPA Racing UK Ford

Random:
1. There will be fewer than 20 starters in at least 1 race this season
2. Josh Cook to finish P3 in standings
3. Rob Huff to take at least 2 wins
4. A major announcement about the future of the BTCC will occur at Silverstone
5. Final season for Colin Turkington

[MarcusH26]

Predictions

Sutton wins the title , Napa takes the teams and manufacturers but it's close with WSR

All 4 Speedworks cars win a race.

Turkington announces his retirement before the final round.

Major manufacturer joins the championship for 2025.

Multiple driver changes and not just at HARD.

[hen henths]

Originally Posted by SSmith

1. There will be fewer than 20 starters in at least 1 race this season
4. A major announcement about the future of the BTCC will occur at Silverstone
5. Final season for Colin Turkington

A bit dark and ominous, but I think you might be onto something.

[Greem]

1. Dick Bennetts retires, Turkington and Huff take the reigns at WSR.
2. Team.HARD disappear before the season finishes.
3. At least one race is finished early (or abandoned altogether) due to appalling weather.
4. Sutton romps away with a massive points lead by R15 but then has a terrible second half of the season, winning eventually by 5 points or fewer.
5. One race will be won by someone starting at the back of the grid.