Tom Ovenden steps up to BTCC with Excelr8 Motorsport for 2027
Autosport • 1 min read • Latest: Nov 11, 2026, 8:00 AM
Last updated Nov 11, 2026
Tom Ovenden will compete in the British Touring Car Championship for Excelr8 Motorsport in 2027. The 22-year-old comes after winning the Mini Challenge titles in 2025 and 2026. He was a reserve and development driver for the BTCC operation's Hyundai i30 N Fastbacks this past season. Ovenden continues his association with Excelr8 Motorsport as he transitions to this higher level of competition.
- •Tom Ovenden joins Excelr8 Motorsport for BTCC 2027
- •He is a two-time Mini Challenge champion
- •Ovenden served as a reserve driver this season
- •Excelr8 Motorsport previously fielded his Mini cars
- 8:00 AMAutosport — Double Mini champion gets big BTCC break for 2027
"Two-time Mini Challenge champion Tom Ovenden is to step up to the British Touring Car Championship for 2027 with Excelr8 Motorsport. The 22-year-old remains within the same organisation with which he claimed the BTCC-supporting Mini crown in 2025 and 2026, and where he took the role of reserve and development driver for the BTCC operation’s Hyundai i30 N Fastbacks this season. Ovenden ...Keep reading
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