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West Surrey Racing reveal striking new livery

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West Surrey Racing has revealed a striking new livery on the three Team BMW cars that will compete in the 2020 British Touring Car Championship.

The defending champions will run three BMW 330i M Sports in the same livery this season for Colin Turkington, Andrew Jordan and Tom Oliphant after the end of Jordan’s long-time sponsorship deal with Pirtek

This time around, the livery will incorporate BMW’s famous ‘M’ colours against a black background and will feature branding for BMW’s new BMW First aftercare programme.

“The start of a new BTCC season is always an exciting time, but particularly so this year as we approach it with a dynamic new livery on the BMW 330i M Sport and all three drivers now competing in Team BMW colours,” BMW UK CEO, Graeme Grieve said.

“Replicating last year’s outstanding achievements will be no mean feat given the calibre of competition in the BTCC – which seems to go up every year – but in Andrew, Colin and Tom, we know we have the drivers to get the job done and the car is clearly a well-proven package. I’m looking forward to seeing how we shape up when the lights go out at Donington Park at the end of this month.”

Defending champion Turkington meanwhile said he was very much a fan of the new livery as he seeks to add to his run of success in 2020, with the fact that the team has been able to undergo a proper testing programme ahead of the new campaign leaving confidence high.

“When conversations started last year about radically changing the livery for 2020, we all felt a fresh new look would be a really positive move for our partners and fans,” he said. “It’s created a real buzz ahead of an exciting new BTCC season! The BMW 3 Series is a stunning car and this new image reflects that perfectly.

“Looking forwards to the new season, I’ve no doubt about our potential and I’m feeling positive about the consistency we have with the 3 Series and the people, but we also have to move the game on – we have to make it count. The opportunity to test the car before the season kicks off has been extremely useful, and we’ll continue with this development programme at Silverstone on Tuesday. The competition in this championship comes from every possible angle, and the challenges grow year-on-year. I have to keep looking for gains, but success is like a drug to me – it inspires me to keep on pushing and keep on growing.”