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British Touring Car Championship to make switch to 100% sustainable fuels
The British Touring Car Championship (BTCC) will make a switch to 100% sustainable fuels in 2025, discontinuing a reliance on hybrid power.
Series organiser TOCA has revealed the motorsport championship will become the first in the UK to adopt fully sustainable fossil-free fuel for all of its cars. Aspects of the fuel’s test and development programme have been completed, and following an assessment will be implemented for 2025.
BTCC first confirmed the use of hybrid power back in 2018, with the technology in place from the 2022 season onwards.
“The introduction of 100% fossil free sustainable fuel for 2025 shows that the BTCC remains committed to innovation in motorsport,” commented Alan Gow, BTCC Chief Executive.
“As the highest profile championship in the UK, this introduction is a significant and essential step in maintaining the competitiveness and excitement synonymous with the BTCC, but in a more sustainable and forward-thinking way.”
The new fuel – designated Hiperflo ECO102 R100 – has been engineered to maximise performance and compatibility, while being more sustainable. The fuel is 100% fossil-free, with all components derived from synthetic and biological sources. Hiperflo ECO102 R100 conforms to the highest FIA (motorsport’s governing body) and ISCC (International Sustainability & Carbon Certification) compliances.
“The introduction of 100% fossil free sustainable fuel for 2025 shows that the BTCC remains committed to innovation in motorsport."
How added: “The hybrid era was a great one for the BTCC. Six years ago, when we first announced hybrid, it was a technology still in its relative infancy within motorsport. We’ve successfully completed that programme – and really have no more to prove in that respect – whilst others have yet to catch up.
“But, as we’ve now ticked that box we can move further forward with the introduction of the fossil-free sustainable fuel, whilst very importantly delivering the same performance parameters that made this year’s BTCC such a memorable one.
“We don’t just sit still with the BTCC – we evolve, and we advance, as today’s announcement firmly underlines.”
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