2014 British Touring Car Championship
The 2014 Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship was a multi-event motor racing championship for production-based touring cars held across England and Scotland. The championship features a mix of professional motor racing teams and privately funded amateur drivers competing in highly modified versions of Family cars which are sold to the general public and conform to the technical regulations for the championship. It is one of the most popular domestic motor racing series in the United Kingdom, with an extensive program of support categories built up around the BTCC centrepiece. It was the  57th British Touring Car Championship (BTCC) season. It was the fourth season that cars conforming to the Next Generation Touring Car (NGTC) specification competed in, and the first season that S2000 specification cars did not contest since their introduction to the BTCC in 2004. The Jack Sears Trophy, which was introduced in 2013 for the top S2000 finisher over the duration of the season, was awarded to the Independent driver who achieves the greatest improvement from their respective grid positions over the entire season. The start and finishing positions of all Independent drivers will be logged for all 30 races  and the driver with the highest total number of positions gained over the season will become the Jack Sears Trophy champion. Race calendar. The provisional calendar was announced by the championship organisers on 14 September 2013. The Oulton Park round will switch from the "Island" layout to the "International" circuit, which was last used during the 1996 season. All races were held in the United Kingdom. Championship standings. Manufacturers'/Constructors' Championship. MG won the Manufacturer's Championship in 2014, just three years after returning to the British Touring Car Championship. The MG/Triple Eight team ended Honda's four year dominance  of the sport after securing 7 wins and 20 podiums throughout the season. Jack Sears Trophy. After its introduction in 2013, the Jack Sears Trophy will now be awarded to the independent driver who makes up the most places over the course of the 2014 season. Any drivers who are penalised at a meeting will not accrue points towards the Trophy.