CHILTON BACK FOR MORE BTCC WITH HYUNDAI IN 2023
British Touring Car Championship title winner
Tom Chilton will remain with the Excelr8 Motorsport Hyundai team next season.
The 37-year-old will handle a new i30 N Fastback machine, which is being built up over the winter to include further refinements to the hatchback, for a second year and this will be his 17th campaign in the tin-top series.
The 14-time race winner will form part of the team’s four-car assault on the 2023 title. Chilton said: “I’m absolutely delighted that we have the opportunity to build on everything we have learned in 2022.
“The continuity of staying with the same team is something that I have lacked over the last few years, but having now agreed this extension, I truly believe that people are going to see a very different Tom Chilton on track in 2023.”
He said behind-the-scenes work with the chassis will make it a more promising season for him next term.
“This year, a lot of time has gone into developing the Hyundai to give me what
I need from a car, and the improvement in pace has taken me closer to where I want to be – and where I know I should be,” added Chilton. “All of that work behind the scenes can now be carried over into the new car, and it means I’m going to be in a much stronger position going into the new season; arguably the strongest position I’ve been in for a while.”