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Plato Racing
Founded2026
NationUnited Kingdom British
Founder(s)Jason Plato
BaseWellingborough, Northamptonshire, England
Team principal(s)Jason Plato
Current seriesBritish Touring Car Championship
Current drivers32. United Kingdom Daniel Rowbottom
33. United Kingdom Adam Morgan
Races0
Wins0
Podiums0
Poles0
Fastest laps0
Points0
First entryTBC

Plato Racing is a British racing team run by two-time BTCC champion Jason Plato. The team currently competes in the British Touring Car Championship in collaboration with the RML Group.[1][2]

History

At the Silverstone round of the 2025 British Touring Car Championship, Jason Plato stated on an ITV Sport interview with Louise Goodman that he would be starting his own team for 2026. Later into 2025, Jason Plato confirmed the team would be run in collaboration with the RML Group, utilising the RML warehouse as the team base.[3][4][5]

Jason Plato confirmed on the 7th of January via a newspaper article that the team would use the Mercedes A35, with it being specially modified to be FWD rather than the normal RWD.[6]

Plato would announce on the 17th of February that former NAPA Racing UK driver Daniel Rowbottom would pilot one of the Mercedes cars for 2026, Rowbottom also became co-owner of the team. Adam Morgan later followed suit with his announcement on the 3rd of March, reuniting the 2 after first being teammates in Rowbottom's rookie season in 2019 in the Mercedes A45 at the time.[7][8]

References

  1. "The return of a championship icon. The writing of a brand-new story. Stay up to date with our progress". plato.racing. Retrieved 2026-04-04.
  2. ryanw924 (2026-03-19). "Plato Racing's 'groundbreaking' BTCC entries a credit to UK motorsport innovation, says RML Group". RML Group. Retrieved 2026-04-04.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  3. Ashby-Brown, Chris (2025-12-04). "Plato Racing confirmed for 2026 season as BTCC announces TBL list". TouringCarTimes. Retrieved 2026-04-04.
  4. Abbott, Andrew (2025-09-21). "Jason Plato announces plans to return to the BTCC as a Team Owner » TouringCars.Net". TouringCars.Net. Retrieved 2026-04-04.
  5. TouringCarTimes (2025-11-21). "Plato Racing confirms expected RML tie-up". TouringCarTimes. Retrieved 2026-04-04.
  6. "Plato Racing Confirms Mercedes-Benz Entry • BTCC". 2026-01-08. Retrieved 2026-04-04.
  7. Ashby-Brown, Chris (2026-02-17). "Dan Rowbottom makes the move to Plato Racing for 2026 season". TouringCarTimes. Retrieved 2026-04-04.
  8. "Adam Morgan Completes Plato Racing Line-up For 2026 BTCC Season • BTCC". 2026-03-03. Retrieved 2026-04-04.