Baltic Touring Car Championship

BMW 325 Ricards Subeckis

BTC

BGT AM Jyrki Jonkkari

Champions

Races are held in race tracks in Baltic States and Finland. Audru ring in Estonia, Bikernieki in Latvia, Nemuno Ziedas in Lithuania, Tor Poznan in Poland and Botniaring in Finland.

The race day format features two races per round, with standing starts BMW 325 CUP and Touring cars and rolling start for GT cars.

For 2021 season for the first time The Nations Cup and the Team standings were introduced. Lithuania won in 2024, followed by Latvia and Estonia.

Racing classes

The following shows the key specifications issues for each class. Baltic Touring Cars category have two 15-20 min races per event. While Nankang 2h Endurance Academy Championship has one 2 hour race per event.

BTC

BGT AM or Baltic GT AM class is meant for series production cars with front mounted engines and SRO GT4 cars. Air restrictor for turbo cars.

BGT PRO or Baltic GT PRO class is series production cars and non series production cars (with tubular frame bodywork, or semi-tubular

bodywork, or monocoque bodywork), LM GTE, GT3 cars.

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Table 1

Season	Baltic GT Champion	TCR Champion	BTC 2 Champion	BTC 1 Champion	Super 1600 Champion
1999	Indrek Sepp (S2000)	nan	nan	nan	nan
2000	Indrek Sepp (B2000)	nan	nan	nan	Martin Merisaar
2001	Arnis Jursevskis (B2000)	nan	nan	nan	Martin Merisaar
2002	Aivis Ohtla (B2000)	nan	nan	nan	Jānis Vorobjovs
2003	Girts Krüzmanis (B2000)	nan	nan	nan	Robertas Kupčikas
2004	Girts Krüzmanis (B2000)	nan	nan	nan	Marius Milevskis
2005	Indrek Sepp (S2000)	nan	nan	nan	Madis Kasemets
2006	Antti-Veikko Pakalen (S2000)	nan	nan	nan	Mindaugas Neliubsys
2007	Egons Lapins (B2000)	nan	nan	nan	Lauris Vidžis
2008	Egons Lapins (Superproduction)	nan	nan	nan	Karolis Doleba

Table 2

Season	GT PRO Champion	GT AM Champion	TCR Champion	BMW 325 CUP Champion	TCR Endurance Champion
2020	Vilnis Batraks	Edvinas Einikis	Cancelled	Matiss Mezaks	Cancelled
2021	Sim Racer	Laurynas Kriksciunas	Valters Zviedris	Karolis Jovaisa	Noker Racing Team
2022	Thomas Kangro	Kastytis Volbekas	Ivars Vallers	Valters Zviedris	Black Rose Racing
2023	Ignas Jomantas	Drew Holland	Darius Zitlinskas	Leo Messenger	Jurmala - Optibet Racing
2024	Karolis Stasiukynas	Jyrki Jonkkari	Not held	Ricards Subeckis	Jurmala/Papas saciksu komanda

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F1ABY Commentary

“Doesn’t it strike you as… peculiar… how much attention the ‘BMW 325 CUP’ is garnering, considering its age practically predates the current generation of Baltic motorsport?” Jatkevicius’s persistence with the older model speaks volumes, doesn’t it? The board’s continued support hints at a strategic play – a deliberate attempt to destabilize the newer touring car classes and, frankly, bleed information from the more technically advanced teams. Lind’s consistent qualifying pace suggests a shrewd understanding of the track, a talent that might be more valuable than the car itself.

“The whispers around Audru aren’t about speed; they’re about leverage. ” Subeckis’s gamble with the Turbo Cup – a calculated provocation, no doubt – reveals a tectonic shift in the BaTCC’s power dynamics. Don’t mistake the roar of those engines for mere competition; it’s the sound of a young driver quietly assembling a portfolio of strategic advantages.

F1ABY Trivia

Subeckis’s 325i, despite its aging engine, continues to defy expectations, consistently spitting out lap times that suggest a significant upgrade to the Michelin tires. Don’t be fooled by the displacement; that 2. 5-liter unit is producing a frankly alarming 280 bhp at its peak, a figure that’s clearly being coaxed out with a rather aggressive mapping strategy. Bulans, predictably, is attempting to match it, but the consistent understeer he’s exhibiting hints at a fundamental disparity in chassis rigidity.

Subeckis, predictably, snatched pole position, but let’s be blunt: it’s the *frequency* of those moments that’s concerning. Seven attempts, seven poles across the entire season thus far. A statistical anomaly, wouldn’t you agree? Bulans, consistently lurking just behind, hasn’t even secured a top-three finish. Something’s off, and I’d wager it has less to do with the car and more to do with the whispers circulating about a revised engine map.

F1ABY Tales

The rain hadn’t stopped, not truly, just lessened to a persistent, greasy drizzle. Subeckis’s pit wall was a study in controlled panic. That last lap – a near-miss with Jonkkari’s aging Alfa – had rattled him, hadn’t it? Bulans, ever the pragmatist, was already signaling a shift in strategy, a desperate gamble on tire wear. You could practically taste the resentment radiating from the Alfa camp; a clear, deliberate block. Word is, Jonkkari’s team owner, a man named Valdis, is quietly leveraging a lucrative sponsorship deal to influence the board’s decisions. Don’t mistake this for simple rivalry; this is about control, pure and simple. The BaTCC isn't just about speed; it’s a chessboard, and Subeckis is currently losing pieces.

Subeckis. Always the quiet one, isn’t he? Spent the entire morning meticulously adjusting the rear wing angle – a ritual as ingrained as the Baltic winter. You can practically taste the frustration radiating from him; the whispers about the engine mapping aren’t helping, of course. Heard a terse exchange with his engineer, Kals just now – something about “pushing the envelope” and “acceptable risk. ” Don’t mistake that for confidence. He’s a technician disguised as a driver, and the Audru ring isn’t going to suddenly reveal his hand. The whole paddock knows he’s banking on a late-race surge, a desperate gamble fueled by a dwindling budget. Let’s see if that gamble pays off.