Ricky Collard made his BTCC debut at Rockingham in 2018 as a substitute for his father Rob at Team BMW.

The then 22-year-old joined Colin Turkington at the WSR-run team at Rockingham and the following round at Knockhill while Rob recovered from a concussion sustained as a result of two high-speed incidents at Snetterton in July.

A BRDC Rising Star, Collard was the runner-up in the BTCC-supporting F4 British Championship in 2015 and in BRDC F3 the following season.

Collard is set to pilot one of Toyota GAZOO Racing UK’s manufacturer-backed Toyota Corolla GR Sports as he makes his full-season debut in the series in