Tom Ingram: “The target is to be as ‘pointsy’ as we can”

Tom Ingram has outlined a ‘pointsy’ race day at Oulton Park this Sunday as being the perfect way to head into the British Touring Car Championship’s annual summer break.

The EXCELR8 Motorsport driver heads to the Cheshire venue sitting third in the championship standings having picked up a brace of podium finishes last time out at Thruxton, albeit one of them came after he was stripped of victory in race two.

Boasting an impressive hit rate of four podiums – including two wins – in the last six races around Oulton Park, the Hyundai i30 N driver enters the fifth meeting of the current campaign confident of producing yet another strong performance.

“Despite the frustration of losing a win at Thruxton, we showed really good pace once again with the Hyundai, which is a reflection of the ongoing effort everyone is putting into the car,” said the 2022 champion.

“Heading to Oulton Park, we are right in the mix in terms of the championship standings, and the goal this weekend is to be as ‘pointsy’ as we can be to strengthen our position going into the summer break.

“Oulton Park is a circuit that has been particularly kind to us in recent seasons, with four podiums in the last six starts, so I think we can be confident about another strong performance in the three races.

“Getting into the Quick Six and battling for pole could make all the difference on how race day pans out, because it’s a lot easier to start from the front at a circuit where overtaking is notoriously difficult. The additional hybrid will have an impact, but I’d much rather be in a position where I’m using it to defend instead of trying to attack!”