Josh Cook made the most of a call to run slick tyres in mixed conditions to romp to victory in the opening round of the BTCC season at Brands Hatch. Light rain and fog ahead of the start left teams with a gamble over which tyres to fit, with the leading runners all electing to … More »
The Dunlop tyre choices for the opening BTCC round of the season at Brands Hatch have been confirmed, with the leading drivers adopting different approaches. Pole sitter Ash Sutton has elected to run the soft tyre at the first opportunity whereas Jason Plato alongside him on the front row will run the soft tyre in … More »
Stephen Jelley will start the opening race of the BTCC season from the back of the grid after being excluded from qualifying at Brands Hatch. The Team Parker driver had qualified inside the top ten in his BMW 125i M Sport but lost all of his times from the session when his car then failed … More »
Ash Sutton topped the times in a qualifying session hit by three red flags to secure the first pole of the BTCC season at Brands Hatch. Sutton made the most of damp conditions on track to snare top spot at the wheel of his Subaru Levorg; something which had looked in the dry conditions that … More »
Andrew Jordan topped the times for West Surrey Racing in the opening practice of the new BTCC season at Brands Hatch. The Pirtek Racing-backed man emerged as the man to beat at the wheel of the new BMW 330i M Sport, lapping slightly quicker than the Honda of Sam Tordoff – which has been fastest … More »
It’s time for the talking to stop this weekend when the 2019 BTCC season bursts into life at Brands Hatch for the opening meeting of the campaign. A 30 car field will do battle for honours over the course of the year and – as per usual – it’s a highly competitive field that has … More »
Defending champion Colin Turkington says he feels confident that West Surrey Racing can ‘hit the ground running’ when the new BTCC season kicks off at Brands Hatch this weekend. The team heads into the first round of the campaign hoping to build on an encouraging performance during the season launch test at the same circuit … More »
Sam Tordoff topped the times as the full BTCC field hit the track at Brands Hatch for a day of official testing. The Cobra Sport AmD driver was fastest in both the morning and afternoon sessions at the wheel of his Honda Civic Type-R FK2 and was the only driver who was able to dip … More »
The class of 2019 has been revealed in full at Brands Hatch, with the covers coming off the 30 cars that will do battle in the British Touring Car Championship this season. Whilst a number of liveries had already been seen during testing in recent weeks, the official season launch saw a number of new … More »
Organisers of the British Touring Car Championship have officially confirmed the 30 car field for the 2019 season during a special event at Hever Castle. Whilst the make-up of the driver line-up was already known after the late news that Jack Goff would replace Mike Bushell at Team HARD, the entry list officially confirmed the … More »