Jake Hill admitted he was delighted by securing a podium finish for the second successive season in the opening rounds of the BTCC season at Brands Hatch. Hill would be one of the starts of the weekend on his debut at the wheel of one of the two Trade Price Cars Racing Audi S3s, running … More »
Six drivers have had strikes removed from their records following the opening meeting of the BTCC season at Brands Hatch. Under revised regulations that were introduced at the start of the 2018 season, a strike now remains with a driver for a period of twelve months from the time it is handed out, with 16 … More »
Tom Chilton ensured there would be three different winners from the BTCC season opener at Brands Hatch with victory in the final race of the weekend. The Motorbase driver had started the race from third on the grid as a result of the reversed grid draw and held station in the early part of the … More »
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 »