Colin Turkington said he felt West Surrey Racing had made “good gains” with the new BMW 330i M Sport after qualifying third on the grid in mixed conditions at Brands Hatch. The opening qualifying session of the BTCC season marked the first time that the car had run in wet conditions, meaning a step into … More »
Jason Plato admitted it felt nice to be “in the mix” after qualifying on the front row of the grid for his debut with the Power Maxed Racing team at Brands Hatch. Plato, back in a Vauxhall for the first time since winning his first BTCC title back in 2001, showed solid pace in free … More »
Ash Sutton admitted he was pleased to secure the first pole of the BTCC season after topping the times in a wet qualifying session at Brands Hatch. The Team BMR driver beat former team-mate Jason Plato to top spot in a session that was stopped three times for incidents elsewhere, and was affected by poor … More »
Tom Oliphant headed a 1-2-3 for the new BMW 330i M Sport in the second free practice session ahead of the BTCC season opener at Brands Hatch. In his first weekend as part of the West Surrey Racing line-up, Oliphant led the way in a session that was affected throughout by light rain that prevented … More »
Excelr8 Motorsport pair Rob Smith and Sam Osborne say they are both hoping for a consistent and trouble-free start to life in the BTCC when the team makes its debut this weekend at Brands Hatch. Excelr8 will run the two MG6 GTs in its first season in touring cars that were run by AmD last … More »
Ollie Jackson says he can’t wait to get down to action with his Motorbase squad when the new BTCC season kicks off this weekend at Brands Hatch. The former AmD Tuning man returns to Motorbase for the first time since his Carrera Cup days having signed up to driver the team’s second Shredded Wheat with … More »
Sam Tordoff insists he isn’t getting carried away heading into the BTCC season opener at Brands Hatch this weekend, despite now being at the wheel of a car that he feels “does everything that little bit better” than those he has raced in the past. Tordoff switches to Cobra Sport AmD for the 2019 season … More »
Stephen Jelley says he is confident of a stronger 2019 season as he prepares to kick-start his second year in Team Parker’s BMW this weekend with the BTCC opener at Brands Hatch. Jelley endured a tough 2018 season with the ex-WSR car and scored points on just two occasions over the course of the year … More »
Mark Blundell says he is focused on enjoying himself when he makes his debut in the BTCC this weekend at Brands Hatch. The Le Mans 24 Hours winner joins the grid this season with the Trade Price Cars Racing team and heads into the opening rounds of the campaign having enjoyed a solid outing in … More »
Motorbase Performance driver Tom Chilton is aiming to secure his first overall title in the British Touring Car Championship in 2019, hoping to leap ahead his chief rivals in 2018 Colin Turkington and Tom Ingram, hoping they’ll both struggle to get to grips with new machinery this year. Consistency is key for the 34-year-old, who … More »