Brett Smith admitted he was thrilled to secure his maiden BTCC pole position in qualifying for the season finale at Brands Hatch. The Eurotech driver edged out Dan Cammish in a session dominated by Honda drivers, who locked out the first five places on the grid. It marked the fourth successive Brands Hatch meeting where … More »
For the second time this season, Dan Cammish was left frustrated by a missed opportunity in qualifying at Brands Hatch after the Honda man missed out on securing pole for the BTCC season finale. Cammish had lost pole for the season opener after missing a weight check in qualifying, eventually going on to take his … More »
Tom Ingram said his Toyota Avensis had been “like a drift machine” after qualifying for the BTCC season finale at Brands Hatch. Ingram will line up 19th on the grid for the opening race of the weekend having struggled with the handling of his Speedworks-run car throughout the session, and will be two places behind … More »
Championship leader Colin Turkington said he “nailed” his best lap in qualifying at Brands Hatch and was satisfied with his day’s work, which will see him line up 17th and two places ahead of title rival Tom Ingram on the race one grid tomorrow. The West Surrey Racing man said his grid slot and the 0.627s gap … More »
Team BMR’s Ash Sutton has confirmed a stuck throttle was the cause of his huge second practice crash at Brands Hatch. The throttle body on Sutton’s Subaru Levorg failed entering Paddock Hill Bend, pitching the outgoing champion head-on into the barriers. The Team BMR squad now face a race against time to fit a new front … More »
Sam Tordoff admitted it was a massive relief to take his first win of the season after a strong weekend on track as the BTCC headed for Silverstone. The Motorbase driver had failed to make it onto the podium since returning to the series at the start of the campaign but produced a strong run … More »
Ash Sutton was left to wonder what might have been after a mistake ahead of the second BTCC race of the weekend at Silverstone brought his title defence to an end. Sutton had gone into the weekend looking to try and stay in contention towards the sharp end of the standings in an effort to … More »
Dan Cammish has wrapped up the first title of the BTCC season after securing an unassailable lead in the Jack Sears Trophy during the penultimate weekend of the season at Silverstone. The Honda driver battled hard on track in Northamptonshire to secure a brace of top ten finishes, with the result of the final race … More »
Colin Turkington will take a lead of 34 points into Final Day at Brands Hatch after the penultimate weekend of the BTCC season at Silverstone set up a three-way fight for the title. The West Surrey Racing driver secured a podium finish in the final race of the weekend behind chief rival Tom Ingram having … More »
Aiden Moffat has taken his first win since Brands Hatch 2017 in the final race of the day at Silverstone, the 16th different winner of the 2018 BTCC season, while championship rivals Tom Ingram and Colin Turkington completed the podium. Moffat launched away well from pole position in his Aiden Moffat Racing Mercedes-Benz A-Class, while … More »