Outgoing champion Gordon Shedden praised his successor Ash Sutton for holding his nerve to win the BTCC title in only his second year in the championship, saying it reminded him of how much it meant to win it himself for the first time. Team Dynamics’ Shedden, who went into the Brands Hatch weekend with a … More »
Colin Turkington admitted that it just “wasn’t his turn” after missing out on a third BTCC title at Brands Hatch. The West Surrey Racing driver went into the weekend trailing BMR’s Ash Sutton by ten points, and then saw his rival move 24 points clear after the opening race as Turkington struggled to battle back … More »
BTCC series director Alan Gow said newly crowned champion Ash Sutton had done an “exceptional job” in 2017 – and revealed he told him as far back as Thruxton that he believed he’d win the championship one day. The Team BMR driver triumphed on a dramatic final day of the season at Brands Hatch, eventually … More »
Speedworks driver Toyota Tom Ingram ended the season with his first strike in the final race at Brands Hatch, after the stewards deemed the 24-year-old responsible for the incident with Motorbase’s Mat Jackson on lap two. The incident then saw Jackson hit West Surrey Racing’s Colin Turkington, ending the latter’s championship charge. Ingram tapped the … More »
Ash Sutton admitted he felt “worn out with emotion” after successfully wrapping up the 2017 BTCC title on Finals Day at Brands Hatch. The Team BMR driver went into the season finale with a ten point lead over Colin Turkington in the standings, and extended his advantage in the opening race of the weekend having … More »
An elated Tom Ingram heaped praise on his Speedworks Motorsport team after wrapping up the independent driver and teams’ trophies at Brands Hatch, as well as securing third place in the overall standings ahead of outgoing champion Gordon Shedden. Another fast and consistent weekend in Kent saw Ingram net a second, sixth and fourth in his … More »
It was a race of firsts and lasts for Rob Austin in the season finale at Brands Hatch, securing his first win for three years and a maiden win for Handy Motorsport, in the final race for the team’s Toyota Avensis. Austin led every lap of a sodden finale in the gloom in Kent, beating … More »
West Surrey Racing’s Colin Turkington has been given a penalty for his race-winning move on Aiden Moffat in the second Brands Hatch encounter – but crucially, without being dropped any positions. Turkington has been given a £500 fine and three points on his racing license for the move at Paddock Hill Bend at the start of … More »
West Surrey Racing’s Colin Turkington put on one of the drives of the year to take his BMW 125i M Sport from 15th to first in the second race at Brands Hatch, and with Team BMR’s Ash Sutton 12th, decimates Sutton’s championship lead to six points with one race remaining. The Mercedes A-Class of Aiden … More »
Tom Ingram has praised his Speedworks Motorsport team after ending the 2017 BTCC season with the best qualifying record on the grid. Although he didn’t manage to qualify on pole all season, Ingram’s consistency saw him end the year with the best average starting position (based on qualifying sessions only) of 5.7, putting him just … More »