IP Tech Race Engineering will miss the season finale of the 2013 British Touring Car Championship at Brands Hatch as team owner/driver Andy Neate has contracted pneumonia. The team are unable to find a replacement at this late a stage and so will sit out this weekend. “It’s been an incredibly hard year and I’ve … More »
Eurotech Racing boss Mike Jordan said son Andrew drove “stunningly” to extend his championship lead at Silverstone, and put himself in prime position for a maiden BTCC title at Brands Hatch. Jordan takes a 34-point lead to Kent, the scene of his independents’ championship-winning weekend last season. And Jordan Snr says he is confident his … More »
Triple Eight MG’s Jason Plato says ditching the “stupid” disparity in engine boost levels and giving every car the same power would improve driving standards in the BTCC. The two-time champion was talking after his titanic battle with Andrew Jordan in Silverstone’s second race, which both men and most onlookers described as a hard but … More »
Triple Eight have appealed against the penalty handed out to Honda Racing Team’s Matt Neal after the end of racing at Silverstone yesterday, believing the three-time champion got off too lightly. Neal was given an official reprimand and two penalty points for an incident with Sam Tordoff in the final race, which saw the MG … More »
Honda Racing Team’s Gordon Shedden won the final race at Silverstone from seventh on the grid, keeping his hopes of retaining his BTCC title alive. Shedden took the lead from West Surrey Racing’s Colin Turkington into Becketts on lap 14, after a safety car period to retrieve debris on the circuit. And he drew away … More »
Audi’s motorsport director, Dr. Wolfgang Ullrich, described its newly crowned DTM title-winner, Mike Rockenfeller, as a “worthy and deserving” champion after the 29-year-old took his first DTM title at Zandvoort. Rockenfeller has scored in all nine races so far this season, and took wins at Brands Hatch at Moscow. Whilst unable to pass Zandvoort race-winner, … More »
HWA Mercedes drivers, Gary Paffett and Robert Wickens, have mixed feelings after a difficult qualifying session at Zandvoort. Paffett had a difficult practice session on Saturday morning, and then struggled with grip in qualifying which saw him drop out in Q2. Despite being disappointed with 12th place on the grid, Paffett is confident in the … More »
Honda Racing Team’s Matt Neal is competing at Silverstone this weekend, despite breaking a finger in a martial arts training session earlier this week. The triple champion has been given medical clearance to take part in the event, following an examination of the broken middle digit on his right hand. The weekend is missing two … More »
The BTCC returns to the home of British motor racing at Silverstone this weekend as the 2013 season reaches a pivotal point. With just two meetings and six races to go, Pirtek Racing’s Andrew Jordan has opened up a 30 point lead at the top of the standings, after taking two wins at Rockingham. But … More »
Aiden Moffat has switched to Tony Gilham Racing for the two final British Touring Car Championship races of the year. “Aiden is a real star of the future in the BTCC. We’ve been talking to him for a while and we’re delighted to be able to give him this opportunity for the rest of the … More »