Championship leader Andrew Jordan says the pressure is on his title rivals at Brands Hatch, after a fine Silverstone weekend put him in a commanding position to take a maiden BTCC crown. Eurotech Racing’s Jordan took a sixth, second and fifth to extend his lead to 34 points over closest challenger Matt Neal, with reigning … More »
Mike Rockenfeller has taken victory from pole at Brands Hatch, making it his first win in two years and four days since his maiden DTM victory at Zandvoort in 2011. The Phoenix Audi driver led from pole and only lost the lead of the race during the pitstop phase of the race. He finished the … More »
BMW’s Dirk Werner is heading to this weekend’s DTM race at Brands Hatch full of confidence after taking second at Hockenheim. The Schnitzer driver put in a dogged performance in the season opener to climb from 20th to second, after struggling in Saturday’s rain soaked qualifying session. The result was the best of Werner’s DTM … More »
A delighted Liam Griffin celebrated his first ever British Touring Car Championship podium at Brands Hatch, and says it was the prospect of competing in the Jack Sears Trophy which gave him the motivation to return to the series. Motorbase driver Griffin left the Kent circuit leading the S2000 class after two wins – one … More »
Rob Austin looked set for a strong weekend in the BTCC season premiere at Brands Hatch but left with two retired races. “It’s a crushing blow. After the incredible effort everyone in my team has put in to get to where we are, we did not deserve to have our day end like this,” said … More »
Winner of the last race of 2012 at Brands Hatch, Frank Wrathall had a very mixed weekend today at the opening round, with two sterling drives through the field in races one adn three, but also a penalty for contact with Rob Austin in the second race. The 26-year-old’s weekend started badly after losing his … More »
The Volkswagen CC of Tony Gilham Racing, which is to be raced by Tom Onslow-Cole this weekend, arrived at Brands Hatch at 8:30am on Saturday, just over one hour before the first free practice session of the season.
It’s a case of short-term pain for long-term gain for Andy Neate and his IP Tech Race Engineering team, as they announced the “tough” decision to sit out the first round of the season at Brands Hatch. Both the team and its NGTC Chevrolet Cruze have been started from scratch over the winter and while … More »
Two different specifications of Ford Focus were in action today at Brands Hatch in the UK, with Arena Motorsport’s 2012 FIA S2000-spec Ford Focus WTCC test car and Motorbase Performance’s new NGTC-spec Ford Focus ST BTCC racer both on track.
Championship leader Jason Plato and race one winner Rob Collard have been fined and given three point endorsements on their racing licences after incidents today at Brands Hatch.