Trying to come up with new superlatives to describe the emerging 2014 British Touring Car Championship grid over the winter has become something of a challenge. But now the talking stops, and the most eagerly anticipated season in recent history years is very nearly upon us. You already know the headline figures. Seven champions, 13 … More »
Triple Eight Race Engineering have swept the front row at Brands Hatch for the final round of this year’s British Touring Car Championship, adding to the team’s pole position secured at the Bathurst 1000km yesterday by Jamie Whincup and Paul Dumbrell. Jason Plato, driving the MG for Triple Eight’s UK arm, adds one point to … More »
Triple Eight MG’s Jason Plato and Sam Tordoff locked out the front row in dominant fashion in the final qualifying session of the year at Brands Hatch, while championship contender Matt Neal suffered a big shunt. Plato and Tordoff were separated by just 0.036s, with points leader Andrew Jordan taking third in his Eurotech Racing Honda Civic, … More »
Dave Newsham led a Speedworks Motorsport one-two ahead in first practice at a damp but drying Brands Hatch. Times tumbled throughout the 40-minute session and it was Newsham who set his best lap of 1.38.263 as the chequered flag fell, 0.494 ahead of team-mate Ollie Jackson. Eight different drivers took turns at the top of … More »
Reigning BTCC champion Gordon Shedden says anything can still happen in this year’s championship fight, as he heads into the Brands Hatch finale 35 behind Andrew Jordan. Honda Racing Team’s Shedden says he has not given up hope of retaining his crown, but conceded that Eurotech Racing’s Jordan is in the box seat for a … More »
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 »