Championship contender Jake Hill turned in another admirable performance to register his fifth win of the season this past weekend as the British Touring Car Championship (BTCC) returned to Oulton Park, in a meeting that also saw Tom Ingram finally officially notch up his 30th career victory and Josh Cook break his two-year duck.
A day of bodywork problems saw reigning champion Ash Sutton lose ground in the title race as his nearest rivals leapfrog him as the competition enters it's mid-point summer break.
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The battle at the top of the British Touring Car Championship Driver's standings took another twist and turn this past weekend as the competition made it's annual visit to Thruxton.
Jake Hill dominated the headlines by following up his double last time out at Snetterton with much of the same, inheriting a victory in race two after on-track winner Tom Ingram was penalised after an incident with Dan Cammish, and putting the Laser Tools Racing man firmly in the thick of the championship battle with reigning champion Ash Sutton, who himself bagged his 40th career victory in the finale race. In yet another BTCC weekend to remember, it was Jake Hill who made the most of the competition's trip to Snetterton as he turns in a monumental qualifying performance on Saturday, leading to a double-win in the first two races on Sunday.
Hill would also find himself in the frame for a potential triple-header as he held onto an impressive lead in the final race, which eventually saw former World champion Rob Huff secure his first victory since 2004, leading home an all-Speedworks podium with Aiden Moffat and Josh Cook. Veteran multi-time former BTCC champion Colin Turkington silenced his critics from last season by topping off a dream weekend with a classic brace of lights-to-flag victories this past weekend at Brands Hatch.
After cruising to pole position in Saturday's 'Quick Six' qualifying session, Turkington's route to victory in Sunday's opening two races barely seemed under threat as he commanded a generous lead over his rivals, on a day that also saw defending and fellow four-time champion Ash Sutton maintain his 100% record of podium finishes with another trio to match his from Donington a fortnight ago. It was to be a day to remember for Team BMW today as a sun-drenched Brands Hatch welcomed the British Touring Car Championship for Round 2 of this year’s competition, with four-time champion Colin Turkington bagging his 28th career pole by topping today’s Quick Six.
After a long winter’s break, it was finally time to go racing this past weekend as the British Touring Car Championship (BTCC) marked the start of the 2024 campaign from Donington Park.
The British weather played it’s part in shaking things up at the season opener last year and, with some changes in regulations and a new qualifying format thrown into the mix, the Derbyshire circuit once again gave us a memorable weekend of action. After six long months, BTCC fans countrywide are rejoicing as we can finally once again say, “It’s race weekend!” as the premier tin-top competition starts it’s engines this weekend for the 2024 campaign.
Whilst the winter break is often seen as an arduous affair by all those suffering from touring car withdrawal, this winter break has provided many talking points heading into the new season. So, before we hit the tarmac, let’s take a quick look at what lies in store for 2024! Ash Sutton etched his name in the BTCC history books at the weekend by sealing his fourth championship in the season finale at Brands Hatch, in a monumental day all-round for the newly-named Alliance Racing and NAPA Racing UK.
Championship leader Ash Sutton took another vital step towards claiming this year's overall BTCC Driver's title by securing pole position at the final qualifying session of the season at Brands Hatch.
Sutton turned in a confident and comfortable drive during yesterday's 30-minute session to bring home his sixth pole position of the campaign, equalling James Thompson's modern-day record that has stood since 2003. Championship leaders Ash Sutton and Tom Ingram have ensured that the title race will go down to a nail-biting finale at Brands Hatch in two weeks time, after one of the most thrilling rounds of tin-top action this weekend at Silverstone which saw both men pull off classic drives to land on the podium in each of the last two races.
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