Tom Ingram has secured the 2025 Goodyear Wingfoot Award following a season of impressive and consistent qualifying performances throughout the Kwik Fit British Touring Car Championship (BTCC) season. The Team VERTU star sealed the honour after qualifying seventh at Brands Hatch today (4 October), a result that was enough to confirm his place at the top of the Goodyear Wingfoot Award standings. 

Ingram narrowly beat rival Dan Cammish to the award by just eight points, after the NAPA Racing UK driver secured second place in today’s qualifying. The session also saw Daryl DeLeon (West Surrey Racing) take his second consecutive pole position to duly claim the event’s Goodyear Wingfoot Award trophy.

The Goodyear Wingfoot Award recognises drivers for their performance in qualifying sessions throughout the BTCC season. Drivers receive a trophy at each round, in addition to competing for the season-long trophy. Points are awarded based on qualifying position, with the polesitter earning 20 points, second place 17, third 15, down to 1 point for 15th.

Tom Ingram has led the Goodyear Wingfoot Award standings since taking pole position at Oulton Park in June, with his consistency in qualifying further underlined by another pole position at Croft, and three additional front-row starts at Snetterton, Thruxton and Donington Park GP. A perennial contender in recent years, having finished inside the top three of the standings every season since 2022, Ingram’s ability to extract the maximum from his Hyundai i30 N in qualifying was finally rewarded with the coveted season-long trophy for the first time.

Ingram’s superb campaign has not only delivered him the Goodyear Wingfoot Award, but has also placed him atop the Drivers’ Standings standings too. The title fight is set to be decided during tomorrow’s races (5 October), with the Hyundai driver leading NAPA Racing UK rival Ash Sutton by 33 points.

Speaking after winning the Goodyear Wingfoot Award, Ingram said: “It’s an important trophy to win. It’s the consistency of qualifying all year [that wins it]. It was a great job by the team and a really fast qualifying session. It’s easy to overlook [the award], but it’s an important one for the season. Our Saturday performances have become incredibly important over the last few years, so this trophy is definitely a good one to get.”

Michael Butler, Goodyear’s BTCC Event Leader, added: “Tom has shown tremendous qualifying pace throughout the season. With pole positions at Oulton Park and Croft, and consistently being at the sharp end of the grid, he’s proven himself to be one of the strongest qualifiers in the championship. This award is well-deserved and highlights the link between qualifying performance and championship contention.”

Goodyear has been the exclusive tyre supplier to the championship since 2020, providing all BTCC teams with its Eagle F1 SuperSport race tyres and a dedicated on-site support team to help drivers extract maximum performance across the weekend.

The Goodyear Wingfoot Award also exists in several other top series: the FIA World Endurance Championship and European Le Mans Series, where drivers are rewarded based on a ‘driver of the day’ fan voting format that puts supporters at the heart of the action.

Goodyear returns as the Official Tyre Supplier for the 2026 British Touring Car Championship, kicking off the 30-round season at Donington Park on 18-19 April.

Goodyear Wingfoot Award standings: