Team VERTU star clinches title at Brands Hatch
Team VERTU’s Tom Ingram secured a hugely deserved second Kwik Fit British Touring Car Championship crown, having seen off the challenge from old rival Ash Sutton at Brands Hatch today (5 October).
The title chasing duo enjoyed a season-long scrap for the most coveted prize in British motorsport, with the pace and prowess of Ingram and his Hyundai i30N really coming to the fore during the second half of the campaign.
Ingram arrived at the Kent finale with a 33-point advantage back to Sutton, but with 67 still on offer, it was all still to play for.
The gap was narrowly extended in the opener around the legendary 2.43-mile layout as Ingram claimed fifth with Sutton down in ninth.
Race two became the defining contest with the #80 Hyundai taking a commanding seventh victory of the year as Ingram moved into an unassailable lead in the overall standings, which he duly followed with a sixth-place finish in the finale.
NAPA Racing UK’s Dan Cammish won the first race, helping him on his way to third in the overall standings, whilst TOYOTA GAZOO Racing UK with IAA's Josh Cook became the 13th different winner of the season in the final encounter.
The majority of the title battles went down to the wire as EXCELR8 Motorsport/Hyundai won the Manufacturers'/Constructors' championship, whilst NAPA Racing UK sealed the Teams' title.
Restart Racing triumphed in the Independent Teams' table and Dan Lloyd claimed Independent Drivers' laurels, whilst WSR's Daryl DeLeon secured the Jack Sears Trophy.
The fans poured onto the track under the lights at Brands Hatch for the championship podium, which saw all of this year’s winners being celebrated.
There was little doubting who received the biggest cheer and that was the new Kwik Fit British Touring Car Champion, Tom Ingram.
The BTCC will be back in 2026 for another 30-round season, comprising ten race weekends across the country. It all gets underway at Donington Park on 18/19 April, but for now we would like to thank our fans, teams, drivers, sponsors, marshals, volunteers and all stakeholders for your magnificent support – see you next year.
Cammish claims victory as Ingram inches closer
NAPA Racing UK’s Cammish stood victorious in Round 28 as championship leader Ingram (Team VERTU) extended the gap ahead of title rival Sutton (NAPA Racing UK).
Cammish's triumph was made all the more routine when pole-sitter Daryl DeLeon peeled off into the pitlane, as his WSR BMR suffered an engine problem on the green flag lap.
NAPA Racing UK's Dan Rowbottom immediately became embroiled in a scrap with Team VERTU's Tom Chilton for second, whilst the BMWs of Charles Rainford and Jake Hill and Hyundai of Adam Morgan fought behind.
The #1 Laser Tools Racing with MB Motorsport BMW of reigning champion Hill was next to pit – this time with a puncture following contact with Morgan's #33 Hyundai i30N.
As WSR's race was unravelling, Team VERTU's was improving rapidly as Chilton and Morgan muscled their way into second and third respectively, whilst standings leader Ingram had moved into fifth.
Rainford provided some respite for BMW by claiming fourth for LKQ Euro Car Parts Racing with WSR, as he moved to summit of the Jack Sears Trophy, at the expense of stablemate DeLeon.
Ingram dominates to move into unassailable points lead
A commanding victory for Ingram in race two moved the Hyundai man into an unassailable points lead with one race of the season remaining.
A packed crowd lined the famous Grand Prix circuit as pole-sitter Cammish first sped away in his NAPA Racing UK Ford Focus, but the Goodyear soft tyre shod runners were soon swarming in.
Team VERTU's Chilton relinquished Cammish of the lead while title protagonists, Ingram and Sutton, made their way through the order.
Cammish fell out of contention as Chilton let Team VERTU teammate Ingram through into the lead, helping him to close in on a second BTCC title.
There was an inkling of drama, however, when Chilton's Hyundai crawled to a standstill during a safety car period, which had occurred following contact between Árón Taylor-Smith's Toyota (TOYOTA GAZOO Racing UK with IAA) and Rainford's BMW (LKQ Euro Car Parts Racing with WSR).
Now, with the top two in the championship running one-two in the race there was the possibility of a battle Royale, but another safety car period halted proceedings when Taylor-Smith's Toyota was again involved, as he crashed out following contact with teammate Cook.
In truth, Ingram never looked troubled as he pulled clear to win his seventh race of the season to move into an unassailable points lead ahead of Sutton.
Ingram takes title as Cook wins finale
TOYOTA GAZOO Racing UK with IAA's Cook took his first victory of the season in the very final race of the campaign, as Team VERTU's Ingram was officially crowned the 2025 Kwik Fit British Touring Car Champion.
Cook drove like a man on a mission as he dived past the BMW duo of pole-sitter Aiden Moffat and Hill, the latter racing in the BTCC for the final time in the #1 Laser Tools Racing with MB Motorsport machine.
Hill struggled a little in the early stages as he and stablemate Moffat (LKQ Euro Car Parts Racing with WSR) were both passed by NAPA Racing UK's Sutton, but the outgoing champion was back on the pace soon after.
When the chequered flag waved, Cook became the 13th different race winner of the year with the popular podium being completed by Sutton and Hill.
Ingram blasted his Hyundai across the line in sixth, confirming his place as a two-time BTCC champion.
Tom Ingram, Team VERTU – 2025 BTCC Champion – said: “I cannot put into words just how special this feeling is after everything that’s gone on this year. I’ve had the best season’s racing I’ve had in my life – Team VERTU have completely smashed it! I’ve put absolutely everything into this; it’s been incredibly full-on both physically and emotionally, and the hard work that has gone in behind-the-scenes has been unmatched – I’ve never seen anything like it, quite honestly.
“The BTCC has always been my lifelong dream – it’s my passion, my hobby, my everything – and I never wanted to be a one-hit wonder. This one feels more special than in 2022. Then, it felt like we came into the weekend as underdogs and pulled it off, but this year we have left nothing on the table. The teamwork, the emotion and the sheer will to win have been nothing short of unreal. From the bottom of my heart, a huge ‘thank you’ to everyone.”
2025 Kwik Fit British Touring Car Championship – Race 1 – Brands Hatch GP
1. Dan Cammish, NAPA Racing UK 15 Laps
2. Tom Chilton, Team VERTU +1.260s
3. Adam Morgan, Team VERTU +1.390s
4. Charles Rainford, LKQ Euro Car Parts Racing with WSR +2.850s
5. Tom Ingram, Team VERTU +6.790s
6. Daniel Rowbottom, NAPA Racing UK +7.845s
7. Gordon Shedden, TOYOTA GAZOO Racing UK with IAA +8.301s
8. Daniel Lloyd, Restart Racing +10.424s
9. Ashley Sutton, NAPA Racing UK +13.457s
10. Chris Smiley, Restart Racing +14.012s
2025 Kwik Fit British Touring Car Championship – Race 2 – Brands Hatch GP
1. Tom Ingram, Team VERTU 18 Laps
2. Ashley Sutton, NAPA Racing UK +3.387s
3. Senna Proctor, Team VERTU +5.016s
4. Gordon Shedden, TOYOTA GAZOO Racing UK with IAA +7.700s
5. Dan Cammish, NAPA Racing UK +8.890s
6. Daniel Rowbottom, NAPA Racing UK +9.574s
7. Jake Hill, Laser Tools Racing with MB Motorsport +9.798
8. Josh Cook, TOYOTA GAZOO Racing UK with IAA +9.905s
9. Aiden Moffat, LKQ Euro Car Parts Racing with WSR +10.491s
10. Adam Morgam, Team VERTU +11.042s
2025 Kwik Fit British Touring Car Championship – Race 3 – Brands Hatch GP
1. Josh Cook, TOYOTA GAZOO Racing UK with IAA 18 Laps
2. Ash Sutton, NAPA Racing UK +1.043s
3. Jake Hill, Laser Tools Racing with MB Motorsport +2.834
4. Gordon Shedden, TOYOTA GAZOO Racing UK with IAA +13.542s
5. Aiden Moffat, LKQ Euro Car Parts Racing with WSR +14.750s
6. Tom Ingram, Team VERTU +14.874s
7. Adam Morgan, Team VERTU +15.234s
8. Senna Proctor, Team VERTU +17.360s
9. Sam Osborne, NAPA Racing UK +20.031s
10. Dexter Patterson, ROKiT Racing with Un-Limited Motorsport +20.608s
Penalties:
General
Josh Cook was deducted 15 points from the Drivers’ Championship and TOYOTA GAZOO Racing UK with IAA were deducted 30 points from either the Manufacturers'/Constructors' and/or Teams' Championship for having an engine changed above the permitted number.
Race 1
Adam Morgan received an official reprimand and two penalty points on his licence in Round 28 of the championship, for failing to leave space to the edge of the track in an incident involving Charles Rainford.
Senna Proctor received a verbal warning in Round 28 of the championship, for causing a collision in an incident involving Aiden Moffat.
Chris Smiley received an official reprimand and two penalty points on his license in Round 28 of the championship, for causing a collision and gaining an advantage in an incident involving Aiden Moffat.
Árón Taylor-Smith received an official reprimand and two penalty points on his license in Round 28 of the championship, for causing a collision and gaining an advantage in an incident involving Aiden Moffat.
Race 2
Árón Taylor-Smith received an official reprimand and two penalty points on his license in Round 29 of the championship, for causing a collision and gaining an advantage in an incident involving Charles Rainford.
Senna Proctor received a written reprimand in Round 29 of the championship, for gaining a position as a result of contact and not allowing a car’s width to the edge of the circuit.
Race 3
Daniel Rowbottom was disqualified and received four penalty points on his license in Round 30 of the championship, for causing a collision with the appearance of a lack of control over the car in an incident with Dan Cammish.
