Cook extends winning record at Thruxton

26th July 2026

Speedworks Corolla Racing's Josh Cook took victory in Round 13 of the 2026 Kwik Fit British Touring Car Championship at Thruxton, extending his winning record at the Hampshire venue with 11 overall victories.

Cook has been waiting to add to his impressive ten wins tally since 2022, and the 'King of Thruxton' duly obliged with a flawless performance in Sunday's opener.

Having set the pace during Qualifying, before going on to win the 'Race to Pole' on Saturday afternoon, the #66 Toyota Corolla claimed a commanding lights-to-flag triumph.

It was far from easy, however, with four time BTCC champion Ash Sutton keeping Cook honest throughout the contest. Whilst their pace on-track looked similar, a lack of boost available for the #116 Ford Focus Titanium meant that second place was just reward for the current standings leader.

There was more joy behind as Dan Rowbottom secured the first ever podium for Cataclean Plato Racing with the Mercedes squad showing improved pace this weekend. Rowbottom got a great start, as well as benefiting from an early scuffle between Dan Cammish (NAPA Racing UK) and Tom Ingram (Team VERU), and the #32 Mercedes A35 Saloon slipped into third – a position he held until the finish.

Series returnee Senna Proctor – substituting for the unwell Sam Osborne this weekend – again drove brilliantly to take fourth, fending off the attentions from former teammate Ingram in the #80 Team VERTU Hyundai.

Ingram was squeezed down the order on the opening lap following a high speed scrap with Ford duo Sutton and Cammish, but the reigning champion responded well to make it back up to fifth by the finish.

Cataclean Plato Racing's Adam Morgan was feisty throughout as he was involved in a number of battles, before having to settle for a top six result, ahead of the fading #27 Blue Oval machine of Cammish.

LKQ Euro Car Parts with Power Maxed Racing's Mikey Doble claimed Independents' honours, whilst Restart Racing duo – James Dorlin and Chris Smiley – rounded out the top ten.

Race 2 takes place at 1440 with the finale commencing at 1730. The all-day action is of course already underway in the UK on ITV4, with the races also being beamed around the world on Racer TV (North America) and the BTCC YouTube Channel (Rest of the World).

Josh Cook, Speedworks Corolla Racing, said:

Ash Sutton, NAPA Racing UK, said:

Dan Rowbottom, Cataclean Plato Racing, said:

Race 1 – Thruxton – Classification:

P/No/Name/Entry/Laps/Time/Gap/Best/On/
166Josh COOKSpeedworks Corolla Racing1620:42.9561:16.1782
2116Ashley SUTTONNAPA Racing UK1620:43.6090.6531:16.6655
332Daniel ROWBOTTOMCataclean Plato Racing1620:46.3783.4221:16.3512
418Senna PROCTORNAPA Racing UK1620:49.2906.3341:16.6662
580Tom INGRAMTeam VERTU1620:49.9617.0051:16.4934
633Adam MORGANCataclean Plato Racing1620:51.4078.4511:16.7664
727Dan CAMMISHNAPA Racing UK1620:56.75313.7971:16.6403
888Mikey DOBLELKQ Euro Car Parts with Power Maxed Racing1620:57.48914.5331:17.4023
9132James DORLINRestart Racing1620:58.88115.9251:17.0133
1022Chris SMILEYRestart Racing1621:05.21822.2621:17.2213
1150Árón TAYLOR-SMITHLaser Tools Racing with MB Motorsport1621:06.05823.1021:17.1863
122Daryl DE LEONWSR1621:07.06024.1041:17.3583
133Tom CHILTONTeam VERTU1621:07.20424.2481:16.8893
1416Aiden MOFFATLKQ Euro Car Parts with Power Maxed Racing1621:08.16725.2111:17.2263
1517Dexter PATTERSONSteel Seal with Power Maxed Racing1621:08.70025.7441:17.1823
1699Charles RAINFORDWSR1621:09.16426.2081:17.7517
1715Lewis SELBYNAPA Racing UK1621:10.12827.1721:17.9113
1811Ricky COLLARDTeam VERTU1621:17.44334.4871:17.5143
197Ryan BENSLEYSpeedworks Corolla Racing1621:29.79946.8431:18.7324
2028Nicolas HAMILTONTeam VERTU1621:31.05448.0981:18.6173
2129Lewis GILBERTWSR1621:31.34648.3901:18.8134
2252Gordon SHEDDENLaser Tools Racing with MB Motorsport1621:51.9261:08.9701:16.7793
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