Un-Limited Motorsport has today (25 November) announced the signing of Max Hall for the 2025 Kwik Fit British Touring Car Championship. At just 17 years old, Hall brings a wealth of talent to the team, along with a track record that belies his age.

The Berkeley native joins the Kent-based outfit after an impressive 2024 season in the Mini JCW Championship, where he secured the rookie title and finished second overall in the Drivers’ Standings. 

With over a decade of racing experience already, the 17-year old is ready to take on the next step in his career and compete against the very best in the UK’s premier motorsport series. Joining Un-Limited Motorsport, the BTCC’s newest team, the collaboration will be looking to continue the progress made over the course of the team’s excellent maiden season.

Building on this momentum and continuing to push forward the team also plans to expand its operations, as it looks to finalise a deal to run a second car for 2025 and beyond, with more details to follow soon.

Max Hall, Driver, said: “Joining Un-Limited Motorsport at this stage of my career is an incredible opportunity. While I know we have work to do as a team, I’m excited about the challenge and ready to give it everything I’ve got. Competing in the BTCC has always been a dream, and I’m confident we can make great progress together. This is a big step for me, and I can’t wait to get started.

“My primary focus is to maximise every opportunity to learn and grow as a driver. I aim to refine my racecraft, build momentum, and consistently deliver strong performances, contributing to the team’s progress while narrowing the gap to the front-runners. 

“Achieving regular top ten finishes and competing for podiums are key goals, but it’s also about gaining valuable experience and helping the team and car reach their full potential. By the end of the season, I want to establish myself as a driver consistently in contention for top results, proving that young talent can make a meaningful impact in one of motorsport’s most prestigious championships.”

Bob Sharpless, Team Owner, said: “Max is exactly the kind of driver we were looking for to join Un-Limited Motorsport. He’s demonstrated incredible skill and determination throughout his career, and we’re confident he’ll thrive in the BTCC environment. 

“This is a pivotal moment for both the team and Max, and we’re excited to see what we can accomplish together. We’re also looking forward to expanding to a two-car entry next season, which will be another major milestone for us.”

Team BMW were at the sharp end once again in 2024 with four-time champion Colin Turkington and Adam Morgan behind the wheel of the BMW 330e M Sports. 

Combining to bring home 12 podiums across the 30-race season, the duo would bring the team home in third place in the Teams' championship whilst being a part of BMW's record-breaking tenth Manufacturers' championship.

Turkington, who once claimed a Drivers’ title in a consistent approach with only one victory to his name, attacked the 2024 campaign in blistering fashion. Five race victories on his way to fourth in the overall standings represented one of his fastest ever seasons, which was further underlined by the WSR-run #20 winning the Goodyear Wingfoot Award, an accolade for being the best qualifier across a full championship season.

Morgan would share the front row alongside his team-mate at the scene of Turkington’s first pole position of 2024 in a dominating display at Brands Hatch Indy. The latter would take home maximum points in the opening bout on race day, but a collision between Ronan Pearson and Morgan on the run up to Druids would scupper the team’s chances of a one-two finish.

That performance left the team ten points off top spot in the Teams' championship, two points off the summit in the Drivers' championship and two points clear in the Manufacturers' order, before fortune deserted the squad up until the summer break.

Croft, Knockhill and Donington Park GP during the second half of the campaign was another story, however, as Turkington hit top form. The #20 would be the BTCC's top scorer across the nine races, boasting a points tally 18 stronger than any other driver over the three-event period, winning the opening race of the day at all venues. Morgan would also pick up his one podium of the season in this period, Team BMW's strongest stretch of 2024.

Turkington would go on to finish fourth in the championship – tied on points with Dan Cammish despite the #27 only taking one victory to the #20's five, further highlighting BMW’s pace and performance in yet another highly-competitive and successful BTCC season for the German marque.

The #18 Cupra Leon driven by Daryl DeLeon met everyone's expectations and more in the Anglo-Filipino driver’s and the team’s first full season in the BTCC. As with all new entries to any championship a learning curve was expected, but today we focus on the high points of the Kent squad’s impressive introduction to the UK's premier motorsport series.

Snetterton

It took the team only until the third event of the year before getting a first top ten finish, in which they scored as many points in one race as they had at the seven previous. Starting 17th, DeLeon would star in a wet-dry-wet race as others debated whether to pit or not on the formation lap. As some did, along with a great launch from the Cupra Leon, the #18 would sit in ninth entering turn two.

Coming home in tenth, the Drogheda-born driver had no less than nine previous BTCC race winners behind him. Along with that, the performance would see DeLeon jump from sixth to fourth in the Jack Sears Trophy (JST)… the beginning of the upward curve that did not stop in 2024.

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Oulton Park

The final event before the summer break saw the Cupra Leon shine again with a second place in the JST followed by another podium in the curtain closer to the first half of the season. 

Starting from a lowly 18th in the second bout of the day, the #18 would once again showcase overtakes to make his way forward with six places gained en route to a 12th place finish. The final race would see the Kent-based outfit lose one overall position, but walk away with the team’s second-highest scoring event of the season so far.

Donington Park GP

Starting to get a taste for high-overtake races, the best was yet to come as DeLeon produced a mesmerising display in the final race at Donington Park GP. 

The Anglo-Filipino would sit 17th on the grid, two positions ahead of 2022 Champion Tom Ingram who famously drove from 19th to second in the same race.

Despite the weekend producing no points up to that point, the Duckhams Racing with Un-Limited Motorsport star would go on a charge to gain eight places and bring home the team’s best overall finish to date.

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Brands Hatch GP

After initially testing a new 100% sustainable fuel at the most recent round at Silverstone, the Kent-based team headed to its home circuit hoping for a drier event... not only did the Cupra Leon-driven outfit get its wish, they got more.

Different from previous great races, DeLeon would deliver a career-best qualifying to place the #18 eighth on the grid. That pace was there as the Drogheda-born driver would not look back, bringing the car home in seventh – again a career-best result. This late season performance saw DeLeon score 21 out of his 48 points in the final seven contests of the 30-race long season.

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The latest one-car entry into the BTCC had many memorable moments across its opening ten events in the championship. In the hands of Daryl DeLeon, the #18 Cupra Leon improved throughout the course of the 2024 season with the teams best result coming at the last event of the season. That very moment bookended what has been an impressive season which culminated in DeLeon finishing third in the Jack Sears' Trophy after sitting sixth eight events earlier.

Take a look below through Duckhams Racing with Un-Limited Motorsport's highs and lows in 2024.

Tom Ingram has picked up a trio of awards following the conclusion of the 2024 Kwik Fit British Touring Car Championship campaign, including a fan-voted accolade in recognition of his breathtaking charge through the pack from 19^th to second at Donington Park towards the end of the summer.
 
After racing to a rostrum double at Croft in North Yorkshire, Ingram headed into the season’s final four outings holding a commanding 21-point margin over his closest pursuer at the summit of the standings, in his quest to clinch the most coveted crown in British motorsport for a second time in three years.
 
Contact with Aiden Moffat at Knockhill eroded that advantage, and things went from bad to worse at Donington a fortnight later, when the talented Bucks-born ace found himself sideswiped in the weekend’s curtain-raising contest. A stellar recovery from 12th to fifth looked to have saved the day – but little did Ingram imagine he would have to do it all over again – and then some – later that same afternoon.
 
In trademark style, the 2022 champion went on the offensive in race two to climb to second by the end of lap five, but a stray stone subsequently punctured the radiator of his Hyundai i30N, forcing him into retirement. All of a sudden and through no fault of his own, that 21-point lead was now a 16-point deficit. Starting on the very back row for race three, Ingram knew it was do-or-die.
 
The #80 scythed through the order in uncompromising fashion. By mid-distance, he was extraordinarily up to fourth, and in front of the live ITV4 television cameras and an enthusiastic trackside crowd, he went on to snatch second from Árón Taylor-Smith on the penultimate tour to cement an emotional 90th career podium in the UK’s premier motor racing series.
 
Fastest lap added an extra point to his tally, as Ingram outscored all of his immediate championship competitors to haul himself grittily back into the hunt. The 31-year-old is no stranger to stirring BTCC performances – twice in 2018, he fought from 27^th to third on the way to his second Independents’ crown, and more than one of his 33 outright victories in the championship have come from outside the top ten on the grid – but due to its significance with regard to the bigger picture, this one, he admitted, was special.
 
Fellow former title-winner Tim Harvey described it as ‘a champion’s drive that will go down in the annals of history as one of the great touring car races’, and the series’ legion of loyal supporters, it seems, wholeheartedly agree, voting it the winner of the Fans’ Choice Award out of a ten-strong shortlist.
 
“It’s always rewarding to win something that was chosen by the fans – it’s nice to get that acknowledgement and respect for what you’ve achieved,” Ingram reflected. “Even now, I still look back and re-live that race – especially the story that went with it.
 
“Just as we looked to be on-course to recover some of the points we had lost in race one, we got the stone through the radiator, which was such a freak occurrence – and failing to score meant things looked pretty bleak in terms of the championship. In the space of two weekends, we had gone from having a healthy little points gap to suddenly playing catch-up, primarily due to circumstantial incidents outside of our control. It felt like it was slipping through our fingers.
 
“It also wasn’t like having to replace a punctured tyre or repair a bit of damage – we knew the only option was to change the engine, and to do that in-between races is a herculean task. It was literally all hands on deck – it had to be – and it was amazing to see some of the guys working on the other cars in the team coming across to jump onto mine.
 
“It was all very calm and methodical – there was no panic, no chaos, no shouting. I don’t think anybody doubted that we would get it done, and it was honestly textbook – taking the engine out and installing a new one in just an hour was an outstanding effort. I couldn’t have asked for more.
 
“One saving grace was that we had a full chunk of hybrid, which immediately changes your mindset because you know you have an advantage over those that don’t. From 19^th on the grid, I thought a top six finish would be a good result – but within barely two laps, we were into the top ten, which obliged us to re-evaluate our objective.
 
“To ultimately finish second was phenomenal. Could it have been a win with another lap or two? 100 per cent, yes. That was the only disappointment, because we came so close. It was an incredible story as it was, but to have won would have just topped it off. Still, we outscored all of our main rivals, which was the job we needed to do.
 
“I would rate it as the best drive of my career, simply due to how important it was. It was a genuine case of the chips being down, and we had to somehow salvage the situation. Every single lap was driven on pure adrenaline. Had we had another bad result, realistically I think our title shot would have been over. That’s how critical it was.”
 
Ingram was presented with the accolade during the annual TOCA Awards ceremony at Silverstone, where he similarly collected his championship runner-up trophy and the social media prize for his promotional efforts on his channels, where he works hard to continue building his rapidly-growing ‘Tingram’ brand, recognising that ‘there’s big value in having a strong and engaging social media presence’.
 
Now, however, his focus is fully on reclaiming the biggest title of all in 2025, in preparation for which, the EXCELR8 Motorsport ace recently spent several days testing at Anglesey in North Wales, which he hopes will give him a crucial head-start when the new campaign gets underway on 26-27 April.
 
“We got some useful running in and made some good progress,” Ingram mused. “I didn’t think there was much more to come from the Hyundai, but it seems we’ve already found another few tenths. From having probably the fastest car this year, we’ve already made it even faster just through set-up tweaks, before we even look at any proper development – and there’s still a long winter to go before next season begins. So that’s hugely encouraging...”

The latest one-car entry into the BTCC certainly faced a baptism of fire in its debut year, and it’s fair to say that Duckhams Racing with Un-Limited Motorsport exceeded expectations. Driver Daryl DeLeon was also contesting his first full season in the championship, and the combination proved to be one of the most eye-catching stories of 2024.

Not only did the team continue its on-track development throughout the year, culminating in four overall points finishes in the last seven races, the Cupra Leon outfit would also be the only squad to run 100% sustainable fuel for the final two events of the season. Working in collaboration with TOCA and its partners, testing the fuel in a competitive environment proved to be an important milestone ahead of the championship’s decision to introduce 100% sustainable fuel to every car from 2025.

After pulling the 2024 race programme together on the eve of the BTCC season, the initial goal was to produce a reliable and competitive car. DeLeon made a dream start in the first competitive session of the year, however, placing the #18 in the top half of the grid with ninth place during qualifying at Donington Park.

The Kent-based team would go on to mix it up with eventual Independent Teams', Drivers' and Jack Sears Trophy (JST) Champions, Evans Halshaw Power Maxed Racing, on many occasions, collecting 24 podiums across the 30-race season.

The campaign had its ups along with its downs as any newcomer would expect, as DeLeon would finish the first event of 2024 placing fourth in the JST before falling to sixth after the trip Brands Hatch Indy. The Anglo-Filipino driver would go on to stage a season of positive results to end the year in third place.

Snetterton would prove to be Duckhams Racing with Un-Limited Motorsport's best weekend in the Independent Teams' Championship with the Kent-based team finishing all three races in second place. 

Duckhams Racing with Un-Limited Motorsport and the #18's best result, not only of this season but also DeLeon's short BTCC career so far, came at the final event of the year with a seventh-place overall finish on the legendary Brands Hatch GP circuit.

Now, heading into the 100% sustainable fuel era of the BTCC – which the team played a part in bringing to fruition – the squad will be aiming to battle with the best in the Independents’ categories in its sophomore season in 2025.

Daryl DeLeon, #18 Duckhams Racing with Un-Limited Motorsport, said: “2024 has been an amazing season. A massive thank you to Bob [Sharpless] at Un-Limited and everyone else at the team for putting in a lot of hard work and effort for getting me back on the grid. 

“We've made some awesome memories and had some great results. One being at Brands Hatch with our best result of the year, crossing the line in P7 on pure pace and performance was a great feeling. 

“I’m happy to see the progression of the car and also in myself. Throughout this year I have learnt a lot so I’m really happy with my development. It has been an outstanding season. 

“I've met some awesome people and I'm thankful to everyone for giving me the opportunity to have competed in this year’s British Touring Car Championship.”

There is no doubt that Evans Halshaw Power Maxed Racing (PMR) has had itself a triumphant 2024 season. Headlining the year with numerous titles and many memorable moments along the way, we take a look through just a fraction of its historic year in the Vauxhall Astra.

Donington Park - National

The first round of the season could not have gone better for the Evesham-based team. As both Árón Taylor-Smith, driver of the #40, and Mikey Doble, driver of the #88, both scored victories in the Independent Championship as the team came home in first and second in every race.

Starting the season as it meant to go on, Doble would also take top spot in the Jack Sears’ Trophy (JST) as Taylor-Smith led the way in the Independent Drivers’ Championship (IDC)… leads they would not lose for the remainder of the 2024 season after a dominant first outing.

Snetterton

Snetterton was the next location in which the Vauxhall Astra-driven team next showcased their expertise. After the formation lap of race two the likes of Ashley Sutton and Tom Ingram, holders of a combined five BTCC titles, took to the pits to change on to dry tyres on a damp but drying track.

PMR and Doble decided to stay out on the wet tyre starting down in 13th place. The decision proved to be pivotal as the rain would eventually return and the #88 would climb nine positions to take home, at that point in time, the teams’ joint highest position in an overall result during 2024 whilst taking victories in both the IDC and JST.

Thruxton

On two occasions, one driver would win all three races in the IDC, both were Taylor-Smith.

The weekend looked to be heading south as the #40 would lose the car coming through Noble heading into Goodwood, breaking the rear-left suspension in the process. Crashing whilst already heading through to Part 2 of qualifying, the day seemed all but over before the Astra would reappear with three minutes to go after an impressive rebuild from the team.

Raceday arrived and the confidence of Taylor-Smith was not dented as he went on to score the first of two cleansweep individual weekends in the Independents category, only 24 hours after having a car with only three functioning wheels.

Oulton Park

Without a shadow of a doubt the team’s best performance of 2024 arrived at the Cheshire-based circuit. After what had already started to be a dominating season in its respected championships, the team would walk away from Oulton Park with every trophy other than an overall victory.

As both Doble and Taylor-Smith would win every IDC and JST trophy across the weekend, it would come down to the final race of the day as the pair started on the front row of the grid. Eventual 2024 Drivers’ Champion Jake Hill would endure a titanic battle with both Astras, taking the overall victory on the final lap of the race with an impressive door-to-door battle with Doble.

The only double-podium for an Independent team in 2024 bookended what was a first class performance from the start of the weekend to the very last lap.

Silverstone

Not only had the Evesham-based team asserted its dominance in their respective championships, it walked away from the penultimate event at Silverstone with a lead that could not be beaten in the Independent Drivers’ and Teams’ Championships as well as the Jack Sears’ Trophy.

In what would end up being a wet and wild weekend after a qualifying session that would see both cars disqualified from first and third on the grid. Then for Doble to also not compete in the opening bout, the team overcame adversity to head to Brands Hatch knowing that they would end the season with three championships, ending what was a very impressive campaign in the much-loved Astras.

The 2024 Kwik Fit British Touring Car Championship proved to be one of the best ever for Evans Halshaw Power Maxed Racing as it dominated proceedings in both the Independents’ and Jack Sears Trophy categories, as well as challenging for overall honours on a regular basis.

PMR were quietly confident coming into the season having enjoyed an encouraging 2023 campaign, which saw Árón Taylor-Smith claim runners-up laurels in the Independent Drivers’ order while Andrew Watson and Mikey Doble duelled it out for the Jack Sears Trophy.

A settled driver pairing of Taylor-Smith and Doble, along with a much-improved pair of Vauxhall Astras, gave the squad some much needed consistency and the approach reaped rewards throughout this year.

Both Taylor-Smith and Doble troubled the BTCC’s alleged big hitters with great regularity, and each stood on the overall podium during 2024, with a double rostrum for the duo at Thruxton being a particular highlight… the only thing arguably missing from their season was an outright victory.

With PMR challenging the manufacturer-backed squads overall then it was little surprise to see them absolutely dominate both the Independents’ and Jack Sears Trophy in 2024.

Evans Halshaw Power Maxed Racing incredibly accumulated 27 out of a possible 30 Independents’ victories across the season, with Taylor-Smith having won two thirds of all races. Doble kept his team-mate honest – and the pair even swapped paint as the battle moved towards its climax – but Irishman Taylor-Smith took a hugely deserved Indy Drivers’ title while the duo claimed the Teams’ honours.

It was Taylor-Smith’s tenth full season in the BTCC – split by a three-year sabbatical during the 2018-2020 campaigns – with seventh overall in 2024 representing his best ever return.

The younger Doble has arguably marked himself down as one to watch for the future after two impressive seasons the UK’s biggest and best motorsport championship, and he was duly rewarded with the JST triumph.

In 2023, Doble narrowly missed out to then-team-mate Watson, but he would not be denied this time around as he won half of the races en route to claiming his first piece of championship silverware.

Taylor-Smith and Doble have enjoyed enough column inches during the year of course, so what better way to sum up the season with the words from both the Team Principal and Team Manager…

Adam Weaver, Team Principal, said: “It truly has been a season that will live long in the memory. We’ve enjoyed our fair share of success down the years in the BTCC but what we’ve achieved this season arguably trumps everything - to walk away with three different titles is some effort.

“I’ve got to say a massive thank you to every single member of the team, all of our fantastic sponsors and partners and of course the fans for their incredible support this year - without them none of this will have been possible.”

Martin Broadhurst, Team Manager, said: “To be standing here having won three BTCC titles is a real testament to the talent and desire that every single member of this team possesses. It has been a brilliant season and it’s been a privilege to be involved.

“Coming into the season we knew that the work that we had carried out over the off-season would translate into strong results and that’s exactly what has happened. Both Árón and Mikey have been fantastic all season and they’re worthy winners of their individual honours too.”

Over the coming weeks we'll be reviewing each team that competed in the 2024 Kwik Fit British Touring Car Championship as we take a look back at their respective battles, challenges and successes.

Whether it’s NAPA Racing UK’s Teams’ title hat-trick or the newest squads on the block as the likes of Duckhams Racing with Un-Limited Motorsport and Restart Racing joined the most competitive championship in the UK, each team will have its ‘In the Spotlight’ week of content. 

Every outfit played a vital role in producing one of the best BTCC seasons in recent memory, so we will be posting story, video, social and photo content on each of them in the run between now and the Christmas period.

Things will get underway with Evans Halshaw Power Maxed Racing – and what a season it was for the Vauxhall Astra outfit – so keep your eyes on the official BTCC website and social media channels throughout this week.