LKQ Euro Car Parts Racing with WSR's Charles Rainford joined the BTCC winners ranks to provide BMW with a cleansweep of victories at Brands Hatch today.
WSR earlier became the most successful team in BTCC history – now with 135 wins, including two new race winners and victories in all three races, but that doesn't tell the full story of an incredible day of racing and indeed this final contest.
NAPA Racing UK's Dan Rowbottom held the lead initially from pole position while Rainford was immediately disposing of stablemate Jake Hill on the run through Surtees. The young rookie then wasted no time in turning second into first as he fired his BMW 330e M Sport up the inside of Rowbottom's #32 Ford Focus through Paddock Hill Bend on lap two.
Laser Tools Racing with MB Motorsport's Hill relegated the fading Rowbottom and he then set about attacking his younger team-mate. The gap fluctuated back and forth – often through the use of the TOCA Turbo Boost – but the battle was finally decided due to a heart-in-mouth moment later in the contest.
Back-marker Max Hall (ROKiT Racing with Un-Limited Motorsport) ran through the gravel on the approach to Clarke Curve and immediately returned to the track right in front of the oncoming Hill. The reigning champion escaped but the delay left him in the clutches of the charging Tom Ingram – the Team VERTU star having surged from 11th on the grid into the podium positions.
The pair touched at Druids on the penultimate lap but Hill again held on to grab second as Ingram rounded out the rostrum.
Ash Sutton's #100 NAPA Racing UK Ford Focus came alive in the second half of the contest as he impressively grabbed fourth from Restart Racing's Chris Smiley, whilst One Motorsport's Josh Cook was sixth.
A cracking late move from Team VERTU's Tom Chilton helped him to take seventh from LKQ Euro Car Parts Racing with WSR's Aiden Moffat, whilst Rowbottom and three-time champion Gordon Shedden completed the top ten.
Charles Rainford, LKQ Euro Car Parts Racing with WSR, said:
Jake Hill, Laser Tools Racing with MB Motorsport, said:
Tom Ingram, Team VERTU, said:
2025 Kwik Fit British Touring Car Championship – Brands Hatch Indy – Race 3 – Final Classification:
| P/ | No/ | Name/ | Entry/ | Laps/ | Time/ | Gap/ | Best/ | On/ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 99 | Charles RAINFORD | LKQ Euro Car Parts Racing with WSR | 24 | 19:18.227 | 47.347 | 13 | |
| 2 | 1 | Jake HILL | Laser Tools Racing with MB Motorsport | 24 | 19:20.210 | 1.983 | 47.370 | 8 |
| 3 | 80 | Tom INGRAM | Team VERTU | 24 | 19:20.601 | 2.374 | 47.157 | 8 |
| 4 | 100 | Ashley SUTTON | NAPA Racing UK | 24 | 19:25.745 | 7.518 | 47.845 | 5 |
| 5 | 22 | Chris SMILEY | Restart Racing | 24 | 19:27.421 | 9.194 | 47.529 | 4 |
| 6 | 66 | Josh COOK | One Motorsport | 24 | 19:28.020 | 9.793 | 47.488 | 6 |
| 7 | 3 | Tom CHILTON | Team VERTU | 24 | 19:28.205 | 9.978 | 47.957 | 7 |
| 8 | 16 | Aiden MOFFAT | LKQ Euro Car Parts Racing with WSR | 24 | 19:28.857 | 10.63 | 47.647 | 3 |
| 9 | 32 | Daniel ROWBOTTOM | NAPA Racing UK | 24 | 19:31.104 | 12.877 | 47.486 | 4 |
| 10 | 52 | Gordon SHEDDEN | TOYOTA GAZOO Racing UK with IAA | 24 | 19:31.783 | 13.556 | 47.690 | 7 |
| 11 | 132 | James DORLIN | TOYOTA GAZOO Racing UK with IAA | 24 | 19:35.225 | 16.998 | 47.947 | 8 |
| 12 | 33 | Adam MORGAN | Team VERTU | 24 | 19:37.779 | 19.552 | 48.123 | 8 |
| 13 | 2 | Daryl DELEON | WSR | 24 | 19:38.365 | 20.138 | 48.349 | 6 |
| 14 | 27 | Dan CAMMISH | NAPA Racing UK | 24 | 19:39.463 | 21.236 | 47.983 | 9 |
| 15 | 40 | Árón TAYLOR-SMITH | TOYOTA GAZOO Racing UK with IAA | 24 | 19:43.807 | 25.580 | 48.026 | 6 |
| 16 | 777 | Michael CREES | Team VERTU | 24 | 19:46.056 | 27.829 | 48.494 | 17 |
| 17 | 14 | Ronan PEARSON | TOYOTA GAZOO Racing UK with IAA | 24 | 19:48.166 | 29.939 | 48.527 | 11 |
| 18 | 77 | Sam OSBORNE | NAPA Racing UK | 24 | 19:48.211 | 29.984 | 48.675 | 19 |
| 19 | 12 | Stephen JELLEY | One Motorsport | 24 | 19:48.853 | 30.626 | 48.469 | 8 |
| 20 | 88 | Mikey DOBLE | Motor Parts Direct with Power Maxed Racing | 24 | 19:49.669 | 31.442 | 48.483 | 6 |
| 21 | 17 | Dexter PATTERSON | ROKiT Racing with Un-Limited Motorsport | 24 | 19:49.999 | 31.772 | 47.606 | 6 |
| 22 | 123 | Daniel LLOYD | Restart Racing | 24 | 19:50.697 | 32.470 | 48.474 | 9 |
| 23 | 28 | Nicolas HAMILTON | Powder Monkey Brewing Co with Esidock | 24 | 19:53.906 | 35.679 | 48.472 | 8 |
| 24 | 50 | Nick HALSTEAD | Motor Parts Direct with Power Maxed Racing | 21 | 19:20.582 | 3 Laps | 49.456 | 3 |
| DNF | 93 | Max HALL | ROKiT Racing with Un-Limited Motorsport | 18 | 14:48.314 | 6 Laps | 48.072 | 10 |
