Rounds 7, 8 and 9 of the 2025 Kwik Fit British Touring Car Championship take place at Snetterton this weekend (24/25 May) off the back of a high-octane thriller at Brands Hatch last time out.
The latest weather forecast is a continuation from the conditions that welcomed the BTCC to Norfolk 12 months ago, as a game of ‘will it or won’t it’ rain appears possible for the teams and drivers to try and solve across the weekend.
The big winner from the event last year was Jake Hill and the reigning champion was also the biggest winner after a record-breaking Brands Hatch earlier this month.
Hill took his home circuit by storm a fortnight ago as the BMW 330i M Sport driver set the fastest qualifying lap ever on the current Indy Circuit layout to take pole. Starting alongside rookie stablemate Charles Rainford, the WSR-run duo would kick off a day to remember for the local squad.
The then 20-time BTCC race winner would win the opening bout of the day with Rainford just behind to take WSR’s 133rd victory in the series, confirming the outfit as the most successful in terms of race wins in BTCC history. Tom Ingram would complete the rostrum as the trio would subsequently have to use the less-favoured hard tyre for race two.
That very race would see a maiden victor in Filipino driver Daryl DeLeon, a first also for his nation. The youngest of the quartet at WSR would claim his first BTCC win in his 50th race to truly cement the fixture as a landmark event for the #2.
The final race of the day saw the second first-time winner with Rainford climbing to the top step. Having all three races won by the same squad with three different drivers all in the same day was last achieved by WSR themselves a decade ago.
NAPA Racing UK’s Ash Sutton was sporting a centenary-celebration livery for NAPA and raced the #100, claiming his 100th BTCC podium in the second race of the day. The four-time champion walked away from Brands Hatch leading the drivers’ standings by five points to Ingram, with Hill a further seven back.
For the very first time, the full field of BTCC cars is racing with 100% fully sustainable fuel in 2025 as the championship has entered into a new era of competition. The removal of the hybrid system has made the current machines 55kg lighter than their predecessors, which has already seen some of the fastest laps in BTCC history during pre-season testing and the opening rounds.
Now, the BTCC heads to the longest track on the calendar – the action-packed Snetterton 300 circuit.
Read on for more details on the Snetterton souvenirs, tv times, circuit timetable and the all-important ticket information…
Snetterton Souvenirs
Jake Hill has fast become a BTCC fan favourite, even more so after arguably his best performance in his maiden title-winning campaign at Snetterton. Hill returns to the scene of his pole by over a second, his win from pole in race one and another triumph by more than six seconds after a ten second penalty was thrown his way in race two.
The Laser Tools Racing with MB Motorsport man has been a regular title contender in recent seasons after finally getting atop the hill in 2024, and now the Kent racer has got his title defence up and running following the recent success at Brands Hatch.
WSR stablemate Daryl DeLeon will be arriving at his local circuit, now living in Cambridgeshire, as buoyant as ever in the BMW 330i M Sport. The Philippine national became the first of his nation to take a race victory in the series in race two at Brands Hatch. Not only did the #2 achieve that milestone, but he also took the top spot on the podium in his 50th BTCC race.
TOYOTA GAZOO Racing UK with IAA will also be optimistic as we head to the Norfolk-based circuit after a sublime result in our last visit. Rob Huff stood on the top step on the rostrum, 20 years after he had last done so in the series at the very same circuit, with Aiden Moffat and Josh Cook either side of him to make it a Toyota Corolla GR Sport one-two-three.
TV, Timetables and Tickets
Complimenting the tin top racing will be a sensational line-up of support series, as the Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain, the Wera Tools F4 British Championship and the Vertu MINI CHALLENGE completes the schedule of exciting races.
BTCC will be wowing the crowds both trackside and at home, with Saturday’s ‘Quick Six’ qualifying session being streamed live via ITV Sport’s YouTube channel from 1500, before ITV4’s seven-and-a-half-hour race day broadcast gets underway at 1045 on Sunday.
Remember, for the first time in the championship’s history the BTCC is being broadcast globally with every race being streamed live in 2025 via the BTCC YouTube Channel. Look out for the races on Sunday starting at 1130, 1420 and 1655.
There’s no place like being at the circuit itself and fans can purchase tickets in advance or on the gate throughout the weekend – visit here for more details.
