A handpicked selection of standout images from the fourth weekend of the 2026 Kwik Fit British Touring Car Championship at Oulton Park.
Across three dramatic races, the 2.26-mile Island circuit delivered everything you could expect: three different winners, close-quarter racing, and defining moments in every race. From the pressure of the ‘Race to Pole’ to wet-weather showers and the reverse-grid mix-up, the weekend produced a constant flow of scenes worth capturing.
Rather than a full archive, this collection represents a curated edit of the most striking and atmosphere-rich frames from across the weekend, selected to reflect the intensity, character, and detail that defined the event.
Three different winners across three races underlined the unpredictability of the weekend, with Dan Cammish becoming the seventh different winner in the first ten races, Ash Sutton continuing to win at every venue this year, and Charles Rainford so far tripling his career win tally from his 2026 triumphs.
What follows is the edit, 25 moments from Oulton Park, presented in its defining images.
The Captured Moments: Brands Hatch Indy
A handpicked selection of standout images from the second weekend of the 2026 Kwik Fit British Touring Car Championship at Brands Hatch.
Across three dramatic races, the 1.2-mile Indy circuit delivered everything you could expect: close-quarter racing, ever-changing conditions, and defining moments on every lap. From the pressure of the ‘Race to Pole’ to wet-weather uncertainty and the reverse-grid mix-up, the weekend produced a constant flow of scenes worth capturing.
Rather than a full archive, this collection represents a curated edit of the most striking and atmosphere-rich frames from across the weekend, selected to reflect the intensity, character, and detail that defined the event.
Three different winners across three races underlined the unpredictability of the weekend, with Ash Sutton extending his strong start to the season, Árón Taylor-Smith claiming a long-awaited victory, and Tom Ingram opening his 2026 account in style.
What follows is the edit, 20 moments from Brands Hatch, presented in its defining images.
Sutton speeds to half century of BTCC victories
NAPA Racing UK's Ash Sutton took victory in Round 4 of the 2026 Kwik Fit British Touring Car Championship at Brands Hatch, notching up an incredible 50th career triumph in just 301 starts.
Calm and collected from pole position, Sutton initially kept the rest at bay while Adam Morgan's Cataclean Plato Racing Mercedes slid off at Paddock Hill Bend following contact amidst slippery conditions.
WSR's Daryl De Leon had also been jumped by the Team VERTU pairing of Ricky Collard and Tom Ingram in the early exchanges, as well as NAPA Racing UK's Dan Cammish, before a safety car intervention.
A nip and tuck battle between the lead four ensued at the restart with Collard attacking Sutton before eventually passing the four-time champion on lap 12. Sutton would not be denied, however, as he returned the favour one lap later in what proved to be a top class and respectful scrap for the win.
Ingram and Cammish were having a similar tussle as they swapped positions for third on a few occasions before the #80 Hyundai made his move stick later in the contest.
Cammish had to settle for fourth ahead of the charging duo of Team VERTU's Tom Chilton and NAPA Racing UK's Sam Osborne, whilst a seventh placed finish for Mikey Doble helped him to the Independents' victory.
With Fords and Hyundais filling the top six places, the LKQ Euro Car Parts with Power Maxed Racing Audi of Doble had to make do with 'best of the rest' on this occasion.
Restart Racing's Chris Smiley and the WSR pairing of Charles Rainford and De Leon completed the top ten positions.
There was time for one more incident of note late on when the NAPA-backed Ford Focus Titanium of Lewis Selby got into the side of LKQ Euro Car Parts with Power Maxed Racing's Aiden Moffat, sending the Audi into the barrier on the exit of Druids.
There was a post-race penalty of ten additional seconds being added to his race time for Selby following the incident, whilst others penalties followed.
Chilton was given a five second penalty for reversing on the grid, De Leon received the same punishment for an incident involving Shedden, as did Cammish for his part in the earlier Morgan accident.
Ash Sutton, NAPA Racing UK, said:
Ricky Collard, Team VERTU, said:
Tom Ingram, Team VERTU, said:
Brands Hatch Indy – Race 1 – Result:
P/
No/
Name/
Entry/
Laps/
Time/
Gap/
Best/
On/
1
116
Ashley SUTTON
NAPA Racing UK
27
24:33.604
47.734
17
2
11
Ricky COLLARD
Team VERTU
27
24:34.578
0.974
47.952
17
3
80
Tom INGRAM
Team VERTU
27
24:36.902
3.298
47.881
19
4
27
Dan CAMMISH
NAPA Racing UK
27
24:42.557
8.953
47.974
18
5
3
Tom CHILTON
Team VERTU
27
24:42.894
9.290
47.987
18
6
77
Sam OSBORNE
NAPA Racing UK
27
24:44.724
11.120
48.396
19
7
88
Mikey DOBLE
LKQ Euro Car Parts with Power Maxed Racing
27
24:46.094
12.490
48.572
19
8
22
Chris SMILEY
Restart Racing
27
24:46.399
12.795
48.108
20
9
99
Charles RAINFORD
WSR
27
24:46.683
13.079
48.505
21
10
66
Josh COOK
Speedworks Corolla Racing
27
24:50.711
17.107
48.431
18
11
2
Daryl DE LEON
WSR
27
24:51.973
18.369
47.887
25
12
52
Gordon SHEDDEN
Laser Tools Racing with MB Motorsport
27
24:52.500
18.896
48.446
19
13
50
Árón TAYLOR-SMITH
Laser Tools Racing with MB Motorsport
27
24:54.081
20.477
48.583
20
14
132
James DORLIN
Restart Racing
27
24:54.347
20.743
48.520
26
15
32
Daniel ROWBOTTOM
Cataclean Plato Racing
27
24:58.152
24.548
48.577
18
16
15
Lewis SELBY
NAPA Racing UK
27
25:01.122
27.518
48.234
18
17
16
Aiden MOFFAT
LKQ Euro Car Parts with Power Maxed Racing
27
25:05.458
31.854
48.917
17
18
19
Max BUXTON
Speedworks Corolla Racing
24
25:06.152
3 Laps
48.800
24
DNF
28
Nicolas HAMILTON
Team VERTU
15
16:15.398
12 Laps
52.382
12
DNF
17
Dexter PATTERSON
Steel Seal with Power Maxed Racing
9
10:01.895
18 Laps
53.360
9
DNF
33
Adam MORGAN
Cataclean Plato Racing
1
1:04.981
26 Laps
1:04.981
1
Sutton secures Qualifying Race success
Four time Champion delivers on Super Saturday at Brands Hatch
NAPA Racing UK's Ash Sutton secured victory in the Kwik Fit British Touring Car Championship Qualifying Race at Brands Hatch earlier today (9 May), extending his early advantage in the overall standings.
Having taken two wins and a second place at the Donington Park curtain raiser, Sutton's #116 Ford Focus Titanium contested today's bout with zero TOCA Turbo Boost (TTB) by virtue of his championship position.
Despite starting from fifth, Sutton soon had a front row seat watching an opening lap tangle between pole-sitter Tom Ingram (Team VERTU) and Daryl De Leon (WSR) when the latter fired his BMW down the inside of the reigning champion's Hyundai through Graham Hill Bend.
Both cars ran wide, allowing Sutton's machine to slip through and into the lead, whilst De Leon slipped back into second ahead of NAPA Racing UK's Dan Cammish.
The podium positions remained the same until the finish but there was one heart-in-mouth moment for the young De Leon as he ran wide through the final corner of the race while attacking for the lead.
The Team VERTU duo of Ricky Collard and Ingram had to settle for fourth and fifth respectively, with the former also setting the fastest lap of the contest.
An early incident involving Adam Morgan (Cataclean Plato Racing), Charles Rainford (WSR) and Tom Chilton (Team VERTU) sent two of the three tumbling down the order, whilst Josh Cook (Speedworks Corolla Racing) faced late heartache with a mechanical issue for his #66 Toyota.
Morgan brought his Mercedes A35 Saloon home in sixth ahead of the Audi A3 Saloon pairing of Mikey Doble (LKQ Euro Car Parts with Power Maxed Racing) and Dexter Patterson (Steel Seal with Power Maxed Racing), whilst the Laser Tools Racing with MB Motorsport Corollas of Árón Taylor-Smith and Gordon Shedden were next in the order.
Rounds 4, 5 and 6 of the 2026 Kwik Fit British Touring Car Championship take place at Brands Hatch tomorrow with the action getting underway in the UK on ITV4 from 10:45, with the races also being beamed around the world on Racer TV (North America) and the BTCC YouTube Channel (Rest of the World).
Ash Sutton, NAPA Racing UK, said: "That was mega. It was the perfect getaway, I got Ricky [Collard] off the line and then Dan [Cammish] into turn one. Daryl [De Leon] and Tom [Ingram] got into each other, the path opened up and that made it a little bit easier for me. The car is in an amazing place, I'm in a good place with the car... we're singing in harmony. A bit of Lady Luck fell our way, but we'll take that and it sets us up for tomorrow."
Qualifying Race – Brands Hatch Indy – Result
P/
No/
Name/
Entry/
Laps/
Time/
Gap/
Best/
On/
1
116
Ashley SUTTON
NAPA Racing UK
18
14:33.391
47.750
6
2
2
Daryl DE LEON
WSR
18
14:35.023
1.632
47.759
3
3
27
Dan CAMMISH
NAPA Racing UK
18
14:35.482
2.091
47.712
4
4
11
Ricky COLLARD
Team VERTU
18
14:35.822
2.431
47.634
5
5
80
Tom INGRAM
Team VERTU
18
14:36.456
3.065
47.741
3
6
33
Adam MORGAN
Cataclean Plato Racing
18
14:38.957
5.566
47.876
6
7
88
Mikey DOBLE
LKQ Euro Car Parts with Power Maxed Racing
18
14:39.587
6.196
47.895
4
8
17
Dexter PATTERSON
Steel Seal with Power Maxed Racing
18
14:41.237
7.846
48.007
5
9
50
Árón TAYLOR-SMITH
Laser Tools Racing with MB Motorsport
18
14:47.538
14.147
48.208
4
10
52
Gordon SHEDDEN
Laser Tools Racing with MB Motorsport
18
14:48.000
14.609
48.115
4
11
77
Sam OSBORNE
NAPA Racing UK
18
14:48.219
14.828
48.218
4
12
132
James DORLIN
Restart Racing
18
14:48.508
15.117
47.962
5
13
15
Lewis SELBY
NAPA Racing UK
18
14:48.717
15.326
48.254
4
14
22
Chris SMILEY
Restart Racing
18
14:49.095
15.704
48.135
6
15
3
Tom CHILTON
Team VERTU
18
14:49.383
15.992
48.093
5
16
99
Charles RAINFORD
WSR
18
14:49.798
16.407
48.153
11
17
16
Aiden MOFFAT
LKQ Euro Car Parts with Power Maxed Racing
18
14:51.268
17.877
48.349
5
18
32
Daniel ROWBOTTOM
Cataclean Plato Racing
18
14:52.679
19.288
48.076
5
19
19
Max BUXTON
Speedworks Corolla Racing
18
14:55.169
21.778
48.452
7
20
28
Nicolas HAMILTON
Team VERTU
16
15:00.004
2 Laps
48.414
6
DNF
66
Josh COOK
Speedworks Corolla Racing
16
13:08.462
2 Laps
48.013
4
BTCC 2025 livery of the year
NAPA Racing UK’s Valvoline livery has been crowned BTCC Livery of the Year 2025, after topping the fan vote despite appearing for just one weekend on the calendar.
Inspired by the iconic 1995 Ford Mondeo livery, the retro design was unveiled ahead of the Donington Park GP meeting, where Ash Sutton and Dan Cammish both ran the scheme during the eighth event of the 2025 season. Piloting newly liveried Ford Focus STs, the pair brought a modern take on a classic BTCC look to one of the championship’s most demanding layouts, bringing home a victory and a second-place finish across the weekend.
From the moment the cars rolled out at Donington, the livery struck a chord with fans, becoming one of the visual highlights of the season despite its single-event appearance. That impact carried through to the end-of-year vote, where the Valvoline scheme progressed through multiple rounds before being crowned BTCC Livery of the Year 2025.
Below, you can view a full image gallery from Donington Park GP, capturing the one-off design from every angle as Sutton and Cammish took the retro-inspired Focus STs to the track for their sole BTCC outing.
Every race winner of the 2025 season
The curtain has come down on the 2025 British Touring Car Championship season, bringing to an end another full calendar of fiercely contested races across the UK. From the opening round to the final meeting, every race winner played their part in shaping the story of the championship.
Across the season, victories were shared across multiple rounds and venues, with 13 different drivers stepping onto the top step as the championship unfolded. From Tom Ingram's title-winning triumph to the four maiden victors of 2025, every success had its impact on another unforgettable campaign.
To mark the conclusion of the season, below is a collection of images of every race winner from 2025 in one place. Browse the full gallery below to look back at each victory and reflect on the season that was.
The Jack Sears Trophy Contenders: 2025
The Jack Sears Trophy battle is reaching its climax, and the contenders are primed for the decider. With just one event remaining in the 2025 Kwik Fit British Touring Car Championship season, the JST crown has boiled down to a thrilling three-way fight. Daryl DeLeon (WSR), Charles Rainford (LKQ Euro Car Parts Racing with WSR), and Sam Osborne (NAPA Racing UK) will go wheel-to-wheel at Brands Hatch, with only 48 points separating them.
DeLeon leads the way on 417 points, having claimed his maiden pole position last time out at Silverstone along with his first race win this season. Close behind is rookie stablemate Rainford on 409 points, while Sam Osborne sits third on 369 points, fresh from his breakthrough BTCC victory in his 202nd start.
The level of competition at the top of the Jack Sears Trophy field is exceptionally high, and this weekend at Brands Hatch, one will secure the 2025 Jack Sears Trophy.
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The Contenders’ Challengers: 2025
The stage is set and the 2025 Kwik Fit British Touring Car Championship finale edges ever closer. On Monday we introduced the players; today it’s time to choose their tools — the cars that will carry them into the decisive rounds at Brands Hatch.
For Tom Ingram, that means the Team VERTU Hyundai i30 N, the car that has driven him to the top of the standings. For Ash Sutton, it’s the NAPA Racing UK Ford Focus ST, the machine with which he’s chasing a record-breaking fifth BTCC crown.
Now, side by side on track, these two title-contending cars symbolise the clash that awaits as the season reaches its final level. On Friday, we look to the ultimate prize: the trophy itself.
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Through the lens: Ash Sutton
Ash Sutton heads to Brands Hatch this weekend (4/5 October) with the chance to become the most successful driver in Kwik Fit British Touring Car Championship history. The NAPA Racing UK star sits level with Andy Rouse and Colin Turkington as a four-time champion, but on Sunday 5 October, he could secure an unprecedented fifth crown.
Sutton opened his campaign with victories in the first two races of the season, remaining the only driver to stand on at least two wins until team-mate Daniel Rowbottom achieved the same milestone in Round 12. By the mid-season break, Sutton’s tally was twice that of any other driver, though Tom Ingram has since moved into the championship lead and arrives at the finale with the advantage.
As the season reaches its conclusion, we’re looking back at some of Sutton’s standout moments captured throughout 2025. From the action on track to the celebrations in Parc Fermé, this gallery tells the story of how he arrives at Brands Hatch with the chance to make BTCC history.
The Independent Drivers' Contenders: 2025
The Independent battle is on, the contenders are primed. With just one event remaining in the 2025 Kwik Fit British Touring Car Championship season, the Independent Drivers' Championship has come down to a three-way thriller. Daniel Lloyd, Mikey Doble, and Chris Smiley will go head-to-head-to-head at Brands Hatch with just 13 points separating them.
Lloyd arrives as the championship leader with 377 points and six victories to his name. Close behind is 2024 Jack Sears Trophy champion Doble on 372 points with five wins, while Smiley sits just eight points back on 364 with an impressive nine victories.
With the pedigree of the reigning JST champion and both Restart Racing drivers in an unassailable lead in the Independent Teams' Championship, the quality at the top of this field could not be higher. This weekend at Brands Hatch, one of them will be crowned the 2025 Independent Drivers' Champion.
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