One Motorsport showed its fighting spirit in the Kwik Fit British Touring Car Championship this past weekend (May 10-11) as the team battled forward on race day to tally a brace of top-six finishes at Brands Hatch.

Taking centre stage at a sun-drenched Kent venue for the second meeting of the 2025 season, Josh Cook led the line for the Honda Civic Type R squad as he clinched two sixth place drives while team-mate Stephen Jelley chalked up a pair of points finishes.

Aiming to build on the season-opener at Donington Park, the two-time Independent Teams’ champions struggled for pace in their front-wheel-drive machines throughout practice.

Come qualifying, Jelley would fair the better out of the two drivers as he progressed into Q2 before settling for 12th while Cook managed 17th overall.

On race day, both drivers would score points in the opening encounter as Jelley scrapped in the midfield to finish 14th and Cook - who was celebrating a milestone 300th race in the UK’s premier motorsport series - moved forward to 15th on the less favourable hard tyre.

Race two proved to be one of attrition for both drivers as they found themselves in the thick of the action from the get-go. Despite the safety car making two appearances, Cook and Jelley showcased their overtaking prowess on the soft tyre to move forward through the pack.

Cook charged up to sixth come the chequered flag with Jelley narrowly missed out on breaking into the top ten. The reverse grid draw placed Cook on the second row of the grid for the final race of the day however a poor start saw the multiple race winner dropped down the order during the opening exchanges.

After the opening exchanges, the front-wheel-drive ace was soon a man on a mission as he fought back to finish sixth. Further back, Jelley fought valiantly on the hard tyre to maintain his 100% finishing record.

Leaving Brands Hatch, the team remain within striking distance of the Independent Teams’ Championship summit while both drivers are in the mix at the top of the Independent Drivers’ Championship.

Stephen Jelley, #12 One Motorsport: "There are some real positives and of course a few frustrations to take away from the weekend. I’ve got to keep reminding myself that I’m new to this car so the results aren’t going to come straight away. That being said, qualifying on Saturday was good and we managed to improve the car across races one and two while on the soft tyre. I made a slight error on the hard tyre in race three but we can learn from that and make sure we come back stronger next time out at Snetterton."

Josh Cook, #66 One Motorsport: "It was a tough race day and the results aren’t what we wanted but there are positives to take in terms of the balance that we’ve found with the car. On that basis I’m pretty pleased with what we’ve been able to develop and understand. Saturday was challenging and I basically had two car crews working on my car until the early hours of race day so a big thank you to all of them. It was a typical BTCC race day but we managed to come out of it with two top six finishes; now it’s about going forward at Snetterton.”

The 2025 Kwik Fit British Touring Car Championship season continues in less than a fortnight as the series heads to Snetterton in Norfolk on May 24-25 for Rounds 7, 8 and 9.

Team VERTU made it six successive races on the Kwik Fit British Touring Car Championship podium with another strong showing as the series headed for Brands Hatch for the second meeting of the year.

The EXCELR8-run squad had picked up four podiums – including a first win of the year – during the opening meeting as Donington Park two weeks earlier, and headed to the famous Kent circuit looking to strengthen its early season title challenge.

Whilst Tom Ingram and Adam Morgan successfully made it through to the Quick Six battle for pole, Tom Chilton was caught out by a red flag in his Q1 session to end up 15th on the grid with Michael Crees directly behind in 16th having missed out on moving into the second segment by just 0.029s.

Morgan would eventually end up with the third best time – just 0.005s off the front row – with Ingram in fourth despite limited boost due to his championship position.

The duo ran the soft tyre in race one, with Ingram sweeping ahead into third spot at Paddock Hill Bend when the lights went out, with the pair holding position through to the finish.

Cress also ran the soft tyre and was able to race his way forwards into the points in 13th place – matching the pace of the top five – although Chilton would slip back to 22nd spot having elected to run the less favoured hard tyre at the first opportunity.

Ingram’s podium finish in race one forced him to run the hard tyre in race two and, with much of the field on the soft rubber, he was powerless to retain his position near the front and would slip back to eleventh by the finish.

Once again on the soft tyre, Morgan lost ground with a slow start when the lights went out and dropped back to sixth before storming his way back into third after an mid-race caution period. Overhauling Charles Rainford on the restart, he secured a second place finish for his first podium for the team.

Chilton also suffered a poor start that dropped him to stone last before he romped through the pack to gain ten spots on his starting position in twelfth, with Crees adding more points to his tally in 14th after another solid on-track performance.

Morgan would be the leading driver on the reverse grid for race three, but was now on the hard tyre, which resulted in him slipping back from eighth at the start to twelfth – although that still left him as the leading driver on the less-favoured rubber.

Ingram made the most of the pace in his car to charge his way through to third by the finish, having gone wheel-to-wheel with rival Jake Hill throughout the final stages.

Chilton’s recovery through the pack continued with seventh place, whilst Crees came close to a hat-trick of points finishes as he took 16th on the hard tyre.

At the end of the weekend, Ingram sits second in the standings with Chilton and Morgan also in the top five, with Team VERTU now holding a 23 point lead in the Teams’ Championship.

Tom Chilton, #3 Team VERTU Hyundai i30 Fastback N, said: “I want to forget about qualifying and race one, and even the first few metres of race two as I got an awful start and dropped to the back!

“From there however, it was so exciting to come through to twelfth place and it was nice to then overtake more in race three to eventually take seventh. It was a shame I couldn’t make up a few more spots as we had the pace but I just got stuck in traffic so was unable to try and push for the podium.

“To still be fourth in the standings after two rounds is good and the fact I can use the turbo at a slightly lower speed – and will have more of it – will be beneficial when we get to Snetterton next time. It’s all credit to Team VERTU as they’ve given me a mega car.”

Adam Morgan, #33 Team VERTU Hyundai i30 Fastback N, said: “It’s been a pretty good weekend from the moment we rolled the car out of the truck as we’ve been on the money, and it’s great to score my first podium with EXCELR8 and Team VERTU. We’ve been quick in all three races, even on the hard tyre, and have picked up solid points to move up the standings.

“Without fluffing the start, I think could potentially have won the second race but I’m not going to come away from the weekend disappointed with a podium finish, especially with the pace we have in the car at the moment.

“Looking at race one and two and how people had performed on the hard tyre, I knew the final race would be tough – especially with the lack of boost – but I was first car home on the hard tyre so I know we did the best we could and maximised the result.”

Tom Ingram, #80 Team VERTU Hyundai i30 Fastback N, said: “It’s been a really good weekend and the car has felt beautiful; we haven’t need to touch it from the start of FP1. It’s been a dream and we’ve been able to score solid points once again which has allowed us to retain second in the points. It’s a nice place to be in at this stage, and it sets us up well for the rest of the season to try and carry this momentum on.

“It would have been nice to finish higher up in race two, but we didn’t expect so many people to run the soft there which caught us off-guard a little. As it was, I feel we did a good job there to get the result that we did, and when we bolted the soft tyre back on for race three, the pace allowed us to come back through to the podium again.

“Five podiums from six shows our consistency, and whilst I want to get that win, it won’t be far away with the pace we have.”

Michael Crees, #777 Team VERTU Hyundai i30 Fastback N, said: “I’m delighted to score two points finishes this weekend, although I’m also a bit gutted we didn’t get the third one as it was so close! The hard tyre was just really difficult to race with, and we missed out in the final one.

“I feel I battled really hard and showed people what I can do in the car, as I’m only getting better and only getting stronger. I think the performance here was light years away from Brands Hatch as the support of the fans, and having more people here to cheer me on was like the twelfth man in a football match.

“I’m feeling more settled in the team which is good, and I’m pleased with the progress we’ve made so far.”

Hill, DeLeon and Rainford share the spoils in Kent

Jake Hill, Daryl DeLeon and Charles Rainford shared the victories as the Kwik Fit British Touring Car Championship wowed the crowds at Brands Hatch today (11 May).

It was a record-breaking weekend as milestones tumbled at almost every turn, headlined by a trio of wins for WSR and BMW.

The Bavarian marque endured a challenging curtain raiser at Donington Park last month where the podium places were dominated by NAPA Racing UK and Team VERTU, but the Surrey-based squad returned in some style at its home track.

Reigning champ Hill won the opener as he held off stablemate Rainford, before DeLeon surged to a maiden triumph in the next bout. Not to be outdone, rookie Rainford claimed the finale at the end of a pulsating and frenetic day of racing.

At the end of a scorching weekend in Kent it is NAPA Racing UK’s Ash Sutton still heading the overall Drivers’ standings after he scored his 100^th BTCC podium, whilst a double rostrum for Team VERTU’s Tom Ingram kept him in second. Hill has moved to within 12 points of the summit after collecting his own haul of silverware.

EXCELR8 Motorsport/Hyundai and its Team VERTU outfit head the Manufacturers’/Constructors’ and Teams’ standings at this early stage of the season, whilst Chris Smiley and his Restart Racing squad top the Independents’ tables. Unsurprisingly, DeLeon’s overall victory helped fire him to the top of the Jack Sears Trophy.

The Kwik Fit British Touring Car Championship returns at Snetterton in Norfolk on 24/25 May.

Hill heads Rainford in BMW one-two

Laser Tools Racing with MB Motorsport’s Hill converted pole position into victory in the opening race at Brands Hatch.

Stablemate Rainford kept the reigning champion honest in his LKQ-backed BMW, but Hill held firm to win the 133rd BTCC race for WSR, making the squad the most successful team in BTCC history.

There was an early switch for third as Ingram blasted by his Team VERTU team-mate Adam Morgan to secure the final place on the podium.

NAPA Racing UK's Dan Cammish kept Motor Parts Direct with Power Maxed Racing’s Mikey Doble at bay for fifth, whilst DeLeon equalled his best ever BTCC result up to that point to claim seventh.

Sam Osborne continued his good form with eighth in his NAPA Racing UK Ford Focus, whilst Restart Racing's Daniel Lloyd and four-time champion Sutton rounded out the top ten.

DeLeon delight as BMW man delivers maiden victory

WSR's DeLeon scored his first ever BTCC win amid an action-packed second encounter around the 1.21-mile Brands Hatch Indy circuit.

Pole-sitter Hill fended off Rainford in the early running, but it was NAPA Racing UK's Cammish that was on the charge as he moved into second, while third placed Ingram began to drop down the order.

The Un-Limited Motorsport duo of Dexter Patterson and Max Hall then got into eachother at Paddock Hill Bend, which fired both Cupra Leons off and into the gravel. A minor altercation between the two ensued after they exited their cars while recovery teams moved to retrieve their stricken machines.

If that wasn't bizarre enough then the following incident left fans aghast as Cammish's Ford Focus ground to halt just as the cars were about to restart. Running in second, Cammish was arguably the favourite to win the race and perfectly poised to attack Hill's #1 BMW, but his car stopped in the middle of the track and was eventually collected by Aiden Moffat's LKQ Euro Car Parts Racing with WSR BMW.

DeLeon immediately nipped by Hill to take P1 at the restart, as the latter then held up the chasing pack just enough for his WSR team-mate to scamper away.

Team VERTU's Morgan eventually made it through to second but it was too late to challenge for victory, with the #33 having to settle for second ahead of the charging Sutton.

Rainford reigns supreme

LKQ Euro Car Parts Racing with WSR's Rainford joined the BTCC winners ranks to provide BMW with a cleansweep of victories at Brands Hatch.

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.

NAPA Racing UK's Dan Rowbottom initially held the Race Three lead while Rainford was busy disposing of fellow BMW runner Hill on the run through Surtees. The young rookie then wasted no time in turning second into first as he fired his BMW 330i M Sport down the inside of Rowbottom's #32 Ford Focus through Paddock Hill Bend on lap two.

Hill further 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.

ROKiT Racing with Un-Limited Motorsport’s Hall ran through the gravel on the approach to Clarke Curve at the rear of the field and 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 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.

Jake Hill, Laser Tools Racing with MB Motorsport, said: “What a weekend we’ve had. A win, a second, an eighth and a pole position on Saturday too. It’s been a mega, mega weekend. A huge thank you to everyone at WSR, Laser Tools and MB Motorsport; they’ve given me a Laser Beemer that was very, very fast. On to Snetterton…”

Daryl DeLeon, WSR, said: “I am a BTCC race winner and to do it on my 50^th start in Race Two as well was brilliant. I started seventh on the soft tyre and made it to the front. I’m happy with the progress we’ve made with the BMW so a huge thank you to the team for all their hard work. I’m over the moon with the weekend and I’m leading the Jack Sears Trophy heading into Snetterton, so it’s all been brilliant.”

Charles Rainford, LKQ Euro Car Parts Racing with WSR, said: “Sunday done. If I’d thought yesterday was good, we were only just getting started. To get my first podium in Race One, a ‘hard’ second race on the hard tyre and then my first win to end the day! I’m unbelievably happy. We’ve done it on pace today and I’m so grateful to the team, my sponsors and my family. Let’s go get another at Snetterton!”

2025 Kwik Fit British Touring Car Championship – Race 1 – Brands Hatch Indy

1. Jake Hill, Laser Tools Racing with MB Motorsport 24 Laps
2. Charles Rainford, LKQ Euro Car Parts Racing with WSR +0.662s
3. Tom Ingram, Team VERTU +2.514s
4. Adam Morgan, Team VERTU +2.943s
5. Dan Cammish, NAPA Racing UK +8.114s
6. Mikey Doble, Motor Parts Direct with Power Maxed Racing +9.387s 
7. Daryl DeLeon, West Surrey Racing +11.177s
8. Sam Osborne, NAPA Racing UK +12.582s
9. Daniel Lloyd, Restart Racing +15.534s
10. Ash Sutton, NAPA Racing UK +16.269s

2025 Kwik Fit British Touring Car Championship – Race 2 – Brands Hatch Indy

1. Daryl DeLeon, West Surrey Racing 27 Laps
2. Adam Morgan, Team VERTU +3.641s
3. Ash Sutton, NAPA Racing UK +5.466s
4. Chris Smiley, Restart Racing +5.910s
5. Aiden Moffat, LKQ Euro Car Parts Racing with WSR +6.798s
6. Josh Cook, One Motorsport +8.350s
7. Charles Rainford, LKQ Euro Car Parts Racing with WSR +9.501s
8. Jake Hill, Laser Tools Racing with MB Motorsport +10.590s
9. Daniel Rowbottom, NAPA Racing UK +10.829s
10. Ronan Pearson, TOYOTA GAZOO Racing UK with IAA +11.136s

2025 Kwik Fit British Touring Car Championship – Race 3 – Brands Hatch Indy

1. Charles Rainford, LKQ Euro Car Parts Racing with WSR 24 Laps
2. Jake Hill, Laser Tools Racing with MB Motorsport +1.983s
3. Tom Ingram, Team VERTU +2.374s
4. Ash Sutton, NAPA Racing UK +7.518s
5. Chris Smiley, Restart Racing +9.194s
6. Josh Cook, One Motorsport +9.793s
7. Tom Chilton, Team VERTU +9.978s
8. Aiden Moffat, LKQ Euro Car Parts Racing with WSR +10.360s
9. Dan Rowbottom, NAPA Racing UK +12.877s
10. Gordon Shedden, TOYOTA GAZOO Racing UK with IAA +13.556s

Penalties:

Race Two

Max Hall received an official reprimand, given a three-place grid penalty and two penalty points on his license in Round 5 of the championship, for causing a collision with Dexter Patterson. This penalty also counted as an official strike.

Aiden Moffat received a verbal warning for overtaking or not slowing down under light / flag signals in Round 5 of the championship.

Race Three

Charles Rainford received a formal reprimand in Round 6 of the championship, for obtaining an unfair advantage (whether inadvertently or not).

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

WSR's Daryl DeLeon scored his first ever Kwik Fit British Touring Car Championship win amid a frenetic second encounter around the 1.21-mile Brands Hatch Indy circuit.

The young BMW star made a stellar getaway – critically jumping fellow soft tyre runner Adam Morgan for fifth place in the early running – as the front three made a solid start on the harder Goodyear compound.

Pole-sitter Jake Hill (Laser Tools Racing with MB Motorsport) fended off BMW stablemate Charles Rainford (LKQ Euro Car Parts Racing with WSR) but it was NAPA Racing UK's Dan Cammish that was on the charge as he moved into second, while third placed Tom Ingram (Team VERTU) began to drop down the order.

The delta between those running the hard tyre versus those running the soft was there for all to see, but the race was thrown into a safety car stalemate after an incident involving two team-mates.

The Un-Limited Motorsport duo of Dexter Patterson and Max Hall got into eachother at Paddock Hill Bend, which fired both Cupra Leons off and into the gravel. A minor altercation between the two ensued after they exited their cars while recovery teams moved in to retrieve their stricken machines.

If that wasn't bizarre enough then the following incident left fans aghast as Cammish's NAPA Racing UK Ford Focus ground to halt just as the cars were about to restart. Running in second, Cammish was arguably the favourite to win the race and perfectly poised to attack Hill's #1 BMW, but something failed on his car and he came to a halt in the middle of the track, eventually being collected by Aiden Moffat's LKQ Euro Car Parts Racing with WSR BMW.

A disconsolate Cammish walked back to the pits as the action kicked off yet again in the background. DeLeon immediately nipped by Hill to take P1, as the latter then held up the chasing pack just enough for his WSR team-mate to scamper away.

Team VERTU's Morgan eventually made it through to second but it was too late to challenge for victory, with the #33 having to settle for second ahead of the charging Ash Sutton (NAPA Racing UK).

The four-time champion blitzed his way from tenth on the grid and was arguably the fastest car on the track as the chequered flag fell, taking his 100th BTCC podium on NAPA's 100th birthday weekend.

Chris Smiley (Restart Racing), Moffat and Josh Cook (One Motorsport) had further relegated Rainford and Hill by the finish, whilst Daniel Rowbottom (NAPA Racing UK) and Ronan Pearson (TOYOTA GAZOO Racing UK with IAA) rounded out the top ten.

It was all eyes, however, on the BTCC's third youngest race winner of all-time – DeLeon – as BMW made it two out of two at Brands Hatch.

The finale will take place at 17:10 and is being screened LIVE on ITV4.

Daryl DeLeon, WSR, said:

Adam Morgan, Team VERTU, said:

Ashley Sutton, NAPA Racing UK, said:

2025 Kwik Fit British Touring Car Championship – Brands Hatch Indy – Race 2 – Final Classification:

P/	No/	Name/	Entry/	Laps/	Time/	Gap/	Best/	On/
1	2	Daryl DELEON	WSR	27	26:43.327		47.594	26
2	33	Adam MORGAN	Team VERTU	27	26:46.968	3.641	47.543	26
3	100	Ashley SUTTON	NAPA Racing UK	27	26:48.793	5.466	47.659	27
4	22	Chris SMILEY	Restart Racing	27	26:49.237	5.910	47.647	27
5	16	Aiden MOFFAT	LKQ Euro Car Parts Racing with WSR	27	26:50.125	6.798	47.802	26
6	66	Josh COOK	One Motorsport	27	26:51.677	8.350	47.806	27
7	99	Charles RAINFORD	LKQ Euro Car Parts Racing with WSR	27	26:52.828	9.501	47.908	22
8	1	Jake HILL	Laser Tools Racing with MB Motorsport	27	26:53.917	10.590	47.940	4
9	32	Daniel ROWBOTTOM	NAPA Racing UK	27	26:54.156	10.829	48.189	23
10	14	Ronan PEARSON	TOYOTA GAZOO Racing UK with IAA	27	26:54.463	11.136	48.095	24
11	80	Tom INGRAM	Team VERTU	27	26:54.754	11.427	48.278	24
12	3	Tom CHILTON	Team VERTU	27	26:55.087	11.760	47.749	5
13	12	Stephen JELLEY	One Motorsport	27	26:55.712	12.385	48.304	5
14	777	Michael CREES	Team VERTU	27	26:55.953	12.626	48.018	25
15	40	Árón TAYLOR-SMITH	TOYOTA GAZOO Racing UK with IAA	27	26:56.300	12.973	48.040	26
16	52	Gordon SHEDDEN	TOYOTA GAZOO Racing UK with IAA	27	26:56.565	13.238	47.691	5
17	77	Sam OSBORNE	NAPA Racing UK	27	26:59.486	16.159	48.337	5
18	132	James DORLIN	TOYOTA GAZOO Racing UK with IAA	27	27:00.438	17.111	48.554	4
19	28	Nicolas HAMILTON	Powder Monkey Brewing Co with Esidock	27	27:00.658	17.331	48.574	6
20	50	Nick HALSTEAD	Motor Parts Direct with Power Maxed Racing	27	27:02.423	19.096	49.038	25
21	123	Daniel LLOYD	Restart Racing	26	26:57.287	1 Lap	47.613	25
22	88	Mikey DOBLE	Motor Parts Direct with Power Maxed Racing	25	27:03.255	2 Laps	47.897	24
DNF	27	Dan CAMMISH	NAPA Racing UK	12	12:02.759	15 Laps	47.760	3
DNF	93	Max HALL	ROKiT Racing with Un-Limited Motorsport	6	5:06.143	21 Laps	48.203	6
DNF	17	Dexter PATTERSON	ROKiT Racing with Un-Limited Motorsport	6	5:06.336	21 Laps	48.149	6

Laser Tools Racing with MB Motorsport’s Jake Hill converted pole position into victory in the opening Kwik Fit British Touring Car Championship race at Brands Hatch.

Stablemate Charles Rainford kept the reigning champion honest in his LKQ-backed BMW, but Hill held firm to win the 133^rd BTCC race for West Surrey Racing, making the squad the most successful team in BTCC history.

Rookie Rainford’s impressive performance was further rewarded with a new lap record around the Brands Hatch 1.21-mile Indy circuit, but he is learning from the best as local hero Hill failed to put a wheel wrong in the 24-lap contest.

There was an early switch for third as Tom Ingram blasted by his Team Vertu team-mate Adam Morgan to secure the final place on the podium. Ingram now leads the overall Drivers' standings by two points from Ash Sutton.

NAPA Racing UK's Dan Cammish kept Mikey Doble at bay in his #88 Vauxhall Astra, as the Motor Parts Direct with Power Maxed Racing squad continued its eye-catching start to the season.

WSR's Daryl DeLeon equalled his best ever BTCC result to claim seventh, whilst NAPA Racing UK's Sam Osborne continued his good form with eighth.

Restart Racing's Daniel Lloyd was ninth as he ended the race with four-time champion Sutton immediately behind him. The #116 battled his way from 13th to grab a top ten finish, as NAPA Racing UK man Sutton looks to make progress throughout the day.

Race 2 takes place at 14:05 with the finale commencing at 17:10 and all the action is currently LIVE on ITV4.

Jake Hill, Laser Tools Racing with MB Motorsport, said:

Charles Rainford, LKQ Euro Car Parts Racing with WSR, said:

Tom Ingram, Team Vertu, said:

2025 Kwik Fit British Touring Car Championship – Brands Hatch Indy – Race 1 – Final Classification:

P/	No/	Name/	Entry/	Laps/	Time/	Gap/	Best/	On/
1	1	Jake HILL	Laser Tools Racing with MB Motorsport	24	19:18.842		47.64	4
2	99	Charles RAINFORD	LKQ Euro Car Parts Racing with WSR	24	19:19.504	0.662	47.604	10
3	80	Tom INGRAM	Team Vertu	24	19:21.356	2.514	47.792	5
4	33	Adam MORGAN	Team Vertu	24	19:21.785	2.943	47.714	13
5	27	Dan CAMMISH	NAPA Racing UK	24	19:26.956	8.114	47.924	4
6	88	Mikey DOBLE	Motor Parts Direct with Power Maxed Racing	24	19:28.229	9.387	47.815	7
7	2	Daryl DELEON	WSR	24	19:30.019	11.177	47.827	8
8	77	Sam OSBORNE	NAPA Racing UK	24	19:31.424	12.582	47.792	5
9	123	Daniel LLOYD	Restart Racing	24	19:34.376	15.534	47.956	8
10	100	Ashley SUTTON	NAPA Racing UK	24	19:35.111	16.269	48.319	8
11	14	Ronan PEARSON	TOYOTA GAZOO Racing UK with IAA	24	19:37.379	18.537	48.224	15
12	22	Chris SMILEY	Restart Racing	24	19:39.088	20.246	48.270	12
13	777	Michael CREES	Team Vertu	24	19:39.718	20.876	47.882	6
14	12	Stephen JELLEY	One Motorsport	24	19:40.276	21.434	48.208	7
15	66	Josh COOK	One Motorsport	24	19:40.376	21.534	48.307	6
16	40	Árón TAYLOR-SMITH	TOYOTA GAZOO Racing UK with IAA	24	19:41.869	23.027	48.089	6
17	132	James DORLIN	TOYOTA GAZOO Racing UK with IAA	24	19:42.296	23.454	48.375	8
18	32	Daniel ROWBOTTOM	NAPA Racing UK	24	19:49.011	30.169	48.464	6
19	17	Dexter PATTERSON	ROKiT Racing with Un-Limited Motorsport	24	19:51.873	33.031	48.733	10
20	16	Aiden MOFFAT	LKQ Euro Car Parts Racing with WSR	24	19:52.359	33.517	48.360	7
21	52	Gordon SHEDDEN	TOYOTA GAZOO Racing UK with IAA	24	19:52.779	33.937	48.750	7
22	3	Tom CHILTON	Team Vertu	24	19:53.098	34.256	48.716	6
23	93	Max HALL	ROKiT Racing with Un-Limited Motorsport	24	19:57.716	38.874	48.780	7
24	50	Nick HALSTEAD	Motor Parts Direct with Power Maxed Racing	24	20:04.088	45.246	49.250	6
DNF	28	Nicolas HAMILTON	Powder Monkey Brewing Co with Esidock	15	12:36.420	9 Laps	49.019	6

The second event of the BTCC season got underway at Brands Hatch Indy yesterday with a record breaking qualifying session headlining proceedings.

Jake Hill claimed pole position ahead of Charles Rainford and Adam Morgan... we caught up with the top three drivers to get their thoughts:

Jake Hill said:

Charles Rainford said:

Adam Morgan said:

Champion tops BMW one-two in record breaking qualifying at Brands Hatch

Reigning Kwik Fit British Touring Car Champion Jake Hill wowed his home crowd at Brands Hatch earlier today (10 May) by setting a new qualifying lap record around the 1.21-mile Indy circuit.

In fact, the final 'Quick Six' contenders all set a lap time well under the existing qualifying lap record as Hill's (Laser Tools Racing with MB Motorsport) 46.493s effort topped the times, with stablemate Charles Rainford (LKQ Euro Car Parts with WSR) and Adam Morgan (Team Vertu) just 0.021s and 0.026s behind respectively.

The action kicked off almost immediately with a red flag, infringements and surprising exits in the opening part of qualifying.

LKQ Euro Car Parts with WSR's Aiden Moffat was initially on the pace in the first group until the BMW endured a semi-spin into the gravel at the bottom of Paddock Hill, bringing out the red flags and thus losing his fastest lap time in the process.

Team Vertu's Tom Ingram looked to be cruising through until he received a penalty for failing to stop at the weighbridge. The 2022 champion lost all of his lap times up to that point in the session, but he responded brilliantly to hit the top of the times shortly after the restart.

The main loser from the first group was NAPA Racing UK’s Ash Sutton as he failed to make it through, whilst there was a further surprise in the next group as TOYOTA GAZOO Racing UK with IAA's Gordon Shedden propped up the times and will start tomorrow’s opener from 24^th on the grid.

The final 12 competitors – vying to reach the ‘Quick Six’ finale – produced an enthralling ten-minute session as those that made it through were separated by an unbelievable 0.136s, whilst NAPA Racing UK's Sam Osborne failed to progress by an agonising 0.086s.

BMW stablemates Hill and Rainford looked to be duelling it out for pole and so it proved as the master marginally beat the apprentice in a frenetic finale, as Team Vertu's Morgan also impressed to claim third.

Ingram will line-up fourth for tomorrow's opener, ahead of NAPA Racing UK's Dan Cammish and Motor Parts Direct with Power Maxed Racing's Mikey Doble.

Rounds 4, 5 and 6 of the 2025 Kwik Fit British Touring Car Championship will take place at Brands Hatch tomorrow, with a great crowd and beautiful weather expected to descend on the famous Kent venue. Those in the UK unable to attend can watch all the action LIVE on ITV4 from 1040, whilst the action will also be streamed across the globe – see the BTCC's TV page for further details.

Jake Hill, Laser Tools Racing with MB Motorsport, said: “I just threw the world at it. I thought it might be on the cards in Q1 when we topped our group, and I thought ‘let’s have a go!’ so I’m thrilled. The Laser Tools Racing with MB Motorsport team have absolutely pulled it together and given me a car capable of being at the front. It’s my first pole at Brands too, back at home, so I’m leaving here a very happy man. As lovely as this new Goodyear Wingfoot Award is for taking pole, I am hopeful for a win tomorrow or at least a couple of podiums.”

2025 Kwik Fit British Touring Car Championship – Brands Hatch Indy – Qualifying – Final Classification:

P/	No/	Name/	Entry/	Q1/	Q2/	Q3/
1	1	Jake HILL	Laser Tools Racing with MB Motorsport	46.746	46.636	46.493
2	99	Charles RAINFORD	LKQ Euro Car Parts Racing with WSR	46.818	46.568	46.514
3	33	Adam MORGAN	Team Vertu	46.929	46.684	46.519
4	80	Tom INGRAM	Team Vertu	46.961	46.599	46.694
5	27	Dan CAMMISH	NAPA Racing UK	47.043	46.704	46.706
6	88	Mikey DOBLE	Motor Parts Direct with Power Maxed Racing	46.908	46.639	46.755
7	77	Sam OSBORNE	NAPA Racing UK	47.122	46.79
8	123	Daniel LLOYD	Restart Racing	47.085	46.839
9	2	Daryl DELEON	WSR	46.991	46.843
10	14	Ronan PEARSON	TOYOTA GAZOO Racing UK with IAA	47.187	46.852
11	22	Chris SMILEY	Restart Racing	47.152	46.945
12	12	Stephen JELLEY	One Motorsport	47.181	46.961
13	100	Ashley SUTTON	NAPA Racing UK	47.206
14	32	Daniel ROWBOTTOM	NAPA Racing UK	47.199
15	3	Tom CHILTON	Team Vertu	47.309
16	777	Michael CREES	Team Vertu	47.216
17	66	Josh COOK	One Motorsport	47.314
18	40	Árón TAYLOR-SMITH	TOYOTA GAZOO Racing UK with IAA	47.252
19	93	Max HALL	ROKiT Racing with Un-Limited Motorsport	47.616
20	132	James DORLIN	TOYOTA GAZOO Racing UK with IAA	47.272
21	28	Nicolas HAMILTON	Powder Monkey Brewing Co with Esidock	48.342
22	17	Dexter PATTERSON	ROKiT Racing with Un-Limited Motorsport	47.369
23	50	Nick HALSTEAD	Motor Parts Direct with Power Maxed Racing	48.682
24	52	Gordon SHEDDEN	TOYOTA GAZOO Racing UK with IAA	47.598
25	16	Aiden MOFFAT	LKQ Euro Car Parts Racing with WSR	49.533

Northern Irishman Chris Smiley hit the top of the timesheets in the final Kwik Fit British Touring Car Championship free practice session around the Brands Hatch Indy circuit.

The Restart Racing driver leads the Independent Drivers' standings after a decent trio of top ten finishes at Donington Park last month, but the Hyundai squad is chasing overall honours here in Kent.

Smiley's 46.725s lap time is the fastest of the day so far, in fact the fastest ever lap around the famous 1.21-miles of Tarmac, as he pipped Team Vertu's Adam Morgan by 0.091s.

"The track has been resurfaced and the conditions are perfect, it's a real pleasure to drive" said Smiley. "It's great to end up in P1 but you have to always take these things with a pinch of salt, but to end up quickest puts us in a confident mood ahead of qualifying."

If you thought the battle for P1 was close then the scrap for second was even tighter as an incredible 0.003s covered Morgan and LKQ Euro Car Parts with WSR's Aiden Moffat.

It was an encouraging performance for Moffat after a topsy-turvy debut weekend in BMW machinery at Donington. Whilst the Scotsman's race pace was impressive – as he surged into the top ten in each contest having qualified down in 20th – he will be hoping to get things right in the all-important qualifying session later today.

Mikey Doble (Motor Parts Direct with Power Maxed Racing), Tom Ingram (Team Vertu) and Charles Rainford (LKQ Euro Car Parts with WSR) continued their form from FP1 with a top six result in the final practice session, whilst the double celebrations continued at Restart Racing with Daniel Lloyd in seventh.

Local favourite Michael Crees (Team Vertu) was eighth – his best showing since his BTCC return – whilst Tom Chilton (Team Vertu) and rookie James Dorlin (TOYOTA GAZOO Racing UK with IAA) completed the top ten.

Qualifying for Round 4 of the 2025 Kwik Fit British Touring Car Championship from Brands Hatch takes place at 15:10 later today and will be streamed LIVE via the ITV Sport YouTube channel.

2025 Kwik Fit British Touring Car Championship – Brands Hatch Indy – Free Practice 2 – Final Classification:

P/	No/	Name/	Entry/	Laps/	Time/	Gap/	On/
1	22	Chris SMILEY	Restart Racing	28	46.725		18
2	33	Adam MORGAN	Team Vertu	20	46.816	0.091	19
3	16	Aiden MOFFAT	LKQ Euro Car Parts Racing with WSR	26	46.819	0.094	25
4	88	Mikey DOBLE	Motor Parts Direct with Power Maxed Racing	27	46.88	0.155	24
5	80	Tom INGRAM	Team Vertu	24	46.888	0.163	23
6	99	Charles RAINFORD	LKQ Euro Car Parts Racing with WSR	27	46.958	0.233	11
7	123	Daniel LLOYD	Restart Racing	31	46.997	0.272	25
8	777	Michael CREES	Team Vertu	31	47.009	0.284	30
9	3	Tom CHILTON	Team Vertu	27	47.03	0.305	23
10	132	James DORLIN	TOYOTA GAZOO Racing UK with IAA	24	47.237	0.512	22
11	100	Ashley SUTTON	NAPA Racing UK	25	47.248	0.523	19
12	14	Ronan PEARSON	TOYOTA GAZOO Racing UK with IAA	24	47.280	0.555	22
13	2	Daryl DELEON	WSR	31	47.317	0.592	26
14	32	Daniel ROWBOTTOM	NAPA Racing UK	33	47.365	0.640	9
15	27	Dan CAMMISH	NAPA Racing UK	30	47.448	0.723	9
16	17	Dexter PATTERSON	ROKiT Racing with Un-Limited Motorsport	25	47.455	0.730	15
17	93	Max HALL	ROKiT Racing with Un-Limited Motorsport	26	47.483	0.758	17
18	1	Jake HILL	Laser Tools Racing with MB Motorsport	16	47.487	0.762	8
19	77	Sam OSBORNE	NAPA Racing UK	24	47.538	0.813	6
20	52	Gordon SHEDDEN	TOYOTA GAZOO Racing UK with IAA	24	47.596	0.871	23
21	66	Josh COOK	One Motorsport	21	47.647	0.922	15
22	12	Stephen JELLEY	One Motorsport	30	47.762	1.037	10
23	28	Nicolas HAMILTON	Powder Monkey Brewing Co with Esidock	18	48.312	1.587	8
24	40	Árón TAYLOR-SMITH	TOYOTA GAZOO Racing UK with IAA	4	48.364	1.639	4
25	50	Nick HALSTEAD	Motor Parts Direct with Power Maxed Racing	22	49.610	2.885	17

BTCC rookie Charles Rainford brought the BMW WSR stable to the top of the timesheets in the opening free practice session at Brands Hatch this morning (10 May).

The Surrey-based squad endured a challenging outing last time out at Donington Park, failing to reach the rostrum in any of the three races, but the prowess of the 3 Series M Sports looks to be back at the team's home circuit.

LKQ Euro Car Parts with WSR's Rainford set an impressive lap well under the existing qualifying lap record around the 1.21-mile Indy circuit, as did Laser Tools Racing with MB Motorsport stablemate Jake Hill in second.

"It's surreal really, if we can keep the rest of the day going like that I'll be a happy boy," confirmed Rainford. "This circuit was always going to suit us a bit better than at Donington Park, obviously this is only practice and we don't know what everyone else is doing, but the car is definitely feeling better for me and I'm excited for the weekend.

"We'll see how FP2 goes as its likely to feel more representative as to where everyone else is at, but this is my first time at the top of times in the BTCC so I'm really happy."

NAPA Racing UK and Team Vertu locked out the podium positions at the Donington Park curtain raiser and they'll undoubtedly feature here again this weekend as the Ford of Dan Cammish slotted into third, ahead of the Hyundai duo of Adam Morgan and Tom Ingram.

Chris Smiley (Restart Racing) and Mikey Doble (Motor Parts Direct with Power Maxed Racing) continue their solid starts to the 2025 campaign with sixth and seventh in FP1, whilst Dan Rowbottom (NAPA Racing UK), Josh Cook (One Motorsport) and Ash Sutton (NAPA Racing UK) rounded out the top ten.

The only real incident of note involved three-time champion Gordon Shedden, who went off at Druids in his TOYOTA GAZOO Racing UK with IAA Corolla, bringing about a stoppage to the session.

Apart from the returning Nick Halstead in the PMR-Vauxhall Astra, who was effectively completing a shakedown during the session, the remaining 24 cars were incredibly separated by just 0.834s.

Free Practice 2 commences at 12:15 before Qualifying kicks off at 15:10, with the latter being streamed LIVE via the ITV Sport YouTube channel.

2025 Kwik Fit British Touring Car Championship – Brands Hatch Indy – Free Practice 1 – Final Classification:

P/	No/	Name/	Entry/	Laps/	Time/	Gap/	On/
1	99	Charles RAINFORD	LKQ Euro Car Parts Racing with WSR	26	47.335		23
2	1	Jake HILL	Laser Tools Racing with MB Motorsport	23	47.472	0.137	15
3	27	Dan CAMMISH	NAPA Racing UK	22	47.531	0.196	18
4	33	Adam MORGAN	Team Vertu	27	47.533	0.198	16
5	80	Tom INGRAM	Team Vertu	20	47.562	0.227	14
6	22	Chris SMILEY	Restart Racing	25	47.590	0.255	13
7	88	Mikey DOBLE	Motor Parts Direct with Power Maxed Racing	26	47.618	0.283	13
8	32	Daniel ROWBOTTOM	NAPA Racing UK	25	47.627	0.292	15
9	66	Josh COOK	One Motorsport	21	47.629	0.294	21
10	100	Ashley SUTTON	NAPA Racing UK	31	47.640	0.305	26
11	40	Árón TAYLOR-SMITH	TOYOTA GAZOO Racing UK with IAA	28	47.686	0.351	28
12	77	Sam OSBORNE	NAPA Racing UK	27	47.731	0.396	26
13	16	Aiden MOFFAT	LKQ Euro Car Parts Racing with WSR	27	47.751	0.416	21
14	123	Daniel LLOYD	Restart Racing	26	47.806	0.471	25
15	3	Tom CHILTON	Team Vertu	21	47.839	0.504	21
16	132	James DORLIN	TOYOTA GAZOO Racing UK with IAA	26	47.851	0.516	20
17	777	Michael CREES	Team Vertu	27	47.888	0.553	27
18	28	Nicolas HAMILTON	Powder Monkey Brewing Co with Esidock	25	47.897	0.562	23
19	12	Stephen JELLEY	One Motorsport	29	47.900	0.565	26
20	2	Daryl DELEON	WSR	29	47.939	0.604	23
21	14	Ronan PEARSON	TOYOTA GAZOO Racing UK with IAA	29	48.077	0.742	29
22	93	Max HALL	ROKiT Racing with Un-Limited Motorsport	27	48.087	0.752	15
23	17	Dexter PATTERSON	ROKiT Racing with Un-Limited Motorsport	27	48.132	0.797	16
24	52	Gordon SHEDDEN	TOYOTA GAZOO Racing UK with IAA	17	48.169	0.834	16
25	50	Nick HALSTEAD	Motor Parts Direct with Power Maxed Racing	23	51.526	4.191	19

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