Restart Racing came away from Donington Park GP (30/31 August) with a trio of Independents’ victories, as Chris Smiley and Dan Lloyd battled through a weekend of highs, lows, and suddenly changing weather conditions.

Smiley thrived in the wet Quick Six shootout, guiding his Hyundai i30N to fourth on the grid – his second-best qualifying result of the season – while Lloyd ended up tenth after a wrong call on tyre strategy in Part 2 of qualifying. Both drivers were then promoted one place following Mikey Doble’s exclusion, giving Smiley third and Lloyd ninth for the opening race.

Race one began strongly for Smiley, the Carrickfergus-native made a fast start from the second row, briefly in the fight for the lead before slotting into third. After laps of door-to-door action with the NAPA Racing UK Fords, the #22 slipped to ninth, still securing the Independents’ victory to bolster his title challenge. Lloyd, running the hard tyre as mandated for one of the three bouts, finished 14th after battling in the midfield throughout.

The second race of the day proved to have one of the most unexpected laps seen anywhere this season. Smiley initially made a superb start to climb into the top five, while Lloyd rose to sixth before the sudden rain struck. Heavy rain at McLeans, with no prior warning, sent a large portion of the field off the road, which would cause a safety car period that would run until the chequered flag. 

Smiley crossed the line fourth overall and appeared to have another Independents’ success, only for a post-race exclusion for a ride height infringement to hand the win to Lloyd – his first of the season.

The partially-reversed-grid race, the final of the weekend, saw Lloyd line up tenth and Smiley starting from the rear of the grid, in 22nd, after his exclusion from the previous bout. Lloyd battled hard to finish eighth overall and secure back-to-back Independents’ wins, moving forward in all three races throughout the day, while Smiley succumbed to an unfortunate puncture that dropped him to 21st at the flag.

The team left Donington with a clean sweep of Independents’ honours, vital championship points and both drivers in contention heading into the final two rounds of the season, fighting for honours.

Chris Smiley said: “That’s Donington Park GP done and dusted. Qualifying was really strong, starting race one from P3. Unfortunately, we just didn’t have the pace in that first race to move forward, but we still came away with the Independent win.

“Race two started well, I kept my nose clean while the chaos unfolded and crossed the line fourth overall with another Independent win. Sadly, the car was just under the ride height limit, so we were excluded, which put us to the back for race three.

“With the boost of fourth place and starting on the hard tyre, I was fighting through and up to about 15th with a few laps to go, but then picked up a puncture. We got it changed and still managed to classify to grab some points for the Independents, but it wasn’t the day we were hoping for. Still, we’ll regroup and I’m looking forward to Silverstone.”

Dan Lloyd said: “So that’s Donington Park done, what a mental day, a really tough weekend. We came away with two Independent wins, one of them not the way I’d want to take it with my teammate getting excluded, but we’ll take the points. 

“The last race was a proper battle, got knocked about a couple of times, but managed to bring it home in P8 with another Independent win, which is mega for the championship. 

“Honestly, just happy to be in one piece after the chaos in the wet second race. Two rounds left now and it’s all to play for. Big thanks to the team for all their hard work.”

Restart Racing and their rivals in the 2025 Kwik Fit British Touring Car Championship return to action at Silverstone (20/21 September) for the penultimate event of the campaign.

Tom Ingram produced one of his finest Kwik Fit British Touring Car Championship performances to date at Donington Park last weekend (30/31 August), as a 38^th triumph of his career in the UK’s premier motorsport series pushed him further ahead of his rivals at the summit of the standings.

The Team VERTU star worked together with stablemate Tom Chilton to speed comfortably clear of the pursuing pack in the opening bout after the duo locked out the front row in qualifying. The #80 briefly assumed the lead to snare an extra championship point before settling back into second place, which is where he would finish.

That obliged Ingram to run the hard-compound tyres in race two, as per the regulations. He worked hard to fend off Ash Sutton early on, before drama further back brought out the safety car.

When the action resumed, the Bucks-born ace immediately relieved Chilton of first place – narrowly avoiding being collected by a sideways Sutton, who himself had been tagged at the rear.

Although he had to cede to Dan Cammish and Adam Morgan on the medium rubber, he remained firmly in contention in third and looked to be heading for a second consecutive trip to the rostrum as the heavens then opened.

The flash downpour sent many of the front-runners skating off at McLeans, and by the time Ingram rejoined the circuit, he was down in fifth. With the intervention of the safety car neutralising the order, that was where he stayed until a post-race disqualification for Chris Smiley elevated him to fourth.

The result earned the 32-year-old fifth on the partially-reversed grid for the day’s finale, and in front of the live ITV4 television cameras and capacity trackside crowd, he executed an assertive opening tour to climb to third, before punishing a lock-up by Josh Cook going into Redgate Corner next time around to slice down the inside into second.

He then swiftly set his sights on arch-rival Sutton who was on the harder rubber. After finding his initial attempts to get past repeatedly rebuffed, Ingram exploited a strong run out of the Esses Chicane on lap four to draw alongside.

In an intense duel between the two title protagonists, Sutton fought back, and the pair ran wheel-to-wheel until the Team VERTU driver made the move stick through Hollywood.

A victory that meant the Coventry-based racer’s 16^th podium finish of the campaign exceeded his 2024 tally with six races still to run. Leaving the #80 as the weekend’s highest scorer, he will travel to Silverstone for the penultimate event of the season holding a 32-point advantage at the top of the title table.

Tom Ingram, Driver, Team VERTU, said: “What an absolutely cracking weekend! We were confident going to Donington that we had a good car there – we were quick around the ‘National’ layout earlier in the year – and it was nice to see that translate to the ‘GP’ loop as well.

“I think we played a blinder in qualifying. The weather never really decided what it wanted to do, which made things quite stressful, and we had to take a minimal risk approach with regards to tyre choice, because as much as it could have gone right, it could also have gone very wrong.

“We knew the start of race one would be important, as the plan was to try to establish a gap over the rest of the field early on. That worked perfectly – we did what we could to score as many points as possible without Tom [Chilton] giving up a win. A one-two finish was a very good start to the day.

“It was obvious that there was a threat of rain in race two, but the abruptness with which it came down was crazy – I’ve honestly never seen anything like that before! There was no time to react, and I just had to do my best to try to gather it all up again.

“It was a shame not to finish third, because on the hard tyre, that would have been an amazing result, but considering how it could have played out, we still scored some very solid points.

“I knew I had slightly more tyre performance than Ash [Sutton] in the finale, but he never makes anybody’s life easy. We always race hard, lean on each other and indulge in a little bit of paint-swapping, but we also have a lot of mutual respect and both know how far we can push it.

“To win that one after such a mega battle was a great way to end the weekend. It’s a heck of a car we’ve got here – at every circuit we turn up to, in every type of weather and no matter what gets thrown at it, it’s simply fantastic – and going next to Silverstone, which is somewhere we have done well in the past, I think we’re in a really strong place...”

NAPA Racing UK made it ten wins to date in the 2025 Kwik Fit British Touring Car Championship after battling a performance on track at Donington Park.

The Alliance Racing-run squad headed into the eighth event of the season holding a slender lead in both the Manufacturers’ and Teams’ Championships. Not only holding good ground from a team perspective, but also from the drivers’ perspective, with Ash Sutton, Dan Cammish and Dan Rowbottom all inside the top four in the standings.

Qualifying would result in disappointment for the three previously mentioned drivers as they would fail to make it through to the Quick Six, with Cammish and Rowbottom in seventh and eighth place, and Sutton in 11th, along with Sam Osborne settling for 17th on the grid.

Although Osborne bolted on the hard tyre for race one, the remaining three drivers went with the medium compound and made the most of the pace in the Ford Focus ST to storm through the pack.

Rowbottom led the challenge as he raced his way to third spot for a seventh podium of the year, with Sutton and Cammish close behind in fourth and fifth. Osborne, meanwhile, finished just outside of the points in 16th, having used his only set of hard tyres for race day.

Race one podium-finisher Rowbottom was obliged to run the hard tyre for race two and slipped behind Sutton early in the bout, with Cammish holding onto fifth when the safety car was called after an incident at McLeans.

The restart saw both Sutton and Rowbottom lose ground after the former was hit from behind by the latter at Redgate, with Cammish taking advantage to nip through into second spot. From there, he wasted little time in overhauling leader Tom Ingram.

Then, with three laps to go, a sudden downpour hit the circuit at McLeans and saw Cammish – and much of the field behind – go off track, but having managed to retain the lead, the #27 wrapped up his 15th career BTCC victory in his 200th BTCC race start as the race ended behind the safety car.

Despite initially dropping down to 13th, four-time champion Sutton fought his way back through the field to end up in eighth with Rowbottom in 12th. Whilst after being caught up in a lap one incident, Osborne fought his way back into the points to finish 13th.

The reverse grid draw put Sutton on pole for race three, surrounded by people on the medium tyre, whilst having to use his regulatory-mandated one set of hard Goodyear tyres.

Despite that, he produced a battling drive to go wheel-to-wheel with title rival Ingram, before finishing in second, with Rowbottom battling his way through to third place and a second podium finish of the weekend.

Cammish would end his weekend in 12th, with Osborne two spots back to bag more championship points of his own.

Sutton, Cammish and Rowbottom end the weekend still holding second, third and fourth in the Drivers’ Standings, with Alliance Racing a point clear in the Manufacturers’ title race.

All four NAPA Racing UK drivers and their Ford Focus STs return to action at Silverstone (20/21) September for the penultimate event of the 2025 season.

Mikey Doble returned to the top of the Independent Drivers’ Championship this past weekend (30/31 August) after producing a gritty performance in the Kwik Fit British Touring Car Championship at Donington Park.

The Motor Parts Direct with Power Maxed Racing driver found himself in the thick of the action and showed his fighting spirit once again to bank valuable points.

Sadly, the elation of clinching the best-ever qualifying result for the Cupra by delivering a superb lap to secure third on the grid soon turned to heartbreak. The Surrey racer was disqualified after his front-wheel-drive machine failed post-session checks, which in turn relegated him to the back of the grid.

Not to be deterred, Doble vowed to bounce back on race day, and he started with an elbows-out performance that took him to within the fringes of the points-paying positions in the opening contest.

Making several changes to his car for race two. Doble continued his march forward in a frenetic second contest that was impacted by a heavy rain shower late on. Managing to stay out of trouble, his reward would be a handful of points and Independent runners-up laurels.

The Jack Sears Trophy holder ended his weekend at Donington Park with another punchy drive as he went wheel-to-wheel with one of his chief rivals for the coveted Independent crown, Chris Smiley.

Enjoying a competitive door-to-door battle with the Restart Racing driver, Doble ultimately came out on top come the chequered flag, which crucially ensured that the pendulum swung back his way in the title fight.

With just two events and six races now remaining, Doble holds a slender two-point lead at the top of the Independent Drivers’ Championship.

Mikey Doble: “It’s been a tough weekend so I’m glad to be leaving with the Independents lead. We struggled for pace on race day so to overturn the deficit we had to make up is a great reward for the entire team.

“Qualifying on Saturday will go down as one of the highlights of my season because we had serious pace in those mixed conditions. Sadly a marginal ride height failure cost us in the end but we proved that we’ve really moved the car forward since Knockhill.

“It’s fair to say that we didn’t have the outright pace across Sunday’s three races but I think we optimised what we had, played the game and came away with some good results. Crucially we finished every race and at this stage in the season that’s massively important.

“Just three points now cover myself, Chris [Smiley] and Dan [Lloyd] so we’re in for quite a showdown. Silverstone is a track I’ve always loved and I know I can make the difference there so I’m looking forward to seeing what we can achieve in a few weeks’ time.”

The Kwik Fit British Touring Car Championship next heads to Silverstone for the penultimate event of the 2025 season on the weekend of 20/21 September.

Max Buxton concluded a busy debut month in the Kwik Fit British Touring Car Championship this past weekend (30-31 August) by tallying a trio of finishes around the Donington Park Grand Prix circuit.

Carrying the momentum from action-packed events at Croft and Knockhill, the TOYOTA GAZOO Racing UK with IAA driver continued his touring car education by delivering yet another positive performance in his Toyota Corolla GR Sport.

The 20-year-old arrived at the East Midlands circuit having never previously competed at the venue; however, it wasn’t long before he was up to speed, ultimately punching in a competitive lap time during qualifying on Saturday afternoon.

Opting to run the hard compound tyre in race one, Buxton was able to enjoy several wheel-to-wheel battles on his way to the chequered flag. Bolting on the medium tyre for race two, the Lancashire-based racer had hoped to move forward, but his aspirations were dealt an early blow.

The 19–year–old was the victim of a contact that pushed the front-wheel-drive ace off the circuit, subsequently filling his radiator with grass and forcing him into the pit lane.

With the errand turf removed, Buxton then rejoined the contest amongst the race leaders a lap down and learnt plenty as he followed in their wheel tracks.

The second-generation driver showed immense maturity in the closing stages as he was one of the very few drivers who managed to keep their slick-shod car on the circuit when a flash downpour hit the circuit.

Following that drama, Buxton closed out his third race day of the campaign with another measured performance as he fought his way forward to finish on the fringes of the points-paying positions.

Max Buxton: “It’s been an intense month with three race meetings in five weeks but it’s fair to say that I’ve learnt a huge amount and I’m continuing to gain confidence and speed every time I’m out in the car.

“This past weekend was intense. We decided to run the hard tyre early with the hope that that would set us up for a strong race two and three; sadly the hit we took in race two scuppered those plans slightly.

“Being out on circuit when that downpour hit was like nothing I’ve experienced before - it was like someone had flicked a switch. That was the first time I’d driven the car in the wet and I didn’t imagine it being on slick tyres.

“However, the pace in comparison to my team-mates during race one and two was a huge step forward and I’m delighted with that improvement, it shows we’re going in the right direction. To be only a few tenths off these super-experienced drivers, is a real positive – we just need to start the weekend at that pace next time!

“To finish just outside the points was a solid end to an action-packed day and now we can go away as a team, take stock of what we’ve learnt over these past three events and then set about coming back strong for the final two rounds at Silverstone and Brands Hatch in a few weeks’ time.”

Next up for Buxton in the Kwik Fit British Touring Car Championship is a trip to Silverstone on the 20-21 September.

Team VERTU bagged a sixth and seventh win of the Kwik Fit British Touring Car Championship season at Donington Park to strengthen its bid for the 2025 title.

The EXCELR8-run team led the Drivers’ Championship going into the weekend, thanks to Tom Ingram, and was looking to close in on NAPA Racing UK in both the Manufacturers’ and Teams’ standings.

Enjoying arguably its strongest season in Britain’s premier racing series to date, Tom Chilton and Tom Ingram produced a masterclass from the very start. After locking out the front row, Chilton held the lead at the start, and although he briefly allowed Ingram through to grab a bonus point for leading a lap, the BTCC’s most experienced driver soon reclaimed his spot at the front to pick up the win.

The championship leader followed home in second to extend his margin at the top of the Drivers' Standings, with Adam Morgan beating Senna Proctor to seventh after the latter picked up early damage to his car that hampered his chances.

Proctor would unfortunately retire on lap one of the second race following a spin off into the gravel at McLeans, with Chilton also in the wars after he got caught up in contact at the restart that dropped him well outside the top ten.

Instead, it was Morgan who led the team’s challenge as he avoided the chaos ahead to work his way through into second spot. Despite a scare when he ran off track in a sudden heavy downpour, Morgan was able to retain position when the safety car was called out to neutralise the race, with Ingram - on the hard tyre - just missing out on another podium.

Able to switch back to the medium tyre for the final race of the weekend, Ingram emerged on top of a huge battle with title rival Ash Sutton to score another vital win that extends his lead to more than 30 points with six races left to run.

Chilton gained nine places from where he started to pick up a solid sixth, with Proctor bagging the final point on the hard tyre in 15th. Morgan had also looked good to score until contact at the Old Hairpin caused him to take a precautionary pitstop. 

Team VERTU now leads the Teams’ Championship by two points, and is just one point off top spot in the Manufacturers’ standings.

Tom Chilton, #3 Team VERTU Hyundai i30 Fastback N, said: “I’ve always said if you can score between 30 and 35 points, you're having a really nice weekend and that's what we've done. Qualifying on Saturday was great with my first pole position in the BTCC for 14 years, and we backed it up with the win in race one despite a bit of a scare with the clutch at the start - which I thought was going to go bang.

“Unfortunately, things turned a bit in race two with the contact from behind, but at least that led to an exciting final race as we battled back through the field to finish in sixth spot and score more strong points.

“Overall, it’s been a great weekend for the team and we’ve strengthened our position in the standings with just two rounds left to go - so it’s been a job well done.”

Senna Proctor, #18 Team VERTU Hyundai i30 Fastback N, said: “We've had a purple patch of results since I came back onto the grid but this weekend just wasn't so kind to us. Saturday was good as we made it to Q3 again in tough conditions and showed we had the pace, but things didn’t happen for us on race day.

“In the first race, the car didn’t quite switch on in the opening laps and then we got a bit of contact at the Old Hairpin that knocked the tracking out. Things snowballed from there and after being forced onto the grass in race two, I ended up spinning into the gravel and then had the hard tyre to deal with in race three.

“We managed to salvage a point there, and credit to the team for getting me back out after fixing the car in a pretty short amount of time.”

Adam Morgan, #33 Team VERTU Hyundai i30 Fastback N, said: “We got close to the Quick Six in qualifying and race one was a pretty solid start to race day as we managed to go forward from where we started, which then set us up for race two. We were on the right tyre and when it all kicked off ahead, we suddenly got up into third and were in the mix for a great result.

“Tom did his thing and let us through to go after Cammish but our pace was very equal and I couldn’t make up much ground until suddenly we got up to McLeans and the heavens had opened. It was just horrific with the rain, and luckily when we went through the gravel, we rejoined without losing a spot.

“On the hard tyre and with the reverse grid, race three was always going to be tough but we had some contact with Moffat that damaged the car, so it made sense to pit and get it checked over. It’s a shame, as we missed out on more points.”

Tom Ingram, #80 Team VERTU Hyundai i30 Fastback N, said: “It’s been a really, really strong weekend and if we could have similar at Silverstone next time out then it would be great!

"We did exactly what we needed to do by maximising our performance across race day, although I’ll readily admit that we’ve had luck on our side a little bit because Ash got caught up in some drama in race two when he would probably have won. We also got a good reverse grid draw which set us up for the win in race three and means we've been able to extend our advantage in the standings.

“Once again the car has been on top form which all down to the little improvements we continue to make. It’s in such a nice place and it doesn’t seem to matter what kind of circuit we go to, it just works which is huge credit to the team.

“I don’t think there is such a thing as the perfect race car, but the Hyundai certainly isn’t far off. I’d say it’s the first time in my career that I’ve had a car that is this strong at so many circuits; it’s pretty special.” 

Win apiece for Chilton, Cammish and Ingram around fantastic GP circuit

Rounds 22, 23 and 24 of the 2025 Kwik Fit British Touring Car Championship took place at Donington Park today (31 August) with Tom Ingram extending the gap to Ash Sutton in the title race.

Ingram’s Team VERTU stablemate Tom Chilton had been the star of Saturday as the veteran claimed his first BTCC pole position since 2011, and he duly converted that into victory in the opener around the 2.49-mile Grand Prix circuit.

Dan Cammish triumphed in the second bout for NAPA Racing UK, in a race that included an incredible downpour, but it was the finale that arguably held the biggest sway in the championship fight.

Ingram got the better of Sutton in the reverse grid contest as he increased his advantage in the overall Drivers’ standings to 32 points, whilst Cammish’s successful day helped him consolidate third overall.

Alliance Racing/Ford hold a slender one-point lead in the Manufacturers’/Constructors’ table, whilst rivals Team VERTU top the Teams’ order.

Motor Parts Direct with Power Maxed Racing’s Mikey Doble returned to the head of the Independent Drivers’ competition, whilst Restart Racing still maintain a commanding lead in the Independent Teams’ battle.

Daryl DeLeon claimed Jack Sears Trophy honours as the young BMW rookie continues to hold off WSR stablemate Charles Rainford.

The BTCC now moves onto its penultimate event of the season at Silverstone on the 20/21 September.

Tom Chilton tops Team VERTU one-two

Team VERTU's Chilton took his second victory of the season, converting his first pole position for 14 years into victory in the opening race around the Donington Park GP layout.

Chilton and team-mate Ingram pulled clear of the chasing pack in the early exchanges – even briefly swapping positions so that championship leader Ingram could lead a lap and take a point – before the duo settled back into their original positions by mid-distance.

Restart Racing's Chris Smiley proved to be the cork in the bottle behind, as the Hyundai driver used the majority of his available TOCA Turbo Boost in the opening laps, while trying to keep a trio of Ford Focuses behind.

Eventually the pressure told as the NAPA Racing UK gang of Dan Rowbottom, Sutton and Cammish wrestled their way past to secure third, fourth and fifth respectively.

It wasn't a completely smooth teamwork operation, however, as Cammish and Sutton went wheel-to-wheel for position on a number of occasions.

Cammish conquers in sensational milestone race

NAPA Racing UK's Cammish took home a fantastic victory in Round 23 of the 2025 Kwik Fit British Touring Car Championship, as he celebrated his 200th BTCC race in style!

The contest produced one of the most bizarre moments of the season as a flash downpour late on sent the #27 and many others sailing through the gravel.

The rain slowed almost as quickly as it started with more than half a dozen cars scrambling back onto the Tarmac. Cammish held onto his lead, a position he had gained earlier in the race after passing championship leader Ingram.

A Safety Car was scrambled and when the cars crossed the finish line it was Cammish winning from Adam Morgan (Team VERTU) and Gordon Shedden (TOYOTA GAZOO Racing UK with IAA), following the many changes of position during the rain.

It had already proved a dramatic race when contact between NAPA Racing UK team-mates Rowbottom and Sutton sent them both tumbling down the order, with immediate and significant implications to the title battle.

Ingram wins duel with Sutton to extend standings lead

Team VERTU's Ingram took his fifth victory of the campaign, coming out on top of a duel with title rival Sutton in the finale at Donington Park.

Ingram surged from fifth on the grid and was soon on the rear bumper of pole-sitter Sutton's Ford Focus, with the latter running the harder compound Goodyear tyre.

Sutton defended valiantly and paint was swapped as the duo battled tooth and nail for position. In truth, it seemed only a matter of time and Ingram eventually got the job done through the Melbourne Hairpin.

Four-time champion Sutton tried to respond and had a further opportunity following a late safety car period, but the #80 Hyundai i30N of Ingram remained in control until the finish to extend his lead in the Drivers' standings to 32 points.

NAPA Racing UK's Rowbottom drove brilliantly to complete the podium positions as he flew from 12th on the grid to third.

Tom Chilton, Team VERTU, said:

“All those years on, and it feels just as good as my first win in 2004. Obviously, this weekend we’ve got the perfect set-up on the car, and me and Tom [Ingram] had some nice fun and games out there. Second win of the year for me and it’s fantastic. From lights to flag, it was perfect.”

Dan Cammish, NAPA Racing UK, said:

“200 starts… there was a time when I didn’t think I’d even start one! What a win, I’m really proud of that. Difficult race in the end… why does it always rain when I’m in the lead? That was the biggest downpour I’ve ever seen. Boy, do we deserve it after an up and down year. In my 200^th race, this one feels great.”

Tom Ingram, Team VERTU, said:

“It’s been a stonker of a day; it really really has. Ash [Sutton] and I are always close on points but often we’re not on track together. He didn’t make it easy, but he fought really well on the hard tyre. We have raced hard over the years, we’ve fallen out sometimes over the years, but the nice thing when you’re racing someone like Ash, is that we know the respect is there.”

2025 Kwik Fit British Touring Car Championship – Race 1 – Donington Park GP

1. Tom Chilton, Team VERTU 14 Laps
2. Tom Ingram, Team VERTU +0.599s
3. Daniel Rowbottom, NAPA Racing UK +1.784s
4. Ashley Sutton, NAPA Racing UK +5.525s
5. Dan Cammish, NAPA Racing UK +8.346s
6. Jake Hill, Laser Tools Racing with MB Motorsport +9.120s
7. Adam Morgan, Team VERTU +12.028s
8. Senna Proctor, Team VERTU +14.319s
9. Chris Smiley, Restart Racing +14.598s
10. Árón Taylor-Smith, TOYOTA GAZOO Racing UK with IAA +15.038s

2025 Kwik Fit British Touring Car Championship – Race 2 – Donington Park GP

1. Dan Cammish, NAPA Racing UK 17 Laps
2. Adam Morgan, Team VERTU +2.583s
3. Gordon Shedden, TOYOTA GAZOO Racing UK with IAA +3.748s
4. Tom Ingram, Team VERTU +5.232s
5. Daryl DeLeon, WSR +6.904s
6. Josh Cook, TOYOTA GAZOO Racing UK with IAA +7.976s
7. Árón Taylor-Smith, TOYOTA GAZOO Racing UK with IAA +10.185
8. Ashley Sutton, NAPA Racing UK +11.549s
9. Jake Hill, Laser Tools Racing with MB Motorsport +12.818s
10. Daniel Lloyd, Restart Racing +13.513s

2025 Kwik Fit British Touring Car Championship – Race 3 – Donington Park GP

1. Tom Ingram, Team VERTU 17 Laps
2. Ashley Sutton, NAPA Racing UK +0.847s
3. Daniel Rowbottom, NAPA Racing UK +2.658
4. Árón Taylor-Smith, TOYOTA GAZOO Racing UK with IAA +6.502s
5. Jake Hill, Laser Tools Racing with MB Motorsport +6.680s
6. Tom Chilton, Team VERTU +7.426s
7. Gordon Shedden, TOYOTA GAZOO Racing UK with IAA +7.740s
8. Daniel Lloyd, Restart Racing +9.186s
9. Daryl DeLeon, WSR +10.086s
10. Charles Rainford, LKQ Euro Car Parts Racing with WSR +12.023s

Penalties:

General

Josh Cook was deducted five points from the Drivers’ Championship for having an engine changed above the permitted number.

Árón Taylor-Smith and TOYOTA GAZOO Racing UK with IAA were deducted 10 points in the Drivers’ Championship and either the Manufacturers/Constructors or Teams Championship for having changed an engine above the permitted number.

Qualifying

Mikey Doble was disqualified from the results of qualifying for Round 22 of the championship after failing the post-session ride height check.

Race Two

Chris Smiley was disqualified from the results of Round 23 of the championship after failing the post-session ride height check.

Nick Halstead received a 30-second penalty in Round 23 of the championship for pit lane speeding.

Race Three

Chris Smiley received a verbal warning in Round 24 of the championship for causing a collision and gaining a position in an incident involving Mikey Doble.

Team VERTU's Tom Ingram took his fifth victory of the 2025 Kwik Fit British Touring Car Championship, coming out on top of a duel with title rival Ash Sutton in the finale at Donington Park.

Ingram surged from fifth on the grid and was soon on the rear bumper of pole-sitter Sutton's Ford Focus, with the latter running the harder compound Goodyear tyre.

Sutton defended valiantly and paint was swapped as the duo battled tooth and nail for position. In truth, it seemed like only a matter of time and Ingram eventually got the job done through the Melbourne Hairpin.

Four-time champion Sutton tried to respond and had a further opportunity following a late safety car period, but the #80 Hyundai i30N of Ingram remained in control until the finish to extend his lead in the Drivers' standings to 32 points.

NAPA Racing UK's Dan Rowbottom drove brilliantly to complete the podium positions as he flew from 12th on the grid to third.

Árón Taylor-Smith (TOYOTA GAZOO Racing UK with IAA), Jake Hill (Laser Tools Racing with MB Motorsport) and Tom Chilton (Team VERTU) were fourth, fifth and sixth respectively.

Gordon Shedden was seventh as TOYOTA GAZOO Racing UK with IAA continued to show an upturn in form during the weekend around the 2.47-mile Grand Prix circuit.

Daniel Lloyd (Restart Racing) and Daryl DeLeon (WSR) claimed Independents' and Jack Sears Trophy honours respectively with the duo finishing eighth and ninth overall, whilst LKQ Euro Car Parts Racing with WSR's Charles Rainford rounded out the top ten.

Tom Ingram, Team VERTU, said:

Ash Sutton, NAPA Racing UK, said:

Dan Rowbottom, NAPA Racing UK, said:

2025 Kwik Fit British Touring Car Championship – Donington Park – Race 3 – Classification:

P/	No/	Name/	Entry/	Laps/	Time/	Gap/	Best/	On/
1	80	Tom INGRAM	Team VERTU	17	28:46.321		1:33.621	2
2	116	Ashley SUTTON	NAPA Racing UK	17	28:47.168	0.847	1:34.046	2
3	32	Daniel ROWBOTTOM	NAPA Racing UK	17	28:48.979	2.658	1:33.973	8
4	40	Árón TAYLOR-SMITH	TOYOTA GAZOO Racing UK with IAA	17	28:52.823	6.502	1:34.886	3
5	1	Jake HILL	Laser Tools Racing with MB Motorsport	17	28:53.001	6.680	1:35.242	6
6	3	Tom CHILTON	Team VERTU	17	28:53.747	7.426	1:34.487	4
7	52	Gordon SHEDDEN	TOYOTA GAZOO Racing UK with IAA	17	28:54.061	7.740	1:35.204	5
8	123	Daniel LLOYD	Restart Racing	17	28:55.507	9.186	1:35.055	6
9	2	Daryl DELEON	WSR	17	28:56.407	10.086	1:34.956	4
10	99	Charles RAINFORD	LKQ Euro Car Parts Racing with WSR	17	28:58.344	12.023	1:35.024	5
11	66	Josh COOK	TOYOTA GAZOO Racing UK with IAA	17	28:58.591	12.270	1:34.861	3
12	27	Dan CAMMISH	NAPA Racing UK	17	28:58.746	12.425	1:35.585	7
13	16	Aiden MOFFAT	LKQ Euro Car Parts Racing with WSR	17	28:59.275	12.954	1:35.415	7
14	77	Sam OSBORNE	NAPA Racing UK	17	28:59.638	13.317	1:34.944	5
15	18	Senna PROCTOR	Team VERTU	17	29:00.543	14.222	1:35.488	6
16	17	Dexter PATTERSON	ROKiT Racing with Un-Limited Motorsport	17	29:00.820	14.499	1:35.697	6
17	88	Mikey DOBLE	Motor Parts Direct with Power Maxed Racing	17	29:01.733	15.412	1:35.792	4
18	19	Max BUXTON	TOYOTA GAZOO Racing UK with IAA	17	29:02.289	15.968	1:35.295	4
19	28	Nicolas HAMILTON	Powder Monkey Brewing Co with Esidock	17	29:04.543	18.222	1:36.140	8
20	33	Adam MORGAN	Team VERTU	17	30:11.247	1:24.926	1:35.553	4
21	22	Chris SMILEY	Restart Racing	16	29:12.875	1 Lap	1:35.597	4
DNF	50	Nick HALSTEAD	Motor Parts Direct with Power Maxed Racing	8	13:47.310	9 Laps	1:37.389	3

NAPA Racing UK's Dan Cammish took home a fantastic victory in Round 23 of the 2025 Kwik Fit British Touring Car Championship at Donington Park, as he celebrated his 200th BTCC race in style!

The contest produced one of the most bizarre moments in recent memory as a flash downpour sent the #27 and many others sailing through the gravel.

The rain slowed almost as quickly as it started with more than half a dozen cars scrambling back onto the Tarmac. Cammish held onto his lead, a position he had gained earlier in the race after passing championship leader Tom Ingram.

A Safety Car was scrambled and when the cars crossed the finish line it was Cammish winning from Adam Morgan (Team VERTU) and Gordon Shedden (TOYOTA GAZOO Racing UK with IAA), following the many changes of position during the rain.

It had already proved a dramatic race when contact between NAPA Racing UK team-mates Dan Rowbottom and Ash Sutton sent them both tumbling down the order, with immediate and significant implications to the title battle.

Team VERTU's Ingram held onto fourth, from WSR's Daryl DeLeon and TOYOTA GAZOO Racing UK with IAA's Josh Cook and Árón Taylor-Smith – the latter duo making it a treble celebration for the Speedworks-run squad.

Sutton recovered to finish eighth and it proved vital to his championship chances as the #116 Ford Focus will now start the reverse grid race from pole position later today.

Jake Hill (Laser Tools Racing with MB Motorsport) and Daniel Lloyd (Restart Racing) were just two of the many drivers that endured a wild off-track ride during the downpour as they eventually rounded out the top ten.

Round 24 of the 2025 Kwik Fit British Touring Car Championship takes place at 1655 and is set to be a cracker as the title momentum swings one way and then the other... catch all the action LIVE on ITV4.

Dan Cammish, NAPA Racing UK, said:

Adam Morgan, Team VERTU, said:

Gordon Shedden, TOYOTA GAZOO Racing UK with IAA, said:

2025 Kwik Fit British Touring Car Championship – Donington Park – Race 2 – Classification:

P/	No/	Name/	Entry/	Laps/	Time/	Gap/	Best/	On/
1	27	Dan CAMMISH	NAPA Racing UK	17	30:09.555		1:34.679	6
2	33	Adam MORGAN	Team VERTU	17	30:12.138	2.583	1:34.665	6
3	52	Gordon SHEDDEN	TOYOTA GAZOO Racing UK with IAA	17	30:13.303	3.748	1:35.016	7
4	80	Tom INGRAM	Team VERTU	17	30:14.787	5.232	1:35.191	10
5	2	Daryl DELEON	WSR	17	30:16.459	6.904	1:34.785	7
6	66	Josh COOK	TOYOTA GAZOO Racing UK with IAA	17	30:17.531	7.976	1:34.836	8
7	40	Árón TAYLOR-SMITH	TOYOTA GAZOO Racing UK with IAA	17	30:19.740	10.185	1:34.508	8
8	116	Ashley SUTTON	NAPA Racing UK	17	30:21.104	11.549	1:35.051	6
9	1	Jake HILL	Laser Tools Racing with MB Motorsport	17	30:22.373	12.818	1:34.706	7
10	123	Daniel LLOYD	Restart Racing	17	30:23.068	13.513	1:35.361	7
11	16	Aiden MOFFAT	LKQ Euro Car Parts Racing with WSR	17	30:24.647	15.092	1:35.110	12
12	32	Daniel ROWBOTTOM	NAPA Racing UK	17	30:25.477	15.922	1:35.445	11
13	77	Sam OSBORNE	NAPA Racing UK	17	30:27.475	17.920	1:35.282	8
14	88	Mikey DOBLE	Motor Parts Direct with Power Maxed Racing	17	30:28.983	19.428	1:35.172	7
15	3	Tom CHILTON	Team VERTU	17	30:29.889	20.334	1:35.603	6
16	17	Dexter PATTERSON	ROKiT Racing with Un-Limited Motorsport	17	30:30.669	21.114	1:36.124	7
17	99	Charles RAINFORD	LKQ Euro Car Parts Racing with WSR	17	30:31.994	22.439	1:34.982	8
18	50	Nick HALSTEAD	Motor Parts Direct with Power Maxed Racing	17	30:51.531	41.976	1:37.504	6
19	19	Max BUXTON	TOYOTA GAZOO Racing UK with IAA	16	30:10.614	1 Lap	1:35.311	8
20	28	Nicolas HAMILTON	Powder Monkey Brewing Co with Esidock	16	30:33.412	1 Lap	1:36.698	9
DNF	18	Senna PROCTOR	Team VERTU	0	0.000			0
DQ	22	Chris SMILEY	Restart Racing	0	0.000			0

Team VERTU's Tom Chilton took his second victory of the 2025 Kwik Fit British Touring Car Championship season, converting his first pole position for 14 years into victory in the opening race at Donington Park GP.

Chilton and team-mate Tom Ingram pulled clear of the chasing pack in the early exchanges – even briefly swapping positions so that championship leader Ingram could lead a lap and take a point – before the duo settled back into their original positions before mid-distance.

Restart Racing's Chris Smiley proved to be the cork in the bottle behind, as the Independents' standings leader used the majority of his available TOCA Turbo Boost in the opening laps, while trying to keep a trio of Ford Focuses behind.

Eventually the pressure told as the NAPA Racing UK gang of Dan Rowbottom, Ash Sutton and Dan Cammish wrestled their way past to secure third, fourth and fifth respectively.

It wasn't a completely smooth teamwork operation, however, as Cammish and Sutton went wheel-to-wheel for position on a number of occasions.

Sutton will now have the benefit of using the Goodyear soft tyre for race two – arguably making him favourite for the win with the three cars ahead of him starting on the harder compound.

Smiley continued to fade late on as Jake Hill (Laser Tools Racing with MB Motorsport), Adam Morgan and Senna Proctor (both Team VERTU) also got by, whilst Árón Taylor-Smith rounded out the top ten for TOYOTA GAZOO Racing UK with IAA.

It was a spirited drive from Irishman Taylor-Smith as he bounced back from track limit disappointment in qualifying yesterday to rise from 14th to tenth in the opener.

A further two BTCC races will take place later today – at 1415 and 1655 respectively – with the entire race day being broadcast LIVE on ITV4 and to global regions via the BTCC YouTube channel.

Tom Chilton, Team VERTU, said:

Tom Ingram, Team VERTU, said:

Dan Rowbottom, NAPA Racing UK, said:

2025 Kwik Fit British Touring Car Championship – Donington Park GP – Race 1 – Classification:

P/	No/	Name/	Entry/	Laps/	Time/	Gap/	Best/	On/
1	3	Tom CHILTON	Team VERTU	14	22:14.734		1:33.706	2
2	80	Tom INGRAM	Team VERTU	14	22:15.333	0.599	1:34.273	3
3	32	Daniel ROWBOTTOM	NAPA Racing UK	14	22:16.518	1.784	1:34.422	3
4	116	Ashley SUTTON	NAPA Racing UK	14	22:20.259	5.525	1:34.544	12
5	27	Dan CAMMISH	NAPA Racing UK	14	22:23.080	8.346	1:34.825	6
6	1	Jake HILL	Laser Tools Racing with MB Motorsport	14	22:23.854	9.120	1:34.574	4
7	33	Adam MORGAN	Team VERTU	14	22:26.762	12.028	1:34.629	3
8	18	Senna PROCTOR	Team VERTU	14	22:29.053	14.319	1:34.705	3
9	22	Chris SMILEY	Restart Racing	14	22:29.332	14.598	1:35.035	6
10	40	Árón TAYLOR-SMITH	TOYOTA GAZOO Racing UK with IAA	14	22:29.772	15.038	1:35.023	5
11	2	Daryl DELEON	WSR	14	22:30.439	15.705	1:35.091	4
12	52	Gordon SHEDDEN	TOYOTA GAZOO Racing UK with IAA	14	22:32.117	17.383	1:35.344	7
13	99	Charles RAINFORD	LKQ Euro Car Parts Racing with WSR	14	22:32.494	17.760	1:34.802	5
14	123	Daniel LLOYD	Restart Racing	14	22:33.521	18.787	1:35.551	5
15	16	Aiden MOFFAT	LKQ Euro Car Parts Racing with WSR	14	22:36.885	22.151	1:35.943	9
16	77	Sam OSBORNE	NAPA Racing UK	14	22:37.432	22.698	1:35.764	12
17	88	Mikey DOBLE	Motor Parts Direct with Power Maxed Racing	14	22:40.985	26.251	1:35.822	8
18	66	Josh COOK	TOYOTA GAZOO Racing UK with IAA	14	22:42.157	27.423	1:35.528	7
19	17	Dexter PATTERSON	ROKiT Racing with Un-Limited Motorsport	14	22:50.561	35.827	1:36.643	4
20	28	Nicolas HAMILTON	Powder Monkey Brewing Co with Esidock	14	22:54.565	39.831	1:36.805	9
21	19	Max BUXTON	TOYOTA GAZOO Racing UK with IAA	14	22:55.019	40.285	1:36.724	4
22	50	Nick HALSTEAD	Motor Parts Direct with Power Maxed Racing	14	23:02.996	48.262	1:36.874	4