One Motorsport tallied a third Independent win of the season on what was an otherwise challenging weekend in the Kwik Fit British Touring Car Championship at Oulton Park.

Closing out the first half of the 2025 campaign at the Cheshire venue, Josh Cook snared silverware however both he and team-mate Stephen Jelley were left wanting more after battling the elements and mechanical issues.

Having endured a challenging pair of practice sessions in the morning, qualifying on Saturday afternoon saw Cook hustle his Honda Civic Type R into Part Two and ultimately into eighth on the grid for the first of Sunday’s three races.

Engine issues in practice meant that Jelley went into the session with just a handful of laps under his belt but despite being on the back foot he produced a competitive lap to line up towards the rear of the midfield.

Race day would prove to be one of attrition for Cook and it started with a feisty wheel-to-wheel battle with the Toyota of James Dorlin that would play out over a number of laps, halting his chance of making further progress. Cook ultimately came out on top to finish ninth.

The 34-year-old then bagged more points and a third Independent win of the season in race two as he moved up the order - all while nursing an ongoing electrical gear selection issue.

Starting from third for a damp reverse grid finale, hopes were high that Cook could contend for outright honours however the car soon developed an ever-worsening throttle fly by wire problem, which left him at times just on tick over, and ultimately forced him into retirement at mid-distance.

Things were sadly no better for Jelley on the other side of the garage as persistent engine issues and being on the receiving end of unnecessary contact scuppered his chances of points.

With the team working tirelessly to get on top of a problem throughout Saturday, the Leicestershire racer continued to encounter difficulties on Sunday which resulted in the team carrying out an incredible engine change in less than one hour between races one and two.

The second contest quickly became a glorified test session to ensure everything was rectified, and come race three Jelley was ready to make his mark - and he was on course to do so as he battled up to the fringes of the top ten and had a his first Independent win of the season in his sights before contact was made causing him to go off the circuit.

The 2025 Kwik Fit British Touring Car Championship season continues at Croft on August 2-3.

Stephen Jelley, #12 One Motorsport driver said: "There really are no good words to say whatsoever. It has been a truly horrendous weekend and one that I’d like to forget about pretty quickly. From the moment we hit the track we were battling issues with the engine and it came down to the team producing an incredible full engine change in less than an hour to get the car working well. Then when it did we just got needlessly crashed into. Despite how bad it was I’ve got to say a massive thank you to the entire One Motorsport team because they never gave up and put in some long hours to give us the best chance in every single session. They’ve been brilliant and all deserve a well-earned rest."

Josh Cook, #66 One Motorsport driver said: "What a day! In race one we had to contend with some over defending and a few hard battles but we managed to bring it home in ninth. Then in race two we had an ongoing electrical gremlin that we had to nurse so it was a great effort that we were able to bring the car home in seventh. In that last one we had a slowly degrading throttle which ultimately failed - and that’s a shame as I felt we could have been on for a good result. Everyone at One Motorsport - on both sides of the garage - deserve a lot of credit as they’ve had to dig deep this weekend. I’m hugely proud to be a part of this team and we go into the summer break looking to reset and continue developing the car."

Gordon Shedden rolled back the years at Oulton Park last weekend (21-22 June) as he produced a vintage performance to put TOYOTA GAZOO Racing UK with IAA in the British Touring Car Championship winners’ circle for the first time in 2025 – having started race day plum last on the grid.
 
The Toyota Corolla GR Sport was in the mix from the outset around the undulating Cheshire circuit – home soil for Northwich-based Speedworks Motorsport, the team that prepares and runs the British-built Japanese ‘hot hatch’ in the country’s premier motor racing series.
 
Three-time BTCC champion Shedden was a top ten contender throughout free practice amongst the 25 high-calibre protagonists, while team-mate Árón Taylor-Smith underscored the Corolla’s potential by going a superb second-quickest in FP2 – a mere 0.134s shy of the top spot – with fellow Toyota driver James Dorlin close behind in fourth.
 
Shedden’s momentum was abruptly halted in qualifying as he lost all of his representative lap times to track limits penalties, leaving him at the very back of the grid for Sunday’s curtain-raising contest. Characteristically unbowed, the Scot battled through to take the chequered flag 17^th – the second-best finisher on the slower hard-compound tyres – before scything further forward on soft Goodyear rubber in race two to wind up ninth.
 
That secured him pole position for the day’s partially reversed-grid finale – and he did not waste it. Following a textbook getaway on a now wet track surface, by the end of the opening tour, Shedden – affectionately known in the paddock as ‘Flash’ – was already a second-and-a-half up the road, and while a couple of mid-race safety car interventions brought his pursuers right onto his tail, he didn’t put so much as a wheel-out-of-place.
 
Artfully soaking up the pressure of two fellow title-winners breathing down his neck, he called upon all of his experience, racecraft and guile to keep Jake Hill and Ash Sutton at bay. An error by the former on the penultimate lap then gave the series returnee some welcome breathing space, and he duly went on to seal TOYOTA GAZOO Racing UK with IAA’s first victory of the season and his own first in three years. It was a champion’s drive by any yardstick, and the emotion when he climbed out of the cockpit was palpable.
 
Dorlin similarly enjoyed a strong weekend. Buoyed by a breakthrough performance at Thruxton a fortnight earlier, the 26-year-old BTCC rookie was once more up at the sharp end, and after progressing to the ‘Quick Six’ shootout in qualifying for the second consecutive event, he proceeded to line up an impressive fifth on the grid for the opener, a scant 0.048s adrift of championship leader and four-time champion Sutton and barely a tenth-of-a-second shy of a spot on the front row.
 
A lively race-long duel with Josh Cook yielded a third top ten finish of his maiden campaign in the championship, before contact in the heat of battle dropped him to 13^th in race two. The Yorkshireman – a former McLaren Young Driver Programme member and British GT champion in-class – capped his day with an excellent run to eighth in race three, marking his first triple points score in the series and earning him the Jack Sears Trophy from Oulton Park for good measure.
 
Taylor-Smith endured a more frustrating time. After qualifying 12^th, the BTCC’s reigning Independents’ Trophy winner immediately leapt up into the top ten in race one in front of the live ITV4 television cameras and capacity trackside crowd, but a tag from behind at the hairpin on lap 11 sent him ricocheting into another car, and while able to continue, the resultant damage caused him to slip back to 13^th at the flag.
 
The 35-year-old Irishman climbed to ninth in race two, but with less than three laps remaining, he was obliged to pull off the circuit due to engine failure, and despite the Speedworks crew’s best efforts to replace it, with the short turnaround before race three, he was unfortunately unable to take part in the finale.
 
In the fourth Corolla, series debutant Finn Leslie – at just 17, the youngest driver in the field – settled into his new surroundings during free practice, getting closer to the outright pace throughout and going on to qualify a very respectable 21^st. A driveshaft issue on the formation lap ahead of race one subsequently saw him pushed off the grid, but a swift repair job by the team enabled him to join the fray two laps down and get some more mileage under his belt.
 
The Wakefield-born teenager then gained six spots to wind up 17^th in race two, before maturely keeping his head in the tricky mixed conditions in race three to sign off in style with a points-paying finish in 12^th, scarcely three seconds shy of the top ten.
 
Following its annual summer break, the BTCC will resume at Croft in North Yorkshire on 2-3 August.
 
Christian Dick, Team Principal, TOYOTA GAZOO Racing UK with IAA, said:
 
“What a way to conclude the first half of the season! To take our first win of 2025 was a fantastic achievement, and to do so on home soil in front of family, friends and sponsors made it even more special. It’s no secret that we’ve had a tough time of things in the BTCC so far this year, but our performance and results at Oulton Park have given everybody a much-needed lift and plenty of motivation to continue pushing hard over the summer break.
 
“For Gordon to come from 25^th on the grid at the start of the day to take the chequered flag first in the finale marked an incredible turnaround, and is testament to every single member of this team’s never-say-die spirit and commitment. Under significant pressure from two fellow champions, it was a faultless, expertly-driven race in which his class truly shone through and you could clearly see how much it meant to him.
 
“Gordon deservedly took the plaudits, but all four drivers excelled. James was again a standout star in qualifying and fought hard for points in all three races, while Árón was similarly in the mix but on the receiving end of more than his fair share of bad luck. As for Finn, for a young lad of such limited experience to come in, score points on his debut and hold his own against some of the very best drivers in the country was genuinely remarkable. He has a very bright future ahead of him, of that I have no doubt.”
 
Gordon Shedden, Driver, TOYOTA GAZOO Racing UK with IAA, said:
 
“What a weekend of two halves! From starting at the back in race one, to coming through to win race three was just epic – you never tire of that winning feeling! I thought we had played a good strategy in using the hard tyres early on so as to save a set of softs for the end, but the rain coming down meant we never got chance to use them and I feared maybe our chance was gone.
 
“That said, the balance in the car felt good in the wet and ultimately, we won on the same tyre as everybody else, which was really satisfying. The conditions were quite tricky and I had to use all my years of experience to get the job done – there were parts of the lap where our car was strong and parts of the lap where the other cars were strong, so I had to stay super-defensive in some places to not leave myself exposed while allowing the Toyota to stretch its legs elsewhere.
 
“I was so thankful to get it over the line, and to see the whole team from TOYOTA GAZOO Racing UK with IAA hanging over the pit wall when I came past the chequered flag was just incredible! We’ve clearly had our trials and tribulations since the start of the season, so I was delighted for them all and it was nice to give everybody a little boost going into the summer break. There’s so much effort going on back at base, and this was a real step in the right direction.”
 
Árón Taylor-Smith, Driver, TOYOTA GAZOO Racing UK with IAA, said:
 
“Oulton is one of my favourite tracks. You’re always on the ragged edge and I love racing there, so I was looking forward to getting my elbows out and the Corolla showed great pace throughout Saturday. While things didn’t quite align for us in qualifying – in hindsight, maybe we would have considered a slightly different strategy in Q2 – we will learn from that and we knew we could fight from 12^th on the grid.
 
“We were in the thick of the action in race one, but a few battle scars prevented any further progression, which was a shame because I felt we could have finished inside the top ten quite comfortably. Race two started off very well and we looked to be in a really strong position for a shot at the reversed grid draw, but an engine failure with just a few laps to go put paid to our chances. The team was massively up against it to try to get it replaced ahead of race three, and unfortunately time ran out.
 
“On a positive note, it was great to see Gordon get the result that he and the whole team deserved after everybody’s tireless efforts to give us a car that can win. While the cards didn’t fall my way on this occasion, the weekend once again proved that we are continuing to make significant progress, which gives us a lot of confidence going into the mid-season break.”
 
James Dorlin, Driver, TOYOTA GAZOO Racing UK with IAA, said:
 
“We entered the weekend looking to carry forward our momentum from Thruxton, and the car felt nicely-balanced from the word ‘go’. I think Oulton Park’s tight-and-twisty nature suited the Corolla well, and it was good to show our pace in the dry after qualifying fifth in the wet at Thruxton.
 
“We definitely maximised everything on Saturday, and I was really happy to reach the ‘Quick Six’ again. To end up just over a tenth-of-a-second off the front row was brilliant – that was credit to all the guys and girls at TOYOTA GAZOO Racing UK with IAA for doing such a great job.
 
“I struggled for pace a bit in race one and had a hard-but-fair battle with Josh [Cook] that included a couple of heart-in-mouth moments; although we weren’t able to capitalise upon our strong starting position, we did manage to hold onto a top ten finish at least.
 
“We made a few changes to the car for race two and it felt better, but contact in the pack dropped me to 18^th and with the long safety car interruption, I was only able to fight back through to 13^th. The rain then probably helped us in race three, enabling us to sign off with another top ten and the Jack Sears Trophy. Perhaps without the laps lost due to the safety cars we might have made up a bit more ground still, but I was quite happy anyway. That was a good way to end the weekend and the first half of the season.”
 
Finn Leslie, Driver, TOYOTA GAZOO Racing UK with IAA, said:
 
“That was a really good weekend – I couldn’t have asked for much more! I knew it would be my toughest challenge to-date, but I was hugely excited to grab the bull by the horns.
 
“I’d not driven the Corolla in anger around a track until Saturday, so it was all about getting used to the car and finding its limits; it’s a bit different to the TCR car I normally drive, but I settled in quite well and felt fairly comfortable straightaway. I was under a much bigger spotlight than I’d ever been before, and there’s so much more responsibility that comes with racing in the BTCC, both on-track and off, but I took everything step-by-step and felt like I made big improvements with every session.
 
“What happened at the start of race one was obviously unfortunate, but big thanks to the team for getting me out so I could get a race distance in pretty much – and my lap times were encouragingly competitive. The Toyota then felt really good in race two and I got stuck in and pulled off a few overtakes, and I enjoyed the mixed conditions in race three – lap-by-lap, the circuit was constantly evolving, and you never knew what the grip would be like from one corner to the next.
 
“As the track dried out, it seemed to come to us more and more and whilst others began to struggle towards the end, I was able to keep pushing on. We had set ourselves a pre-weekend goal of getting into the points, but I thought it might be a bit out-of-reach on my debut or that we could maybe scrape a 15^th place at best. To finish 12^th up against drivers who have been doing this for several years and to be battling on the fringes of the top ten was honestly amazing!”

A commanding 35^th BTCC career victory lifted Tom Ingram into the series’ all-time top ten winners’ list, after a stellar performance at Oulton Park last weekend (21/22 June).
 
Ingram arrived at Oulton boasting a stellar recent résumé around the undulating and challenging Cheshire circuit, counting three triumphs, three further podiums and only one finish lower than fourth from his previous nine races there. Right from the outset, he made it very clear he was intent on continuing that trend.
 
In qualifying, the Team VERTU star advanced comfortably through the opening two phases of the knockout session to book his slot in the ‘Quick Six’ showdown for the fifth time from five attempts in 2025
 
Ingram proceeded to string together three ‘purple’ sectors on his first effort in Q3 to secure an 11^th pole position in the UK’s premier motor racing series by the margin of almost half-a-second – the fastest a BTCC car has ever been driven around Oulton.
 
In front of the live ITV4 television cameras and a capacity trackside crowd the next day, the 2022 champion made a textbook launch when the starting lights went out in the curtain-raising contest to establish a lead of almost two seconds by the time the safety car was summoned on the second lap to deal with a clash lower down the order.
 
While that neutralisation erased his advantage, when the action resumed, he immediately set about rebuilding it, going on to cross the line some 5.490 seconds clear of his closest pursuer following a peerless performance for which his 24 high-calibre adversaries had no answer.
 
A real statement drive – accompanied by a blistering new lap record – Ingram’s lights-to-flag victory elevated him to equal-tenth on the BTCC race-winners’ roll of honour, while simultaneously vaulting him past Ash Sutton to the summit of the championship standings.
 
After holding sway throughout the first lap – to earn a potentially crucial extra championship point – Ingram inevitably conceded some ground to softer-shod rivals before settling into fourth in race two.
 
With his set-up initially proving ill-suited to the conditions, from sixth on the partially-reversed grid, by mid-distance, Ingram had slipped to 12^th, but a couple of safety car interventions to clear up accidents offered the opportunity for a reset and as the track surface increasingly dried, so the #80 Hyundai i30N came increasingly on-song.
 
Having recovered to ninth, the EXCELR8 Motorsport racer opportunistically took advantage of two drivers ahead squabbling at the chicane to neatly undercut them both on the exit and climb to seventh. He snatched two more positions on lap 16 before a mistake by Hill promoted him to fourth. After catching the leading trio hand-over-fist, he ultimately fell short of sneaking a spot on the podium by a scant 0.120 seconds, taking the flag less than 1.6 seconds behind the winner.
 
His impressive turn-of-speed in the closing stages also secured Ingram his second fastest lap of the day, sending him into the BTCC’s annual summer break still sitting second in the overall classification, just ten points adrift of the top of the table with 15 races remaining.
 
Tom Ingram, Driver, Team VERTU, said:
 
“Oulton Park is a circuit I love, and I felt in a really good place going into the weekend. The Hyundai was absolutely amazing in qualifying, and I was over-the-moon to take pole – it was simply the most hooked-up car I’ve ever driven, around a circuit where it really isn’t easy to link the whole lap together. The corner speed and momentum we were able to carry, its braking performance and the grip we could generate were something else and when we put new soft tyres on, it was just outrageous.
 
“Race one was similarly fantastic. You always want a bit of a buffer, and I knew once we had that and had settled into a rhythm, we were in the pound seats because then you can just control the gap as you see fit. My engineer Spencer told me over the radio that Dan [Cammish] had taken fastest lap, so I used some boost to take it back and there didn’t seem to be much drop-off in tyre performance over the duration either.
 
“I knew Ash [Sutton] was going to come through on the softs in race two – that was inevitable. My aim on the hard tyres was to try to stay somewhere inside the top ten, and fourth far exceeded my expectations – although Jake [Hill] didn’t make my life easy and I was conscious I couldn’t afford to make so much as a single mistake or he would have been past.
 
“Race three was then very much a story of two halves, and it was a shame the weather played its part. We went very intermediate on the set-up, but it turned out that wasn’t the way to go. The track didn’t dry as quickly as we’d been anticipating, which left us vulnerable early on; when it did begin drying we came back through, but we narrowly ran out of laps to challenge for another podium.
 
“That was a bit frustrating, but ultimately, the biggest takeaway from the weekend is that this car is honestly unreal – such a joy to drive – and that is full credit to Team VERTU for doing such a cracking job. We’re in a really nice window with the Hyundai at the moment, which is a lovely place to be. Now, we will use the summer break wisely to continue honing and refining it, to ensure we come out all guns blazing and ready to fight tooth-and-nail for the title over the season’s second half!”

BTCC boasts ten different race winners at midway stage of season

Rounds 13, 14 and 15 of the 2025 Kwik Fit British Touring Car Championship took place at Oulton Park earlier today (22 June) as the cars and stars of the country's most popular motorsport series reached its midway point of the season.

A typically huge crowd descended on the picturesque Cheshire venue and the BTCC's loyal fanbase also experienced a typically British summer weekend in terms of weather, as scorching conditions were combined with on and off showers, which spiced up the action even further on-track.

The two main title protagonists – Tom Ingram and Ash Sutton – won a race apiece as their titanic tussle continues to take shape, but it was Gordon Shedden that wowed the crowd with a brilliant triumph in the finale.

Not only was it Shedden's first BTCC victory since 2022, but he also became the tenth different race winner from just the 15 races so far this season – again underlining the incredible competitiveness and unparalleled drama of the BTCC.

If the sporting spectacle wasn't enough then the emotional theatre off-track almost proved too much as broadcasting legend Steve Rider brought the curtain down on an incredible career spanning nearly 50 years.

Best known for his work with ITV and BBC, Steve became an iconic figure across the likes of football, Formula 1, golf and many many more sports.

And of course, Steve has been the face of the British Touring Car Championship coverage across some four decades and leaves his role as one of the most popular and important figures in the championship’s illustrious history.

Steve’s phenomenal career was celebrated throughout this emotional weekend as everyone involved in the BTCC honoured Steve for his unwavering support, service, professionalism and brilliance.

Once the jam packed action had concluded it was Sutton still leading the overall Drivers' standings by ten points from Ingram, whilst Alliance Racing/Ford and its NAPA Racing UK outfit hold sway in the Manufacturers'/Constructors' and Teams' tables.

Chris Smiley and his Restart Racing Hyundai squad top the Independents' titles, whilst WSR BMW's Daryl DeLeon leads the Jack Sears Trophy.

The BTCC will resume after its traditional mid-season break at Croft Circuit on 2/3 August.

Ingram briefly tops standings after race one win

Team VERTU's Ingram commanded proceedings in Round 13 of the 2025 Kwik Fit British Touring Car Championship as the Hyundai star led from start to finish in the opening race at Oulton Park.

An early safety car spell following contact between Stephen Jelley (One Motorsport - Honda) and Sam Osborne (NAPA Racing UK - Ford) coming out of Island Bend could not deter Ingram's drive, as he eventually romped home more than five seconds clear of the chasing pack.

NAPA Racing UK's Dan Cammish finished second after he got by Smiley's front row starting Hyundai on the opening lap, whilst Ford Focus teammate Sutton looked to have scored the final place on the podium with his own stellar move around the outside of Smiley at Cascades.

The positions were swapped in the closing laps, however, as Sutton chose to settle for fourth and take advantage of being able to run the Goodyear soft tyre in the second race. He did, however, briefly relinquish the standings lead to Ingram by one point.

Sutton back on top

NAPA Racing UK's Sutton then swept to his fourth Kwik Fit British Touring Car Championship victory of the season as the #116 surged through from fourth on the grid to win the second contest.

Being the first of the Goodyear soft tyre runners played perfectly into the four-time champion's hands, as he made light work of Restart Racing's Smiley while teammate Cammish let him by.

Team VERTU's Ingram was a much harder task with the #80 defending valiantly before Sutton took his opportunity at Island Hairpin. The Hyundai duo of Adam Morgan and Tom Chilton relegated stablemate Ingram down to fourth, but the latter then hung on brilliantly to claim fourth on the Goodyear hard tyre.

Reigning champion Jake Hill did everything he could to get by old rival Ingram, but the Laser Tools Racing with MB Motorsport BMW man had to settle for a solid fifth.

Shedden shows his class with stunning win

TOYOTA GAZOO Racing UK with IAA's Shedden claimed victory in the final race, closing out a brilliant first half to the BTCC season overall as he became the tenth different race winner in the process.

Shedden led from lights to flag but that doesn't tell the true story of an incredible initial attack, followed by a fantastic defensive drive, as the tin top legend grabbed his first BTCC win since 2022.

The Scotsman fought off the Laser Tools Racing with MB Motorsport BMW of Hill for much of the race, closely followed by the NAPA Racing UK Ford pair of Dan Rowbottom and Sutton, but the pressure on Shedden eased slightly in the closing moments.

With Hill making a last ditch effort to make a move on the penultimate lap, his #1 BMW 330i M Sport squirmed and slid wide on the wet surface at Cascades and he eventually returned to the track down in seventh.

Sutton had only recently disposed of Ford Focus teammate Rowbottom, and he was further rewarded with second after Hill's moment.

Rowbottom rounded out a topsy-turvy weekend with a well deserved podium, whilst Team VERTU's Ingram fought his way up to fourth, having been down in 12th at one stage.

Tom Ingram, Team VERTU – Hyundai, said: "The car is unbelievable at the moment – such a joy to drive. You always want a bit of a buffer, and I knew once we had that and had settled into a rhythm in race one, we were in the pound seats because then you can just control the gap as you see fit. Spencer told me over the radio that Dan [Cammish] had fastest lap, so I used some boost to take it back, and there didn’t seem to be much drop-off in tyre performance over the course of the race either. This car is unreal!"

Ash Sutton, NAPA Racing UK – Ford, said: "It has been phenomenal if you look at the results and points. Race one we played the joker card strategically and that worked for the win in race two. Luckily the heavens opened for the final race, which meant we stayed away from the hard tyre. The racing was certainly frantic but we were happy to end up on the podium again and bag those points. Croft is a place I love, it's always been good to me, so I'll be looking forward to going there after the break."

Gordon Shedden, TOYOTA GAZOO Racing UK with IAA, said: "It’s an incredible feeling – you never tire of that feeling. I had to use all my years of experience to get the job done, and to come out of the last corner on the final lap and see all the team from TOYOTA GAZOO Racing UK with IAA hanging over the pit wall when I came past the chequered flag was just amazing. We’ve had our trials and tribulations since the start of the season and they’ve been living the pain and dramas that we all have, so I was delighted for them and it was nice to give everybody a little boost going into the summer break."

2025 Kwik Fit British Touring Car Championship – Race 1 – Oulton Park

1. Tom Ingram, Team VERTU 16 Laps
2. Dan Cammish, NAPA Racing UK +5.490s
3. Chris Smiley, Restart Racing +6.355s
4. Ash Sutton, NAPA Racing UK +6.721s
5. Tom Chilton, Team VERTU +7.016s
6. Adam Morgan, Team VERTU +7.775s
7. Jake Hill, Laser Tools Racing with MB Motorsport +7.789s
8. Senna Proctor, Team VERTU +9.749s
9. Josh Cook, One Motorsport +13.083s
10. James Dorlin, TOYOTA GAZOO Racing UK with IAA +14.060s

2025 Kwik Fit British Touring Car Championship – Race 2 – Oulton Park

1. Ash Sutton, NAPA Racing UK 18 Laps
2. Adam Morgan, Team VERTU +1.715s
3. Tom Chilton, Team VERTU +3.612s
4. Tom Ingram, Team VERTU +8.830s
5. Jake Hill, Laser Tools Racing with MB Motorsport +9.263s
6. Daniel Rowbottom, NAPA Racing UK +10.812s
7. Josh Cook, One Motorsport +13.814s
8. Senna Proctor, Team VERTU +15.284s
9. Gordon Shedden, TOYOTA GAZOO Racing UK with IAA +15.447s
10. Dan Cammish, NAPA Racing UK +15.874s

2025 Kwik Fit British Touring Car Championship – Race 3 – Oulton Park

1. Gordon Shedden, TOYOTA GAZOO Racing UK with IAA 18 Laps
2. Ash Sutton, NAPA Racing +0.741s
3. Daniel Rowbottom, NAPA Racing UK +1.472s
4. Tom Ingram, Team VERTU +1.592s
5. Senna Proctor, Team VERTU +5.386s
6. Dan Cammish, NAPA Racing UK +5.804s
7. Jake Hill, Laser Tools Racing with MB Motorsport +6.391s
8. James Dorlin, TOYOTA GAZOO Racing UK with IAA +9.685s
9. Charles Rainford, LKQ Euro Car Parts Racing with WSR +10.696s
10. Sam Osborne, NAPA Racing UK +11.525s

Penalties:

Race One

Daryl DeLeon received an official reprimand and two penalty points on his license in Round 13 of the championship, for causing a collision with Árón Taylor-Smith and Aiden Moffat.

Daryl DeLeon received a ten second time penalty in Round 13 of the championship, for causing a collision with Mikey Doble.

Árón Taylor-Smith received an official reprimand and two penalty points on his license in Round 13 of the championship, for causing a collision with Daryl DeLeon.

Race Two

Charles Rainford was disqualified from Round 14 of the championship, for over boosting.

Finn Leslie received a verbal warning in Round 14 of the championship, for gaining a position as a result of contact with Nic Hamilton.

Race Three

Dexter Patterson was disqualified from Round 15 of the championship, for failing the ride height check at the end of the race.

Tom Chilton received an official reprimand and two penalty points on his license in Round 15 of the championship, for causing a collision with Mikey Doble.

Aiden Moffat received an official reprimand and two penalty points on his license in Round 15 of the championship, for causing a collision with Max Hall.

Max Hall received a three place grid penalty for his next race and three penalty points on his license in Round 15 of the championship, for causing contact and subsequently gaining a position on Aiden Moffat.

Our final thoughts on an incredible weekend has to go to the broadcasting legend that is Steve Rider!

A career spanning nearly 50 years across ITV and BBC, Steve became an iconic figure in the likes of football, F1, golf and many many more sports.

And of course, Steve has been the face of the British Touring Car Championship coverage across some four decades and leaves his role as one of the most popular and important figures in the championship’s illustrious history.

We have celebrated Steve’s phenomenal career throughout this emotional weekend and everyone involved in the BTCC cannot thank Steve enough for his unwavering support, professionalism and utter brilliance.

This is not a goodbye of course, but a see you soon… in the meantime, thank you thank you thank you and enjoy your retirement Sir Steve!

TOYOTA GAZOO Racing UK with IAA's Gordon Shedden claimed victory in the final Kwik Fit British Touring Car Championship race at Oulton Park, bringing down the curtain on a brilliant first half to the season.

Such has been the competitiveness and unrivalled drama in the BTCC during 2025 so far that three-time champion Shedden became the tenth different race winner – from only 15 races.

Shedden led from lights to flag but that doesn't tell the true story of an incredible initial attack, followed by a fantastic defensive drive, as the tin top legend grabbed his first BTCC win since 2022.

The Scotsman fought off Laser Tools Racing with MB Motorsport's Jake Hill for much of the race, closely followed by the NAPA Racing UK pair of Dan Rowbottom and Ash Sutton, but Shedden's pressure eased slightly in the closing moments.

With Hill making a last ditch effort to make a move on the penultimate lap, his #1 BMW 330i M Sport squirmed and slid wide on the wet surface at Cascades and he eventually returned to the track down in seventh after running through the grass.

Sutton had only recently disposed of teammate Rowbottom, and he was further rewarded with second after Hill's moment.

Rowbottom rounded out a topsy-turvy weekend with a well deserved podium, whilst Team VERTU's Tom Ingram fought his way up to fourth, having been down in 12th at one stage.

Team VERTU's Senna Proctor and NAPA Racing UK's Dan Cammish were fifth and sixth respectively, with the latter having been shuffled out of podium contention earlier in the contest.

Hill had to make do with seventh, ahead of TOYOTA GAZOO Racing UK with IAA's James Dorlin, whilst Charles Rainford (LKQ Euro Car Parts Racing with WSR) and Sam Osborne (NAPA Racing UK) rounded out the top ten. Rainford in particular had a fantastic race, having stormed through from the back of the grid to ninth.

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

Ash Sutton, NAPA Racing UK, said:

Dan Rowbottom, NAPA Racing UK, said:

NAPA Racing UK's Ash Sutton swept to his fourth Kwik Fit British Touring Car Championship victory of the season as the #116 surged through from fourth on the grid to win the second contest at Oulton Park.

Being the first of the Goodyear soft tyre runners played perfectly into the four-time champion's hands, as he made light work of Restart Racing's Chris Smiley while teammate Dan Cammish let Sutton by.

Team VERTU's Tom Ingram was a much harder task with the #80 defending valiantly before Sutton took his opportunity at Island Hairpin. The Hyundai duo of Adam Morgan and Tom Chilton relegated stablemate Ingram down to fourth, but the latter then hung on brilliantly to claim fourth on the Goodyear hard tyre.

Reigning champion Jake Hill did everything he could to get by old rival Ingram, but the Laser Tools Racing with MB Motorsport had to settle for a solid fifth.

Dan Rowbottom (NAPA Racing UK) and Josh Cook (One Motorsport) were sixth and seventh respectively, after the unfortunate Senna Proctor (Team VERTU) dropped to eighth in the closing laps with bodywork seemingly rubbing on his front left tyre.

Gordon Shedden (TOYOTA GAZOO Racing UK with IAA) and Dan Cammish (NAPA Racing UK) rounded out the top ten with the former being rewarded by retiring ITV front man Steve Rider as he pulled out the #9 in the reverse grid draw.

Restart Racing's Dan Lloyd had a significant accident on lap three as he came over Clay Hill, dropping a wheel on the grass before his Hyundai fired into the barrier at speed. Charles Rainford was another driver in the wars as crashed following contact with one of the Toyotas.

The final race of the day – and first half of the 2025 season – commences at 17:05 and will be LIVE on ITV4.

Ash Sutton, NAPA Racing UK, said:

Adam Morgan, Team VERTU, said:

Tom Chilton, Team VERTU, said:

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

P/	No/	Name/	Entry/	Laps/	Time/	Gap/	Best/	On/
1	116	Ashley SUTTON	NAPA Racing UK	18	29:34.907		1:24.460	14
2	33	Adam MORGAN	Team VERTU	18	29:36.622	1.715	1:24.792	14
3	3	Tom CHILTON	Team VERTU	18	29:38.519	3.612	1:24.966	3
4	80	Tom INGRAM	Team VERTU	18	29:43.737	8.830	1:25.767	15
5	1	Jake HILL	Laser Tools Racing with MB Motorsport	18	29:44.170	9.263	1:25.680	15
6	32	Daniel ROWBOTTOM	NAPA Racing UK	18	29:45.719	10.812	1:25.504	13
7	66	Josh COOK	One Motorsport	18	29:48.721	13.814	1:25.720	11
8	18	Senna PROCTOR	Team VERTU	18	29:50.191	15.284	1:25.617	3
9	52	Gordon SHEDDEN	TOYOTA GAZOO Racing UK with IAA	18	29:50.354	15.447	1:25.463	12
10	27	Dan CAMMISH	NAPA Racing UK	18	29:50.781	15.874	1:25.763	11
11	88	Mikey DOBLE	Motor Parts Direct with Power Maxed Racing	18	29:50.951	16.044	1:25.638	12
12	77	Sam OSBORNE	NAPA Racing UK	18	29:52.191	17.284	1:25.994	17
13	132	James DORLIN	TOYOTA GAZOO Racing UK with IAA	18	29:53.859	18.952	1:25.889	18
14	22	Chris SMILEY	Restart Racing	18	29:55.919	21.012	1:26.564	13
15	2	Daryl DELEON	WSR	18	29:56.474	21.567	1:26.067	2
16	16	Aiden MOFFAT	LKQ Euro Car Parts Racing with WSR	18	29:58.979	24.072	1:26.527	15
17	26	Finn LESLIE	TOYOTA GAZOO Racing UK with IAA	18	30:00.394	25.487	1:26.339	13
18	93	Max HALL	ROKiT Racing with Un-Limited Motorsport	18	30:00.978	26.071	1:26.260	13
19	17	Dexter PATTERSON	ROKiT Racing with Un-Limited Motorsport	18	30:03.642	28.735	1:27.030	15
20	28	Nicolas HAMILTON	Powder Monkey Brewing Co with Esidock	18	30:04.154	29.247	1:26.914	14
21	99	Charles RAINFORD	LKQ Euro Car Parts Racing with WSR	18	30:05.797	30.890	1:25.625	13
DNF	40	Árón TAYLOR-SMITH	TOYOTA GAZOO Racing UK with IAA	14	24:02.896	4 Laps	1:25.743	11
DNF	50	Nick HALSTEAD	Motor Parts Direct with Power Maxed Racing	14	24:29.839	4 Laps	1:27.041	12
NC	12	Stephen JELLEY	One Motorsport	13	30:51.874	5 Laps	1:28.306	9
DNF	123	Daniel LLOYD	Restart Racing	2	3:02.164	16 Laps	1:26.833	2

Team VERTU's Tom Ingram commanded proceedings in Round 13 of the 2025 Kwik Fit British Touring Car Championship as the Hyundai star led from start to finish in the opening race at Oulton Park.

An early safety car spell following contact between Stephen Jelley (One Motorsport) and Sam Osborne (NAPA Racing UK) coming out of Island Bend could not deter Ingram's drive, as he eventually romped home more than five seconds clear of the chasing pack.

NAPA Racing UK's Dan Cammish finished second after he got by front row starter Chris Smiley (Restart Racing) on the opening lap, whilst Ford Focus teammate Ash Sutton looked to have scored the final place on the podium with his own stellar move around the outside of Smiley at Cascades.

The positions were swapped in the closing laps, however, as Sutton chose to settle for fourth and the advantage of being able to run the Goodyear soft tyre in the second race.

Team VERTU duo – Tom Chilton and Adam Morgan – were line astern in fifth and sixth respectively, whilst reigning champion Jake Hill (Laser Tools Racing with MB Motorsport) drove extremely well from 13th on the grid to eventually finish seventh.

Senna Proctor (Team VERTU), Josh Cook (One Motorsport) and James Dorlin (TOYOTA GAZOO Racing UK with IAA) completed the top ten positions, the latter having dropped from his encouraging fifth place grid position.

There was one other incident further down the order as ROKiT Racing with Un-Limited Motorsport teammates – Dexter Patterson and Max Hall – clashed for the second time this season, with contact on the run to Hislops ending both of their races

Race 2 takes place at 1440 and Race 3 commences at 1705 with the action being shown LIVE on ITV4.

Tom Ingram, Team VERTU, said:

Dan Cammish, NAPA Racing UK, said:

Chris Smiley, Restart Racing, said:

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

P/	No/	Name/	Entry/	Laps/	Time/	Gap/	Best/	On/
1	80	Tom INGRAM	Team VERTU	16	23:59.449		1:24.052	7
2	27	Dan CAMMISH	NAPA Racing UK	16	24:04.939	5.490	1:24.450	6
3	22	Chris SMILEY	Restart Racing	16	24:05.804	6.355	1:24.891	6
4	116	Ashley SUTTON	NAPA Racing UK	16	24:06.170	6.721	1:24.870	6
5	3	Tom CHILTON	Team VERTU	16	24:06.465	7.016	1:24.932	9
6	33	Adam MORGAN	Team VERTU	16	24:07.224	7.775	1:25.218	7
7	1	Jake HILL	Laser Tools Racing with MB Motorsport	16	24:07.238	7.789	1:25.019	6
8	18	Senna PROCTOR	Team VERTU	16	24:09.198	9.749	1:25.093	9
9	66	Josh COOK	One Motorsport	16	24:12.532	13.083	1:25.190	8
10	132	James DORLIN	TOYOTA GAZOO Racing UK with IAA	16	24:13.509	14.060	1:25.203	8
11	99	Charles RAINFORD	LKQ Euro Car Parts Racing with WSR	16	24:14.001	14.552	1:25.344	8
12	123	Daniel LLOYD	Restart Racing	16	24:14.343	14.894	1:25.099	8
13	40	Árón TAYLOR-SMITH	TOYOTA GAZOO Racing UK with IAA	16	24:19.383	19.934	1:25.804	9
14	32	Daniel ROWBOTTOM	NAPA Racing UK	16	24:21.024	21.575	1:26.189	15
15	16	Aiden MOFFAT	LKQ Euro Car Parts Racing with WSR	16	24:23.086	23.637	1:25.779	8
16	52	Gordon SHEDDEN	TOYOTA GAZOO Racing UK with IAA	16	24:25.709	26.260	1:26.196	8
17	88	Mikey DOBLE	Motor Parts Direct with Power Maxed Racing	16	24:27.049	27.600	1:26.604	9
18	2	Daryl DELEON	WSR	16	24:29.397	29.948	1:25.668	8
19	28	Nicolas HAMILTON	Powder Monkey Brewing Co with Esidock	16	24:31.051	31.602	1:26.163	8
20	77	Sam OSBORNE	NAPA Racing UK	16	24:31.356	31.907	1:26.210	8
21	12	Stephen JELLEY	One Motorsport	16	24:33.542	34.093	1:25.470	10
22	50	Nick HALSTEAD	Motor Parts Direct with Power Maxed Racing	16	24:50.562	51.113	1:27.002	6
23	26	Finn LESLIE	TOYOTA GAZOO Racing UK with IAA	14	25:13.068	2 Laps	1:25.911	6
DNF	17	Dexter PATTERSON	ROKiT Racing with Un-Limited Motorsport	5	8:40.020	11 Laps	1:34.194	2
DNF	93	Max HALL	ROKiT Racing with Un-Limited Motorsport	5	9:10.023	11 Laps	1:34.532	2

Former champion hails 'unbelievable' and 'outrageous' lap at Oulton Park

Team VERTU's Tom Ingram obliterated the competition to claim pole position for Round 13 of the 2025 Kwik Fit British Touring Car Championship at Oulton Park.

The 2022 champion kept his powder dry during the early segments of qualifying before unleashing the full potential of the #80 Hyundai i30N in the 'Quick Six' finale, with his 1:23.856s lap time being the fastest ever qualifying lap around the 2.23-mile circuit and more than four tenths faster than any of his rivals.

Restart Racing's Chris Smiley enjoyed his best qualifying result for more than six years as both he and his fledging squad continue to develop their own Hyundais.

Smiley topped part one and two of qualifying and was only outshone by Ingram's outrageous effort, but the #22 will be happy to be starting tomorrow's opener from the outside of the front row.

NAPA Racing UK star Dan Cammish has qualified inside the top five in every qualifying session so far this season, and the multiple race winner rounded out his mid-season results with third place here in Cheshire. He will start alongside teammate and championship leader Ash Sutton.

James Dorlin provided TOYOTA GAZOO Racing UK with IAA with a spirited result in fifth, whilst Team VERTU's Adam Morgan completed the top six, having spun early in the 'Quick Six' segment.

As is often the case, the surprises came almost immediately in the opening part of qualifying as FP1 pace-setter Dan Rowbottom (NAPA Racing UK) exited proceedings, whilst WSR nearly lost all four of its BMWs with only Charles Rainford (LKQ Euro Car Parts Racing with WSR) sneaking through in the closing seconds.

Rainford eventually wound up ninth, whilst Laser Tools Racing with MB Motorsport's Jake Hill had to make do with 13th. Daryl DeLeon (WSR) was 16th and Aiden Moffat (LKQ Euro Car Parts Racing with WSR) was 18th.

Three-time champion Gordon Shedden continued his challenging campaign, with the TOYOTA GAZOO Racing UK with IAA man starting from the back of the grid after losing his efforts due to track limit infringements.

Rounds 13, 14 and 15 of the 2025 Kwik Fit British Touring Car Championship take place at Oulton Park tomorrow with a huge crowd likely to descend on the famous Cheshire venue, with many many more watching the action LIVE on ITV4 from 1135.

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Tom Ingram, Team VERTU, said: "That was unbelievable, quite frankly. It was just the most hooked up car I've ever had, we seemed to have limitless grip, we bolted on the new soft tyre and it was just absolutely outrageous.

"The corner speed and momentum we were carrying, the braking performance, just hooked up beyond all reasonable doubt. As Team VERTU we've done an unbelievable job there and it's a big big thanks to these guys."

2025 Kwik Fit British Touring Car Championship – Oulton Park – Qualifying – Classification:

P/	No/	Name/	Entry/	Q1/	Q2/	Q3/
1	80	Tom INGRAM	Team VERTU	01:24.282	01:24.409	01:23.856
2	22	Chris SMILEY	Restart Racing	01:24.166	01:24.132	01:24.329
3	27	Dan CAMMISH	NAPA Racing UK	01:24.468	01:24.481	01:24.345
4	116	Ashley SUTTON	NAPA Racing UK	01:24.753	01:24.346	01:24.406
5	132	James DORLIN	TOYOTA GAZOO Racing UK with IAA	01:24.761	01:24.503	01:24.454
6	33	Adam MORGAN	Team VERTU	01:24.303	01:24.352	01:24.553
7	3	Tom CHILTON	Team VERTU	01:24.752	01:24.586
8	66	Josh COOK	One Motorsport	01:24.688	01:24.677
9	99	Charles RAINFORD	LKQ Euro Car Parts Racing with WSR	01:25.002	01:24.729
10	18	Senna PROCTOR	Team VERTU	01:25.019	01:24.737
11	88	Mikey DOBLE	Motor Parts Direct with Power Maxed Racing	01:24.744	01:24.830
12	40	Árón TAYLOR-SMITH	TOYOTA GAZOO Racing UK with IAA	01:24.859	01:25.034
13	1	Jake HILL	Laser Tools Racing with MB Motorsport	01:24.871
14	77	Sam OSBORNE	NAPA Racing UK	01:25.023
15	32	Daniel ROWBOTTOM	NAPA Racing UK	01:24.926
16	2	Daryl DELEON	WSR	01:25.126
17	17	Dexter PATTERSON	ROKiT Racing with Un-Limited Motorsport	01:25.126
18	16	Aiden MOFFAT	LKQ Euro Car Parts Racing with WSR	01:25.252
19	12	Stephen JELLEY	One Motorsport	01:25.678
20	93	Max HALL	ROKiT Racing with Un-Limited Motorsport	01:25.724
21	26	Finn LESLIE	TOYOTA GAZOO Racing UK with IAA	01:25.977
22	50	Nick HALSTEAD	Motor Parts Direct with Power Maxed Racing	01:26.567
23	28	Nicolas HAMILTON	Powder Monkey Brewing Co with Esidock	01:26.191
24	123	Daniel LLOYD	Restart Racing
25	52	Gordon SHEDDEN	TOYOTA GAZOO Racing UK with IAA	01:33.930

Hyundais occupied four of the top six positions in FP2 as Chris Smiley topped the times amidst slightly cooler conditions at Oulton Park.

The fifth event of the Kwik Fit British Touring Car Championship kicked off in sweltering heat as Dan Rowbottom headed a NAPA Racing UK one-two-three in the opening session, before light rain fell prior to final practice.

Times continued to tumble throughout the sessions with the track surface getting faster and faster once the rain showers had ended, and at once stage in the closing moments there were four Hyundais in the top four positions.

Restart Racing's Smiley eventually held just a 0.134s advantage to TOYOTA GAZOO Racing UK with IAA's Aron Taylor-Smith as the the chequered flag fell, with the local Speedworks squad looking for a turn in fortunes in 2025.

Team VERTU's Tom Ingram and Adam Morgan were third and fifth respectively with another Toyota Corolla of James Dorlin wedged between them on the timesheets.

Daniel Lloyd ensured both Restart Racing Hyundais were in the top six, whilst three-time champion Gordon Shedden made it three TOYOTA GAZOO Racing UK with IAA Corollas in the top seven.

Mikey Doble was the first non-Hyundai or Toyota in the order as the Motor Parts Direct with Power Maxed Racing Vauxhall driver came home in eighth, whilst Dexter Patterson (ROKiT Racing with Un-Limited Motorsport) and Dan Cammish (NAPA Racing UK) completed to the top ten order.

FP1 pacesetter Dan Rowbottom was just outside the leading order in 11th, but the Ford Focus man remains confident ahead of qualifying.

"I love Oulton Park," he said. "We're coming into a run of circuit that I really enjoy – Oulton, Croft and Knockhill – but the atmosphere here is pretty special and unique."

Qualifying for Round 13 of the 2025 Kwik Fit British Touring Car Championship takes places at 1500 and will be streamed LIVE via the ITV Sport YouTube channel.

2025 Kwik Fit British Touring Car Championship – Oulton Park – Free Practice 2 – Classification:

P/	No/	Name/	Entry/	Laps/	Time/	Gap/	On/
1	22	Chris SMILEY	Restart Racing	17	1:24.288		17
2	40	Árón TAYLOR-SMITH	TOYOTA GAZOO Racing UK with IAA	15	1:24.422	0.134	14
3	80	Tom INGRAM	Team VERTU	12	1:24.458	0.170	9
4	132	James DORLIN	TOYOTA GAZOO Racing UK with IAA	16	1:24.541	0.253	15
5	33	Adam MORGAN	Team VERTU	14	1:24.581	0.293	13
6	123	Daniel LLOYD	Restart Racing	16	1:24.584	0.296	14
7	52	Gordon SHEDDEN	TOYOTA GAZOO Racing UK with IAA	15	1:24.637	0.349	15
8	88	Mikey DOBLE	Motor Parts Direct with Power Maxed Racing	16	1:24.655	0.367	16
9	17	Dexter PATTERSON	ROKiT Racing with Un-Limited Motorsport	15	1:24.718	0.430	14
10	27	Dan CAMMISH	NAPA Racing UK	17	1:24.728	0.440	15
11	32	Daniel ROWBOTTOM	NAPA Racing UK	19	1:24.739	0.451	18
12	2	Daryl DELEON	WSR	14	1:24.783	0.495	14
13	116	Ashley SUTTON	NAPA Racing UK	14	1:24.812	0.524	11
14	18	Senna PROCTOR	Team VERTU	11	1:24.869	0.581	8
15	3	Tom CHILTON	Team VERTU	9	1:24.872	0.584	7
16	99	Charles RAINFORD	LKQ Euro Car Parts Racing with WSR	16	1:24.984	0.696	14
17	66	Josh COOK	One Motorsport	16	1:25.020	0.732	16
18	16	Aiden MOFFAT	LKQ Euro Car Parts Racing with WSR	13	1:25.157	0.869	11
19	1	Jake HILL	Laser Tools Racing with MB Motorsport	17	1:25.261	0.973	14
20	77	Sam OSBORNE	NAPA Racing UK	17	1:25.340	1.052	17
21	26	Finn LESLIE	TOYOTA GAZOO Racing UK with IAA	17	1:26.042	1.754	15
22	93	Max HALL	ROKiT Racing with Un-Limited Motorsport	16	1:26.176	1.888	14
23	28	Nicolas HAMILTON	Powder Monkey Brewing Co with Esidock	17	1:26.599	2.311	16
24	50	Nick HALSTEAD	Motor Parts Direct with Power Maxed Racing	17	1:26.818	2.530	16
25	12	Stephen JELLEY	One Motorsport	1			0