DeLeon delight as BMW man delivers maiden BTCC victory

11th May 2025

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Daryl DeLeon, WSR, said:

Adam Morgan, Team VERTU, said:

Ashley Sutton, NAPA Racing UK, said:

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

P/No/Name/Entry/Laps/Time/Gap/Best/On/
12Daryl DELEONWSR2726:43.32747.59426
233Adam MORGANTeam VERTU2726:46.9683.64147.54326
3100Ashley SUTTONNAPA Racing UK2726:48.7935.46647.65927
422Chris SMILEYRestart Racing2726:49.2375.91047.64727
516Aiden MOFFATLKQ Euro Car Parts Racing with WSR2726:50.1256.79847.80226
666Josh COOKOne Motorsport2726:51.6778.35047.80627
799Charles RAINFORDLKQ Euro Car Parts Racing with WSR2726:52.8289.50147.90822
81Jake HILLLaser Tools Racing with MB Motorsport2726:53.91710.59047.9404
932Daniel ROWBOTTOMNAPA Racing UK2726:54.15610.82948.18923
1014Ronan PEARSONTOYOTA GAZOO Racing UK with IAA2726:54.46311.13648.09524
1180Tom INGRAMTeam VERTU2726:54.75411.42748.27824
123Tom CHILTONTeam VERTU2726:55.08711.76047.7495
1312Stephen JELLEYOne Motorsport2726:55.71212.38548.3045
14777Michael CREESTeam VERTU2726:55.95312.62648.01825
1540Árón TAYLOR-SMITHTOYOTA GAZOO Racing UK with IAA2726:56.30012.97348.04026
1652Gordon SHEDDENTOYOTA GAZOO Racing UK with IAA2726:56.56513.23847.6915
1777Sam OSBORNENAPA Racing UK2726:59.48616.15948.3375
18132James DORLINTOYOTA GAZOO Racing UK with IAA2727:00.43817.11148.5544
1928Nicolas HAMILTONPowder Monkey Brewing Co with Esidock2727:00.65817.33148.5746
2050Nick HALSTEADMotor Parts Direct with Power Maxed Racing2727:02.42319.09649.03825
21123Daniel LLOYDRestart Racing2626:57.2871 Lap47.61325
2288Mikey DOBLEMotor Parts Direct with Power Maxed Racing2527:03.2552 Laps47.89724
DNF27Dan CAMMISHNAPA Racing UK1212:02.75915 Laps47.7603
DNF93Max HALLROKiT Racing with Un-Limited Motorsport65:06.14321 Laps48.2036
DNF17Dexter PATTERSONROKiT Racing with Un-Limited Motorsport65:06.33621 Laps48.1496
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