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/ |
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1 | 2 | Daryl DELEON | WSR | 27 | 26:43.327 | 47.594 | 26 | |
2 | 33 | Adam MORGAN | Team VERTU | 27 | 26:46.968 | 3.641 | 47.543 | 26 |
3 | 100 | Ashley SUTTON | NAPA Racing UK | 27 | 26:48.793 | 5.466 | 47.659 | 27 |
4 | 22 | Chris SMILEY | Restart Racing | 27 | 26:49.237 | 5.910 | 47.647 | 27 |
5 | 16 | Aiden MOFFAT | LKQ Euro Car Parts Racing with WSR | 27 | 26:50.125 | 6.798 | 47.802 | 26 |
6 | 66 | Josh COOK | One Motorsport | 27 | 26:51.677 | 8.350 | 47.806 | 27 |
7 | 99 | Charles RAINFORD | LKQ Euro Car Parts Racing with WSR | 27 | 26:52.828 | 9.501 | 47.908 | 22 |
8 | 1 | Jake HILL | Laser Tools Racing with MB Motorsport | 27 | 26:53.917 | 10.590 | 47.940 | 4 |
9 | 32 | Daniel ROWBOTTOM | NAPA Racing UK | 27 | 26:54.156 | 10.829 | 48.189 | 23 |
10 | 14 | Ronan PEARSON | TOYOTA GAZOO Racing UK with IAA | 27 | 26:54.463 | 11.136 | 48.095 | 24 |
11 | 80 | Tom INGRAM | Team VERTU | 27 | 26:54.754 | 11.427 | 48.278 | 24 |
12 | 3 | Tom CHILTON | Team VERTU | 27 | 26:55.087 | 11.760 | 47.749 | 5 |
13 | 12 | Stephen JELLEY | One Motorsport | 27 | 26:55.712 | 12.385 | 48.304 | 5 |
14 | 777 | Michael CREES | Team VERTU | 27 | 26:55.953 | 12.626 | 48.018 | 25 |
15 | 40 | Árón TAYLOR-SMITH | TOYOTA GAZOO Racing UK with IAA | 27 | 26:56.300 | 12.973 | 48.040 | 26 |
16 | 52 | Gordon SHEDDEN | TOYOTA GAZOO Racing UK with IAA | 27 | 26:56.565 | 13.238 | 47.691 | 5 |
17 | 77 | Sam OSBORNE | NAPA Racing UK | 27 | 26:59.486 | 16.159 | 48.337 | 5 |
18 | 132 | James DORLIN | TOYOTA GAZOO Racing UK with IAA | 27 | 27:00.438 | 17.111 | 48.554 | 4 |
19 | 28 | Nicolas HAMILTON | Powder Monkey Brewing Co with Esidock | 27 | 27:00.658 | 17.331 | 48.574 | 6 |
20 | 50 | Nick HALSTEAD | Motor Parts Direct with Power Maxed Racing | 27 | 27:02.423 | 19.096 | 49.038 | 25 |
21 | 123 | Daniel LLOYD | Restart Racing | 26 | 26:57.287 | 1 Lap | 47.613 | 25 |
22 | 88 | Mikey DOBLE | Motor Parts Direct with Power Maxed Racing | 25 | 27:03.255 | 2 Laps | 47.897 | 24 |
DNF | 27 | Dan CAMMISH | NAPA Racing UK | 12 | 12:02.759 | 15 Laps | 47.760 | 3 |
DNF | 93 | Max HALL | ROKiT Racing with Un-Limited Motorsport | 6 | 5:06.143 | 21 Laps | 48.203 | 6 |
DNF | 17 | Dexter PATTERSON | ROKiT Racing with Un-Limited Motorsport | 6 | 5:06.336 | 21 Laps | 48.149 | 6 |