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 |
