The Kwik Fit British Touring Car Championship season finale at Brands Hatch this weekend (4/5 October) will feature a tense battle for the Jack Sears Trophy title between WSR BMW drivers Daryl DeLeon (WSR) and Charles Rainford (LKQ Euro Car Parts Racing with WSR).
 
The team’s reigning champion Jake Hill (Laser Tools Racing with MB Motorsport) is also taking part in his final BTCC event for the foreseeable future at his local track, as the 2.43-mile ‘Grand Prix’ circuit is set for the final, nailbiting event of the year.
 
The fight for Jack Sears Trophy honours has built between DeLeon and Rainford ever since both claimed their maiden BTCC race wins on the shorter Brands Hatch Indy layout in May. The Anglo-Filipino racer is eight points ahead of the Sussex driver in the standings thanks to two top scores in the prize.
 
Due to both drivers having achieved multiple podiums this year, neither will be eligible for the prize in 2026, making this weekend an ‘all or nothing’ one for each. While the #2 has won more individual races in the category (nine to Charles’ four), it is the #99 who has taken more ‘event wins’ – four of the nine weekends contested so far – leading to such a closely-fought contest.
 
The duo are two of the three contenders left in the fight with Sam Osborne 48 points behind leader DeLeon.
 
Rainford’s LKQ Euro Car Parts Racing with WSR team-mate Aiden Moffat enjoyed his best points haul of 2025 last time out at Silverstone with a pair of top-six finishes and a season’s-best qualifying result to climb into the top ten in the Drivers' Standings.
 
The Scottish racer was a winner on the GP circuit in 2017 and also holds an additional podium finish to his name at the Kent venue. The #16 will look to use this to inspire him to cement his position in ninth spot in the standings.
 
Hill, will be leaving the BTCC after his home venue as he bows out of the series to take on new challenges in international motorsport in 2026 and beyond.
 
The Grand Prix circuit was the scene of his greatest triumph to date as he clinched the 2024 BTCC Drivers’ Championship at the season climax and also helped BMW secure a record-breaking tenth Manufacturers’ crown.
 
Be sure not to miss any of the tenth and final event of the 2025 Kwik Fit British Touring Car Championship, this weekend at Brands Hatch (4/5 October).

Daryl DeLeon, WSR, said: “This weekend is going to be really interesting as Charles and I go head-to-head for the Jack Sears Trophy. We’re very close in the points and that’s to be expected as we’ve been pretty similar in terms of our overall results all season. Brands Hatch will always be special as it’s where I scored my first BTCC win earlier this year and hopefully this weekend will create another incredible memory.”
 
Charles Rainford, LKQ Euro Car Parts Racing with WSR, said: “Three races to go and it feels nice that we’re ending things at Brands Hatch – where I got my first BTCC win in May. It’s all come down to quite a finely-poised situation for the Jack Sears Trophy, which was one of my two key targets for the year. I’m eight points behind Daryl, which means it’s in my hands. If I get the class win in all three races, I’ll win it, so that will be the aim for the weekend.”
 
Aiden Moffat, LKQ Euro Car Parts Racing with WSR, said: “It’s been a better season than results would indicate, and even in spite of that, I’m still in the top 10 in the points, which is something I’d have been quite satisfied with if you’d told me that would be the outcome. I’m determined to end the season on the podium. I should have had one at Croft and we had the pace at Silverstone too, so I know it’s within our grasp.”
 
Jake Hill, Laser Tools Racing with MB Motorsport, said: "This weekend will definitely be an emotional one as I make my final appearance with Laser Tools Racing with MB Motorsport and WSR in the BTCC, and doing so at my home track feels like the perfect farewell. We head into the round in good form as we've closed the gap to third place in the championship. And the goal for this weekend is to secure that third place! I’ve proudly called the BTCC home for almost a decade, and I can’t wait to get out there, give it everything I’ve got, and close out a brilliant chapter for both myself and the team."