The Kwik Fit British Touring Car Championship roars into Cheshire this weekend (21/22 June) as the cars and stars of the UK’s premier motorsport series take on the ominous and undulating Oulton Park.
As the 2025 season approaches its midpoint, the title battle is starting to take shape — but perhaps even more striking is the BTCC’s trademark blend of fierce competition and unpredictable drama that continues to captivate fans and rivals alike.
Ash Sutton pestered the other protagonists from the very beginning of the season, taking the opening two victories at the Donington Park curtain raiser. Since that second triumph, we then saw nine different race winners in nine races before the four-time champion would win once more in the second bout at Thruxton.
Tom Chilton (Team Vertu), Jake Hill (Laser Tools Racing with MB Motorsport), Daryl DeLeon (WSR), Charles Rainford (LKQ Euro Car Parts Racing with WSR), Dan Cammish (NAPA Racing UK), Dan Rowbottom (NAPA Racing UK), Mikey Doble (Motor Parts Direct with Power Maxed Racing) and Tom Ingram (Team VERTU) have all taken victories during the 2025 BTCC season so far — joining Ash Sutton in the winners’ circle.
However, it’s Sutton who stands alone as the only three-time winner so far, with Rowbottom the only other driver to claim more than one victory. As a result, it’s the #116 NAPA Racing UK front-runner who holds a narrow edge in the overall Drivers’ standings.
Surprisingly, Ingram took ten rounds to triumph in 2025, an impressive feat considering the 2022 Champion has been, and is, the closest rival to Sutton. The Team VERTU driver’s nine podium visits in the opening 12 races – compared to Sutton’s seven – being the key factor in the tight championship battle.
Rowbottom’s #32 Ford Focus ST has surged into third in the standings after doubling his career win total this season. Only four points adrift is NAPA Racing UK teammate Cammish, who currently leads the Goodyear Wingfoot Award standings as the best qualifier in the 2025 campaign.
Reigning supremo Hill has continued to lose ground after a challenging Snetterton last month, followed by a less-than-ideal Thruxton, whilst Team VERTU’s Adam Morgan completes the current top six. Lancastrian Morgan is another driver chasing a first win of 2025 – and he would love to do it at his home circuit this weekend, with his return to front-wheel machinery and subsequent return to form being one of the standout stories of the season so far.
Champion Hill will be buoyed by his recent history at the Cheshire-based circuit… continue to read all about Hill’s recent table topping dominance around the breathless 2.26-mile layout, as well as the vital ticket and timetable information for the weekend ahead.
Hill to peak once more on Oulton’s ascent?
In 2023, Jake Hill’s #24 BMW 330e M Sport took two victories and a second-place finish around the Cheshire circuit on his way to an impressive 62 points total over the weekend.
The success did not stop there as last year he would also stand on the podium twice, with one being a victory, meaning he has stood on top of the rostrum in half of the last six races whilst missing out on a podium place in only one of those.
It is not only Hill, but all BMW 330i M Sports that are looking for a return to form after their triple triumphs at Brands Hatch Indy. Like their #1, BMW is also the most decorated manufacturer at the Cheshire circuit in recent history.
The marque has the most fastest laps and victories whilst standing on the podium on 15 occasions over the past five visits. Could such a strong circuit for the WSR-run outfit see a return to the top step this weekend?
TV, Timetables and Tickets
Wera Tools F4 British Championship, The VERTU MINI CHALLENGE and Porsche Sprint Challenge GB will support the BTCC at Oulton Park this weekend, with the undulating and technical nature of the circuit set to provide some thrilling racing across the bill.
To be there, click here for more information through the Oulton Park website. Those unable to make it can watch BTCC qualifying streamed live via ITV Sport’s YouTube channel from 1500 on Saturday, before ITV4’s all-day race day broadcast gets underway at 1135 on Sunday.
Remember, for the first time in the championship’s history the BTCC is being broadcast globally with every race being streamed live in 2025 via the BTCC YouTube Channel to those outside of the UK and North America, whilst every qualifying session and race will be streamed LIVE by the Racer Network across North America – visit the BTCC’s TV page for full listings and links to the coverage in your area.
