As we edge closer to the return of BTCC action at Croft, we continue our celebration of the 2025 campaign’s Perfect Ten race winners — and next up is one of the championship’s most prolific names.

Our ninth victor of the season is none other than the 2022 Champion, Tom Ingram, who secured back-to-back victories at Thruxton and Oulton Park, reminding everyone exactly why he remains a title contender in 2025.

Here’s how the Team VERTU star added to his BTCC legacy…

Thruxton – Race 1

Lining up second on the grid, Ingram wasted no time in launching an early assault on pole-sitter and title rival Ash Sutton. A momentary lead came undone after an overtake under safety car conditions forced the Hyundai i30 N pilot to give the place back.

As the race resumed, Ingram dived around the outside of Sutton into the final chicane. Both championship protagonists overshot the corner, but crucially, it was Ingram who was in front before the off-track excursion. From there, the High Wycombe native held firm under pressure to claim his 34th career BTCC win — moving within one of the all-time top ten.

Oulton Park – Race 1

If Saturday’s qualifying masterclass wasn’t enough, Sunday brought a performance to match.

Blasting off from pole, Ingram was untouchable — building a gap of over five seconds en route to a dominant lights-to-flag victory. The win not only secured his second triumph in as many race weekends but also delivered a new race lap record for the Team VERTU driver.

The result brought him level with the legendary Frank Gardner for tenth in the BTCC’s all-time winners’ list, marking a landmark moment in Ingram’s 12-year career.

Championship Outlook

With two wins and the most podiums of any driver in 2025, Ingram continues to quietly — and effectively — rack up the points in his signature ‘pointsy’ style.

Now just ten points behind four-time Champion Sutton heading into the second half of the season, the #80 will return to action at Croft (2–3 August) as one of the in-form men in the field.

If the first half is anything to go by, the fight for a second crown is well and truly on.