Laser Tools Racing with MB Motorsport enjoyed the most victories of any team, as 2024 Drivers’ Champion Jake Hill took eight wins in the memorable year of 24-in-24…
Snetterton
Hill made light work of the opposition in qualifying’s changeable conditions, taking pole position by 0.806 seconds, to kickstart one of the most dominant weekends of the season.
Fast forward to race day, the #24 commanded the opening bout from lights to flag, but the second exchange of the day was even more impressive. The win looked out of reach after Hill jumped the start and gained a ten-second penalty, before the pacesetter pulled out an incredible 16 second advantage to make it two from two in Norfolk.
Round 9 would be the closest that anyone came to winning all three races in a weekend in 2024. Starting on the favoured wet tyre from ninth on the grid, the Kent racer quickly found himself at the front of the field. The potential win gradually slipped away as the track dried out, but the weekend display from Hill still represented one of the standout performances of the season.
Thruxton
Snetterton kicked off an impressive run of four wins from five races, which included another dynamic double at Thruxton, as pole position was followed by two more stellar triumphs for the fast-starting WSR-run BMW 330e M Sport.
Two wins and a fifth-place finish at the Hampshire venue represented an even better points return than the brilliant Snetterton weekend previously, as Hill’s title charge really began to take shape.
With half of Hill’s eight triumphs across the season coming in this fantastic fortnight, both Snetterton and Thruxton proved to be a pivotal part of the campaign for the eventual champion.
Oulton Park
After a podium in the second bout, a great reverse-grid race was in store for the WSR star.
The Evans Halshaw Power Maxed duo of Árón Taylor-Smith and Mikey Doble defended valiantly from the front for much of the contest, but Hill was on a charge in the closing stages.
Having disposed of Taylor-Smith, Hill set about attacking the sister Vauxhall Astra on the final lap. The #24 would close onto the tail of the #88 before getting a great run around the outside on the exit of the hairpin, eventually clinching the deal to secure his fifth win of the season in dramatic fashion.
Brands Hatch GP
It would be difficult not to talk about this weekend in what was one of the most exciting title battles in recent memory. Hill would strike first after heading into the weekend level on points with Tom Ingram.
The Hyundai i30N driver would claw back almost all of those lost points in the second bout as Ingram won with Hill in second, bringing the gap down to just one point with the 30th and final round of the year remaining.
Ingram’s #80 would initially get the better of the BMW 330e M Sport driver, launching ahead in the greasy conditions, before a change in pace saw a swing in performance.
Closing in on his rival, the #24 would effectively take the title by going around the outside of Ingram at Surtees. Once the move was completed, Hill’s pace never wavered as he stormed off into the distance to become the 2024 BTCC Drivers’ Champion.
