Team VERTU's Tom Chilton dipped under the existing fastest BTCC qualifying lap in the final moments of Free Practice 2 at Donington Park.
The Hyundai i30N driver followed up team-mate Tom Ingram's solid performance in FP1 by topping the times with a 1:33.129s – just 0.025s faster than Ash Sutton's 2023 qualifying lap.
NAPA Racing UK's Sutton and Team VERTU's Ingram were second and third in this particular session, whilst rookie Charles Rainford was next up in the LKQ Euro Car Parts Racing with WSR BMW.
Rainford claimed a third BTCC career podium at Knockhill last time out and he's followed that up with a pair of top five results in the practice sessions around Donington Park Grand Prix circuit.
A Restart Racing/NAPA Racing UK quartet filled the next four positions as Hyundai and Ford machinery again proved to be the weapon of choice around the 2.47-mile layout.
Daniel Lloyd (Restart Racing) and Dan Rowbottom (NAPA Racing UK) backed up their FP1 pace with another strong showing in the second run, whilst Chris Smiley (Restart Racing) and Dan Cammish (NAPA Racing UK) were next in the order.
Árón Taylor-Smith (TOYOTA GAZOO Racing UK with IAA) and Sam Osborne (NAPA Racing UK) rounded out the top ten.
Qualifying for Round 22 of the 2025 Kwik Fit British Touring Car Championship takes place at 1525 and will be streamed LIVE via the ITV YouTube channel.
Tom Chilton, Team VERTU, said:
2025 Kwik Fit British Touring Car Championship – Donington Park – Free Practice 2 – Classification:
| P/ | No/ | Name/ | Entry/ | Laps/ | Time/ | Gap/ | On/ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | Tom CHILTON | Team VERTU | 11 | 1:33.129 | 11 | |
| 2 | 116 | Ashley SUTTON | NAPA Racing UK | 13 | 1:33.435 | 0.306 | 11 |
| 3 | 80 | Tom INGRAM | Team VERTU | 13 | 1:33.466 | 0.337 | 5 |
| 4 | 99 | Charles RAINFORD | LKQ Euro Car Parts Racing with WSR | 13 | 1:33.493 | 0.364 | 12 |
| 5 | 123 | Daniel LLOYD | Restart Racing | 11 | 1:33.505 | 0.376 | 10 |
| 6 | 32 | Daniel ROWBOTTOM | NAPA Racing UK | 15 | 1:33.549 | 0.420 | 11 |
| 7 | 22 | Chris SMILEY | Restart Racing | 11 | 1:33.570 | 0.441 | 10 |
| 8 | 27 | Dan CAMMISH | NAPA Racing UK | 14 | 1:33.571 | 0.442 | 14 |
| 9 | 40 | Árón TAYLOR-SMITH | TOYOTA GAZOO Racing UK with IAA | 11 | 1:33.858 | 0.729 | 9 |
| 10 | 77 | Sam OSBORNE | NAPA Racing UK | 15 | 1:33.903 | 0.774 | 14 |
| 11 | 33 | Adam MORGAN | Team VERTU | 13 | 1:33.913 | 0.784 | 12 |
| 12 | 18 | Senna PROCTOR | Team VERTU | 11 | 1:33.969 | 0.840 | 10 |
| 13 | 1 | Jake HILL | Laser Tools Racing with MB Motorsport | 12 | 1:34.034 | 0.905 | 11 |
| 14 | 88 | Mikey DOBLE | Motor Parts Direct with Power Maxed Racing | 13 | 1:34.225 | 1.096 | 13 |
| 15 | 16 | Aiden MOFFAT | LKQ Euro Car Parts Racing with WSR | 12 | 1:34.265 | 1.136 | 11 |
| 16 | 2 | Daryl DELEON | WSR | 12 | 1:34.318 | 1.189 | 12 |
| 17 | 52 | Gordon SHEDDEN | TOYOTA GAZOO Racing UK with IAA | 14 | 1:34.370 | 1.241 | 9 |
| 18 | 17 | Dexter PATTERSON | ROKiT Racing with Un-Limited Motorsport | 13 | 1:34.473 | 1.344 | 12 |
| 19 | 66 | Josh COOK | TOYOTA GAZOO Racing UK with IAA | 14 | 1:34.584 | 1.455 | 12 |
| 20 | 28 | Nicolas HAMILTON | Powder Monkey Brewing Co with Esidock | 11 | 1:35.410 | 2.281 | 8 |
| 21 | 19 | Max BUXTON | TOYOTA GAZOO Racing UK with IAA | 13 | 1:35.815 | 2.686 | 6 |
| 22 | 50 | Nick HALSTEAD | Motor Parts Direct with Power Maxed Racing | 13 | 1:36.901 | 3.772 | 11 |
