Charles Rainford picked up his maiden win while securing a clean sweep for WSR in the process. In just his sixth BTCC race, Rainford moved up from third on the grid to take the lead.
Jake Hill came home second behind his teammate with Tom Ingram having to settle for third. It’s the first time since 2015 that three different WSR drivers picked up wins over a single race weekend.
Dan Rowbottom had pole position thanks to the reverse grid draw, and led off the line; despite a brilliant start by Hill. Rainford managed to get past Hill before making a move on Rowbottom into Paddock Hill on lap two.
The BTCC is renowned for its bumper to bumper action, but Aiden Moffat took that too literally when he was repeatedly tapping the rear end of Ash Sutton’s Ford Focus. The Scot was handed a warning and backed off.
Hill fought and finally passed Rowbottom on lap nine, and went in pursuit of Rainford ahead. Meanwhile behind, Ingram made his way from 11th on the grid up to third in his Hyundai, setting the fastest lap in the process.
A few laps from the end Rainford was under pressure, trying to keep his composure and secure his win. Max Hall going off at Clearways and parking his Cupra could have brought out the safety car, but the stewards let the race come to a natural conclusion.
On the penultimate lap Ingram fought Hill for second, making slight contact into Druids. Despite the scuffle, Hill prevailed, and it allowed Rainford to get away and secure his first win.
Rainford took first, Hill second and Ingram third. Sutton came home fourth with Chris Smiley and Josh Cook following behind. Tom Chilton recovered from a poor race one to finish seventh. Moffat, Rowbottom and Gordon Shedden rounded off the top ten.
James Dorlin, Adam Morgan, race two winner Daryl DeLeon took home points. Dan Cammish recovered from his race two DNF to take 14th with Aron Taylor-Smith grabbing the last point for 15th.
Ash Sutton retakes the lead of the championship by just five points to Ingram, with Hill third heading to the next trio of races at Snetterton.
|
Pos |
Name |
Team |
Car |
|
1 (3) |
Charles RAINFORD |
LKQ Euro Car Parts Racing with WSR |
BMW 330e |
|
2 (2) |
Jake HILL |
Laser Tools Racing with MB Motorsport |
BMW 330e |
|
3 (11) |
Tom INGRAM |
Team Vertu |
Hyundai i30N |
|
4 (7) |
Ash SUTTON |
NAPA Racing |
Ford Focus |
|
5 (6) |
Chris SMILEY |
Restart Racing |
Hyundai i30N |
|
6 (4) |
Josh COOK |
ONE Motorsport |
Honda Civic Type-R |
|
7 (12) |
Tom CHILTON |
Team Vertu |
Hyundai i30N |
|
8 (5) |
Aiden MOFFAT |
Team WSR |
BMW 330e |
|
9 (1) |
Dan ROWBOTTOM |
NAPA Racing |
Ford Focus |
|
10 (16) |
Gordon SHEDDEN |
Toyota Gazoo Racing |
Toyota Corolla |
|
11 (18) |
James DORLIN |
Toyota Gazoo Racing |
Toyota Corolla |
|
12 (8) |
Adam MORGAN |
Team Vertu |
Hyundai i30N |
|
13 (9) |
Daryl DELEON |
Team WSR |
BMW 330e |
|
14 (23) |
Dan CAMMISH |
NAPA Racing |
Ford Focus |
|
15 (15) |
Aron TAYLOR-SMITH |
Toyota Gazoo Racing |
Toyota Corolla |
|
16 (14) |
Michael CREES |
Team Vertu |
Hyundai i30N |
|
17 (10) |
Ronan PEARSON |
Toyota Gazoo Racing |
Toyota Corolla |
|
18 (17) |
Sam OSBORNE |
NAPA Racing |
Ford Focus |
|
19 (13) |
Stephen JELLEY |
ONE Motorsport |
Honda Civic Type-R |
|
20 (22) |
Mikey DOBLE |
Power Maxed Racing |
Vauxhall Astra |
|
21 (25) |
Dexter PATTERSON |
RoKIT Racing with Un-Limited Motorsport |
Cupra Leon |
|
22 (21) |
Dan LLOYD |
Restart Racing |
Hyundai i30N |
|
23 (19) |
Nicholas HAMILTON |
Powder Monkey |
Cupra Leon |
|
24 (20) |
Nick HALSTEAD |
Power Maxed Racing |
Vauxhall Astra |
|
25 (24) |
Max HALL |
RoKIT Racing with Un-Limited Motorsport |
Cupra Leon |
