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Extreme H: Hansen and Taylor Win Maiden World Cup Title for Jameel Motorsport

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Kevin Hansen and Molly Taylor were crowned World Cup Champions for Jameel Motorsport last weekend as Extreme H made its racing series debut in Qiddiya, Saudi Arabia.

In an all new format, teams went through three rounds of qualifying, earning points to set the grid for Saturday’s final. The Saudi Arabian team, Jameel Motorsport, took top qualifying spot, before taking victory in the eight-car final. Here’s how the week unfolded.

Time Trial

The Extreme H World Cup started with a Time Trial, with teams completing two runs each and the times being added together.

After the first runs it was Extreme E’s most successful driver pairing, Mikaela Ahlin-Kottulinsky and Johan Kristofferson, who topped the time sheets for Kristofferson Motorsport (KMS). Jameel Motorsport, however, were just over a tenth behind. Elsewhere, JBX showed strong pace, but received a time penalty for knocking down a flag.

The second session of the Time Trial followed a very similar pattern to the first. Kristofferson Motorsport once again took the top spot, just five tenths ahead of Jameel Motorsport in second place. Team Even rounded out the top three, some four seconds back from the top two.

Overall, KMS took the ten qualifying points for having the fastest combined time in the Time Trial, with Jameel Motorsport six tenths behind them. Third place went to Team Hansen, who edged out Team Even by a second. JBX, Carl Cox Motorsport, and Zeroid were not far behind, as Team Stard brought up the rear and took just three points following their drivetrain issues in the first session.

Head to Head

The second round of qualifying saw the introduction of a new format for the Extreme motorsport family. In a style akin to a drag-race, each team competed in a total of four head-to-head heats on a straight section of the track. Starting at the top of a hill, teams would have to negotiate a small chicane and a jump to see who would cross the line first. Points were awarded based on who won and how close the other team finished to the winner, with the top four teams advancing to the semi-final.

In a tightly contested set of heats, it was the leaders of the Time Trial, KMS, who were the biggest losers. Winning just one of their four heats, the Swedish team finished bottom of the head-to-head standings, adding just three points to their qualification total. Jameel Motorsport, on the other hand, won all four of their heats and went through to the semi-final on maximum points. Joining them would be Carl Cox Motorsport, who had had a big turnaround in fortunes from the previous day, alongside Team Stard and JBX.

The first semi-final saw Kevin Hansen of Jameel Motorsport compete against Carl Cox Motorsport’s Timo Scheider. Hansen got the best get-away and held on to take his team through to the final. In the other semi-final, Patrick O’Donovan capitalised on a Christine GZ mistake to take team Stard to the final.

The perfect day was not to be for Jameel Motorsport, however, as Amanda Sorenson pipped Molly Taylor on the line by just 0.082s, giving victory to the Austrian team. Team Stard took the ten points, but Jameel Motorsport went top of the overall qualifying table. A poor day for KMS saw them drop down to third, a point behind Team Hansen.

Multi-Car

The final round of qualifying would be one familiar to viewers of Extreme E, as teams competed in two four-car heats and awarded points based on finishing position.

Qualifying 1 Heat 1 saw a familiar face at the top, as Jameel Motorsport comfortably took the victory. Their closest competitor, Team Even, finished almost ten seconds behind the Saudi Arabian team. The poor results for KMS continued, as they finished last and two and a half minutes behind Jameel Motorsport.

The second heat of Qualifying 1 was a lot closer affair, as Zeroid edged out Team Hansen by just 3.7s. JBX came in a similar distance behind, but Carl Cox Motorsport would not complete more than a lap.

Team Hansen would go one better in Qualifying 2 Heat 1, crossing the line first, and taking maximum points from the heat. Carl Cox Motorsport finished twelve seconds behind them to take second place, with Jameel Motorsport on a rare off race coming in narrowly behind,

In the final action of qualifying, KMS proved they are an all-or-nothing team, as they took victory and regained some crucial qualifying points in the second heat of Qualifying 2. Meanwhile JBX continued their decent showing, coming in second place, beating our Zeroid and Team Even.

World Cup Final

With qualifying now all said and done, it was unsurprisingly Jameel Motorsport who would start on pole for the eight-car final. Team Hansen would start just behind them after putting in a consistently strong showing across all three formats. Kristofferson Motorsport and Zeroid qualified third and fourth, with JBX Carl Cox Motorsport, Team Even, and Team Stard making up the back half of the grid.

Jameel Motorsport got the best getaway from the front row and lead after the first corner. Just behind them, however, three teams began to battle for second place. Team Hansen were the team who came out the worst for it, after heavy contact forced them off the track and to the back of the pack.

On the second lap of the race, disaster struck for Team Zeroid. After running in third up until that point, Fraser McConnell rolled his Zeroid machine, which ended up planted on its side. Fortunately the Jamaican driver was able to clamber out of the car, but the team would go no further in the race.

As the team entered the switch zone, Jameel Motorsport held a commanding lead over Carl Cox Motorsport and KMS. Team Hansen were still in the race, but a long way back from the rest of the field.

They would still get their chance to make up positions, however, as KMS’s week continued to get worse. In the same corner that McConnell had rolled his car, Mikaela Ahlin-Kottulinsky went very deep and missed the corner. The resulting time she lost saw KMS drop to seventh position, behind Team Hansen’s Catie Munnings.

But the drama wasn’t finished there. On the hill climb, JBX’s Christine GZ came to a halt, dropping them down to seventh place from fifth, where they would ultimately fail to finish.

Unaffected by what was going on behind them, Jameel Motorsport would take a light-to-flag victory to win the maiden Extreme H World Cup on home soil. Carl Cox Motorsport, who had struggled for much of the week, would cross the line in second place, closely followed by Team Even, who rounded off the podium. Team Stard would get a hard-fought fourth place, as Team Hansen, KMS, and JBX completed the classified runners list.

A dominant week from Jameel Motorsport was capped off with a dominant drive in the final. Whether they can hold onto their crown next year, or whether one of the challengers will be able to prise it off them, remains to be seen. One things for sure, though, you’re not going to want to miss it.

15th October 2025
WorldSBK: Bulega keeps championship alive with Estoril Race 2 rebound

Nicolo Bulega bounced back with a dominant Race 2 victory at the EICMA Estoril Round to take the 2025 WorldSBK title down to the final round in Jerez next weekend, although Toprak Razgatlioglu still holds the upper hand after a victory in the Tissot Superpole Race.

Tissot Superpole Race

The start of the 10-lap Sunday morning race saw Bulega snatch the lead, with teammate Alvaro Bautista in 2nd and Razgatlioglu down to 3rd. Xavi Vierge mounted a brief attack for 3rd, but the top 3 settled after the first corner.

When Razgatlioglu fell down the order in yesterday’s race, it did not stop him coming back through to the front. This time he had only fallen to 3rd so predictably the BMW rider was still in contention for the win despite another poor start.

Within half a lap, Bautista had succumbed to the pressure from Razgatlioglu. By the start of the 2nd lap, Razgatlioglu made a successful move for the lead however he then ran wide at turn 6.

This began a half-lap scrap where the positions changed at turns 8, 10 and then turn 1 on the following lap. Ultimately, Razgatliolgu prevailed and after this entertaining battle it was a done deal for the win, although Bulega at least kept him honest and under pressure for the remainder of the 10 laps.

Bautista had slipped back and was locked in a battle with Jonathan Rea. Rea, his teammate Andrea Locatelli and Vierge were stuck behind Bautista after the former very briefly ran in 3rd in the early stages only to crash out at turn 7 on lap 6.

Yari Montella also crashed out at turn 7 but was able to rejoin while Michael Ruben Rinaldi pulled into the pits of his own volition and Tito Rabat was eliminated late on.

Andrea Iannone made the most of Rea’s exit as he moved past Remy Gardner and a fading Vierge to seal 5th. He was also aided by Alex Lowes eliminating himself when he lost the front of the bike at the first corner on the last lap, securing 4th for Locatelli with Bautista broken clear up the road for 3rd with Axel Bassani and Michael van der Mark being promoted into the crucial top 9 that sets grid spots for Race 2.

Tissot Superpole Race Results

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Race 2

Thanks to 2 consecutive runner-up spots, Bulega put himself in a position of near certainty going into the final race of the weekend to prolong the championship battle into Jerez. However, what the Italian pulled off on Sunday afternoon in Estoril was a real warning shot to his rival ahead of next week’s showdown.

Once again, Bulega made the hole shot to turn 1 and was followed by Locatelli from 4th on the grid. Bautista was 3rd, a jump-starting Iannone 4th and Razgatlioglu down to 5th from pole position.

Predictably, Razgatlioglu’s fightback began on lap 2, passing Bautista for 4th at turn 1. He did not really need to pass Iannone on-track who would soon be docked with a double long-lap penalty (far from his first this year) but did so anyway at the penultimate chicane of the Estoril track later on lap 2.

There followed a forceful move on Locatelli by Razgatlioglu at the final chicane, which Iannone also took advantage of. It was not long before the Italian departed the fight but Bautista and Locatelli had passed him before he dived off the racing line for his penalty.

By this stage, Bulega was already 1.5 seconds clear of Razgatlioglu. Surprisingly, the gap did not come down and later in the race Razgatlioglu was caught by the trackside cameras shaking his head as he came out of the last 2 corners.

It appeared that the hot conditions were causing Razgatlioglu to struggle for rear grip and he had to settle for 2nd place 5 seconds down on a jubilant Bulega. The race was hardly a classic, but it reignited hope that Bulega was not yet down and out in 2025 as he and Bautista sealed the Teams’ Championship for aruba.it Racing – Ducati.

Rinaldi and Tarran Mackenzie both crashed out while Lecuona slid out with 8 laps to go. The fight for the final podium spot was a more muted affair once Alex Lowes (who started 10th) passed Locatelli for 4th on lap 5 but was unable to catch Bautista, as Rea faded to 9th after another promising race start.

Vierge settled in 6th while Gardner and Axel Bassani fought with Rea for 7th. van der Mark was 3 seconds back in 10th and was being caught by Garrett Gerloff and a resurgent Iannone.

The gap now stands at 36 points between Razgatlioglu and Bulega (with BMW and Ducati even closer in the Manufacturers’ Standings) ahead of the Jerez showdown in a week’s time. Should Bulega prevail in Race 1, the championship will go down to the final day, and the battle for 3rd overall has intensified as Danilo Petrucci’s absence this weekend saw him lose positions to Bautista and Locatelli in the standings.

Race 2 Results

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12th October 2025
WorldSBK: Match point to Razgatlioglu after Estoril Race 1 win

Toprak Razgatlioglu put one hand on the 2025 Superbike World Championship trophy after winning race 1 at the EICMA Estoril Round, with there now being a possibility that the Turkish rider can win his third title in the class tomorrow if he outscores Nicolo Bulega by 21 more points – ahead of the Jerez finale next weekend.

Starting from pole position with a new lap record around Estoril, Razgatlioglu was pipped to turn 1 by his title rival Nicolo Bulega. However, five riders crashed and left a chaotic scene at the first corner that necessitated a red flag being flown by the end of the 1st lap.

The race was interrupted after Tetshuta Nagashima, Bahattin Sofuoglu, Axel Bassani and Michael van der Mark went down together at turn 1 without any serious injuries, while Tarran Mackenzie narrowly avoided going down after also being hit. Nagashima is a wildcard for Honda HRC this weekend, while Danilo Petrucci, Sam Lowes and Michael Ruben Rinaldi had all been declared unfit prior to the race.

All of the riders were thankfully able to restart the now 20-lap race. Razgatlioglu had a nightmare getaway dropping to 5th while Alvaro Bautista shot into the lead ahead of his teammate Bulega.

For Razgatlioglu, it was imperative that he passed the Yamaha duo Andrea Locatelli and Jonathan Rea in case the Ducati duo escaped up front. However, the BMW rider made it back into the lead by as early as lap 3…

When Razgatlioglu moved clear of the Yamahas, Bulega and then Bautista by turn 1 on lap 3, he was able to immediately stretch his lead. Bulega had to battle past his teammate to stop Razgatlioglu blasting off into the distance, but the consequence of his move at turn 6 left Bautista vulnerable to Rea.

As has so often been the case in 2025, Razgatlioglu was able to control the pace and came home 2 seconds clear of Bulega. The gap had been stretched in the first half of the race and steadily came down in the second, but this may have been down to a tyre offset from a swtich made during the red-flag period and Razgatlioglu had enough in hand over the closing laps to respond to Bulega’s pace to give himself a narrow shot at wrapping up the championship after Race 2 tomorrow.

There was at least plenty of action in the battle for the final podium spot which eventually went to Bautista. On lap 8, Rea made a mistake by running wide at the first corner but was able to close right back up to Bautista, with the latter then slipping up on lap 12.

Bautista’s error just after half distance allowed Alex Lowes to close in for the podium battle. Thankfully for the Ducati rider Lowes slowed down Rea’s assault and Bautista was able to come home 2 seconds clear for 3rd place but a whopping 15 seconds down on the race leader.

Sadly for the outgoing Rea, there was to be no podium result as he slipped behind both Lowes and Locatelli on lap 15 of 20. On the following tour an impressive Locatelli got past Lowes into turn 1 to seal 4th while Bautista had gotten clear of the battle behind.

Xavi Vierge (who replaces the retiring Rea next season) nearly caught the bike that will soon be his and Andrea Iannone was right behind at the chequered flag. In 9th came Remy Gardner ahead of a charging Garrett Gerloff with Tito Rabat the other big mover from his starting spot.

Race 1 Results

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11th October 2025
Extreme H: Electric Cars Out, Hydrogen Is The Future Of Extreme Motorsport
Viewers said goodbye (once again) to Extreme E this weekend as it completed its ‘Final Lap’ ahead of the launch of Extreme H on the 9th-11th October. Though much had changed with drivers and teams going into the weekend, it was packed with all the drama viewers have come to expect from the series.

Extreme E’s ‘Final Lap’ started with a bang on Saturday as the first qualifying heat of the day saw Season 1 Champion Molly Taylor involved in a huge accident. The Australian was chasing Mikaela Ahlin-Kottulinsky for the lead of the heat when the car landed wrong following a section of jumps. Momentum brought the Jameel Motorsport machine into a barrel role, rolling four and a half times before it came to rest on its roof. Fortunately, Taylor was able to get out of the car under her own steam and was later cleared by the medical centre to compete the following day. The race was red-flagged following the incident and timings taken from shortly before it.

Qualifying 1 Heat 2 had no less drama, though not quite as explosive, as three of the four competing teams failed to complete more than one lap. The ever-present Laia Sanz got an excellent start for Acciona Sainz, before Timo Scheider made an ambitious move up the inside. The resulting damage broke the steering on both cars, forcing them to retire. In a separate, unseen incident, Patrick O’Donovan’s Stard car had a front suspension collapse and he too was forced to park the car. Hansen Motorsport were the only team to complete all four laps.

The heats in Qualifying 2 were much less eventful as Acciona Sainz and Team Even won Heats 1 and 2 respectively. After Saturday’s qualifying was all said and done, Acciona Sainz topped the classification, level on points with Kristofferson Motorsport. Hansen Motorsport and Team Even also progressed to the Grand Final, whilst Stard, JBX, Jameel Motorsport, and Carl Cox Motorsport were to compete in the day’s Redemption Race.

And the Redemption Race certainly lived up to its name as Jameel Motorsport took the victory following their accident earlier in the day, with Kevin Hansen and substitute female driver Claire Schonborn guiding the team to the win. Hansen had gotten the team off to a flying start, entering the switch zone comfortably in the lead, and Schonborn was able to extend that as she crossed the line first on her Extreme E debut. Further behind, JBX just held onto second place, narrowly beating out Stard. Carl Cox Motorsport brought up the rear.

The first Grand Final of the weekend saw a repeat of Laia Sanz’s heroics from Qualifying 1 Heat 2, but unfortunately with the same end result. Getting away well, Sanz, as the only female driver to start the race, took an early lead. She would soon be undone, however, as Johan Kristofferson dived down her inside, damaging the toe link on the Acciona Sainz machine and forcing her to retire from the race. Despite the contact, Kristofferson Motorsport won the race, with Team Even not far behind. Hansen Motorsport rounded out the podium on the first day of Extreme E’s ‘Final Lap’

Sunday’s Qualifying Heats were a little less dramatic than the previous day’s but there was still plenty of hard racing. Jameel Motorsport and Hansen Motorsport won the first two heats respectively, before Kristofferson Motorsport went on to win their second heat and qualify for the Grand Final. The biggest incident of Sunday’s Qualifying came in Qualifying 2 Heat 2 as Acciona Sainz’s Fraser McConnell went hard over the banking that lines the track and broke the car’s suspension. Team Even took the victory securing their spot in the Grand Final, alongside Jameel Motorsport, Hansen Motorsport, and Kristofferson Motorsport. JBX, Carl Cox Motorsport, Acciona Sainz, and Stard would compete in the Redemption Race.

An uneventful Redemption Race saw JBX cruise to victory, some 23 seconds clear of their closest competitor, Carl Cox Motorsport. Stard finished another 25 seconds behind them to round out the race’s top three. Acciona Sainz did not start the race due to the damage sustained in the earlier qualifying session.

Extreme E’s final race did not disappoint, as the Grand Final got off to a hectic start. Jameel Motorsport got the best launch, coming across to the lead as the other three went side by side as they entered the first turn. Catie Munnings in the Hansen Motorsport car backed out of the sandwich, leaving Mikaela Ahlin-Kottulinsky on the inside, being squeezed by Hedda Hosas. The Kristofferson Motorsport car ran out of track on the inside, causing it to get onto the ruts lining the track. The car went airborne, rolled twice, and came to a stop shortly after. The driver pairing that has dominated Extreme E in the last few years, would not complete the series’ final ever race. Team Even were also out.

The two remaining cars, Jameel Motorsport and Hansen Motorsport, came into the switch zone nose to tail. Kevin Hansen in the Jameel Motorsport car eked out an advantage following the change of drivers, but disaster struck when he entered the slow zone (in place from the earlier incident) too quickly. Although he would finish first on the road, post-race penalties saw the final ever race awarded to Hansen Motorsport and Catie Munnings and Andreas Bakkerud. Jameel Motorsport would still finish second, whilst Team Even and Kristofferson Motorsport were not classified.

Extreme E went out as fans knew and loved, with a bang, and will certainly have whet the appetite for Extreme H’s debut on Thursday 9th October.

Extreme H

The Extreme H World Cup will do things a little differently to its electric forbear. Set over three days and three disciplines, teams will accumulate qualifying points that set the grid for a final featuring all eight cars.

Thursday consists of a time trial akin to qualifying in the early days of Extreme E. Each team will get two runs, which are then combined together for a total qualifying time, meaning every run counts. These combined times set the standings for the time trial event.

Friday will see a short, knockout head to head. Competing against one other team, drivers will go side by side across a short stretch of the track. The teams to cross the line first will advance to a Semi-Final and a Final.

But that’s not all for the multi-car section of the week. Saturday will begin with two rounds of four car heats, similar to the qualifying format used in Extreme E’s ‘Last Lap’. These heats will determine the multi-car rankings and the points across all three disciplines will set the grid for the World Cup Final.

Taking place on the same day as the multi-car heats, the World Cup Final will include all teams, with the winner crowned World Cup Champions.

There are two changes to the grid line-up from Extreme E’s ‘Final Lap’ from the weekend. Acciona Sainz have been replaced by Zeroid, with Gray Leadbetter replacing Laia Sanz as Fraser McConnel’s teammate. Here’s how the teams line-up:
- Team Hansen – Andreas Bakkerud and Catie Munnings
- Jameel Motorsport – Kevin Hansen and Molly Taylor
- JBX – Tommi Hallman and Christine GZ
- Carl Cox Motorsport – Timo Scheider and Klara Andersson
- Team Even – Ole Christian Veiby and Hedda Hosas
- Zeroid – Fraser McConnell and Gray Leadbetter
- Kristofferson Motorsport – Johan Kristofferson and Mikaela Ahlin-Kottulinsky
- Strad – Patrick O’Donovan and Amanda Sorensen
Extreme H makes its long-awaited debut on Thursday. With a fresh new format designed to test the cars (and drivers) to the limit, viewers are bound to get more action than ever before. After three days of fast-paced drama, we will surely get an answer to the question: is Hydrogen the future of extreme Motorsport?

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8th October 2025

BTCC Brands Hatch – Josh Cook takes final race win of season

Josh Cook ended the season with a win in round 30, with his stop-start season being rewarded with a victory. Title runner up Ash Sutton finished second while Jake Hill bids farewell to the BTCC with a third place finish.

In a race where the overall title was already won, it was the other championships which took precedence. There was the independents and the Jack Sears trophy to fight for.

Aiden Moffat lead off the start from pole, with Sutton surging through from eighth on the grid. There was suspicion that Moffat had jumped the start but there was no further investigation.

Lap four saw two NAPA Ford’s colliding, as Dan Rowbottom tapped Dan Cammish wide onto the grass going into Druids. The Yorkshireman spun and suffered race-ending damage. He still managed to secure third in the standings despite not finishing. This brought out the final safety car of the season.

The restart came on lap eight, with Cook now ahead of Moffat, and Sutton and Hill forcing their way past the BMW driver. This led to a battle of the Scots as Moffat was defending from Gordon Shedden.

Dan Lloyd was leading the Independents title going into the final race, but his lead was under threat from teammate Chris Smiley and Mikey Doble of Power Maxed Racing.

The trio were together on track, fighting for 14th on the grid. Smiley was ahead but didn’t have enough of a gap to overhaul Lloyd. Lloyd lost places to Max Buxton and Nick Hamilton but managed to come home with a four point cushion over Doble and Smiley.

Daryl DeLeon and Charles Rainford were battling it out for the Jack Sears trophy, awarded for the best driver to have never scored a podium before the season began. Both have managed to not only achieve podiums but win races this season, but were still eligible for the title.

DeLeon secured the title with a 14th place finish, Rainford finished ahead in 12th but it wasn’t enough, as DeLeon, only 19, secures WSR’s first ever Jack Sears trophy.

Up front Cook won in the Toyota, ending his season on a high, missing part of the season after One Motorsport dropped out. He joined Toyota and secured a big win.

Sutton finished second with Hill, who’s leaving the BTCC, finished third. Shedden passed Moffat on the final lap for fourth while champion Tom Ingram finished sixth. Adam Morgan was seventh with Dan Rowbottom eighth. Senna Proctor and Sam Osborne rounded off the top ten.

Dexter Patterson was the top independent with 11th, while Rainford, Smiley, DeLeon and Doble rounded off the points.

Tom Ingram ended the season 42 points ahead of Ash Sutton as the champion, his second title.

Pos	Name	Team	Car
1 (2)	Josh COOK	Toyota Gazoo Racing	Toyota Corolla
2 (8)	Ash SUTTON	NAPA Racing	Ford Focus
3 (3)	Jake HILL	Laser Tools with WSR	BMW 330e
4 (6)	Gordon SHEDDEN	Toyota Gazoo Racing	Toyota Corolla
5 (1)	Aiden MOFFAT	Team WSR	BMW 330e
6 (9)	Tom INGRAM	Team Vertu	Hyundai i30N
7 (10)	Adam MORGAN	Team Vertu	Hyundai i30N
8 (4)	Dan ROWBOTTOM	NAPA Racing	Ford Focus
9 (7)	Senna PROCTOR	Team Vertu	Hyundai i30N
10 (12)	Sam OSBORNE	NAPA Racing	Ford Focus
11 (16)	Dexter PATTERSON	RoKIT Racing with Un-Limited Motorsport	Cupra Leon
12 (22)	Charles RAINFORD	LKQ Euro Car Parts Racing with WSR	BMW 330e
13 (11)	Chris SMILEY	Restart Racing	Hyundai i30N
14 (13)	Daryl DELEON	Team WSR	BMW 330e
15 (14)	Mikey DOBLE	Power Maxed Racing	Cupra Leon
16 (17)	Max BUXTON	Toyota Gazoo Racing	Toyota Corolla
17 (19)	Nicholas HAMILTON	Powder Monkey	Cupra Leon
18 (15)	Dan LLOYD	Restart Racing	Hyundai i30N
19 (18)	Nick HALSTEAD	Power Maxed Racing	Cupra Leon

DNF (21)	Aron TAYLOR-SMITH	Toyota Gazoo Racing	Toyota Corolla
DNF (20)	Tom CHILTON	Team Vertu	Hyundai i30N
DNF (5)	Dan CAMMISH	NAPA Racing	Ford Focus

5th October 2025

BTCC Brands Hatch – Tom Ingram secures second title with magnificent win

Tom Ingram secured his second BTCC championship with a win in round 29 at Brands Hatch. The Hyundai man powered into the lead and never looked back. Title rival Ash Sutton followed him home in second, but couldn’t stop Ingram adding to his 2022 title win.

in a race affected by two safety car periods, Ingram kept his cool and secured his 40th career win.

Cammish was bogged down at the start, with Chilton taking the lead and Rainford squeezing past too. His rear wheel drive BMW starting well. Adam Morgan spun at Druids sending him down the order while Ingram made his way to third.

At the start of lap two Ingram slid down the inside of Rainford at Paddock Hill while Sutton, seeing his title chances slipping away, passed team mate Cammish for fourth. By lap three Ingram was in the lead, passing team mate Chilton at Surtees who didn’t make it difficult for the championship leader.

Sutton knew that he had to finish ahead of Ingram to keep his championship hopes alive, and passed Rainford on lap four at Westfield for third place before the race was neutralised by a Safety Car. Heading into Paddock Hill at the start of lap five, Rainford was tapped into the gravel and wall by Aron Taylor-Smith’s Toyota – BMW’s miserable day continued.

After a three lap delay the race was restarted, but only momentarily as heading into Druids, Josh Cook tapped his Toyota team mate Taylor-Smith off and into the wall. While under safety car conditions Chilton’s Hyundai ground to a halt at Druids. He fell down the order and more importantly, Ingram lost his rear gunner, giving Sutton the chance to attack Ingram.

Lap 14 saw the restart with just five laps left for Ingram to hold on. On the faster soft tyres, he pulled away from Sutton, who both literally and metaphorically saw his title hopes sail off into the distance.

Senna Proctor pushed from 13th on the grid to the podium with a fantastic switch back pass down the inside of Cammish at Surtees for third and best of the rest behind the title chasing duo.

Tom Ingram took the chequered flag to seal his second title, his seventh win of the season and the 40th of his career. A magnificent campaign from Ingram, who has been first or second in at least half of the races this season with seven wins and eight second placed finishes.

Sutton finished second, doing all he could but just not enough. Proctor finished third to aid Team VERTU’s manufacturer title bid. Gordon Shedden was fourth with Cammish and Dan Rowbottom fifth and sixth. Jake Hill surged from the back of the grid to seventh in his penultimate race before leaving the sport.

Josh Cook, Aiden Moffat and Adam Morgan rounded off the top ten. Chris Smiley finished ahead of Sam Osborne with Daryl DeLeon putting his race one woe behind him for 13th. Mikey Doble and Dan Lloyd were 14th and 15th, Lloyd in prime position to take the Independent title.

Pos	Name	Team	Car
1 (5)	Tom INGRAM	Team Vertu	Hyundai i30N
2 (9)	Ash SUTTON	NAPA Racing	Ford Focus
3 (13)	Senna PROCTOR	Team Vertu	Hyundai i30N
4 (7)	Gordon SHEDDEN	Toyota Gazoo Racing	Toyota Corolla
5 (1)	Dan CAMMISH	NAPA Racing	Ford Focus
6 (6)	Dan ROWBOTTOM	NAPA Racing	Ford Focus
7 (19)	Jake HILL	Laser Tools with WSR	BMW 330e
8 (11)	Josh COOK	Toyota Gazoo Racing	Toyota Corolla
9 (20)	Aiden MOFFAT	Team WSR	BMW 330e
10 (3)	Adam MORGAN	Team Vertu	Hyundai i30N
11 (10)	Chris SMILEY	Restart Racing	Hyundai i30N
12 (15)	Sam OSBORNE	NAPA Racing	Ford Focus
13 (22)	Daryl DELEON	Team WSR	BMW 330e
14 (14)	Mikey DOBLE	Power Maxed Racing	Cupra Leon
15 (8)	Dan LLOYD	Restart Racing	Hyundai i30N
16 (16)	Dexter PATTERSON	RoKIT Racing with Un-Limited Motorsport	Cupra Leon
17 (17)	Max BUXTON	Toyota Gazoo Racing	Toyota Corolla
18 (21)	Nick HALSTEAD	Power Maxed Racing	Cupra Leon
19 (18)	Nicholas HAMILTON	Powder Monkey	Cupra Leon

DNF (2)	Tom CHILTON	Team Vertu	Hyundai i30N
DNF (12)	Aron TAYLOR-SMITH	Toyota Gazoo Racing	Toyota Corolla
DNF (4)	Charles RAINFORD	LKQ Euro Car Parts Racing with WSR	BMW 330e

5th October 2025

BTCC Brands Hatch – Cammish wins while Ingram has one hand on title

Dan Cammish cruised to victory in round 28 at Brands Hatch in a lights to flag win, while Tom Ingram has one hand on the title by finishing ahead of title rival Ash Sutton.

Pole sitter Daryl DeLeon pulled into the pits on the formation lap with an issue, meaning Cammish was what was effectively pole position. Ingram lined up seventh with Sutton 11th.

Cammish led off the line, never surrendering his lead. Tom Chilton had a good start from fourth, jumping Dan Rowbottom for second on the run into Paddock Hill bend. Rowbottom got back in front of the veteran further into the lap. Ingram was up to fifty with Sutton ninth.

Jake Hill suffered a puncture to compound WSR’s woes with DeLeon stranded in the pits. The only saving grace for the beleaguered BMW squad was Charles Rainford, who passed Ingram for fifth on lap two.

Chilton managed to pass Rowbottom for second at the Druids hairpin. Adam Morgan wanted to pile further misery on Rowbottom and follow his team mate through. He tapped Rowbottom’s Ford going into Surtees and nudged his way through, with Rowbottom dropping to sixth. Ingram back through for fifth.

The title protagonists had a very quiet race, with Ingram happy to consolidate his fifth place finish and bank the all-important points he needed. Sutton was ninth but under pressure from Chris Smiley, himself fighting for the Independents title with team mate Dan Lloyd – who was further up the order.

Smiley managed to pass Sutton for ninth on lap 12 but went wide on Graham Hill bend and Sutton surged past.

Cammish took the chequered flag and strengthened his grip on third in the standings. Chilton and Morgan did Team VERTU’s Teams championship bid a world of good by finishing second and third.

Rainford finished fourth to secure points for BMW with the other three cars finishing out of the points; Aiden Moffat had to pit, speeding in the process, and earning a drive thru penalty. He finished 20th.

Ingram took fifth, extending his gap to 37 points with just 44 left to fight for. Rowbottom was sixth with Gordon Shedden seventh. Dan Lloyd finished eighth to lead the Independents title.

Sutton was ninth with Smiley tenth. Josh Cook battled from the back of the grid to finish 11th. Aron Taylor-Smith and Senna Proctor were next while Mikey Doble and Sam Osborne rounded off the points.

Featured image courtesy of Warren Nel

Pos	Name	Team	Car
1 (2)	Dan CAMMISH	NAPA Racing	Ford Focus
2 (4)	Tom CHILTON	Team Vertu	Hyundai i30N
3 (5)	Adam MORGAN	Team Vertu	Hyundai i30N
4 (8)	Charles RAINFORD	LKQ Euro Car Parts Racing with WSR	BMW 330e
5 (7)	Tom INGRAM	Team Vertu	Hyundai i30N
6 (3)	Dan ROWBOTTOM	NAPA Racing	Ford Focus
7 (9)	Gordon SHEDDEN	Toyota Gazoo Racing	Toyota Corolla
8 (15)	Dan LLOYD	Restart Racing	Hyundai i30N
9 (11)	Ash SUTTON	NAPA Racing	Ford Focus
10 (14)	Chris SMILEY	Restart Racing	Hyundai i30N
11 (22)	Josh COOK	Toyota Gazoo Racing	Toyota Corolla
12 (10)	Aron TAYLOR-SMITH	Toyota Gazoo Racing	Toyota Corolla
13 (13)	Senna PROCTOR	Team Vertu	Hyundai i30N
14 (17)	Mikey DOBLE	Power Maxed Racing	Cupra Leon
15 (18)	Sam OSBORNE	NAPA Racing	Ford Focus
16 (16)	Dexter PATTERSON	RoKIT Racing with Un-Limited Motorsport	Cupra Leon
17 (20)	Max BUXTON	Toyota Gazoo Racing	Toyota Corolla
18 (21)	Nicholas HAMILTON	Powder Monkey	Cupra Leon
19 (6)	Jake HILL	Laser Tools with WSR	BMW 330e
20 (12)	Aiden MOFFAT	Team WSR	BMW 330e
21 (19)	Nick HALSTEAD	Power Maxed Racing	Cupra Leon
DNS (1)	Daryl DELEON	Team WSR	BMW 330e

5th October 2025

Rueda Clinches the Crown in Chaotic Mandalika Showdown

After a season of relentless pace, poise, and precision, José Antonio Rueda has been crowned the 2025 Moto3 World Champion at the Pertamina Grand Prix of Indonesia, sealing the title with races to spare after a brilliant run of form that left his rivals without an answer. The Red Bull KTM Ajo rider’s journey to glory has been one of quiet consistency and fierce determination — the kind that doesn’t always make headlines lap-by-lap, but defines champions over a season.

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Rueda’s campaign has been a masterclass in balance — starting the season with a win he races with equal parts aggression and control. From the very first round, he showed the hallmarks of a rider ready to step out from under the “next big thing” label and into genuine championship contention. His blend of speed and race intelligence meant he was almost always in the fight, no matter the circuit.

The Spanish rider’s title was effectively sealed after a hard-fought second-place finish at the Motul Grand Prix of Japan, where he once again showed his trademark patience under pressure. Rueda kept his composure to bring home the points that put the championship at his doorstep. It was a fitting way to crown a campaign defined by maturity beyond his years. He sealed the deal this weekend after a red flagged race saw him emerge from the race in the top spot and seal the championship

From his victory charge in Mugello to his late-race duels in Austria and Aragon, Rueda has been a constant presence at the front. But perhaps his greatest weapon this season wasn’t raw speed — it was precision. Few mistakes, fewer crashes, and an uncanny ability to manage the chaos of Moto3 racing, where a thousandth of a second can separate glory from heartbreak.

In parc fermé, emotion spilled over as Rueda celebrated with his team. It’s a world title that also cements Aki Ajo’s team as a dynasty in the lightweight class, adding another jewel to a crown already glittering with names like Brad Binder and Pedro Acosta – Rueda now joins that elite list, continuing Spain’s remarkable production line of world champions — and doing so with a riding style that whispers promise for the classes above.

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His closest rivals — Ángel Piqueras, David Muñoz, and Máximo Quiles — all had their moments in the sun, but none could match Rueda’s consistency across the continents. Even when the battles got fierce, the #99 kept his head down and let his results do the talking.

As Moto3 prepares to head to Australia, the pressure now shifts to the rest of the grid — the title may be wrapped up, but the fight for pride, podiums, and factory futures rages on. For José Antonio Rueda, however, the future already looks golden. A calm, calculated champion in a class known for chaos — and a rider who will be moving to Moto2 in the 2026 season as the world champion in Moto3.

Eyes now move to Piqueraz, Munoz and Quiles to see who can pick up second and third in the title fight.

5th October 2025
Super Touring 25 Years On – Silverstone ‘92 and Mansell mania

This is part two in our series looking back at the Super Touring era of the BTCC, be sure to check out part one.

The Super Touring era of the British Touring Car Championship had an inauspicious start to life. It was finding its feet and emerging from the shadow of the era of roaring Ford Sierra RS500’s. The new cars may have been more conventional looking, but that didn’t diminish the quality of the racing on show.

1991 saw a exciting title fight between Will Hoy and John Cleland, but 1992 was the year the series really kicked into life.

It would be the season of many a memorable moment, as well as a season finale which is still talked about nearly 35 years on.

The early proceedings were dominated by Vauxhall and Toyota. John Cleland and Jeff Allam in the Cavalier battled with Andy Rouse and Will Hoy, with the reigning champion now in a Toyota Carina. Cleland won the first two rounds at Silverstone and Thruxton before Rouse and Hoy won a race apiece at Oulton Park and Snetterton respectively.

Round five at Brands Hatch would see the first real flashpoint of the season. Cleland had made it past the Toyotas, and was sailing into the distance to strengthen his title bid. Rouse and Hoy were chasing hard, perhaps a little too hard as going into Westfield the pair collided and were in the barrier – breaking the first cardinal sin of motorsport, don’t hit your teammate!

At the halfway point of the season, Cleland was leading the championship, but an unlikely contender was about to enter the fray. While BMW won the title in 1991 with an M3, they were struggling with their new model, the Listerine liveried 318IS. Tim Harvey and Steve Soper led the team, with Soper splitting his time between the BTCC and the German touring car championship.

Leaving Donington Park, Harvey was fifth, 60 points behind Cleland. But he would go on an incredible five win streak, meaning he was a point behind Cleland going into the season finale at Silverstone. The minty marauder was in with a shout.

A race for the ages, the three title protagonists, Cleland, Harvey and Hoy all qualified in the middle of the pack, and had to fight their way through. Soper, who’d surged up from last following a collision earlier in the race, managed to pass Cleland and act as a rear gunner for Harvey. The onboard camera famously caught Cleland giving the finger to Soper, prompting the unforgettable quip from commentator Murray Walker – “I’m going for first says Cleland.”

Heading into Brooklands, Cleland got past Soper, going onto two wheels to do so, Soper, undeterred decided to lunge down the inside and took the pair into the gravel and out. This handed Harvey the title. Cleland was apoplectic, uttering his own famous line, “the man’s an animal” while claiming they “race clean” in the BTCC. The irony being as he says it you can hear tyre smoke and a probable collision in the background.

The pair have since buried the hatchet and are good friends, but the moment really put the BTCC on the map. It was front page of the newspapers and a much watch on Grandstand.

1993 saw the first of the big budget international drivers arrive on the scene, in the name of Jo Winkelhock at BMW. Renault also entered the series, tempting reigning champion Harvey to join Alain Menu (remember that name too). The Renault 19 struggled unless it rained, with Harvey managing just one win at Donington Park in the wet, Menu finishing second, a false dawn as the pair failed to make the top five in the standings.

Winkelhock and teammate Soper dominated, with Ford’s Paul Radisich putting on a late show to finish third despite missing the first seven rounds of the season. While not as controversial as the season before, there was definitely one moment which everyone remembers.

Reigning Formula One and IndyCar champion Nigel Mansell joined the Ford team for the ToCA shootout at Donington Park. The biggest of big names at the time, imagine Lewis Hamilton rocking up in a Ford Focus, that’s the magnitude we’re talking about.

Mansell wouldn’t finish the race however as going into the Old Hairpin, he lost the back end and and slid across the circuit. He was collected by Tiff Needell, who was a guest driver doing a feature for Top Gear – yes, that Top Gear.

Mansell was sent into the barrier and his first flirtation with the BTCC ended painfully. He’d be back later in the era…

The BTCC was really starting to hit the headlines, it was prime time viewing on BBC Grandstand, and the controversy and racing were only getting better and better. The big names were coming, and the budgets were ballooning. It wouldn’t be long before the big boys got involved.

3rd October 2025
WorldSBK: Bulega bounces back on Sunday in Aragon

Nicolo Bulega bounced back on Sunday at the Tissot Aragon Round to keep the Superbike World Championship battle rolling on into the last two rounds after a pair of hard-fought victories against Toprak Razgatlioglu, whose record-breaking winning streak he has finally ended.

Tissot Superpole Race

As with Race 1 yesterday, Razgatlioglu established a pattern of passing into turn 15 but Bulega would retaliate through the long final corner of turn 16. This first occurred at the end of lap 1 then again on laps 2, 4, 5 and 9.

When both realised they would have to get a little more creative to pass each other, turns 7 and 12 became passing hotspots. Razgatlioglu preferred the former and Bulega the latter.

Behind them was Alvaro Bautista who made it into 3rd place but still had Sam Lowes sticking with him. Dominique Aegerter, Yari Montella and Tito Rabat collided at turn 5 on the opening lap but it was an otherwise clean 10-lap affair.

The TV direction had no chance to much of the action further down the grid as the titanic battle constantly played out at the front. With 3 laps to go, Bautista had broken free of Sam Lowes after the Brit made a small mistake and it looked as if the Spaniard could possibly make it a 3-way fight for the win or at least try and take some points off Razgatlioglu to help his teammate.

The other notable thing to happen on lap 8 was that there was no overtakes between the top 2. Razgatlioglu was preparing himself for a late lunge and it came at turn 7 on the penultimate lap.

However, Bulega was back ahead at turn 12 before Razgatlioglu slid through at turn 15 and lost the lead again at the end of the straight going through turn 16. It was all so predictable but heading onto the last lap through the last two corners but going into the last lap it was all to play for.

Razgatlioglu surprised Bulega with a move into the corkscrew halfway around the final lap. The BMW rider held the lead right up until the last corner, when the inevitable happened…

Bulega slingshot his way underneath his rival and took victory by to avenge his narrow defeat yesterday and ended Razgatlioglu’s winning streak of 13 races to seal his first victory since back in May at Most.

Tissot Superpole Race Results

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Race 2

The whole grid made it cleanly around the opening corners of Race 2 as Bautista fell down to 5th behind Andrea Iannone and Jonathan Rea. Then came the inevitable Razgatlioglu pass on Bulega at turn 15 before the Ducati’s retaliation at turn 16.

Razgatlioglu had to try something different and one lap later bullied his rival out of the way at turn 14 instead of 15, but again Bulega was far superior through the long left of the last corner. When Razgatlioglu passed into turn 16 himself on lap 3, by the exit of the corner Bulega was immediately back ahead.

Thankfully for Razgatlioglu he carried enough speed to retake the lead at turn 1 as it became clear that we were once again in for an absolute classic World Superbikes race. Bulega was back ahead by turn 16 next time around.

Meanwhile, Bautista had gotten back up to 3rd place and began to slowly reel in the leaders. Ultimately, he lost too much time to catch Razgatlioglu and try to take some points off him to help his teammate Bulega.

At the end of lap 7 Razgatliolgu was again briefly ahead through turn 16 but was close enough to scythe through on Bulega at turn 7 on the following lap. Bulega struck back at turn 12 and held on until turn 1 on lap 10.

The defining moment of the race sadly did not come right at the end as it had yesterday or in the Tissot Superpole Race. After a successful move at turn 7 again on lap 11, the next time around at the same corner Razgatlioglu uncharacteristically ran wide to let Bulega through easily.

That was it as far as the race was concerned and Razgatlioglu had to focus on repelling Bautista behind to bank the points for 2nd place. Meanwhile, Bahattin Sofuoglu and Zaqhwan Zaidi crashed out further down the order.

The next most interesting fight to develop was over 4th place. With 4 laps to go the battle intensified between Iannone, Rea and Sam Lowes but the latter slid out at turn 14 on the penultimate lap.

Alex Lowes was around 3 seconds further back and trying to keep Andrea Locatelli at bay with Michael van der Mark close behind. The latter rider on the second BMW crashed out at high speed at turn 16 on the penultimate lap but thankfully was not too badly hurt.

The late accidents promoted Garrett Gerloff and Ryan Vickers to the points. Bulega eased to the line 3.2 seconds clear of his title rival with Razgatlioglu just over a second clear of Bautista so that the championship lead comes down from 39 to 36 points with 2 rounds (6 races) to go in 2025.

Race 2 Results

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28th September 2025

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