Category: BTCC

  • BTCC Croft – Josh Cook takes win from Jake Hill and Colin Turkington

    BTCC Croft – Josh Cook takes win from Jake Hill and Colin Turkington

    Josh Cook took his second win of the season at Croft in the British Touring Car Championship with Jake Hill second and title contender Colin Turkington third.

    Power Maxed Racing’s entry Jac Constable was set to make his first ever BTCC appearance but had to pull out before the race as he felt unwell.

    Cook led from lights to flag despite pressure from Hill. Ash Sutton recovered from a first lap spin to finish fifth. He was promoted to fourth as Butcher received a penalty for the spin.

    Coming into the final complex, Sutton was tapped by Rory Butcher and spun, falling to 11th. Hill got close to Cook on the end of lap one, but didn’t get another chance to take the lead.

    Bobby Thompson, who qualified an impressive fifth, had some slight damage concerns as his wheel was rubbing on some bodywork, but it fixed itself and he powered on.

    Tom Ingram and Senna Proctor were both disqualified from qualifying yesterday for ride height issues, and both started to fly through the field. Ingram fought back to 13th with Proctor finishing 18th.

    Sutton’s favoured move throughout the race was to dummy into the final hairpin and dive down the inside. He did it to three drivers before finding veteran Tom Chilton a little harder to pass. He finally did it on lap 13 and finished fifth.

    Jack Butel retired from the race for his first DNF of his BTCC career. Nic Hamilton and Sam Osborne also failed to finish.

    Cook took the win but as is a common theme this season Sutton takes the plaudits for his surge through the field. Sutton and Turkington are now tied at the top of the standings.

    Pos Driver Car Interval
    1 Josh Cook Honda Civic Type R FK8
    2 Jake Hill Honda Civic Type R FK2 +0.653
    3 Colin Turkington BMW 330i M Sport +3.573
    4 Ash Sutton Infiniti Q50 +10.348
    5 Rory Butcher Ford Focus ST +10.592*
    6 Tom Chilton Honda Civic Type R FK8 +13.245
    7 Matt Neal Honda Civic Type R FK8 +13.436
    8 Bobby Thompson Audi S3 Saloon +16.909
    9 Adam Morgan Mercedes Benz A Class +17.248
    10 Dan Cammish Honda Civic Type R FK8 +17.663
    11 Tom Oliphant BMW 330i M Sport +17.890
    12 Chris Smiley Hyundai i30N +21.148
    13 Tom Ingram Toyota Corolla +21.553
    14 Ollie Jackson Ford Focus ST +23.441
    15 Stephen Jelley BMW 125i M Sport +23.748
    16 Aiden Moffat Infiniti Q50 +25.347
    17 Jack Goff VW CC +27.187
    18 Senna Proctor Hyundai i30N +27.663
    19 Mike Bushell VW CC +28.220
    20 Carl Boardley BMW 125i M Sport +40.219
    21 Andy Neate Ford Focus ST +55.454
    22 Michael Crees Honda Civic Type R FK8 +1 Lap
    Retirements
    DNF Jack Butel Mercedes Benz A Class Crash
    DNF Nicolas Hamilton VW CC Mechanical
    DNF Sam Osborne Honda Civic Type R FK2 Mechanical

    *Rory Butcher received 2 second penalty for causing a collision.

    Image Credit: BTCC Media

  • BTCC Silverstone – Jackson takes maiden win in shortened race

    BTCC Silverstone – Jackson takes maiden win in shortened race

    Ollie Jackson took his maiden BTCC win in a shortened race three at Silverstone following a horror smash from Jackson’s team mate Rory Butcher.

    The Ford Focus crashed on lap six of the original race and brought out the red flag. Jackson held his nerve despite pressure from Tom Oliphant and a resurgent Ash Sutton to take the win.

    Jackson took the lead into Copse. Butcher had the best start and flew up to ninth by the end of lap one.

    Andy Neate and Jade Edwards continued their on track scrap as Neate didn’t give Edwards enough room. Neate was put into the wall as Edwards drove away.

    Tom Ingram also went off as he was squeezed at Luffield and span off.

    On lap six the red flag was brought out as Butcher was spun and hit the wall in a massive shunt. His car was destroyed and thankfully Rory was okay and walked away.

    On the restart Jackson led again, with Oliphant fighting hard, with the pair colliding into Brooklands, but thankfully no damage was done.

    Sutton was flying, starting 14th on the restarted grid, he was up into sixth by lap six, fighting the top five in what was a frenetic race.

    Oliphant made a move into Copse and briefly held the lead but Jackson maintained his composure and took it back again.

    Senna Proctor had another solid race, and made an impressive triple pass into Becketts. He passed former team mates Tom Chilton and Josh Cook, as well as Aiden Moffat.

    On the penultimate lap Sutton was on the tail of Jackson and Oliphant. He managed to pass the BMW but Jackson was just beyond his reach.

    But Sutton now leads the championship again as the teams leave Silverstone. Another three brilliant races, and the championship battle is wide open.

    Pos Grid Driver Car Interval
    1 1 Ollie Jackson Ford Focus ST
    2 14 Ash Sutton Infiniti Q50 +0.312
    3 2 Tom Oliphant BMW 330i M Sport +0.576
    4 9 Dan Cammish Honda Civic Type R FK8 +1.130
    5 6 Adam Morgan Mercedes Benz A Class +3.827
    6 10 Senna Proctor Hyundai i30N +3.947
    7 4 Josh Cook Honda Civic Type R FK8 +4.238
    8 5 Aiden Moffat Infiniti Q50 +4.472
    9 11 Tom Chilton Honda Civic Type R FK8 +4.599
    10 8 Colin Turkington BMW 330i M Sport +4.911
    11 7 Matt Neal Honda Civic Type R FK8 +5.453
    12 12 Bobby Thompson Audi S3 Saloon +6.191
    13 16 Chris Smiley Hyundai i30N +7.178
    14 18 Carl Boardley BMW 125i M Sport +7.241
    15 3 Jake Hill Honda Civic Type R FK2 +10.661
    16 17 Jack Goff VW CC +10.838
    17 22 Jack Butel Mercedes Benz A Class +11.030
    18 15 Stephen Jelley BMW 125i M Sport +11.328
    19 20 Tom Onslow-Cole VW CC +12.921
    20 13 Sam Osborne Honda Civic Type R FK2 +14.645
    21 23 Nicolas Hamilton VW CC +23.487
    DNF 24 Jade Edwards Vauxhall Astra Mechanical
    DNF 19 James Gornall Audi S3 Saloon Mechanical
    DNF 21 Michael Crees Honda Civic Type R FK8 Mechanical
    DNF N/A Andy Neate Ford Focus ST Crash
    DNF N/A Rory Butcher Ford Focus ST Crash
    DNF N/A Tom Ingram Toyota Corolla Crash

    Image Credit: BTCC Media

  • BTCC Silverstone – Turkington profits from Ingram and Sutton punctures to take championship lead

    BTCC Silverstone – Turkington profits from Ingram and Sutton punctures to take championship lead

    Colin Turkington profited from the misfortune of others to take the win in the second race at Silverstone to retake the British Touring Car Championship lead.

    Punctures to title rivals Tom Ingram and Ash Sutton late in the race saw Turkington take the win and open up a six point lead at the top.

    Race one winner Dan Cammish was fastest off the line but lost the lead to Ingram at Luffield. Sutton passed Turkington at Copse but fell down the order after a small collision with Rory Butcher, who spun to the back of the grid.

    Sutton was tenth and seemed to be struggling, but his Infiniti team mate Aiden Moffat was storming through the field in his 200th BTCC race. He was stuck behind Sutton but finally made a move.

    The top three of Ingram, Turkington and Cammish were all close, fighting hard for the win. Turkington’s team mate Tom Oliphant retired from race one with a suspension issue, but he made up for it by flying through the field to finish ninth.

    On lap 17 Sutton suffered a puncture, ruining his race and putting him at the back for race three. Ingram then suffered a puncture a lap later, with Turkington the big winner, inheriting the lead and seeing his two title rivals fall to the back of the grid.

    He guided his BMW home to take the win and his 150th BTCC podium, with Cammish and Adam Morgan rounding off the podium.

    Matt Neal was fourth, with Moffat’s storming drive being rewarded with fifth. Josh Cook, Jake Hill and Ollie Jackson all had strong finishes, with Tom Oliphant going from 25th to ninth at the chequered flag, with Hyundai’s Senna Proctor rounding out the top ten.

    Pos Grid Driver Car Interval
    1 4 Colin Turkington BMW 330i M Sport
    2 1 Dan Cammish Honda Civic Type R FK8 +1.245
    3 6 Adam Morgan Mercedes Benz A Class +3.172
    4 8 Matt Neal Honda Civic Type R FK8 +7.876
    5 11 Aiden Moffat Infiniti Q50 +12.576
    6 10 Josh Cook Honda Civic Type R FK8 +13.804
    7 7 Jake Hill Honda Civic Type R FK2 +14.500
    8 13 Ollie Jackson Ford Focus ST +14.910
    9 25 Tom Oliphant BMW 330i M Sport +15.102
    10 14 Senna Proctor Hyundai i30N +16.911
    11 15 Tom Chilton Honda Civic Type R FK8 +17.115
    12 17 Sam Osborne Honda Civic Type R FK2 +17.831
    13 18 Bobby Thompson Audi S3 Saloon +18.380
    14 3 Rory Butcher Ford Focus ST +18.559
    15 16 Chris Smiley Hyundai i30N +20.016
    16 22 James Gornall Audi S3 Saloon +20.404
    17 20 Jack Butel Mercedes Benz A Class +21.098
    18 19 Tom Onslow-Cole VW CC +21.446
    19 27 Jack Goff VW CC +21.913
    20 9 Stephen Jelley BMW 125i M Sport +22.858
    21 23 Jade Edwards Vauxhall Astra +25.507
    22 21 Andy Neate Ford Focus ST +26.205
    23 12 Carl Boardley BMW 125i M Sport +43.244
    24 24 Nicolas Hamilton VW CC +1 Lap
    25 2 Tom Ingram Toyota Corolla +1 Lap
    26 5 Ash Sutton Infiniti Q50 +2 Laps
    Retirements
    DNF 26 Michael Crees Honda Civic Type R FK8 Mechanical

    Image Credit: BTCC Media

  • BTCC Silverstone – Cammish takes win after fascinating fight with Ingram

    BTCC Silverstone – Cammish takes win after fascinating fight with Ingram

    Dan Cammish took the seventh win of his British Touring Car Championship career after holding off the Toyota of Tom Ingram in a thrilling race at Silverstone.

    Cammish made a good start with Ingram close behind. The pair traded the lead a few times, with Ingram passing on the exit of Becketts and Cammish taking it back into Brooklands.

    The Safety Car was brought out on lap five as Michael Crees was tipped into a spin and collided with James Gornall, with Crees beaching his Honda Civic in the gravel. Cammish and Ingram were fighting hard to be ahead for the SC period, with the pair separated by just nine thousandths of a second.

    On the restart Cammish and Ingram continued to fight, with the battle for third being the more intriguing. Rory Butcher was holding off Colin Turkington and Ash Sutton while Tom Oliphant retired as his BMW went over a kerb and broke his suspension.

    With Sutton breathing down his neck, Turkington had to be careful when plotting a move on Butcher ahead. The Scotsman in his Motorbase Ford Focus held off the hard charging duo to take third, with Turkington and Sutton fourth and fifth.

    Cammish pulled away to take his seventh BTCC win with Ingram behind, who makes further inroads into the championship lead.

    Adam Morgan, Jake HIll, Matt Neal, Stephen Jelley and Josh Cook rounded off the top ten. Jade Edwards, the first female driver to race in the BTCC since Fiona Leggate in 2007, finished 23rd after being pushed off track by Andy Neate.

    Sutton still leads the championship but his lead has been cut down by Turkington and Ingram.

    Pos Grid Driver Car Interval
    1 1 Dan Cammish Honda Civic Type R FK8
    2 2 Tom Ingram Toyota Corolla +1.081
    3 3 Rory Butcher Ford Focus ST +4.468
    4 4 Colin Turkington BMW 330i M Sport +4.815
    5 7 Ash Sutton Infiniti Q50 +5.049
    6 8 Adam Morgan Mercedes Benz A Class +7.516
    7 10 Jake Hill Honda Civic Type R FK2 +8.957
    8 6 Matt Neal Honda Civic Type R FK8 +9.368
    9 14 Stephen Jelley BMW 125i M Sport +10.856
    10 12 Josh Cook Honda Civic Type R FK8 +14.030
    11 15 Aiden Moffat Infiniti Q50 +17.706
    12 13 Carl Boardley BMW 125i M Sport +18.898
    13 11 Ollie Jackson Ford Focus ST +18.915
    14 16 Senna Proctor Hyundai i30N +19.500
    15 9 Tom Chilton Honda Civic Type R FK8 +19.713
    16 21 Chris Smiley Hyundai i30N +20.870
    17 17 Sam Osborne Honda Civic Type R FK2 +22.368
    18 19 Bobby Thompson Audi S3 Saloon +22.812
    19 20 Tom Onslow-Cole VW CC +23.639
    20 27 Jack Butel Mercedes Benz A Class +24.784
    21 23 Andy Neate Ford Focus ST +25.131
    22 26 James Gornall Audi S3 Saloon +25.412
    23 25 Jade Edwards Vauxhall Astra +27.430
    24 24 Nicolas Hamilton VW CC +29.812
    Retirements
    DNF 5 Tom Oliphant BMW 330i M Sport Suspension
    DNF 22 Michael Crees Honda Civic Type R FK8 Crash
    DNF 18 Jack Goff VW CC Mechanical

    Image Credit: BTCC Media

  • BTCC Thruxton – Josh Cook takes race three win for BTC Racing

    BTCC Thruxton – Josh Cook takes race three win for BTC Racing

    Josh Cook led from lights to flag his first official win of the season. He had won previously but lost the win due to technical infringements. Team mate Tom Chilton came second with Rory Butcher in third.

    Carl Boardley spun at the final chicane on lap one and broke his suspension, ending an unfortunate weekend for the Team HARD driver. Team mate Nicolas Hamilton had similar issues and retired.

    Tom Ingram had won the first two races of the day and was fighting new championship leader Ash Sutton for fourth. The pair were involved in a race-long battle.

    With Cook and Chilton pulling away, Butcher had to fend off Sutton and Ingram, who were both charging.

    Cook cruised to a win with Chilton and Butcher in second and third respectively. Butcher did well to hold off Sutton and Ingram, who were both incredibly quick throughout the weekend.

    Tom Oliphant, Matt Neal, Colin Turkington, Jake Hill and Dan Cammish rounded off the top ten. Guest driver Rob Austin ended his impressive weekend with 11th.

    Pos Driver Car Interval
    1 Josh Cook Honda Civic Type R FK8
    2 Tom Chilton Hnoda Civic Type R FK8 +3.475
    3 Rory Butcher Ford Focus ST +4.397
    4 Ash Sutton Infiniti Q50 +5.096
    5 Tom Ingram Toyota Corolla +5.628
    6 Tom Oliphant BMW 330i M Sport +7.119
    7 Matt Neal Honda Civic Type R FK8 +7.451
    8 Colin Turkington BMW 330i M Sport +8.447
    9 Jake Hill Honda Civic Type R FK2 +8.912
    10 Dan Cammish Honda Civic Type R FK8 +9.629
    11 Rob Austin Vauxhall Astra +10.345
    12 Senna Proctor Hyundai i30N +13.729
    13 Ollie Jackson Ford Focus ST +14.270
    14 Jack Goff VW CC +16.000
    15 Bobby Thompson Audi S3 Saloon +17.840
    16 Chris Smiley Hyundai i30N +22.384
    17 Stephen Jelley BMW 125i M Sport +23.032
    18 Adam Morgan Mercedes Benz A Class +28.005
    19 Andy Neate Ford Focus ST +30.904
    20 Jack Butel Mercedes Benz A Class +31.263
    21 Tom Onslow-Cole VW CC +35.369
    22 Michael Crees Honda Civic Type R FK8 +35.560
    23 Sam Osborne Honda Civic Type R FK2 +35.595
    24 Aiden Moffat Infiniti Q50 +6 Laps
    Retirements
    RET Nicolas Hamilton VW CC Mechanical
    RET Carl Boardley BMW 125i M Sport Suspension
    DNS James Gornall Audi S3 Saloon Mechanical

    Image Credit: BTCC Media

  • BTCC Thruxton – Ingram takes race two win in good day for Toyota

    BTCC Thruxton – Ingram takes race two win in good day for Toyota

    Tom Ingram secured another win in race two at Thruxton after another close battle with Dan Cammish. The Yorkshireman finished second with team mate Matt Neal third.

    Ingram led from lights to flag, to make a good day for Toyota even better. Toyota have won both the Le Mans 24 Hours and Rally Turkey, and can add a BTCC double race win to that.

    New championship leader Ash Sutton leapt up to fourth in his Infiniti and was hounding down Neal for third. By lap eight he was on his tail but Sutton went wide at Church corner and lost some ground.

    Colin Turkington, reeling from his race one misfire, fought from the back of the grid into the points, and managed to finish 13th.

    There were a couple of late retirements as Adam Morgan retired from fifth with an engine failure, and Bobby Thompson crashed out.

    Ingram secured his second win of the day and has jumped up to third in the championship standings, 30 points behind Sutton.

    Cammish and Neal rounded off the podium, Sutton was fourth, Rory Butcher and Tom Oliphant were fifth and sixth. Then came the BTC Racing trio of Tom Chilton, Josh Cook and Michael Crees, with Senna Proctor finishing tenth.

    Pos Driver Car Interval
    1 Tom Ingram Toyota Corolla
    2 Dan Cammish Honda Civic Type R FK8 +0.291
    3 Matt Neal Honda Civic Type R FK8 +6.511
    4 Ash Sutton Infiniti Q50 +7.776
    5 Rory Butcher Ford Focus ST +10.089
    6 Tom Oliphant BMW 330i M Sport +11.192
    7 Tom Chilton Honda Civic Type R FK8 +11.573
    8 Josh Cook Honda Civic Type R FK8 +11.800
    9 Michael Crees Honda Civic Type R FK8 +12.390
    10 Senna Proctor Hyundai i30N +13.438
    11 Jake Hill Honda Civic Type R FK2 +13.830
    12 Rob Austin Vauxhall Astra +15.265
    13 Colin Turkington BMW 330i M Sport +15.442
    14 Ollie Jackson Ford Focus ST +20.514
    15 Jack Goff VW CC +21.024
    16 Chris Smiley Hyundai i30N +27.313
    17 Stephen Jelley BMW 125i M Sport +30.532
    18 Aiden Moffat Infiniti Q50 +30.866
    19 Carl Boardley BMW 125i M Sport +40.482
    20 Jack Butel Mercedes Benz A Class +40.929
    21 Tom Onslow-Cole VW CC +42.216
    22 Sam Osborne Honda Civic Type R FK2 +55.579
    23 Andy Neate Ford Focus ST +56.159
    Retirements
    RET Adam Morgan Mercedes Benz A Class Engine
    RET James Gornall Audi S3 Saloon Mechanical
    RET Bobby Thompson Audi S3 Saloon Crash
    RET Nicolas Hamilton VW CC Mechanical

    Image Credit: BTCC Media

  • BTCC Thruxton – Ingram takes first win of season as Turkington retires

    BTCC Thruxton – Ingram takes first win of season as Turkington retires

    Tom Ingram picked up his first win of the season at Thruxton in a race which saw championship protagonist Colin Turkington suffer a misfire.

    Ingram leapt into the lead off the start and held off Cammish by just over half a second at the chequered flag. Cammish’s Team Dynamics team mate Matt Neal rounded off the podium.

    Jake Hill had started well but spun on lap four at the final chicane, compromising his weekend.

    On lap six Ash Sutton passed championship rival Colin Turkington in a nice pass, but Turkington started falling down the grid. He had a loss of power and a misfire. Effectively retiring from the race which could have huge ramifications for the championship battle.

    Sutton then passed Butcher coming out of the Complex chicane on lap eight, It was an expertly taken move by the 2017 champion.

    On lap 11 Andy Neate and Carl Boardley had a coming together at the Complex. It was a clumsy move by Neate who tried to pass Boardley on the outside when he already had the inside line.

    Cammish was pressuring Ingram in the final stages back at the front, with just half a second between the pair. However Ingram held on for his and Toyota’s first win of the season.

    Cammish and Neal celebrated sponsor Yuasa’s tenth anniversary of being in the BTCC with a double podium. Adam Morgan, Sutton, Butcher, Tom Chilton, Tom Oliphant, Josh Cook and Michael Crees rounded off the top ten.

    Fan favourite Rob Austin finished 12th in the Power Maxed Vauxhall Astra and Tom Onslow-Cole returned to the BTCC with a 21st place finish.

    Pos Driver Car Interval
    1 Tom Ingram Toyota Corolla
    2 Dan Cammish Honda Civic Type R FK8 +0.644
    3 Matt Neal Honda Civic Type R FK8 +8.578
    4 Adam Morgan Mercedes Benz A Class +9.064
    5 Ash Sutton Infiniti Q50 +18.578
    6 Rory Butcher Ford Focus ST +19.776
    7 Tom Chilton Honda Civic Type R FK8 +20.374
    8 Tom Oliphant BMW 330i M Sport +21.234
    9 Josh Cook Honda Civic Type R FK8 +21.487
    10 Michael Crees Honda Civic Type R FK8 +21.888
    11 Senna Proctor Hyundai i30N +24.456
    12 Rob Austin Vauxhall Astra +27.261
    13 Chris Smiley Hyundai i30N +27.587
    14 Ollie Jackson Ford Focus ST +27.879
    15 Aiden Moffat Infiniti Q50 +29.910
    16 Jack Goff VW CC +30.192
    17 Bobby Thompson Audi S3 Saloon +30.478
    18 James Gornall Audi S3 Saloon +38.403
    19 Jack Butel Mercedes Benz A Class +44.675
    20 Stephen Jelley BMW 125i M Sport +48.784
    21 Tom Onslow-Cole VW CC +52.965
    22 Jake Hill Honda Civic Type R FK2 +1 Lap
    23 Sam Osborne Honda Civic Type R FK2 + 3 Laps
    24 Colin Turkington BMW 330i M Sport +4 Laps
    Retirements
    RET Carl Boardley BMW 125i M Sport Crash
    RET Andy Neate Ford Focus ST Crash
    RET Nicolas Hamilton VW CC Clutch

    Image Credit: BTCC Media

  • BTCC Knockhill Roundup – Sutton double boosts title credentials

    BTCC Knockhill Roundup – Sutton double boosts title credentials

    Race One

    Ash Sutton pulled off the line from pole and never surrendered the lead. Turkington was close behind and was fighting the 2017 champion all the way to the line.

    Josh Cook had a big off on the run into the uphill chicane, spinning and going backwards into the tyre wall.

    The fight for the podium was a great one as Jake Hill and Tom Ingram fought for third with Hill prevailing from the Toyota driver.

    Sutton took his third win of the season and only strengthened his title credentials, with Turkington and Hill following close behind.

    Race Two

    After a great effort from the BTC Racing team to fix Josh Cook’s car. He was put into a spin on the first corner and was out of the race. The torrid season for Cook continued.

    It was more of the same for Sutton and Turkington, as they took first and second with the BMW driver only seven tenths behind the winner. Ingram this time took third.

    After race two Senna Proctor was drawn to start race three on pole position, with Rory Butcher alongside

    Race Three

    Rory Butcher got the best start off the line to take the lead from Proctor. He pulled out a one second lead before his team mate Ollie Jackson was involved in a crash on lap two.

    Jackson was spinning through the uphill chicane and ended up on the apex. Mike Bushell had nowhere to go and hit Jackson, with Sam Osborne picking up damage too, prompting a red flag.

    On the restart Butcher got away fastest again, so quick in fact that the stewards investigated it. Tom Chilton rocketed off the line into third. Tom Oliphant pulled off a fine move into turn one, passing the Hyundai of Chris Smiley on two wheels.

    Butcher pulled out a commanding lead and took his second win of the season, with Proctor finishing a fine second and Chilton rounded off the podium.

    Driver Car R1 R2 R3
    Colin Turkington BMW 330i M Sport 2 2 9
    Tom Oliphant BMW 330i M Sport 8 6 4
    Matt Neal Honda Civic Type R FK8 7 15 12
    Dan Cammish Honda Civic Type R FK8 6 4 6
    Tom Ingram Toyota Corolla 4 3 10
    Ash Sutton Infiniti Q50 1 1 11
    Aiden Moffat Infiniti Q50 9 5 8
    Josh Cook Honda Civic Type R FK8 DNF DNF 15
    Tom Chilton Honda Civic Type R FK8 11 7 3
    Michael Crees Honda Civic Type R FK8 17 17 16
    Senna Proctor Hyundai i30N 13 11 2
    Chris Smiley Hyundai i30N 14 9 7
    Jake Hill Honda Civic Type R FK2 3 8 5
    Sam Osborne Honda Civic Type R FK2 19 18 DNF
    Rory Butcher Ford Focus ST 5 10 1
    Ollie Jackson Ford Focus ST 16 13 DNF
    Andy Neate Ford Focus ST DNF DNF 20
    Adam Morgan Mercedes Benz A Class 12 14 14
    Jack Butel Mercedes Benz A Class 20 21 22
    Bobby Thompson Audi S3 Saloon 18 DSQ 19
    James Gornall Audi S3 Saloon DNF 20 18
    Carl Boardley BMW 125i M Sport 15 12 17
    Jack Goff VW CC DNS 19 21
    Stephen Jelley BMW 125i M Sport 10 DNF 13
    Mike Bushell Vauxhall Astra 21 16 DNF

    Image Credit: BTCC Media

  • Adam Morgan wins shortened BTCC Oulton Park race three

    Adam Morgan wins shortened BTCC Oulton Park race three

    Adam Morgan took the win in round nine of the British Touring Car Championship in a shortened race at Oulton Park.

    Only 11 of the 15 laps were completed after an accident between Stephen Jelley, Nicolas Hamilton and Ollie Brown brought out the red flag. The clerk of the course deemed it enough to end the race prematurely and handed Morgan a deserved win ahead of the WSR BMW’s of Colin Turkington and Tom Oliphant.

    Morgan flew into the lead into turn one, there were problems for the Honda’s as Dan Cammish fell down the order and Michael Crees spun off. On lap two Matt Neal spun at the same corner Crees did a lap earlier.

    The early stages were strangely mundane for the final race of the day, which is typically frenetic.

    On lap 11 the top four were separated by just over a second as Morgan, Turkington, Oliphant and Sutton were all battling for the podium spots.

    The race was suspended on lap 11 however as Stephen Jelley had an off, and Nicolas Hamilton collided with him and then Ollie Brown hit the back of Hamilton. This caused extensive damage to the barrier and prompted the red flag. The race was ended prematurely due to the incident and Morgan took the win. Turkington and Oliphant rounded off the podium for the WSR team.

    The rest of the top ten saw Ash Sutton finish fourth, Tom Chilton and Senna Proctor fought for fifth with Chilton prevailing. Jake Hill, Rory Butcher, Chris Smiley and Aiden Moffat rounded off the top ten.

    Pos Driver Car Interval
    1 Adam Morgan Mercedes Benz A Class
    2 Colin Turkington BMW 330i M Sport +0.250
    3 Tom Oliphant BMW 330i M Sport +0.294
    4 Ash Sutton Infiniti Q50 +0.931
    5 Tom Chilton Honda Civic Type R FK8 +5.075
    6 Senna Proctor Hyundai i30N +5.624
    7 Jake Hill Honda Civic Type R FK2 +7.220
    8 Rory Butcher Ford Focus ST +7.977
    9 Chris Smiley Hyundai i30N +8.981
    10 Aiden Moffat Infiniti Q50 +9.273
    11 Josh Cook Honda Civic Type R FK8 +10.388
    12 Sam Osborne Honda Civic Type R FK2 +12.342
    13 Jack Goff VW CC +13.802
    14 Carl Boardley BMW 125i M Sport +18.675
    15 Dan Cammish Honda Civic Type R FK8 +19.094
    16 Jack Butel Mercedes Benz A Class +26.958
    17 Mike Bushell Vauxhall Astra +30.276
    18 Bobby Thompson Audi S3 Saloon +30.327
    19 Ollie Jackson Ford Focus ST +32.860
    20 Andy Neate Ford Focus ST +44.462
    21 James Gornall Audi S3 Saloon +45.398
    Retirements
    DNF Stephen Jelley BMW 125i M Sport Crash
    DNF Nicolas Hamilton VW CC Crash
    DNF Ollie Brown VW CC Crash
    DNF Matt Neal Honda Civic Type R FK8 Mechanical
    DNF Michael Crees Honda Civic Type R FK8 Mechanical
    DNS Tom Ingram Toyota Corolla Mechanical

    Image Credit: BTCC Media

  • Ash Sutton takes second win of season at Oulton Park

    Ash Sutton takes second win of season at Oulton Park

    Ash Sutton took his second win of the season in round eight of the British Touring Car Championship at Oulton Park.

    Rory Butcher finished second with championship leader Colin Turkington in third rounding off the podium in a wet race.

    Butcher led off the start but Sutton surged into contention, passing Jake Hill around the outside at Cascades on lap two.

    Turkington, Dan Cammish and Sutton were fighting for second place. The trio were getting incredibly close but it was Sutton in the Infiniti who powered into second place.

    Within two laps he was on the tail of race leader Butcher, fighting for the lead and showing incredible pace. On lap eight he finally made his move as Butcher went wide into turn one. Sutton got the better exit and powered into the lead.

    Honourable mentions have to be made for Matt Neal and Josh Cook, both moved into the points from starting near the back of the grid. Neal was making his 700th race start in the BTCC, an incredible achievement.

    On lap 13 Turkington got past Cammish after pressuring him all race. Cammish went wide at the Island hairpin and Turkington seized the opportunity to take third place. It was disaster for BTC Racing as Michael Crees tapped Josh Cook into a spin at the chicane. Putting his teammate in the wall, and halting an incredible recovery for Cook, who’s had torrid luck this season.

    Sutton took the win to endorse his title credentials, with Butcher and Turkington on the podium. Cammish, Tom Ingram, Tom Oliphant, Hill, Adam Morgan, Tom Chilton and Bobby Thompson rounded off the top ten.

    Pos Driver Car Interval
    1 Ash Sutton Infiniti Q50
    2 Rory Butcher Ford Focus ST +4.716
    3 Colin Turkington BMW 330i M Sport +7.260
    4 Dan Cammish Honda Civic Type R FK8 +10.412
    5 Tom Ingram Toyota Corolla +10.779
    6 Tom Oliphant BMW 330i M Sport +14.678
    7 Jake Hill Honda Civic Type R FK2 +15.890
    8 Tom Chilton Honda Civic Type R FK8 +16.629
    9 Adam Morgan Mercedes Benz A Class +17.573
    10 Bobby Thompson Audi S3 Saloon +18.095
    11 Senna Proctor Hyundai i30N +24.166
    12 Michael Crees Honda Civic Type R FK8 +26.086
    13 Matt Neal Honda Civic Type R FK8 +27.883
    14 Chris Smiley Hyundai i30N +30.474
    15 Ollie Jackson Ford Focus ST +30.981
    16 Aiden Moffat Infiniti Q50 +35.353
    17 Sam Osborne Honda Civic Type R FK2 +38.232
    18 Jack Goff VW CC +38.298
    19 Andy Neate Ford Focus ST +41.373
    20 Stephen Jelley BMW 125i M Sport +46.396
    21 Josh Cook Honda Civic Type R FK8 +47.999
    22 Ollie Brown VW CC +52.373
    23 Nicolas Hamilton VW CC +54.427
    24 Jack Butel Mercedes Benz A Class +55.217
    25 Carl Boardley BMW 125i M Sport +55.392
    26 Mike Bushell Vauxhall Astra +1:23.557
    Retirements
    DNF James Gornall Audi S3 Saloon Mechanical

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