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BTCC: Sutton takes back-to-back victories to end weekend strong
Ash Sutton ends the Donington Park race weekend strong with a second victory in a row. Ricky Collard started from pole ahead of Dexter Patterson but both would come under significant pressure from the two BMW's on the second row. Collard would manage to maintain the lead while Patterson dropped to fourth as Charles Rainford led Daryl DeLeon. A spin further back for Lewis Selby would almost collect a few other drivers but everyone got away without any damage. Sutton would try
Jamie Jackson
3 hours ago4 min read


BTCC: Sutton takes his first victory of the season after taking race lead early
Ash Sutton took the race victory in race 2 of the weekend after jumping Mikey Doble early. Before the race could start, Tom Ingram would pull into the pitlane with an issue taking him out of the race early after his disqualification from race one. Doble started from pole but would lose the lead quickly to Sutton and Charles Rainford dropping him to third. Rainford would take the inside line trying to pass Sutton but a cutback move from the NAPA driver would give him the lead
Jamie Jackson
4 hours ago3 min read


BTCC: Doble claims victory in opening race of the season
Mikey Doble claims victory in opening race of the season after Tom Ingram was disqualified. A slow start from pole for Daniel Rowbottom would drop him to fourth allowing Ingram to take the lead from Josh Cook and Charles Rainford. The four would fight hard over the opening lap all while behind them Sutton would move up eight places in the opening lap as he charges through the field. Rowbottom jumped back up to third passing Rainford before the end of the opening lap. Sutton m
Jamie Jackson
4 hours ago2 min read


British F4: Langendonck takes victory in opening round of the season
McLaren junior Dries Van Langendonck takes victory in the opening round of the British F4 season at Donington Park. With the largest grid on record, the British F4 season started with a bang as an epic qualifying session led to twenty-three cars being separated by under one second. But it was Langendonck who claimed pole position ahead of Theo Palmer and Jarrett Clark. Ethan Jeff-Hall and Joseph Smith completed the top five on the grid. The McLaren development driver would
Jamie Jackson
6 hours ago1 min read


BTCC: Rowbottom takes pole position in new format qualifying race at Donington Park
Daniel Rowbottom took the first pole position of the season at Donington Park this weekend in new qualifying format by 24 thousandths of a second. The new season of BTCC started with a bang as the new qualifying format was introduced for the first time. Starting off with the drivers in two groups, group 1 would set the odd numbered positions on the grid for the qualifying race while group 2 would do the same for the even numbered side. Then after a 15 minute break, the pitlan
Jamie Jackson
7 hours ago3 min read


British GT: Dawson and Jewiss to race in Silverstone 500
Reigning British GT Champions Charles Dawson and Kiern Jewiss will race in the Silverstone 500 in one-off entry for 2026. After claiming the British GT driver’s title in GT3 in 2025, Dawson and Jewiss return with 2 Seas Motorsport for the Silverstone 500 after the pair only finishing 0.6 seconds away from victory last year. They join the two Paradine Motorsport entries of last year’s winners Darren Leung and Dan Harper as well as Phil Keen and Ian Loggie as the race-by-ra
Jamie Jackson
4 days ago1 min read


British GT: Optimum confirm Shahin and Patterson for Silverstone 500 entry
Yasser Shahin and Garnet Patterson will join Optimum Motorsport for the Silverstone 500, driving instead of Mike Price and Callum Macleod. Price and Macleod are unable to race in the season opener due to commitments with Yacht Racing. This means Optimum Motorsport needed a replacement for the Silverstone 500 and that being Shahin and Patterson. The pair no stranger to one another, have driven in GT World Challenge Australia and Asian Le Mans Series together, while also be
Jamie Jackson
4 days ago1 min read


BTCC: Charles Rainford and Mikey Doble set the pace in the final two pre-season sessions
The final pre-season test for the BTCC sees Charles Rainford and Mikey Doble set the fastest times in the final day of pre-season testing. The morning session was the first time all 21 drivers were on track ahead of the 2026 season with Mikey Doble in the PMR Audi topping the timesheets with a 47.553. He led a PMR 1-2 with Dexter Patterson setting a time only eight hundredths slower than his teammate. Àròn Taylor-Smith was the fastest Toyota with him going third fastest in th
Jamie Jackson
Apr 82 min read


BTCC: Ricky Collard to return to BTCC with Team Vertu Hyundai in 2026
British GT champion Ricky Collard will return to the BTCC for 2026 with Team Vertu Hyundai completing lineup. Collard is a third generation racer, who started his car racing career in Formula Ford in 2014 after karting. He would then race in British F4 in 2015 finishing runner-up to reigning F1 world champion Lando Norris. He would then racing in British F3 (now known as GB3) the following year finishing runner-up again that season. Collard would make the switch to GT's, he w
Jamie Jackson
Apr 83 min read


BTCC: Nic Hamilton moves to Hyundai for 2026
Nic Hamilton joins ExcelR8 and Hyundai supported by Draper tools. Hamilton is the only driver to race in the BTCC with a disability and continues to drive with us after making the switch to a new team. Hamilton, after initially joining the championship in 2015 before returning in 2019, joins Hyundai with a ton of experience and a partnership that goes back to 2019 between Draper Tools and ExcelR8 Motorsport in the Mini Challenge. This season will be Hamilton's most competitiv
Jamie Jackson
Apr 72 min read


BTCC: DeLeon and Rainford confirmed for WSR in 2026
Daryl DeLeon and Charles Rainford have been announced to be staying with WSR for the 2026 season. After joining WSR last season, the pair reunite after fighting over the Jack Sears Trophy. DeLeon goes into his fourth BTCC season after debuting in 2023 with Team HARD in the Cupra Leon. He only competed in half the season but claimed a best finish of 12th at the finale at Brands. He would continue to drive the Cupra in 2024 finding points finishes fairly often and putting on ve
Jamie Jackson
Apr 73 min read


British GT: First two Silverstone 500 entries confirmed by Paradine Competition
The first two one-off entries for the upcoming Silverstone 500 has been announced for 2026 by Paradine Competition. Paradine Competition has confirmed its two one-off entries into the Silverstone 500 for 2026, looking to return to the top step of the race again this season. Their first driver pairing, look to make it a third year in a row taking the top spot with Darren Leung and Dan Harper coming back to defend their crown and also aim to repeat the feat for a third time
Jamie Jackson
Mar 272 min read
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