The British Touring Car Championship teams are facing a big unknown at a cold Brands Hatch today, with the first race running of the new soft tyre. And with temperatures still only just above freezing, there are concerns the new compound could suffer from cold weather graining. The teams had to nominate which race they … More »
Andrew Jordan has taken pole position for the first race of the British Touring Car Championship season in a snow-affected qualifying session at Brands Hatch. Jordan’s time of 48.387, set 10 minutes into the session, remained unbeaten due to a snow flurry which increased in intensity throughout the 30 minutes. It made late improvements impossible, … More »
Reigning independents’ champion Andrew Jordan was fastest in the second free practice session at the British Touring Car Championship season opener Brands Hatch. Jordan set his best time of 48.383 in the final minute of the session in his Eurotech Racing Honda Civic, pipping Honda Racing’s Gordon Shedden. Shedden finished ahead of the Triple Eight … More »
Jason Plato set the fastest time in the first free practice session of the British Touring Car Championship season at Brands Hatch. The Triple Eight MG driver set a time of 48.510, about 0.3s off the qualifying lap record, ahead of Honda Racing’s Gordon Shedden and Eurotech Racing’s Andrew Jordan. Jordan’s team-mate Jeff Smith was … More »
With a maximum 32 cars entered, 13 models from 11 marques represented and four former champions on the grid, the British Touring Car Championship could hardly be in better shape ahead of the opening round at Brands Hatch this weekend. The series makes its now-traditional visit to Kent to kick off the season on the … More »
Liam Griffin has been testing Motorbase Performance’s Ford Focus ST at Brands Hatch in the wet, sporting an all new livery on the car. Griffin, who had initially planned to leave the BTCC before deciding to contest the new Jack Sears Trophy for Super 2000 specification cars, will race under the Motorbase Performance banner, and … More »
Tom Chilton has tested the RML Chevrolet Cruze 1.6T in damp conditions at Brands Hatch today ahead of the 2013 FIA World Touring Car Championship season. The 27-year-old was testing the car for the second time this week after first driving the car at the Snetterton circuit on Tuesday alongside Yvan Muller. Also at the … More »
The BMW 125i NGTC has made its first public appearance at Brands Hatch today as West Surrey Racing completes its first shakedown with the new car.
Frank Wrathall took his first victory in the BTCC in his second season of racing, and the first win for Toyota since the manufacturers’ return to the championship at Brands Hatch, ahead of a trio of Hondas, who wrap up the teams’ and manufacturers’ titles.
Matt Neal closed in on second placed Jason Plato in the drivers’ standings after winning a wet first race of the day at Brands Hatch. With Honda’s Gordon Shedden finishing fifth and Jason Plato eighth, Shedden extends his lead in the standings.