BTCC Brands Hatch: Hill takes the title as Sutton wins thriller finale Jake Hill emerged as the 2024 British Touring Car champion after a thrilling showdown on a wet Brands Hatch Grand Prix Circuit. Autosport · Oct 6, 2024
BTCC Brands Hatch: Hill wins as Ingram and Sutton collide The seas parted for Jake Hill to take victory in the first race of the British Touring Car Championship finale at Brands Hatch and put him in the box seat for the title. Autosport · Oct 6, 2024
BTCC Brands Hatch: Taylor-Smith and Chilton top practice Dubliner Taylor-Smith stamped in a late effort in the cooler conditions of the first session to top the times at the wheel of his Power Maxed Racing Vauxhall Astra on a 47.905s. Autosport · May 11, 2024
Hill tops first official BTCC test On his local circuit, Hill put in a late run at the end of the day to snatch the top position away by 0.065 seconds from BTCC returnee Rob Huff, the 2012 World Touring Car champion gearing up for his first domestic season in 20 years with the Speedworks Motorsport-run… Autosport · Apr 4, 2024
BTCC champion Sutton locked in at Alliance Racing until end of 2026 The 30-year-old joined the team, then known as Motorbase Performance, for the 2022 campaign, before claiming his record-equalling fourth crown last year at the wheel of one of the squad’s Ford Focus STs. Autosport · Apr 2, 2024
Alliance further develops Focus for Sutton record-breaking BTCC bid Four-time title winner Ash Sutton will once more be joined at the Ford Focus ST-equipped squad, which has moved into new premises in Northampton, by race winners Dan Cammish and Dan Rowbottom, plus Sam Osborne. Autosport · Feb 19, 2024
When is F1 and every other motorsport series starting in 2024? Formula 1 is in the midst of its off-season like many other motorsport championships, but it really is not long until racing gets back underway. Autosport · Jan 4, 2024
BTCC doubles hybrid power boost for 2024 season The series has made the move for its third season of hybrid use “to continue its development with a further focus on overall performance”, with “reliability now at some 97.3% – comparable with any other major components that make up a modern-day touring car”. Autosport · Oct 30, 2023
BTCC Brands Hatch: Sutton wins again from Ingram Sutton got a good getaway, certainly compared to front-row partner Tom Ingram, and was able to lead from lights to flag. Autosport · Oct 8, 2023
BTCC leader Motorbase changes its name for finale Championship leader Ash Sutton will therefore go into his Brands Hatch Grand Prix circuit showdown against Tom Ingram with the rebranded Alliance Racing team running his NAPA Racing Ford Focus ST. Autosport · Oct 2, 2023
BTCC Silverstone: Sutton sensational to win from back of grid The win, remarkably Sutton’s first of his BTCC career at the Northamptonshire circuit, came after long-time leader Jake Hill suffered a misfire just as the race restarted following a half-distance safety-car interlude. Autosport · Sep 24, 2023
Sutton “owes Rowbottom a beer” for qualifying teamwork Sutton, who holds a 42-point advantage over Tom Ingram in the rankings, sat on the bubble at the wheel of his Motorbase Performance Ford Focus ST during the last couple of minutes in qualifying on the National Circuit. Autosport · Sep 24, 2023
BTCC Donington Park: Ingram turns the tables on Sutton in race two Ingram worked his Excelr8 Motorsport Hyundai i30 N ahead of the Motorbase Performance Ford Focus ST of Sutton on the fourth lap of 14, and stayed in front until the end of the race. Autosport · Aug 27, 2023
Autosport · Aug 27, 2023 BTCC Donington Park: Sutton wins opener as Ingram pips Hill The three-time champion worked his Motorbase Performance Ford Focus ST around the Excelr8 Motorsport Hyundai i30 N of reigning title holder Tom Ingram on the second lap, and disappeared into the distance.
Autosport · Aug 26, 2023 BTCC Donington: Sutton beats Ingram in pole battle But this time Sutton had to fend off a stern challenge from reigning champion Tom Ingram, who ran him extremely close but could not prevent the Motorbase Performance Ford Focus ST squad from extending its 2023 pole wipeout to eight from eight.
Autosport · Aug 26, 2023 BTCC Donington Park: Cammish time unbeaten as rain hits FP2 With the Berkshire-domiciled Yorkshireman’s Ford Focus ST already southbound on the M1 en route back to Motorbase Performance’s Kent premises after his hefty FP1 shunt, the second session began with angry black clouds looming beyond the Melbourne loop.
Autosport · Aug 13, 2023 BTCC Knockhill: Sutton dominates with wet weather masterclass Torrential rain soaked the teams on the grid, forcing everyone onto wet-weather tyres, and Sutton was the master of the conditions in his Motorbase Performance-run Ford Focus ST.
Autosport · Aug 12, 2023 BTCC Knockhill: Sutton pips Cook to pole The three-time champion wrung everything out of himself and his Motorbase Performance-run Ford Focus ST in the Q2 top-10 shootout to pip the One Motorsport Honda Civic Type R of Josh Cook by 0.006 seconds.
Autosport · Aug 12, 2023 BTCC Knockhill: Hill fastest in wet practice Hill whisked his West Surrey Racing-run BMW 330e M Sport around the short Scottish circuit 0.169 seconds quicker than the closest opposition during the slightly less wet second session.
Autosport · Jul 13, 2023 Motorbase plans to support BTCC customer team in 2024 The Kent squad’s machinery have been the cars to beat this season, with Ash Sutton leading the drivers’ standings, and contributing to a clean sweep of five pole positions out of five together with team-mates Dan Rowbottom and Dan Cammish.
Autosport · Jun 18, 2023 BTCC Oulton Park: Hill makes it a double from Sutton in race two With rear-wheel-drive traction from his West Surrey Racing-run BMW 330e M Sport, it was no surprise that Hill got the jump on Sutton’s Motorbase Performance Ford Focus ST at the start.
Autosport · Jun 18, 2023 BTCC Oulton Park: Hill breaks Sutton’s winning run in race one Once he had got the jump on the Motorbase Performance Ford Focus ST of poleman Sutton at the start, it was imperative for Hill to keep the 2023 points leader at bay while the tyres on his rear-wheel-drive West Surrey Racing-run BMW 330e M Sport got up to temperature.
Autosport · Jun 17, 2023 BTCC Oulton Park: Ingram leads the way in free practice Ingram set the fastest lap of the early-morning FP1 period in his Excelr8 Motorsport Hyundai i30 N, 0.022 seconds clear of the Motorbase Performance-run Ford Focus ST of championship leader Ash Sutton.
Autosport · Jun 4, 2023 BTCC Thruxton: Sutton claims yet another win in race two Once again, the three-time champion led from start to finish in his Motorbase Performance-run Ford Focus ST in another processional race at the front.