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BTCC Snetterton: Hill and Thompson top free practice

As the dismal British spring climate brought rain sweeping in from the North Sea across East Anglia, Thompson quite literally made a splash on his BTCC return – and his debut in a rear-wheel-drive tin-top – by topping the second session in his West Surrey Racing BMW 330e M Sport.But…

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BTCC Donington: Ingram dominates practice

The 2022 champion was happy to go about his own programme for the majority of both 35-minute periods at a bitterly cold Leicestershire circuit and on each occasion he set the standard as the chequered flag flew.

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Six things to watch in BTCC 2024

A record-breaking fifth British Touring Car Championship title for Ash Sutton? Or indeed, for Colin Turkington? Or a second for Tom Ingram? Or how about a first for Jake Hill, Dan Cammish, or Josh Cook?

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BTCC Brands Hatch: Sutton beats Ingram to claim fourth title

Sutton equalled the record of four titles held by Andy Rouse and Colin Turkington, and became the first driver in history to scoop the BTCC crown in rear and front-wheel-drive machinery.

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BTCC Silverstone: Hill takes dominant win in the wet

Despite steady morning drizzle, Hill was the only driver among the top nine to take the start on wet-weather Goodyears and had qualified his West Surrey Racing BMW 330e M Sport in fourth position.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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BTCC Thruxton: Sutton continues his winning streak

The three-time champion led from start to finish in his Motorbase Performance-run Ford Focus ST, and never came under serious threat.

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BTCC Thruxton: Sutton continues his winning streak in race one

The three-time champion led from start to finish in his Motorbase Performance-run Ford Focus ST, and never came under serious threat.

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BTCC Thruxton: Sutton beats Ingram to continue pole hot streak

As championship leader, Sutton was running the minimum hybrid boost allowance of one second per lap at a minimum speed of 135mph on his Motorbase Performance-run Ford Focus ST, yet he was still able to put himself at the front.

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BTCC Snetterton: Sutton blitzes free practice

The three-time champion demolished his opposition at the wheel of his Motorbase Performance-run Ford Focus ST to lead a team 1-2 from Dan Cammish by 0.666 seconds.

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BTCC Donington Park: Chilton wins bizarre wet second race

The Excelr8 Motorsport Hyundai i30 N benefited from being one of those to pit at the end of the green-flag lap for wet-weather Goodyear tyres when rain made the going slippery.

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BTCC Donington: Turkington edges Sutton in free practice

The Northern Irishman eclipsed the quickest time of the opening session set by Ash Sutton, which had been a gargantuan 0.476 seconds clear of closest pursuer Turkington and had seemed to send out an ominous warning that the three-time title winner and the Motorbase Performance Ford Focus squad will be…

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The BTCC plotlines to watch out for in 2023

The series hasn't had the most dramatic of silly seasons - indeed, the top six drivers from 2022 all line up with the same teams and machinery in 2023 - but there are plenty of factors that could shake things up.

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Ginetta and BMW champion Doble steps up to BTCC with Power Maxed Racing

Mikey Doble is to step up after a remarkable year in which he won the Ginetta GT5 Challenge and BMW Compact Cup to drive one of PMR’s Vauxhall Astras.

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Autosport's top club racing rivalries of 2022

From a title decided by a last-corner-of-the-season collision, to one settled in the National Court, here are some of the closest rivalries from the national motorsport season

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Autosport's top 10 club drivers of 2022

There’s been no shortage of stand-out performers over the course of the 2022 national racing season in a plethora of UK series, ranging from Formula Ford to Mazdas and just about everything in-between. Here are Autosport’s top 10 club drivers

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Harrison and Short charge to top of Autosport's National Driver Rankings

It's all change at the top of Autosport's National Driver Rankings once again, after dominant displays from Samuel Harrison and Ben Short have propelled them to first and second positions.

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Drinkwater storms into Autosport National Driver Rankings top six

Another three Hot Hatch class wins have propelled David Drinkwater into the top six of the Autosport National Driver Rankings - the only change in the top 10 of the table.

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Cockell surges up to third in Autosport National Driver Rankings

It may have been a relatively quiet weekend of UK motorsport, but there were still plenty of changes in Autosport's National Driver Rankings, notably Dave Cockell rising to third place.

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Hayward hares up to second in Autosport National Driver Rankings

Clubmans Sports Prototype racer Michelle Hayward has stormed into second place in the Autosport National Driver Rankings after taking three more class wins at Brands Hatch last weekend.

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Caterhams entertain at Snetterton as Hybrid Tune defends C1 24 hours win

There were some typically close Caterham contests at Snetterton last weekend, while there was an impressive performance from the Hybrid Tune team to defend its Citroen C1 24 hours crown at Silverstone

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GT Cup campaign commences as 750MC holds Croft season opener

The 750 Motor Club season got underway come rain, shine and a bit of hail at Croft last weekend with a number of series in action, while an impressive grid took to Donington Park for the opening rounds of GT Cup.

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