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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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Sutton tops final BTCC pre-season test

The four-time title winner took his NAPA-liveried Alliance Racing Ford Focus ST around the East Midlands circuit 0.098 seconds clear of team-mate Dan Cammish in an afternoon session that was effectively ended by a thunderstorm an hour before the chequered flag.

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Ex-F1 racer Pirro makes motorbike racing debut at Goodwood

The 62-year-old Italian contested the Hailwood Trophy for 250cc and 350cc two-stroke grand prix and Formula 750 motorcycles that raced up to 1983. He qualified the Michael Russell-entered Yamaha TZ250 20th in the 34-bike field, 9.7 seconds off pole.The Le Mans winner of 2000-02 and 2006-07, who recently left his role…

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Ex-F1 racer Pirro makes motorbike racing debut

The 62-year-old Italian contested the Hailwood Trophy for 250cc and 350cc two-stroke grand prix and Formula 750 motorcycles that raced up to 1983. He qualified the Michael Russell-entered Yamaha TZ250 20th in the 34-bike field, 9.7 seconds off pole.The Italian, who recently left his role managing the McLaren young driver programme, ran…

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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…

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Rob Huff back in BTCC with Toyota

The 44-year-old, who won the WTCC crown in 2012 during a world tin-top career than encompassed 36 race wins across a 19-year span, will form one half of Speedworks’ official Toyota Gazoo Racing GB line-up alongside reigning Jack Sears Trophy champion Andrew Watson.

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Butcher takes BTCC ‘sabbatical’ for 2024

The 36-year-old Scot has made the decision after finishing 10th in the standings last year, his worst campaign since his maiden full BTCC season in 2018.

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Thompson back as Huff seeks BTCC 2024 ride

Thompson takes over the entry occupied at Knockhill last month by Rob Huff and will see out the season this weekend at Silverstone and next month at Brands Hatch.

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Huge shunt rules Cammish out of BTCC Donington

The 2019 series runner-up, who lies fifth in the 2023 standings, crashed his Motorbase Performance Ford Focus ST at McLeans in the closing stages of the first free practice session, moments after setting the quickest time to date.

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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.

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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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Huff in shock BTCC return with Cupra

And although the 43-year-old’s agreement with Team Hard to replace Nicolas Hamilton at the wheel of one of the Kent squad’s Cupra Leons is for this weekend only, Huff has indicated that he is open to contesting further rounds.

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Michelisz and Urrutia share wins in opener of new TCR World Tour series

The new series takes a travelling group of nine factory-supported touring car drivers to rounds of various regional championships, and the opener was shared with TCR Europe in Portugal, creating a 22-car field.

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Why departing WTCR is a world cup that will be missed

The 2022 World Touring Car Cup finale in Jeddah last weekend was also the end of an era as the championship that traces its roots back to 2005 calls time. But what will it mean for the future of the TCR platform, and for its newly-crowned champion Mikel Azcona?

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WTCR Saudi Arabia: Azcona crowned champion as series comes to a close

Mikel Azcona clinched the 2022 World Touring Car Cup title in the season finale in Saudi Arabia, as the long-running tin-top championship came to a close.

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WTCR Saudi Arabia: Hero to zero for Berthon as series comes to a close

Nathanael Berthon won the first World Touring Car Cup race in Jeddah, only to crash out in the second, as Nestor Girolami clung on to the runner-up spot as the series drew to a close.

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Huff had "no other option" but to withdraw from WTCR ahead of Bahrain

Rob Huff has expressed his “great disappointment” in the wake of his withdrawal from the World Touring Car Cup ahead of the penultimate round in Bahrain this weekend.

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Ten on-track highlights for this year's Goodwood Revival

The Goodwood Revival roars into action on Friday, transporting visitors back to the circuit's 1948-66 heyday. Here are some of the notable cars, races and features to look forward to this year

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Huff and Berthon on top in France, Azcona moves towards WTCR title

Rob Huff and Nathanael Berthon were the big winners on raceday as the WTCR visited Circuit l’Anneau du Rhin in France for the first time.

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WTCR Anneau du Rhin: Girolami storms to pole over Berthon

Honda driver Nestor Girolami stormed to his third FIA World Touring Car Cup pole position of 2022 with a perfect performance in qualifying at Anneau du Rhin in France.

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WTCR Vallelunga: Girolami and Magnus win as Lynk & Co pull out

Nestor Girolami and Gilles Magnus scored their second victories of the World Touring Car Cup season as Mikel Azcona increased his points lead as Cyan Racing withdrew.

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WTCR Vila Real: Urrutia and Huff share the spoils on Sunday

Santiago Urrutia scored his second World Touring Car Cup victory of 2022 at Vila Real, as Rob Huff clinched a sensational first win of the season in the second encounter.

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WTCR Aragon: Magnus holds off Huff for Audi’s first win of 2022

Gilles Magnus soaked up pressure from Rob Huff to claim the second World Touring Car Cup win of his career and a first for Comtoyou Audi in 2022, as Mikel Azcona strengthened his grip on the title with victory in race two.

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WTCR Aragon: Magnus snatches pole from Audi team-mate Berthon

Gilles Magnus set a stunning lap in the World Touring Car Cup's Q3 shootout at Motorland Aragon to snatch race-one pole from Comtoyou Audi team-mate Nathanael Berthon.

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