Full Throttle Weekend: BTCC Thrills from Donington Park to Brands Hatch
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This article provides the recaps for the British Touring Car Championship at Donington Park on 18-19 April and Brands Hatch on the 9-10 May. It features tight racing, a few key over takes and shifts in the championship.
Donington Park
Donington Park where do I start? This race was the kick off of the season. With Ash Sutton as the big winner of the weekend winning two out of three races on Sunday which led to him leading the championship. Tom Ingram was looking extra quick early on which led him to top practice but on Sunday he had bad luck with getting a post-race penalty as his car had a significant overboost.
Cataclean Plato Racing had a strong opening to the weekend, with Daniel Rowbottom going top on qualifying on Saturday. The Mercedes looked very fast over the weekend especially in qualifying. Adam Morgan scored multiple top 10 finishes but he got handed a five second penalty for a lesser overboost infringement.
Sutton went into this weekend in high hopes going into P1 in the second race and the third race. He left Donington as the championship leader. Cammish and Sutton made Napa the highest scoring team overall.
“We’re here to pop on and collect points” - Ash Sutton in Race 2 from the BTCC website.
Race winners over the weekend:
Saturday Qualifying: Daniel Rowbottom
Sunday Race 1: Mikey Doble
Race 2: Ash Sutton
Race 3: Ash Sutton
Brands Hatch
It’s the second time racing this year. It was thrilling, speed and consistency this race weekend. Napa Racing continued to perform their absolute best with Ash Sutton getting a podium in Race 1 and finishing on the podium in the other two races. Charles Rainford consistently battled all races and scored valuable points. Nicolas Hamilton scored points in Race 3.
Árón Taylor-Smith managed a victory with Laser Tools Racing! His first ever race win. He had a very clever tyre strategy and drove in slippery conditions and he avoided mid-pack chaos and had very good overtakes with Doble and Rainford.
Árón Taylor-Smith- “Today was so surreal, it’s like a dream!” - From the BTCC website.
Saturday Qualifying: Tom Ingram
Sunday Race One: Ash Sutton
Race Two: ÁrónTaylor-Smith
Race Three: Tom Ingram
Article written by Poppie Kimberley
