The British Touring Car Championship returned Brands Hatch with Jake Hill, Daryl DeLeon, and Charles Rainford sharing the victories. Reigning BTCC champion Hill won the opener, holding off team mate Rainford. DeLeon then captured a maiden victory in Race 2. Rookie Rainford, took the finale race of the day in the BMW 330i M Sport LKQ Euro Car Parts Racing with WSR.

The BTCC 2025 Brands Hatch meeting was the second event of the year and round 3,4 and five of the 30 round championship. 

BTCC 2025 Round 3 – Race 1

1. Jake Hill, Laser Tools Racing with MB Motorsport.
2. Charles Rainford, LKQ Euro Car Parts Racing with WSR +0.662s.
3. Tom Ingram, Team VERTU +2.514s.
4. Adam Morgan, Team VERTU +2.943s.
5. Dan Cammish, NAPA Racing UK +8.114s.
6. Mikey Doble, Motor Parts Direct with Power Maxed Racing +9.387s. 
7. Daryl DeLeon, West Surrey Racing +11.177s.
8. Sam Osborne, NAPA Racing UK +12.582s.
9. Daniel Lloyd, Restart Racing +15.534s.
10. Ash Sutton, NAPA Racing UK +16.269s.

BTCC 2025 Round 4 – Race 2  

1. Daryl DeLeon, West Surrey Racing.
2. Adam Morgan, Team VERTU +3.641s.
3. Ash Sutton, NAPA Racing UK +5.466s.
4. Chris Smiley, Restart Racing +5.910s.
5. Aiden Moffat, LKQ Euro Car Parts Racing with WSR +6.798s.
6. Josh Cook, One Motorsport +8.350s.
7. Charles Rainford, LKQ Euro Car Parts Racing with WSR +9.501s.
8. Jake Hill, Laser Tools Racing with MB Motorsport +10.590s.
9. Daniel Rowbottom, NAPA Racing UK +10.829s.
10. Ronan Pearson, TOYOTA GAZOO Racing UK with IAA +11.136s.

BTCC 2025 Round 5 – Race 3

1. Charles Rainford, LKQ Euro Car Parts Racing with WSR.
2. Jake Hill, Laser Tools Racing with MB Motorsport +1.983s.
3. Tom Ingram, Team VERTU +2.374s.
4. Ash Sutton, NAPA Racing UK +7.518s.
5. Chris Smiley, Restart Racing +9.194s.
6. Josh Cook, One Motorsport +9.793s.
7. Tom Chilton, Team VERTU +9.978s.
8. Aiden Moffat, LKQ Euro Car Parts Racing with WSR +10.360s.
9. Dan Rowbottom, NAPA Racing UK +12.877s.
10. Gordon Shedden, TOYOTA GAZOO Racing UK with IAA +13.556s.

BTCC Championship standings.

Four times BTCC Champion Ash Sutton racing the NAPA Racing UK Ford Focus ST leads the overall drivers’ standings on 92 points. At Brands Hatch Sutton secured a century of BTCC podiums ending the weekend on 101. Tom Ingram is in second place on 87 points. The 2024 Champion Jake Hill is in third place on 87 points.

EXCELR8 Motorsport/Hyundai and Team VERTU lead the Manufacturers’/Constructors’ on 179 points. Restart Racing top the Independents’ tables with 109 from Motor Parts Direct with Power Maxed Racing on 101. With his victory at Brands DeLeon’s now leads the Jack Sears Trophy. The JCT is a championship for drivers who have not stood on a BTCC podium in previous years.

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The next round of the BTCC is at Snetterton on 24/25 May. Our archive of BTTC reports can be found here.

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