When Ford turned to Andy Rouse to spearhead its British Touring Car Championship ambitions in the 1990s, a return to the glory days of the RS500 seemed on the cards.…
Max Verstappen’s participation in the Nürburgring 24 Hours was fantastic for sports car racing as a whole. No fewer than 350,000 spectators descended upon the Nordschleife’s twice-round-the-clock classic. On the…
He ended Saturday’s new-for-2026 qualifying race in the gravel trap, which meant he started race one on Sunday from 21st and last on the grid. So how did Ash Sutton…
The elite world of Formula 1 might not appear to have much in common with the door-banging melees of the British Touring Car Championship, but there have been plenty of drivers — including world champions and race winners — who have bridged the two worlds
Britain’s two premier motor sport series put on thrilling 2024 title deciders on the majestic Brands Hatch Grand Prix circuit in October, as both the British Touring Car and British…
Born in the seaside town of Zandvoort, not far from the famous circuit, Jan Lammers has done so much to raise the profile of Dutch racing drivers, long before the…
We were to meet in Barnard Castle, the town that Boris Johnson’s Svengali Dominic Cummings visited to test his eyesight during the Covid lockdown. The plan was to bring four…
As Max Verstappen dominates F1, BTCC has its own standout star in Ash Sutton, whose committed, attacking style means that few are complaining as he races towards the series' all-time records
Any hope of a revival of one of the BTCC’s cult heroes has been dashed by Volvo’s decision to ditch all estate and saloon models from its UK salerooms. The…
“Jules Bianchi, Will Stevens, Max Chilton. James Calado was probably my nemesis. Then there’s Adam Christodoulou, a great friend who has gone on to have a GT3 career. Also there…
Rob Huff describes himself, with a self-deprecating chuckle, as a motor racing “journeyman” when he reflects on a colourful career as one of Britain’s best touring car specialists. But the…
The 2022 BTCC season ended on a high, as Tom Ingram was crowned champion at Brands Hatch after a clean fight between the best drivers in the championship — vindication of the new hybrid era, writes Damien Smith
Triple Eight's Vauxhall Astra Coupe dominated the BTCC in the early 2000s – Jason Plato remembers a triumphant tin-top challenger
