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INFORMATION TIMETABLE

SATURdAy 12TH OCTOBER 2019 Time Event Laps 09.00 F4 British Championship Qualifying 09.30 British Touring Car Championship Free Practice 10.30 Ginetta Junior Championship Qualifying 10.55 UK Clio Cup Qualifying 11.35 Millers Oils Ginetta GT4 SuperCup Championship Qualifying 12.05 Kwik Fit British Touring Car Championship Free Practice 12.45 Lunch Break 13.20 Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain Qualifying 14.00 F4 British Championship Race 1 (20 mins) 14.30 Michelin Ginetta Junior Championship Race 2 (8 laps) 15.05 Kwik Fit British Touring Car Championship Qualifying 15.45 Renault UK Clio Cup Race 3 (12 laps) 16.25 Millers Oils Ginetta GT4 SuperCup Championship Race 4 (10 laps) 16.55 F4 British Championship Race 5 (20 mins) 17.30 Michelin Ginetta Junior Championship Race 6 (10 laps)

SUndAy 13TH OCTOBER 2019

Time Event Laps 09.00 Pit Lane Walkabout / Autograph Session 10.00 Millers Oils Ginetta GT4 SuperCup Championship Race 7 (14 laps) 10.40 Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain Race 8 (17 laps) 11.20 BTCC Pit Lane Opens 11.35 Kwik Fit British Touring Car Championship Race 9 (15 laps) 12.15 Lunch Break 12.45 Renault UK Clio Cup Race 10 (12 laps) 13.25 Michelin Ginetta Junior Championship Race 11 (10 laps) 13.55 BTCC Pit Lane Opens 14.10 Kwik Fit British Touring Car Championship Race 12 (15 laps)

14.50 F4 British Championship Race 13 (20 mins) 15.25 Millers Oils Ginetta GT4 SuperCup Championship Race 14 (14 laps) 16.05 Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain Race 15 (17 laps) 16.45 BTCC Pit Lane Opens 17.00 Kwik Fit British Touring Car Championship Race 16 (15 laps)

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INFORMATION CONTENTS

03 TIMETABLE 07 WELCOME 08 RAIn MAn GOFF STORMS TO FIRST WIn In MOST ExCITInG RACE OF ThE SEASOn! 10 hILL SLIThERS TO MORE BTCC POInTS AT SILvERSTOnE 12 MEET ThE DRIvERS 16 DOUBLE POInTS FInISh In TOUGh COnDITIOnS FOR TRADE PRICE CARS RACInG 22 POInTS AnD PROGRESS FOR BLUnDELL AT SILvERSTOnE 24 ADvAnTAGE AFTER SEnSATIOnAL ACTIOn AT SILvERSTOnE 26 TRACK GUIDE 28 MEET ThE TEAM 30 SILvERSTOnE GALLERY 32 SPOnSORS

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INFORMATION WELCOME

Welcome to Brands hatch for rounds 28, 29 & 30 of the Kwik Fit British Touring Car Championship. The final rounds are here and we cannot believe that our debut season is coming to end. It is so fitting that it should end where it all began, Brands hatch!

ack in March at the official BTCC This year has been a whirlwind of emotions, such Media day we were thrust into the feelings that can only be fuelled by Motorsport! Blimelight as the new team within the The highs have certainly outweighed the lows and paddock with our new BTCC debutant Mark I am proud to have headed up a team of dedicated Blundell and BRdC rising star . A people who have helped us achieve what can only dream debut for the team at the first round in be described as a dream debut season. April saw Jake secure a maiden team podium A huge thank you to our sponsors who have made coming home in 2nd position on the first race the vision into reality! Without you, none of this of the weekend! would have happened. Please enjoy the final Jake and Mark arrive back at Brands Hatch rounds of the season and we look forward to seeing hoping to end both of their seasons on a high. you all next year as we look to build on a very Last time out at Silverstone Mark scored successful maiden season. championship points at the home of British Motorsport whilst Jake had one of the drives of his career bringing the car home 11th despite Dan Kirby being on slicks on a rain soaked track. Another fantastic result for the team!

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NEWS | WRITTEN BY ZAK HASAN RAIN MAN GOFF STORMS TO FIRST BTCC WIN IN MOST EXCITING RACE OF THE SEASON!

The stage was set for to claim his first win in nearly two years as he flew to pole position on the Saturday. however, failed to adhere to the plan as he produced an overtake early in race 1 and accelerated away from the chasing pack to claim his first win since .

he entire paddock then spent their time some chances on wets and changed in the early looking up to the skies and at their weather laps and my word did it pay off. We almost saw a Tapps, as the changeable conditions were complete reverse grid! from Team Hard causing headaches. One minute it was raining came flying through to take the win, with Aiden heavily and then the next moment we had fairly Moffat taking second even after a spin mid way warm sunshine, so planning tyres and race through the race. The fastest car on slicks was strategy was made very hard indeed. Jake Hill, who dropped from 3rd to 11th in a few laps towards the end. Race 2 saw everyone go out on slick tyres, however the heavens literally opened and the phrase The overtaking, incidents and general mix up in "Bambi on ice" sprung to mind, except this time terms of order of cars made for tremendous there were 30 Bambis going very fast in close excitement and race fans were pleased for Team proximity to each other. It took for a few cars to Hard as now there is another team that have spin and career off the track for the dreaded red achieved their first race win within the BTCC. flag to come out and the race leader at time was The title is still on a knife edge, but Mr none other than Tom Ingram. The Speedworks Turkington has it in his hands, and if you are a man made it two in two, but more importantly, betting man your money should be on Colin Colin Turkington took second, with Cammish retaining the championship. taking 3rd. That was not without controversy, as when the safety car was out, Cammish seemed to clash with Jordan, actually making contact with him in the process. A retrospective penalty was given which consisted of a fine and points on his racing license, although that was scant consolation to Jordan, who finished 8th and his championship plight had been severely affected.

Then came race 3 and fans are referring to it as the most entertaining race of the season! The rain was in the air from the start, leaving a decision to be made after lap 1 and 2. The front of the grid had gone out on slicks, and the back of the grid took

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NEWS | PRESS RELEASE, 30TH SEPTEMBER 2019 HILL SPLASHES TO MORE BTCC POINTS AT SILVERSTONE

Trade Price Cars Racing's Jake hill once again scored vital championship points at Silverstone, bringing the Audi S3 home 11th - and impressively first of the drivers on slick tyres - on a soaking wet track in the final race of the weekend.

fter a promising practice session, qualifying Gaining places on Jordan and Ingram on lap two, proved frustrating, with Hill ending up P22, Hill now up to P9 and dealing with the increasingly Abut in race one some feisty battling saw the slippery conditions impressively as the Safety Car 25 year-old from East Farleigh in Kent finish P16. came out.

"The car has been in and out of the performance Several drivers took this opportunity to pit and window all weekend - great to move forward, I put on the BluResponse Wet-Weather pulled off a couple of good moves to pass Moffat tyres, and this would prove to be a race-deciding and Goff amongst others, so I'm ok with that as a move for many later on. result" said Hill. At the re-start, Hill again began to make progress, Race two saw more up and down action, with Hill benefitting from Sutton and Oliphant having ultimately finishing again in 16th place. pitted, leaving him now P7.

However in the final race of the day Hill truly On lap 5, Hill squeezed past Jackson's Ford Focus, shone. As the rain started to fall, Hill made a and when Smiley dropped Hill was now up to P5, superb start, immediately passing Proctor, but was then passed by Goff and Moffat who had Thompson, Caine and Turkington, and benefitting stopped for wet tyres. from Simpson's retirement to end lap one in P11.

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However Hill caught and passed Bushell's Hill was also keen to thank his partners who had a couple of laps later, and when Cook and joined him over the weekend: Cammish collided at turn one a couple of laps "We had over 100 guests with us, and I'm hugely later, Hill was now running in a remarkable P3, grateful to everyone for joining us - we had guests and first of the drivers still on slick tyres. from Aston Lark, Oodle, Racetruck, Ecoflam, now the rain was falling hard, and Hill somehow danfoss, ABGO, AWS, ScoriaTech and my good managed to keep his Amd Tuning.com run on the friend John Miskin who was as always on my side. circuit, and maintained his position as first of the Thanks so much to all the guys and girls at Trade slick shod drivers, ultimately being passed by Price Cars Racing and Amd Tuning for all their several drivers on wet tyres, but still staying in hard work. I can't believe there's only one race the points with a skilful drive to P11, and crucial weekend left, but it's Brands Hatch Grand Prix points again. Circuit which is my absolute favourite, can't wait!

"That was unbelievably tough! Obviously being on the Soft Tyres was a better choice initially, but fair "I felt comfortable with play to Jack (Goff) who made the call for wets early and Won, well done to him and all at Team the car for the first half of HARd, I know this win will mean a lot to them. the race, and if it had

"I felt comfortable with the car for the first half of stopped raining I was in a the race, and if it had stopped raining I was in a position to Win the race, position to Win the race, but I'm really pleased with but I'm really pleased the job the team did, and felt I got all I could out of with the job the team did, that race, great to have 'Won' the slick shod race! and felt I got all I could Also I want to say what a mega job my team mate Mark (Blundell) did in race three - finishing P13 out of that race.” and getting in the points - such a great guy and JAKE hILL been an honour being his team-mate this year.

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INFORMATION MEET THE DRIVERS

MARK BLUNDELL

A debutant within the BTCC this year as he makes his return to elite level motor racing, former Formula One star will be one of the series’ main attractions this year and the 52-year-old is braced for an entirely new challenge.

fter progressing his way through the junior quickly established himself as a firm favourite ranks, Mark enjoyed a distinguished career across the American single-seater ranks. Aat the very top of the sport. 61 starts in Formula One brought multiple podium finishes Stepping away from elite racing, Mark was a part of whilst racing for the likes of McLaren, Brabham, ITV’s BAFTA-award winning Formula One coverage Ligier and Tyrrell across a golden era for the sport. from 2003 to 2008 and has established himself as Alongside his Formula One duties, Mark enjoyed one of Europe’s most recognised motorsport immense sportscar success most notably taking a managers through his role as CEO of market- memorable pole position at the 24 Hours of Le Mans leading sports management group, MB Partners. in 1990 before taking the outright victory in 1992. Having achieved a great deal across the sport Mark also became one of the very first British throughout his career, the time is right for Mark drivers to enjoy a great deal of success in the to set his sights on a new challenge backed by United States, taking on the very best that IndyCar HP UK as he takes on the BTCC in his first ever had to offer alongside the PacWest Racing team. season of touring car competition. Here he again enjoyed multiple victories as he

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JAKE HILL

After a brief karting career, Jake made a huge impression in Ginetta Junior, winning 13 races and finishing runner up to BTCC colleague Tom Ingram in 2010. Moving into Ginetta Supercup, took 5 wins and countless podiums before making his BTCC debut at Croft in 2013 with Motorbase - winning the Trophy on his debut.

acing the Exocet Racing A4 in the final Again racing with Team HARd in BTCC in 2017 and 2013 meeting took points in all three 2018, now in the VW CC Hill qualified in the top- Rraces, before racing in British GT in 2015 ten for half of the races , a best of 5th at with Amd Tuning and driving the Audi S3 in the Silverstone, then started 2018 with a Win in the final BTCC meeting of the season. Independant’s Championship and a career-best 2nd overall at the season-opener at Brands Hatch. An impressive first full season in BTCC in 2016 in the outdated saw several Away from BTCC Hill took an impressive overall win points scoring finishes and Hill take dunlop in a 1970 Lotus 26R at the Silverstone Classic Forever Forward honours, win driver of the day International GT, and will race this car and a 1967 at Silverstone, and was voted 6th overall in Ford Mustang in Masters Historic with Rob Fenn driver rankings by the BTCC team managers at this season. the end of the season.

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NEWS | PRESS RELEASE, 30TH SEPTEMBER 2019 DOUBLE POINTS FINISH IN TOUGH CONDITIONS FOR TRADE PRICE CARS RACING AT SILVERSTONE

The Trade Price Cars Racing team fought hard on track in tricky conditions to bring both cars home in the points as the Kwik Fit British Touring Car Championship headed to Silverstone for the ninth round of the year.

he team, run on behalf of the award- although that was still the best of those drivers winning Essex-based motor dealership by to have remained on slick rubber. technical partners Amd Tuning, was hoping T Team-mate Mark Blundell was hoping for another to build on a breakthrough weekend at solid weekend in the sister Audi S3 and he but it would prove to be a much more challenging bounced back well from losing track time in free weekend on track. practice to a mechanical issue to secure 28th on On the back of his first win in the series, rising the grid for race one, having lapped within a star Jake Hill endured a frustrating qualifying second of pole. session to end up 22nd on the grid for the The former F1 racer went into the opening race in opening race of the weekend – even though his confident mood and had made up three places in best time was just half a second off pole. the early laps before he was unfortunately forced Although he was to make up a place at the start, to retire after being clipped by the BMW of Jake slowly started to work his way through the when he got out of shape at field and would eventually make his way up to Becketts. 16th place at the finish, just missing out on That left Mark at the back of the grid for the securing the final point. second race of the weekend and he was unable to A similar result would then follow in race two, make up much ground on the opening lap after which was red-flagged due to worsening weather being forced wide. A solid drive from there on saw conditions, leaving Jake to try and secure some him climb up into the top 20 as rain started to fall, points from the final race of the weekend. before the safety car was deployed to remove a car from the gravel. The of more rain as the action kicked off led to a number of drivers electing to pit during an early With the rain intensifying as the race restarted, safety car period to switch to wet tyres, although Mark moved up into 18th and was lapping quicker Jake elected to stay out on his soft dunlop rubber. than the cars ahead when the decision was made to red flag proceedings due to the worsening Having climbed to the fringes of the top ten prior track conditions. to the safety car coming out, Jake showed impressive speed and car control to work his way Having lost ground on the opening lap of race through the order despite the conditions three after contact in the challenging conditions, worsening, and climbed as high as third at the Mark was one of the drivers who elected to switch three quarter point of the race. to wet weather tyres behind the safety car and rejoined back down in 25th place. Unfortunately, the increasing levels of rain would ultimately favour those who had switched to wets Biding his time as track conditions came to him, as Jake slipped back to eleventh at the finish, Mark then started to storm through the order,

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breaking into the top 20 by lap 16 and then moving my career. Hopefully we can now end the year well into the points scoring positions just six laps later. when we go back to Brands Hatch. ” He would eventually cross the line in 13th place JAKE hILL, #24 TRADE PRICE CARS RACInG for his best result of the season to date, and his AUDI S3, SAID: second overall points finish. It’s been challenging this weekend and the car MARK BLUnDELL, #8 TRADE PRICE CARS “didn’t quite perform how we expected it to. We RACInG AUDI S3, SAID: needed to take a bit of a different direction with things earlier on because when we did that for We didn’t do it the easy way, but I’m really race three, the car was a lot better. pleased“ to be able to go away from Silverstone with some more points under my belt and two Had the rain not come down as heavy as it did, I decent race results. think“ we could have had a podium finish as the car felt great in those slippery conditions and I It was unfortunate that race day started on a low was storming through the field. I think I showed “but there was nothing I could have done to avoid my worth to hang on for as long as I did on the what happened. I could see the cars ahead slick tyre, and it was good to be first car home on battling for position and I tried to get the inside dry rubber. line onto the back straight. Jelley then had a moment and came back across into the car as I Going into the final weekend of he season, I can was going through, which put me out. “still finish inside the top three in the Independent standings, and that has to be the target to cap a It meant there was work to do in race two and I strong year on track. was“ happy with the progress we were making ” after the opening lap. It was a shame for me that they red-flagged it, because I think we could have scored points if it had gone the distance.

Race three was a challenge in the conditions but “I really enjoyed it and it was great to score some points to pay back the team, and also all of my partners for their support – particularly on a weekend when we had a lot of them with us trackside.

I finally feel like I’m starting to get my head around“ what needs to be done to extract more from the car, which has been difficult given how different it is to the cars I have raced throughout

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NEWS | PRESS RELEASE, 30TH SEPTEMBER 2019 POINTS AND PROGRESS FOR BLUNDELL AT SILVERSTONE

Mark Blundell enjoyed a long-awaited return to the points-paying positions as he showed further signs of progress at the penultimate weekend of his debut British Touring Car Championship campaign.

ith changeable conditions the order of Blundell was left frustrated as he found himself the day, the former 24 Hour of Le Mans in P28 at the end of the session, with work to do Wwinner made the most of the rain to end the weekend in positive mood. picking up a P13 finish in the final race of the day As race day rolled around at one of the showpiece to underline his recent improvements. events of the season, Blundell’s weekend would Heading into the weekend after a positive display get worse before it got better! demonstrating his a fortnight prior at Knockhill, Blundell made his best lap times of the round so far, Blundell’s race return to Silverstone after a 16-year hiatus. one progress was curtailed as he was collected by Although enjoying plenty of visits to the home of an incident that played out in front of him which British Motorsport through the years, this left the Audi S3 driver with nowhere to go. The weekend marked the former Formula One driver’s damage was enough to end his race early, first competitive taste of the national Circuit. marking his first dnF since Snetterton.

Unfortunately, the weekend would not get off to Lining up from P29 for the day’s second race, the most positive of starts as a fuel valve issue Blundell got off to a great start making up several cut short the #8 HP car’s first outing of the positions on the opening lap but was forced to weekend. Searching for the correct setup in the make his way through once more after he was day’s second free practice session, the former forced wide at turn six just a lap later. Picking his Formula One driver had to settle for a P24 finish battles wisely, the former Formula One driver thanks to posting a 58.159 lap time - just under demonstrated his ability in the wet picking up four-tenths behind his race-winning Trade Price places routinely as the rain began to fall more Cars Racing teammate, Jake Hill. steadily. With conditions worsening the red flag was waved as the race was brought to an early Still yet to be satisfied by a qualifying session this conclusion. By this point, Blundell had made his season, Blundell went out on Saturday afternoon way through into the top-twenty and claimed a striving to claim a starting position that he could P18 finish. build upon the following day. Ultimately though,

“We’ve shown some strong progress on the track and we’ve had a huge number of partners, friends and family trackside. To just give them a little bit of payback for all their support feels great.”

MARK BLUnDELL

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As the final race of the day approached, the It feels like we did things the hard way this changeable conditions continued to wreak havoc weekend“ but it is a bit of a relief to be leaving with with the team’s strategies. Like most on the grid, some more points under our belts and a positive Blundell and his Trade Price Cars Racing team showing on track. Technically, I finally feel like I opted for slicks ahead of the final race of the am starting to get my head around the things weekend. Getting off the line well, Blundell was once that are needed to extract more out of the car and again tasked with making his way back through that has been a big effort to tune myself out of the order after contact on the rear at turn two on the thirty years worth of habits. opening lap sent him to the back of the grid. ” I have had some good memories through the years With rain beginning to fall harder, Blundell and his at“ Silverstone and I have to admit that a Touring Car team made the decision to be one of the first to dive weekend here is a little different! That said, it has into the pits to change to wet tyres, a decision which been a really positive one. We’ve shown some was replicated by the majority of the grid over the strong progress on the track and we’ve had a huge next couple of laps. As conditions worsened, number of partners, friends and family trackside. Blundell once again demonstrated his ability in the To just give them a little bit of payback for all their wet making excellent progress through the order. support feels great and let’s hope we can end the Breaking into the top-twenty with half the race’s year on a high at Brands in two week’s time. distance remaining, the Trade Price Cars Racing ” The curtain falls on Blundell’s debut British driver’s sights were firmly set on collecting his Touring Car Campaign as the series heads back second points-position finish of the season. to Brands Hatch for the season finale on the 12th In the thick of the battle for the remainder of the and 13th of October. race, a number of brave moves in light of the conditions helped Blundell make his way into the top half of the order, collecting an overdue finish in the points as he crossed the line in P13.

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NEWS | PRESS RELEASE, 29TH SEPTEMBER 2019 ADVANTAGE COLIN TURKINGTON AFTER SENSATIONAL ACTION AT SILVERSTONE

It’s advantage Colin Turkington in the race for the 2019 Kwik Fit British Touring Car Championship after the Team BMW star got the better of his title rivals on a sensational rain-affected day at Silverstone.

double win for Tom Ingram around the 1.64- Corolla of Ingram soon had the double champion in mile national Circuit confirmed the Team his sights. Plato and Ingram rubbed paintwork on AToyota GB with Ginsters star as the fifth and lap four before last year’s championship runner-up final title contender before the series moves to its got the job done through Luffield to take the win. season finale at Brands Hatch in two weeks’ time. Manufacturer-backed Ingram then doubled up, It’s all still to play for as Turkington leads having reclaimed the lead during a dramatic yet yuasa Racing’s dan Cammish by 16 points, with shortened Race 2. BMW Pirtek Racing’s Andrew Jordan a further Team Toyota GB with Ginsters’ Ingram led from point in arrears. BTC Racing’s and the outset before contact with Plato’s Vauxhall Toyota man Ingram also remain within touching Astra let the BMW of Tom Oliphant nip by both of distance, as the battle for Britain’s premier them and into first. Mid-race rain left the field motorsport series again goes down to the wire. running on slick in treacherous There was a fantastic underdog story at conditions, and the safety car was soon called for Silverstone too, as Jack Goff secured the first ever after the Mercedes A-Class of Adam Morgan BTCC victory for Kent-based Team HARd. spiralled into the gravel and out of the race.

The day began with Ingram claiming his third Oliphant’s BMW 3 Series twitched wide on the exit and fourth wins for the new-for-2019 Toyota of the first corner at the restart and he was soon Corolla, as the 26-year-old reignited his shuffled down the order, as Ingram swept into an championship challenge. Ingram snatched the unassailable lead. lead away from pole-sitter Jason Plato in the Plato was another who fell away late on, but the opening race, as the Sterling Insurance with same couldn’t be said for the charging title driver continues to search contenders of Turkington and Cammish. Team for his first win of the season. BMW’s Turkington surged from 14th to second, The of Plato dominated the early whilst Halfords yuasa Racing’s Cammish came proceedings in greasy conditions, but the Toyota from 11th to third. With the rain worsening every

“I’m pleased with my performance and I feel like I’m leaving in a good place. The key is going to Brands with a chance and that’s the position I’m in.”

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lap, a decision was made to red flag the a first for Team HARd or a first remainder of the contest. ever win for the Infiniti Q50, and the moment of truth came shortly Goff then grabbed the headlines in a dramatic after the duo hit the front. wet/dry finale at the famous northamptonshire circuit. The race commenced in dry conditions but Moffat, pushing too hard through Copse, was quickly turned into a very damp occasion as slid wide and spun around whilst trying to drivers had to choose between the gamble of catch Goff, meaning the latter could staying on Maxx dry tyres or comfortably cruise home for victory. switching to the dunlop BluResponse wets. Scotsman Moffat recovered to claim second, whilst Halfords yuasa Racing’s The likes of Cook and Cammish led the way completed the podium. early on and were seemingly strengthening their title credentials, but that all changed When the rain clouds eventually drifted away at when a safety car was called for after the Honda Silverstone it was Turkington who had enjoyed of Matt Simpson spun into retirement. A the better of the day in terms of the title number of drivers then chose to switch to wet contenders; 14th second and seventh place tyres during the safety car period, and it proved finishes wouldn’t normally represent a to be a masterstroke as the conditions particularly outstanding weekend for the three worsened considerably. time champion, but his points return on a dramatic day saw him extend his advantage over RCIB Insurance with Fox Transport’s Goff and Laser the chasing pack. Tools Racing’s were the first to surge through the field and it would quickly become a BMW still lead the Manufacturers’ standings, two-way fight for victory. It was either going to be whilst Halfords yuasa Racing top the Teams’ order. BTCC Brands Hatch GP Programme.qxp_Layout 1 04/10/2019 15:55 Page 26

INFORMATION TRACK GUIDE

A natural amphitheatre offering unrivalled views of the action from various vantage points, Brands hatch is known as one of Britain’s best-loved motor racing circuits. Its unique combination of dips, cambers, fearsome corners and hills means it is still one of the world’s most renowned racing venues. The BTCC has been going to Brands hatch since the series began back in 1958.

The BTCC calls into Brands Hatch for both the season-opener on the action-packed Indy circuit as well as the finale, which takes place on the majestic Grand Prix circuit. The historic Kent race track has seen some spectacular BTCC entertainment over the many years the championship has been visiting. It has been the scene of several nail-biting showdowns with high drama and unpredictable twists and turns aplenty, seeing the title battle ebb and flow over the course of an unmissable day’s racing. Brands Hatch Indy and GP currently bookend the BTCC campaign.

BRAnDS hATCh GP Corners: 11 Circuit length: 2.43 miles First BTCC Race: 1958 Qualifying Lap Record: : 1m30.685s (96.59mph) 2015 Race Lap Record: Colin Turkington: 1m31.372s (95.87mph) 2016

PADDOCK HILL BEND

HAILWOODS HILL

HAWTHORNS

HAWTHORN HILL

DRUIDS

COOPER STRAIGHT

WESTFIELD PILGRIMS DROP

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