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SATurdAy 27th APriL 2019 (GATES OPEn AT 07.30)

Time Event Laps 09:30 Kwik Fit British Touring Car Championship Free Practice 10:30 Millers Oils Ginetta GT4 SuperCup Championship Qualifying 11:00 Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain Qualifying 11:40 Michelin Ginetta Junior Championship Qualifying 12:05 F4 British Championship Qualifying 12:35 Kwik Fit British Touring Car Championship Free Practice 13:15 Lunch Break 14:00 renault uK Clio Cup Qualifying 14:40 Millers Oils Ginetta GT4 SuperCup Championship Race 1 (12 laps) 15:15 Kwik Fit British Touring Car Championship Qualifying 15:55 Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain Race 2 (23 laps) 16:35 Michelin Ginetta Junior Championship Race 3 (9 laps) 17:05 F4 British Championship Race 4 (20 mins) 17:35 Millers Oils Ginetta GT4 SuperCup Championship Race 5 (16 laps)

SundAy 28th APriL 2019 (GATES OPEn AT 07.30)

Time Event Laps

09:30 Michelin Ginetta Junior Championship Race 6 (12 laps) 10:05 Renault UK Clio Cup Race 7 (14 laps) 10:45 F4 British Championship Race 8 (20 mins) 11:20 BTCC Pit Lane Opens 11:35 Kwik Fit British Touring Car Championship Race 9 (16 laps) 12:15 Millers Oils Ginetta GT4 SuperCup Championship Race 10 (16 laps) 12:50 Lunch Break 13:00 BTCC Pit Lane Walkabout / Autograph Session 13:35 Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain Race 11 (23 laps) 14:15 BTCC Pit Lane Opens 14:30 Kwik Fit British Touring Car Championship Race 12 (16 laps) 15:10 Michelin Ginetta Junior Championship Race 13 (12 laps)

15:45 Renault UK Clio Cup Race 14 (14 laps) 16:25 F4 British Championship Race 15 (20 mins) 17:00 BTCC Pit Lane Opens 17:15 Kwik Fit British Touring Car Championship Race 16 (16 laps)

*All timings are subject to change

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INFORMATION CONTENTS

03 TIMETABLE 07 WELCOME 08 BTCC BLASTS BACK INTO ACTION 10 DEBUT PODIUM FOR HILL AT BTCC OPENER 12 MEET THE DRIVERS 16 STUNNING START FOR TRADE PRICE CARS RACING AT BRANDS HATCH 22 SILVERWARE FOR DAN KIRBy IN GINETTA SUPERCUP OPENER 24 POINTS ON BTCC DEBUT FOR BLUNDELL AT BRANDS 26 TRACK GUIDE 28 MEET THE TEAM 30 BRANDS HACTH INDy GALLERy 32 SPONSORS

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INFORMATION WELCOME

Welcome to Donington Park for another action packed day of racing for rounds 4, 5 & 6 of the 2019 Kwik Fit British Touring Car Championship. It is hard to believe that Brands Hatch was 3 weeks ago.

think i speak on behalf of the whole team completed another day of testing at Thruxton when i say we have struggled to come down race Circuit. Both Mark and Jake have also ifrom what was such a fantastic debut. Jake tested at donington pre season, we come into and Mark produced some outstanding results this weekend well prepared and are hoping for whilst Jake's podium ensured that we left another successful performance. Brands Hatch with the belief that we have a donington Park is another track soaked in competitive package. history and it is now the setting for the next The entire team need a huge pat on the back chapter of our journey. Again we would like to from the mechanical staff, hospitality and thank our sponsors for their continued support, media teams who all performed their duties in we aim to do you proud in the garage and on the order to provide our guests and followers with track, but also strive to provide a fantastic day a special weekend. out for all involved.

its important for us to keep our feet on the Look forward to seeing you throughout the day! ground heading into donington Park and focus on preparing ourselves meticulously as we did at Brands Hatch. The cars are back to their best Dan Kirby after some expected battle scars, and we have

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NEWS | WRITTEN BY ZAK HASAN BTCC BLASTS BACK INTO ACTION

The 2019 BTCC season is back and as always it remains consistent in its unpredictability, as 8 different drivers end up on the podium in the opening 3 rounds. There were 3 different winners and all of them were from different teams, just in case we all had forgotten just how competitive Britain's premier Motorsport series is.

osh Cook of BTC racing ensured that BTC all round racing that cannot be rivalled in any were at the top of the rankings after the other Motorsport series. weekend was all wrapped up, and the J , the local lad, of the new team Trade Brackley based team had put pay to the thought Price Cars racing got off to a flier with the stand process that a new car will take time to warm to out drive from race 1 coming from 15th to 2nd. the task. Cook secured 1st, 7th and 4th in races 1, The decision to go for slicks over wets was a 2 and 3 respectively and as we know from last crucial one, there was rain on the track, but it season's winner , consistency held off long enough for the teams who took the will ultimately be key and will bear fruit at the gamble to reap the rewards. end of the gruelling 30 race season. is the Championship leader after the There were impressive wins for WSr's Andrew opening weekend and he said We’ve been Jordan and then AMd's Honda as rory Butcher struggling with some gremlins in“ the car this scooped his first ever podium with a 1st place, weekend that we’re still trying to fix completely, however he had to wait until after the chequered so to come away from Brands Hatch with a race flag was waved as Chilton was made to step win and the championship lead is fantastic. The down from 1st to 2nd due to a time penalty. whole team has put a huge amount of work in, The opening weekend only comes second to a and this is a great way to reward them for their final day climax in terms of excitement, because efforts, and for the faith they have put in me to of all the new drivers, new teams, new cars and give me the drive." new live ries, but this time the races certainly There was an amazing buzz after the opening lived up to expectation. The English weather tried weekend as social media was heaving with its best to threaten proceedings with a mist that content from the teams, iTV Sport, BTCC.net and delayed the start time by an excruciating 10 Brands Hatch themselves. minutes, but once we were underway we had overtakes, bumper cars, crashes, off-roading and Roll on Donington Park for rounds 4, 5 and 6!

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NEWS | PRESS RELEASE, 8TH APRIL 2019 DEBUT PODIUM FOR HILL AT BRANDS HATCH BTCC OPENER

Hill qualified 15th in the wet session on Saturday, and a greasy track shrouded in fog meant a dilemma for the teams in terms of tyre choice for Sunday morning’s opening race – whether to go for ‘wet’ or ‘slick’ Dunlop tyres.

pting to stick with the ‘soft’ compound in a fierce battle with Chilton, Morgan, Jelley slick tyres, Hill’s Amd Tuning-prepared and Cook, Hill was soon passed Chilton but OAudi S3 dropped down to 21st as the was himself passed by Jordan’s BMW 3 Series, cars on wet weather tyres initially had on lap 9, and who ultimately went on to significantly more grip. take victory.

However after just three laps, Hill’s choice proved However the last few laps provided typical to be the correct one, and he began slicing through frantic BTCC action, with Sutton and Cook’s the pack, passing ingram to get into the top-ten ‘soft’ tyres losing performance, Hill passed Cook on lap 8, then charging past neal, Oliphant, on lap 19, then battled hard with Morgan, Turkington and Jackson to now be in the top-three. Sutton, Jelley and ingram, ultimately finishing 4th by just 0.110 seconds! On lap 11 Hill edged past 2017 Champion Sutton into P2, and held that position despite the rain The car was great again. We had 48kgs of falling late on to take a well-earned debut “success ballast on for the first time but we Podium for Trade Price Cars racing in their stayed in the fight right to the end. it’s a shame first-ever race together. to miss out on another podium but i’m delighted to get solid points, and we’re now What an amazing race! i felt confident we had leading the independant’s Category. “made the correct choice, the car was fantastic. i took my time and although i couldn’t For the final race of the day, Hill started 8th challenge Josh (Cook) for the win, this is a after the reverse-grid draw saw fantastic feeling. Thanks so much to dan, Andy, awarded Pole Position. Shaun, Kingsley, rob, and everyone else in the Hill ended the opening lap up to 7th as Proctor team, plus of course our awesome partners spun out, then was battling with Butcher, including Oodle, Aston Lark, Lost Boys Motor Morgan, ingram and Sutton for the next eight Club, Ecoflam, danfoss, ABGO, Smarttrams, and laps, when he was edged wide at Paddock, everyone else that has made this possible. i’m running around the outside of Sutton at druids. so proud to be part of this team’ smiled Hill. The resulting contact saw Sutton spin, and Hill Starting on the front row of the grid in P2 for the get hit hard by Turkington as he checked up, first time ever, Hill initially lost a place to causing a puncture and forcing retirement for Chilton, and was then holding P3 until Sutton – 25 year-old Hill. on the faster Soft tyres – came past on lap 4.

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Such a shame as the car was great again. Big thanks“ to Stuart, dave, Kingsley, ian and “What an amazing race! ‘Biscuit’ who are my awesome crew, plus everyone else at Amd and Trade Price Cars for I felt confident we had giving me such a great car all weekend.’ made the correct choice,

So many positives to take, and we have the car was fantastic. “shown we can mix it with anyone this season. I took my time and Great job by Mark (Blundell) to take points in although I couldn’t race one, really impressed by how he’s adapting to BTCC, and so pleased to see rory challenge Josh (Cook) (Butcher) take victory for Amd, both he and for the win, this is a the team really deserve it. Thanks again to fantastic feeling.” everyone. next is donington where we tested in February and a track i love. Can’t wait to JAKE HILL continue this adventure.’

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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 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 Jack Sears 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, 8TH APRIL 2019 STUNNING START FOR TRADE PRICE CARS RACING AT BRANDS HATCH

The Trade Price Cars Racing team enjoyed a stunning start to the new Kwik Fit British Touring Car Championship season with a podium finish first time out at Brands Hatch.

aving entered the series in partnership contact at druids resulted in damage to the car with Amd Tuning, the award-winning that would force him to retire. Essex-based motor dealership headed H despite that, he ends the weekend sitting into its home race hoping for a strong sixth in both the overall and independents’ performance on track with a pair of Audi S3s Trophy standings. being driven by rising star Jake Hill and former F1 racer Mark Blundell. Team-mate Mark was left with work to do going into race day after an incident in qualifying A tricky qualifying session in damp conditions resulted in him losing his quickest time in the on Saturday saw Jake qualify in 15th place on session, which meant he started his maiden the grid and he saw a chance to make strides race in the series down in 28th place. forwards in the opening race when changeable weather conditions on Sunday morning Like Jake, Mark elected to run slick tyres, which presented a chance to gamble on tyre selection. added an extra challenge in the opening laps as he waited for the track conditions to come to Electing to go with slick tyres compared to the him. Soon making up places, Mark climbed wets being fitted to a number of the frontrunners, steadily through the field to run as high as Jake had to take it easy through the opening laps twelfth and would cross the line at the end in before track conditions came to him. 14th place to secure a points finish on his first Once the Audi was dialed into the conditions outing in the car. however, Jake made rapid progress through the The less favourable soft tyre played a major part order with the end result being a stunning in Mark ending up with a 27th place in race two, second place finish; matching his best result but he would make forward progress once from twelve months ago and securing the best again in race three to bring home a second top result in the series for the car. 20 finish of the weekend; gaining valuable Having used the tyre gamble to get to the front, knowledge and experience to take into the Jake showed stunning pace once again in the second round of the year at donington Park second race of the weekend, despite now later this month. carrying additional success ballast in the car. After a strong start to the year, Trade Price Cars A fourth place finish added more strong points racing sits fourth in both the Teams’ to his tally and he looked well placed to make it Championship and the independents Teams’ a hat-trick of top six finishes in race three until Championship standings.

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JAKE HILL, #24 TRADE PRICE CARS RACING soft tyre that certainly wasn’t the optimal one AUDI S3, SAID: for the conditions.

it’s been a great way to start the season and i Overall, there is a huge amount that i can take “have to say a huge thank you to everyone in the away“ from Brands Hatch and the team has Trade Price Cars racing team for their work. To done a great job. Jake has picked up some really come away from Brands Hatch with a podium good results, and i’m pleased to have been able finish is fantastic and has given us something to score some points first time out in the car. to build on. To get three finishes and come back with a car The opening race was similar to last year with “that is in one piece is a plus point for me. My lap the“ call on the tyres and we got it spot on. Slicks times have been competitive which is good, as was certainly the right way to go and when the i know that i still need to find some raw pace. conditions came to us, the Audi was mega and i When i do that, i feel i’ll be in a good place. i have could pick people off and work my way forwards. to analyse and reflect on everything that i have learned this weekend and then take that into race two was a surprise because the car held on donington Park next time out. really“ well with the extra weight onboard and then we were showing mega pace again in race three before someone got a bit greedy and we were caught “Overall, there is a huge up in an incident that ended things abruptly. amount that I can take We haven’t come into the season aiming for the“ championship, but we head away from away from Brands Hatch Brands Hatch with some good points on the and the team has done a board and will aim to carry this momentum great job. Jake has into donington Park next time out. ” picked up some really MARK BLUNDELL, #8 TRADE PRICE CARS good results, and I’m RACING AUDI S3, SAID: pleased to have been able This weekend has been one of the biggest to score some points first “challenges of my career in terms of the learning curve i’ve faced; it’s been incredibly steep. i’ve time out in the car.” had to learn about the car, the racing environment and the challenges of managing a MARK BLUNDELL

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RACING | PRESS RELEASE, 10TH APRIL 2019 SILVERWARE FOR DAN KIRBY IN GINETTA SUPERCUP OPENER

Dan Kirby enjoyed a successful return to the Millers Oils Ginetta GT4 Supercup with an Am class podium finish from the opening meeting of the season at Brands Hatch.

ompeting in the series for the first time meant he had to settle for seventh in class and since the 2017 season finale, dan – the eleventh overall at the finish. managing director of award-winning C Whilst conditions were again far from ideal, dan motor dealership Trade Price Cars – showed solid was able to fight his way forwards from 16th on the pace throughout the season opener and was able grid to sit inside the overall top ten within seven to match his best result in the series to date. laps of the start. running with the rob Boston racing team that Moving up to ninth just before a mid-race Safety carried Charlie Ladell to the overall title last Car period, dan would then maintain his position season, dan was quickly up to speed in Friday through the flag to match his best overall finish and testing as he posted the second quickest time also equal his previous Am Class best of second. amongst the Am class runners, which was good enough for tenth overall. That result left dan in a strong position in the Am Class points going into race three, which was held Having qualified fifth in class and twelfth overall on a drying track on Sunday afternoon. for the opening race, dan faced a huge challenge in drizzling conditions that resulted in a split However, dicing for a place in the top then through across the field in terms of what tyres to run. the early laps, dan would see his race come to an abrupt end on lap four when he got a wheel on the dan was amongst those drivers to go with what grass at Clearways whilst trying to make a move would ultimately prove to be wrong choice of on Jack Oliphant and slid off into the tyres; putting slicks as circuit conditions deteriorated, and it him out on the spot.

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it means dan sits seventh in the Am Class standings after the opening weekend of the season.

Having only taken part in one race meeting last “year, i wasn’t sure what to expect from Brands Hatch but i’m pleased with how i performed on “I knew I was in a good track, he said. i knew i was in a good place after place after testing and testing” and practice“ and to be honest, i was a little disappointed with where i qualified – although i practice and to be knew we had the pace to move forwards. honest, I was a little

it was a tricky call on tyres in race one and disappointed with where unfortunately“ we just went the wrong way, but that I qualified – although I made me determined to get a good result in race knew we had the pace two. To come away from that having matched my best finish was fantastic, especially with the to move forwards.” limited pre-season running i’ve had. DAN KIRBy The dnF in race three was unfortunate but these “things happen in racing and it won’t take away from what was a very good start to the season with Jake also scoring his podium in the touring cars. ”

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NEWS | PRESS RELEASE, 9TH APRIL 2019 POINTS ON BTCC DEBUT FOR BLUNDELL AT BRANDS

Mark Blundell enjoyed a successful British Touring Car Championship debut charging through from P28 to a P14 finish in race one to score points in his very first BTCC outing. The former Formula One star then completed two further full race distances in races two and three to cap a hugely positive opening weekend.

he 53-year-old’s return to competitive Starting the first race from towards the back of the action had been one of the most talked grid, Mark faced an uphill battle as he prepared for Tabout stories of the off-season and this his first Touring Car battle. With rain threatening weekend attention turned to on how the to fall, Mark and his team took a calculated series’ oldest rookie ever would fare with the gamble on their tyre choice which turned out to be unique challenges of the BTCC. running with an excellent call. With the track steadily drying, the Trade Price Cars racing team, Blundell Mark delivered an overtaking masterclass as he took to the track behind the wheel of the HP climbed through the field to run as high as twelfth. Audi S3 saloon at the Brands Hatch indy With rain beginning to fall during the final few Circuit looking to get his campaign underway laps, the #8 car naturally struggled for grip with a positive start. meaning Blundell had to eventually settle for 14th place. in doing so, Blundell had secured a point Mark’s weekend began with qualifying in scoring finish on his BTCC debut and his first damp and wet conditions at the Kent-based competitive motor racing outing in over six years. track, making for difficult conditions for all drivers. With his lap time decreasing and his The second race saw Mark run with the soft tyre confidence building, Mark looked set for a compound, which every driver has to run for at least positive first qualifying session until he left one the races across the weekend. Fighting far from the track at druids. This subsequently ended ideal conditions and with tyre management playing Mark’s qualifying session early, and meant a hugely important role in the race, Mark eventually that Blundell’s previous lap time of 55.824 had to settle for a P28 finish but importantly had seconds was registered and that he would secured another full race distance and further start the first race in P28. valuable experience and data in the bank.

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“To get three finishes and come back with a car that is in one piece is a plus point for me. My lap times have been competitive which is good, as I know that I still need to find some raw pace.”

MARK BLUNDELL

The final race of the day followed a similar path Overall, there is a huge amount that i can take to the first. Again having to start from towards “away from Brands Hatch and the team has done the back of the grid, Blundell expertly battled a great job and i’m pleased to have been able to through the field from P28 to P19, to secure his score some points first time out in the car. second top-twenty result of the weekend. Finding ” To get three finishes and come back with a car himself with clear air in front of him for the latter “that is in one piece is a plus point for me. My lap half of the race, the 1992 Le Mans winner times have been competitive which is good, as consistently delivered strong lap times as his i know that i still need to find some raw pace. progression continued throughout the weekend. When i do that, i feel i’ll be in a good place. i have REFLECTING ON A POSITIVE FIRST WEEKEND to analyse and reflect on everything that i have IN BTCC, BLUNDELL COMMENTED: learned this weekend and then take that into donington Park next time out. This weekend has been one of the biggest ” “challenges of my career in terms of the learning The BTCC paddock will travel to donington Park curve i’ve faced; it’s been incredibly steep. i’ve for the next round of the championship which had to learn about the car, the racing takes place over the 27th and 28th of April. environment and the challenges of managing a soft tyre that certainly wasn’t the optimal one for the conditions. ”

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INFORMATION TRACK GUIDE

Donington Park provides the setting for the second race weekend of the BTCC season. The sweeping corners and fast back section always produce great racing, as the Leicestershire venue continues to build on its long and illustrious history. With picturesque views and huge spectator areas, Donington is undoubtedly one of the fans’ favourite places to watch the BTCC. Within striking distance from Birmingham, Derby, Leicester, Nottingham and beyond via easy access to the M1, Donington reaches a huge fan base in the heart of England.

First visited by the BTCC back in 1977, donington has been the scene of a host of memorable touring car moments – 2013 saw two incredible milestones for and Matt neal, who surpassed 400 and 500 races respectively.

DONINGTON PARK Corners: 8 Circuit length: 1.98 miles First BTCC Race: 1977 Qualifying Lap Record: Jason Plato: 1:09.460s (102.57mph) 2014 Race Lap Record: : 1:09.741s (102.15mph) 2015

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