Wednesday, 10 April 2019

2019 BTCC Round 1 Recap

Review of Round One of the 2019 British Touring Car Championship season was at Brands Hatch's Indy Circuit, in Kent.

In the first race, BTC Racing driver Josh Cook took the race win in his Honda Civic Type R (FK8) and also took Independents class win. Second was TradePriceCars.com driver Jake Hill in his Audi S3 Saloon, he was three seconds behind Cook in the end. While third place was Team Shredded Wheat Racing with Gallagher driver Tom Chilton in his Ford Focus RS, he was four seconds behind Cook in the end.

While, Jack Sears Trophy (for drivers yet to record an overall podium finish or won outright the Jack Sears Trophy championship) was won by GKR Scaffolding with Autobrite Direct driver Bobby Thompson in his Volkswagen CC, he finished in sixth place and was thirteen seconds behind Cook in the end.



Meanwhile in the second race, BMW Pirtek Racing driver Andrew Jordan took the race win in his BMW 330i M Sport. Second was Adrian Flux Subaru Racing driver Ashley Sutton in his Subaru Levorg GT, he was nine and half seconds behind Andrew Jordan in the end. While third place was Mac Tools with Ciceley Motorsport driver Adam Morgan in his Mercedes-Benz A-Class and also took Independents class win, he was ten seconds behind Andrew Jordan in the end.

While, Jack Sears Trophy was won by Cobra Sport AmD AutoAid/RCIB Insurance driver Rory Butcher in his Honda Civic Type R (FK2), he finished in eighth place and was thirteen seconds behind Jordan in the end.



Finally in the third race, Cobra Sport AmD AutoAid/RCIB Insurance driver Rory Butcher took the race win in his Honda Civic Type R (FK2) and also took Independents class win and the Jack Sears Trophy as-well. Second was Team Shredded Wheat Racing with Gallagher driver Tom Chilton in his Ford Focus RS, he was three seconds behind Butcher in the end. While third place was Team Parker Racing driver Stephen Jelley in his BMW 125i M Sport, he was six seconds behind Butcher in the end.



Next stop Donington Park for Round Two of the 2019 British Touring Car Championship season in three weeks time.

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