Following its summer break, the British Touring Car Championship resumes at Croft this weekend with BMW and WSR ready to continue the battle for the UK’s most prestigious motor racing title.
Laser Tools Racing with MB Motorsport racer Jake Hill heads the Drivers’ championship after a first half of the season that featured five wins and eight podiums for his BMW 330e M Sport.
The Kent driver holds a four-point advantage in the title fight and returns to the scene of his BTCC debut in 2013 aiming to add to his current score and to repeat his 2021 victory.
Team BMW duo Colin Turkington and Adam Morgan are targeting equally successful weekends at Croft as BMW aim to improve on a current second place in the race for the Manufacturers’ crown.
Sixth in the standings after a double-win at Brands Hatch in May, four-time series champion Colin has earned the ‘King of Croft’ tag thanks to his incredible rate of success at the 2.1-mile Darlington circuit.
A 14-time race-winner at the track; the Northern Irishman has more victories in his sights in North Yorkshire.
Team-mate Adam Morgan is seeking his first Croft podium this weekend after narrowly missing out on a rostrum finish at each of the previous two rounds.
With a pair of top-three qualifying results already to his name in 2024 and improving race pace, the Lancashire racer looks set to be another victory contender this weekend.
“We’ve had a strong first half of the season with seven wins from the 15 races for the BMW,” commented Dick Bennetts, Team Principal. “Obviously it’s been a very good one for Jake (Hill), who’s driven extremely well, but both Colin and Adam are really fired up to close the points gap to the top of the championship too. Croft’s been a circuit where we’ve had some incredible successes in the past and it would be great if we can continue our winning ways this weekend.”
Should any of the three drivers reach the top step of the podium, they would add to the 21 race wins achieved by WSR racing cars at Croft in the BTCC; a record that includes a podium lock-out and a clean sweep of the wins in 2015.
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