The iconic Knockhill circuit awaits WSR and BMW this weekend as the British Touring Car Championship makes its annual trip north of the border to Scotland.
With Jake Hill riding high in the Drivers’ Championship and BMW occupying the second spot in the Manufacturers’ points as they seek a record 10th title, there is plenty at stake at the hillside track near Dunfermline.
“It’s been a very big job to get three cars ready for Knockhill as we sustained a lot of damage at the hands of other drivers at Croft,” commented Dick Bennetts, Team Principal. “Because of the sheer distance between our base and Knockhill means we have to start transporting the cars a day earlier than on a normal race week.
“The team at WSR have done a fantastic job in double-quick time to get the BMWs ready and we’ll aim to see them rewarded for their efforts with podiums and hopefully wins as we continue to push for the Drivers’ and Manufacturers’ titles.”
Jake is set to reach a milestone moment in his BTCC career as Race Two is set to be the Laser Tools Racing with MB Motorsport driver’s 250th start in the UK’s leading series. He is aiming to use it to strengthen his bid for the title.
Jake holds second place in the Drivers’ Championship thanks to five wins already in 2024 and is only 21 points away from the top spot with 12 races to go.
Knockhill was the scene of his first BTCC win in 2019, a 59-point weekend haul (from a potential 67) in 2022 and a double success last year, including an imperious wet-weather drive, making the Kent racer one of the drivers to beat at the track.
Team BMW’s Colin Turkington was the fastest driver at Croft last time out as he set pole position and won Race One, but the four-time champion suffered at the hands of poor driving from others; twice being pitched off the road in the subsequent races.
The Northern Irishman has a strong record at Knockhill however with three wins and 20 top-three finishes there including podium doubles in three consecutive years from 2020-22 in the BMW 330i M Sport and its hybrid successor, the 330e M Sport.
Adam Morgan is a two-time podium-finisher at Knockhill and looked likely to win in the wet last year before another driver spun him off while dangerously rejoining after a gyration of their own.
The Lancashire racer produced one of the drives of the weekend at Croft as he stormed through from the penultimate row of the Race-Three grid to finish ninth and aims to summon all his speed as he aims to score a maiden Knockhill win on Sunday.
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