With just two rounds of the British Touring Car Championship remaining, WSR aim to finish the 2025 season on a high, starting this weekend at Silverstone.
The self-styled Home of British Motor Racing is a legendary venue globally and a special one for the Sunbury-on-Thames team as it was the scene of their debut race win in 1981 and of their first BTCC success in 1998.
Now Jake Hill (main photo), Charles Rainford, Aiden Moffat and Daryl DeLeon all aim to add to the reigning champions’ long list of successes at the Northamptonshire venue aboard their BMW 330i M Sport race cars.
“Silverstone is such an important location in the WSR story,” commented Team Principal, Dick Bennetts. “It’s where we made a winning race debut in Formula 3 over 40 years ago with Jonathan Palmer and where we scored our first BTCC victory during the iconic ‘Super Touring’ era.
“The National layout has also become quite a strong circuit for our BMWs, even though it’s inherently a front-wheel-drive track. Jake has won here every year he’s been with us and that gives us a great platform to begin with as we aim to score more victories across the final two rounds.
“The battle for the Jack Sears Trophy between Daryl and Charles is keeping us on our toes and we’re determined to give Aiden every opportunity to score his first podium with us. It’s going to be an interesting weekend.”
Jake, who has three victories so far in 2025, has been one of the outstanding performers on the 1.6-mile National layout with race wins in each of the past four seasons and eight top-five finishes from his last 13 starts there.
The Laser Tools Racing with MB Motorsport BMW driver is fifth in the championship, but is within touching distance of a top-three spot, should he continue his recent Silverstone form into the coming weekend.
One of the most hotly-contested battles of BTCC 2025 is the fight for the Jack Sears Trophy between WSR’s Daryl DeLeon and LKQ Euro Car Parts Racing with WSR’s Charles Rainford.
Their BMWs have been near-inseparable in the title fight across the season, but a triple class win for Daryl last time out at Donington Park has edged the Anglo-Filipino into a 14-point lead over Charles with still 120 available from the final six races.
Daryl, who is based in Cambridgeshire, scored his first BTCC points finish at Silverstone in 2023 and is aiming to use his upturn in form since the summer break to build his advantage still further.
Charles, who has four Jack Sears Trophy race wins to his name in 2025, has never competed in the BTCC at Silverstone as he is in his rookie season. The Sussex racer, however, was victorious at the circuit last year in the Carrera Cup GB support event.
His LKQ Euro Car Parts Racing with WSR team-mate, Aiden Moffat, was a winner at Silverstone in 2018 and produced one of the drives of his career the following season as he stormed from 29th on the grid to second place in a wet race.
The Dalkeith racer is just six points away from a top-10 position in the standings and is targeting a strong weekend as he aims to complete the season in his best championship position since 2021.
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