WSR ready for high-speed chase at Thruxton

The British Touring Car Championship’s fastest circuit, Thruxton, lies in wait for WSR as the reigning series title-holders continue their 2025 season this weekend.

With nine victories at the Hampshire circuit, where the speed average is more than 110mph in qualifying, the team from nearby Sunbury-on-Thames are expecting a strong home support for its four BMW 330i M Sport drivers.

“Thruxton always throws up close racing plus the odd surprise, but in general it’s tended to favour front-wheel-drive cars due to the track characteristics,” commented Dick Bennetts, Team Principal.

“The lack of an option tyre at Thruxton takes out one of the variables we’ve been dealing with in the opening three events and means that if you don’t maximise your potential in qualifying, it can be very hard to turn your weekend around. We had a tough time at Snetterton, but we’re working hard to address that and will be out to score every point we can with all four BMWs this weekend.”

Reigning champion Jake Hill scored a double victory at Thruxton in his BMW last year and the Laser Tools Racing with MB Motorsport driver is aiming to challenge at the front of the field after a challenging Snetterton round.

The Kent racer, who took a win and a second-place finish at Brands Hatch in May, is third in the standings with almost a third of the season gone and has the memory of his first BTCC triple-podium in 2021 at Thruxton to spur him on.

Daryl DeLeon, WSR, BMW 330i M Sport

LKQ Euro Car Parts Racing with WSR’s Aiden Moffat was one of the fastest drivers at Brands Hatch as he brilliantly drove from 20th on the grid to finish fifth in Race Two.

The Edinburgh racer built on that result to score his best qualifying result of 2025 last time out at Snetterton, and was a podium-finisher at Thruxton in 2023.

His team-mate Charles Rainford broke his victory duck at Brands Hatch; becoming the first driver in 21 years to mount the top step of the podium within his first six BTCC starts.

The Horsham racer, who is second in the Jack Sears Trophy points, knows how it feels to win at Thruxton, having done so in the Carrera Cup GB in 2023.

Like Charles, WSR’s Daryl DeLeon has also become a first-time winner in 2025; the 19-year-old from Cambridgeshire triumphing on his 50th BTCC start in Race Two at Brands Hatch.

Daryl leads the Jack Sears Trophy standings by seven points thanks to two class wins from the nine races so far and is out to continue his run of scoring in the category in every race so far in 2025.

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