Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship

Rounds 1-3: Brands Hatch, 7-8 April

Jack Goff, Senna Proctor and Tom Ingram claimed a win apiece in the opening round of the series at a wet Brands Hatch circuit.

Pole-sitter Goff won the opening race after fending off Colin Turkington in a near race-long duel. Andrew Jordan fought off Dan Cammish to finish third.

Proctor overcame challenging conditions to score a maiden BTCC victory in race two. Jake Hill and Ollie Jackson finished in second and third respectively.

Ingram claimed victory in the final race after getting the better of pole-sitter Rob Austin. The Toyota driver made his move for the lead on lap 13 and never looked back – taking his first win of the season and the early championship lead. Adam Morgan and Austin completed the podium.

Results
Race one
1 Jack Goff (WIX Racing with Eurotech) 25 laps
2 Colin Turkington (Team BMW) +0.547s
3 Andrew Jordan (BMW Pirtek Racing) +2.481s

Race two
1 Senna Proctor (Power Maxed TAG Racing) 27 laps
2 Jake Hill (Trade Price Cars with Brisky Racing) +0.568s
3 Ollie Jackson (AmD with Cobra Exhausts) +1.761s

Race three
1 Tom Ingram (Speedworks Motorsport) 27 laps
2 Adam Morgan (Mac Tools with Ciceley Motorsport) +3.237s
3 Rob Austin (DUO Motorsport with HMS Racing) +4.202s

Provisional championship standings
1 Tom Ingram – 40 points
2 Jack Goff – 37 
3 Adam Morgan – 30

Image: Tom Ingram celebrates at Brands Hatch, courtesy of BTCC.net.

F4 British Championship certified by FIA – powered by Ford EcoBoost

Rounds 1-3: Brands Hatch, 7-8 April

Ayrton Simmons and Sebastian Priaulx shared the wins in the season opener at Brands Hatch.

Simmons converted pole position into victory in the opening contest, withstanding race-long pressure from fellow front-row starter Kiern Jewiss. Dennis Hauger completed the podium.

Priaulx took victory in the second race, ahead of Simmons and Arden’s Jack Doohan. The podium finish secured Doohan his first Rookie class win.

Simmons secured a second victory in race three to leave Brands with the championship lead. Jewiss finished in second, with Finland’s Paavo Tonteri claiming his maiden podium in third place.

Results
Race one
1 Ayrton Simmons / GBR / JHR 20m 27.311s / 92.12 mph
2 Kiern Jewiss / GBR / Double R +0.362s
3 Dennis Hauger / NOR / Arden +0.530s

Race two
1 Sebastian Priaulx / GBR / Arden 20m 16.015s / 85.82 mph
2 Ayrton Simmons / GBR / JHR +0.852s
3 Jack Doohan / AUS / Arden +4.127s

Race three
1 Ayrton Simmons / GBR / JHR 20m 45.329s / 80.31 mph
2 Kiern Jewiss / GBR / Double R +0.922s
3 Paavo Tonteri / FIN / Double R +1.454s

Provisional championship standings
1 Ayrton Simmons – 68 points
2 Sebastian Priaulx – 49 
3 Kiern Jewiss – 48

Image: Ayrton Simmons in action at Brands Hatch, courtesy of British F4.