Team VERTU's Tom Ingram commanded proceedings in Round 13 of the 2025 Kwik Fit British Touring Car Championship as the Hyundai star led from start to finish in the opening race at Oulton Park.
An early safety car spell following contact between Stephen Jelley (One Motorsport) and Sam Osborne (NAPA Racing UK) coming out of Island Bend could not deter Ingram's drive, as he eventually romped home more than five seconds clear of the chasing pack.
NAPA Racing UK's Dan Cammish finished second after he got by front row starter Chris Smiley (Restart Racing) on the opening lap, whilst Ford Focus teammate Ash Sutton looked to have scored the final place on the podium with his own stellar move around the outside of Smiley at Cascades.
The positions were swapped in the closing laps, however, as Sutton chose to settle for fourth and the advantage of being able to run the Goodyear soft tyre in the second race.
Team VERTU duo – Tom Chilton and Adam Morgan – were line astern in fifth and sixth respectively, whilst reigning champion Jake Hill (Laser Tools Racing with MB Motorsport) drove extremely well from 13th on the grid to eventually finish seventh.
Senna Proctor (Team VERTU), Josh Cook (One Motorsport) and James Dorlin (TOYOTA GAZOO Racing UK with IAA) completed the top ten positions, the latter having dropped from his encouraging fifth place grid position.
There was one other incident further down the order as ROKiT Racing with Un-Limited Motorsport teammates – Dexter Patterson and Max Hall – clashed for the second time this season, with contact on the run to Hislops ending both of their races
Race 2 takes place at 1440 and Race 3 commences at 1705 with the action being shown LIVE on ITV4.
Tom Ingram, Team VERTU, said:
2025 Kwik Fit British Touring Car Championship – Oulton Park – Race 1 – Classification:
P/ No/ Name/ Entry/ Laps/ Time/ Gap/ Best/ On/
1 80 Tom INGRAM Team VERTU 16 23:59.449 1:24.052 7
2 27 Dan CAMMISH NAPA Racing UK 16 24:04.939 5.490 1:24.450 6
3 22 Chris SMILEY Restart Racing 16 24:05.804 6.355 1:24.891 6
4 116 Ashley SUTTON NAPA Racing UK 16 24:06.170 6.721 1:24.870 6
5 3 Tom CHILTON Team VERTU 16 24:06.465 7.016 1:24.932 9
6 33 Adam MORGAN Team VERTU 16 24:07.224 7.775 1:25.218 7
7 1 Jake HILL Laser Tools Racing with MB Motorsport 16 24:07.238 7.789 1:25.019 6
8 18 Senna PROCTOR Team VERTU 16 24:09.198 9.749 1:25.093 9
9 66 Josh COOK One Motorsport 16 24:12.532 13.083 1:25.190 8
10 132 James DORLIN TOYOTA GAZOO Racing UK with IAA 16 24:13.509 14.060 1:25.203 8
11 99 Charles RAINFORD LKQ Euro Car Parts Racing with WSR 16 24:14.001 14.552 1:25.344 8
12 123 Daniel LLOYD Restart Racing 16 24:14.343 14.894 1:25.099 8
13 40 Árón TAYLOR-SMITH TOYOTA GAZOO Racing UK with IAA 16 24:19.383 19.934 1:25.804 9
14 32 Daniel ROWBOTTOM NAPA Racing UK 16 24:21.024 21.575 1:26.189 15
15 16 Aiden MOFFAT LKQ Euro Car Parts Racing with WSR 16 24:23.086 23.637 1:25.779 8
16 52 Gordon SHEDDEN TOYOTA GAZOO Racing UK with IAA 16 24:25.709 26.260 1:26.196 8
17 88 Mikey DOBLE Motor Parts Direct with Power Maxed Racing 16 24:27.049 27.600 1:26.604 9
18 2 Daryl DELEON WSR 16 24:29.397 29.948 1:25.668 8
19 28 Nicolas HAMILTON Powder Monkey Brewing Co with Esidock 16 24:31.051 31.602 1:26.163 8
20 77 Sam OSBORNE NAPA Racing UK 16 24:31.356 31.907 1:26.210 8
21 12 Stephen JELLEY One Motorsport 16 24:33.542 34.093 1:25.470 10
22 50 Nick HALSTEAD Motor Parts Direct with Power Maxed Racing 16 24:50.562 51.113 1:27.002 6
23 26 Finn LESLIE TOYOTA GAZOO Racing UK with IAA 14 25:13.068 2 Laps 1:25.911 6
DNF 17 Dexter PATTERSON ROKiT Racing with Un-Limited Motorsport 5 8:40.020 11 Laps 1:34.194 2
DNF 93 Max HALL ROKiT Racing with Un-Limited Motorsport 5 9:10.023 11 Laps 1:34.532 2
