Speedworks Corolla Racing's Josh Cook took victory in Round 13 of the 2026 Kwik Fit British Touring Car Championship at Thruxton, extending his winning record at the Hampshire venue with 11 overall victories.
Cook has been waiting to add to his impressive ten wins tally since 2022, and the 'King of Thruxton' duly obliged with a flawless performance in Sunday's opener.
Having set the pace during Qualifying, before going on to win the 'Race to Pole' on Saturday afternoon, the #66 Toyota Corolla claimed a commanding lights-to-flag triumph.
It was far from easy, however, with four time BTCC champion Ash Sutton keeping Cook honest throughout the contest. Whilst their pace on-track looked similar, a lack of boost available for the #116 Ford Focus Titanium meant that second place was just reward for the current standings leader.
There was more joy behind as Dan Rowbottom secured the first ever podium for Cataclean Plato Racing with the Mercedes squad showing improved pace this weekend. Rowbottom got a great start, as well as benefiting from an early scuffle between Dan Cammish (NAPA Racing UK) and Tom Ingram (Team VERU), and the #32 Mercedes A35 Saloon slipped into third – a position he held until the finish.
Series returnee Senna Proctor – substituting for the unwell Sam Osborne this weekend – again drove brilliantly to take fourth, fending off the attentions from former teammate Ingram in the #80 Team VERTU Hyundai.
Ingram was squeezed down the order on the opening lap following a high speed scrap with Ford duo Sutton and Cammish, but the reigning champion responded well to make it back up to fifth by the finish.
Cataclean Plato Racing's Adam Morgan was feisty throughout as he was involved in a number of battles, before having to settle for a top six result, ahead of the fading #27 Blue Oval machine of Cammish.
LKQ Euro Car Parts with Power Maxed Racing's Mikey Doble claimed Independents' honours, whilst Restart Racing duo – James Dorlin and Chris Smiley – rounded out the top ten.
Race 2 takes place at 1440 with the finale commencing at 1730. The all-day action is of course already underway in the UK on ITV4, with the races also being beamed around the world on Racer TV (North America) and the BTCC YouTube Channel (Rest of the World).
Race 1 – Thruxton – Classification:
P/ No/ Name/ Entry/ Laps/ Time/ Gap/ Best/ On/
1 66 Josh COOK Speedworks Corolla Racing 16 20:42.956 1:16.178 2
2 116 Ashley SUTTON NAPA Racing UK 16 20:43.609 0.653 1:16.665 5
3 32 Daniel ROWBOTTOM Cataclean Plato Racing 16 20:46.378 3.422 1:16.351 2
4 18 Senna PROCTOR NAPA Racing UK 16 20:49.290 6.334 1:16.666 2
5 80 Tom INGRAM Team VERTU 16 20:49.961 7.005 1:16.493 4
6 33 Adam MORGAN Cataclean Plato Racing 16 20:51.407 8.451 1:16.766 4
7 27 Dan CAMMISH NAPA Racing UK 16 20:56.753 13.797 1:16.640 3
8 88 Mikey DOBLE LKQ Euro Car Parts with Power Maxed Racing 16 20:57.489 14.533 1:17.402 3
9 132 James DORLIN Restart Racing 16 20:58.881 15.925 1:17.013 3
10 22 Chris SMILEY Restart Racing 16 21:05.218 22.262 1:17.221 3
11 50 Árón TAYLOR-SMITH Laser Tools Racing with MB Motorsport 16 21:06.058 23.102 1:17.186 3
12 2 Daryl DE LEON WSR 16 21:07.060 24.104 1:17.358 3
13 3 Tom CHILTON Team VERTU 16 21:07.204 24.248 1:16.889 3
14 16 Aiden MOFFAT LKQ Euro Car Parts with Power Maxed Racing 16 21:08.167 25.211 1:17.226 3
15 17 Dexter PATTERSON Steel Seal with Power Maxed Racing 16 21:08.700 25.744 1:17.182 3
16 99 Charles RAINFORD WSR 16 21:09.164 26.208 1:17.751 7
17 15 Lewis SELBY NAPA Racing UK 16 21:10.128 27.172 1:17.911 3
18 11 Ricky COLLARD Team VERTU 16 21:17.443 34.487 1:17.514 3
19 7 Ryan BENSLEY Speedworks Corolla Racing 16 21:29.799 46.843 1:18.732 4
20 28 Nicolas HAMILTON Team VERTU 16 21:31.054 48.098 1:18.617 3
21 29 Lewis GILBERT WSR 16 21:31.346 48.390 1:18.813 4
22 52 Gordon SHEDDEN Laser Tools Racing with MB Motorsport 16 21:51.926 1:08.970 1:16.779 3
