Reigning World Touring Car Champion, Andy Priaulx (BMW), has a big challenge to make it onto the podium this weekend for his home event at Brands Hatch.

Priaulx, who  is  leading  the WTCC    points,    must carry a 70kg weight handicap  because  of his previous success – a championship feature    to    ensure close racing.

Race   sponsors,   Bet and Win,  think this disadvantage    makes winning in front of his   home   crowd   a tall order for the Guernsey driver, who has odds of 5-1.

Fellow Brit, James Thompson (SEAT) is not a safe bet either at 12-1, but might be worth a flutter as Thompson will only carry a 20kg weight handicap. On  top  of  that,  the  Harrogate  racer  twice  won  the  British Touring Car Championship during his 11 years of competing and his  knowledge  of  Brands  Hatch  must  rival  most  of  the  WTCC grid.

The odds-on favourite is another former-BTCC champion, Rickard Rydell, driving a ballast-free SEAT with odds of 4-1.

And the SEATs are surely due a win, with a podium tally of three out of four races but still without their maiden 2006 victory.

The  brave  could  look  for  the  longer  odds  and  consider  Alain Menu. The Swiss driver scored Chevrolet’s first ever podium at the  opening  rounds  in  Monza,  Italy,  so  at  50-1  he  might  be worth a punt.

Bet  and  Win  is  an  official  partner  of  the  FIA  World  Touring Car Championship.

Their odds can be found at betandwin.com.

Race  day  is  Sunday  May  21st  and  the  track  action  will  be supported by a fun fair and family entertainment. Brands  Hatch  is  located  in  Kent,  just  20  miles  from  central London, off the A20.

Tickets can be bought on the gate for £30 for the weekend.