Round 1: Lydden Hill, 29-30 March

Koen Pauwels won the season-opener at Lydden Hill ahead of Joochen Coox and Julian Godfrey, the reigning champion and top British championship runner.

Last year’s event winner Kevin Procter was fourth, with Steve Harris fifth and LD Motorsport entrant Krystof Skorupski sixth.

Jos Jasen had been running well but brushed the inside of the track, which ended his run in the final.

Results1 Koen Pauwels (BEL) Ford Focus2 Jochen Coox (BEL) Volkswagen Scirocco3 Julian Godfrey (GBR) Ford Fiesta

Provisional championship standings1 Julian Godfrey – 22 points2 Kevin Procter – 173 Steve Harris – 154 Steve Hill – 135 Colin Anson – 12