Manufacturers Hatch GP‘s Race 2 noticed Tom Ingram take back-to-back British Touring Automotive Championship victories, as Mikey Doble claimed the Independents’ Trophy.
Ranging from pole after Race 1 success, Ingram led the sphere away by way of Paddock Hill on the mandated-mediums. Doble, Daryl De Leon, and Ricky Collard have been the one runners close to the entrance to decide to make use of their choice softs forward of Race 3.
Ash Sutton dove down the within of Aiden Moffat at Paddock Hill, making slight contact however getting the transfer into P4 completed by Druids. And, by the tip of the primary lap, Ingram had already managed a niche of over a second to the sphere.
Moffat had one other second at Paddock Hill with an tour into the gravel on lap 2 because the rear of his Audi stepped out, although he would rejoin in P7 behind his teammate.
Sutton as soon as once more used Paddock Hill to his benefit on lap 4, slinging himself down the within of Collard’s Hyundai and climbing to P3, renewing a feisty battle from Race 1.
De Leon would additionally get by Collard one lap later for P4, with the smooth tyres switching on and offering nice traction for the BMW out of the slower-speed Surtees nook.
Árón Taylor-Smith continued an eventful weekend by as soon as once more discovering himself in a scrap – this time sending Gordon Shedden into the gravel at Paddock hill on lap 6. Shedden would full the lap, however retired the subsequent along with his hopes of Independents’ Trophy victory dashed.
The highlights of the race got here within the mid-pack, within the mid-stages. A fierce battle together with the likes of Moffat, Dan Lloyd, and Adam Morgan noticed the CPRL Mercedes head broad at Manufacturers Hatch as all concerned tried to get previous Moffat.
Dexter Patterson would then get himself previous Lloyd because the Restart Racing Hyundai began to fade with a couple of laps to go. However, in yet-another instance of Restart Racing’s 2026 fortunes, just one automobile was actually capable of thrive as Chris Smiley discovered himself in P18 after Race 1 harm destined him for back-pack struggles.
Very similar to Race 1, the motion would calm because the race advanced. And, on the flag, Ingram claimed his second win of the weekend because the outcomes additionally noticed Doble topped Independents’ Trophy victor.
Josh Prepare dinner completed P2, with Sutton finishing the rostrum. Doble completed P4 in a consequence that additionally noticed the race’s Independents’ victory, with De Leon, Dan Cammish, Collard, Moffat, Patterson, and Sam Osborne rounding out the quickest 10.
Finishing the factors have been Morgan, Tom Chilton, Lewis Selby, Dan Rowbottom, and Lewis Gilbert.
View the BTCC Manufacturers Hatch Race 2 outcomes right here!
Full classification coming quickly…