Knockhill Race 1

Date & Time
Sun 13th August 2023 Local
Sun 13th August 2023 12:00am UTC

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League
BTCC

Season
2023

Round
Round 19

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Location
Knockhill

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Description

Laser Tools Racing with MB Motorsport’s Jake Hill inherited victory in Round 19 of the 2023 Kwik Fit British Touring Car Championship after a number of title contenders endured heartache in an absolute modern day classic at Knockhill.
With rain now lashing down on the Fife circuit, Tom Ingram (BRISTOL STREET MOTORS with EXCELR8) became the first of the front-runners to switch to Goodyear wet tyres, which immediately played into his hands as conditions worsened.
Sutton was eventually forced to pit for wet tyres – despite having shown astonishing car control on slicks as the rain poured down – and the race was then in the hands of Ingram for the closing laps.
Ingram crossed the line to take victory on-the-road, but the drama wasn’t over as both he and BRISTOL STREET MOTORS with EXCELR8 team-mate Tom Chilton clearly failed the post-race ride height checks.
Hill inherited the win to kickstart his own championship challenge following a difficult time at Croft last time out.

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Result List

01	Jake Hill	Laser Tools Racing with MB Motorsport	27 Laps
02	Andrew Watson	LKQ Euro Car Parts with Power Maxed Racing	+6.792
03	Ricky Collard	Toyota Gazoo Racing UK with IAA	+7.565
04	Stephen Jelley	Team BMW	+8.049
05	Ronan Pearson	Team Vertu	+9.091
06	Ashley Sutton	NAPA Racing UK	+9.381
07	Árón Taylor-Smith	LKQ Euro Car Parts with Power Maxed Racing	+ 9.922
08	George Gamble	Toyota Gazoo Racing UK with IAA	+ 10.528
09	Mikey Doble	LKQ Euro Car Parts with Power Maxed Racing	+ 11.733
10	Daniel Lloyd	Team HARD with Autobrite Direct	+1 lap