It’s another capacity grid as the CNC Heads Sports Saloons head for Donington Park this weekend.

Joint Championship leaders Chris Roberts and Roddie Paterson head the line-up, Roberts having taken outright victory in round 2 at Oulton, after his BMW M4 took second to Andrew Southcott’s MG Midget Lenham in the first race. Paterson won his class in both races, taking third and second overall in his Caterham C400, despite losing the clutch in race one.

Rob Wakelin’s Honda Civic currently lies third, after two class F wins, while in joint fourth are Southcott, Garry Wardle’s Audi A3 TCR and Howard Hunt’s MG ZS. It was dramatic opening weekend though for Southcott though, a winner from the pitlane in race one, but an early retirement in race two stuck in fifth gear.

Once again Class A is well supported and although Southcott and Wardle jointly hold the Class lead, they are up against defending Champion Simon Allaway’s Lotus Esprit V8. Allaway was third from the back in race two at Oulton, after missing the opener after practice issues. Paul Rankin journeyed down from Scotland for his CNC debut at Oulton, but his Westfield Aero Race will be hoping for a finish after retiring at Oulton and failing to start race two.

The father and son pairing of Paul and Richard Wright are back, Paul in his Subaru Impreza, but Richard having swapped his Ginetta for BMW M4 after their Oulton CNC debuts. There are two Ginetta G56 GTA’s entered by Billy Blockley Racing, one for Andy Thomas, the ex Formula Fordster who made his racing comeback at Oulton and a second for David Blockley. Gary Warburton has entered his Spaceframe Mini, having hopefully sorted his gearbox issues from Oulton, while Ryan Nelson’s Ginetta G56 GTA completes the Class line-up.

Paterson has a number of challengers in a very competitive Class B. The green machines of Deri Davies (Darrian T90) and Bod Buckby’s Caterham 7 currently head his chasers, but Mark Primett’s MG Midget and Jamie Cryer’s Ginetta G20 should be close too. Their class is completed by three Silhouette cars, Andrew Armiger and Jon Price’s Vauxhall Tigra’s and James Owen’s Mercedes SLK.

Roberts comfortably leads Class D but it could be close for the other podium places. Paul Goodlad’s VW Scirocco is currently second, after taking his first podium at Oulton. Zack Booth’s Renault Megane R26 is one to watch, having shown overall podium pace last season and he is joined by debutant Richy Biscow in a similar car.

Oliver Thomas and Matthew Jones make their seasonal debuts in their Subaru Impreza and Ford Focus RS Turbo and 2024 Champion Steven Parker has his new BMW M235i, that he debuted at Oulton. Marshall Groves will be hoping to get further than the green flag in his Vauxhall Vectra, while Nicholas Stott’s Mini Cooper S and Andrew Gash’s Peugeot 207 Gti complete the line-up.

The evergreen Howard Hunt heads Class E but will be up against former multiple Champion Paul Dobson, who is due to debut his newly built Mazda RX7. Matt and Richard Hibbert are currently joint second in the class and once again share the family Honda Civic Type R, but they have the Renault Clio’s of Cavan Taylor and Brian Gilsenan challenging too, along with seasonal debutant’s Julian Wood (BMW Compact) and Stuart Connolly (Honda Civic).

In Class F Louie Dobson will be hoping to chase Wakelin in his Civic, while Jonathan Lee’s Mini Cooper is out too, while in Class G there are two Spire GTR’s for former Champion Jon Woolfitt and Stuart Burnett.

Qualifying is on Saturday morning at 11.25 for 20 minutes, with race one at 15.50, followed by race two on Sunday morning at 10.50.