Tom Ingram returned to the summit of the Kwik Fit British Touring Car Championship mountain at Brands Hatch this past weekend (October 4/5) as the Team VERTU driver was crowned champion for the second time in his career.

On what proved to be a momentous final day of the season around the Grand Prix circuit, the Hyundai i30 N driver held his nerve in front of a capacity crowd to cement his place as one of the true greats of the UK’s premier motorsport series.

Arriving at the Kent venue holding a commanding 33-point lead over four-time champion Ash Sutton, all eyes were on Ingram as he bid to join an exclusive club of double title winners that includes Alain Menu, John Cleland and James Thompson.

The final day of the season began with NAPA Racing UK’s Dan Cammish claiming a fairly routine victory after pole sitter Daryl DeLeon failed to take the start following sudden a loss of power on the formation lap.

Resisting an early challenge from his team-mate Dan Rowbottom, Cammish quickly found his rhythm out front and cruised to victory ahead of the Hyundai duo of Tom Chilton and Adam Morgan.

Crucially, Ingram moved forward and managed to extend his lead further – which in-turn presented him with the opportunity to wrap things up in the penultimate contest of the year.

Starting on the soft tyre for race two, Ingram did just that as he wasted no time in scything his way to the front before then cruising to a seventh win of the season and more importantly, a second title.

Josh Cook then brought the curtain down on the season by becoming the 13th different winner in his Speedworks Motorsport Toyota Corolla as he came out on top of a tense reverse grid finale.

Whilst being unable to stop Ingram from triumphing, multiple title-winner Sutton ultimately settled for runners-up laurels whilst Cammish, Hill and Rowbottom completed the top five in the standings.

Elsewhere, NAPA Racing UK and Ford claimed the Teams’ Championship for the fourth season in-a-row although they weren’t able to overhaul EXCELR8/Hyundai in the Manufacturer-Constructors Championship, who clinched the title for the very first time.

Daniel Lloyd and Restart Racing were the toast of the Independents’ as they were crowned Drivers’ and Teams’ champions respectively. DeLeon meanwhile managed to overhaul his West Surrey Racing team-mate Charles Rainford to lift the prestigious Jack Sears Trophy.

To view the full classification of results from all BTCC sessions at Brands Hatch, as well as the final championship standings, CLICK HERE.

The Kwik Fit British Touring Car Championship will return in 2026, with the start of the brand-new season poised to start around Donington Park’s National layout on April 18/19.