Gordon Shedden held off reigning champion Ash Sutton to win the BTCC race at Snetterton, with Tom Ingram charging from 21st on the grid to third.
Ferrari driver Matteo Cairoli converted Zandvoort pole into his first DTM victory, and Lucas Auer's runner-up finish was enough to wrestle the championship lead from Maro Engel, with both Mercedes drivers playing the long game in the dunes.
Thomas Preining took Race 1 in Austria with Mercedes-AMG ace Maro Engel taking Race 2 and the championship lead. The DTM heads to Zandvoort on May 22-24 with Pirelli compound changes and 21 cars across BMW, Porsche, Audi, Mercedes-AMG and Lamborghini.
Ash Sutton survived a treacherously damp British Touring Car Championship opener at Brands Hatch Indy to win Round 4, with Adam Morgan's Cazoo Racing Mercedes spearing into the barriers at Mount Stuart and Ricky Collard holding on for second.
Ash Sutton takes an 18-point championship lead into the BTCC's Brands Hatch Indy weekend, where Speedworks Corolla Racing's Josh Cook believes the team's pre-season speed can finally translate into a maiden podium and the new Race to Pole format applies to the entire field for the first time.
Thomas Preining converted a brilliant Manthey EMA Porsche pit stop into a home win at the Red Bull Ring, ending Maro Engel's pole charge and leading the Mercedes-AMG pair of Lucas Auer and Engel home in DTM 2026's opening round.
DTM 2026 returns at the Red Bull Ring with 21 cars across eight brands, a new Pirelli tyre, Lamborghini's Temerario GT3 debut for Bortolotti and a title field without reigning champion Ayhancan Guven.
Four-time BTCC champion Ash Sutton bounced back from a Qualifying Race gravel trip to claim a fairy-tale race two win, then added his 300th-start victory in race three to head the drivers standings after the Donington season opener.
The 2026 DTM season will field 21 cars across eight manufacturers, with four rookies, three former champions and a season opener at the Red Bull Ring as the GT3-era German touring series welcomes Ford and loses four full-timers to Formula E and prototypes.
Defending BTCC champion Tom Ingram has been disqualified from his opening-weekend Donington Park win after the series' new Closed Loop Boost Scrutineering (CLBS) system flagged a significant overboost on his Hyundai i30 N Fastback. Mikey Doble inherits the victory in his first ever BTCC race-win.
The mid-1990s Super Touring era brought Formula One involvement and controversy to the BTCC, with Alfa Romeo's wing package sparking fierce debate. Gabriele Tarquini dominated 1994 before John Cleland's consistent driving secured the 1995 championship in a thrilling three-way title fight.
Restart Racing has announced that James Dorlin will compete for the team in the 2026 British Touring Car Championship, driving the Hyundai i30 Fastback N. Dorlin, a promising talent, looks to build on his impressive past performances.
