Ash Sutton said he “couldn’t really ask for much more” after extending his British Touring Car Championship lead with another dominant weekend at Thruxton.
The four-time BTCC champion has always gone well at Thruxton and, paired with his strong start to the 2026 campaign, enjoyed another strong weekend during rounds 13, 14 and 15 of the season.
On Saturday, he qualified seventh for the qualifying race, before climbing four places to secure third on the grid for the opening race on Sunday.
He went on to stand on the podium in all three races at the Hampshire-based circuit, including a win in race two which marked his sixth victory of the season.
After dropping points to reigning champion and runner-up in the standings Tom Ingram at the previous round, Sutton bounced back in perfect style at Thruxton.
Speaking to BMM after the conclusion of the final race of the weekend, he said: “[It was a] positive weekend. Obviously three podiums, one of them being a win. [I] couldn’t really ask for much more. Overall a solid weekend, not just me but for NAPA Racing UK as well.”
The NAPA Racing team were awarded Manufacturer of the Weekend at Thruxton, with Dan Cammish also enjoying a strong weekend after finishing on the podium twice across the three races.
Following the weekend at Thruxton, the gap between Sutton and Ingram at the top of the standings has grown to 59 points.
Ingram managed two fifth-place finishes in races one and two before claiming victory in the final race of the weekend.
“We’ve managed to stretch the points gap out which is a big factor of what we want to keep doing after losing a few at the previous round. So overall a great way to round out Thruxton,” Sutton added when asked about his championship position.
Attention now turns to Knockhill, where rounds 16, 17 and 18 of the 2026 BTCC season will mark the beginning of the championship’s second half. Sutton and NAPA Racing UK will be hoping to continue their impressive form and strengthen their lead at the top of the standings.
