Jake Hill netted a trio of top ten finishes in a challenging weekend at Donington Park in the latest round of the Kwik Fit British Touring Car Championship.

Having qualified in 11th place after a track limits infringement deleted his sixth place time, and when he was out on track again rain meant P11 was the best he could manage.

In the opening race on Sunday afternoon he worked his way through from 11th, having a good midfield battle that would see him cross the line in sixth place.

Lining up on the third row for race two, Jake again showed his pace and was firmly in the fight for the podium when a sudden downpour at McLeans caught out the leading pack. Sliding off into the gravel alongside several rivals, Jake dropped down the order but fought back resiliently to salvage ninth as the race ended behind the safety car.

The final race of the day, saw Hill start ninth on the grid and made his way forward to fifth and there he would battle with Aron Taylor-Smith for fourth on the road but he couldn’t quite pass the Toyota.  

Speaking after the weekend, Hill said: “It’s great to be leaving Donington with more strong points, but it does feel like a case of what might have been, given the pace we had.

“The qualifying infringement left us on the back foot, but the car felt fantastic on Sunday, and we came close to the podium more than once. We were unlucky at times, but that’s racing, and I’m excited to head to Silverstone, where hopefully we can turn our pace into even stronger results.

“A huge thanks to everyone at Laser Tools Racing with MB Motorsport and WSR – Silverstone can’t come soon enough!”

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