Tom Ingram (Team VERTU) took victory in Round 6 of the 2026 Kwik Fit British Touring Car Championship to take the first triumph in his defence of the Drivers' title.

The reverse grid bout brought down the curtain on an exciting day of racing around the 1.2-mile circuit but not before it had continued the dramatic theme.

Somehow, championship leader Ash Sutton stormed from seventh on the grid to be fighting for the lead around the outside of pole-sitter James Dorlin at Paddock Hill Bend for the first time.

NAPA Racing UK's Sutton eventually had to settle into second as Dorlin backed him into a gaggle of contenders - led by the Team VERTU duo of Ricky Collard and Tom Ingram.

After moving into second, Ingram hunted down and dispatched of Dorlin before romping home to his first win of the season.

LKQ Euro Car Parts with Power Maxed Racing's Mikey Doble had briefly moved into third but couldn't hold off the fast starting Sutton, who recovered from a mid-race shuffle to finish fourth.

That soon became second and third for Sutton and Doble as Dorlin was relegated to the lower end of the top ten.

WSR's Daryl De Leon was fourth, ahead of Josh Cook and Adam Morgan, providing some respite for both Speedworks Corolla Racing and Cataclean Plato Racing.

A special mention also for three time champion Gordon Shedden as the Laser Tools Racing with MB Motorsport man came from the back row of the grid to finish seventh.

Tom Ingram, Team VERTU, said:

Ash Sutton, NAPA Racing UK, said:

Mikey Doble, LKQ Euro Car Parts with Power Maxed Racing, said:

Brands Hatch – Race 3 – Result:

P/No/Name/Entry/Laps/Time/Gap/Best/On/180Tom INGRAMTeam VERTU2419:29.65948.00962116Ashley SUTTONNAPA Racing UK2419:33.5073.84847.62711388Mikey DOBLELKQ Euro Car Parts with Power Maxed Racing2419:34.0854.42648.0791442Daryl DE LEONWSR2419:34.7905.13147.68212566Josh COOKSpeedworks Corolla Racing2419:37.7138.05447.8624633Adam MORGANCataclean Plato Racing2419:39.4759.81648.1434752Gordon SHEDDENLaser Tools Racing with MB Motorsport2419:46.30116.64248.181198132James DORLINRestart Racing2419:46.73917.08048.3337950Árón TAYLOR-SMITHLaser Tools Racing with MB Motorsport2419:46.90017.24148.29851016Aiden MOFFATLKQ Euro Car Parts with Power Maxed Racing2419:47.32317.66448.32361117Dexter PATTERSONSteel Seal with Power Maxed Racing2419:48.09018.43148.3335123Tom CHILTONTeam VERTU2419:48.37318.71448.234101399Charles RAINFORDWSR2419:48.62918.97048.10851477Sam OSBORNENAPA Racing UK2419:48.86519.20648.15191515Lewis SELBYNAPA Racing UK2419:49.20319.54448.255131627Dan CAMMISHNAPA Racing UK2419:50.72021.06147.94681732Daniel ROWBOTTOMCataclean Plato Racing2419:51.43521.77648.34551822Chris SMILEYRestart Racing2419:53.95624.29748.41391928Nicolas HAMILTONTeam VERTU2320:08.7231 Lap48.6277DNF19Max BUXTONSpeedworks Corolla Racing1714:16.3057 Laps48.5449DNF11Ricky COLLARDTeam VERTU1413:03.23810 Laps47.9129