<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Continuing the 7-Eleven series, we turn to one of the 11 different drivers to reach the podium so far in 2026: Team VERTU's Tom Chilton. Now in his 20th BTCC season and with well over 500 race starts to his name, the #3 Hyundai i30 Fastback N picked up his solitary podium of the campaign so far at Snetterton.</p>

<p class="wp-block-paragraph"><strong>Snetterton 300</strong></p>

<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Chilton kept himself firmly in the podium picture throughout Sunday's Race 2, running strongly in the leading pack and always within touching distance of the rostrum. With teammate Ricky Collard (Team VERTU) already through to second after a move around the outside of Dan Cammish (NAPA Racing UK) into Brundle on lap eight, Chilton pounced at the same spot a lap later, this time up the inside, showing the pace and racecraft to make the move stick and complete a Team VERTU two-three, his first top-three finish of the 2026 season.</p>

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<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Chilton sits just outside the top ten in the Drivers' Championship as the mid-season break comes to a close, with the grid back in action at Thruxton (25/26 July) this weekend.</p>