Simply put, Ash Sutton is widely regarded as one of the greatest BTCC drivers of not only his gener-ation, but of all time.

Renowned for his relentless speed and race craft, the 32-year-old has lifted the coveted Drivers’ Championship title on four occasions and is fast approaching more than 50 wins in the series.

Starting out in Formula Vee, a road traffic accident almost derailed his career in the early days how-ever he was able to make a triumphant return in 2014 and charged to third overall in the British For-mula Ford Championship. Since then he hasn’t look back.

Title success would follow in the Renault UK Clio Cup and that opened the door for him to make his BTCC debut in 2016. Making an instant impact with the factory MG team, Sutton claimed a popular maiden win at Croft and then eventually the Jack Sears Trophy.

A move to Subaru followed in 2017 and he duly swept aside the opposition to clinch a maiden Driv-ers’ Championship. Two more overall titles – in 2020 and 2021 – soon followed as he got behind the wheel of the Infiniti Q50.

Sutton moved to NAPA Racing UK in 2022 and finished as runner-up in his first year of driving the Ford Focus ST. It was in 2023 however that he really stamped authority as he smashed countless records.

Scoring the most wins, podiums, pole positions, fastest laps and laps led in a single season in the modern era, Sutton was deservedly crowned champion for a fourth time, tying with Andy Rouse and Colin Turkington in the process.

As the first driver in history to win in both front-wheel and rear-wheel drive machinery, Sutton is now relishing the prospect of once again challenging for what could be a record-breaking fifth title in 2026.