Ash Hand
Hand at Thruxton Circuit in 2022.
NationalityUnited Kingdom British
Born (1994-04-24) 24 April 1994
Nuneaton, England
British Touring Car Championship career
Debut season2022
Racing licence FIA Silver
Car number97
Former teamsCarStore Power Maxed Racing
Starts30
Wins0
Podiums0
Poles0
Fastest laps0
Best finish19th in 2022
Previous series
2019
2018, 2017, 2015, 2014, 2013
2016		British GT Championship
Renault UK Clio Cup
Renault Sport Trophy
Championship titles
2019British GT Championship GT4

Ashley Joseph Hand (born 24 April 1994 in Nuneaton) is a British racing driver who competed in the 2022 British Touring Car Championship with CarStore Power Maxed Racing.[1] He was the GT4 champion of the 2019 British GT Championship, driving with Tom Canning.[2]

Career

Hand driving for TF Sport at Donington Park during the 2019 British GT Championship season.

Karting

Hand started karting in 2008, at the age of 13, and over a 5 year career he won various titles in the Rotax Junior and Rotax Max categories. He returned to karting in 2015 to compete in the Kartmasters British Grand Prix for the third time in the Rotax Max class.

Renault UK Clio Cup

Hand made his car racing debut in the 2013 Renault UK Clio Cup with Team Pyro.[3] He came 9th in the standings in his rookie season. He switched to SV Racing for the 2014 season, where he improved to 8th. Switching back to Team Pyro for the 2015 season, Hand finished second in the standings, losing the title to Ashley Sutton due to a mechanical failure in the final round.[4]

He returned to the championship part-time in 2017 and 2018, with Team Pyro and Matrix Motorsport respectively.[5]

Renault Sport Trophy

Hand competed in selected rounds of the AM class and the Endurance Trophy of the 2016 Renault Sport Trophy, where he was 22nd in the Endurance Trophy and 14th in the AM class.[6]

British GT Championship

Hand joined TF Sport alongside Tom Canning for the GT4 category of the 2019 British GT Championship.[7] With 1 win and 4 podiums, they won the GT4 championship title.[2][8]

British Touring Car Championship

2022

Following a two-year sabbatical, it was announced in 2022 that Hand would partner Michael Crees at Power Maxed Racing for the 2022 British Touring Car Championship.[1][9] With 55 points scored across the season, Hand finished 19th in the overall standings, and 3rd in the Jack Sears Trophy.

2023

Although Hand signed a multi-year contract in 2022, he announced via social media that he would sit out from the championship in 2023.[10]

Karting record

Karting career summary

Season Series Position
2008 Kartmasters British Grand Prix - Rotax Minimax 25th
BRDC Stars of Tomorrow Minimax Championship 9th
2009 Super 1 National Rotax Max Junior 11th
MSA Kartmasters Grand Prix - Rotax Junior 1st
2010 Formula Kart Stars - Junior Max 1st
Kartmasters British Grand Prix - Rotax Junior 2nd
Rotax Max Challenge Grand Finals - Junior 28th
Super 1 National Rotax Max Junior 9th
2011 Trent Valley Kart Club - Senior Rotax 28th
Kartmasters British Grand Prix - Rotax Max 31st
2012 Super 1 National Rotax Max Championship 11th
Kartmasters British Grand Prix - Rotax Max 1st
Rotax International Open - Senior 9th
Rotax Max Euro Challenge Senior 10th
Rotax Max Wintercup - Senior 3rd
2015 Kartmasters British Grand Prix - Rotax Max 3rd

Racing record

Racing career summary

Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
2013 Renault Clio Cup UK Team Pyro 16 0 0 0 1 213 9th
2014 Renault Clio Cup UK SV Racing 18 0 1 3 5 284 8th
2015 Renault Clio Cup UK Team Pyro 18 7 8 7 13 454 2nd
2016 Renault Sport Endurance Trophy Oregon Team 2 0 0 0 0 12 22nd
Renault Sport Trophy - AM 3 0 0 0 0 14th
2017 Renault Clio Cup UK Team Pyro 6 0 0 0 0 73 17th
2018 Renault Clio Cup UK Matrix Motorsport 2 0 0 0 0 20 19th
2019 British GT Championship - GT4 TF Sport 9 1 0 0 5 140 1st
2022 British Touring Car Championship CarStore Power Maxed Racing 30 0 0 0 0 55 19th

Complete British GT Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Team Car Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 DC Points
2019 TF Sport Aston Martin Vantage GT4 GT4 OUL
1
Ret		 OUL
2
27		 SNE
1
20		 SNE
2
15		 SIL
1
15		 DON
1
19		 SPA
1
14		 BRH
1
15		 DON
1
14		 1st 140

Complete British Touring Car Championship results

(key) Races in bold indicate pole position (1 point awarded – 2002–2003 all races, 2004–present just in first race) Races in italics indicate fastest lap (1 point awarded all races) * signifies that driver lead race for at least one lap (1 point awarded – 2002 just in feature races, 2003–present all races)

Year Team Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 DC Points
2022 CarStore Power Maxed Racing Vauxhall Astra DON
1
18		 DON
2
17		 DON
3
23		 BRH
1
11		 BRH
2
Ret		 BRH
3
21		 THR
1
10		 THR
2
10		 THR
3
9		 OUL
1
Ret		 OUL
2
22		 OUL
3
9		 CRO
1
18		 CRO
2
17		 CRO
3
13		 KNO
1
25		 KNO
2
Ret		 KNO
3
17		 SNE
1
13		 SNE
2
10		 SNE
3
Ret		 THR
1
5		 THR
2
Ret		 THR
3
17		 SIL
1
Ret		 SIL
2
21		 SIL
3
Ret		 BRH
1
18		 BRH
2
17		 BRH
3
15		 19th 55

References

  1. 1 2 "Ash Hand completes new look Power Maxed line-up". TouringCarTimes.com. 8 April 2022. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
  2. 1 2 "GT4: Steller take victory but it's Canning and Hand's title at #DoningtonDecider". British GT. 15 September 2019. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
  3. ↑ "Motorsport: Ash Hand swaps karts for cars in the Renault UK Clio Cup". CoventryLive. 23 February 2013. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
  4. ↑ "Ash Hand denied Renault Clio Cup crown by mechanical misfortune". AutoMobilSport.com. 14 October 2015. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
  5. ↑ "Hand returns to Clio Cup". Overtake Motorsport. 30 March 2017. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
  6. ↑ "BIG EUROPEAN BREAK WITH RENAULT SPORT FOR ASH HAND AFTER 2015 RENAULT UK CLIO CUP TITLE CHALLENGE". Renault. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
  7. ↑ "TF juniors accepted to the AMR Driver Academy, Ash Hand joins for British GT4 challenge". TF Sport. 29 March 2019. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
  8. ↑ "Ash Hand takes 2019 British GT Championship GT4 Class title at Donington Park". Black Eagle Media. 18 September 2019. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
  9. ↑ "Ash Hand joins Power Maxed Racing". ITV. 8 April 2022. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
  10. ↑ Simmons, Marcus (28 February 2023). "Taylor-Smith switches to Power Maxed Racing Vauxhall for 2023 BTCC". Autosport. Retrieved 20 April 2023.
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