Ash Hand

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Ash Hand
Ash Hand Thruxton 1 2022.jpg
Hand at Thruxton Circuit in 2022.
Nationality Flag of the United Kingdom.svg British
Born (1994-04-24) 24 April 1994 (age 29)
Nuneaton, England
British Touring Car Championship career
Debut season 2022
Racing licence FIA Silver Driver.png FIA Silver
Car number97
Former teams CarStore 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
2019 British 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]

Contents

Career

Hand driving for TF Sport at Donington Park during the 2019 British GT Championship season. TF Sport AMR Vantage 97.jpg
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

SeasonSeriesPosition
2008Kartmasters British Grand Prix - Rotax Minimax25th
BRDC Stars of Tomorrow Minimax Championship9th
2009 Super 1 National Rotax Max Junior 11th
MSA Kartmasters Grand Prix - Rotax Junior1st
2010Formula Kart Stars - Junior Max1st
Kartmasters British Grand Prix - Rotax Junior2nd
Rotax Max Challenge Grand Finals - Junior28th
Super 1 National Rotax Max Junior 9th
2011Trent Valley Kart Club - Senior Rotax28th
Kartmasters British Grand Prix - Rotax Max31st
2012 Super 1 National Rotax Max Championship 11th
Kartmasters British Grand Prix - Rotax Max1st
Rotax International Open - Senior9th
Rotax Max Euro Challenge Senior10th
Rotax Max Wintercup - Senior3rd
2015Kartmasters British Grand Prix - Rotax Max3rd

Racing record

Racing career summary

SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPolesF/LapsPodiumsPointsPosition
2013 Renault Clio Cup UK Team Pyro1600012139th
2014 Renault Clio Cup UK SV Racing1801352848th
2015 Renault Clio Cup UK Team Pyro18787134542nd
2016 Renault Sport Endurance Trophy Oregon Team200001222nd
Renault Sport Trophy - AM 3000014th
2017 Renault Clio Cup UK Team Pyro600007317th
2018 Renault Clio Cup UK Matrix Motorsport200002019th
2019 British GT Championship - GT4 TF Sport 910051401st
2022 British Touring Car Championship CarStore Power Maxed Racing 3000005519th

Complete British GT Championship results

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

YearTeamCarClass123456789DCPoints
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
1st140

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)

YearTeamCar123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930DCPoints
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
19th55

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References

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  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.
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Sporting positions
Preceded by British GT Championship
GT4 Champion

2019
With: Tom Canning
Succeeded by
Jamie Caroline
Daniel Vaughan
Preceded by British GT Championship
GT4 Silver Champion

2019
With: Tom Canning
Succeeded by
Jamie Caroline
Daniel Vaughan