Ash Hand

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

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 five 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. He came ninth in the standings in his rookie season. He switched to SV Racing for the 2014 season, where he improved to eighth. 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.

Hand returned to the championship part-time in 2017 and 2018, with Team Pyro and Matrix Motorsport respectively.

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.

British GT Championship Hand joined TF Sport alongside Tom Canning for the GT4 category of the 2019 British GT Championship. With one win and four podiums, they won the GT4 championship title.

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. With 55 points scored across the season, Hand finished 19th in the overall standings, and third 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.

Karting record Karting career summary

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 OUL1 OUL2 SNE1 SNE2 SIL1 DON1 SPA1 BRH1 DON1 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 CarStorePower Maxed Racing Vauxhall Astra DON1 DON2 DON3 BRH1 BRH2 BRH3 THR1 THR2 THR3 OUL1 OUL2 OUL3 CRO1 CRO2 CRO3 KNO1 KNO2 KNO3 SNE1 SNE2 SNE3 THR1 THR2 THR3 SIL1 SIL2 SIL3 BRH1 BRH2 BRH3 19th 55