Senna Proctor To Make Team VERTU Debut At Thruxton
02/06/2025 13:18
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Senna Proctor To Make Team VERTU Debut At Thruxton
Senna Proctor will make his Team VERTU debut this weekend as the Kwik Fit British Touring Car Championship visits Thruxton - the fastest circuit on the calendar - for the fourth meeting of the season.
The Hampshire venue is the only one where the EXCELR8-run has yet to secure victory since joining the BTCC grid back in 2019, but confidence is high after another solid weekend at Snetterton resulted in three more podium finishes.
Between them, Tom Ingram, Tom Chilton and Adam Morgan have already scored ten podium finishes whilst the driver line-up is bolstered this weekend by the return to competition of Proctor, a former Jack Sears Trophy winner.
With Proctor being a proven race winner with multiple podium finishes himself, it means Team VERTU heads into round four with a stronger line-up than ever before - with the quartet having a combined record of 219 BTCC podiums, 63 of which have been victories.
Proctor's deal to race with the team for the second half of the year has been expanded to include the events at both Thruxton and Oulton Park, where he will be reunited with the same chassis he competed in during the 2020 season, where he picked up a podium finish at Knockhill, and scored a points total that has been beaten by only three drivers to have raced the Hyundai in the years that have followed.
With the car having undergone extensive changes since the last time he got behind the wheel, the weekend will be something of a learning curve for Proctor as he gets back up to speed, whilst he will also be taking a step into the unknown in qualifying having not previously taken part in a session under the current three-part format.
“I’m delighted to be back on the BTCC grid this weekend and can’t wait to get going at Thruxton," he said. "There’s no doubting the fact that it’s a challenging circuit on which to make my return to the series, but it’s one where I’ve had some good results in the past - including my last outing back in 2021 when I finished on the podium!
“As I said when my deal with the team was announced, this season is all about playing the long game and looking to the future as I work towards a full-time return to the grid in 2026 - but I still want to be able to challenge towards the front and fighting for some strong results.
“This will be the first time I’ve tasted the new three-part qualifying format which promises to be interesting, but having seen how well the car has performed in the opening rounds, I’m just really excited about the prospect of getting back behind the wheel. Three solid performances at Thruxton this weekend would be a good way to kick things off.”