Pole, a Race to Pole Win and a Result That Changed Twice: Mikey Doble at Silverstone

Pole position, a win on Saturday, second by nine hundredths on Sunday, and then a results sheet that changed twice before anyone had finished their tea. If you wanted a weekend that summed up how far Mikey Doble has come this year, and how maddening touring car racing can be even when you are the quickest man on the circuit, Silverstone was it. He left Northamptonshire still leading the Independents' Trophy, still the man the rest of the independents are chasing, and with a Race to Pole trophy that nobody can take off him.

Silverstone's National Circuit hosted Rounds 25, 26 and 27 on 26 and 27 September, the penultimate weekend of the 2026 Kwik Fit British Touring Car Championship, and the weekend Ash Sutton wrapped up a record fifth title.

Pole, then a maiden Race to Pole win

Mikey was quick from the moment the LKQ Euro Car Parts with Power Maxed Racing Audi A3 Saloon rolled out, second in free practice by two hundredths and then fastest of all in qualifying with a 56.550, his first pole of the year on a circuit that rewards precision over bravery, which rather suits him. The new Saturday qualifying race format has been a mixed bag for Mikey this season, a 21st at Croft a few weeks earlier being the low point, so there was something to prove.

He lost the lead at the start to Daryl De Leon's WSR BMW, which is becoming a bit of a theme with these front row starts and something the team openly admits it needs to sort out, but by lap three he was back past down the back straight and from there he controlled it. Eighteen laps, a 2.5 second winning margin, and Aiden Moffat in the sister Audi completing a Power Maxed one two. His first ever Qualifying Race win, the top spot on Sunday's grid, and the first time Sutton, Cammish, and Ingram had all been buried in the pack with a different group fighting at the front.

Race 1 and the result that changed twice

So here is where it gets complicated. Rain arrived just before the first race on Sunday, Moffat made the better start from the front row and Mikey briefly dropped behind De Leon again before fighting back to second by the end of the lap. From there the two Audis ran in formation at the front, the gap opening and closing depending on who was using their turbo boost, and Moffat crossed the line first by 0.092 seconds.

Then the stewards handed Moffat a five second penalty for exceeding track limits, which put Mikey down as the winner. Then the team appealed, and the appeal was granted, and the official classification reverted to Moffat first and Mikey second. Mikey said afterwards that once the penalty news came through he deliberately did not take the fight to his team mate, because battling would only have dropped them both down the field, which is exactly the sort of sensible, team first racing that earns you a long career and occasionally costs you a trophy. Either way, a Power Maxed one two with a nine hundredths gap on a wet National Circuit tells you everything about the pace in that garage.

The afternoon fell away

The rest of Sunday was less kind. The front row finish in Race 1 meant the harder tyre for Race 2 and Mikey slid back to 16th while Sutton charged from 12th on the grid to win and seal the championship. Race 3 was properly wet, Tom Ingram won it from the front row of the reversed grid, and Mikey came home 17th with Gordon Shedden, his closest Independents' rival, finishing fourth and closing the gap at the top of the Trophy.

That is the honest version. A weekend that promised a hatful of points delivered a Saturday win, a Sunday second that was briefly a first, and then two afternoon races that gave back a chunk of what the morning had earned. It happens, and the Independents' lead is intact going to Brands Hatch, where it will be decided one way or the other across three races on the Grand Prix circuit.

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Race results sourced from the official BTCC timing partner, TSL Timing, and the official BTCC website.