Podium delight for Hill and Taylor-Smith at Donington

JAKE Hill bounced back from a fraught qualifying session to claim back-to-back podium places in the latest round of the Kwik Fit British Touring Car Championship for his Southam-based Laser Tools Racing team.

Technical issues dogged the BMW driver’s early session at Donington Park and after a penalty from the previous meeting was applied, he began Sunday’s opening race ninth on the grid.

In wet conditions, Hill was soon locked in a fierce middle-field battle as he looked to progress through the pack. He finally crossed the line in third but rival Tom Ingram incurred a penalty which promoted the BMW ace up to second.