BARC closes out 2026 season at Brands Hatch

The British Automobile Racing Club crowned its final champions at Brands Hatch last Saturday (November 7) as the Britcar Endurance Championship closed out the 2026 season in the cover of darkness.

Taking centre stage at the Kent venue for the always spectacular ‘Into The Night’ event, the multi-class series signed off another captivating year with two final races - the second of which was staged after the sun had set.

Multiple teams and drivers entered the weekend in contention for the overall title however it was the SG Racing entry of Mark Cunningham that swept aside the opposition to reign supreme.

Typically competing alongside Peter Cunningham in their distinctive Porsche 991.2 Cup car, Mark took on the task over chasing title glory on his own - and he ended up completing the task in wheel-perfect fashion.

Crucially claiming pole position in qualifying, Mark dominated proceedings in the day’s opening encounter. Lapping almost the entire field, the Porsche driver not only claimed a commanding victory, but h also set himself up for race two.

With darkness descending on the world-famous circuit, Mark once again showed the opposition a clean set of heels as he quickly moved into the lead and then into the distance. His margin of victory in the end was almost a minute and helped to secure title glory.

Despite crowning its champions back at Silverstone last month, the Classic Touring Car Racing Club was on hand for one final appearance of the year, with an ultra-competitive grid coming together for the annual Winter All-Comers races.

Boasting a grid of tin top machines that spanned countless decades, those in watching trackside and at home were treated to some spectacular wheel-to-wheel battles around the 1.207-mile Indy circuit.

Andy Thompson ruled the roost in the day’s opening encounter as he swept aside the opposition in his Seat Toledo, lapping everyone except runner-up Michael Rudge - who trailed him by almost 20 seconds.

Thompson unfortunately was unable to repeat the feat in race two as he retired at mid-distance, which in-turn opened the door for Kevin Bottomley to come to the fore in his Morris Mini Copper S.

Utilising the strengths of his small yet mighty machine, Bottomley took the chequered flag by more than 18 seconds ahead of Steve Walden, who was the best of the rest in his BMW E30.

To view the full classification of results from all sessions at Brands Hatch, head to https://www.tsl-timing.com/event/264551.