Rounds 11 & 12 Preview

The time has almost come to crown the first-ever Miata Trophy Champion! After ten exhilarating rounds across five scintillating circuits, it’s all come down to one final race weekend at Brands Hatch.

Current championship leader Declan Lee (Hills Motorsport #12) is in prime position to claim the title and glory, following an exceptional performance in challenging conditions at Oulton Park last month. The NC Class driver saw off all competition to claim two highly impressive victories in Chesire, extending his lead at the top of the standings. However, with two races on the iconic Brands Hatch Indy circuit still to come, there’s plenty of opportunity for rivals to leapfrog Lee in the overall standings. Miller Motorsport’s Alex Miller is the closest challenger as things stand, with a consistently strong campaign keeping the #7 driver in with a shout. Like Miller, Simon Fleet (Jiffy Winks) has been an ever-present in the top half of the result sheets this season and, resultingly, finds himself in third place in both the overall and Class NC standings. It’s still all to play for.

In NA Class, Liam Cochrane has enjoyed an excellent season, regularly finishing atop the class podium places. Cochrane became the NA Class Champion elect last time out at Oulton Park and a huge congratulations goes out to the Mk1 driver and his Turner Property Services Racing team. Misty Racing’s Gary Paddock finds himself second in the class standings heading into the Brands Hatch finale and will be searching to add more silverware to his cabinet in Kent.

In addition to extending his championship lead at Oulton Park last month, Hills Motorsport’s Declan Lee also became the first repeat Miata Trophy polesitter. SuperPole has continuously provided enormous amounts of excitement and drama, including an epic session last time out where less than 0.100secs separated the top three. Who will top the final SuperPole session of the year in Kent?

For the full Miata Trophy standings, view here. https://www.miatatrophy.com/standings.

It’s been a truly incredible debut year for Miata Trophy. The racing on circuit has been extremely competitive, with firm-but-fair battling being clearly on show throughout the pack. The championship has seen a great number of varying drivers on the class podium places, courtesy of some exceptional individual performances. Outside of the podium places there’s been plenty of drivers that have impressed too, with all the action earning great plaudits from both inside and outside of the Miata Trophy paddock. From a gripping season opener on the prestigious Brands Hatch Grand Prix circuit to an intriguing latest meeting at Oulton Park, Miata Trophy has produced some real moments of magic and we eagerly anticipate more in October’s season finale.

To recapture all of the excitement from the year you can read the comprehensive race reports on the Miata Trophy website.

Let’s end Miata Trophy’s inaugural season in style!