Ash Hand


Ashley Joseph Hand is a British racing driver who competed in the 2022 British Touring Car Championship with CarStore Power Maxed Racing. He was the GT4 champion of the 2019 British GT Championship, driving with Tom Canning.

Career

Karting

Hand started karting in 2008, at the age of 13, and over a five year career, he won various titles in the Rotax Junior and Rotax Max categories. He returned to karting in 2015 to compete in the Kartmasters British Grand Prix for the third time in the Rotax Max class.

Renault UK Clio Cup

Hand made his car racing debut in the 2013 Renault UK Clio Cup with Team Pyro. He came ninth in the standings in his rookie season. He switched to SV Racing for the 2014 season, where he improved to eighth. Switching back to Team Pyro for the 2015 season, Hand finished second in the standings, losing the title to Ashley Sutton due to a mechanical failure in the final round.
Hand returned to the championship part-time in 2017 and 2018, with Team Pyro and Matrix Motorsport respectively.

Renault Sport Trophy

Hand competed in selected rounds of the AM class and the Endurance Trophy of the 2016 Renault Sport Trophy, where he was 22nd in the Endurance Trophy and 14th in the AM class.

British GT Championship

Hand joined TF Sport alongside Tom Canning for the GT4 category of the 2019 British GT Championship. With one win and four podiums, they won the GT4 championship title.

British Touring Car Championship

2022

Following a two-year sabbatical, it was announced in 2022 that Hand would partner Michael Crees at Power Maxed Racing for the 2022 British Touring Car Championship. With 55 points scored across the season, Hand finished 19th in the overall standings, and third in the Jack Sears Trophy.

2023

Although Hand signed a multi-year contract in 2022, he announced via social media that he would sit out from the championship in 2023.

Karting record

Karting career summary

Racing record

Racing career summary

Complete British GT Championship results

YearTeamCarClass123456789DCPoints
2019TF SportAston Martin Vantage GT4GT4OUL
1
Ret		OUL
2
27		SNE
1
20		SNE
2
15		SIL
1
15		DON
1
19		SPA
1
14		BRH
1
15		DON
1
14		1st140

Complete British Touring Car Championship results

Races in bold indicate pole position Races in italics indicate fastest lap * signifies that driver lead race for at least one lap
YearTeamCar123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930DCPoints
2022CarStore
Power Maxed Racing		Vauxhall AstraDON
1
18		DON
2
17		DON
3
23		BRH
1
11		BRH
2
Ret		BRH
3
21		THR
1
10		THR
2
10		THR
3
9		OUL
1
Ret		OUL
2
22		OUL
3
9		CRO
1
18		CRO
2
17		CRO
3
13		KNO
1
25		KNO
2
Ret		KNO
3
17		SNE
1
13		SNE
2
10		SNE
3
Ret		THR
1
5		THR
2
Ret		THR
3
17		SIL
1
Ret		SIL
2
21		SIL
3
Ret		BRH
1
18		BRH
2
17		BRH
3
15		19th55