Northern Ireland’s Andrew Watson claimed the BTCC Jack Sears Trophy with an impressive debut season in the British Touring Car Championship.
The Jack Sears Trophy bears the name of the series’ first ever champion, and is open to all BTCC drivers, who at the start of the season hadn’t recorded an overall podium finish or the Jack Sears Championship previously.
This amalgamated for Watson in claiming 451pts. 29pts clear of his nearest challenger Mikey Doble. Overall he claimed two podium finishes & finished a respectable 15th place in the BTCC Standings and 93pts.
Rookie Andrew Watson joined CarStore Power Maxed Racing with a wealth of racing expertise, having contested high-level GT machinery since 2015; examples include the FIA World Endurance Championship, the famed 24 Hours of Le Mans, GT World Challenge Europe and British GT.
Watson began his motor racing career at the age of 15, in the Ginetta Junior Ireland Championship, making regular podiums through to 2011.
The Northern Irishman’s resume also includes experience driving in major endurance events such as the Daytona 24 Hours and Spa 24 Hours, and Watson has enjoyed further success on the world stage in the FIA WEC with class podiums at the 6 Hours of Monza and 8 Hours of Bahrain alongside a class podium at the Bathurst 12 Hour.
Elsewhere Josh Cook was Independent Drivers’ champion while his team claimed the Independent Team Championship.
