Being a regular venue of the British Touring Car Championship, Brands Hatch is very well known by a number of WTCC competitors, starting with the local boys: James Thompson, Robert Huff and Andy Priaulx. Thompson has won here four times; Huff also tasted victory at Brands Hatch during his first year of the BTCC in 2004. Reigning world champion, Priaulx finally grabbed his first touring car win at the Kent circuit last year in the WTCC’s Race 2.
Other WTCC drivers to have scored wins at Brands Hatch include former BTCC champions Alain Menu, Gabriele Tarquini and Yvan Muller. The Swiss is the recordman, with seven BTCC victories between 1995 and 2000 and two WTCC sucesses: in 2006 (Chevrolet's maiden victory in the championship) and 2007. Before winning the 2006 WTCC's Race 1 for SEAT, Muller had already won four times here. As for the current leader Tarquini, he scored four consecutive wins at Brands in 1994.
