# Ash Hand

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{{short description|British racing driver (born 1994)}}
{{BLP sources|date=December 2025}}
{{use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{Infobox racing driver
| name              = Ash Hand
| image             = Ash Hand Thruxton 1 2022.jpg
| caption           = Hand at [Thruxton Circuit](/source/Thruxton_Circuit) in 2022
| nationality       = {{flagicon|GBR}} British
| birth_name        = Ashley Joseph Hand
| birth_date        = {{Birth date and age|1994|04|24|df=y}}
| birth_place       = [Nuneaton](/source/Nuneaton), [Warwickshire](/source/Warwickshire), England
| retired           = 
| relatives        = 
| racing_licence    = 12px FIA Silver
| current_series    = [British Touring Car Championship](/source/British_Touring_Car_Championship)
| first_year        = [2022](/source/2022_British_Touring_Car_Championship)
| current_team      = 
| former_teams      = [CarStore Power Maxed Racing](/source/Power_Maxed_Racing)
| car_number        = 97
| starts            = 30
| wins              = 0
| podiums           = 0
| poles             = 0
| fastest_laps      = 0
| best_finish       = 19th
| year              = [2022](/source/2022_British_Touring_Car_Championship)
| prev_series       = [British GT Championship](/source/British_GT_Championship)<br>[Renault UK Clio Cup](/source/Renault_Clio_Cup_United_Kingdom)<br>[Renault Sport Trophy](/source/Renault_Sport_Trophy)
| prev_series_years = [2019](/source/2019_British_GT_Championship)<br>[2018](/source/2018_Renault_UK_Clio_Cup), [2017](/source/2017_Renault_UK_Clio_Cup), [2015](/source/2015_Renault_UK_Clio_Cup), [2014](/source/2014_Renault_UK_Clio_Cup), [2013](/source/2013_Renault_UK_Clio_Cup)<br>[2016](/source/2016_Renault_Sport_Trophy)
| titles            = [British GT Championship](/source/British_GT_Championship) GT4
| title_years       = [2019](/source/2019_British_GT_Championship)
| awards            = 
| award_years       = 
}}

'''Ashley Joseph Hand''' (born 24 April 1994) is a British racing driver who competed in the [2022 British Touring Car Championship](/source/2022_British_Touring_Car_Championship) with [CarStore Power Maxed Racing](/source/Power_Maxed_Racing).<ref name="BTCCDebut">{{Cite web|url=https://www.touringcartimes.com/2022/04/08/ash-hand-completes-new-look-power-maxed-line/|title=Ash Hand completes new look Power Maxed line-up|work=TouringCarTimes.com|date=8 April 2022|accessdate=8 April 2022}}</ref> He was the GT4 champion of the [2019 British GT Championship](/source/2019_British_GT_Championship), driving with Tom Canning.<ref name="GT4Title">{{Cite web|url=https://www.britishgt.com/news/549/gt4-steller-take-victory-but-its-canning-and-hands-title-at-|title=GT4: Steller take victory but it’s Canning and Hand’s title at #DoningtonDecider|work=British GT|date=15 September 2019|accessdate=9 June 2022}}</ref>

==Career==
[[File:TF Sport AMR Vantage 97.jpg|left|thumb|Hand driving for [TF Sport](/source/TF_Sport) at [Donington Park](/source/Donington_Park) during the [2019 British GT Championship](/source/2019_British_GT_Championship) season.]]
===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](/source/2013_Renault_UK_Clio_Cup) with Team Pyro.<ref name="ClioCup2013">{{Cite web|url=https://www.coventrytelegraph.net/sport/other-sport/motorsport-ash-hand-swaps-karts-3015162|title=Motorsport: Ash Hand swaps karts for cars in the Renault UK Clio Cup|work=CoventryLive|date=23 February 2013|accessdate=9 June 2022}}</ref> He came ninth in the standings in his rookie season. He switched to SV Racing for the [2014 season](/source/2014_Renault_UK_Clio_Cup), where he improved to eighth. Switching back to Team Pyro for the [2015 season](/source/2015_Renault_UK_Clio_Cup), Hand finished second in the standings, losing the title to [Ashley Sutton](/source/Ashley_Sutton) due to a mechanical failure in the final round.<ref name="ClioCup2015">{{Cite news|title=Ash Hand denied Renault Clio Cup crown by mechanical misfortune|work=AutoMobilSport.com|date=14 October 2015}}</ref>

Hand returned to the championship part-time in 2017 and 2018, with Team Pyro and Matrix Motorsport respectively.<ref name="ClioCup2017">{{Cite web|url=https://overtakemotorsport.com/2017/03/30/hand-returns-to-clio-cup/|title=Hand returns to Clio Cup|work=Overtake Motorsport|date=30 March 2017|accessdate=9 June 2022}}</ref>

===Renault Sport Trophy===
Hand competed in selected rounds of the AM class and the Endurance Trophy of the [2016 Renault Sport Trophy](/source/2016_Renault_Sport_Trophy), where he was 22nd in the Endurance Trophy and 14th in the AM class.<ref name="RSTrophy2016">{{Cite web|url=https://www.press.renault.co.uk/en-gb/releases/1889|title=BIG EUROPEAN BREAK WITH RENAULT SPORT FOR ASH HAND AFTER 2015 RENAULT UK CLIO CUP TITLE CHALLENGE|work=Renault|accessdate=9 June 2022}}</ref>

===British GT Championship===
Hand joined [TF Sport](/source/TF_Sport) alongside Tom Canning for the GT4 category of the [2019 British GT Championship](/source/2019_British_GT_Championship).<ref name="JoinsTF">{{Cite web|url=https://tfsport.co.uk/news/tf-juniors-accepted-amr-driver-academy-ash-hand-joins-british-gt4-challenge|title=TF juniors accepted to the AMR Driver Academy, Ash Hand joins for British GT4 challenge|work=TF Sport|date=29 March 2019|accessdate=9 June 2022}}</ref> With one win and four podiums, they won the GT4 championship title.<ref name="GT4Title"/><ref name="GT4Title2">{{Cite web|url=https://blackeaglemedia.co.uk/2019/09/ash-hand-takes-2019-british-gt-championship-gt4-class-title-at-donington-park/|title=Ash Hand takes 2019 British GT Championship GT4 Class title at Donington Park|work=Black Eagle Media|date=18 September 2019|accessdate=9 June 2022}}</ref>

===British Touring Car Championship===
====2022====
Following a two-year sabbatical, it was announced in 2022 that Hand would partner [Michael Crees](/source/Michael_Crees) at [Power Maxed Racing](/source/Power_Maxed_Racing) for the [2022 British Touring Car Championship](/source/2022_British_Touring_Car_Championship).<ref name="BTCCDebut"/><ref name="BTCCDebut2">{{Cite web|url=https://www.itv.com/btcc/articles/ash-hand-joins-power-maxed-racing|title=Ash Hand joins Power Maxed Racing|work=ITV|date=8 April 2022|accessdate=9 June 2022}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.autosport.com/btcc/news/taylor-smith-switches-to-vauxhall-for-2023-btcc/10437421/|title=Taylor-Smith switches to Power Maxed Racing Vauxhall for 2023 BTCC|last=Simmons|first=Marcus|work=Autosport|date=28 February 2023|accessdate=20 April 2023}}</ref>

==Karting record==
=== Karting career summary ===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 85%; text-align:center"
!Season
!Series
!Position
|-
! rowspan=2| 2008
| align="left" | Kartmasters British Grand Prix - Rotax Minimax
|25th
|-
| align="left" | BRDC Stars of Tomorrow Minimax Championship
|9th
|-
! rowspan="2" | 2009
| align="left" | [Super 1 National Rotax Max Junior](/source/Super_1_National_Kart_Championships)
|11th
|-
| align="left" | MSA Kartmasters Grand Prix - Rotax Junior
|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| '''1st'''
|-
! rowspan=4| 2010
| align="left" | Formula Kart Stars - Junior Max
|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| '''1st'''
|-
| align="left" | Kartmasters British Grand Prix - Rotax Junior
|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| '''2nd'''
|-
| align="left" | Rotax Max Challenge Grand Finals - Junior
|28th
|-
| align="left" | [Super 1 National Rotax Max Junior](/source/Super_1_National_Kart_Championships)
|9th
|-
! rowspan=2| 2011
| align="left" | Trent Valley Kart Club - Senior Rotax
|28th
|-
| align="left" | Kartmasters British Grand Prix - Rotax Max
|31st
|-
! rowspan=5| 2012
| align="left" | [Super 1 National Rotax Max Championship](/source/Super_1_National_Kart_Championships)
|11th
|-
| align="left" | Kartmasters British Grand Prix - Rotax Max
|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| '''1st'''
|-
| align="left" | Rotax International Open - Senior
|9th
|-
| align="left" | Rotax Max Euro Challenge Senior
|10th
|-
| align="left" | Rotax Max Wintercup - Senior
|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| '''3rd'''
|-
! 2015
| align="left" | Kartmasters British Grand Prix - Rotax Max
|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| '''3rd'''
|}

==Racing record==
=== Racing career summary ===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 90%; text-align:center"
|-
! Season
! Series
! Team
! Races
! Wins
! Poles
! F/Laps
! Podiums
! Points
! Position
|-
! 2013
|align=left| [Renault Clio Cup UK](/source/2013_Renault_UK_Clio_Cup)
|align=left| Team Pyro
| 16
| 0
| 0
| 0 
| 1
| 213
| 9th
|-
! 2014
|align=left| [Renault Clio Cup UK](/source/2014_Renault_UK_Clio_Cup)
|align=left| SV Racing
| 18
| 0
| 1
| 3
| 5
| 284
| 8th
|-
! 2015
|align=left| [Renault Clio Cup UK](/source/2015_Renault_UK_Clio_Cup)
|align=left| Team Pyro
| 18
| 7
| 8
| 7
| 13
| 454
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| '''2nd'''
|-
! rowspan="2"| 2016
|align=left| [Renault Sport Endurance Trophy](/source/2016_Renault_Sport_Trophy)
| rowspan="2" align="left" | Oregon Team
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| rowspan=2| 12
| 22nd
|-
|align=left| [Renault Sport Trophy - AM](/source/2016_Renault_Sport_Trophy)
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 14th
|-
! 2017
|align=left| [Renault Clio Cup UK](/source/2017_Renault_UK_Clio_Cup)
|align="left"| Team Pyro
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 73
| 17th
|-
! 2018
|align=left| [Renault Clio Cup UK](/source/2018_Renault_UK_Clio_Cup)
|align=left| Matrix Motorsport
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 20
| 19th
|-
! 2019
|align=left| [British GT Championship - GT4](/source/2019_British_GT_Championship)
|align=left| [TF Sport](/source/TF_Sport)
| 9
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 140
|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| '''1st'''
|-
! 2022
|align=left nowrap| [British Touring Car Championship](/source/2022_British_Touring_Car_Championship)
|align=left nowrap| [CarStore Power Maxed Racing](/source/Power_Maxed_Racing)
| 30
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 55
| 19th
|}
<!--<sup>*</sup> Season still in progress.-->

===Complete British GT Championship results===
([key](/source/%3ATemplate%3AMotorsport_driver_results_legend)) (Races in '''bold''' indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%"
! Year
! Team
! Car
! Class
! 1
! 2
! 3
! 4
! 5
! 6
! 7
! 8
! 9
! DC
! Points
|-
| [2019](/source/2019_British_GT_Championship)
! nowrap| [TF Sport](/source/TF_Sport)
! nowrap| [Aston Martin Vantage GT4](/source/Aston_Martin_Vantage_(2018))
! GT4
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [OUL<br />1](/source/Oulton_Park)<br />{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [OUL<br />2](/source/Oulton_Park)<br />{{small|27}}
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [SNE<br />1](/source/Snetterton_Motor_Racing_Circuit)<br />{{small|20}}
|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [SNE<br />2](/source/Snetterton_Motor_Racing_Circuit)<br />{{small|15}}
|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [SIL<br />1](/source/Silverstone_Circuit)<br />{{small|15}}
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [DON<br />1](/source/Donington_Park)<br />{{small|19}}
|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| [SPA<br />1](/source/Circuit_de_Spa-Francorchamps)<br />{{small|14}}
|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [BRH<br />1](/source/Brands_Hatch)<br />{{small|15}}
|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [DON<br />1](/source/Donington_Park)<br />{{small|14}}
!style="background:#FFFFBF;"| 1st
!style="background:#FFFFBF;"| 140
|}

===Complete British Touring Car Championship results===
([key](/source/%3ATemplate%3AMotorsport_driver_results_legend)) Races in '''bold''' indicate pole position (1 point awarded&nbsp;– 2002–2003 all races, 2004–present just in first race) Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap (1 point awarded all races) <nowiki>*</nowiki> signifies that driver lead race for at least one lap (1 point awarded&nbsp;– 2002 just in feature races, 2003–present all races)
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%"
! Year
! Team
! Car
! 1
! 2
! 3
! 4
! 5
! 6
! 7
! 8
! 9
! 10
! 11
! 12
! 13
! 14
! 15
! 16
! 17
! 18
! 19
! 20
! 21
! 22
! 23
! 24
! 25
! 26
! 27
! 28
! 29
! 30
! DC
! Points
|-
| [2022](/source/2022_British_Touring_Car_Championship)
! nowrap| [CarStore<br>Power Maxed Racing](/source/Power_Maxed_Racing)
! nowrap| [Vauxhall Astra](/source/Vauxhall_Astra)
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [DON<br>1](/source/Donington_Park)<br>{{small|18}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [DON<br>2](/source/Donington_Park)<br>{{small|17}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [DON<br>3](/source/Donington_Park)<br>{{small|23}}
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [BRH<br>1](/source/Brands_Hatch)<br>{{small|11}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [BRH<br>2](/source/Brands_Hatch)<br>{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [BRH<br>3](/source/Brands_Hatch)<br>{{small|21}}
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [THR<br>1](/source/Thruxton_Circuit)<br>{{small|10}}
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [THR<br>2](/source/Thruxton_Circuit)<br>{{small|10}}
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [THR<br>3](/source/Thruxton_Circuit)<br>{{small|9}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [OUL<br>1](/source/Oulton_Park)<br>{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [OUL<br>2](/source/Oulton_Park)<br>{{small|22}}
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [OUL<br>3](/source/Oulton_Park)<br>{{small|9}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [CRO<br>1](/source/Croft_Circuit)<br>{{small|18}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [CRO<br>2](/source/Croft_Circuit)<br>{{small|17}}
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [CRO<br>3](/source/Croft_Circuit)<br>{{small|13}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [KNO<br>1](/source/Knockhill_Racing_Circuit)<br>{{small|25}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [KNO<br>2](/source/Knockhill_Racing_Circuit)<br>{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [KNO<br>3](/source/Knockhill_Racing_Circuit)<br>{{small|17}}
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [SNE<br>1](/source/Snetterton_Motor_Racing_Circuit)<br>{{small|13}}
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [SNE<br>2](/source/Snetterton_Motor_Racing_Circuit)<br>{{small|10}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [SNE<br>3](/source/Snetterton_Motor_Racing_Circuit)<br>{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [THR<br>1](/source/Thruxton_Circuit)<br>{{small|5}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [THR<br>2](/source/Thruxton_Circuit)<br>{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [THR<br>3](/source/Thruxton_Circuit)<br>{{small|17}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [SIL<br>1](/source/Silverstone_Circuit)<br>{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [SIL<br>2](/source/Silverstone_Circuit)<br>{{small|21}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [SIL<br>3](/source/Silverstone_Circuit)<br>{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [BRH<br>1](/source/Brands_Hatch)<br>{{small|18}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [BRH<br>2](/source/Brands_Hatch)<br>{{small|17}}
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [BRH<br>3](/source/Brands_Hatch)<br>{{small|15}}
! 19th
! 55
|}
<!--<sup>*</sup> Season still in progress.-->

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links== 
* {{official|http://www.ashhandracing.com/}}
* {{DriverDB driver|ashley-hand}}
* [https://www.btcc.net/driver/ash-hand/ Driver Profile at BTCC]

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{{Succession box|title = [British GT Championship](/source/British_GT_Championship)<br>GT4 Champion | before= [Jack Mitchell](/source/Jack_Mitchell_(racing_driver))| after = [Jamie Caroline](/source/Jamie_Caroline)<br>Daniel Vaughan| years=[2019](/source/2019_British_GT_Championship)|with=Tom Canning}}
{{Succession box|title = [British GT Championship](/source/British_GT_Championship)<br />GT4 Silver Champion | before=[Jack Mitchell](/source/Jack_Mitchell_(racing_driver))| after = [Jamie Caroline](/source/Jamie_Caroline)<br>Daniel Vaughan | years=[2019](/source/2019_British_GT_Championship)|with=Tom Canning}}
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Category:1994 births
Category:Living people
Category:British Touring Car Championship drivers
Category:British GT Championship drivers
Category:Renault UK Clio Cup drivers
Category:English racing drivers
Category:Sportspeople from Nuneaton
Category:21st-century English sportsmen

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