Clio champion Ant Whorton-Eales joins AmD Audi for 2017 BTCC
Renault Clio Cup UK champion Ant Whorton-Eales will step up to the British Touring Car Championship for 2017 at the wheel of a AmD Tuning Audi S3 saloon
The 22-year-old, who took nine wins on his way to the Clio crown, will team up with Ollie Jackson at Shaun Hollamby's team.
"It's no secret that I wanted to move into the BTCC this season and we've spent a lot of time looking at the various options that were available," said Whorton-Eales.
"Once we spoke to Shaun about his plans with the second Audi, the deal was a very easy one to do and it was all wrapped up within a day.
"I'm delighted to be able to confirm my place on the touring car grid, and I think that I've made a good choice in AmDTuning.com for my first season.
"The team has plenty of experience and there is a lot of potential in the Audi that I aim to benefit from.
"As a rookie driver, the main target has to be the Jack Sears Trophy [rookies cup] and it would be nice if we could be pushing towards the top 10 in the championship by the end of the year."
Hollamby said he was pleased to be bringing the reigning Clio champion onboard.
"Even before winning the Clio title last year, Ant had shown his potential on track and we're confident that he will be a strong addition to the grid this year," said Hollamby.
2017 BTCC LINE-UP SO FAR
AmD Tuning Audi S3 Saloon
Ollie Jackson, Ant Whorton-Eales
BTC Racing Chevrolet Cruze
Chris Smiley, Dave Newsham
Ciceley Racing Mercedes-Benz A-Class
Adam Morgan
Eurotech Racing Honda Civic Type-R
Jeff Smith, TBA
Handy Motorsport Toyota Avensis
Rob Austin
Laser Tools Racing Mercedes-Benz A-Class
Aiden Moffat
Maximum Motorsport Ford Focus
TBA
Motorbase Performance Ford Focus
Mat Jackson, TBA, TBA
Power Maxed Racing Vauxhall Astra
Tom Chilton, Senna Proctor
Speedworks Toyota Avensis
Tom Ingram
Team BMR Subaru Levorg
TBA, TBA, TBA, TBA
Team Dynamics Honda Civic Type-R
Gordon Shedden, Matt Neal, Matt Simpson
Team Hard VW CC
Will Burns, Michael Epps, TBA
Team Parker Ford Focus
TBA
Triple Eight MG MG6
TBA, TBA
WSR BMW 125i M Sport
Andrew Jordan, TBA, TBA
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