Jake Hill will race a BMW 330e M Sport in the 2022 British Touring Car Championship, after teaming up with the WSR BMW squad in partnership with MB Motorsport.
Hill’s car will be one of three run by the crack WSR squad, with the 27-year-old also sporting backing from ROKiT.
Last year, WSR won a record-breaking sixth straight manufacturers’ title for BMW, whilst also claiming their 100th BTCC win, securing them a spot as one of the championship’s most successful outfits.
Hill, meanwhile, enjoyed his best-ever season in the BTCC, being in the title hunt until the final round, before ultimately ending the year fifth overall in the drivers’ standings, with two wins and nine podium finishes.
“Thanks to some incredible support and brilliant people around me, the last few seasons in the BTCC have just been getting better and better,” said Hill. “I truly believe that working with MB Motorsport powered by ROKiT alongside WSR means that anything is possible again for 2022.
“I have always loved the underdog and compassionate spirit that runs through The ROKiT Group and am proud to be representing them this year.
“It has always been a dream of mine to work alongside WSR and BMW and I think I can be honest and say it is for pretty much every driver who aspires to be in the BTCC.
“To now have made that possible in 2022 thanks to some amazing people, I couldn’t be more grateful.
“I’ve been presented with an incredible opportunity and it’s now down to me to make the most of it.”
Dick Bennetts, WSR Team Principal, is confident that Hill has the potential to be another future champion with the outfit.
“We’re very pleased to welcome Jake and MB Motorsport Powered by ROKiT to WSR for the 2022 BTCC season,” said Bennetts.
“Jake is someone we’ve been keeping an eye on for a number seasons, who had a real breakthrough campaign this year and came close to winning the title.
“Although his BTCC experience has largely been in front-wheel-drive machinery, he’s amassed plenty of wins in rear-wheel-drive cars in both the BTCC support categories and in high-level historic motorsport.
“We have a long history of working with promising drivers and helping them to become champions and we’re sure that Jake has the potential to be the next in line.
“We’re very much looking forward to getting him behind the wheel of the Hybrid BMW 3 Series for the first time and to building a really strong relationship with Mark Blundell and his team alongside ROKiT and their loyal partners.”