| Ash Hand | |
| Nationality: |  British |
| Birth Date: | 24 April 1994 |
| Birth Place: | Nuneaton, Warwickshire England |
| Racing Licence: | FIA Silver |
| Current Series: | British Touring Car Championship |
| First Year: | 2022 |
| Former Teams: | CarStore Power Maxed Racing |
| Car Number: | 97 |
| Starts: | 30 |
| Wins: | 0 |
| Podiums: | 0 |
| Poles: | 0 |
| Fastest Laps: | 0 |
| Best Finish: | 19th |
| Year: | 2022 |
| Prev Series: | British GT Championship Renault UK Clio Cup Renault Sport Trophy |
| Prev Series Years: | 2019 2018, 2017, 2015, 2014, 2013 2016 |
| Titles: | British GT Championship GT4 |
| Title Years: | 2019 |
Ashley Joseph Hand (born 24 April 1994) is a British racing driver who competed in the 2022 British Touring Car Championship with CarStore Power Maxed Racing.[1] He was the GT4 champion of the 2019 British GT Championship, driving with Tom Canning.[2]
Hand started karting in 2008, at the age of 13, and over a 5 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.
Hand made his car racing debut in the 2013 Renault UK Clio Cup with Team Pyro.[3] He came 9th in the standings in his rookie season. He switched to SV Racing for the 2014 season, where he improved to 8th. Switching back to Team Pyro for the 2015 season, Hand finished second in the standings, losing the title to Ashley Sutton due to a mechanical failure in the final round.[4]
He returned to the championship part-time in 2017 and 2018, with Team Pyro and Matrix Motorsport respectively.[5]
Hand competed in selected rounds of the AM class and the Endurance Trophy of the 2016 Renault Sport Trophy, where he was 22nd in the Endurance Trophy and 14th in the AM class.[6]
Hand joined TF Sport alongside Tom Canning for the GT4 category of the 2019 British GT Championship.[7] With 1 win and 4 podiums, they won the GT4 championship title.[2] [8]
Following a two-year sabbatical, it was announced in 2022 that Hand would partner Michael Crees at Power Maxed Racing for the 2022 British Touring Car Championship.[1] [9] With 55 points scored across the season, Hand finished 19th in the overall standings, and 3rd in the Jack Sears Trophy.
Although Hand signed a multi-year contract in 2022, he announced via social media that he would sit out from the championship in 2023.[10]
| Season | Series | Position | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Kartmasters British Grand Prix - Rotax Minimax | 25th | |
| BRDC Stars of Tomorrow Minimax Championship | 9th | ||
| 2009 | Super 1 National Rotax Max Junior | 11th | |
| MSA Kartmasters Grand Prix - Rotax Junior | 1st | ||
| 2010 | Formula Kart Stars - Junior Max | 1st | |
| Kartmasters British Grand Prix - Rotax Junior | 2nd | ||
| Rotax Max Challenge Grand Finals - Junior | 28th | ||
| Super 1 National Rotax Max Junior | 9th | ||
| 2011 | Trent Valley Kart Club - Senior Rotax | 28th | |
| Kartmasters British Grand Prix - Rotax Max | 31st | ||
| 2012 | Super 1 National Rotax Max Championship | 11th | |
| Kartmasters British Grand Prix - Rotax Max | 1st | ||
| Rotax International Open - Senior | 9th | ||
| Rotax Max Euro Challenge Senior | 10th | ||
| Rotax Max Wintercup - Senior | 3rd | ||
| 2015 | Kartmasters British Grand Prix - Rotax Max | 3rd |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Renault Clio Cup UK | Team Pyro | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 213 | 9th | |||
| 2014 | Renault Clio Cup UK | SV Racing | 18 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 284 | 8th | |||
| 2015 | Renault Clio Cup UK | Team Pyro | 18 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 13 | 454 | 2nd | |||
| 2016 | Renault Sport Endurance Trophy | Oregon Team | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 22nd | |||
| Renault Sport Trophy - AM | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14th | ||||||
| 2017 | Renault Clio Cup UK | Team Pyro | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 73 | 17th | |||
| 2018 | Renault Clio Cup UK | Matrix Motorsport | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 19th | |||
| 2019 | British GT Championship - GT4 | TF Sport | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 140 | 1st | |||
| 2022 | align=left nowrap | British Touring Car Championship | align=left nowrap | CarStore Power Maxed Racing | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 19th |
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
(key) Races in bold indicate pole position (1 point awarded – 2002–2003 all races, 2004–present just in first race) Races in italics indicate fastest lap (1 point awarded all races) * signifies that driver lead race for at least one lap (1 point awarded – 2002 just in feature races, 2003–present all races)