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22 UK Round 1 – Sunday 25 April, Silverstone Circuit 1. M. Hart (Maximum Motorsport, Hyundai i30 N); 2. L. Kent (Essex & Kent Motorsport, Hyundai i30 N); 3. D. Kirby (Power Maxed Racing, CUPRA) Round 2 – Sunday 25 April, Silverstone Circuit 1. L. Kent (Essex & Kent Motorsport, Hyundai i30 N); 2. M. Hart (Maximum Motorsport, Hyundai i30 N); 3. D. Kirby (Power Maxed Racing, CUPRA) Max Hart and Lewis Kent splitwins THERIVALHYUNDAI DRIVERS LEFTSILVERSTONEAS JOINTLEADERS INTHECHAMPIONSHIPSTANDINGS Max Hart (left) and Lewis Kent (below) took a win apiece at the opening round of the TCR UK at Silverstone, with the rival Hyundai drivers leaving with the joint-lead of the standings. At the start of the first race, Hart led away from pole, while Lewis Kent moved up to second ahead of his brother Bradley who skated off the track and out of the race. Hart pulled out a brief gap before Kent starting to rein him in, leading to Hart altering his driving approach to preserve the tyres. Hart won by a two-second margin from Kent with Dan Kirby in third position (top). The top six were reversed for Race 2, with William Butler starting from pole, but Kirby swept into the lead from P3 on the grid, while Lewis Kent was up to second by the end of the first lap. Hart followed Kent and was on his tail by the end of the opening lap. Kent made his move for the lead on lap 4, passing Kirby, with Hart repeating the manoeuvre on Kirby one lap later. From thereon, the race remained stable, with Kent leading Hart by about two seconds throughout the rest of the distance to the finish, with Kirby third a safe distance behind. The next round of TCR UK takes place at the Castle Combe on May 31st.