Reigning British Touring Car champion Jake Hill stormed to a stunning double victory at the 82nd Goodwood Members’ Meeting, as Mini expert Nick Swift narrowly missed out on two podiums.

The Kent racers each took part in a pair of tin-top contests at the West Sussex event, where Frant-based sportscar team Jota Sport celebrated their 25th anniversary.

Hill, 31, picked up the driver-of-the-meeting award after enjoying his “best weekend yet” at the 2.4-mile circuit.

The Platts Heath charger won a star-studded Gordon Spice Trophy race for 1970-82 Group 1 touring cars over 2.8 litres on Saturday afternoon, beating former World Touring Car champion Rob Huff.

Hill had qualified Ric Wood’s Ford Capri in second after a mid-session set-up change, and grabbed the lead at the start of the 20-minute race by passing Andy Priaulx, another former World Touring Car champion.

Hill lost first position to Priaulx (Chevrolet Camaro) on lap two, but was promoted back into top-spot on lap eight when the Guernseyman was forced to retire following water pump failure.

"I had such a great fight with Andy - hard, but fair and proper touring car racing,” Hill said.

“It was a real shame he retired although I felt confident as the race went on I would get a chance to close back in.

“It was my third win in the car, and as always a huge thanks to Ric and the crew for having me on board and for giving me the best Capri yet.”

Hill beat Huff (driving another Ford Capri) by 1.3sec, but the 2012 world-beater was disqualified post-race for a technical infringement, promoting Hill’s BTCC rival Tom Ingram (Chevrolet Camaro) to second.

On Sunday, Hill enjoyed more success in the two-driver Win Percy Trophy, despite having never sat in the Ford Escort RS2000 he shared with Kerry Michael before the weekend.

The 45-minute event for 1970-82 Group 1 touring cars under 2.8-litre attracted a host of big-name drivers, and Hill qualified second behind the Volkswagen Golf GTI of Jim Morris/Andre Lotterer.

Car owner Michael led early on but handed over to Hill in fourth place when the pit window opened on lap 10.

Rejoining 3.5 seconds behind three-time Le Mans winner Lotterer, who had taken over from Morris, Hill immediately set fastest lap as the battling pair rose to the top of the order after the pitstop cycle.

Hill set fastest lap for seven further tours in succession as he closed in on the current World Endurance champion, and pulled off a brave move around the outside of 'no name' corner to take the lead on lap 22.

He kept Lotterer at bay to the flag, despite a late safety car and brief contact with the one-time Grand Prix starter which broke the Escort’s rear-rear light on the final lap.

"It was just a brilliant car to drive and I loved the fight with Andre,” said Hill, who won by just 0.795sec.

“We had some fuel-surge on the last couple of laps which gave him the chance to challenge me, which was pretty tricky, but we managed to edge back away and get the job done.

“My BTCC team boss Mark Blundell usually races this car with Kerry and loves it, so it was lovely to jump in the car and get on with the car so well.”

Hill also competed in the inaugural GT3 Shootout, a one-car-at-a-time sprint event for GT3 cars that raced between 2006 and 2012.

Driving a Ferrari 458, Hill was fourth fastest in an event won by 2013 British Touring Car champion Andrew Jordan (Chevrolet Corvette Z06.R).

Jordan joined Tenterden-based Swift in the Win Percy Trophy, where the pair narrowly missed out on a podium in their Mini 1275 GT as a late safety car period saw Huff - sharing a Ford Escort RS2000 with Dave Devine - demote them to fourth.

Swift had started the race from fifth and, having stayed out longer than any of the other frontrunners, pitted from the lead with 18 minutes to go.

Jordan rejoined in fourth and looked set to join Hill on the podium when third-placed Emanuele Pirro retired the Mazda RX7 he shared with Alex Taylor.

But the caution period - caused by Tonbridge racer Aimee Watts (Triumph Dolomite) - brought the field together and Huff was able to pass Jordan in the final minutes.

“I think it would have been a lovely grandstand finish for the final podium position if it wasn’t for the safety car,” Swift said.

“Huffy was closing in and it would have been really close, but it’s one of those things.

“It was Andrew’s plan to leave me out and pit later as he thought I could maybe make up a little bit more ground.”

Just before the Win Percy Trophy, Swift had narrowly missed out on a “dream” podium in the 20-minute Whitmore Cup for Pre-66 touring cars under two-litre.

Having qualified fourth in his Morris Mini Cooper S, the 57-year-old enjoyed a frantic scrap with current British Touring Car racer Adam Morgan and Goodwood lap record holder Nick Padmore, both in similar cars.

The trio could not catch race winner Guy Smith, the 2003 Le Mans winner, and former Grand Prix racer Max Chilton, both driving Ford Lotus Cortinas.

But they became locked in a great fight with another Cortina pilot - Goodwood regular Justin Law - who just kept Swift at bay by 0.528sec at the flag.

“It was close, but it needed Justin to make a mistake, and he's not going to do that,” Swift said.

“I’ve won the race overall before, but I was very lucky that there were slow Cortinas then.

“I was really pleased with the outcome of it this weekend, though, as they were all decent Cortinas driven by top drivers.”

Swift’s company - Swiftune Engineering - powered 20-plus cars at the event, including nine Pre-66 Minis and five 1275 GTs.

The St Michaels-based engine builder celebrate their 60th anniversary this year, and host a sprint event for Pre-66 Minis at Goodwood on Saturday, November 1.

Before that, the Sanwa Trophy will return to the Brands Hatch Mini Festival on August 2-3, featuring two 20-minute sprint races with a capacity 34-car grid.

“The weekend was a really good way to start our 60th year,” Swift said.

“We also had really strong results at Snetterton the week before in the Mini Miglias - Rupert Deeth won both races - so we’re doing all right!”

Meanwhile, Jota Sport crossed the Kent-Sussex border to demonstrate one of their 2025 factory Cadillac V-Series.Rs from the World Endurance Championship.

The squad, headed up by Sam Hignett, started their 25th birthday celebrations by lapping a 5.5-litre V8-powered LMDh Hypercar, with Alex Lynn and Will Stevens behind the wheel.