HOOK racing driver Archie Hamilton was in winning form on return to his former GT Open Team, SRT, at Brands Hatch.

Driving a Shipex SRT Corvette in the Supercar Challenge, Hamilton, along with team-mate Nicolas Vandierendonck, won both one-hour races, extending the team’s lead in the championship.

A late call saw Hamilton back in the car he drove last season.

After qualifying third for both races, the Hook driver took the second stint in race one, moving up from eighth after the pit-stop and from sixth in race two to win on each occasion.

It was the fourth time Hamilton has won back-to-back race wins at the Brands Hatch Grand Prix circuit after he won both races in the GT Open last year.

Hamilton said: “That was a great weekend and I must thank SRT for the opportunity. It’s good to be able to get in the car and be up to speed so quickly.

“I had a great season with SRT so it was good to help out and take the double win for them and for Nicolas, who was great to drive with.

“It was always going to be tough to win with the success related time penalties at the pit-stops. Safety cars helped us a little but I was confident with the car and the track so I was able to find what I needed.

“It was great to hear how excited the commentators were getting in the last race when I made overtook the BMW Z4 going round the outside of Paddock Bend to take the lead.”

Hamilton flies to Texas this week to return to the Sard Morand team and race a LMP2 Morgan in the World Endurance Championship, following his debut with the team at the Nürburgring round, where the squad finished fourth.

The six hours on the Circuit of the Americas starts on Saturday.

Hamilton said: “The team worked well together in Germany, so I hope that we will get the result that I know we are capable of in the USA.”