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. He was the GT4 champion of the 2019 British GT Championship, driving with Tom Canning.
Hand started karting in 2008, at the age of 13, and over a five 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. He came ninth in the standings in his rookie season. He switched to SV Racing for the 2014 season, where he improved to eighth. 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.
Hand returned to the championship part-time in 2017 and 2018, with Team Pyro and Matrix Motorsport respectively.
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.
Hand joined TF Sport alongside Tom Canning for the GT4 category of the 2019 British GT Championship. With one win and four podiums, they won the GT4 championship title.
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. With 55 points scored across the season, Hand finished 19th in the overall standings, and third 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.
() (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
() Races in bold indicate pole position (1 point awarded â 2002âÂÂ2003 all races, 2004âÂÂpresent just in first race) Races in italics indicate fastest lap (1 point awarded all races) <nowiki>*</nowiki> signifies that driver lead race for at least one lap (1 point awarded â 2002 just in feature races, 2003âÂÂpresent all races)