Rogerson Signs Off Audi Cup’s Debut Season with Oulton Park Double

The Audi Cup – Rounds 10 & 11
Donington Park – 3rd October 2026

The inaugural season of Audi Cup racing finished with Andrew Rogerson scoring a double victory at Oulton Park last weekend (3 October).

As a result, Rogerson ended the year as the series’ most successful driver. He won six of the 11 non-championship races ahead of the expected transition to full championship status next year.

 

Qualifying

Andrew Rogerson didn’t have things his own way in qualifying. The First Choice Maintenance with AS Metal Recyling-backed driver could only manage the third fastest time after having three laps disallowed for overstepping track limits – not that those would have been quick enough to dislodge the front-row men.

Taking pole position by the tiniest of margins, just 0.005 seconds, was Thruxton hat-trick hero Ross Makar. Having missed Friday testing, the 4G Racing man had planned to get up to speed in the morning practice session only for oil on track to make that a futile exercise. But clearly he didn’t need the additional track time.

Just missing out on pole on his series debut was Andrew Dyer. Returning to the Audi TT scene after a couple of years away, the City Car Cup regular was back on the pace immediately.

Rogerson was another couple of tenths back in third, and would start alongside Pembrey winner Sam Meagher.

Dyer’s fellow City Car Cup gradate and Audi Cup debutant Alex Foden was fifth fastest, with series stalwart Iain Dowler (NRH Motors) sixth. Patrick Booth (4G) and debutant Chris Coomer would start on row four, with Slidesports’ Mark Jenkins completing the runners.

OULTON PARK QUALIFYING RESULT

Round 10 – Race Report

A good start from pole position propelled Makar into the race lead as Dyer spun up his wheels and lost ground. That allowed Rogerson straight into second and he then charged around the outside of Makar through Dentons and Cascades to take the lead.

Rogerson was almost making it look easy and it was, in fact, easier than it should have been: a spark plug had broken in Makar’s TT and left him helpless to prevent the pack charging past. The Scot pulled in to retire at the end of the second lap.

After his tardy getaway, Dyer was quickly up to speed and latched on to Rogerson, putting the series benchmark under pressure. Two fastest laps in quick succession mid-race showed the Welshman meant business. But his challenge was effectively ended when he picked up a five-second penalty for track limits transgressions.

Dyer didn’t give up, and continued to push for victory on the road, but Rogerson held on to take his fifth win of the season.

Meagher finished third on the road but was promoted to second by the penalty for Dyer, which dropped him to third.

Dowler and Booth enjoyed a good battle for fourth, with Booth taking the position mid-race at the Island hairpin. Dowler tried to fight back but had to settle for fifth, although he was later disqualified for not running a catalytic converter.

After a quick visit to the pits, having been shown the ‘meatball’ flag, Foden emerged in the middle of a battle between Jenkins and Coomer. Jenkins beat them to the chequered flag but was another to be handed a 5s penalty, while Coomer suffered the same fate as Dowler at post-race scrutineering.

It all meant that Foden was classified fifth and Jenkins sixth.

 

OULTON PARK RACE ONE RESULT

 

Round 11 – Race Report

The reversed grid for the final race of the season put Jenkins on pole position with Foden alongside. But Foden was very slow away and only just avoided by the pack as he dropped to the rear of the field.

Booth passed polesitter Jenkins for the lead at Cascades as Dyer and Rogerson, side by side, loomed large in their mirrors. Dyer somehow survived a wild ride over the bumpy grass down Lakeside, which dropped him down the order but he still followed the train past a circumspect Jenkins into the Island hairpin.

So Booth led from Rogerson, Meagher and Makar but the race was quickly brought to a halt. As Coomer attempted to nose inside Jenkins at the top of Clay Hill, the pair made contact and speared into the barriers at Water Tower. With debris across the road and Coomer attempting to scurry to safety, red flags came out.

The race was restarted over a shorter duration with Booth leading from Dyer and Meagher. Rogerson, fourth, executed an impressive lunge around the outside of Meagher at Island on the opening lap, and then latched onto Dyer, his next target.

Rogerson made his move to take second at Old Hall on the next lap, then rounded Booth for the lead at Water Tower half a lap later.

While Dyer appeared to be slowed by an intermittent issue, Makar was making progress through the field. He was quickly into third, then passed team-mate Booth into Lodge at the end of the second lap.

The race’s fastest lap brought Makar right onto Rogerson’s tail. But, with the circuit curfew approaching, the chequered flag was thrown early and he was denied an opportunity to challenge.

Thus Rogerson ended the season with six wins to Makar’s three. If the likes of Dyer, Carl Swift and others join the fray on a full-time basis as expected next season, the front of the field looks set to be very competitive indeed.

Meagher got past Booth at the hairpin mid-race to clinch another podium finish and leave Booth having to settle for fourth. In fact, Booth only just held off a revitalised Dyer in the closing stages. Foden was sixth and Jenkins completed the finishers.

 

OULTON PARK RACE TWO RESULT

 

Driver Quotes

Winner of rounds 10 & 11 Andrew Rogerson

“I noticed Andrew [Dyer] got a 5s penalty for track limits, so that’s all I was doing, trying to keep it within track limits. He was closing me down but I was making sure I was staying on the black stuff. The last two laps I just reined it back again because I thought even if he passes me, it doesn’t matter.

“Ross [Makar] put me under major pressure [in the second race]. The tyres were giving up from lap two or three. I couldn’t get third gear some of the time as well, so he kept catching me.”

Runner up in Round 11 winner Ross Makar

“It’s a nice end to the day. I really tried hard there but Andrew [Rogerson] did everything right, so all credit to him. And all season, he’s just been fantastic.”

 

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