Welch excluded from Silverstone results
Dan Welch has been excluded from all three of Silverstone's rounds of the Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship after his car's engine was found to contain illegal parts.
The Hampshire-based driver has also been deducted 40 championship points in both the overall and independents championships.
The non-homologated parts were first discovered in a routine post-race check at Silverstone, leading scrutineers to launch a more thorough investigation.
The 40 point fine, equivalent to two race wins, is the most severe penalty which can be imposed for a breach of the BTCC's technical regulations.