DRIVER Senna Proctor will remain with Bidford-on-Avon team Power Maxed Racing for the 2018 British Touring Car Championship season.

The Driffield 19-year-old secured the Jack Sears Trophy for series rookie drivers with five rounds of the 2017 season left to run and is looking to capitalise on his previous experience in the Vauxhall Astra.

Senna will join team-mate Josh Cook who won the trophy in 2015.

The season kicks off in April at Brands Hatch.

Team manager Martin Broadhurst said: “Continuity is key for any race team and we’re delighted to have secured Senna for his second consecutive season in the car.

“The team have been working incredibly hard throughout the winter months to ensure Senna stayed with us for 2018, and hopefully beyond. The fact we’ll have two Jack Sears champions who’ve both won with us is the icing on the cake.”

Team principal Adam Weaver said: “We are well aware of Senna’s ability.

“He is still only 19 and developed superbly as a driver during last season.

“With a year in the car under his belt and a winter of hard work we expect him to be very strong in 2018.

“I believe we have secured the most exciting line-up in the championship with two of the past three Jack Sears Trophy winners and cannot wait for the season to start.”

Proctor said: “It’s great to be staying with Power Maxed Racing for the forthcoming season.

“We’ve been working hard together through the winter to strike the right deal and you can’t put a price on having confidence in both the car and the team behind it.

“2017 was a fantastic year for all of us and with the work Martin and the team have been putting in and having Josh as a team-mate,I’m confident 2018 will be our year!”