The 2019 British GT4 champion will pilot the #97 Vauxhall Astra alongside Jack Sears Trophy winner Crees as he begins a multi-year deal with the squad.
Hand previously raced in the Renault Clio Cup, narrowly missing out on the championship title behind now three-time BTCC titleholder Ash Sutton in 2015.
Due to his runner-up finish in the series, Hand went on to secure his first taste of the BTCC later that year, taking part in the BTCC’s Prize Test in a Motorbase Performance Ford Focus.
The Warwickshire racer took the British GT4 title alongside Tom Canning with Aston Martin squad TF Sport, seeing off Multimatic Mustang duo Seb Priaulx and Scott Maxwell despite winning only one race to the Anglo-Canadian pair’s two.
“This is a dream come true for me,” said Hand, who hasn’t raced since 2019.
“The dream after this one is a race win in the BTCC and after that is to be crowned BTCC champion.
“The deal we have put together, I believe, gives me the best possible chance of…
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