The 30-year-old joined the team, then known as Motorbase Performance, for the 2022 campaign, before claiming his record-equalling fourth crown last year at the wheel of one of the squad’s Ford Focus STs.
Sutton arrived at the squad at the same time as Dan Cammish and, while both were already locked in for 2024, the latest deal extends the partnership by two years.
While it is only Sutton whose deal has been extended, it is understood that this is partly so that Alliance, which has relocated over the winter from Kent to Northampton, can keep him under lock and key so that he is not enticed away – either from rival BTCC organisations or from those in the wider world of motorsport.
Sutton’s extension with Alliance need not necessarily be to compete in the BTCC until the end of 2026.
Team owner Pete Osborne has spoken publicly about his ambitions to expand his squad into GT3 competition and, ultimately, the Le Mans 24 Hours, and even investigated a move into that arena for 2024.
Alliance team manager Oly Collins told Autosport: “As it stands, BTCC is the flagship – that’s our priority and what we’re committed to at the moment.
Source: Autosport