Hill, who finished second in his West Surrey Racing-run BMW 330e M Sport, was held accountable for the incident that sidelined three-time champion Ash Sutton’s Motorbase Efficiency Ford Focus ST.
The Kentishman has stored his second place within the outcomes, however will begin race two from fifth on the grid.
Hill made a greater launch off the grid than Sutton and the polesitting Motorbase Ford of Dan Rowbottom, who was gradual away.
Hill drew alongside Rowbottom and appeared to react to Sutton transferring throughout the observe. That led to contact between Hill and Rowbottom, which prompted the BMW to then hit the Ford of Sutton from the rear.
Sutton was despatched onto the grass by the contact, the place the unlevel floor tore off the ground, which in flip pulled off the water radiator.
“I bought a stunning launch,” mentioned Sutton. “Dan then began transferring throughout and after that I bought hit behind the automobile [by Hill].
“That’s not classed as a big overlap, and the place there’s no vital overlap then it’s important to yield.”
Ashley Sutton, NAPA Racing UK Ford Focus ST
Photograph by: JEP / Motorsport Images
“I didn’t get a superb begin,” mentioned Rowbottom. “It was my first begin within the moist with this automobile, and I used to be attempting to be cheeky with the clutch.
“Then all hell broke free as a result of individuals are attempting to win a championship earlier than they even get to Flip 1 of the primary race.
“He [Hill] turned throughout the entrance of me, and simply used Ash to bounce off.”
Hill blamed Sutton for the contact.
“I had a improbable begin and selected to undergo the center of them. Dan Rowbottom was completely harmless, and as I bought alongside him Sutton determined to cut me off, and the top end result was he took himself out.”
Sutton’s non-finish means he’ll begin race two from twenty sixth on the 27-car grid, whereas Hill’s penalty means reigning champion Tom Ingram strikes up onto the entrance row alongside first-race winner Dan Cammish, with Andrew Watson and Rowbottom on the second row.