Records tumble on opening BTCC weekend

The 2018 Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship kicked off in typically dramatic fashion last weekend with opening weekend records tumbling.

Three thrilling races provided three different winners with a victory apiece for Jack Goff, Senna Proctor and Tom Ingram, whilst incredibly nine different drivers filled the nine podium positions on offer.

If that wasn’t #BTCC enough for you then the current top ten championship positions should catch your eye, with ten different marques and ten different teams filling those positions – underlining the level-playing field and high-class competitiveness throughout the capacity 32-car grid.

Add this to the ever-changing conditions at Brands Hatch, tyre choice drama and one of the most incredible races in the series’ illustrious 60-year history and it seems that the BTCC is in better health than ever.

Roll on Donington!

Bushell bags first Dunlop #FOREVERFORWARD award of 2018

Title sponsor and official tyre supplier, Dunlop, have reviewed the weekend's action and what an exciting one it was... with tyre choices and the ever-changing conditions at the centre of the action at Brands Hatch.

Mike Bushell's return to the series was marked with an impressive fifth place finish in the final race, which also secured him Dunlop's #FOREVERFORWARD spoils for making the most passes during the day.

Here's Dunlop's take on proceedings following a dramatic weekend in Kent:

FOREVERFORWARD STANDINGS

Mike Bushell – 27 points
Senna Proctor – 26 points
Tom Boardman/Matt Simpson -24 points

KEY FACTS

Dan Cammish nearly had perfect start to his BTCC career, but had provisional pole disallowed after a pitlane red light infringement
Jack Goff would eventually take pole with the entire field separated by just 1.181s
Turkington and Jordan would take the BMW 125i M Sport’s 100^th BTCC podium in Race 1
3 different winners and 9 different drivers stood on the podium
Top 10 is currently held by 10 different teams with 10 different manufacturers represented

RACE 1

Rain would cause the entire field to run the new blue side-walled BluResponse tyre for the first race of the day
Loop-hole in tyre regulations were taken by certain drivers, including the #2 on the grid, Sam Tordoff: By running the option tyre to the grid, then switching onto wet tyres, this would count as his allocation. If a driver went to the grid on wet tyres, he would have to use the option tyre in the following race
Jack Goff would hold off a race-long attack from Turkington to convert pole to a win
Jordan had an electric start which saw him jump from 5^th to 3^rd (voted as fan favourite of the race on social)
Further down the grid, Jackson, Butcher and Sutton would all gain 11 places. The latter with a valiant charge in the dying laps to gain valuable points.

RACE 2

A race that will go down in BTCC history. A drying track had many ponder switching from wet to dry tyres. 9 drivers would take the gamble sitting further down the field, with Bushell and Turkington both also switching later on
At the start of the race it was business as usual, Ingram led Goff and Jordan and those on slicks fell to the back of the field. However around lap 22 the conditions cleared in the dry runners favour. Able to lap 4 seconds a lap quicker, the deficit was overturned almost instantly. Within one lap the lead trio changed from Ingram-Goff-Jordan to Moffat-Proctor-Hill. The former trio would fall to the tail end of the top 10
Moffat would run wide at Druids and suffer contact with Proctor, however he would eventually finish fifth
That left Senna Proctor to claim his maiden BTCC win (on soft tyres), Hill to take his first BTCC podium (on prime tyres) and Jackson to also claim his first podium (on soft tyres).
Showing the difference a tyre makes, Proctor would get the FF honours after starting in 27^th on the grid to take his first win. Mike Bushell would charge from 32^nd to 8^th, Austin from 29^th to 6^th, Hill from 25^th to 2^nd

RACE 3

Due to many not running their soft tyre allocations in Race 1 & 2, many were forced to for race 3 in the dry conditions. This would lead to 24 drivers running the option tyre and 8 running the prime
Ingram was on form on the option tyre, charging from 11^th to 1^st to take his first victory of the season (his overtake on Austin on L13 would be voted fan favourite)
Ciceley motorsport also had a strong performance, with Morgan coming from 13^th to 2^nd and Oliphant from 31^st to 20^th
FF honours would be claimed by a recovering Turkington, charging from 27^th to 9^th, closely followed by Matt Neal from 29^th to 12^th

Dunlop BTCC SportMaxx – what a difference a tyre makes

Mike Bushell tops Dunlop #ForeverForward Award with 27 place gains
Senna Proctor gains most places in one race, 26th to first in race two
Prime, Option and Wet compounds used across the three races in thrilling season-opener

The opening round of the Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship at Brands Hatch on Sunday will go down in the record books as one of the most thrilling and entertaining events in the series’ 60-year history. Tyre choice was to play a major role; Dunlop’s BTCC SportMaxx Prime and Option tyres, and the BluResponse ‘Wet’ all contributed to the staggering amount of moves in Dunlop’s ForeverForward table.

Top movers in the day’s wet opening race, which saw the entire field use the new blue side-walled BluResponse tyre, were Ollie Jackson, Rory Butcher and reigning BTCC champion Ash Sutton, who all gained 11 places from their start position.

But it was the second race of the day that really shook up the order and produced a real edge-of-the-seat cliff-hanger. A drying track had many drivers pondering whether to switch from wet to dry tyres, with subsequently nine drivers taking the gamble at start, and Colin Turkington and Mike Bushell switching later in the race.

Over the opening lap Tom Ingram led Jack Goff and Andrew Jordan, all making the best use of their wet tyres to grab the immediate advantage on the wet track, as the slick runners fell back. However, as track conditions improved, and a dry line formed, the slick runners were quickly lapping around four seconds a lap faster and the deficit was instantly overturned.

Within one lap the lead trio had changed as Aidan Moffat, Senna Proctor and Jake Hill capitalised on the Dunlop slick’s grip to surge ahead. On lap 26 Proctor came off best from brief contact with Moffat, and went on to record his maiden BTCC victory, utilising the SportMaxx Soft option tyre, and gaining a staggering 26 places in the process. Jake Hill clawed his way through from 25th to finish second on the prime tyre, with Jackson also on the soft option tyre, third for his first podium finish.

Other top movers across race two were Mike Bushell (24 places) and Rob Austin (23).

With 24 drivers not running their soft tyre allocation in races one or two, under the BTCC tyre rules, they were required to use them in race three in dry conditions, with eight on the prime tyre. ForeverForward honours were claimed by a recovering Colin Turkington, who charged from 27th to ninth on the prime tyre, closely followed by Matt Neal who came through from 29th to 12th on the option tyre.

Ingram was on form on the option tyre, charging from 11th to 1st to take his first victory of the season, his overtake on Austin on lap 13 subsequently voted the fan’s favourite. Other notable performances came from Adam Morgan and Tom Oliphant both on the Soft option tyre who gained 11 places each.

1.	MIKE BUSHELL	27pts
2.	SENNA PROCTOR	26pts
3.	TOM BOARDMAN	24pts
4.	MATT SIMPSON	24pts
5.	JAKE HILL	23pts
6.	ROB AUSTIN	21pts
7.	OLLIE JACKSON	20pts
8.	ASH SUTTON	19pts
9.	COLIN TURKINGTON	19pts
10.	MATT NEAL	18pts

Tom Ingram tops the table after memorable day at Brands Hatch

Wins for Goff, Proctor and Ingram on opening 2018 BTCC weekend

Speedworks Motorsport's Tom Ingram tops the early Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship table after claiming victory in the final race at Brands Hatch today (8 April).

Pole-sitter Jack Goff won the season-opener with a lights-to-flag performance, before Power Maxed TAG Racing's Senna Proctor took the spoils in one of the most incredible races in the series’ illustrious 60-year history.

WIX Racing with Eurotech’s Goff produced a stellar display in race one as he fended off Team BMW’s Colin Turkington in a near race-long duel.

Turkington’s biggest chance to seal the win came on lap 14 of 27 as he pulled side-by-side with Goff’s Civic Type R through Clearways. The Honda driver hung on, however, and he was able to fend off Turkington’s advances for the remainder of the race.

BMW Pirtek Racing’s Andrew Jordan completed the rostrum positions, and with it scoring the 100^thpodium for West Surrey Racing in the BTCC.

Race two will live long in the memory for the thousands who witnessed it at the famous Kent circuit and the many more watching the action live on ITV4.

The contest commenced in wet conditions, but the rain had already stopped prior to lights out, and nearly a third of the field decided to gamble on Dunlop SportMaxx dry tyres.

The first half of the race went the way of the Dunlop BluResponse wet runners and Ingram’s Toyota in particular. Jordan had blasted his BMW past Goff off the line in order to take the lead early on, before the trio enjoyed a fantastic battle for the next ten laps.

Reigning champion Ash Sutton joined the party as he claimed third from a fading Jordan, but the headline story was going on behind as Team HARD’s Mike Bushell became the first driver to set a fastest lap on dry tyres.

Conditions changed dramatically and on lap 22 of 27 the leaders had Aiden Moffat’s Laser Tools Racing Mercedes and Proctor’s Vauxhall Astra all over the back of them. The cars on wet tyres simply couldn’t hang on, with a clear dry line having emerged around the 1.2-mile circuit, so both Moffat and Proctor stormed past the early leaders across the start/finish line.

Jake Hill’s Team HARD-run VW and Ollie Jackson’s AmD-run Audi were also flying and quickly nipped into third and fourth respectively, whilst series returnee Tom Boardman moved into fifth.

The action was far from over, however, as new leader Moffat ran wide through Druids and then contact was made between him and Proctor on the run down to Graham Hill Bend. Moffat’s Mercedes hit the barrier as Proctor inherited the lead, with Hill, Jackson and Boardman following him through.

The crowd were on their feet as the quite staggering encounter drew to a close and it was Proctor who took the chequered flag from Hill and Jackson – providing an all-new BTCC podium. Proctor also became the 18th race-winner in the hugely impressive 2018 Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship line-up as the PMR squad also grabbed their first ever victory.

To underline the incredible final positions, the lead trio of Proctor, Hill and Jackson had started the race in 27th, 25th and 12th respectively.

Race three was a tamer affair as Ingram eventually got the better of pole man Rob Austin.

Austin made a stellar getaway off the line in the all-new Alfa Romeo Giulietta as he initially defended from the likes of Jackson’s AmD with Cobra Exhausts Audi and Moffat’s Laser Tools Racing Mercedes.

Ingram’s first lap was even better. The Toyota star surged from 11th on the grid up to sixth, and he was also past Mike Bushell’s VW for fifth shortly after.

Jackson began to fade and Ingram was into second by the end of lap seven, before he began hunting down DUO Motorsport with HMS Racing’s Austin.

Ingram made his move for the lead stick on lap 13 as he scythed past Austin on the run to Paddock Hill Bend, and the Speedworks star would never look back – taking his first win of the season and with it the early championship lead.

Adam Morgan in the Mac Tools with Ciceley Motorsport Mercedes made fantastic progress throughout the bout and he eventually got by Austin on the penultimate tour to grab second, although the HMS Racing squad would still take a memorable maiden podium with its new car.

BMW hold a slender lead in the Manufacturers’ standings, whilst WIX Racing with Eurotech top the Teams’ order. Ingram and Speedworks also have the early advantage in the Independents’ tables, whilst Honda debutant Dan Cammish claimed Jack Sears Trophy honours.

The BTCC returns in three weeks’ time at Donington Park (28/29 April).

Jack Goff said: "That was the perfect start to the season for WIX Racing with Eurotech and all our amazing sponsors – we’ve all been working flat-out behind-the-scenes over the winter, and if we can end the season in the same position I’ll be well happy! It was extremely greasy out there – the last corner in particular was like an ice-skating rink! Colin had better traction out of Clearways being rear-wheel drive and we had a little rub on one occasion, but he’s a very fair driver and we came out fighting. It’s such a competitive field out there, so to emerge on top of the pile when everyone is on zero ballast means a lot to us."

Senna Proctor said: "I don’t really know what to say – I didn’t have a speech prepared after the way race one went! I’m over the moon – I’ve winded myself jumping up and down celebrating. This is unbelievable, and all credit to the boys at Power Maxed TAG Racing and all of our sponsors – they’re the reason I’m stood here today. I went round on the green flag lap and said to my engineer, ‘there are a few dry patches forming’, so he replied, ‘let’s put slicks on then’. I said, ‘we’re not going to win the race on wets but we just might on slicks, so let’s give it a go’ – and look what we’ve done! When Aiden went a little bit wide on the brakes at Druids, I was able to seize the opportunity. I’m still waiting to wake up from this dream – it’s amazing. Now I just need to resist drinking this champagne on the podium!"

Tom Ingram said: "Fantastic! What a great end to the weekend. There was a lot of pressure on us coming into this weekend, with people expecting us to qualify on pole and win the first race, but we had a bit of an uphill battle. We genuinely really struggled with pace in free practice and qualifying; the car didn’t feel fantastic, but my engineer Spencer and Christian (Dick, Team Principal) did one hell of a job to give me one hell of a race car today and it was really enjoyable out there. We’ve really found the sweet spot with the Avensis. It was fun being able to just throw it down the inside of people into Clearways – the car was so stable on the brakes. I can’t say enough good things about this team and all our awesome sponsors."

Mickey Butler, Manager, UK and One Brands Motorsport Events (Dunlop) said: "Race 1 was a very equal playing field for both the FWD and RWD cars, the Dunlop BluResponse performed well in testing conditions. In Race 2 for the first 16 laps the wet tyre was the right tyre, but it just dried too quickly for them and anybody that chose the option tyre quickly pushed through. We’ve never really run that tyre in a wet condition before but it held up incredibly. Race 3 was just classic British Touring Car Racing. Green track, wet, soft tyres. It all worked. The team are over the moon with the performance of the tyres this weekend, Race 2 will certainly go down in BTCC history!"

2018 Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship – Round 1 – Brands Hatch Indy

2018 Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship – Round 2 – Brands Hatch Indy

2018 Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship – Round 3 – Brands Hatch Indy

Penalties

Race 1

James Nash received a verbal warning for an incident involving Senna Proctor

Chris Smiley had 0.6s added to his race time for gaining an unfair advantage in an incident involving James Cole

Race 2

Tom Boardman received a verbal warning for an incident involving Matt Neal

Senna Proctor received a verbal warning for an incident involving Aiden Moffat

Race 3

Mike Bushell received an official reprimand and his licence was endorsed with two points for an incident involving Aiden Moffat

Ash Sutton received a verbal warning for an incident involving James Nash

Senna Proctor received an official reprimand and his licence was endorsed with two points incident involving James Nash

Stephen Jelley received an official reprimand and his licence was endorsed with two points for an incident involving Tom Chilton

Jack Goff received a verbal warning for an incident involving Ollie Jackson

Ingram earns race three spoils

Speedworks Motorsport's Tom Ingram claimed victory in the final Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship race at Brands Hatch after getting the better of pole-sitter Rob Austin.

Austin made a stellar getaway off the line in the all-new Alfa Romeo Giulietta as he initially defended from the likes of Ollie Jackson's AmD with Cobra Exhausts Audi and Aiden Moffat's Laser Tools Racing Mercedes.

Ingram's first lap was even better as the Toyota star surged from 11th on the grid up to sixth, and he was also past Mike Bushell's VW for fourth shortly after.

James Cole's Team Shredded Wheat Racing with Gallagher Ford and Team BMW's Rob Collard had a coming together on lap three, which left the 1 Series stranded in the gravel at Druids. A safety car period followed and Ingram caught Scotsman Moffat napping shortly after the restart, moving the reigning Independents' champion into third.

Jackson began to fade and Ingram was soon into second, before he began hunting down DUO Motorsport with HMS Racing's Austin. Bushell and Moffat then made unfortunate contact at Clearways, sending the latter tumbling out of contention.

Ingram made his move for the lead stick on lap 13 as he scythed past Austin on the run down to Paddock Hill Bend, and the Toyota star would never look back – taking his first win of the season and with it the early championship lead.

"Fantastic! What a great end to the weekend," enthused Ingram. "There was a lot of pressure on us coming into this weekend, with people expecting us to qualify on pole and win the first race, but we had a bit of an uphill battle. We genuinely really struggled with pace in free practice and qualifying; the car didn’t feel fantastic, but my engineer Spencer and Christian [Dick – Team Principal] did one hell of a job to give me one hell of a race car today and it was really enjoyable out there.

"I honestly didn’t expect to win race three from that far down the grid – I’m proper chuffed. The Avensis was an absolute joy to drive, which made my life very easy – I could pick people off where I wanted. Once I had cleared Rob, my mind went into looking after the tyres and this car is just phenomenal. We put weight in it and it’s mega; we take the weight out, it’s mega. We’ve really found the sweet spot with the Avensis. It was fun being able to just throw it down the inside of people into Clearways – the car was so stable on the brakes. I can’t say enough good things about this team and all our awesome sponsors."

Mac Tools with Ciceley Motorsport's Adam Morgan made fantastic progress throughout the bout and he eventually got by Austin on the penultimate tour to grab second, although the HMS Racing squad would still take a memorable maiden podium with its new car.

Ashley Sutton showed his prowess during the day and duly backed-up his calibre with a solid fourth place for Adrian Flux Subaru Racing, ahead of Bushell – the Team HARD man having scored his best ever BTCC result to date.

Rory Butcher marked a memorable event for the AmD squad on home soil, as he took another top six finish result for the Essex team, whilst Matt Simpson completed arguably his most competitive BTCC weekend so far with seventh.

Race one winner Jack Goff was eighth, ahead of Team BMW's Colin Turkington and Power Maxed TAG Racing's Josh Cook.

2018 Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship – Round 3 – Brands Hatch Indy

1 Tom INGRAM (GBR) Speedworks Motorsport 27 laps
2 Adam MORGAN (GBR) Mac Tools with Ciceley Motorsport +3.237s
3 Rob AUSTIN (GBR) DUO Motorsport with HMS Racing +4.202s
4 Ashley SUTTON (GBR) Adrian Flux Subaru Racing +8.939s
5 Mike BUSHELL (GBR) Trade Price Cars with Brisky Racing +10.376s
6 Rory BUTCHER (GBR) AmD with AutoAid/RCIB Insurance Racing +10.500s
7 Matt SIMPSON (GBR) Simpson Racing +10.992s
8 Jack GOFF (GBR) WIX Racing with Eurotech +11.913s
9 Colin TURKINGTON (GBR) Team BMW +12.068s
10 Josh COOK (GBR) Power Maxed TAG Racing +12.503s
11 Dan CAMMISH (GBR) Halfords Yuasa Racing +12.894s
12 Matt NEAL (GBR) Halfords Yuasa Racing +14.628s
13 Sam TORDOFF (GBR) Team GardX Racing with Motorbase +15.033s
14 Ollie JACKSON (GBR) AmD with Cobra Exhausts +15.127s
15 Senna PROCTOR (GBR) Power Maxed TAG Racing +15.634s
16 Chris SMILEY (GBR) BTC Norlin Racing +17.254s
17 Andrew JORDAN (GBR) BMW Pirtek Racing +17.321s
18 Tom BOARDMAN (GBR) AmD with AutoAid/RCIB Insurance Racing +20.438s
19 Jason PLATO (GBR) Adrian Flux Subaru Racing +21.777s
20 Tom OLIPHANT (GBR) Ciceley Motorsport +22.413s
21 Aiden MOFFAT (GBR) Laser Tools Racing +22.831s
22 Brett SMITH (GBR) WIX Racing with Eurotech +26.435s
23 Stephen JELLEY (GBR) Team Parker Racing +26.775s
24 Michael CAINE (GBR) Team HARD with Trade Price Cars +26.953s
25 Sam SMELT (GBR) AmD with Cobra Exhausts +28.041s
26 Bobby THOMPSON (GBR) Team HARD with Trade Price Cars +29.288s
27 Tom CHILTON (GBR) Team Shredded Wheat Racing with Gallagher +2 laps
28 Josh PRICE (GBR) Autoglym Academy Racing +2 laps
29 Jake HILL (GBR) Trade Price Cars with Brisky Racing +2 laps
30 James NASH (GBR) BTC Norlin Racing +20 laps
31 James COLE (GBR) Team Shredded Wheat Racing with Gallagher +26 laps
32 Rob COLLARD (GBR) Team BMW +26 laps

Proctor wins unbelievable wet/dry race at Brands Hatch

Power Maxed TAG Racing's Senna Proctor has scored a maiden BTCC victory in one of the most astonishing races in the series' history at Brands Hatch.

The contest commenced in wet conditions, but the rain had already stopped prior to lights out, and nearly a third of the field decided to gamble on Dunlop SportMaxx dry tyres.

The first half of the race went the way of the Dunlop BluResponse wet runners and Tom Ingram's Toyota in particular. Andrew Jordan had blasted his BMW past pole-sitter Jack Goff off the line in order to take the lead early on, before the trio enjoyed a fantastic battle for the next ten laps, although it was briefly interrupted by a short safety car period due to Stephen Jelley's stricken BMW.

Reigning champion Ash Sutton joined the party after the restart as he claimed third from a fading Jordan, but the headline story was going on behind as Team HARD's Mike Bushell became the first driver to set the fastest lap on dry tyres.

Conditions changed dramatically and on lap 22 of 27 the leaders had Aiden Moffat's Laser Tools Racing Mercedes and Proctor's Vauxhall Astra all over the back of them. The cars on wet tyres simply couldn't hang on, with a clear dry line around the 1.2-mile circuit, so both Moffat and Proctor stormed past the early leaders across the start/finish line

Jake Hill's Team HARD-run VW and Ollie Jackson's AmD-run Audi were also flying and quickly nipped into third and fourth respectively, whilst series returnee Tom Boardman moved into fifth.

The action was far from over, however, as new leader Moffat ran wide through Druids and then contact was made between him and Proctor on the run down to Graham Hill Bend. Moffat's Mercedes hit the barrier as Proctor inherited the lead, with Hill, Jackson and Boardman following him through.

The crowd were on their feet as the quite staggering encounter drew to a close and it was Proctor who took the chequered flag from Hill and Jackson – providing an all-new BTCC podium. Proctor also became the 18th race-winner in the hugely impressive 2018 Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship line-up as the PMR squad also grabbed their first ever victory.

To underline the incredible final positions, the lead of Proctor, Hill and Jackson had started the race in 27th, 25th and 12th respectively.

When the dust settled behind the podium runners it was Boardman's MG in fourth, ahead of the recovering Moffat, whilst Rob Austin scored the first ever top six finish for the new Alfa Romeo.

Matt Simpson (Simpson Racing), Mike Bushell (Trade Price Cars with Brisky Racing) and Rory Butcher (AmD with AutoAid/RCIB Insurance Racing) were next up in the incredible final order, whilst race one winner Goff completed the top ten positions.

Jake Hill said: "I didn’t think my first BTCC podium would come off the back of such a bad qualifying and race one. What a race! I can’t thank everyone enough for this moment. It’s a huge confidence boost and will hopefully allow us to finish the year, which is not an option at the moment. I trust this car – Geoff [Kingston] and Team HARD have done a fantastic job with it, and what a bit of kit it is! I’m over the moon – what a result!"

Ollie Jackson said: "I’m certainly a bit emotional, and Shaun [Hollamby – team principal] is crying his eyes out, which doesn’t help! It’s a great day. It took the soft tyres a little while to switch on, but on the green flag lap, I already knew I had made the right choice. It was tricky for the first few laps, but once we got the heat into the tyres, we flew! This is for the team, and it’s a pretty special achievement. The lads all do a fantastic job and we have worked for this for so long. Yes, there was a bit of luck involved, but what an amazing result!"

2018 Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship – Round 2 – Brands Hatch Indy

1 Senna PROCTOR (GBR) Power Maxed TAG Racing 27 laps
2 Jake HILL (GBR) Trade Price Cars with Brisky Racing +0.568s
3 Ollie JACKSON (GBR) AmD with Cobra Exhausts +1.761s
4 Tom BOARDMAN (GBR) AmD with AutoAid/RCIB Insurance Racing +2.393s
5 Aiden MOFFAT (GBR) Laser Tools Racing +3.348s
6 Rob AUSTIN (GBR) DUO Motorsport with HMS Racing +9.395s
7 Matt SIMPSON (GBR) Simpson Racing +16.386s
8 Mike BUSHELL (GBR) Trade Price Cars with Brisky Racing +17.145s
9 Rory BUTCHER (GBR) AmD with AutoAid/RCIB Insurance Racing +17.770s
10 Jack GOFF (GBR) WIX Racing with Eurotech +22.213s
11 Tom INGRAM (GBR) Speedworks Motorsport +24.101s
12 Ashley SUTTON (GBR) Adrian Flux Subaru Racing +25.780s
13 Adam MORGAN (GBR) Mac Tools with Ciceley Motorsport +27.807s
14 James NASH (GBR) BTC Norlin Racing +28.166s
15 Josh COOK (GBR) Power Maxed TAG Racing +28.514s
16 Dan CAMMISH (GBR) Halfords Yuasa Racing +30.268s
17 Chris SMILEY (GBR) BTC Norlin Racing +31.456s
18 Sam TORDOFF (GBR) Team GardX Racing with Motorbase +31.638s
19 James COLE (GBR) Team Shredded Wheat Racing with Gallagher +36.923s
20 Brett SMITH (GBR) WIX Racing with Eurotech +38.708s
21 Andrew JORDAN (GBR) BMW Pirtek Racing +40.609s
22 Jason PLATO (GBR) Adrian Flux Subaru Racing +41.774s
23 Josh PRICE (GBR) Autoglym Academy Racing +42.342s
24 Michael CAINE (GBR) Team HARD with Trade Price Cars +48.575s
25 Sam SMELT (GBR) AmD with Cobra Exhausts +1 lap
26 Rob COLLARD (GBR) Team BMW +1 lap
27 Colin TURKINGTON (GBR) Team BMW +1 lap
28 Tom CHILTON (GBR) Team Shredded Wheat Racing with Gallagher +1 lap
29 Matt NEAL (GBR) Halfords Yuasa Racing +3 laps
30 Bobby THOMPSON (GBR) Team HARD with Trade Price Cars +5 laps
31 Tom OLIPHANT (GBR) Ciceley Motorsport +9 laps
32 Stephen JELLEY (GBR) Team Parker Racing

Goff fends off Turkington for Race One win

Pole Position man Jack Goff won the opening round of the 2018 Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship after fending off Team BMW's Colin Turkington in a near race-long duel at Brands Hatch.

Front-row starter Sam Tordoff suffered huge wheelspin off the line in the Team GardX with Motorbase Ford Focus RS as Goff's WIX Racing with Eurotech Honda pulled clear. Turkington nipped into second whilst Halfords Yuasa Racing debutant Dan Cammish sliced down the inside of Andrew Jordan's BMW for third at Druids.

Drama struck as Tordoff continued to tumble down the order, creating a concertina effect in the lower half of the top ten. A slight touch between Tordoff and Matt Simpson's Civic Type R through Surtees caused further unfortunate contact with Matt Neal's manufacturer-backed Honda behind. Tordoff and Simpson were immediately fired out of the race, whilst Neal suffered damaged steering and went straight on at Clearways. With the three cars left stranded off-track the first Safety Car of the season was deployed.

Rob Austin's Alfa Romeo was next to fall foul of contact shortly after the restart as a nudge between him and Tom Oliphant's Mercedes left the Italian car with broken rear suspension.

As the race wore on in wet conditions it was Cammish's Honda and the two Team Shredded Wheat with Gallagher Ford's of Tom Chilton and James Cole that seemed to be struggling for ultimate pace.

Jordan had already regained third as Cammish fell further behind the charging Tom Ingram and Chilton, with the latter hanging on well in fifth.

Turkington's biggest chance to claim the win came on lap 14 of 27 as he pulled almost side-by-side with Goff through Clearways. The Eurotech driver hung on and was able to fend off Turkington's advances for the remainder of the contest.

"That was the perfect start to the season for WIX Racing with Eurotech and all our amazing sponsors – we’ve all been working flat-out behind-the-scenes over the winter, and if we can end the season in the same position I’ll be well happy!" said Goff. "It was extremely greasy out there – the last corner in particular was like an ice-skating rink! Colin had better traction out of Clearways being rear-wheel drive and we had a little rub on one occasion, but he’s a very fair driver and we came out fighting. It’s such a competitive field out there, so to emerge on top of the pile when everyone is on zero ballast means a lot to us."

"It’s an excellent start to the season compared to this time last year where I got 50 yards off the line!" responded Turkington. "I had the wise words of Dick Bennetts (WSR Team Principal) ringing in my ear, saying just get it home and get the points on the board – it’s a long championship.

"It’s a great start for West Surrey Racing and for Team BMW. There were a couple of chances to get Jack (Goff). I could get my nose up the inside into Clearways but it was very slippery there. I was pushing to the end and I was just conscious of not taking too many risks. Jack’s pace was just better in the last three laps when it dried a bit."

Jordan took a lonely third ahead of Ingram and Chilton, whilst Mac Tools with Ciceley Motorsport's Adam Morgan impressed with sixth.

"It was a good race but a hard one in these conditions," noted podium man Jordan. "I made a bit of a mistake at Druids on lap one which allowed Dan (Cammish) past and that meant I lost touch with the two leaders. The car was really good, I had good pace after I got past him. I’m really happy to start with a podium for BMW Pirtek Racing. It’s my 300^th race next. It’d be great to go and win it. I’ve been here 11 years and I’m still only 28. I’m privileged and proud to be here."

Arguably the most eye-catching display came from reigning champion Ash Sutton as the Subaru star stormed from 18th on the grid to snatch seventh at the finish, his final pass coming by the now-struggling Cammish.

BTC Norlin's Chris Smiley took ninth ahead of Cole, with the former producing one of his best performances in his short BTCC career so far, though this was slightly knocked back following a post-race penalty for that move – the 0.6s reverting Smiley to 10th position and promoting Cole to ninth.

2018 Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship – Round 1 – Brands Hatch Indy

1 Jack GOFF (GBR) WIX Racing with Eurotech 25 laps
2 Colin TURKINGTON (GBR) Team BMW +0.547s
3 Andrew JORDAN (GBR) BMW Pirtek Racing +2.481s
4 Tom INGRAM (GBR) Speedworks Motorsport +3.577s
5 Tom CHILTON (GBR) Team Shredded Wheat Racing with Gallagher +11.290s
6 Adam MORGAN (GBR) Mac Tools with Ciceley Motorsport +12.263s
7 Ashley SUTTON (GBR) Adrian Flux Subaru Racing +14.578s
8 Dan CAMMISH (GBR) Halfords Yuasa Racing +15.087s
9 James COLE (GBR) Team Shredded Wheat Racing with Gallagher +15.612s
10 Chris SMILEY (GBR) BTC Norlin Racing +15.715s
11 Brett SMITH (GBR) WIX Racing with Eurotech +16.352s
12 Ollie JACKSON (GBR) AmD with Cobra Exhausts +24.724s
13 Rory BUTCHER (GBR) AmD with AutoAid/RCIB Insurance Racing +25.244s
14 Aiden MOFFAT (GBR) Laser Tools Racing +27.530s
15 Rob COLLARD (GBR) Team BMW +28.106s
16 Tom OLIPHANT (GBR) Ciceley Motorsport +28.689s
17 James NASH (GBR) BTC Norlin Racing +29.739s
18 Tom BOARDMAN (GBR) AmD with AutoAid/RCIB Insurance Racing +30.860s
19 Bobby THOMPSON (GBR) Team HARD with Trade Price Cars +31.281s
20 Jason PLATO (GBR) Adrian Flux Subaru Racing +32.190s
21 Michael CAINE (GBR) Team HARD with Trade Price Cars +36.255s
22 Stephen JELLEY (GBR) Team Parker Racing +36.635s
23 Josh PRICE (GBR) Autoglym Academy Racing +40.825s
24 Sam SMELT (GBR) AmD with Cobra Exhausts +52.214s
25 Jake HILL (GBR) Trade Price Cars with Brisky Racing +1 lap
26 Sam TORDOFF (GBR) Team GardX Racing with Motorbase +2 laps
27 Senna PROCTOR (GBR) Power Maxed TAG Racing +2 laps
NC Josh COOK (GBR) Power Maxed TAG Racing +9 laps
DNF Rob AUSTIN (GBR) DUO Motorsport with HMS Racing +21 laps
DNF Matt NEAL (GBR) Halfords Yuasa Racing
DNF Matt SIMPSON (GBR) Simpson Racing
DNF Mike BUSHELL (GBR) Trade Price Cars with Brisky Racing

Goff inherits pole position after Cammish indiscretion

WIX Racing with Eurotech's Jack Goff claimed the opening pole position of the 2018 Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship after a dramatic qualifying session at Brands Hatch.

Goff set the pace early on in his Honda Civic Type R but he was soon pipped by a new qualifying lap record from Halfords Yuasa Racing debutant Dan Cammish.

The Yorkshireman's 47.946s lap time was hugely impressive and seemed almost certain for pole position – delight for his new employers at Honda.

Disaster struck as the session edged towards its final ten minutes, however, when Cammish drove through a red light in the pit-lane. As per the regulations, it meant Cammish would have all of his previously set lap times removed due to the indiscretion, although he would be able to return to the action to put things right.

With Cammish now dropped to the bottom of the order it was left to Team GardX Racing with Motorbase's Sam Tordoff to sneak into second spot on his return to the series, whilst Team BMW's Colin Turkington moved his 1 Series into third.

It was all eyes on a fired up Cammish as the 28-year-old blasted his all-new Honda Civic Type R around the 1.2-mile circuit in the closing stages. He immediately launched his Japanese machine back up to sixth and then improved again to grab fourth. He had one final attempt before the chequered flag fell, but it wasn't to be and the impressive new boy had to settle for a place on the second row of the grid.

Andrew Jordan and Matt Neal ensured that both BMW and Honda would be further represented in the top six, whilst Tom Chilton completed his eye-catching day with seventh for Team Shredded Wheat Racing with Gallagher.

Matt Simpson spent the entire day inside the top ten and backed that up with his best-ever qualifying performance. Simpson took eighth ahead of a slightly frustrated Tom Ingram, who had taken a berth on the front row for the last two seasons around the Indy circuit.

Brett Smith made sure that both WIX Racing with Eurotech cars would score top ten positions as he also enjoyed arguably the most impressive display of his BTCC career so far.

Reigning champion Ash Sutton endured an indifferent day as the Adrian Flux Subaru Racing star could only manage 18th on the grid, whilst his experienced team-mate Jason Plato was 29th.

The competitiveness of Britain’s best championship was there for all to see with the top 30 cars separated by less than a second.

When the dust settled, it was Goff celebrating his third pole position in-a-row, having taken top spot at Silverstone and Brands Hatch at the tail-end of 2017. Such has been Goff's recent progress that some have tipped him for an outright title tilt this season, and this will surely have served to further fuel those predictions.

Rounds 1, 2 and 3 of the 2018 Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship will take place at Brands Hatch tomorrow (8 April) with ten of thousands of fans expected to descend on the Kent circuit, with many more watching the action live on ITV4. Coverage gets underway on ITV4 at 10:30, with full pre-race build-up, before live and exclusive action of every race on the bill.

Jack Goff said: "We were second before Dan (Cammish) lost his times, but we’ll take it anyway. We ended last year on a high, and it’s pretty special to get the first pole of 2018 for WIX Racing with Eurotech. I’ll need to keep my wits about me tomorrow and make sure I don’t make any mistakes as happened at the GP circuit last season. Hats off to all the Eurotech boys and girls, who have done an absolutely fantastic job – and to achieve this with a different engine in the car compared to last year proves some of the doubters wrong. The pace seems good over a long run, and the drop-off doesn’t look to be too bad at all, so hopefully we can put it on the top step of the podium tomorrow."

Sam Tordoff said: "I was a bit worried, because we hadn’t shown that kind of pace in practice but we knew it was there so it was just a case of unlocking it. The Focus RS is a completely different beast to the ST. I said to David (Bartrum – Team Principal) that I’m only coming back and driving for you if we have a car that can win. It just clicked. All credit to the Motorbase guys. They’ve done a lot of work on the car over the winter and I think that’s proven where we’re at. You’ve got to remain patient out there; stay out and wait for the opportunity to present itself. You can’t lose your cool. The car’s good and we’ll see where we can get to tomorrow. Wet or dry, we’re at the right end of the grid and that’s the important thing."

Colin Turkington said: "I’m really pleased with third. I didn’t think we’d get that far up the grid after practice. We’ve had a difficult car handling wise but I guess so has everybody else. The track just feels different. There isn’t as much grip as normal or it’s certainly not the same as it was when we tested here a few weeks ago. It’s just about trying to get the car in a place where it’s nice to drive. If you ask a tiny bit too much of it, it tells you no. You have to pull the reins on a little bit and understand that you can’t drive the car like you did two weeks ago and you’ve to drive to its limit. I reacted to the conditions as best I could. If you get yourself up on the first couple of rows you’ve done a good job in this field."

Dan Cammish said: "I’m heartbroken – absolutely through the floor. It was probably the best lap I’ve ever driven, and to come in and deliver that kind of performance with a new team and a front-wheel drive car that demands a totally different way of driving, I think was pretty special. To then be stripped of that is obviously disappointing. I think I deserved it and the team deserved it, but I’ve got to keep my head up – and if you’d offered me fourth place at the start of the weekend, I’d have bitten your hand off. If I wasn’t motivated before, you can rest assured I certainly am now!"

Andrew Jordan said: "I’m happy actually because all of us have struggled this morning. You look at how close it is, it’s cigarette paper close. I’m happy with that. Through the winter I felt a lot more comfortable in the car and myself and Colin (Turkington) are separated by one hundredth. It’s nice having that comfort and confidence in the car – not trying to gain too much in places you’re not going to get much from. We were just struggling with balance. We just tweaked it in areas and the little changes got it to a good place."

2018 Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship – Qualifying – Brands Hatch Indy

1 Jack GOFF (GBR) WIX Racing with Eurotech 48.038s (90.52mph)
2 Sam TORDOFF (GBR) Team GardX Racing with Motorbase +0.093s
3 Colin TURKINGTON (GBR) Team BMW +0.105s
4 Dan CAMMISH (GBR) Halfords Yuasa Racing +0.107s
5 Andrew JORDAN (GBR) BMW Pirtek Racing +0.114s
6 Matt NEAL (GBR) Halfords Yuasa Racing +0.126s
7 Tom CHILTON (GBR) Team Shredded Wheat Racing with Gallagher +0.191s
8 Matt SIMPSON (GBR) Simpson Racing +0.208s
9 Tom INGRAM (GBR) Speedworks Motorsport +0.219s
10 Brett SMITH (GBR) WIX Racing with Eurotech +0.230s
11 Rob AUSTIN (GBR) DUO Motorsport with HMS Racing +0.251s
12 Josh COOK (GBR) Power Maxed TAG Racing +0.272s
13 Adam MORGAN (GBR) Mac Tools with Ciceley Motorsport +0.290s
14 James COLE (GBR) Team Shredded Wheat Racing with Gallagher +0.341s
15 Tom OLIPHANT (GBR) Ciceley Motorsport +0.358s
16 Chris SMILEY (GBR) BTC Norlin Racing +0.364s
17 Aiden MOFFAT (GBR) Laser Tools Racing +0.381s
18 Ashley SUTTON (GBR) Adrian Flux Subaru Racing +0.399s
19 Rob COLLARD (GBR) Team BMW +0.418s
20 Stephen JELLEY (GBR) Team Parker Racing +0.435s
21 Senna PROCTOR (GBR) Power Maxed TAG Racing +0.440s
22 Mike BUSHELL (GBR) Trade Price Cars with Brisky Racing +0.612s
23 Ollie JACKSON (GBR) AmD with Cobra Exhausts +0.614s
24 Rory BUTCHER (GBR) AmD with AutoAid/RCIB Insurance Racing +0.677s
25 Jake HILL (GBR) Trade Price Cars with Brisky Racing +0.691s
26 James NASH (GBR) BTC Norlin Racing +0.733s
27 Bobby THOMPSON (GBR) Team HARD with Trade Price Cars +0.806s
28 Tom BOARDMAN (GBR) AmD with AutoAid/RCIB Insurance Racing +0.815s
29 Jason PLATO (GBR) Adrian Flux Subaru Racing +0.881s
30 Michael CAINE (GBR) Team HARD with Trade Price Cars +0.921s
31 Josh PRICE (GBR) Autoglym Academy Racing +1.136s
32 Sam SMELT (GBR) AmD with Cobra Exhausts +1.181s

Dunlop to make tyre choices public one hour after qualifying

This season, all media present at the Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championshipwill be invited to attend a Dunlop Media Briefing in the Media Centre an hour after the conclusion of BTCC qualifying, where tyre choices will be made public.

Mickey Butler, Manager, UK and One Brand Motorsport Events will conduct the briefing and will announce in which race the teams have nominated to use the option compound tyre on Sunday.

The media briefing aims to offer insight into how the option tyre is expected to perform taking into considerations things such as a driver’s qualifying position, expected weather conditions and temperatures, track characteristics and success ballast, allowing the media the opportunity to think about the likely outcomes/challenges ahead of Sunday’s races.

Teams may only use the option tyre in each of the three races three times during the course of the season – meaning they can only use it in race three at a maximum of three events, race two at three events etc. If the team chooses to use the option tyre in a race that turns out to be wet, they have to attempt to use the option tyre in the day’s next race. The option tyre allocation does not carry over across race meetings

Tyre Allocation at a glance

Dry tyre allocation	To be used in two races	To be used in one race
Brands Hatch Indy	Sport Maxx Prime	Sport Maxx Option Soft
Donington	Sport Maxx Prime	Sport Maxx Option Hard
Thruxton	Sport Maxx Option Hard to be used in all races
Oulton Park	Sport Maxx Prime	Sport Maxx Option Soft
Croft	Sport Maxx Prime	Sport Maxx Option Hard
Snetterton	To be confirmed	To be confirmed
Rockingham	Sport Maxx Prime	Sport Maxx Option Hard
Knockhill	Sport Maxx Prime	Sport Maxx Option Soft
Silverstone	Sport Maxx Prime	Sport Maxx Option Hard
Brands Hatch	Sport Maxx Prime	Sport Maxx Option Soft

Goff heads Eurotech one-two

WIX Racing with Eurotech took the top two positions in the final BTCC free practice session at Brands Hatch as Jack Goff topped team-mate Brett Smith.

Honda machinery occupied the first six positions at one stage during the 40-minute session, before Tom Ingram's Toyota got amongst the Civics.

When the dust finally settled it was Goff ahead of Smith by 0.075s, whilst the manufacturer-backed Type Rs of Dan Cammish and Matt Neal sandwiched Ingram's Speedworks car on the timesheets.

"It was just about finding the balance in the car and I’m less than a tenth off Jack (Goff), so I’ve got to be happy with that," commented second-placed Smith. "It’d be great if I could put it back on pole. Dad did it last year and it’d be brilliant if I could do it this year. I’m going to give it a good go but you don’t know what others are doing. We didn’t go full chat and we think there’s more in the tank. It’d be nice to get into the 47’s for sure."

Chris Smiley and Matt Simpson produced stellar results in the independently run Norlin and Simpson Hondas respectively. Smiley and Norlin seem to have immediately benefitted from the switch to Honda for 2018, whilst Simpson is also reaping the rewards from having Eurotech running his identical car.

James Cole continued Team Shredded Wheat Racing with Gallagher's steady morning with eighth, although team-mate Tom Chilton suffered with suspension problems during the session.

The Vauxhall boys of Josh Cook and Senna Proctor completed the top ten places as the striking Power Maxed TAG Astras showed their prowess around the 1.2-mile circuit.

Surprisingly, there were no BMWs or Subarus in the top ten - last year's top two manufacturers. 2017 runner-up Colin Turkington did have an overheating problem during FP2, which restricted his running, whilst the trio of Levorgs could only manage 25th, 28th and 32nd in the final classification.

The competitiveness of Britain's best championship was there for all to see with the top 30 cars separated by less than a second.

The opening qualifying session of the 2018 Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship will take place at 15:15 today, with all the action being streamed live and exclusively via www.itv.com/btcc.

2018 Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship – Free Practice 2 – Brands Hatch Indy

1 Jack GOFF (GBR) WIX Racing with Eurotech 48.295s
2 Brett SMITH (GBR) WIX Racing with Eurotech +0.075s
3 Dan CAMMISH (GBR) Halfords Yuasa Racing +0.098s
4 Tom INGRAM (GBR) Speedworks Motorsport +0.165s
5 Matt NEAL (GBR) Halfords Yuasa Racing +0.226s
6 Chris SMILEY (GBR) BTC Norlin Racing +0.336s
7 Matt SIMPSON (GBR) Simpson Racing +0.404s
8 James COLE (GBR) Team Shredded Wheat Racing with Gallagher +0.435s
9 Josh COOK (GBR) Power Maxed TAG Racing +0.437s
10 Senna PROCTOR (GBR) Power Maxed TAG Racing +0.440s
11 Aiden MOFFAT (GBR) Laser Tools Racing +0.468s
12 Stephen JELLEY (GBR) Team Parker Racing +0.469s
13 Andrew JORDAN (GBR) BMW Pirtek Racing +0.472s
14 Adam MORGAN (GBR) Mac Tools with Ciceley Motorsport +0.477s
15 Mike BUSHELL (GBR) Trade Price Cars with Brisky Racing +0.483s
16 Tom OLIPHANT (GBR) Ciceley Motorsport +0.520s
17 Sam TORDOFF (GBR) Team GardX Racing with Motorbase +0.536s
18 Rob AUSTIN (GBR) DUO Motorsport with HMS Racing +0.582s
19 Ollie JACKSON (GBR) AmD with Cobra Exhausts +0.636s
20 Tom CHILTON (GBR) Team Shredded Wheat Racing with Gallagher +0.656s
21 Rory BUTCHER (GBR) AmD with AutoAid/RCIB Insurance Racing +0.699s
22 James NASH (GBR) BTC Norlin Racing +0.701s
23 Michael CAINE (GBR) Team HARD with Trade Price Cars +0.708s
24 Tom BOARDMAN (GBR) AmD with AutoAid/RCIB Insurance Racing +0.763s
25 Ashley SUTTON (GBR) Adrian Flux Subaru Racing +0.771s
26 Colin TURKINGTON (GBR) Team BMW +0.792s
27 Jake HILL (GBR) Trade Price Cars with Brisky Racing +0.816s
28 Jason PLATO (GBR) Adrian Flux Subaru Racing +0.827s
29 Rob COLLARD (GBR) Team BMW +0.878s
30 Bobby THOMPSON (GBR) Team HARD with Trade Price Cars +0.916s
31 Sam SMELT (GBR) AmD with Cobra Exhausts +1.073s
32 Josh PRICE (GBR) Autoglym Academy Racing +1.154s

Tom Ingram on top at Brands Hatch

Speedworks Motorsport's Tom Ingram has topped the times in the opening Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship Free Practice session of the new season at Brands Hatch.

The Toyota hotshot won the opening rounds of the previous two seasons around the 1.2-mile circuit and it's clear both Ingram and the Avensis are well suited to the Kent circuit.

"It always just seems to go really well for us here," said Ingram. "We’ve been right on it for three or four years in a row now. We weren’t really looking for qualifying performance. We just wanted to see where the car was at.

"It feels really good and we know we’ve got more to come yet. People don’t realise being down the sharp end of the pit-lane gets you an extra lap in qualifying – it makes a big difference."

It was little surprise to see the WIX Racing with Eurotech Honda of Jack Goff following behind in second, as he has also shown good form here in previous years. Goff has enjoyed an extremely solid pre-season too, and he is now considered by many to be a genuine title contender in the BTCC.

Tom Chilton and Matt Simpson starred in third and fourth respectively, as the Motorbase-run Ford and Simpson Racing Honda also showed their calibre around the tight and twisty track.

Sam Tordoff slipped back into BTCC action with consummate ease as the Yorkshireman claimed a top five finish in FP1, whilst Halfords Yuasa Racing's debutant, Dan Cammish, completed the top six order.

Rory Butcher's MG was one of the pace-setters early on but the AmD man eventually had to settle for seventh, ahead of Josh Cook in the Power Maxed TAG Racing Vauxhall.

Surprisingly the first BMW home was Colin Turkington down in ninth, with Ciceley Motorsport's Adam Morgan rounding out the top ten.

2018 Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship – Free Practice 1 – Brands Hatch Indy

1 Tom INGRAM (GBR) Speedworks Motorsport 48.384s
2 Jack GOFF (GBR) WIX Racing with Eurotech +0.056s
3 Tom CHILTON (GBR) Team Shredded Wheat Racing with Gallagher +0.057s
4 Matt SIMPSON (GBR) Simpson Racing +0.136s
5 Sam TORDOFF (GBR) Team GardX Racing with Motorbase +0.148s
6 Dan CAMMISH (GBR) Halfords Yuasa Racing +0.150s
7 Rory BUTCHER (GBR) AmD with AutoAid/RCIB Insurance Racing +0.177s
8 Josh COOK (GBR) Power Maxed TAG Racing +0.224s
9 Colin TURKINGTON (GBR) Team BMW +0.264s
10 Adam MORGAN (GBR) Mac Tools with Ciceley Motorsport +0.273s
11 Mike BUSHELL (GBR) Trade Price Cars with Brisky Racing +0.276s
12 James COLE (GBR) Team Shredded Wheat Racing with Gallagher +0.279s
13 Ashley SUTTON (GBR) Adrian Flux Subaru Racing +0.284s
14 Aiden MOFFAT (GBR) Laser Tools Racing +0.285s
15 Tom OLIPHANT (GBR) Ciceley Motorsport +0.373s
16 Matt NEAL (GBR) Halfords Yuasa Racing +0.385s
17 Stephen JELLEY (GBR) Team Parker Racing +0.415s
18 Brett SMITH (GBR) WIX Racing with Eurotech +0.421s
19 Andrew JORDAN (GBR) BMW Pirtek Racing +0.468s
20 Jake HILL (GBR) Trade Price Cars with Brisky Racing +0.471s
21 Rob AUSTIN (GBR) DUO Motorsport with HMS Racing +0.486s
22 Senna PROCTOR (GBR) Power Maxed TAG Racing +0.508s
23 Rob COLLARD (GBR) Team BMW +0.632s
24 Ollie JACKSON (GBR) AmD with Cobra Exhausts +0.704s
25 Tom BOARDMAN (GBR) AmD with AutoAid/RCIB Insurance Racing +0.843s
26 Jason PLATO (GBR) Adrian Flux Subaru Racing +0.845s
27 Bobby THOMPSON (GBR) Team HARD with Trade Price Cars +0.869s
28 James NASH (GBR) BTC Norlin Racing +0.912s
29 Michael CAINE (GBR) Team HARD with Trade Price Cars +0.934s
30 Josh PRICE (GBR) Autoglym Academy Racing +0.939s
31 Sam SMELT (GBR) AmD with Cobra Exhausts +1.477s
32 Chris SMILEY (GBR) BTC Norlin Racing NO TIME