Evans Halshaw Power Maxed Racing's Mikey Doble hit the top of the timesheets in the closing seconds of Free Practice 2 as the eighth race weekend of the 2024 Kwik Fit British Touring Car Championship continues apace at Donington Park.
Dan Rowbottom looked to be topping a NAPA Racing UK 1-2-3 to follow on from the champion team's early domination of FP1. Dan Cammish was second ahead of Sutton until Doble's hugely impressive late flyer, meaning the Ford Focus squad had to settle for second, third and fourth respectively.
Andrew Watson qualified a season's best third on the Donington Park National Circuit during the 2024 curtain-raiser and the TOYOTA GAZOO Racing UK talent clearly enjoys the venue, as he clocked the fifth fastest practice time around the legendary Grand Prix circuit.
Laser Tools Racing with MB Motorsport's Jake Hill improved to take sixth ahead of what could be a pivotal qualifying session for the title contender, whilst Evans Halshaw Power Maxed Racing's Aron Taylor-Smith was seventh.
A trio of drivers enjoyed a top ten morale boost with Chris Smiley (Restart Racing), Aiden Moffat (LKQ Euro Car Parts with SYNETIQ) and Adam Morgan (Team BMW) completing the front-running order.
Two of the BTCC's most experienced drivers – Tom Chilton (Team BRISTOL STREET MOTORS) and Rob Huff (TOYOTA GAZOO Racing UK) – failed to set a lap time, with the latter having the engine changed in his #12 Toyota Corolla.
Qualifying for Round 22 of the 2024 Kwik Fit British Touring Car Championship takes place at 1505 later today, and will be streamed LIVE via the ITV Sport YouTube channel.
Donington Park - Free Practice 2 - Final Classification
| P/ | No/ | Name/ | Entry/ | Laps/ | Time/ | Gap/ | On/ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 88 | Mikey DOBLE | Evans Halshaw Power Maxed Racing | 14 | 1:42.843 | 14 | |
| 2 | 32 | Daniel ROWBOTTOM | NAPA Racing UK | 14 | 1:42.849 | 0.006 | 7 |
| 3 | 27 | Dan CAMMISH | NAPA Racing UK | 13 | 1:43.163 | 0.320 | 4 |
| 4 | 1 | Ashley SUTTON | NAPA Racing UK | 15 | 1:43.455 | 0.612 | 6 |
| 5 | 11 | Andrew WATSON | TOYOTA GAZOO Racing UK | 10 | 1:43.777 | 0.934 | 3 |
| 6 | 24 | Jake HILL | Laser Tools Racing with MB Motorsport | 8 | 1:43.822 | 0.979 | 4 |
| 7 | 40 | Árón TAYLOR-SMITH | Evans Halshaw Power Maxed Racing | 14 | 1:43.985 | 1.142 | 3 |
| 8 | 222 | Chris SMILEY | Restart Racing | 11 | 1:44.095 | 1.252 | 3 |
| 9 | 16 | Aiden MOFFAT | LKQ Euro Car Parts with SYNETIQ | 14 | 1:44.344 | 1.501 | 6 |
| 10 | 33 | Adam MORGAN | Team BMW | 13 | 1:44.390 | 1.547 | 5 |
| 11 | 80 | Tom INGRAM | Team BRISTOL STREET MOTORS | 15 | 1:44.452 | 1.609 | 3 |
| 12 | 20 | Colin TURKINGTON | Team BMW | 13 | 1:44.593 | 1.750 | 4 |
| 13 | 77 | Sam OSBORNE | NAPA Racing UK | 15 | 1:44.649 | 1.806 | 5 |
| 14 | 45 | Dan ZELOS | Team BRISTOL STREET MOTORS | 15 | 1:44.903 | 2.060 | 4 |
| 15 | 29 | Scott SUMPTON | Restart Racing | 10 | 1:45.537 | 2.694 | 2 |
| 16 | 18 | Daryl DELEON | Duckhams Racing with Un-Limited Motorsport | 11 | 1:45.796 | 2.953 | 4 |
| 17 | 22 | Nick HALSTEAD | Team BRISTOL STREET MOTORS | 5 | 1:46.339 | 3.496 | 2 |
| 18 | 66 | Josh COOK | LKQ Euro Car Parts with SYNETIQ | 13 | 1:47.073 | 4.230 | 11 |
| 19 | 3 | Tom CHILTON | Team BRISTOL STREET MOTORS | 9 | 0 | ||
| NS | 12 | Rob HUFF | TOYOTA GAZOO Racing UK | 0 | 0 |
