Tom Ingram claimed victory in a soaking final Kwik Fit British Touring Car Championship race at Silverstone, as he moved level with standings leader Jake Hill.
Drama filled the air, as did a bucketload of rain, as the race was red flagged after nine laps with driving conditions deemed impossible.
A lengthy delay followed, before the race was restarted and ran its full distance, as Team BRISTOL STREET MOTORS' Tom Ingram and NAPA Racing UK's Ash Sutton clashed on the final corner of the final lap.
Ingram had worked himself into an early lead while Sutton was busy blasting his way forward from 12th on the grid. The duo eventually pulled away from the chasing pack, with Sutton desperate for victory to boost his own championship hopes.
LKQ Euro Car Parts with SYNETIQ's Josh Cook claimed third to remain in mathematical title contention going into Brands Hatch, whilst NAPA Racing UK's Dan Cammish took fourth ahead of Hill.
Adam Morgan (Team BMW), Rob Huff (TOYOTA GAZOO Racing UK), Dan Zelos (Team BRISTOL STREET MOTORS), Árón Taylor-Smith (Evans Halshaw Power Maxed Racing) and Sam Osborne (NAPA Racing UK) completed the top ten positions.
Tom Ingram, Team BRISTOL STREET MOTORS, said: “It's an important stage of the season. I said at the start of the weekend that this was going to be the starter before the main course. Silverstone does that to you before you move to the finale and we really needed that. Amazing job from Team BRISTOL STREET MOTORS, so so good."
Silverstone - Race 3 - Final Classification:
| P/ | No/ | Name/ | Entry/ | Laps/ | Time/ | Gap/ | Best/ | On/ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 80 | Tom INGRAM | Team BRISTOL STREET MOTORS | 25 | 58:51.030 | 1:03.340 | 21 | |
| 2 | 1 | Ashley SUTTON | NAPA Racing UK | 25 | 58:51.323 | 0.293 | 1:03.385 | 24 |
| 3 | 66 | Josh COOK | LKQ Euro Car Parts with SYNETIQ | 25 | 58:57.264 | 6.234 | 1:03.689 | 19 |
| 4 | 27 | Dan CAMMISH | NAPA Racing UK | 25 | 59:04.571 | 13.541 | 1:03.928 | 22 |
| 5 | 24 | Jake HILL | Laser Tools Racing with MB Motorsport | 25 | 59:03.285 | 1:04.023 | 22 | |
| 6 | 33 | Adam MORGAN | Team BMW | 25 | 59:08.371 | 17.341 | 1:04.502 | 20 |
| 7 | 12 | Rob HUFF | TOYOTA GAZOO Racing UK | 25 | 59:10.044 | 19.014 | 1:04.527 | 21 |
| 8 | 45 | Dan ZELOS | Team BRISTOL STREET MOTORS | 25 | 59:04.996 | 1:04.080 | 25 | |
| 9 | 40 | Árón TAYLOR-SMITH | Evans Halshaw Power Maxed Racing | 25 | 59:10.396 | 19.366 | 1:04.655 | 19 |
| 10 | 77 | Sam OSBORNE | NAPA Racing UK | 25 | 59:12.016 | 20.986 | 1:04.614 | 20 |
| 11 | 88 | Mikey DOBLE | Evans Halshaw Power Maxed Racing | 25 | 59:12.347 | 21.317 | 1:04.456 | 24 |
| 12 | 3 | Tom CHILTON | Team BRISTOL STREET MOTORS | 25 | 59:13.723 | 22.693 | 1:04.492 | 23 |
| 13 | 18 | Daryl DELEON | Duckhams Racing with Un-Limited Motorsport | 25 | 59:14.359 | 23.329 | 1:04.675 | 19 |
| 14 | 11 | Andrew WATSON | TOYOTA GAZOO Racing UK | 25 | 59:15.524 | 24.494 | 1:04.675 | 24 |
| 15 | 32 | Daniel ROWBOTTOM | NAPA Racing UK | 25 | 59:17.107 | 26.077 | 1:04.365 | 22 |
| 16 | 222 | Chris SMILEY | Restart Racing | 25 | 59:17.532 | 26.502 | 1:04.138 | 19 |
| 17 | 29 | Scott SUMPTON | Restart Racing | 25 | 59:19.291 | 28.261 | 1:04.685 | 24 |
| 18 | 22 | Nick HALSTEAD | Team BRISTOL STREET MOTORS | 25 | 59:20.493 | 29.463 | 1:04.899 | 18 |
| DNF | 20 | Colin TURKINGTON | Team BMW | 3 | 3:36.679 | 22 Laps | 1:11.183 | 2 |
| DNF | 16 | Aiden MOFFAT | LKQ Euro Car Parts with SYNETIQ | 3 | 4:48.678 | 22 Laps | 1:12.525 | 2 |
