Category: BTCC

Tom Ingram boosted his title credentials with a win in round 21 of the British Touring Car Championship at Croft. He held off Honda’s Dan Cammish as title contender Colin Turkington had another nightmare race.

Dubbed the ‘King of Croft’, Turkington’s retirement in race two was compounded with a driveshaft issue on lap one. He pitted and rejoined five laps down on the leaders. Scoring no points and falling to third in the title race.

Ingram rocketed from third on the grid past Cammish at turn one, and past Tom Chilton by the end of lap one. Stephen Jelley had a spin in his BMW 125i at turn two.

On lap three the safety car was out as Bobby Thompson’s impressive weekend ended in a horror smash as he got put onto the grass and his car dug in and rolled over multiple times. Thankfully he was unhurt.

On the restart Cammish was fighting Chilton, with both Honda Civic FK8’s struggling with brake temperature issues. The discs were glowing as they were pushing hard. Cammish finally got past him on lap 13 and set about hounding down Ingram.

Ash Sutton, who started 20th after suffering a puncture in race two, was up to sixth, with Tom Oliphant in his way. He got past him and was fighting Matt Neal for fourth.

Cammish was on the tail of Ingram coming into the final lap. Ingram did all he could to keep the Honda behind and held on to take the win. Cammish finished three tenths behind. Chilton rounded off the podium with Neal and Sutton having a drag race over the line. Neal took fourth by 17 thousandths of a second.

Ash Sutton has the championship lead by seven points from Cammish with Turkington in third as the title race hots up going into the final six races of the season at Snetterton and Brands Hatch.

Pos	Driver	Car	Interval
1	Tom Ingram	Toyota Corolla
2	Dan Cammish	Honda Civic Type R FK8	+0.278
3	Tom Chilton	Honda Civic Type R FK8	+5.001
4	Matt Neal	Honda Civic Type R FK8	+6.453
5	Ash Sutton	Infiniti Q50	+6.472
6	Tom Oliphant	BMW 330i M Sport	+7.129
7	Jake Hill	Honda Civic Type R FK2	+8.099
8	Josh Cook	Honda Civic Type R FK8	+8.548
9	Senna Proctor	Hyundai i30N	+10.235
10	Aiden Moffat	Infiniti Q50	+10.435
11	Rory Butcher	Ford Focus ST	+10.894
12	Ollie Jackson	Ford Focus ST	+11.438
13	Adam Morgan	Mercedes Benz A Class	+13.535
14	Stephen Jelley	BMW 125i M Sport	+16.681
15	Sam Osborne	Honda Civic Type R FK2	+16.825
16	Andy Neate	Ford Focus ST	+17.677
17	Mike Bushell	VW CC	+18.639
18	Jack Goff	VW CC	+18.975
19	Chris Smiley	Hyundai i30N	+25.669
20	Jack Butel	Mercedes Benz A Class	+29.487
21	Nicolas Hamilton	VW CC	+31.497
22	Carl Boardley	BMW 125i M Sport	+1:22.945
23	Colin Turkington	BMW 330i M Sport	+4 Laps
Retirements
DNF	Bobby Thompson	Audi S3 Saloon	Crash
DNF	Michael Crees	Honda Civic Type R FK8	Mechanical

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Josh Cook took his second win of the weekend as Matt Neal was given a 0.7 second penalty for hitting Cook on the final lap.

Cook had led all race but Neal had more pace, and his move three corners from the end was judged to have been gaining an advantage by the stewards, and so the places were reversed.

Meanwhile the two title contenders had a race to forget. Colin Turkington locked up at the start going into turn one and put it in the wall. Ash Sutton had a golden chance to capitalize but made a rash move on Jake Hill on lap seven and suffered a puncture, finishing 20th and out the points.

Hill was holding Sutton off, and the Infiniti driver dove down the inside at the final hairpin. Sutton made contact and punctured his tyre, but he’d gone past the pits before realising his tyre had punctured.

With the two title protagonists stricken, Tom Ingram and Dan Cammish both picked up good points to close the gap.

Towards the end of the race Neal had bags of pace. He passed Hill into second and was soon on the back of Cook. He closed the three second gap in a matter of laps and by the end of lap 14 he was on the back of his fellow Honda Civic driver.

On lap 16, Cook was holding Neal off, with an extra 60kg of ballast on his car, but Neal dove down the inside into the final section of the lap. He tapped Cook on the inside and nearly tipped him into a spin. He passed Cook and finished first on the road but the stewards swapped the positions.

Pos	Driver	Car	Interval
1	Josh Cook	Honda CIvic Type R FK8
2	Matt Neal	Honda Civic Type R FK8	+0.700*
3	Jake Hill	Honda Civic Type R FK2	+1.164
4	Tom Ingram	Toyota Corolla	+1.616
5	Dan Cammish	Honda Civic Type R FK8	+5.202
6	Tom Chilton	Honda Civic Type R FK8	+8.693
7	Tom Oliphant	BMW 330i M Sport	+8.875
8	Bobby Thompson	Audi S3 Saloon	+9.489
9	Senna Proctor	Hyundai i30N	+14.573
10	Stephen Jelley	BMW 125i M Sport	+15.473
11	Aiden Moffat	Infiniti Q50	+17.396
12	Chris Smiley	Hyundai i30N	+19.052
13	Adam Morgan	Mercedes Benz A Class	+22.835
14	Sam Osborne	Honda Civic Type R FK2	+22.976
15	Mike Bushell	VW CC	+23.269
16	Andy Neate	Ford Focus ST	+27.980
17	Jack Butel	Mercedes Benz A Class	+28.900
18	Jack Goff	VW CC	+31.145
19	Rory Butcher	Ford Focus ST	+46.635
20	Ash Sutton	Infiniti Q50	+1 Lap
21	Michael Crees	Honda Civic Type R FK8	+4 Laps
Retirements
DNF	Ollie Jackson	Ford Focus ST	Crash
DNF	Colin Turkington	BMW 330i M Sport	Crash
DNS	Carl Boardley	BMW 125i M Sport
DNS	Nicolas Hamilton	VW CC

*Matt Neal received a 0.7 second penalty for causing a collision.

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Josh Cook took his second win of the season at Croft in the British Touring Car Championship with Jake Hill second and title contender Colin Turkington third.

Power Maxed Racing’s entry Jac Constable was set to make his first ever BTCC appearance but had to pull out before the race as he felt unwell.

Cook led from lights to flag despite pressure from Hill. Ash Sutton recovered from a first lap spin to finish fifth. He was promoted to fourth as Butcher received a penalty for the spin.

Coming into the final complex, Sutton was tapped by Rory Butcher and spun, falling to 11th. Hill got close to Cook on the end of lap one, but didn’t get another chance to take the lead.

Bobby Thompson, who qualified an impressive fifth, had some slight damage concerns as his wheel was rubbing on some bodywork, but it fixed itself and he powered on.

Tom Ingram and Senna Proctor were both disqualified from qualifying yesterday for ride height issues, and both started to fly through the field. Ingram fought back to 13th with Proctor finishing 18th.

Sutton’s favoured move throughout the race was to dummy into the final hairpin and dive down the inside. He did it to three drivers before finding veteran Tom Chilton a little harder to pass. He finally did it on lap 13 and finished fifth.

Jack Butel retired from the race for his first DNF of his BTCC career. Nic Hamilton and Sam Osborne also failed to finish.

Cook took the win but as is a common theme this season Sutton takes the plaudits for his surge through the field. Sutton and Turkington are now tied at the top of the standings.

Pos	Driver	Car	Interval
1	Josh Cook	Honda Civic Type R FK8
2	Jake Hill	Honda Civic Type R FK2	+0.653
3	Colin Turkington	BMW 330i M Sport	+3.573
4	Ash Sutton	Infiniti Q50	+10.348
5	Rory Butcher	Ford Focus ST	+10.592*
6	Tom Chilton	Honda Civic Type R FK8	+13.245
7	Matt Neal	Honda Civic Type R FK8	+13.436
8	Bobby Thompson	Audi S3 Saloon	+16.909
9	Adam Morgan	Mercedes Benz A Class	+17.248
10	Dan Cammish	Honda Civic Type R FK8	+17.663
11	Tom Oliphant	BMW 330i M Sport	+17.890
12	Chris Smiley	Hyundai i30N	+21.148
13	Tom Ingram	Toyota Corolla	+21.553
14	Ollie Jackson	Ford Focus ST	+23.441
15	Stephen Jelley	BMW 125i M Sport	+23.748
16	Aiden Moffat	Infiniti Q50	+25.347
17	Jack Goff	VW CC	+27.187
18	Senna Proctor	Hyundai i30N	+27.663
19	Mike Bushell	VW CC	+28.220
20	Carl Boardley	BMW 125i M Sport	+40.219
21	Andy Neate	Ford Focus ST	+55.454
22	Michael Crees	Honda Civic Type R FK8	+1 Lap
Retirements
DNF	Jack Butel	Mercedes Benz A Class	Crash
DNF	Nicolas Hamilton	VW CC	Mechanical
DNF	Sam Osborne	Honda Civic Type R FK2	Mechanical

*Rory Butcher received 2 second penalty for causing a collision.

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Ollie Jackson took his maiden BTCC win in a shortened race three at Silverstone following a horror smash from Jackson’s team mate Rory Butcher.

The Ford Focus crashed on lap six of the original race and brought out the red flag. Jackson held his nerve despite pressure from Tom Oliphant and a resurgent Ash Sutton to take the win.

Jackson took the lead into Copse. Butcher had the best start and flew up to ninth by the end of lap one.

Andy Neate and Jade Edwards continued their on track scrap as Neate didn’t give Edwards enough room. Neate was put into the wall as Edwards drove away.

Tom Ingram also went off as he was squeezed at Luffield and span off.

On lap six the red flag was brought out as Butcher was spun and hit the wall in a massive shunt. His car was destroyed and thankfully Rory was okay and walked away.

On the restart Jackson led again, with Oliphant fighting hard, with the pair colliding into Brooklands, but thankfully no damage was done.

Sutton was flying, starting 14th on the restarted grid, he was up into sixth by lap six, fighting the top five in what was a frenetic race.

Oliphant made a move into Copse and briefly held the lead but Jackson maintained his composure and took it back again.

Senna Proctor had another solid race, and made an impressive triple pass into Becketts. He passed former team mates Tom Chilton and Josh Cook, as well as Aiden Moffat.

On the penultimate lap Sutton was on the tail of Jackson and Oliphant. He managed to pass the BMW but Jackson was just beyond his reach.

But Sutton now leads the championship again as the teams leave Silverstone. Another three brilliant races, and the championship battle is wide open.

Pos	Grid	Driver	Car	Interval
1	1	Ollie Jackson	Ford Focus ST
2	14	Ash Sutton	Infiniti Q50	+0.312
3	2	Tom Oliphant	BMW 330i M Sport	+0.576
4	9	Dan Cammish	Honda Civic Type R FK8	+1.130
5	6	Adam Morgan	Mercedes Benz A Class	+3.827
6	10	Senna Proctor	Hyundai i30N	+3.947
7	4	Josh Cook	Honda Civic Type R FK8	+4.238
8	5	Aiden Moffat	Infiniti Q50	+4.472
9	11	Tom Chilton	Honda Civic Type R FK8	+4.599
10	8	Colin Turkington	BMW 330i M Sport	+4.911
11	7	Matt Neal	Honda Civic Type R FK8	+5.453
12	12	Bobby Thompson	Audi S3 Saloon	+6.191
13	16	Chris Smiley	Hyundai i30N	+7.178
14	18	Carl Boardley	BMW 125i M Sport	+7.241
15	3	Jake Hill	Honda Civic Type R FK2	+10.661
16	17	Jack Goff	VW CC	+10.838
17	22	Jack Butel	Mercedes Benz A Class	+11.030
18	15	Stephen Jelley	BMW 125i M Sport	+11.328
19	20	Tom Onslow-Cole	VW CC	+12.921
20	13	Sam Osborne	Honda Civic Type R FK2	+14.645
21	23	Nicolas Hamilton	VW CC	+23.487
DNF	24	Jade Edwards	Vauxhall Astra	Mechanical
DNF	19	James Gornall	Audi S3 Saloon	Mechanical
DNF	21	Michael Crees	Honda Civic Type R FK8	Mechanical
DNF	N/A	Andy Neate	Ford Focus ST	Crash
DNF	N/A	Rory Butcher	Ford Focus ST	Crash
DNF	N/A	Tom Ingram	Toyota Corolla	Crash

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Colin Turkington profited from the misfortune of others to take the win in the second race at Silverstone to retake the British Touring Car Championship lead.

Punctures to title rivals Tom Ingram and Ash Sutton late in the race saw Turkington take the win and open up a six point lead at the top.

Race one winner Dan Cammish was fastest off the line but lost the lead to Ingram at Luffield. Sutton passed Turkington at Copse but fell down the order after a small collision with Rory Butcher, who spun to the back of the grid.

Sutton was tenth and seemed to be struggling, but his Infiniti team mate Aiden Moffat was storming through the field in his 200th BTCC race. He was stuck behind Sutton but finally made a move.

The top three of Ingram, Turkington and Cammish were all close, fighting hard for the win. Turkington’s team mate Tom Oliphant retired from race one with a suspension issue, but he made up for it by flying through the field to finish ninth.

On lap 17 Sutton suffered a puncture, ruining his race and putting him at the back for race three. Ingram then suffered a puncture a lap later, with Turkington the big winner, inheriting the lead and seeing his two title rivals fall to the back of the grid.

He guided his BMW home to take the win and his 150th BTCC podium, with Cammish and Adam Morgan rounding off the podium.

Matt Neal was fourth, with Moffat’s storming drive being rewarded with fifth. Josh Cook, Jake Hill and Ollie Jackson all had strong finishes, with Tom Oliphant going from 25th to ninth at the chequered flag, with Hyundai’s Senna Proctor rounding out the top ten.

Pos	Grid	Driver	Car	Interval
1	4	Colin Turkington	BMW 330i M Sport
2	1	Dan Cammish	Honda Civic Type R FK8	+1.245
3	6	Adam Morgan	Mercedes Benz A Class	+3.172
4	8	Matt Neal	Honda Civic Type R FK8	+7.876
5	11	Aiden Moffat	Infiniti Q50	+12.576
6	10	Josh Cook	Honda Civic Type R FK8	+13.804
7	7	Jake Hill	Honda Civic Type R FK2	+14.500
8	13	Ollie Jackson	Ford Focus ST	+14.910
9	25	Tom Oliphant	BMW 330i M Sport	+15.102
10	14	Senna Proctor	Hyundai i30N	+16.911
11	15	Tom Chilton	Honda Civic Type R FK8	+17.115
12	17	Sam Osborne	Honda Civic Type R FK2	+17.831
13	18	Bobby Thompson	Audi S3 Saloon	+18.380
14	3	Rory Butcher	Ford Focus ST	+18.559
15	16	Chris Smiley	Hyundai i30N	+20.016
16	22	James Gornall	Audi S3 Saloon	+20.404
17	20	Jack Butel	Mercedes Benz A Class	+21.098
18	19	Tom Onslow-Cole	VW CC	+21.446
19	27	Jack Goff	VW CC	+21.913
20	9	Stephen Jelley	BMW 125i M Sport	+22.858
21	23	Jade Edwards	Vauxhall Astra	+25.507
22	21	Andy Neate	Ford Focus ST	+26.205
23	12	Carl Boardley	BMW 125i M Sport	+43.244
24	24	Nicolas Hamilton	VW CC	+1 Lap
25	2	Tom Ingram	Toyota Corolla	+1 Lap
26	5	Ash Sutton	Infiniti Q50	+2 Laps
Retirements
DNF	26	Michael Crees	Honda Civic Type R FK8	Mechanical

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Dan Cammish took the seventh win of his British Touring Car Championship career after holding off the Toyota of Tom Ingram in a thrilling race at Silverstone.

Cammish made a good start with Ingram close behind. The pair traded the lead a few times, with Ingram passing on the exit of Becketts and Cammish taking it back into Brooklands.

The Safety Car was brought out on lap five as Michael Crees was tipped into a spin and collided with James Gornall, with Crees beaching his Honda Civic in the gravel. Cammish and Ingram were fighting hard to be ahead for the SC period, with the pair separated by just nine thousandths of a second.

On the restart Cammish and Ingram continued to fight, with the battle for third being the more intriguing. Rory Butcher was holding off Colin Turkington and Ash Sutton while Tom Oliphant retired as his BMW went over a kerb and broke his suspension.

With Sutton breathing down his neck, Turkington had to be careful when plotting a move on Butcher ahead. The Scotsman in his Motorbase Ford Focus held off the hard charging duo to take third, with Turkington and Sutton fourth and fifth.

Cammish pulled away to take his seventh BTCC win with Ingram behind, who makes further inroads into the championship lead.

Adam Morgan, Jake HIll, Matt Neal, Stephen Jelley and Josh Cook rounded off the top ten. Jade Edwards, the first female driver to race in the BTCC since Fiona Leggate in 2007, finished 23rd after being pushed off track by Andy Neate.

Sutton still leads the championship but his lead has been cut down by Turkington and Ingram.

Pos	Grid	Driver	Car	Interval
1	1	Dan Cammish	Honda Civic Type R FK8
2	2	Tom Ingram	Toyota Corolla	+1.081
3	3	Rory Butcher	Ford Focus ST	+4.468
4	4	Colin Turkington	BMW 330i M Sport	+4.815
5	7	Ash Sutton	Infiniti Q50	+5.049
6	8	Adam Morgan	Mercedes Benz A Class	+7.516
7	10	Jake Hill	Honda Civic Type R FK2	+8.957
8	6	Matt Neal	Honda Civic Type R FK8	+9.368
9	14	Stephen Jelley	BMW 125i M Sport	+10.856
10	12	Josh Cook	Honda Civic Type R FK8	+14.030
11	15	Aiden Moffat	Infiniti Q50	+17.706
12	13	Carl Boardley	BMW 125i M Sport	+18.898
13	11	Ollie Jackson	Ford Focus ST	+18.915
14	16	Senna Proctor	Hyundai i30N	+19.500
15	9	Tom Chilton	Honda Civic Type R FK8	+19.713
16	21	Chris Smiley	Hyundai i30N	+20.870
17	17	Sam Osborne	Honda Civic Type R FK2	+22.368
18	19	Bobby Thompson	Audi S3 Saloon	+22.812
19	20	Tom Onslow-Cole	VW CC	+23.639
20	27	Jack Butel	Mercedes Benz A Class	+24.784
21	23	Andy Neate	Ford Focus ST	+25.131
22	26	James Gornall	Audi S3 Saloon	+25.412
23	25	Jade Edwards	Vauxhall Astra	+27.430
24	24	Nicolas Hamilton	VW CC	+29.812
Retirements
DNF	5	Tom Oliphant	BMW 330i M Sport	Suspension
DNF	22	Michael Crees	Honda Civic Type R FK8	Crash
DNF	18	Jack Goff	VW CC	Mechanical

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Josh Cook led from lights to flag his first official win of the season. He had won previously but lost the win due to technical infringements. Team mate Tom Chilton came second with Rory Butcher in third.

Carl Boardley spun at the final chicane on lap one and broke his suspension, ending an unfortunate weekend for the Team HARD driver. Team mate Nicolas Hamilton had similar issues and retired.

Tom Ingram had won the first two races of the day and was fighting new championship leader Ash Sutton for fourth. The pair were involved in a race-long battle.

With Cook and Chilton pulling away, Butcher had to fend off Sutton and Ingram, who were both charging.

Cook cruised to a win with Chilton and Butcher in second and third respectively. Butcher did well to hold off Sutton and Ingram, who were both incredibly quick throughout the weekend.

Tom Oliphant, Matt Neal, Colin Turkington, Jake Hill and Dan Cammish rounded off the top ten. Guest driver Rob Austin ended his impressive weekend with 11th.

Pos	Driver	Car	Interval
1	Josh Cook	Honda Civic Type R FK8
2	Tom Chilton	Hnoda Civic Type R FK8	+3.475
3	Rory Butcher	Ford Focus ST	+4.397
4	Ash Sutton	Infiniti Q50	+5.096
5	Tom Ingram	Toyota Corolla	+5.628
6	Tom Oliphant	BMW 330i M Sport	+7.119
7	Matt Neal	Honda Civic Type R FK8	+7.451
8	Colin Turkington	BMW 330i M Sport	+8.447
9	Jake Hill	Honda Civic Type R FK2	+8.912
10	Dan Cammish	Honda Civic Type R FK8	+9.629
11	Rob Austin	Vauxhall Astra	+10.345
12	Senna Proctor	Hyundai i30N	+13.729
13	Ollie Jackson	Ford Focus ST	+14.270
14	Jack Goff	VW CC	+16.000
15	Bobby Thompson	Audi S3 Saloon	+17.840
16	Chris Smiley	Hyundai i30N	+22.384
17	Stephen Jelley	BMW 125i M Sport	+23.032
18	Adam Morgan	Mercedes Benz A Class	+28.005
19	Andy Neate	Ford Focus ST	+30.904
20	Jack Butel	Mercedes Benz A Class	+31.263
21	Tom Onslow-Cole	VW CC	+35.369
22	Michael Crees	Honda Civic Type R FK8	+35.560
23	Sam Osborne	Honda Civic Type R FK2	+35.595
24	Aiden Moffat	Infiniti Q50	+6 Laps
Retirements
RET	Nicolas Hamilton	VW CC	Mechanical
RET	Carl Boardley	BMW 125i M Sport	Suspension
DNS	James Gornall	Audi S3 Saloon	Mechanical

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Tom Ingram secured another win in race two at Thruxton after another close battle with Dan Cammish. The Yorkshireman finished second with team mate Matt Neal third.

Ingram led from lights to flag, to make a good day for Toyota even better. Toyota have won both the Le Mans 24 Hours and Rally Turkey, and can add a BTCC double race win to that.

New championship leader Ash Sutton leapt up to fourth in his Infiniti and was hounding down Neal for third. By lap eight he was on his tail but Sutton went wide at Church corner and lost some ground.

Colin Turkington, reeling from his race one misfire, fought from the back of the grid into the points, and managed to finish 13th.

There were a couple of late retirements as Adam Morgan retired from fifth with an engine failure, and Bobby Thompson crashed out.

Ingram secured his second win of the day and has jumped up to third in the championship standings, 30 points behind Sutton.

Cammish and Neal rounded off the podium, Sutton was fourth, Rory Butcher and Tom Oliphant were fifth and sixth. Then came the BTC Racing trio of Tom Chilton, Josh Cook and Michael Crees, with Senna Proctor finishing tenth.

Pos	Driver	Car	Interval
1	Tom Ingram	Toyota Corolla
2	Dan Cammish	Honda Civic Type R FK8	+0.291
3	Matt Neal	Honda Civic Type R FK8	+6.511
4	Ash Sutton	Infiniti Q50	+7.776
5	Rory Butcher	Ford Focus ST	+10.089
6	Tom Oliphant	BMW 330i M Sport	+11.192
7	Tom Chilton	Honda Civic Type R FK8	+11.573
8	Josh Cook	Honda Civic Type R FK8	+11.800
9	Michael Crees	Honda Civic Type R FK8	+12.390
10	Senna Proctor	Hyundai i30N	+13.438
11	Jake Hill	Honda Civic Type R FK2	+13.830
12	Rob Austin	Vauxhall Astra	+15.265
13	Colin Turkington	BMW 330i M Sport	+15.442
14	Ollie Jackson	Ford Focus ST	+20.514
15	Jack Goff	VW CC	+21.024
16	Chris Smiley	Hyundai i30N	+27.313
17	Stephen Jelley	BMW 125i M Sport	+30.532
18	Aiden Moffat	Infiniti Q50	+30.866
19	Carl Boardley	BMW 125i M Sport	+40.482
20	Jack Butel	Mercedes Benz A Class	+40.929
21	Tom Onslow-Cole	VW CC	+42.216
22	Sam Osborne	Honda Civic Type R FK2	+55.579
23	Andy Neate	Ford Focus ST	+56.159
Retirements
RET	Adam Morgan	Mercedes Benz A Class	Engine
RET	James Gornall	Audi S3 Saloon	Mechanical
RET	Bobby Thompson	Audi S3 Saloon	Crash
RET	Nicolas Hamilton	VW CC	Mechanical

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Tom Ingram picked up his first win of the season at Thruxton in a race which saw championship protagonist Colin Turkington suffer a misfire.

Ingram leapt into the lead off the start and held off Cammish by just over half a second at the chequered flag. Cammish’s Team Dynamics team mate Matt Neal rounded off the podium.

Jake Hill had started well but spun on lap four at the final chicane, compromising his weekend.

On lap six Ash Sutton passed championship rival Colin Turkington in a nice pass, but Turkington started falling down the grid. He had a loss of power and a misfire. Effectively retiring from the race which could have huge ramifications for the championship battle.

Sutton then passed Butcher coming out of the Complex chicane on lap eight, It was an expertly taken move by the 2017 champion.

On lap 11 Andy Neate and Carl Boardley had a coming together at the Complex. It was a clumsy move by Neate who tried to pass Boardley on the outside when he already had the inside line.

Cammish was pressuring Ingram in the final stages back at the front, with just half a second between the pair. However Ingram held on for his and Toyota’s first win of the season.

Cammish and Neal celebrated sponsor Yuasa’s tenth anniversary of being in the BTCC with a double podium. Adam Morgan, Sutton, Butcher, Tom Chilton, Tom Oliphant, Josh Cook and Michael Crees rounded off the top ten.

Fan favourite Rob Austin finished 12th in the Power Maxed Vauxhall Astra and Tom Onslow-Cole returned to the BTCC with a 21st place finish.

Pos	Driver	Car	Interval
1	Tom Ingram	Toyota Corolla
2	Dan Cammish	Honda Civic Type R FK8	+0.644
3	Matt Neal	Honda Civic Type R FK8	+8.578
4	Adam Morgan	Mercedes Benz A Class	+9.064
5	Ash Sutton	Infiniti Q50	+18.578
6	Rory Butcher	Ford Focus ST	+19.776
7	Tom Chilton	Honda Civic Type R FK8	+20.374
8	Tom Oliphant	BMW 330i M Sport	+21.234
9	Josh Cook	Honda Civic Type R FK8	+21.487
10	Michael Crees	Honda Civic Type R FK8	+21.888
11	Senna Proctor	Hyundai i30N	+24.456
12	Rob Austin	Vauxhall Astra	+27.261
13	Chris Smiley	Hyundai i30N	+27.587
14	Ollie Jackson	Ford Focus ST	+27.879
15	Aiden Moffat	Infiniti Q50	+29.910
16	Jack Goff	VW CC	+30.192
17	Bobby Thompson	Audi S3 Saloon	+30.478
18	James Gornall	Audi S3 Saloon	+38.403
19	Jack Butel	Mercedes Benz A Class	+44.675
20	Stephen Jelley	BMW 125i M Sport	+48.784
21	Tom Onslow-Cole	VW CC	+52.965
22	Jake Hill	Honda Civic Type R FK2	+1 Lap
23	Sam Osborne	Honda Civic Type R FK2	+ 3 Laps
24	Colin Turkington	BMW 330i M Sport	+4 Laps
Retirements
RET	Carl Boardley	BMW 125i M Sport	Crash
RET	Andy Neate	Ford Focus ST	Crash
RET	Nicolas Hamilton	VW CC	Clutch

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Race One

Ash Sutton pulled off the line from pole and never surrendered the lead. Turkington was close behind and was fighting the 2017 champion all the way to the line.

Josh Cook had a big off on the run into the uphill chicane, spinning and going backwards into the tyre wall.

The fight for the podium was a great one as Jake Hill and Tom Ingram fought for third with Hill prevailing from the Toyota driver.

Sutton took his third win of the season and only strengthened his title credentials, with Turkington and Hill following close behind.

Race Two

After a great effort from the BTC Racing team to fix Josh Cook’s car. He was put into a spin on the first corner and was out of the race. The torrid season for Cook continued.

It was more of the same for Sutton and Turkington, as they took first and second with the BMW driver only seven tenths behind the winner. Ingram this time took third.

After race two Senna Proctor was drawn to start race three on pole position, with Rory Butcher alongside

Race Three

Rory Butcher got the best start off the line to take the lead from Proctor. He pulled out a one second lead before his team mate Ollie Jackson was involved in a crash on lap two.

Jackson was spinning through the uphill chicane and ended up on the apex. Mike Bushell had nowhere to go and hit Jackson, with Sam Osborne picking up damage too, prompting a red flag.

On the restart Butcher got away fastest again, so quick in fact that the stewards investigated it. Tom Chilton rocketed off the line into third. Tom Oliphant pulled off a fine move into turn one, passing the Hyundai of Chris Smiley on two wheels.

Butcher pulled out a commanding lead and took his second win of the season, with Proctor finishing a fine second and Chilton rounded off the podium.

Driver	Car	R1	R2	R3
Colin Turkington	BMW 330i M Sport	2	2	9
Tom Oliphant	BMW 330i M Sport	8	6	4
Matt Neal	Honda Civic Type R FK8	7	15	12
Dan Cammish	Honda Civic Type R FK8	6	4	6
Tom Ingram	Toyota Corolla	4	3	10
Ash Sutton	Infiniti Q50	1	1	11
Aiden Moffat	Infiniti Q50	9	5	8
Josh Cook	Honda Civic Type R FK8	DNF	DNF	15
Tom Chilton	Honda Civic Type R FK8	11	7	3
Michael Crees	Honda Civic Type R FK8	17	17	16
Senna Proctor	Hyundai i30N	13	11	2
Chris Smiley	Hyundai i30N	14	9	7
Jake Hill	Honda Civic Type R FK2	3	8	5
Sam Osborne	Honda Civic Type R FK2	19	18	DNF
Rory Butcher	Ford Focus ST	5	10	1
Ollie Jackson	Ford Focus ST	16	13	DNF
Andy Neate	Ford Focus ST	DNF	DNF	20
Adam Morgan	Mercedes Benz A Class	12	14	14
Jack Butel	Mercedes Benz A Class	20	21	22
Bobby Thompson	Audi S3 Saloon	18	DSQ	19
James Gornall	Audi S3 Saloon	DNF	20	18
Carl Boardley	BMW 125i M Sport	15	12	17
Jack Goff	VW CC	DNS	19	21
Stephen Jelley	BMW 125i M Sport	10	DNF	13
Mike Bushell	Vauxhall Astra	21	16	DNF

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