Snetterton BTCC: Plato, Menu top practice sessions, Jordan crashes

The opening session was damp and Alain Menu set the pace, the BMR Volkswagen Passat driver being the only man to crack the two-minute barrier.

But the most important moment came when Jordan, who had just gone fourth fastest in his Eurotech Honda Civic, crashed at Riches.

He was taken to hospital, but is believed to have avoided serious injury and hopes to take part in Sunday's races.

Plato, who failed to record a flying lap in the morning, moved to the top of the timesheets early in practice two.

He set a string of fastest laps and his 1m56.197s, half a second inside Sam Tordoff's 2013 pole time, was over a second quicker than the next best.

"We haven't put [new] tyres on, we're just going through our programme," said Plato. "We've got a good balance, but the others will catch up I'm sure."

Championship leader Colin Turkington's WSR BMW was one of the late improvers to go second on a 1m57.373s.

The Ciceley Mercedes of Adam Morgan set its best time as it took the flag, which was enough to go third, just ahead of the Motorbase Ford Focus of Mat Jackson.

Jack Goff had a strong showing in his first outing since switching from BMR's Vauxhall Insignia to the squad's Passat. After going second in the damp session, he ended up fifth in the dry.

Matt Neal was the leading Honda contender, his works Civic Tourer going ninth on a 1m57.970s, while title contender Gordon Shedden was only 12th.

Practice 1

Pos Driver               Car                Time        Gap     Laps
 1. Alain Menu           BMR VW             1m59.701s             6
 2. Jack Goff            BMR VW             2m00.244s   +0.543s   8
 3. Tom Ingram           Speedworks Toyota  2m00.280s   +0.579s   8
 4. Andrew Jordan        Eurotech Honda     2m00.374s   +0.673s   7
 5. Gordon Shedden       Honda              2m00.672s   +0.971s   8
 6. James Cole           UA Toyota          2m01.119s   +1.418s   8
 7. Dave Newsham         AmD Ford           2m01.250s   +1.549s   9
 8. Rob Austin           RAR Audi           2m01.365s   +1.664s   8
 9. Warren Scott         BMR VW             2m01.441s   +1.740s   8
10. Matt Neal            Honda              2m01.503s   +1.802s   9
11. Lea Wood             Houseman Toyota    2m01.937s   +2.236s   8
12. Hunter Abbott        RAR Audi           2m02.049s   +2.348s   9
13. Aron Smith           BMR VW             2m02.304s   +2.603s   8
14. Jack Clarke          Motorbase Ford     2m02.480s   +2.779s  10
15. Fabrizio Giovanardi  Motorbase Ford     2m02.689s   +2.988s   8
16. Mat Jackson          Motorbase Ford     2m02.692s   +2.991s   8
17. Martin Depper        Eurotech Honda     2m03.933s   +4.232s   8
18. Robb Holland         Rotek Audi         2m06.730s   +7.029s   8
19. Aiden Moffat         Moffat Chevrolet   2m07.320s   +7.619s   8
20. Chris Stockton       BTC Chevrolet      2m07.364s   +7.663s   8
21. Simon Belcher        Handy Toyota       2m08.173s   +8.472s   7
22. Sam Tordoff          MG                 2m09.295s   +9.594s   8
23. Rob Collard          WSR BMW            2m10.815s   +11.114s  7
24. Marc Hynes           MG                 2m12.185s   +12.484s  7
25. Glynn Geddie         UA Toyota          2m18.191s   +18.490s  6
26. Jason Plato          MG                 No time set           8
27. Colin Turkington     WSR BMW            No time set           8
28. Adam Morgan          Ciceley Mercedes   No time set           8
29. Nick Foster          WSR BMW            No time set           6
30. Ollie Jackson        Welch Proton       No time set           4
31. Dan Welch            Welch Proton       No time set           4

Practice 2

Pos  Driver               Car                Time        Gap     Laps
 1.  Jason Plato          MG                 1m56.197s            14
 2.  Colin Turkington     WSR BMW            1m57.373s   +1.176s  15
 3.  Adam Morgan          Ciceley Mercedes   1m57.403s   +1.206s  16
 4.  Mat Jackson          Motorbase Ford     1m57.433s   +1.236s  14
 5.  Jack Goff            BMR VW             1m57.652s   +1.455s  14
 6.  Rob Collard          WSR BMW            1m57.697s   +1.500s  14
 7.  Sam Tordoff          MG                 1m57.721s   +1.524s  15
 8.  Tom Ingram           Speedworks Toyota  1m57.794s   +1.597s  15
 9.  Matt Neal            Honda              1m57.970s   +1.773s  14
10.  Alain Menu           BMR VW             1m57.979s   +1.782s  13
11.  Glynn Geddie         UA Toyota          1m58.041s   +1.844s  14
12.  Gordon Shedden       Honda              1m58.320s   +2.123s  13
13.  Aron Smith           BMR VW             1m58.353s   +2.156s  14
14.  Nick Foster          WSR BMW            1m58.369s   +2.172s  15
15.  Rob Austin           RAR Audi           1m58.498s   +2.301s  14
16.  Fabrizio Giovanardi  Motorbase Ford     1m58.561s   +2.364s  14
17.  Jack Clarke          Motorbase Ford     1m58.707s   +2.510s  15
18.  Dave Newsham         AmD Ford           1m58.747s   +2.550s  13
19.  Martin Depper        Eurotech Honda     1m58.811s   +2.614s  13
20.  Marc Hynes           MG                 1m58.913s   +2.716s  15
21.  Lea Wood             Houseman Toyota    1m59.064s   +2.867s  16
22.  Robb Holland         Rotek Audi         1m59.118s   +2.921s  14
23.  Hunter Abbott        RAR Audi           1m59.179s   +2.982s  17
24.  James Cole           UA Toyota          1m59.883s   +3.686s  16
25.  Warren Scott         BMR VW             1m59.977s   +3.780s   9
26.  Aiden Moffat         Moffat Chevrolet   2m00.203s   +4.006s  16
27.  Chris Stockton       BTC Chevrolet      2m01.026s   +4.829s  11
28.  Simon Belcher        Handy Toyota       2m01.048s   +4.851s  16
29.  Dan Welch            Welch Proton       2m02.665s   +6.468s  12
30.  Ollie Jackson        Welch Proton       2m03.376s   +7.179s  11