Ash Sutton fastest in BTCC practice at Silverstone for MG

The 22-year-old was top of the pile in the later stages of the second 40-minute session and improved his time on the very last lap. He set a benchmark of 58.589s.

Tom Ingram consolidated second place with his best lap on his last tour in the Speedworks Toyota Avensis to clock 58.660s, just 0.071s adrift.

Adam Morgan had topped the damp morning session and finished third after the second timed period, with a 58.725s lap.

He was ahead of Rockingham race three winner Aron Smith in the Team BKR VW, who edged out Rob Austin in the Handy Motorsport Toyota Avensis.

Championship leader Sam Tordoff left it late in the session to clock the 12th best time at 59.118s with 75kg of success ballast aboard his WSR BMW 125i M Sport.

His team-mate Rob Collard, fifth in the points and carrying 39kg of ballast, was 21st.

Tordoff's closest rival for the title, Matt Neal in the works Honda Civic Type R, was 16th in his car carrying 66kg of ballast after failing to complete the session thanks to running out of fuel.

Neal's team-mate Shedden, third in the points coming to Silverstone with 57kg on his Honda, was 19th in a session where the top 22 drivers were covered by one second.

The leading Subaru Levorg was Colin Turkington's, with the 11th quickest time in the Team BMR car, carrying 33kg of ballast.

Team-mate Jason Plato could only post the 22nd best time.

Mat Jackson, who is fourth in the championship hunt, posted the 25th best time of 59.637s in the Motorbase Performance Ford Focus.

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