Brands Hatch BTCC: Reigning champion Turkington tops practice two
British Touring Car Championship contender Colin Turkington set the fastest time in the second free practice session ahead of the series' showdown at Brands Hatch tomorrow
The Team BMR Volkswagen racer, who is third in the standings some 32 points away from table topper Gordon Shedden, set a lap of 1m31.302s to head team-mate Jason Plato by 0.167 seconds.
Shedden, who has a 23-point advantage in the standings, set the third-quickest time in his Team Dynamics Honda Civic, just 0.001s behind Plato.
Behind the Scotsman, Andy Priaulx clocked the fourth best time with a 1m31.538s in the WSR BMW 125i.
Of the other championship contenders, outsider Andrew Jordan left it late to post the sixth best time in the Triple Eight Racing MG with a 1m31.616s, while Shedden's team-mate Matt Neal was ninth.
Series returnee Alain Menu managed to get some meaningful running after a power steering problem in the opening session. He posted the 11th best time.
SECOND PRACTICE TIMES:
Pos | Driver | Team | Car | Time | Gap | Laps |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Colin Turkington | Team BMR | Volkswagen | 1m31.302s | - | 13 |
2 | Jason Plato | Team BMR | Volkswagen | 1m31.469s | 0.167s | 18 |
3 | Gordon Shedden | Honda | Honda | 1m31.470s | 0.168s | 19 |
4 | Andy Priaulx | WSR | BMW | 1m31.538s | 0.236s | 17 |
5 | Jack Goff | MG | MG | 1m31.564s | 0.262s | 19 |
6 | Andrew Jordan | MG | MG | 1m31.616s | 0.314s | 19 |
7 | Tom Ingram | Speedworks Motorsport | Toyota | 1m31.630s | 0.328s | 18 |
8 | Mat Jackson | Motorbase | Ford | 1m31.685s | 0.383s | 14 |
9 | Matt Neal | Honda | Honda | 1m31.692s | 0.390s | 15 |
10 | Alain Menu | Team BMR | Volkswagen | 1m31.722s | 0.420s | 19 |
11 | Dave Newsham | Power Maxed | Chevrolet | 1m31.757s | 0.455s | 15 |
12 | Aron Taylor-Smith | Team BMR | Volkswagen | 1m31.929s | 0.627s | 18 |
13 | Mike Bushell | AmD | Ford | 1m31.990s | 0.688s | 20 |
14 | Rob Collard | WSR | BMW | 1m32.024s | 0.722s | 20 |
15 | Adam Morgan | Ciceley Racing | Mercedes | 1m32.030s | 0.728s | 19 |
16 | Martin Depper | Eurotech | Honda | 1m32.120s | 0.818s | 17 |
17 | Josh Cook | Power Maxed | Chevrolet | 1m32.149s | 0.847s | 20 |
18 | Sam Tordoff | WSR | BMW | 1m32.220s | 0.918s | 16 |
19 | Jeff Smith | Eurotech | Honda | 1m32.438s | 1.136s | 16 |
20 | James Cole | Motorbase | Ford | 1m32.810s | 1.508s | 14 |
21 | Aiden Moffat | Aiden Moffat Racing | Mercedes | 1m32.910s | 1.608s | 15 |
22 | Tony Gilham | Team Hard | Toyota | 1m33.400s | 2.098s | 19 |
23 | Hunter Abbott | Rob Austin Racing | Audi | 1m33.489s | 2.187s | 17 |
24 | Jake Hill | AmD | Audi | 1m33.511s | 2.209s | 14 |
25 | Alex Martin | Team Parker | Ford | 1m33.596s | 2.294s | 17 |
26 | Rob Austin | Rob Austin Racing | Audi | 1m33.921s | 2.619s | 15 |
27 | Simon Belcher | Handy Motorsport | Toyota | 1m33.948s | 2.646s | 21 |
28 | Stewart Lines | Houseman Racing | Toyota | 1m34.149s | 2.847s | 18 |
29 | Derek Palmer Jr. | Infiniti | Infiniti | 1m35.547s | 4.245s | 16 |
30 | Daniel Welch | Welch Motorsport | Proton | - | - | 5 |
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