Jackson earns brilliant race two win

In what was the second of three races to be held at the circuit today, Jackson, 26, nipped by Fabrizio Giovanardi on lap 11 and won by an eventual 1.542 seconds.

At the start, it was Darren Turner who made the best of things as the SEAT driver grabbed the top spot from polesitter Gordon Shedden before the braking zone for the Deene hairpin.

Fabrizio Giovanardi made it by Shedden before the end of the lap, while Jackson's move on the Team Halfords Honda driver came at Tarzan on lap five.

Giovanardi began to pressure Turner hard. The Italian's Vauxhall was visibly much faster than the SEAT through the twisty infield section, but lacking in straightline speed to the diesel on the run down to Deene.

He eventually made it by for the lead on lap 10, barging his way past at Gracelands. The contact forced Turner onto the grass and also damaged his own rear wheels.

It was no surprise then to see him slide wide at Yentwood and allow Jackson - who had passed Turner at the same time as the Italian - to take a lead he was not to lose on lap 11.

Jackson's win, which was the third of his career, helped to close him to within one point of Giovanardi in the championship.

Fourth and fifth, in a top five that did not change after Jackson took the lead, were Shedden and Tom Onslow-Cole in the second Vauxhall.

Colin Turkington was an excellent sixth for Team RAC after starting 16th in his BMW, while Tom Chilton's Halfords Honda and Adam Jones's Team Air-Cool SEAT were next up, with Jones drawn on pole for the last race of the day under the reverse-grid rule.

Jason Plato had a bad race. After starting 11th, he was hit on lap one and pitted reporting damage to the right-rear of his SEAT. He was sent back out after a quick check by his mechanics and fought back from 22nd to ninth by the flag.

Stephen Jelley had been on course for sixth before he and Matt Neal made contact at the Brook chicane with four laps to go. The pair finished 15th and 11th respectively.

It was a far worse race for the Eurotech Honda team, with both Mike and Andrew Jordan retiring for the second time in a few hours.

Pos Driver               Car               Time
 1. Mat Jackson          BMW          28:51.807
 2. Fabrizio Giovanardi  Vauxhall        +1.542
 3. Darren Turner        SEAT            +8.863
 4. Gordon Shedden       Honda           +9.462
 5. Tom Onslow-Cole      Vauxhall       +10.590
 6. Colin Turkington     BMW            +10.796
 7. Tom Chilton          Honda          +11.759
 8. Adam Jones           SEAT           +12.853
 9. Jason Plato          SEAT           +13.183
10. Steven Kane          BMW            +18.187
11. Matt Neal            Vauxhall       +18.811
12. Rob Collard          BMW            +19.448
13. Harry Vaulkhard      Chevrolet      +26.251
14. Jason Hughes         MG             +26.526
15. Stephen Jelley       BMW            +26.683
16. John George          Honda          +29.903
17. Martyn Bell          Vauxhall       +41.008
18. Erkut Kizilirmak     Vauxhall       +43.913
19. Alan Taylor          Honda          +52.879
       
Not classified

    Pos  Driver       Car             Laps
    Matt Allison         Chevrolet            7
    Michael Doyle        Honda                6
    Mike Jordan          Honda                5
    Andrew Jordan        Honda                2
    Stuart Oliver        Lexus                0
      
Fastest lap: Giovanardi, 1:25.517 on lap 6