Plato beats Shedden in race two
Jason Plato has taken victory in race two at Donington Park, despite having started from fifth on the grid
He came home ahead of polesitter Gordon Shedden and Fabrizio Giovanardi in what was another wet race.
SEAT Sport UK driver Plato enjoyed a fantastic battle with Shedden and set the fastest lap of the race, despite Donington being referred to as the team's 'bogey track'.
Plato's title rival Giovanardi also had a thrilling dice with a Dynamics driver, in his case Shedden's teammate Matt Neal, and managed to steal a crucial third place, which has helped keep down the gap to Plato in the championship battle. Plato currently leads by nine points.
Adam Jones, who had claimed a fantastic second place in race one, could not keep the front-running drivers at bay and came home in fifth place, ahead of Darren Turner.
Despite the heavy rain, there were no safety car periods, but it does not look like the weather will clear for the third and final race of the day.
Under the randomly-picked reverse grid, ninth placed finisher Colin Turkington will start race three from pole position.
Classified:
Pos Driver Car Time
1. Jason Plato SEAT 23:11.490
2. Gordon Shedden Honda + 5.876
3. Fabrizio Giovanardi Vauxhall + 7.288
4. Matt Neal Honda + 11.854
5. Adam Jones SEAT + 12.036
6. Darren Turner SEAT + 12.413
7. Mike Jordan Honda + 12.956
8. Matt Allison SEAT + 34.793
9. Colin Turkington BMW + 36.042
10. Mat Jackson BMW + 38.473
11. Tom Onslow-Cole BMW + 45.045
12. Tom Chilton Vauxhall + 45.308
13. Chris Stockton Lexus + 51.229
14. Tom Ferrier SEAT + 53.396
15. Erkut Kizilirmak Vauxhall + 53.877
16. David Pinkney Alfa Romeo +1:01.221
17. Simon Blanckley Honda +1:03.315
18. Richard Marsh Alfa Romeo +1:03.562
19. Fiona Leggate MG +1:04.830
20. Martyn Bell BMW +1:30.170
Not classified:
Drivers Car Laps
Jason Hughes MG 15
Eoin Murray Alfa Romeo 2
John George Honda 0
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