Turkington on Oulton Park pole
Colin Turkington will start the first of tomorrow's three British Touring Car Championship races at Oulton Park from pole position
The Team RAC driver set a best time of 1:28.534 around the Cheshire circuit in his BMW 320si, pipping Team Dynamics' Gordon Shedden by 0.054 of a second.
It is Turkington's second pole of the season, having started from the front row of the grid during the first race of the season at Brands Hatch, and follows on from his victory last time out at Croft.
"We've sort of been quick all day but not as lightning quick as in qualifying," he told autosport.com. "I'm absolutely delighted to be on pole - for the reason that I get a point!
"My confidence was up after getting to the last meeting. I knew we had a quick car and that we'd be fast everywhere after that. We've unlocked the potential; today just shows that."
Lining up on the second row of the grid will be reigning champ Matt Neal and SEAT's Darren Turner. Current championship leader Jason Plato qualified in fifth place, while Fabrizio Giovanardi - who lies just two points behind him in the title race - will be behind him in sixth position.
Turkington's luck was not shared by his teammate, Tom Onslow-Cole, who caused the qualifying session to be red flagged after heavy contact with the tyre wall exiting Cascades.
Pos Driver Make Time 1. Colin Turkington BMW 1:28.534 2. Gordon Shedden Honda 1:28.588 + 0.054 3. Matt Neal Honda 1:28.667 + 0.133 4. Darren Turner SEAT 1:28.937 + 0.403 5. Jason Plato SEAT 1:28.989 + 0.455 6. F.Giovanardi Vauxhall 1:29.058 + 0.524 7. Mike Jordan Honda 1:29.153 + 0.619 8. Adam Jones SEAT 1:29.171 + 0.637 9. Mat Jackson BMW 1:29.208 + 0.674 10. Tom Chilton Vauxhall 1:29.291 + 0.757 11. Gareth Howell SEAT 1:29.670 + 1.136 12. Matt Allison SEAT 1:29.890 + 1.356 13. David Pinkney Alfa Romeo 1:30.006 + 1.472 14. Jason Hughes MG 1:30.650 + 2.116 15. Simon Blanckley Honda 1:30.795 + 2.261 16. Chris Stockton Lexus 1:31.141 + 2.607 17. Richard Marsh Alfa Romeo 1:31.238 + 2.704 18. Tom Onslow-Cole BMW 1:31.300 + 2.766 19. Erkut Kizilirmak Vauxhall 1:31.393 + 2.859 20. John George Honda 1:31.592 + 3.058 21. Martyn Bell BMW 1:32.659 + 4.125 22. Fiona Leggate MG 1:33.327 + 4.793 23. Rick Kerry BMW 1:34.266 + 5.732 24. Jim Pocklington BMW 1:37.130 + 8.596
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