Turkington tops Snetterton practice
Colin Turkington was fastest in free practice for rounds 16, 17 & 18 of the British Touring Car Championship at Snetterton on Saturday
The Team RAC BMW driver eclipsed Jason Plato's 1m12.482s from the first session to go just under five hundredths faster in session two.
Vauxhall duo Matt Neal and Fabrizio Giovanardi were second and third quickest, both setting times less than 0.2s behind Turkington.
James Thompson, who was second fastest in the morning session, dropped to fourth in the Team Dynamics Honda ahead of Andrew Jordan in the third factory Vectra.
Plato was eventually sixth, having been unable to replicate his morning pace in the Racing Silverline Chevrolet.
Jonathan Adam's Airwaves BMW, Harry Vaulkard's Chevrolet, RML's James Nash and Paul O'Neill completed the top ten.
Pos Driver Car Time Gap 1. Colin Turkington BMW 1m12.434s 2. Matt Neal Vauxhall 1m12.502s 0.068 3. Fabrizio Giovanardi Vauxhall 1m12.620s + 0.186 4. James Thompson Honda 1m12.631s + 0.197 5. Andrew Jordan Vauxhall 1m12.637s + 0.203 6. Jason Plato Chevrolet 1m12.705s + 0.271 7. Jonathan Adam BMW 1m12.809s + 0.375 8. Harry Vaulkhard Chevrolet 1m12.854s + 0.420 9. James Nash Chevrolet 1m12.866s + 0.432 10. Paul O'Neill Honda 1m12.871s + 0.437 11. Mat Jackson Chevrolet 1m13.045s + 0.611 12. Rob Collard BMW 1m13.262s + 0.828 13. Adam Jones SEAT 1m13.373s + 0.939 14. Stephen Jelley BMW 1m13.381s + 0.947 15. David Pinkney Honda 1m13.653s + 1.219 16. Gordon Shedden SEAT 1m13.714s + 1.280 17. Tom Chilton Ford 1m13.885s + 1.451 18. John George Honda 1m15.192s + 2.758 19. Martin Johnson Vauxhall 1m40.852s +28.418
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