Turner takes maiden win in race 2
Darren Turner has won the second BTCC race at Croft after trading places with Jason Plato at the chequered flag
Turner had originally been leading the incident-packed race, but gave way to his SEAT teammate Plato to let him record an extra point for leading the race. As the pair completed the final lap, they swapped back, to allow Turner to score his first BTCC victory.
"The regulations say that you get a point for leading the race, so we swapped earlier on," Plato explained after the race. "But you never take a first win from a driver, and we don't have team orders."
Mike Jordan, in an older BTC-spec Honda Integra, came home third ahead of BMW driver Mat Jackson.
Pole-sitter Colin Turkington had led the race for the first few laps until he locked up due to oil on the track and ran wide. He soon became involved in an incident at the hairpin and retired from the race.
Gordon Shedden and Matt Neal - starting from second and third on the grid respectively - both had a difficult race.
Neal failed to take the start, though came out later on in the race, while Shedden retired with a steering problem.
Classified:
Pos Driver Car Time
1. Darren Turner SEAT 29:17.908
2. Jason Plato SEAT + 0.374
3. Mike Jordan Honda + 3.326
4. Mat Jackson BMW + 5.247
5. Gareth Howell SEAT + 7.099
6. F.Giovanardi Vauxhall + 7.438
7. Tom Onslow-Cole BMW + 11.856
8. Jason Hughes MG + 30.014
9. John George Honda + 39.849
10. Chris Stockton Lexus + 42.473
11. Jim Pocklington BMW +1:12.211
12. Martyn Bell BMW + 1 Lap
13. Matt Neal Honda + 1 Lap
Not classified
Driver Make Laps
Tom Chilton Vauxhall 15
Simon Blanckley Honda 12
Erkut Kizilirmak Vauxhall 12
Gordon Shedden Honda 11
David Pinkney Alfa Romeo 9
Matt Allison SEAT 5
Fiona Leggate MG 5
Eoin Murray Alfa Romeo 4
Colin Turkington BMW 4
Richard Marsh Alfa Romeo 3
Fastest lap: Turner, 1:27.482 on lap 2
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