Turner wins Knockhill race 1

The SEAT Sport UK man claimed the win in his Leon despite contact at the hairpin with Gordon Shedden, who was running second. Shedden had put his Honda Civic down the inside - the two cars touching - and looked set to take the lead, but suffered a puncture and suspension damage.

"It was exciting," said Turner. "I got a good start for once and pulled out a lead. Gordon took a bit of a lunge into the hairpin and there was contact. If his car had survived the impact he would've been walking away with it."

Colin Turkington brought his BMW 320si home second, ahead of Jason Plato, who had spent most of the race in sixth. Fabrizio Giovanardi, his title rival, had looked certain to claim the final podium slot in his Vectra, but was hit by Tom Onslow-Cole.

Onslow-Cole claimed his BMW's clutch had gone and he could not avoid making contact, finishing fourth, while Giovanardi recovered to cross the line in seventh.

In a repeat of their coming together at Brands Hatch a fortnight ago, Matt Neal and Mat Jackson made contact on the opening lap, putting both drivers out of the race. Tom Chilton also retired after heavily damaging his car when he hit a tyre barrier.

Classified:

Pos  Driver            Make      Time
 1.  Darren Turner     SEAT      21:45.478
 2.  Colin Turkington  BMW       +   1.654
 3.  Jason Plato       SEAT      +  15.635
 4.  Tom Onslow-Cole   BMW       +  15.991
 5.  Adam Jones        SEAT      +  16.903
 6.  Mike Jordan       Honda     +  17.219
 7.  F.Giovanardi      Vauxhall  +  17.263
 8.  Gavin Smith       SEAT      +  18.713
 9.  John George       Honda     +  31.121
10.  Martyn Bell       BMW       +  47.275
11.  Alan Taylor       Honda     +  51.702

Not classified:

     Driver            Make     Laps
     Gordon Shedden    Honda     18
     Jason Hughes      MG        18
     Fiona Leggate     MG        15
     Tom Chilton       Vauxhall   7
     Matt Neal         Honda      3
     Mat Jackson       BMW        1

Fastest lap: Shedden, 53.313 on lap 7