Vauxhall take one-two in race one
VX Racing have taken a one-two finish in race one at Rockingham, with Italian star Fabrizio Giovanardi coming home ahead of Tom Chilton
Pole-sitter Darren Turner's SEAT Leon failed to start on the grid, gifting second-placed Giovanardi the lead as the race got underway. He immediately pulled out a gap over Jason Plato, with Chilton close behind in third.
The order stayed the same until the engine in Fiona Leggate's MG ZS gave way, and put oil down all the way from the final Brook esses through to Turn 1. Most of the front-runners went off the track at Brook, but while Giovanardi held on to his lead, Plato gave way to Chilton.
The Team Dynamics Honda Civics of Gordon Shedden and Matt Neal came home fourth and fifth respectively, while Mike Jordan was the highest-finishing independent driver in sixth place.
Race one results:
Pos Driver Make Time
1. Fabrizio Giovanardi Vauxhall 21:43.800
2. Tom Chilton Vauxhall + 4.150
3. Jason Plato SEAT + 4.380
4. Gordon Shedden Honda + 7.510
5. Matt Neal Honda + 7.810
6. Mike Jordan Honda + 12.811
7. Colin Turkington BMW + 16.315
8. Tom Onslow-Cole BMW + 16.577
9. Eoin Murray Alfa Romeo + 17.471
10. Mat Jackson BMW + 20.589
11. Matt Allison SEAT + 23.502
12. Jason Hughes MG + 27.310
13. David Pinkney Alfa Romeo + 31.100
14. John George Honda + 37.117
15. Martyn Bell BMW + 44.078
16. Erkut Kizilirmak Vauxhall + 44.705
17. Chris Stockton Lexus + 54.635
18. Nick Leason Lexus + 1:23.491
Did not finish:
Simon Blanckley Honda
Gareth Howell SEAT
Rick Kerry BMW
Fiona Leggate MG
Richard Marsh Alfa Romeo
Jim Pocklington BMW
Darren Turner SEAT
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