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Gordon Shedden takes the spoils to set up record-breaking finale

Gordon Shedden claimed the honours in the final British Touring Car Championship race of the weekend at Silverstone, meaning that eight drivers will head to the finale at Brands Hatch in a fortnight with a chance of winning the title.

Shedden initially lost out to the fast-starting BMW of Rob Collard, but pulled a stunning sweeping move on the outside of Becketts corner on the second lap of the race to reclaim the lead. From thereon in, the reigning champion made the most of his softer compound Dunlop rubber to extend his lead and maintain the advantage to the chequered flag.

Mat Jackson also managed to get past Collard to secure second place, whilst Collard held on to take the final podium position and remain in championship contention.

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Subaru Team BMR’s Colin Turkington and the second Halfords Honda of Matt Neal completed the top five, the latter having come through the field from 15th on the grid with a determined drive, which crucially saw him overtake championship leader Sam Tordoff late in the race.

Tordoff himself took the chequered flag in sixth, ahead of the MG of Josh Cook in seventh, who had been rising through the order with team-mate Ashley Sutton during the race.

The race was one of two distinct groups, with the front runners seemingly happy to maintain their gaps to one another at the front, given the finely poised nature of their respective championship challenges. Further back, a second group of midfield runners was ever-changing in it’s order, but eventually Andrew Jordan came out on top in eighth in a surprisingly tame third race.

Laser Tools Racing’s Aiden Moffat and MG’s Sutton completed the top ten, with both drivers enjoying duels with their team-mates in the safety car-free race.

There was late drama for Jason Plato, who suffered a puncture from fourth on the final lap and eventually limped around the final few corners to claim 12th.

BKR’s Árón Smith was an early retirement from the race following contact early on, whilst race one winner Tom Ingram retired after 15 laps with a mechanical issue whilst running inside the top ten. Handy Motorsport’s Rob Austin failed to finish when he picked up a late-race puncture after contact with the MG of Sutton, having come through from the very back of the grid to challenge for a top ten finish until that point.

Subaru BMR’s Warren Scott failed to take the start of the race due to a technical issue.

A mixed weekend for the championship contenders sees eight drivers – Tordoff, Shedden, Neal, Collard, Jackson, Andrew Jordan, Colin Turkington and Jason Plato – head to Kent with a chance of taking the title. Tordoff has an 11-point lead over Shedden in the battle, with the top five covered by just 21 points.

Race result

POS NO CL DRIVER NAT ENTRANT CAR LAPS TIME/GAP BEST GD
1 52 M Gordon SHEDDEN Halfords Yuasa Racing Honda Civic Type R 22 21:54.766 59.166 1
2 7 Mat JACKSON Motorbase Performance Ford Focus 22 0.668 59.340 3
3 100 C Rob COLLARD Team JCT600 with GardX BMW 125i M Sport 22 1.087 59.187 2
4 4 M Colin TURKINGTON Silverline Subaru BMR Racing Subaru Levorg GT 22 2.009 59.363 5
5 25 M Matt NEAL Halfords Yuasa Racing Honda Civic Type R 22 2.426 59.065 15
6 600 C Sam TORDOFF Team JCT600 with GardX BMW 125i M Sport 22 2.586 59.064 11
7 66 M Josh COOK MG Racing RCIB Insurance MG6GT 22 5.399 59.036 17
8 77 Andrew JORDAN Motorbase Performance Ford Focus 22 7.119 59.352 8
9 16 Aiden MOFFAT Laser Tools Racing Mercedes-Benz A-Class 22 7.914 59.293 9
10 116 M Ashley SUTTON MG Racing RCIB Insurance MG6GT 22 9.275 59.016 26
11 31 C Jack GOFF Team IHG Rewards Club BMW 125i M Sport 22 9.290 59.291 13
12 99 M Jason PLATO Silverline Subaru BMR Racing Subaru Levorg GT 22 9.291 59.162 4
13 53 Hunter ABBOTT Power Maxed Racing Chevrolet Cruze 22 9.518 59.307 10
14 24 Jake HILL RCIB Insurance Racing Toyota Avensis 22 11.619 59.352 27
15 55 Jeff SMITH Eurotech Racing Honda Civic Type R 22 12.044 59.371 25
16 12 Mike EPPS RCIB Insurance Racing Toyota Avensis 22 17.184 59.589 12
17 48 Ollie JACKSON AmD Tuning Audi S3 22 17.262 59.174 16
18 14 Alex MARTIN Dextra Racing with Team Parker Ford Focus 22 20.244 59.836 20
19 38 Mark HOWARD BKR Volkswagen CC 22 24.714 59.595 28
20 34 Tony GILHAM TLC Racing Toyota Avensis 22 25.798 1:00.025 21
21 20 M James COLE Silverline Subaru BMR Racing Subaru Levorg GT 22 26.044 59.742 23
22 95 Stewart LINES Maximum Motorsport Ford Focus 22 26.805 1:00.121 19
23 33 Adam MORGAN WIX Racing Mercedes-Benz A-Class 22 27.819 59.339 7
24 303 Matt SIMPSON Speedworks Motorsport Honda Civic Type R 22 28.855 1:00.039 30
25 17 Dan WELCH Goodestone Racing Proton Persona 22 38.231 59.572 14
26 84 Kelvin FLETCHER Power Maxed Racing Chevrolet Cruze 20 2 Laps 1:00.196 22
R 11 Rob AUSTIN Handy Motorsport Toyota Avensis 18 4 Laps 59.100 31
R 80 Tom INGRAM Speedworks Motorsport Toyota Avensis 15 7 Laps 59.316 6
R 30 Martin DEPPER Eurotech Racing Honda Civic Type R 15 7 Laps 59.319 18
R 40 Árón SMITH BKR Volkswagen CC 7 15 Laps 59.246 24
NS 39 M Warren SCOTT Silverline Subaru BMR Racing Subaru Levorg GT DNS N/A 29

Complete race results

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