Championship leader Tom Ingram tops red flag affected FP1 at Knockhill

Tom Ingram set the quickest time in free practice one for the British Touring Car Championship at Knockhill, with three different cars in the top three, which was completed by Daniel Rowbottom and Jake Hill.

The session was affected by a lengthy red flag mid way through the session. Un-Limited Motorsport’s Nicolas Hamilton ended up in the gravel at the final hairpin, with the recovery taking around twelve minutes, reducing track time significantly.

Toyota’s Aron Taylor-Smith went quickest just before the red flag with a lap of 51.796 seconds as times dropped in the opening portion of the session.

Times continued to drop as the session resumed with Ingram setting the two quickest laps in succession with just minutes to go, setting a 51.087 to top the session. Rowbottom ended 0.222 behind, with Hill in third, as Taylor Smith ended the session fourth. Ash Sutton completed the top five in the opening session.

Home favourite Gordon Shedden was sixth in his Toyota ahead of fellow countryman Aiden Moffat. NAPA’s Dan Cammish was in eighth, joined by Team Vertu’s Adam Morgan in ninth. Restart Racing’s Chris Smiley rounded up the top ten as the quickest independent with a lap time of 51.758.

The final Scotsman Dexter Patterson was in 12th, with Power Maxed Racing’s new loaned CUPRAs in 18th and 22nd respectively for Mikey Doble and Nick Halstead.

FP2 is scheduled for 12:05, followed by qualifying at 15:00.

First practice results

POS	NO	NAT	DRIVER	ENTRANT	CAR	LAPS	TIME	GAP
1	80		Tom INGRAM	Team Vertu	Hyundai i30 N Fastback	18	51.087	–
2	32		Daniel ROWBOTTOM	NAPA Racing UK	Ford Focus ST	21	51.309	0.222
3	1		Jake HILL	Laser Tools Racing with MB Motorsport	BMW 330i M Sport	18	51.322	0.235
4	40		Árón TAYLOR-SMITH	TOYOTA GAZOO Racing UK with IAA	Toyota Corolla GR Sport	17	51.448	0.361
5	116		Ashley SUTTON	NAPA Racing UK	Ford Focus ST	14	51.482	0.395
6	52		Gordon SHEDDEN	TOYOTA GAZOO Racing UK with IAA	Toyota Corolla GR Sport	18	51.522	0.435
7	16		Aiden MOFFAT	LKQ Euro Car Parts Racing with WSR	BMW 330i M Sport	21	51.626	0.539
8	27		Dan CAMMISH	NAPA Racing UK	Ford Focus ST	19	51.718	0.631
9	33		Adam MORGAN	Team Vertu	Hyundai i30 N Fastback	17	51.729	0.642
10	22		Chris SMILEY	Restart Racing	Hyundai i30 N Fastback	15	51.758	0.671
11	18		Senna PROCTOR	Team Vertu	Hyundai i30 N Fastback	17	51.931	0.844
12	17		Dexter PATTERSON	ROKiT Racing with Un-Limited Motorsport	CUPRA Leon	18	51.957	0.870
13	99		Charles RAINFORD	LKQ Euro Car Parts Racing with WSR	BMW 330i M Sport	17	51.985	0.898
14	2		Daryl DELEON	WSR	BMW 330i M Sport	18	52.002	0.915
15	3		Tom CHILTON	Team Vertu	Hyundai i30 N Fastback	18	52.011	0.924
16	123		Daniel LLOYD	Restart Racing	Hyundai i30 N Fastback	16	52.028	0.941
17	132		James DORLIN	TOYOTA GAZOO Racing UK with IAA	Toyota Corolla GR Sport	18	52.044	0.957
18	88		Mikey DOBLE	Motor Parts Direct with Power Maxed Racing	CUPRA Leon	15	52.228	1.141
19	77		Sam OSBORNE	NAPA Racing UK	Ford Focus ST	18	52.245	1.158
20	19		Max BUXTON	TOYOTA GAZOO Racing UK with IAA	Toyota Corolla GR Sport	21	52.919	1.832
21	28		Nicolas HAMILTON	Powder Monkey Brewing Co with Esidock	CUPRA Leon	5	53.783	2.696
22	50		Nick HALSTEAD	Motor Parts Direct with Power Maxed Racing	CUPRA Leon	13	54.283	3.196