BTCC Finale – Andrew Jordan secures 2013 Championship!

BTCC Brands Hatch (photo by Marc Waller)Andrew Jordan has secured the 2013 Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship in the final race of the season at Brands Hatch.

 

The Eurotech Racing driver fought from twenty-fourth in wet conditions to end the race in ninth, taking the title by seven points to race winner Gordon Shedden. Jason Plato finished third overall in the title hunt – having come home in his MG KX Momentum Racing in tenth.

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Shedden crossed the line ahead of Team HARD’s Jack Goff, who achieved his first ever podium position of second in the RCIB Insurance Racing Insignia. Mat Jackson rounded out the podium ahead of Colin Turkington – who fought back to finish fourth after his earlier calamities.

BTCC Brands Hatch (photo by Marc Waller)BTCC Brands Hatch (photo by Marc Waller)BTCC Brands Hatch (photo by Marc Waller)BTCC Brands Hatch (photo by Marc Waller)Aron Smith also had a good race in the second Airwaves Racing Focus to finish fourth ahead of Dave Newsham, with Adam Morgan and Rob Collard finishing ahead of both Jordan and Plato respectively.

An opening lap incident for Sam Tordoff, which saw him hit the barriers, saw him fall down the order however recovered to finish twelfth ahead of Matt Neal – who started his race from the back of the field.

Lea Wood took his final Jack Sear’s win of the year ahead of Shaun Hollamby and Liam Griffin.

Jordan – who showed just how much the championship means to him by breaking down in tears on the slow-down lap – received his winning trophy for not only the overall championship but also the Independent championship from Series Director Alan Gow and will now start the celebrations alongside the Pirtek Racing crew.

 

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So that’s it for 2013. It’s been an interesting and exciting season which went down to the wire.

All of us at Girl Racer send our biggest congratulations to Andrew Jordan and the entire Eurotech Racing team.

Race Three Classification:
1. Gordon Shedden
2. Jack Goff
3. Mat Jackson
4. Colin Turkington
5. Aron Smith
6. Dave Newsham
7. Adam Morgan
8. Rob Collard
9. Andrew Jordan
10. Jason Plato
11. Ollie Jackson
12. Sam Tordoff
13. Tom Onslow-Cole
14. Matt Neal
15. Jake Hill
Fastest Lap: Andrew Jordan – Lap 6 – 1:43.666       By Nikki Thompson – Photos by Marc Waller

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