Gordon Shedden has won a wet and interrupted final BTCC race of the day here at Donington Park.
The first attempt to run the race was red flagged after numrerous cars went off in the heavy rain that was falling.
After a delay to allow conditions to improve it was Shedden that came oit on top despite actually dropping a place off the grid as Josh Cook passed him.
He took until lap three to pass Cook and then passed Turkington on the same lap. Shedden then gradually caught pole sitter Newsham’s BTC Norlin Chevrolet. He passed him around the outside of Redgate and charged off to take the win. But his car appeared to fail the post race ride height check so he may yet lose the win. (Check our Facebook page for the very latest updates.)
Turkington also passed Newsham before the end to take second place;
“That was incredibly tricky. We were just on the limit of grip everywhere. The Craner Curves were just the biggest challenge. I enjoyed it, and I was just trying to focus on Gordon and keep the lap times consistent. I’m so happy for the Team BMW guys. They grafted hard through the night. We’d done nothing spectacular up until now this weekend but we’ve just collected a really good points haul and that’s what you’ve got to do! Dave was very quick in the beginning. I thought he was up the road but he just started to come back. I could see where I was a little bit quicker but I wasn’t going to take much risk. He ran a little bit wide at Coppice and I just got my nose up the inside.”
Newsham then had to deal with Ash Sutton trying to pass him and the two battled for several laps. This allowed Adam Morgan to catch the battle and then he explains what happened next;
“I saw I was catching them but to be honest, I didn’t think I was going to get there in time. I thought if they started battling I’d be in with a shout. I came around the last corner. All of a sudden Ash got some wheelspin and I was alongside him I got squeezed on the grass for the second time today. To come back to third, I’m really pleased for the guys. It’s been a good day.”
This left Sutton fourth and Newsham fifth. The rest of the results follow. If Shedden is disqualified, Turkington will take the win from Morgan and Sutton. Sutton has had a brilliant recovery from Saturday’s penalties.
Senna Proctor wins the Jack Sears Trophy this weekend for best rookie.
2017 Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship – Round 6 – Donington Park
1 Gordon SHEDDEN (GBR) Halfords Yuasa Racing 17 laps
2 Colin TURKINGTON (GBR) Team BMW +4.585s
3 Adam MORGAN (GBR) Ciceley Motorsport +14.061s
4 Ashley SUTTON (GBR) Adrian Flux Subaru Racing +14.222s
5 Dave NEWSHAM (IRL) BTC Norlin Racing +15.077s
6 Tom INGRAM (GBR) Speedworks Motorsport +15.354s
7 Jack GOFF (GBR) Eurotech Racing +15.561s
8 Josh COOK (GBR) Team Parker with Maximum Motorsport +19.494s
9 Aiden MOFFAT (GBR) Laser Tools Racing +20.085s
10 Aron TAYLOR-SMITH (GBR) MG Racing RCIB Insurance +20.420s
11 Senna PROCTOR (GBR) Power Maxed Racing +23.257s
12 Jake HILL (GBR) TAG Racing +25.542s
13 Rob COLLARD (GBR) Team BMW +26.088s
14 Rob AUSTIN (GBR) Handy Motorsport +29.931s
15 Tom CHILTON (GBR) Power Maxed Racing +32.486s
16 Ollie JACKSON (GBR) AmDtuning.com with Cobra Exhausts +33.251s
17 Jason PLATO (GBR) Adrian Flux Subaru Racing +34.919s
18 Chris SMILEY (GBR) BTC Norlin Racing +41.313s
19 Andrew JORDAN (GBR) BMW Pirtek Racing +43.971s
20 Stephen JELLEY (GBR) Team Parker with Maximum Motorsport +45.655s
21 Matt SIMPSON (GBR) Simpson Racing +46.985s
22 Michael EPPS (GBR) Autoaid/RCIB Insurance Racing +49.193s
23 James COLE (GBR) Adrian Flux Subaru Racing +51.159s
24 Josh PRICE (GBR) Adrian Flux Subaru Racing +51.642s
25 Martin DEPPER (GBR) Team Shredded Wheat Racing with Duo +55.890s
26 Luke DAVENPORT (GBR) Team Shredded Wheat Racing with Duo +56.709s
27 Ant WHORTON-EALES (GBR) AmDtuning.com with Cobra Exhausts +1 lap
28 Daniel LLOYD (GBR) MG Racing RCIB Insurance +7 laps
29 Jeff SMITH (GBR) Eurotech Racing +8 laps
30 Will BURNS (GBR) Autoaid/RCIB Insurance Racing +13 laps
31 Mat JACKSON (GBR) Team Shredded Wheat with Duo +17 laps
32 Matt NEAL (GBR) Halfords Yuasa Racing +13 laps
Stop PRESS! Shedden has now been excluded from race three as expected giving Colin Turkington the victory. By Marc Waller
