Stat Attack: BTCC Rounds 25-27, Silverstone

The clock is now well and truly counting down to Finals Day, when one of eight drivers will secure the 2016 BTCC title at Brands Hatch.

It promises to be a fascinating weekend of action as the final three races of the year take place but before then, here’s a quick look at what the stats threw up at Silverstone…

Qualifying:

• Ash Sutton secured his second pole position of the season; the fourth drivers to achieve the feat after Tom Ingram, Gordon Shedden and Colin Turkington

• Sutton’s pole position means he more NGTC poles than Matt Neal whilst it was the 18th for the MG6 GT – twelve more than any of the other cars still actively racing on the grid

• Tom Ingram continues to head the qualifying averages with an average of 4.22, with Sutton second on 5.44. Gordon Shedden is third of those drivers to have competed all season on 6.67 – level with Dan Lloyd after his three round stint with Eurotech

• Ingram now only needs to qualify inside the top eleven at Brands Hatch to confirm his position as best qualifier

• Andrew Jordan, Rob Austin, Warren Scott and Kelvin Fletcher enjoyed their best qualifying results of the year

• Colin Turkington, Michael Epps and Matt Simpson suffered their worst qualifying results of the year

Races:

• Gordon Shedden secured his fourth win of the year – taking him level with Mat Jackson in terms of most victories this season

• The victory was the 45th of Shedden’s BTCC career and helped him move beyond 2,800 career points

• The Honda Civic Type-R took a 14th victory – moving it to third in terms of most victories amongst the current cars behind the BMW 125i M Sport and the MG6 GT

• Tom Ingram’s second win of the year helped him surpass his previous best points haul in the BTCC – and also allowed him to hit 200 points in a season for the first time

• Andrew Jordan and Mat Jackson helped Motorbase to hit 40 podium finishes with the NGTC-spec Ford Focus

• Jackson secured his 75th BTCC podium finish in his 300th BTCC race

• Matt Neal competed in his 600th BTCC race, whilst Alex Martin raced in his 50th

• Aiden Moffat passed 100 points in a season for the first time

• Andrew Jordan now stands alone at the top of the laps completed table having missed just one of the 498 laps run so far

• Mat Jackson continues to head the laps led table on 85, with Gordon Shedden having now gone second on 73