Andrew Jordan eager to fight back at Rockingham

Andrew Jordan says he is confident of a strong weekend on track at Rockingham as he seeks to make a move up the BTCC standings.

The West Surrey Racing driver endured a frustrating weekend at Knockhill last time out, with retirement in the second race of the weekend leaving him to wonder what might have been at a circuit that has traditionally favoured rear-wheel drive cars.

The 2013 champion sits outside the top six in the standings heading into the eighth round of the campaign but has a strong record around Rockingham in the past.

In fact, only four drivers have finished on the podium more than the Pirtek Racing-backed driver, who said he felt the BMW would be a strong package this weekend in Northamptonshire.

“It was unfortunate that we didn’t put more points on the board last time out at Knockhill, but the pace that we showed leaves me confident heading to Rockingham,” he said.

“It’s a circuit that always makes for good racing and whilst I expect the front-wheel drive cars to be strong in qualifying, I think the BMW will be strong when it comes to race day.

“One of our big advantages is that we have a car that is good on its tyres, and I think that is something we can look to benefit from this weekend. We need to be patient in the early stages and then play to our strengths as the races go on.

“If we can do that, then I’m very confident that we can come away from Rockingham with some good results to our name.”