Matt Neal closed in on second placed Jason Plato in the drivers’ standings after winning a wet first race of the day at Brands Hatch. With Honda’s Gordon Shedden finishing fifth and Jason Plato eighth, Shedden extends his lead in the standings.
Tom Onslow-Cole was delighted after taking his first pole position in two years and the first pole for his Ebay Motors/West Surrey Racing team in three years at Brands Hatch.
Tom Onslow-Cole has taken pole position in a ding-dong battle with independent rival Andrew Jordan at Brands Hatch. The West Surrey Racing BMW driver has taken his first pole since Silverstone 2010, whilst title rivals Plato and Shedden qualify fifth and seventh.
Andrew Jordan set the fastest time in a drier second free practice session at Brands Hatch, leading the two West Surrey Racing BMWs of Tom Onslow-Cole and Rob Collard.
Matt Neal was fastest in the wet first free practice session at Brands Hatch ahead of championship leading team-mate Gordon Shedden. Andrew Jordan was the fastest independent with Jason Plato fourth.
Triple Eight Race Engineering will sport a new livery for the 2012 final weekend at Brands Hatch, with Jason Plato’s and Andy Neate’s cars running with the colours of Cancer Research UK.
The 2012 British Touring Car Championship comes to a close this weekend, with four drivers in contention for the drivers’ title
Triple Eight Race Engineering driver Jason Plato has released the boost changes for this weekend’s final round in order to dispel accusations that his MG6 GT has been carrying an unfair advantage.
Rob Austin’s Audi A4 NGTC is going to feature a new livery for the final race of the 2012 British Touring Car Championship.
Aaron Williamson is going to make his BTCC debut in the final race of the year at Brands Hatch. The 20-year-old is going to drive for Tony Gilham Racing.