Fabrizio Giovanardi has won the British Touring Car Championship for a second consecutive year following the first race at Brands Hatch. Giovanardi only finished 14th in his Vauxhall Vectra after going off at Paddock Hill bend on the second lap. But with title rival Jason Plato finishing only fifth Giovanardi had amassed enough of a … Continue reading Fabrizio Giovanardi wins BTCC title at Brands Hatch
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BTCC: A bad weekend for Seat – and a marshal
Posted onHeavy rain played havoc with the fifth British Touring Car weekend of the year. Appropriately enough it was round 13 that suffered the most being red-flagged twice. Racing first came to a halt as the rain got heavier and two cars crashed separately at Tower bend. One of the marshals that attended the first car … Continue reading BTCC: A bad weekend for Seat – and a marshal
BTCC: Plato fights back with Thruxton win
Posted onJason Plato stuck the nose of his Seat Leon into the lead in the third BTCC race at Thruxton and kept it there – despite a robust attack from an unlikely source: Andrew Jordan’s Honda Intergra. Plato hit the lead at the expense of Gordon Sheddon, who lost his early advantage due to a puncture … Continue reading BTCC: Plato fights back with Thruxton win
BTCC: Two wins for Onslow-Cole at Thruxton
Posted onTom Onslow-Cole has given himself the perfect present for the birthday he celebrated on Friday by winning the first two BTCC races of the day at Thruxton. In both events he ran second before the leader dropped back with a puncture. In race one it was Gordon Sheddon who led the way in his Honda … Continue reading BTCC: Two wins for Onslow-Cole at Thruxton