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WELCOME... With two rounds done and in the bag, it’s off to Thruxton for the next event on the BTCC calendar at the fastest circuit in the UK. Jason Plato remains out front heading to Hampshire but he saw his lead at the top of the standings cut by Andy Jordan at Donington Park, while there was also a return to form for defending champion Gordon Shedden after his tough start at Brands Hatch. With Colin Turkington having taken his first win of the season at Donington, the scene is now set for another interesting weekend on track with it anyone’s guess as to who will come out on top. In this issue of Inside BTCC, we look back at the Donington Park action and preview what is to come when the field arrives in Hampshire.
We also catch up with Rob Austin to see how much work went into ensuring that Sherman was able to return to action at Donington, find out more on the new series for the Super Touring machines seen in the 1990s and find out how happy KX are to be involved in the BTCC. There is also a round-up from the TOCA support paddock, and the latest on life in the Airwaves Racing garage from Lauren Taylor as she reflects on a tough weekend for her boyfriend Aron Smith in round two. As usual, you can follow us on Twitter at @InsideBTCC or give us a like on Facebook at Facebook.com/InsideBTCC. You can also get in touch with us via e-mail on contact@insidebtcc. com if you have any feedback or suggestions you want to send our way. Until next time…
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IN THIS ISSUE... SHERMAN RIDES AGAIN How Rob Austin got back on track
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NEWS IN BRIEF Rounding up the news from around the paddock
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STEP BACK IN TIME The new Super Touring Car Trophy series
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BOOSTING A BRAND Behind the scenes with KX
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DONINGTON PARK ROUND-UP Two Honda wins but Plato leads points
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LAUREN’S COLUMN A unique view on BTCC life
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SUPPORT RACES Rounding up the action from the support formulae
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THRUXTON PREVIEW Looking ahead to rounds 7, 8 & 9
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ABOUT INSIDE BTCC... Inside BTCC is an independent publication that is in no way endorsed by, or affiliated to the Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship or its organisers.
Photos are credit PSP IMAGES or JAKOB EBREY unless otherwise stated. To get in touch, please email: CONTACT@INSIDEBTCC.COM. Written, produced and edited by Matt Salisbury and Matt Lamprell. Front cover images: Main - Donington Park (PSP Images); Top right - KX (jakobebrey.com). Back cover: Gridgirl (jakobebrey.com).
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SHERMAN RIDES AGAIN He’s named after a tank, and he was ready to return to battle at Donington Park despite a huge shunt at Brands Hatch just three weeks earlier…
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While much of the post-
kick-start his season with
last corner clash. Race two
Go left and round the
weekend discussion
a podium finish but then
was disappointing and it
outside or take a risk and
following the BTCC season
missed out on another
meant I was starting so
go for the inside line.
opener at Brands Hatch
strong result in race two
far back for race three
surrounded Jason Plato’s
after being forced out
that I didn’t even pay any
Austin felt in the mood to
double win to secure the
following contact with
attention to where I was
take the risk.
championship lead, there
Frank Wrathall’s Toyota.
on the grid.
about someone who had
Starting down in 20th
“I was on a real charge
the brakes and I knew it
seen his weekend end
place, Austin was on a
when the lights went
was a risk to go for the
in a much less positive
charge when the lights
out and we’d overtaken
inside when I could see
fashion.
went out and was quickly
loads of cars on the
him spinning,” he recalled.
making up places, but
opening lap. Then I
“He had quite a lot of
Things had started well for
as the field turned into
turned into Paddock and
momentum as he was
Rob Austin on race day in
Paddock Hill Bend for the
Dave [Newsham] was
going round and it looked
Kent, with a stunning start
second time, all that was
sideways….”
to me like he was going
to the opening race of the
about to change.
was also plenty being said
“I could have jumped on
weekend seeing him jump
to go backwards and go With Newsham’s
beyond the point where
to the head of the pack –
“The first race of the
Speedworks Toyota
he would be able to save
making him the first driver
weekend had gone really
broadside across the
it. However, I also knew
to lead a lap in BTCC 2013
well,” Austin reflected.
circuit after he lost the
there was a possibility
in the process.
“The only downside to it
rear end of his car turning
that his car could suddenly
was that I’d wiped out
into the right-hander,
grip and he might come
Although unable to retain
my soft tyres by the end
Austin was faced with the
back across the circuit.
his position out front as
and wasn’t able to keep
split second decision as to
the performance of his
up with Jason [Plato] and
which side of the Avensis
“If I’d cleared him I think
soft compound tyres fell
Andy [Jordan]. If I’d been
he would go.
I would have been up to
away, Austin crossed
able to stay with them, we
the line in third spot to
could have won after their
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at that point. He went
field was able to avoid
new shell and I wondered
on to finish second, so I
the stricken Audi and he
how we were going to
think we could have been
was able to climb out to
get around that as I had
Then however came
on for a podium – I was
inspect the damage that
sponsors to keep happy
the report from Austin’s
really charging. I was in
had been done.
and needed to make sure
number one mechanic
I represented them.
Matt that the car wasn’t
determined mood and I
track.”
decided to go for it. By the
That damage was
actually as bad as first
time he started to come
extensive to say the least,
“The boys in the garage
back across the circuit,
with the impact having left
had obviously seen the
all I could think was ‘Shit
the A4 in a sorry state.
crash and they felt we
“Matt went to find it and
– here he comes’.
The immediate thought
would have damaged
reported back that the
feared.
was that it was game
the roll cage; the hit was
cage looked alright,” he
“I didn’t lift and prayed
over for the car, with the
certainly hard enough to
said. “We all rushed to
that he wouldn’t collect
question then being how
do that. It was taking an
have a look and we could
me, but next thing I was
Austin was going to get
age for the car to come
see that the roll cage
facing the wrong way and
out on track for Donington
back and our heads were
was straight and that the
heading for the barrier. I
to ensure he was able to
down for quite a while.
subframes were straight.
knew it was going to be
represent his sponsors on
While we waited, I was
Suddenly we all looked at
expensive and suddenly
track.
considering our options
each other and thought
I found myself sitting in
and it crossed my mind
‘F•••ing hell – we can do
the middle of the circuit
“When everyone had gone
that Chris Stockton has a
this!’
watching the rest of the
past, I got out to see
car that he is working to
field coming towards me
what the damage was,”
complete and I wondered
“When we realised the roll
with the drivers door
he said. “I was still full of
if we could approach him
cage was okay, the part-
missing from the car. I
adrenaline at that point,
to see if we could finish it
time guys in the team all
didn’t half feel vulnerable
and when I looked at it, I
and put it out in the WIX
offered to come in and
at that point!”
thought it was written off.
colours, or if we could hire
help, and the amount of e-
My next thought was that
a car from somewhere to
mails, Facebook messages
we were going to need a
make sure we were still on
and Tweets I got from
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people who also offered to
A key part of making
raced without them. They
come down and pitch in to
sure the Audi was able
saved my bacon again
Austin himself would
repair Sherman was quite
to make it out on track
and to have that kind of
qualify in 18th spot having
humbling. In the team,
at Donington was the
support is really humbling.
struggled for straightline
we have always had the
support shown by BTCC
attitude that if we need
fans, who rushed in their
“Sometimes I think about
race one would prove to
to get something done,
hundreds to purchase ‘I
it and I feel like it isn’t my
be the highlight before
we will get it done – come
helped save Sherman’
team, it’s almost like it is
engine failure in race two
hell or high water.
t-shirts after the idea was
their team. In a way, that
was enough to sideline
pitched in the aftermath of
is bang on the money as
him for the remainder of
the accident.
they have put so much
race day.
“The boys in the team never cease to amaze me
speed and 14th place in
into us. Obviously we
and by the end of the first
The initial run sold out
are well liked, although I
Work will now take place
week, we’d actually done
almost immediately and
have no idea why. I can’t
alongside engine builder
a lot of the work. That was
when Donington came
appreciate the support
Field Motorsport to try
after having the Monday
around, no fewer than 600
enough and to have so
and get the bottom of the
off so in just four days,
had been snapped up.
much support is great – I
issues faced by the team
love it.”
at Donington Park ahead
they’d stripped the old panels off, I’d organised
“We ordered 150 at first
the new ones and they
and we thought it would
Sadly for Austin, the
season at Thruxton, where
were already being fitted
be a bit of a help if we
hard work that went
Sherman is set to once
in. I don’t want to add up
sold them,” Austin said.
into getting Sherman on
again be one of the most
the total cost involved but
“We’ve now sold 600
track again for Donington
popular cars on track with
there were a lot of late
of them, which is huge
Park wasn’t reflected by
fans watching trackside.
nights and a lot of blood,
for us. Last year, we did
the end results, with the
sweat and tears. Everyone
the roof scheme when a
#13 Audi and it’s sister
worked their arses off to
sponsor fell through and
car – named ‘Panzer’
make sure we got there.”
fans really stepped in to
– struggling for outright
help us; we couldn’t have
speed.
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NEWS IN BRIEF NEWS IN BRIEF NEWS IN BRIEF NEWS IN BRIEF Holland reveals WTCC plans Robb Holland says he still hopes to appear in the BTCC this season despite confirming his programme for the World Touring Car Championship. Holland will drive an exTeam Aon Ford Focus for the Rotek Racing team in at least the final five events of the season after the American team confirmed it had purchased the cars that were driven by Tom Chilton and James Nash last year. “Last season I became the first and to date the only American to race in the WTCC and so to be moving full-time into the series with an American team and an American manufacturer is very exciting,” Holland said. “The guys at Rotek Racing have acquired two well-built cars from Arena and I can’t wait to get started on the extensive test programme they have planned between now and our WTCC race debut together. “The WTCC is packed with Inside BTCC 10
highlights but for me as an American, racing later this season, in September at home at Sonoma with an American team and manufacturer will be extra special.” Despite his new programme, Holland could still appear for Team HARD. later in the season as planned although he would be unable to compete at Snetterton due to a clash with the WTCC event in Argentina. Snetterton and Knockhill were the events where Holland was expected to appear having contested the same two meetings last year in the team’s Honda Civic. Motorbase launches Kart team Motorbase has announced the formation of a Junior Kart team to continue its support of young racing talent. The team, which has already announced it will give a BTCC test to the champions from both
the Renault Clio Cup and Formula Ford, will support 13-year-old Bethany Abbott as she embarks on a season in the MSA MiniMax class.
achieve her goal and make that step up to next level of racing.”
Bethany, who started karting at the age of eight, will work alongside driver coach and engineer Matt Cooley with additional support from the Motorbase squad.
Rumours linking Kia with a move into the BTCC have again resurfaced, with Alan Gow confirming that talks have taken place with the Korean manufacturer.
“As a front-running team in the BTCC and British GT, I strongly believe that we have a duty to assist young drivers looking to take the first steps in their motorsport career,” Motorbase boss David Bartrum said. “I know firsthand how tough it can be for young drivers to get the funding and support needed to succeed in motorsport but we need the talent to keep coming through so it’s up to teams like Motorbase to help them make their mark. “2013 is a big year for us in every aspect of what we’re involved in and everyone at Motorbase is behind Bethany 100%; hopefully with our support she can
Kia links resurface
Gow confirmed to AUTOSPORT following the Donington Park weekend that Kia was keen to push ahead with a touring car programme after sister company Hyundai confirmed it would return to the WRC with a new car based on its i30 model. A move into motorsport would make fit in well with Kia’s impending move into the ‘hot hatch’ market with the Pro_Cee’d GT set to his UK shores this summer. Rumours of an entry from Kia are nothing new, with the initial suggestions of an entry dating all the way back to 2005.
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BTCC fans often comment on the glory days of Super Touring, and now they can get to see some of iconic machines from the 1990s and beyond on track in the new Super Touring Car Trophy
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BY MATT SALISBURY Even now, when the British Touring Car Championship has a capacity entry of 32 cars and when the popularity of the series seems to be going up on a yearly basis, there is one comment that you can almost guarantee will come up amongst fans.
Those who were able to watch the Super Touring era live still talk about some of the races that took place, such as the dramatic rain-affected feature race at Donington Park back in 1998 where a certain former F1 champion took a starring role in his Ford Mondeo.
‘It’s not as good as during Super Touring…’
It’s a race regarded by many as the BTCC’s best ever, and is always remembered as ‘that one with Mansell’ – so much so that few recall that it was actually John Cleland who won for Vauxhall.
To an extent, you can see their argument as there is little doubt that the Super Touring-era of the 1990’s was very much the golden era for the BTCC. Big budget factory teams representing Alfa Romeo, Audi, BMW, Ford, Honda, Mazda, Nissan, Peugeot, Renault, Toyota, Vauxhall and Volvo were all a feature while top line international drivers like Gabriele Tarquini, ‘Smokin’ Jo Winkelhock, Laurent Aiello and Frank Biela were part of the driver line-up.
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Now, those fans who flocked in their thousands to watch the Super Tourers live can take a trip down memory line following the creation of the new Super Touring Car Trophy which, despite the name, is open to touring cars of all ages from across the years. The brainchild of Dave Jarman and Jonny Westbrook, the new series
has been born out of a successful event at the Silverstone Classic, where more than 30 cars took to the track for a pair of hugely successful and popular races. Now, a four-round series has been put in place for 2013 running at some of the biggest historic meetings on the racing calendar – including a return to the Silverstone Classic and an outing at the Oulton Park Gold Cup. It means an opportunity to see some iconic cars from years gone by back on track, with former BTCC racers John Cleland and Patrick Watts having both purchased cars in order to take part. But how did the desire of two men to get their own cars back into competitive action lead to the creation of a new series? “I think anyone who watches the BTCC now can remember the Super
Touring days,” Westbrook – number one mechanic on Frank Wrathall’s Toyota Avensis and owner of two Super Touring cars - said. “Even the younger fans have played the computer games or seen the videos on YouTube, so they know the iconic cars and liveries that there were back in the 1990s when there was huge manufacturer involvement in the series. “The Super Touring cars were built when money was no object. They cost something like £400,000 a time and the big money teams were running with budgets that ran into the millions. They are pure racing machines and I really appreciate them as a mechanic and an engineer. “It was a stretch for me to go out and buy one, and when I did, I wanted somewhere to race it but didn’t want to do it at club level. Dave had his exDynamics Nissan Primera and we both agreed that Inside BTCC 13
the cars deserved to be seen and should be on track racing against similar machinery. We worked on trying to put something together and having spoken to the guys at the Silverstone Classic, they were able to see that it was something that wasn’t being catered for.
touring cars were in club level racing and they weren’t aware of what the Silverstone Classic actually was,” Westbrook continued. “They were used to going to Mallory Park on a Sunday, paying the £300 entry fee and having a few races before going home.
“They thought it was a good idea and the feedback we got from fans was crazy. They got more people through the gates who came along just to see those cars. They wouldn’t normally have gone to a historic racing event, but they didn’t want to miss the chance to see the old touring cars back on track.”
“The Classic is a premium event so you have to pay more to compete, and persuading people to do that when they hadn’t done it before was very difficult. To then get 35 cars on the grid like we did was great, and once we had those drivers who were sitting on the fence to come along, they absolutely loved it.
However, while the initial race was a huge success however, putting it on in the first place was far from straightforward.
“They wanted more so the progression was to add more races and we made a conscious decision that if we going to do something, we didn’t want to compete at small events. These cars were seen by thousands of people in their heyday and
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that is where they should be seen now, so we ran at the F2 Revival meeting at Thruxton and will then do Brands Hatch, the Silverstone Classic and the Gold Cup at Oulton Park – so big historic events. I’m hoping people who come to a BTCC meeting will see what we are doing and will come along to see the action.”
fast with no margin for error,” Westbook said. “These cars are worth a lot of money and some of the people racing them are gentleman drivers who are doing it because they enjoy it. For them to come to Thruxton at the end of March, when it was cold and damp and there was no margin for error, was a difficult decision to make.
The first meeting of the year took place at Thruxton on the same weekend that the 2013 BTCC campaign was bursting into life at Brands Hatch.
“With that in mind, it was a tough meeting to start on, even though it was great to do. That said, if you look at the quality of the cars we had there, we had Laurent Aiello’s championship winning Nissan, we had David Leslie’s old Honda Accord and there was an ex-Steve Soper DTM BMW. There was something like two million pounds worth of touring cars on that grid and you won’t get that elsewhere; you might get the odd decent car but you won’t get a full grid of them.
Stewart Whyte took victory in both races at the wheel of an ex-David Leslie Honda Accord and while numbers on track were low, there was little doubt that the quality of machinery in action provided a taste of what is to come as more cars join the grid. “Thruxton is a difficult circuit as it is horrendously
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Brands Hatch, 35 to 40 for Silverstone and everyone is raving about the chance to do Oulton Park as that is a massive historic meeting. Hopefully the momentum will carry over from Silverstone to Oulton Park but we hope that this is the start of something that will run and run.” While Westbrook owns a Volvo S40 used by Rickard Rydell in 1998 (Chassis R7-001), it is his ex-Richard Kaye Vauxhall Cavalier (Chassis 032) that hit the track at the Classic last year in the hands of current BTCC racer Wrathall – who took a pair of podium finishes. The Toyota man is set to race the Cavalier again later this year and he admitted that the chance to get back in the Super Tourer was something he wasn’t going to turn down. “It was surprisingly different to the Toyota and really opened my eyes,” he said. “Jonny restored www.insidebtcc.com
that car from nothing and it was all a bit last minute, so when I first drove the car at Silverstone, I didn’t know what it would be like. He was worried how it would perform and was firing questions at me asking it if was okay, but I just had a huge smile on my face behind the wheel. It was so responsive; it was like driving a go-kart. “NGTC cars are quite hard to drive and you have to wrestle them about a bit as they are big and heavy, but the Cavalier was a lot lighter, smaller and lower to the ground. It was great fun to drive and having had the chance to get behind the wheel, I can see why the racing in Super Touring was so exciting. I can’t wait to have another go!” With a mix of cars set to appear across the four meetings, the Super Touring Car Trophy is set to revive memories for fans and drivers alike, who will no doubt be drawn
in by the chance to see some of the leading cars from years gone by back on track in their original liveries. It is that fact as much as anything that Westbrook admits is a huge part of the appeal. “For me, I have an affiliation with my Cavalier as my father was working with the team that ran that car, so I remember it as a boy and that is why I bought it,” he concludes. “My Volvo came up for sale and there were none in the UK so that was that – it came along at the right time. But every car on the grid this year will have memories for someone. “People can remember the RS500 Cosworths spitting flames and they remember the Super Tourers. They will see a livery that will bring back a memory or a car that they car recall seeing on track ‘back in the day’.
“Saying that, one car that is special would be the Honda that Stewart Whyte drives, which is a 1996 David Leslie car. That was when Honda really started to come on strong in the BTCC and David took the first win in that car. It’s a great machine and David was a fantastic driver – I only wish he was still here as I’m sure he would have loved the opportunity to get back behind the wheel of a Super Tourer and be out on track. “The beauty of what we are doing is that, while the Super Tourers will play a big part, there are cars from different eras for people to enjoy. That goes all the way up to an Alfa Romeo that was raced by Richard Marsh in 2007, so there really is something for everyone.”
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There is little doubt that the current resurgence of the BTCC is reflected in the number of major companies who are now electing to use sponsorship of the sport as part of the promotional activities. The likes of eBay, Wrigley’s Airwaves and Rockstar Energy all feature on the grid this season, as does KX – the energy drink that appeared in the paddock last year as title sponsors of the Triple Eight-run MG team. KX has embraced the sport over the past twelve months, expanding beyond its deal with MG to also launch the KX Akademy, which now backs the likes of Tom Ingram, Dan Lloyd and Ant Whorton-Eales in the support paddock – as
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well as new MG man Sam Tordoff in the BTCC. Inside BTCC took the chance to speak to David Beardmore, Category Buying Manager – Soft Drinks for Tesco Stores Ltd, to see what impact the move into motorsport has had… Inside BTCC: David, this is the second year for KX with MG in the BTCC. There is a bigger presence for you on the cars this season and from a brand awareness perspective, you must be delighted with how they appear. David Beardmore: Yeah they look fantastic. They look much cleaner and I think all of the brands that are involved with the team stand out
much better on the car in its new livery. The whole look of the team has changed and we had more time over the winter to get that look right. We are really pleased with the end result.
When you look back at the past twelve months and what your involvement in the BTCC package has done for KX as a brand, has it achieved what you hoped or has it gone beyond your expectations?
I think we are still in the early stages of what we can do with the brand and what we can do with touring cars. We had huge success last year with Tom [Ingram] and Stefan [Hodgetts] in the Akademy and we wanted to extend that so we now have more drivers onboard. Sam is in the Akademy and is in the second BTCC car alongside Jason, so we are giving people an opportunity to come through the ranks to drive in touring cars. There is still more we can do. I think we did a lot last year and for the brand it is great as we have a good following of real loyalists, are listening to what they have to say, and are developing new products on the back of it.
David Beardmore:
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Inside BTCC: KX came into the BTCC last year and now it also has representation elsewhere in the paddock through the KX Akademy drivers in the Clio Cup, Carrera Cup and the Ginettas.
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Twelve months ago, if you’d asked fans to mention an energy drink they’d probably have gone for Red Bull or Monster as opposed to KX. With that in mind, have you seen a direct link between the BTCC and your brand awareness? David Beardmore: Brand awareness has certainly gone up, which is great as we are still a
relatively new brand. The great thing about touring cars is that your Red Bulls and Monsters of this world are in what you would call the ‘elite’ of motorsport, so for us, there was an opportunity with Jason and the team to get involved in the sport at a different level, from grass roots up to touring cars, and to become part of the motorsport scene. Inside BTCC:
How far do you think this can go, as obviously Red Bull and Monster had to start somewhere…
months of experience and has been able to further develop the MG over the winter. With that in mind, is the title the only aim for this year?
David Beardmore: David Beardmore: First and foremost, I think we have to do this right. We have a three-year commitment to the team and to the Akademy so we need to get the Akademy right and get the talent coming through. Through our involvement with Jason and the team, we have to take the momentum we have built so far, and make sure that we carry it forwards.
Considering the car wasn’t ready when we unveiled it last year, to then finish third in the championship was an achievement in itself. Are we looking for better this season? Absolutely. Do we want to win this championship? Absolutely. They are the objectives we’ve got in place for this year.
Inside BTCC: The car was revealed unfinished at Silverstone before the season started last year whereas now, the team has twelve
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PLATO RETAINS CHAMPIONSHIP LEAD NEAL AND PLATO NOTCH UP BTCC MILESTONES AT SECOND MEETING OF 2013 BTCC SEASON
The second meeting of the 2013 Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship at Donington Park saw Gordon Shedden and Andrew Jordan make it three wins for Honda from the first six races, while Colin Turkington claimed his first victory since returning to the series. Despite just a single visit to the podium at Donington Park, Jason Plato continues to lead the championship standings. RACE ONE Gordon Shedden
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claimed a relatively straightforward victory in the first race at Donington Park, as Hondas filled all three podium spots. Having qualified on pole position, Shedden led the pack through Redgate for the first time and never really looked in danger of doing anything other than taking victory. While Andrew Jordan closed the gap to Shedden in the closing stages, the Honda Yuasa Racing driver was comfortable at the front in his ballast-
free works Honda. It’s the first win of 2013 for the reigning champion and the third runner-up spot for Jordan. Unlike at Brands Hatch, the Pirtek Racing star didn’t make a last corner lunge, instead settling for a solid second. Matt Neal finished third, ahead of Jason Plato in the first MG KX Momentum Racing MG. Fifth place went to Ciceley Racing’s Adam Morgan, with Sam Tordoff sixth and Frank Wrathall seventh. Colin Turkington, Dave
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Newsham and Jeff Smith completed the top ten.
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Just as at Brands Hatch, the BTCC’s new-for-2013 soft tyres continue to prove more of a hindrance than an advantage. The top finisher on the softer rubber was Aron Smith in 11th, ahead of Airwaves Racing teammate Mat Jackson, who also opted to get the ‘joker’ tyres out of the way in the first race. Following the race, Gordon Shedden said, “Starting from pole with no ballast, you’ve got to be
looking for a win really. The track was pretty dirty out there in places and there are lots of stones and dirt all over the place. “I just tried not to do anything stupid and to manage the gap back to Andrew [Jordan]. The Honda was fantastic yet again.” RACE TWO The second race at Donington Park marked two amazing milestones, as Matt Neal and Jason Plato celebrated their 500th and 400th BTCC races respectively.
However, Andrew Jordan spoiled the party by taking victory. Gordon Shedden started the race from pole position, but the additional 45kg of ballast that he was carrying on his Honda Civic was enough to ensure that there was no repeat of his first race dominance.
1 Gordon Shedden (NGTC) 16 Laps 19:04.814; 2 Andrew Jordan (NGTC) +0.426; 3 Matt Neal (NGTC) +5.177; 4 Jason Plato (NGTC) +6.535; 5 Adam Morgan (NGTC) +8.759; 6 Sam Tordoff (NGTC) +9.200; 7 Frank Wrathall (NGTC) +10.247; 8 Colin Turkington (NGTC) +11.079; 9 Dave Newsham (NGTC) +13.020; 10 Jeff Smith (NGTC) +20.187. Independent winner: Andrew Jordan. Fastest lap: Adam Morgan (1:10.573). RACE TWO 1 Andrew Jordan (NGTC) 18 Laps 23:07.443; 2 Jason Plato (NGTC) +1.955; 3 Gordon Shedden (NGTC) +3.233; 4 Matt Neal (NGTC) +4.365; 5 Adam Morgan (NGTC) +4.980; 6 Sam Tordoff (NGTC) + 7.004; 7 Dave Newsham (NGTC) +
Shedden continued to lead as the pack picked up the safety car. Andrew Jordan was second, with Matt Neal in third. Following the restart
two laps later, the first change was for third place, with Neal unable to fend off Jason Plato. The MG passed the Honda going through Hollywood. At the front, Shedden was unable to escape from Jordan, who in turn was having to watch
Shedden led away from the line but had little time to open up a gap as the safety car was deployed at the end of the first lap after a clash between David Nye and James Kaye that
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ended with both cars parked on the inside of the track after contact with the pitwall.
7.422; 8 Aron Smith (NGTC) +10.469; 9 Colin Turkington (NGTC) +10.977; 10 Tom Onslow-Cole (NGTC) + 11.470. Independent winner: Andrew Jordan. Fastest lap: Jeff Smith (1:10.841). RACE THREE 1 Colin Turkington (NGTC) 16 Laps 19:16.593; 2 Gordon Shedden (NGTC) + 4.4.14; 3 Matt Neal (NGTC) + 4.699; 4 Sam Tordoff (NGTC) +4.886; 5 Adam Morgan (NGTC) +5.377; 6 Tom Onslow-Cole (NGTC) +7.290; 7 Aron Smith (NGTC) +7.744; 8 Jason Plato (NGTC) +8.550; 9 Mat Jackson (NGTC) +9.066; 10 Jeff Smith (NGTC) +9.604. Independent winner: Colin Turkington. Fastest lap: Andrew Jordan (1:10.751).
SHEDDEN ON POLE AT DONINGTON Honda Yuasa Racing’s Gordon Shedden claimed pole position for the first race at Donington Park, with a best lap of 1:10.074.
That left Shedden on pole, ahead of Wrathall. Andrew Jordan and Matt Neal line up on row two, making it three Hondas in the top four.
Frank Wrathall looked like he may take the top spot for Dynojet, only for Shedden to topple the Toyota with just over five minutes of the session remaining.
Jason Plato starts fifth for MG KX Momentum, ahead of Adam Morgan, Sam Tordoff and Colin Turkington. Dave Newsham and Jeff Smith complete the top ten.
Any chance of Shedden’s time being bettered by a late quick lap was scuppered when the session was red flagged with less than a minute remaining when Aron Smith’s Airwaves Racing Ford Focus got stuck in the gravel.
Gordon Shedden said, “It’s fantastic to be on pole. I actually can’t remember the last time I had a pole. It’s so close at the top, but once again the Honda showed how great a car it is.”
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Colin Turkington A first win since making his return to the series - he’ll be hoping there’s more to come.
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Jordan took the lead with a welltimed move at Redgate at the start of lap seven. Within a couple of laps, Shedden was defending again – this time from Plato. While he was able to make the Yuasa Racing Honda Civic wide for several laps, the MG’s pace was just too much in the end. Plato moved up to second on lap 16. Plato said after the race that he felt he could have
challenged Jordan for the lead if he had claimed second sooner. However, the victory went to Jordan, with Plato second and Shedden third. Matt Neal had to settle for fourth, ahead of Adam Morgan in fifth and Sam Tordoff, sixth. Seventh place went to Dave Newsham, while Aron Smith, Colin Turkington and Tom Onslow-Cole completed the top ten. Once again, the soft tyres proved not to be the quickest
way around the Donington Park circuit over a race distance. This time around, the top finisher on the soft tyres was Jack Goff, who took 14th place for RCIB Insurance Racing. Victory in the Jack Sears trophy went to Lea Wood, who finished 17th.
RACE THREE Race three at Donington Park saw Colin Turkington claim his first BTCC victory since returning to the series.
The eBay Motors driver led from the first corner onwards, in a race that saw the top five positions filled by drivers whose cars were using the soft compound Dunlop tyre. Tom Onslow-Cole
Race winner Andrew Jordan said, “That’s got to be the best race I’ve driven. The car was absolutely superb. We’ve had good pace with the weight on all day. It’s fantastic to get
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the first win so early on in the season.”
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his mirrors for Jason Plato.
Nick Foster Just a single point to show for his weekend’s racing.
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started the race from pole position for PPCGB.com / Kraftwerk Racing, but Turkington used his BMW’s rear wheel drive power to his advantage to get the jump as they headed to Redgate for the first time. The eBay Motors driver led from Aron Smith, with Onslow-Cole dropping to third. There were two big questions heading into the race. How would the big names fare on the soft rubber and would the rain that had been threatening to fall actually materialise? In the end, the soft tyres lasted to the end and the rain stayed away, but it didn’t prevent the final race of the day being an exciting one. Onslow-Cole didn’t have the pace to stick with the leaders and he soon started to lose places in
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his Team HARD prepared Volkswagen. First he was passed by Sam Tordoff and then Adam Morgan, Gordon Shedden and Matt Neal. There could have been drama in the pack on lap four – and just as in the final race at Brands Hatch, Dave Newsham would have been at the centre of it. Newsham’s Speedworks Motorsport Toyota spun across the track heading down through the Craner Curves as he battled with Tom Onslow-Cole. The Toyota was almost collected by any number of passing cars, including Adam Morgan, Gordon Shedden and Matt Neal. Fortunately, they all avoided Newsham’s stranded Avensis and the race was able to continue. Into the second half of the race, Colin Turkington had opened up a lead of more
than five seconds at the front. With no sign of the soft tyres losing their pace at a rate that would affect the outcome of the race, it was just down to the former champion to hold his nerve to the chequered flag. Turkington managed exactly that, but it wasn’t so straightforward for Sam Tordoff behind him. With Honda pair Gordon Shedden and Matt Neal having passed Adam Morgan to move up to third and fourth respectively, the pressure was on Tordoff. Unfortunately for the young racer, he gave them the opening they were looking for on the final lap and both were able to pass the MG.
Onslow-Cole, Aron Smith and Jason Plato. Mat Jackson’s disappointing weekend continued with ninth place, while Jeff Smith claimed tenth for Pirtek Racing. Joe Girling claimed his first Jack Sears Trophy win, finishing 18th overall. Six races into the 2013 BTCC season, Jason Plato leads the points standings with 92, ahead of Andrew Jordan (87), Matt Neal (78), Sam Tordoff (73) and Gordon Shedden (72).
At the end of the race, it was victory for Turkington, ahead of Shedden, Neal and Tordoff. Adam Morgan took fifth place, in front of
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LAUREN’S COLUMN...
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In her latest column for Inside BTCC, Lauren Taylor looks back at Donington Park from within the Airwaves Racing garage…
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mode, with no power to do anything but watch as he tries to get the car home for a somewhat decent result.
It’s easy to look at the results and conclude that Airwaves Racing still haven’t found their feet this season, but there’s so much more to the story than a set of time sheets shows you.
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That moment happened in race three, but we’ll get to that!
very little on the surface! Its not until you get him alone that a switch flicks and everything comes out. Anyone coming down to Thruxton this weekend, try and catch a glimpse of the moment any driver gets out of the car after a disappointing result. The awkward atmosphere is so overwhelming you could nearly get high off it. For me, I pay no attention to qualifying for the first
20 minutes and can often be found wandering the paddock trying to find anyone to play with. Unless Aron’s on pole, then I’m there for the full session. As he dropped further and further down the time sheet at Donington, my heart sank as I prepared myself to deal with the inevitable. After qualifying in his worst position to date, he pulled in, slowly got out of the car and retreated to the truck, ensuring he made eye contact with no one. That’s when I give him approximately ten seconds to cool down, we re-group for a heated five minute debrief, and then I leave the team to deal with his more structured thoughts. For some reason, this time was different. I was
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I wish I’d had more inspiration after Donington to write this blog, but unfortunately it wasn’t to be and once again we found ourselves on a Ryanair flight looking for any positives to take from the weekend!
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in no mood to shrug it off and for the first time since missing out on the Clio Cup Championship in the last race, I was pretty angry. This anger was only fuelled by the fact nobody was to blame, all I wanted to do was cling to Aron like a Koala for hours on end, bitching about everything that was wrong with the world. There’s a side to every weekend that not everyone gets to see, and more often then not, the team spend Saturday night under the hood of a car praying for a better Sunday. Our night was no different and probably the highlight of Saturday was sitting in some creepy laneway eating take away pizza after being at the track until a stupid hour meaning that no restaurants would take us. That’s not the glamour that you see on TV is it?!
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Throw in not having hot water the following morning in our trusty Travelodge and you’ve got yourself a weekend that any girl dreams of. Aron knows how to do romance…
bursting with excitement to return. Nothing beats waking up in the morning to the beautiful view of a petrol station lobby, but that’s another story altogether. I could write a column on how much I dislike that place so let’s swiftly move on.
So onto race day. It had already kicked off in flying fashion with the hot water issue, but its cool because we’ve got a 50% off voucher for our next stay in the Travelodge. I’m
Like any other race day, we were at the track before 8am. It’s over breakfast where I probably spend the most amount of time with Aron. After that, he engages in
a day-long affair with his engineer Simon. I’ve learnt that you can’t compete with his rugged good looks so I’ve stopped trying. Race one and race two somewhat merge into one for me as it was a case of Aron picking up places to edge inside the top ten and hopefully catch the reverse grid which turned out to be the case. I brush over these races simply because of the un-nerving aftermath due to ‘incidents’ that took place on track. I do love hot-headed drivers. However, I did enjoy Aron’s feeble walk down to Team HARD to hug it out with TOC after a minor love tap. Of course all was forgiven. In terms of results and lap times, I could go on to tell you that if you split the lap up into eight hundred sections and timed every
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Everybody was full of confidence going into race three and rightly so in my opinion, but a couple of laps in and a disappointed look from Aron’s number one Alex, and I knew that the sickening radio message had come through. We watched him fall further and further back and weren’t able to do a thing. Aron didn’t jump out of the car and go complaining to anyone who would listen. Instead, he bit his lip and shrugged his shoulders as he walked
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through the garage. That look of defeat is possibly the saddest thing you’ll witness but I know for a fact it’s not just Aron being down for himself, but instead for everyone else in the Airwaves Racing team. He’s managed to surround himself with the strongest possible team. I could go on for days about how David and Oly have taken him under their wings, made him the driver he is and have stood by
him in every sense of the expression, but then they’d read it and think I liked them, and that would be simply awful… Anyway, lets not get stuck into the bromance that is Airwaves Racing, but instead focus on going forward. It’s Thruxton this weekend, which has always been a place that Aron loves. When someone describes a track as “it’s great, you feel like
you’re gonna have a huge crash at every corner” I know I should be worried but he thinks it’s great! I’m going to go out on a limb and say this is Aron’s weekend. Mark my words. Watch out for new wristbands and Aron’s news regarding a partnership with a UK based charity. Until next time…
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second lap while skipping blind folded you’ll find that Aron was in fact the fastest car on track (like we read in everybody else’s blog) but the facts were there for him. He had the pace to get a result in race three, but unfortunately it wasn’t to be.
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SUPPORT RACE ROUND-UP We look back at all the action from the support race paddock at Donington Park...
Cammish maintains 100% record
Meadows fights back Dean Stoneman retained his lead in the Porsche Carrera Cup GB at Donington Park, although Michael Meadows was the man to beat in the East Midlands. Meadows won the opening race of the weekend ahead of Jonas Gelzinis and Stoneman to take his first victory of the 2013 campaign and he then doubled up in race two – this time with Stoneman beating Gelzinis to the second step of the podium.
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The end result is that Stoneman now tops the standings by eight points ahead of Meadows and Gelzinis, with the three lead drivers having built something of a buffer over the chasing pack. Victor Jimenez retained the lead in the ProAm1 category despite seeing Karl Leonard win both races, while Peter Smallwood continues to head Pro-Am2 – although he was beaten by Will Goff in both Donington races.
Dan Cammish maintained his 100% record in the Dunlop MSA Formula Ford Championship of Great Britain – with three more wins at Donington Park. The JTR man moved 55 points clear of Nico Maranzana with his triple win, with the Argentine driver nine points clear of Harrison Scott. Maranzana had looked set
to score his best result to date in the series in the final race until a fuel issue late on saw him lose second to countryman Juan Rosso – who took a brace of second place finishes on his debut having missed the season opener at Brands Hatch. Sam Brabham and Fred Martin-Dye also joined the field at Donington, although Scott Malvern and Neil Winn were sidelined as the grid remained at twelve cars.
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Rivett hits the front
Morgan.
A double win for Paul Rivett was good enough to move him into the championship lead following the second round of the Renault UK Clio Cup.
Second place in both races helped Josh Files to move up to third in the standings with early points leader James Colburn slipping down to fourth spot.
The SVE driver took a double victory in the East Midlands to jump into the points lead, with his two Donington wins giving him a 13 point advantage over Alex
Colburn and Files are now level at the head of the Graduate Cup standings, with Graham Field moving into top spot in the Masters Cup.
Woodhead extends lead Harry Woodhead extended his Ginetta Junior Championship lead with two more wins at Donington Park. The HHC Motorsport man saw off the challenge of Ollie Chadwick to take victory in race one and then beat James Kellett in
race two to move 48 points clear in the title race. Woodhead’s team-mate Will Palmer retains second place in the championship having taken his second podium of the year in the East Midlands, while Chadwick’s Donington display means he is now up to third.
Ingram edges ahead
finishes.
Tom Ingram failed to win at Donington Park, but three second place finishes were enough to move him to the top of the Michelin Ginetta GT Supercup standings.
Carl Breeze took two wins for TCR but failed to finish race three, where youngster Pepe Massot secured another impressive success to retain his championship position.
Ingram was in fine form throughout with a storming drive in race two being the highlight of his weekend as he moved 15 points clear of previous leader Matt Nicoll-Jones – who made it five podiums in six starts with a brace of third place
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With Reece Somerfield, a double winner at Brands Hatch, moving up from the G50 class, Sean Huyton took three wins and a commanding class lead ahead of Dan Norris-Jones.
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THRUXTON PREVIEW
Next stop for the BTCC is Thruxton as the field heads for Hampshire for the fastest circuit on the calendar, and rounds seven, eight and nine of the season.
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The Hampshire circuit is one of the most challenging on the schedule thanks to the high-speed nature of the lap, much of which is spent at full throttle. The high speeds also ensure that there is no margin for error as a small mistake could ultimately lead to a huge accident. Jason Plato and Rob Austin are amongst the drivers racing this weekend who know that fact only too well… Heading to Thruxton it is Plato who continues
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to lead that way having maintained his advantage on top of the pile at Donington Park. Although unable to add to his win tally for the season in the East Midlands, the MG secured a best finish of second after a fine battle with Gordon Shedden in race two, and he takes a five point lead into the third meeting of the year. As points leader, Plato will again carry 45 kilos of
ballast into the weekend and will hope there is no repeat of his qualifying session last year – which ended with his car going over the barriers after a spin at Church. Plato wasn’t the only one to suffer somewhat at Thruxton last year, with his closest rival Jordan also in the wars after he went into the barriers at turn one having taken pole position.
The Pirtek Racing man saw his run of top six finishes this season ended in the final race at Donington after he was forced to pit having run off-track to avoid Dave Newsham’s Toyota. His Honda should be strong around Thruxton and Jordan will be eager to try and overhaul Plato for the points lead. Factory Honda pair Matt Neal and Gordon Shedden aren’t far behind in the title race, with the second MG of Sam Tordoff currently splitting them in the championship standings. Between them, the Honda team-mates have won four of the last six races at Thruxton and will be eager to try and maintain
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that form – although both will hope for a stronger qualifying session than they had last year. Tordoff meanwhile will be racing a BTCC machine at Thruxton for the first time and will seek to continue his run of top six finishes. Rounding out the top six going to Thruxton is Ciceley Racing’s Adam Morgan, who has already scored more points this season than in all of 2012. He again came close to a maiden podium finish at Donington and will be
targeting a breakthrough top three finish this weekend, while also hoping to stay ahead of Colin Turkington in the standings. Turkington heads to round three on the back of his first win in the new eBay Motors BMW 125i M-Sport at Donington Park, with team-mates Nick Foster and Rob Collard also hoping to impress at what is their home circuit. Aron Smith and Mat Jackson will also be eager
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to get their campaigns underway after a tough start to the year, as will Rob Austin and Dan Welch – the latter also competing on home soil. Frank Wrathall meanwhile will seek to break into the top ten in the standings at a circuit where he took a podium finish last year.
his name so far. Lea Wood and Joe Girling meanwhile will seek to add to their first wins of the season from Donington Park; results that mean only David Nye and Warren Scott have yet to take an S2000 victory.
In the Jack Sears Trophy, James Kaye has arguably been the quickest driver so far this year in his AmDTuning. com Volkswagen Golf but will hope for a less problematic weekend at Thruxton – as will Motorbase’s Liam Griffin, who also has two wins to
2012 Pole
Andrew Jordan, Honda Civic
Race One
Mat Jackson, Ford Focus
Race Two
Gordon Shedden, Honda Civic
Race Three
Gordon Shedden, Honda Civic
2011 Pole
Gordon Shedden, Honda Civic
Race One
Gordon Shedden, Honda Civic
Race Two
Matt Neal, Honda Civic
Race Three
Jason Plato, Chevrolet Cruze
Pole
Gordon Shedden, Honda Civic
Race One
Fabrizio Giovanardi, Vauxhall Vectra
Race Two
Fabrizio Giovanardi, Vauxhall Vectra
Race Three
Steven Kane, BMW 320si
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Fabrizio Giovanardi, Vauxhall Vectra
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Fabrizio Giovanardi, Vauxhall Vectra
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Colin Turkington, BMW 320si
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Race Three
Mat Jackson, Chevrolet Lacetti
LENGTH
2.36 miles
2013 RACE LAPS
16
RACE DISTANCE
37.76 miles
LAP RECORD (QUALIFYING)
1min 16.369secs (Yvan Muller – 2002)
LAP RECORD (RACE)
1min 17.303secs (Yvan Muller - 2002
MOST WINS (1991-)
Yvan Muller, Fabrizio Giovanardi – 7
2008 Pole
Tom Onslow-Cole, Vauxhall Vectra
Race One
Tom Onslow-Cole, Vauxhall Vectra
Race Two
Tom Onslow-Cole, Vauxhall Vectra
Race Three
Jason Plato, SEAT Leon TDi
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2013 BTCC CALENDAR 30-31 March, Brands Hatch Indy 20-21 April, Donington Park National 4-5 May, Thruxton 8-9 June, Oulton Park Island 22-23 June, Croft 3-4 August, Snetterton 300 24-25 August, Knockhill 14-15 September, Rockingham 28-29 September, Silverstone 12-13 October, Brands Hatch GP
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2013 BTCC POINTS STANDINGS DRIVERS CHAMPIONSHIP
MANUFACTURER/CONSTRUCTOR
1
Jason Plato
92
1
MG/Triple Eight
189
2
Andrew Jordan
87
2
Honda/Dynamics
188
3
Matt Neal
78
4
Sam Tordoff
73
5
Gordon Shedden
72
1
MG KX Momentum Racing
161
6
Adam Morgan
66
2
Honda Yuasa Racing
145
7
Colin Turkington
59
3
Pirtek Racing
136
8
Jeff Smith
53
4
eBay Motors
76
9
Aron Smith
34
5
Ciceley Racing
65
10
Mat Jackson
30
6
Airwaves Racing
63
11
Frank Wrathall
27
7
Speedworks
29
12
Dave Newsham
23
8
Dynojet
27
13
Tom Onslow-Cole
21
9
WIX Racing
25
14
Rob Austin
19
10
PPCGB.com/Kraftwerk Racing
21
15
Dan Welch
17
11
Welch Motorsport
17
16
Nick Foster
10
12
RCIB Insurance Racing
9
17
Rob Collard
9
13
Addison Lee Motorbase
6
18
Will Bratt
8
14
AmDTuning.com
5
19
Ollie Jackson
6
15
Team BMR Restart
1
20
Liam Griffin
6
16
Wheel Heaven/Houseman
0
21
James Kaye
5
17
BTC Racing
0
22
Jack Goff
5
18
IP Tech Race Engineering
0
23
James Cole
3
19
M247 Racing
0
24
Warren Scott
1
25
Lea Wood
0
26
Michael Caine
0
27
David Nye
0
28
Howard Fuller
0
29
Chris Stockton
0
30
Andy Neate
0
31
Joe Girling
0
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2013 BTCC POINTS STANDINGS INDEPENDENT DRIVERS
INDEPENDENT TEAMS
1
Andrew Jordan
104
1
Pirtek Racing
108
2
Adam Morgan
97
2
Ciceley Racing
101
3
Jeff Smith
76
3
eBay Motors
81
4
Colin Turkington
76
4
Airwaves Racing
72
5
Aron Smith
53
5
WIX Racing
49
6
Mat Jackson
49
6
PPCGB.com/Kraftwerk Racing
47
7
Frank Wrathall
41
7
Welch Motorsport
46
8
Tom Onslow-Cole
40
8
Speedworks
46
9
Dave Newsham
36
9
Dynojet
45
10
Dan Welch
34
10
RCIB Insurance Racing
39
11
Nick Foster
28
11
Addison Lee Motorbase
26
12
Rob Austin
23
12
AmDTuning.com
20
13
Rob Collard
21
13
M247 Racing
17
14
Will Bratt
19
14
Team BMR Restart
15
15
Jack Goff
17
15
Wheel Heaven/Houseman
13
16
Liam Griffin
14
16
BTC Racing
0
17
Ollie Jackson
12
17
IP Tech Race Engineering
0
18
James Kaye
11
19
James Cole
11
20
Lea Wood
5
1
Liam Griffin
2
21
Warren Scott
4
2
James Kaye
2
22
Joe Girling
4
3
Lea Wood
1
23
David Nye
3
4
Joe Girling
1
24
Michael Caine
0
5
David Nye
0
25
Chris Stockton
0
6
Warren Scott
0
26
Howard Fuller
0
27
Andy Neate
0
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2013 BTCC RACE RESULTS 1
2
3
4
5
6
Gordon Shedden
19
DSQ
2
1
3
2
Matt Neal
21
4
1
3
4
3
-
-
-
-
-
-
DNF
DNF
DNF
15
12
12
Tom Onslow-Cole
14
DNF
16
13
10
6
Mat Jackson
20
7
10
12
13
9
Aron Smith
9
DNF
11
11
8
7
Dan Welch
11
14
12
NC
15
11
6
DNF
8
7
DNF
DNF
David Nye
18
DNF
17
23
DNF
DNS
Rob Austin
3
DNF
DNF
14
DNF
DNS
Will Bratt
12
DNS
14
25
19
14
James Kaye
15
12
DNS
19
DNF
DNF
DNF
9
DNF
9
7
DNF
Nick Foster
NC
10
13
17
16
15
James Cole
DNF
13
DNF
22
18
17
Howard Fuller
-
-
-
-
-
-
Chris Stockton
-
-
-
-
-
-
Colin Turkington
8
8
9
8
9
1
13
DNS
NC
18
14
16
Adam Morgan
7
6
4
5
5
5
Warren Scott
22
15
DNF
26
DNF
19
Lea Wood
16
DNS
DSQ
24
17
DNF
-
-
-
-
-
-
10
DNF
DNS
16
NC
DNF
5
3
7
10
11
10
17
11
15
20
DNF
DNF
Andrew Jordan
2
2
6
2
1
13
Sam Tordoff
4
5
3
6
6
4
Joe Girling
DNS
DNS
18
21
DNF
18
Jason Plato
1
1
5
4
2
8
Michael Caine Rob Collard
Frank Wrathall
Dave Newsham
Jack Goff
Andy Neate Ollie Jackson Jeff Smith Liam Griffin
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9
10
11
12
13
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15
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