Oulton BTCC: Jordan tops practice before rain hit second session
WSR BMW 125i M Sport driver Andrew Jordan topped the timesheets in the opening free practice session for the British Touring Car Championship races at Oulton Park this weekend as the second session was hit by poor weather
Jordan set a 1m25.535s benchmark at the end of the first 40-minute period to finish ahead of Adam Morgan's Ciceley Racing Mercedes-Benz A-Class and Jack Goff's Eurotech Racing Honda Civic Type R.
Championship leader Tom Ingram suffered a wishbone problem on his Speedworks Motorsport-run Toyota Avensis and could only manage the seventh best time.
A downpour shortly before the second session meant all cars went out on wet tyres. Despite the track drying initially, a further shower meant it was still a soaking track at the end of the 40 minutes.
Matt Neal overcame early handling problems with his Team Dynamics Honda Civic Type R to top the timesheets with a 1m37.051s lap.
"We worked at the car and hit the sweet spot but I didn't expect to be fastest overall," said the three-time champion.
"You don't get anything for topping free practice but it shows that the car is working well in mixed conditions."
He was ahead of the Team BMR Subaru Levorg of James Cole, with 2009 and 2014 champion Colin Turkington in third place in the WSR BMW 125i M Sport. Session one pacesetter Jordan was eighth.
Reigning champion Gordon Shedden was a mid-session casualty when he slipped off the track at Druids and made heavy contact with the tyre wall. He had earlier experienced problems with the steering wheel of the Team Dynamics Honda Civic Type R.
Shedden recovered to the pits after his spill, but was unable to take any further part in the session.
"The conditions were very tricky, and the grip level was changing lap by lap," explained the Scot.
"It just got away from me."
FREE PRACTICE ONE:
Pos | Driver | Team | Car | Time | Gap | Laps |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Andrew Jordan | WSR | BMW | 1m26.535s | - | 18 |
2 | Adam Morgan | Ciceley Racing | Mercedes | 1m26.739s | 0.204s | 16 |
3 | Jack Goff | Eurotech Racing | Honda | 1m26.893s | 0.358s | 14 |
4 | Josh Cook | Maximum Motorsport | Ford | 1m26.906s | 0.371s | 18 |
5 | James Cole | Team BMR | Subaru | 1m26.911s | 0.376s | 18 |
6 | Rob Collard | WSR | BMW | 1m26.981s | 0.446s | 15 |
7 | Tom Ingram | Speedworks Motorsport | Toyota | 1m27.060s | 0.525s | 9 |
8 | Ash Sutton | Team BMR | Subaru | 1m27.078s | 0.543s | 16 |
9 | Mat Jackson | Motorbase | Ford | 1m27.211s | 0.676s | 18 |
10 | Aiden Moffat | Laser Tools Racing | Mercedes | 1m27.225s | 0.690s | 20 |
11 | Colin Turkington | WSR | BMW | 1m27.248s | 0.713s | 14 |
12 | Rob Austin | Handy Motorsport | Toyota | 1m27.252s | 0.717s | 16 |
13 | Gordon Shedden | Dynamics/Honda | Honda | 1m27.308s | 0.773s | 14 |
14 | Daniel Lloyd | Triple Eight/MG | MG | 1m27.447s | 0.912s | 19 |
15 | Matt Neal | Dynamics/Honda | Honda | 1m27.496s | 0.961s | 16 |
16 | Jason Plato | Team BMR | Subaru | 1m27.515s | 0.980s | 15 |
17 | Chris Smiley | BTC Racing | Chevrolet | 1m27.537s | 1.002s | 17 |
18 | Michael Epps | Team Hard | Volkswagen | 1m27.543s | 1.008s | 18 |
19 | Dave Newsham | BTC Racing | Chevrolet | 1m27.561s | 1.026s | 18 |
20 | Tom Chilton | Power Maxed Racing | Vauxhall | 1m27.589s | 1.054s | 14 |
21 | Senna Proctor | Power Maxed Racing | Vauxhall | 1m27.703s | 1.168s | 14 |
22 | Jeff Smith | Eurotech Racing | Honda | 1m27.961s | 1.426s | 14 |
23 | Ollie Jackson | AmD Tuning | Audi | 1m27.961s | 1.426s | 16 |
24 | Will Burns | Team Hard | Volkswagen | 1m28.100s | 1.565s | 15 |
25 | Martin Depper | Motorbase | Ford | 1m28.131s | 1.596s | 21 |
26 | Matt Simpson | Dynamics/Honda | Honda | 1m28.136s | 1.601s | 13 |
27 | Jake Hill | Team Hard | Volkswagen | 1m28.177s | 1.642s | 12 |
28 | Josh Price | Team BMR | Subaru | 1m28.221s | 1.686s | 15 |
29 | Ant Whorton-Eales | AmD Tuning | Audi | 1m28.260s | 1.725s | 14 |
30 | Luke Davenport | Motorbase | Ford | 1m28.386s | 1.851s | 15 |
31 | Stephen Jelley | Team Parker Racing | Ford | 1m28.748s | 2.213s | 17 |
32 | Aron Taylor-Smith | Triple Eight/MG | MG | - | - | 2 |
FREE PRACTICE TWO:
Pos | Driver | Team | Car | Time | Gap | Laps |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Matt Neal | Dynamics/Honda | Honda | 1m37.051s | - | 15 |
2 | James Cole | Team BMR | Subaru | 1m37.300s | 0.249s | 14 |
3 | Colin Turkington | WSR | BMW | 1m37.347s | 0.296s | 13 |
4 | Rob Collard | WSR | BMW | 1m37.382s | 0.331s | 16 |
5 | Ash Sutton | Team BMR | Subaru | 1m37.449s | 0.398s | 16 |
6 | Daniel Lloyd | Triple Eight/MG | MG | 1m37.453s | 0.402s | 15 |
7 | Josh Cook | Maximum Motorsport | Ford | 1m37.455s | 0.404s | 16 |
8 | Andrew Jordan | WSR | BMW | 1m37.470s | 0.419s | 14 |
9 | Jason Plato | Team BMR | Subaru | 1m37.667s | 0.616s | 14 |
10 | Jeff Smith | Eurotech Racing | Honda | 1m37.707s | 0.656s | 14 |
11 | Mat Jackson | Motorbase | Ford | 1m37.784s | 0.733s | 11 |
12 | Jack Goff | Eurotech Racing | Honda | 1m37.789s | 0.738s | 14 |
13 | Rob Austin | Handy Motorsport | Toyota | 1m37.836s | 0.785s | 17 |
14 | Martin Depper | Motorbase | Ford | 1m37.848s | 0.797s | 19 |
15 | Stephen Jelley | Team Parker Racing | Ford | 1m37.877s | 0.826s | 12 |
16 | Tom Ingram | Speedworks Motorsport | Toyota | 1m37.926s | 0.875s | 15 |
17 | Dave Newsham | BTC Racing | Chevrolet | 1m37.998s | 0.947s | 17 |
18 | Aiden Moffat | Laser Tools Racing | Mercedes | 1m38.000s | 0.949s | 16 |
19 | Ollie Jackson | AmD Tuning | Audi | 1m38.012s | 0.961s | 18 |
20 | Chris Smiley | BTC Racing | Chevrolet | 1m38.022s | 0.971s | 16 |
21 | Gordon Shedden | Dynamics/Honda | Honda | 1m38.162s | 1.111s | 11 |
22 | Matt Simpson | Dynamics/Honda | Honda | 1m38.202s | 1.151s | 14 |
23 | Michael Epps | Team Hard | Volkswagen | 1m38.250s | 1.199s | 16 |
24 | Aron Taylor-Smith | Triple Eight/MG | MG | 1m38.302s | 1.251s | 17 |
25 | Senna Proctor | Power Maxed Racing | Vauxhall | 1m38.369s | 1.318s | 12 |
26 | Adam Morgan | Ciceley Racing | Mercedes | 1m38.402s | 1.351s | 15 |
27 | Jake Hill | Team Hard | Volkswagen | 1m38.473s | 1.422s | 17 |
28 | Will Burns | Team Hard | Volkswagen | 1m38.649s | 1.598s | 15 |
29 | Josh Price | Team BMR | Subaru | 1m38.901s | 1.850s | 15 |
30 | Luke Davenport | Motorbase | Ford | 1m38.904s | 1.853s | 17 |
31 | Ant Whorton-Eales | AmD Tuning | Audi | 1m39.018s | 1.967s | 17 |
32 | Tom Chilton | Power Maxed Racing | Vauxhall | 1m39.575s | 2.524s | 14 |
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