Tuesday 2 August 2016

2016 BTCC Round 6 Recap

Review of Round Six of the 2016 British Touring Car Championship season was at Snetterton Circuit on the 300 Course, in Norfolk.

In the first race, Silverline Subaru BMR Racing driver Colin Turkington took the race win in his Subaru Levorg GT. Second was Halfords Yuasa Racing driver and current BTCC Champion Gordon Shedden in his Honda Civic Type R, he was three second behind Turkington in the end. While third place was Motorbase Performance driver Mat Jackson in his Ford Focus ST and also took Independents class win, he was four seconds behind Turkington in the end.

While, Jack Sears Trophy (for top 'Rookie Driver' in the series) was won by RCIB Insurance Racing driver Michael Epps in his Toyota Avensis, he finished in twentieth place and was forty-three seconds behind Turkington in the end.


Meanwhile in the second race, Motorbase Performance driver Mat Jackson took the race win in his Ford Focus ST and also took Independents class win. Second was Silverline Subaru BMR Racing driver Colin Turkington in his Subaru Levorg GT, he was a second behind Jackson in the end. While third place was Halfords Yuasa Racing driver Matt Neal in his Honda Civic Type R, he was two seconds behind Jackson in the end.

While, Jack Sears Trophy was won by Speedworks Motorsport driver Matt Simpson in his Honda Civic Type R, he finished in seventeenth place and was nineteen seconds behind Jackson in the end.


Finally in the third race, Halfords Yuasa Racing driver and current BTCC Champion Gordon Shedden took the race win in his Honda Civic Type R. Second was Team JCT600 with GardX driver Rob Collard in his BMW 125i M Sport, he was half a second behind Shedden in the end. While third place was Handy Motorsport driver Rob Austin in his Toyota Avensis and also took Independents class win, he was four seconds behind Shedden in the end.

While, Jack Sears Trophy was won by MG Racing RCIB Insurance driver Ashley Sutton in his MG6 GT, he finished in fourteenth place and was seventeen seconds behind Shedden in the end.


Next stop Knockhill Racing Circuit for Round Seven of the 2016 British Touring Car Championship season in two weeks time.

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