Thursday, 27 August 2020

2020 BTCC Round 3 Recap

Review of Round Three of the 2020 British Touring Car Championship season was at Oulton Park's Island Circuit, in Cheshire.

In the first race, BTC Racing driver Josh Cook took the race win in his Honda Civic Type R (FK8), however he was later disqualified after his car failed post-race ride height checks. Therefore, Motorbase Performance driver Rory Butcher took the race win in his Ford Focus ST Mk.IV and also took Independents class win. Second was Halfords Yuasa Racing driver Dan Cammish in his Honda Civic Type R (FK8), he was sixteen tenths of a second behind Butcher in the end. While third place was MB Motorsport accelerated by Blue Square drive Jake Hill in his Honda Civic Type R (FK2), he was two seconds behind Butcher in the end.

While, Jack Sears Trophy (for drivers yet to record an overall podium finish or won outright the Jack Sears Trophy championship) was won by The Clever Baggers with BTC Racing driver Michael Crees in his Honda Civic Type R (FK8), he finished in eleventh place and was twenty-seven seconds behind Butcher in the end.


Meanwhile in the second race, Laser Tools Racing driver Ash Sutton took the race win in his Infiniti Q50 and also took Independents class win as-well. Second was Motorbase Performance driver Rory Butcher in his Ford Focus ST Mk.IV, he was five seconds behind Sutton in the end. While third place was Team BMW driver and current BTCC Champion Colin Turkington in his BMW 330i M Sport, he was seven seconds behind Sutton in the end.

While, Jack Sears Trophy was won by GKR TradePriceCars.com driver Bobby Thompson in his Audi S3 Saloon, he finished in tenth place and was eighteen seconds behind Sutton in the end.


Finally in the third race, Carlube TripleR Racing with Mac Tools driver Adam Morgan took the race win in his Mercedes-Benz A-Class and also took Independents class win as-well. Second was Team BMW driver and current BTCC Champion Colin Turkington in his BMW 330i M Sport, he was quarter of a second behind Morgan in the end. While third place was Team BMW driver Tom Oliphant in his BMW 330i M Sport, he was half a second behind Morgan in the end.

While, Jack Sears Trophy was won by MB Motorsport accelerated by Blue Square driver Sam Osborne in his Honda Civic Type R (FK2), he finished in twelfth place and was twelve seconds behind Morgan in the end.


Next stop Knockhill Racing Circuit for Round Four of the 2020 British Touring Car Championship season in a weeks time.

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