Tuesday, 27 October 2020

2020 BTCC Round 8 Recap

Review of Round Eight of the 2020 British Touring Car Championship season was at Snetterton Circuit on the 300 Course, in Norfolk.

In the first race, Team BMW driver and current BTCC Champion Colin Turkington took the race win in his BMW 330i M Sport. Second was Toyota Gazoo Racing UK with Ginsters driver Tom Ingram in his Toyota Corolla, he was two and half seconds behind Turkington in the end. While third place was MB Motorsport accelerated by Blue Square drive Jake Hill in his Honda Civic Type R (FK2) and also took Independents class win, he was five seconds behind Turkington 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 tenth place and was twenty-five seconds behind Turkington in the end.


Meanwhile in the second race, Team BMW driver and current BTCC Champion Colin Turkington took the race win in his BMW 330i M Sport. Second was Toyota Gazoo Racing UK with Ginsters driver Tom Ingram in his Toyota Corolla, he was fifteen tenths of a seconds behind Turkington in the end. While third place was Laser Tools Racing driver Ash Sutton in his Infiniti Q50 and also took Independents class win, he was two seconds behind Turkington in the end.

While, Jack Sears Trophy was won by The Clever Baggers with BTC Racing driver Michael Crees in his Honda Civic Type R (FK8), he finished in forteenth place and was eight seconds behind Turkington in the end.


Finally in the third race, Motorbase Performance driver Ollie Jackson took the race win in his Ford Focus ST Mk.IV and also took Independents class win as-well. Second was Carlube TripleR Racing with Mac Tools driver Adam Morgan in his Mercedes-Benz A-Class, he was two tenths of a second behind Jackson in the end. While third place was Team BMW driver and current BTCC Champion Colin Turkington in his BMW 330i M Sport, he was five seconds behind Jackson in the end.

While, Jack Sears Trophy was won by The Clever Baggers with BTC Racing driver Michael Crees in his Honda Civic Type R (FK8), he finished in forteenth place and was twenty-one seconds behind Jackson in the end.


Next stop Brands Hatch for Round Nine and the final round of the 2020 British Touring Car Championship season in three weeks time.

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