Race 3 - Results
Frank Wrathall has taken victory in today’s third Dunlop MSA British Touring Car race at Brands Hatch – his first victory in the championship.
Wrathall took over at the front after a couple of laps when earlier leader Mat Jackson’s Redstone Racing Ford Focus slowed.
The Lancashire driver then cruised to the first race win in the BTCC for himself, his Dynojet team and its Toyota Avensis. It's the first win for a Toyota in a BTCC race since Julian Bailey triumphed at Knockhill in 1993.
Finishing second, third and fourth and crossing the line abreast were the three Honda Civics of factory Yuasa-backed pair Matt Neal and newly-crowned Champion Gordon Shedden and Pirtek Racing’s Andrew Jordan.
Jordan’s fourth place is enough to give Pirtek Racing the Independent teams’ title. Jordan had earlier also wrapped up the Independent Drivers Championship.
Pos Driver Team/Car Time/Gap
1. Frank Wrathall Dynojet Toyota 26m41.205s
2. Matt Neal Honda + 6.893s
3. Gordon Shedden Honda + 6.980s
4. Andrew Jordan Eurotech Honda + 7.065s
5. Aron Smith Motorbase Ford + 10.454s
6. Dave Newsham ES Vauxhall + 13.776s
7. Rob Austin Austin Audi + 14.190s
8. Jason Plato MG + 18.568s
9. Lea Wood Wood Vauxhall + 18.834s
10. Tom Onslow-Cole WSR BMW + 20.277s
11. Ollie Jackson AmD Volkswagen + 21.974s
12. Will Bratt Austin Audi + 44.770s
13. Nick Foster WSR BMW + 1m04.579s
14. Liam Griffin Motorbase Ford + 1m07.881s
15. Tony Hughes Speedworks Toyota + 1m10.700s
16. Tony Gilham Gilham Vauxhall + 1m16.373s
17. Jeff Smith Eurotech Honda + 1m23.428s
18. Chris James ES Vauxhall + 1m36.544s
19. Rob Collard WSR BMW + 1 lap
Retirements:
Mat Jackson Motorbase Ford 3 laps
Andy Neate MG 2 laps
Daniel Welch Welch Proton 1 lap
"I don't want to be treated as special because I'm not. I just drive a racing car round in circles a bit faster than everyone else." Michael Schumacher
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