Tom Ingram took a agency victory at a soaked Silverstone within the British Touring Automobile Championship‘s Race 3, with now-champ Ash Sutton behind.
Dan Lloyd began regardless of being not sure on his engine’s standing after Race 2’s DNS, owing to his wastegate melting, whereas Osamu Kawashima didn’t enter the race – together with his Crew VERTU Hyundai affected by misfires and the engine slicing out by way of Sunday.
Having inherited pole place from the reverse-grid draw, Aiden Moffat led the sphere away by way of Copse. Nonetheless, he ran large on exit and opened the door for Árón Taylor-Smith and Dan Rowbottom to surge to P1 and P2 from P3 and P5.
Adam Morgan additionally jumped up three positions to P5 on the opening lap, earlier than falling on lap 2, as CPRL teammate Rowbottom surged into the lead on the exit of Luffield.
Taylor-Smith then discovered himself underneath stress from Moffat and Ingram, as each discovered their well past for P2 and P3.
Ash Sutton, now a five-time Drivers’ Champion, made his first mark on Race 3 on lap 4 as he pipped Taylor-Smith for P4 at Luffield with a advantageous switchback.
Regardless of Rowbottom increase a bonus over the primary 5 laps, Moffat set a quickest lap on his fifth effort and dove down the within of Rowbottom at Brooklands on the sixth tour – claiming the lead.
Ingram and Sutton would then renew acquaintances on lap 7, with the pair battling by way of Brooklands and settling because the eighth lap started. Regardless of stress from Sutton behind, who ran large at Brooklands, Ingram would sweep across the exterior of Rowbottom’s Mercedes at Woodcote and lead into Copse as lap 9 started.
With Rowbottom maybe scuffling with misting points on his windscreen, Sutton delivered his now-trademark switchback at Luffield to take P3 on the finish of lap 9. Doubtlessly additionally struggling, Morgan had dropped to P11 as his teammate fell as soon as extra to P6 – now behind Gordon Shedden.
Diving to the within of Moffat’s Audi at Luffield, Ingram momentarily took the lead, although Moffat would combat again. Nonetheless, the Hyundai finally prevailed across the exterior at Copse – giving Ingram P1 on lap 12.
One charging drive already underneath his belt this weekend, Sutton as soon as once more dove down the within of a competitor at Luffield and stole Moffat’s P2 on lap 13. With two seconds of hole, Ingram set a quickest lap as observe circumstances began to enhance.
Shedden would proceed a agency eight-place climb by leaping forward of Taylor-Smith at Beckett’s, although the Irishman appeared to make it simple for his MB Motorsport teammate. Although, a lockup on the identical nook on lap 18 noticed Taylor-Smith momentarily again by way of earlier than each Shedden and Dan Cammish bought previous the Toyota.
By the tip, it was a relaxed win for Ingram who received by almost 5 seconds. Sutton adopted, with Moffat rounding out the rostrum. Shedden completed P4 in a powerful end result for his Independents’ hopes, as Cammish recovered to P5.
Tom Chilton completed P6, with Josh Cook dinner, Taylor Smith, and the CPRL pair of Rowbottom and Morgan rounding out the highest 10.
Charles Rainford completed P11, with WSR teammate Daryl De Leon behind, Sam Osborne in P13, Chris Smiley following, and Lewis Gilbert P15.
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