BTCC Brands Hatch - Rounds 1, 2 and 3

[Allyc85]

First practice has been and gone, with Collard fastest and trouble for the Shedden and John Thorne!

Rob Collard leads opening British Touring Car practice session at Brands Hatch - BTCC news - AUTOSPORT.com

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[BDunnell]

Now my interest levels in the 2012 BTCC begin to build! I can't imagine the works Hondas won't end up in the top 10 later. And I do hope the NGTC Audi and Toyotas are able to prove that their pace last year wasn't just down to the differences in technical regulations.

[BDunnell]

Certainly the evidence of FP2 suggests Rob Austin's Audi in particular is genuinely fast. Hondas looking good, and Plato impressively high up.

[Allyc85]

Jordan fastest in Fp2 while Shedden is stil having big electrical problems! Very impressive by the top 5 for varying reasons IMO

Pos Driver Team/Car Time Gap

1. Andrew Jordan Eurotech Honda 48.639s
2. Matt Neal Dynamics Honda 48.912s + 0.273s
3. Tom Onslow-Cole WSR BMW 48.935s + 0.296s
4. Rob Austin Austin Audi 49.046s + 0.407s
5. Jason Plato Triple 8 MG 49.097s + 0.458s
6. Mat Jackson Motorbase Ford 49.153s + 0.514s
7. Aron Smith Motorbase Ford 49.308s + 0.669s
8. Jeff Smith Eurotech Honda 49.319s + 0.680s
9. Rob Collard WSR BMW 49.371s + 0.732s
10. Nick Foster WSR BMW 49.444s + 0.805s
11. Frank Wrathall Dynojet Toyota 49.482s + 0.843s
12. Daniel Welch Welch Proton 49.628s + 0.989s
13. Ollie Jackson AmD Volkswagen 49.630s + 0.991s
14. Liam Griffin Motorbase Ford 49.654s + 1.015s
15. Adam Morgan Speedworks Toyota 49.720s + 1.081s
16. Dave Newsham ES Vauxhall 49.970s + 1.331s
17. Chris James ES Vauxhall 50.169s + 1.530s
18. Lea Wood Wood Vauxhall 50.314s + 1.675s
19. Andy Neate Triple 8 MG 50.381s + 1.742s
20. Tony Gilham Gilham Honda 50.841s + 2.202s
21. Tony Hughes Speedworks Toyota 52.181s + 3.542s
22. Gordon Shedden Dynamics Honda 55.944s + 7.305s

Andrew Jordan fastest in Brands Hatch British Touring Car practice as new-for-2012 cars fly - BTCC news - AUTOSPORT.com

[Allyc85]

Qualy in 5 minutes!

Live races - British Touring Cars Championship (BTCC) - ITV Sport - ITV

[BDunnell]

Well, who could have believed that? Dave Newsham on pole in the Vectra from Neal, and Plato in the top six. Great qualifying by the BMWs, all in the top 10 with Collard third, Onslow-Cole fifth and Foster a best-ever 10th. Rob Austin and Frank Wrathall seventh and eighth. Looks like Mat Jackson's poor qualifying form is continuing into 2012.

[HondaRacingFan]

great job by Newsham, cant say the same for ass of a team mate james for blocking Jordon. Hope TOCA see sense and do something about that.

great job Honda Racing and WSR and well done to MG

tomorrows race is going to be epic

[BDunnell]

Indeed, should be pretty good, especially with the mix of front- and rear-wheel-drive cars and their differing patterns of tyre wear. Now I'm finally starting to get excited about the new season!

[BDunnell]

Full qualifying times here:

Pos Driver Team/Car Time Gap
1. Dave Newsham ES Vauxhall 48.483s
2. Matt Neal Dynamics Honda 48.615s + 0.132s
3. Rob Collard WSR BMW 48.698s + 0.215s
4. Andrew Jordan Eurotech Honda 48.698s + 0.215s
5. Tom Onslow-Cole WSR BMW 48.765s + 0.282s
6. Jason Plato Triple 8 MG 48.868s + 0.385s
7. Rob Austin Austin Audi 48.883s + 0.400s
8. Frank Wrathall Dynojet Toyota 48.963s + 0.480s
9. Gordon Shedden Dynamics Honda 49.022s + 0.539s
10. Nick Foster WSR BMW 49.078s + 0.595s
11. Mat Jackson Motorbase Ford 49.100s + 0.617s
12. Jeff Smith Eurotech Honda 49.166s + 0.683s
13. Adam Morgan Speedworks Toyota 49.176s + 0.693s
14. Aron Smith Motorbase Ford 49.257s + 0.774s
15. Lea Wood Wood Vauxhall 49.421s + 0.938s
16. Ollie Jackson AmD Volkswagen 49.604s + 1.121s
17. Liam Griffin Motorbase Ford 49.623s + 1.140s
18. Chris James ES Vauxhall 49.861s + 1.378s
19. Andy Neate Triple 8 MG 50.126s + 1.643s
20. Tony Gilham Gilham Honda 50.617s + 2.134s
21. Tony Hughes Speedworks Toyota 52.301s + 3.818s
22. Daniel Welch Welch Proton 1m02.449s + 13.966s
23. John Thorne Thorney Vauxhall

Dave Newsham and ES Racing take pole for British Touring Car opener at Brands Hatch - BTCC news - AUTOSPORT.com

[Allyc85]

My thoughts on qualifying..

Great job by Newsham, very much less so by his team mate, I hope it wasnt on purpose...

Well done to Plato and MG on a brilliant result for such a new car. I dont think ive ever seen a touring car with so much air under its rear wheel as it corners, but at least they wont have to worry about tyre wear! The colour scheme is still rubbish and the front bumper looks like its got rally spot lights from a distance with the white logo on black!

Motorbase Ford still slow in qualifying, why cant they sort that out?

The new commentary pairing seemed to work well straight away IMO

Pos Driver Team/Car Time Gap
1. Dave Newsham ES Vauxhall 48.483s
2. Matt Neal Dynamics Honda 48.615s + 0.132s
3. Rob Collard WSR BMW 48.698s + 0.215s
4. Andrew Jordan Eurotech Honda 48.698s + 0.215s
5. Tom Onslow-Cole WSR BMW 48.765s + 0.282s
6. Jason Plato Triple 8 MG 48.868s + 0.385s
7. Rob Austin Austin Audi 48.883s + 0.400s
8. Frank Wrathall Dynojet Toyota 48.963s + 0.480s
9. Gordon Shedden Dynamics Honda 49.022s + 0.539s
10. Nick Foster WSR BMW 49.078s + 0.595s
11. Mat Jackson Motorbase Ford 49.100s + 0.617s
12. Jeff Smith Eurotech Honda 49.166s + 0.683s
13. Adam Morgan Speedworks Toyota 49.176s + 0.693s
14. Aron Smith Motorbase Ford 49.257s + 0.774s
15. Lea Wood Wood Vauxhall 49.421s + 0.938s
16. Ollie Jackson AmD Volkswagen 49.604s + 1.121s
17. Liam Griffin Motorbase Ford 49.623s + 1.140s
18. Chris James ES Vauxhall 49.861s + 1.378s
19. Andy Neate Triple 8 MG 50.126s + 1.643s
20. Tony Gilham Gilham Honda 50.617s + 2.134s
21. Tony Hughes Speedworks Toyota 52.301s + 3.818s
22. Daniel Welch Welch Proton 1m02.449s + 13.966s

Dave Newsham and ES Racing take pole for British Touring Car opener at Brands Hatch - BTCC news - AUTOSPORT.com