Thruxton BTCC: Jordan takes first win since 2014

Adam Morgan, who sat on pole after his race one victory, launched off the line to take the lead once again, with Jordan slotting into second behind the Mercedes Benz A-Class.

Tom Ingram held third for a period before being flagged up for a jump start and having to serve a drive through penalty.

The penalty meant that Ingram would fall out of the points, to settle for 20th. Morgan held the lead for the majority of the race, but lost out to the fast-charging Jordan on lap 11 of 12.

Rob Collard then made his move a lap later to push Morgan back to third, as Shedden was unable to get close enough to challenge the race one winner, for the final podium position.

Shedden had arguably the best result out of everyone on the grid, starting from 23rd after being involved in the incident which caused the red flag in race one.

The reigning champion worked his way through the field and eventually taking fourth at the finish line for a gain of 19 positions.

Jack Goff rounded out the top five in the West Surrey Racing BMW, while Sam Tordoff, Daniel Lloyd and Mat Jackson finished sixth, seventh and eighth.

Dan Welch had a strong showing, holding sixth for a period before being past by Shedden, Martin Depper, Lloyd and Jackson, settling for ninth at the finish line ahead of good friend Rob Austin in tenth.

Matt Neal and Josh Cook worked their way up to 11th and 12th from the back of the grid, while Matt Simpson, Mike Epps and Ashley Sutton rounded out the points positions.

Despite the shortening of the race due to the temperatures putting more pressure on the tyres than anticipated, there was still a casualty of the heat, with Martin Depper retiring lap 11 with a puncture.

Race 2 results - Top 10:

Pos	Driver	Car	Time/Gap
1	Andrew Jordan	Ford	15'59.415
2	Rob Collard	BMW	0.401
3	Adam Morgan	Mercedes	1.791
4	Gordon Shedden	Honda	1.978
5	Jack Goff	BMW	2.786
6	Sam Tordoff	BMW	3.017
7	Daniel Lloyd	Honda	3.483
8	Mat Jackson	Ford	6.201
9	Daniel Welch	Proton	7.034
10	Rob Austin	Toyota	7.260

James Charman / TouringCarTimes