Following two wins in each of the last two meetings, Ash Sutton arrived at a sun-drenched Thruxton as the man in form. The use of three different tyre compounds improved the racing at Snetterton, but as Thruxton is the fastest circuit in the UK and has an abrasive surface, only the hard tyre was on offer for the latest set of races. 

Qualifying – Ash Sutton, Tom Ingram, Josh Cook, Mikey Doble, Jake Hill, Colin Turkington

Despite having the least amount of hybrid deployment available to him as the championship leader, Sutton produced an outstanding lap to secure pole, ahead of closest rival, Tom Ingram. Josh Cook, who had won half of the races in Hampshire during the last four visits, lined up third with Mikey Doble incredibly securing a second row slot in his Astra. The BMW pair of Jake Hill and Colin Turkington completed the top six. 
Race One, 4.5/10 – Ash Sutton, Tom Ingram, Josh Cook

Sutton and Ingram got away well from the line and immediately started to scamper off as Cook was forced to heavily defend from Hill for a good chunk of the opening lap.

Doble?s good qualifying was slowly undone from the start, and during the race, as several drivers found a way by, although he did complete the race in 8th, despite a superb battle with five cars chasing him down at the end.

On lap 2, a whack from Tom Chilton into Stephen Jelley sent him spinning at the end of the lap, with several cars all over the track in avoidance for what wa...