In stark contrast to the conditions at Donington Park, the second meeting of the season was bathed in sunshine. With the new rules and regulations particularly evident in race three two weeks ago, would the races at Brands Hatch follow suit"

Qualifying 

There was a first pole position of the season for Team BMW?s Colin Turkington and he was joined on the front row by his teammate, Adam Morgan. The second row was a NAPA Racing lockout with Dan Cammish ahead of Ash Sutton and Josh Cook completed the top six along with Dan Rowbottom. Early championship leader, Tom Ingram, battled with the least amount of hybrid available to secure eighth.

Race One, 6/10 – Colin Turkington, Josh Cook, Ash Sutton

The BMWs were away well as the lights went out and Sutton soon made his move on Cammish, with Cook in the mix too. Morgan, however, soon lost position after position, lap by lap, and was ninth on lap 6.
Being in the middle of the pack can often bring drama given the close racing and Morgan moved over Ronan Pearson on lap 7, resulting in a collision and grass all over the track. 

Lap 8 saw Cammish pit with a puncture after running highly, but his teammate Sutton was still there, albeit under pressure from Cook. The pressure told on lap 15 over the line into 16 as Cook made his move on the inside line to take second. 

While the rest of the race continued in usual BTCC style, it was worth noting that tenth placed Rob Huff deliberately ran wide to...