Colin Turkington reached a victory milestone at Manufacturers Hatch as he moved as much as second on the all-time BTCC winners listing, earlier than Ash Sutton starred to assert a double triumph.

Group BMW star Turkington secured his sixty fourth profession victory within the opener – 20 years after claiming his first on the identical venue – as he now strikes previous Matt Neal and behind the legendary Jason Plato.

Sutton then surged to 2 gorgeous victories within the following bouts as he bought the higher of Tom Ingram and Turkington in race two, earlier than scything his means from eleventh on the grid to win a dramatic finale.

Sutton’s NAPA Racing UK team-mate Cammish nonetheless leads the standings from reigning champion Ingram, whereas Sutton and Turkington have now moved into third and fourth respectively.

The BTCC returns at Snetterton in two weeks’ time (20/21 Might).

Turkington takes his first win of season

Group BMW’s Turkington loved his milestone second after a close to lights-to-flag victory, following a restarted contest within the opener.

Simply because the leaders had been finishing the primary lap there was drama behind, which instantly led to a crimson flag stoppage to proceedings.

NAPA Racing UK’s Dan Rowbottom had squeezed down the within of Group BMW’s Stephen Jelley at Clark Curve, however contact despatched the latter into the pitwall, earlier than each vehicles finally collected the unlucky Andrew Watson and Adam Morgan.

Re-starting from their authentic grid positions, Cammish couldn’t dangle on from pole as he dropped to fourth behind Turkington, Jake Hill’s BMW 3 Series and Sutton.

The Ford Focuses of Sutton and Cammish fought again by Hill shortly after, with the latter nonetheless making an attempt to get warmth into the tyres of his rear-wheel drive BMW.

Turkington – operating the Goodyear softer choice tyre – had no such issues as he held his three challengers off for the rest of the race.

Sutton: “It’s good to be again!”

NAPA Racing UK’s Ash Sutton saved reigning champion Tom Ingram at bay to win his first race of the season.

The 1.21-mile Manufacturers Hatch Indy circuit – notoriously tight and difficult for all drivers – supplied battles all through the order, but it surely was Sutton who commanded proceedings from the outset.

Sutton snatched the lead from pole-sitter Colin Turkington on the opening lap, but it surely was the fast-starting Ingram that was making waves behind.

The Hyundai driver was quickly into third – from fifth on the grid – and he sliced by Group BMW’s Turkington on the run by means of Surtees for the primary time.