BRITISH TOURING CAR CHAMPIONSHIP (BTCC)

BMW e Honda saem na frente na abertura da BTCC em Brands Hatch.
por Luis Fernando Soares de Almeida

Na primeira corrida que abriu a temporada do campeonato de turismo da Inglaterra, Robert Collard com o seu BMW 125i M Sport venceu de maneira emocionante cruzando a linha de chegada à frente de Aron Smith (Volkswagen CC) apenas 0.411 segundos. Na segunda e terceira corridas do final de semana só deu Honda Civic Type R com as vitórias de Gordon Shedden e do campeão Matt Neal. Confira abaixo o resultado das três primeiras corridas da temporada. 

BTCC: 1° ETAPA - BRANDS HATCH INDY - 1° CORRIDA
1.(#6) Robert Collard, BMW 125i M Sport - 24 voltas
2.(#40) Aron Smith, Volkswagen CC - +0.411
3.(#99) Jason Plato, Volkswagen CC - +0.884
4.(#31) Jack Goff, MG6 GT - +5.464
5.(#1) Colin Turkington, Volkswagen CC - +5.726
6.(#52) Gordon Shedden, Honda Civic Type R - +5.819
7.(#77) Andrew Jordan, MG6 GT - +7.127
8.(#25) Matt Neal, Honda Civi Type R - +8.668
9.(#111) Andy Priaulx, BMW 125i M Sport - +9.974
10.(#80) Tom Ingram, Toyota Avensis - +11.260
11.(#33) Adam Morgan, Mercedes-Benz A-Class - +12.763
12.(#16) Aiden Moffat, Mercedes-Benz A-Class - +21.151
13.(#66) Josh Cook, Chevrolet Cruze 5dr - +23.396
14.(#101) Rob Austin, Audi A4 - +25.613
15.(#7) Sam Tordoff, BMW 125i M Sport - +27.329
16.(#30) Martin Depper, Honda Civic - +27.816
17.(#17) Dabe Newsham, Chevrolet Cruze 5dr - +28.630
18.(#54) Hunter Abbott, Audi A4 - +29.864
19.(#55) Jeff Smith, Honda Civic - +30.229
20.(#11) Simon Belcher, Toyota Avensis - +35.200
21.(#21) Mike Bushell, Ford Focus ST MK.III - +36.307
22.(#39) Warren Scott, Volkswagen CC - +44.622
23.(#14) Alex Martin, Ford Focus ST MK.III - +44.804
24.(#23) Kieran Gallagher, Toyota Avensis - +45.991
25.(#95) Stewart Lines, Toyota Avensis - +47.425
**Não terminaram a corrida**
(#22) Derek Palmer, Infiniti Q50 - abandono 14° volta
BTCC: 1° ETAPA - BRANDS HATCH INDY - 2° CORRIDA
1.(#52) Gordon Shedden, Honda Civic Type R - 24 voltas
2.(#111) Andy Priaulx, BMW 125i M Sport - +0.040
3.(#1) Colin Turkington, Volkswagen CC - +1.131
4.(#33) Adam Morgan, Mercedes-Benz A-Class - +4.646
5.(#77) Andrew Jordan, MG6 GT - +5.229
6.(#80) Tom Ingram, Toyota Avensis - +5.566
7.(#7) Sam Tordoff, BMW 125i M Sport - +8.365
8.(#25) Matt Neal, Honda Civic Type R - +9.176
9.(#31) Jack Goff, MG6 GT - +9.653
10.(#101) Rob Austin, Audi A4 - +12.926
11.(#54) Hunter Abbott, Audi A4 - +13.275
12.(#40) Aron Smith, Volkswagen CC - +13.733
13.(#16) Aiden Moffat, Mercedes-Benz A-Class - +13.866
14.(#66) Josh Cook, Chevrolet Cruze 5dr - +17.025
15.(#17) Dave Newsham, Chevrolet Cruze 5dr - +21.380
16.(#6) Robert Collard, BMW 125i M Sport - +21.789
17.(#21) Mike Bushell, Ford Focus ST MK.III - +30.269
18.(#14) Alex Martin, Ford Focus ST MK.III - +31.497
19.(#11) Simon Belcher, Toyota Avensis - +37.599
20.(#22) Derek Palmer, Infiniti Q50 - +1 volta
21.(#95) Stewart Lines, Toyota Avensis - +1 volta
22.(#23) Kieran Gallagher, Toyota Avensis - +1 volta
23.(#55) Jeff Smith, Honda Civic - +2 voltas
**Não terminaram a corrida**
(#99) Jason Plato, Volkswagen CC - +4 voltas
(#39) Warren Scott, Volkswagen CC - +22 voltas
(#30) Martin Depper, Honda Civic - +23 voltas
BTCC: 1° ETAPA - BRANDS HATCH INDY - 3° CORRIDA
1.(#25) Matt Neal, Honda Civic Type R - 27 voltas
2.(#31) Jack Goff, MG6 GT - +0.196
3.(#40) Aron Smith, Volkswagen CC - +1.706
4.(#7) Sam Tordoff, BMW 125i M Sport - +4.553
5.(#101) Rob Austin, Audi A4 - +4.719
6.(#80) Tom Ingram, Toyota Avensis - +5.662
7.(#33) Adam Morgan, Mercedes-Benz A-Class - +7.537
8.(#111) Andy Priaulx, BMW 125i M Sport - +8.825
9.(#17) Dave Newsham, Chevrolet Cruze 5dr - +8.909
10.(#54) Hunter Abbott, Audi A4 - +9.157
11.(#21) Mike Bushell, Ford Focus ST MK.III - +11.771
12.(#1) Colin Turkington, Volkswagen CC - +17.558
13.(#30) Martin Depper, Honda Civic - +21.188
14.(#55) Jeff Smith, Honda Civic - +21.847
15.(#11) Simon Belcher, Toyota Avensis - +24.415
16.(#99) Jason Plato, Volkswagen CC - +30.122
17.(#95) Stewart Lines, Toyota Avensis - +34.892
18.(#22) Derek Palmer, Infiniti Q50 - +38.336
19.(#77) Andrew Jordan, MG6 GT - +1 volta
20.(#23) Kieran Gallagher, Toyota Avensis - +1 volta
**Não terminaram a corrida**
(#14) Alex Martin, Ford Focus ST MK.III - +6 voltas
(#52) Gordon Shedden, Honda Civic Type R - +7 voltas
(#16) Aiden Moffat, Mercedes-Benz A-Class - +23 voltas
(#39) Warren Scott, Volkswagen CC - +24 voltas
(#66) Josh Cook, Chevrolet Cruze 5dr - +25 voltas
(#6) Robert Collard, BMW 125i M Sport - +27 voltas
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