Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship Rounds 1-3: Brands Hatch Indy, 2 April
Tom Ingram, Gordon Shedden and Andrew Jordan took a win apiece as the 2017 championship got underway at Brands Hatch.
Ingram glided his Toyota Avensis around the outside of pole-sitter Jeff Smith in the opening lap to win race one. Shedden and Adam Morgan completed the podium, just 0.167s separating them.
Shedden grabbed victory in a frenetic second race after a series of incidents interrupted proceedings. Ingram led the way in a reduced 20-lap race, but the ballast-laden Toyota Avensis couldn’t hang on, as Shedden slipped by at Paddock Hill Bend on the second lap. Rob Collard finished in second, with Ingram in third.
Jordan completed a dream debut for BMW by claiming a victory in the final race at Brands Hatch. Fellow BMW driver Colin Turkington finished in second, with Tom Chilton in third.
Results
Race one
1 Tom Ingram (GBR) Speedworks Motorsport 27 laps
2 Gordon Shedden (GBR) Halfords Yuasa Racing +3.181s
3 Adam Morgan (GBR) Ciceley Motorsport +3.348s
Race two
1 Gordon Shedden (GBR) Halfords Yuasa Racing 23 laps
2 Rob Collard (GBR) Team BMW +0.870s
3 Tom Ingram (GBR) Speedworks Motorsport +2.657s
Race three
1 Andrew Jordan (GBR) BMW Pirtek Racing 24 laps
2 Colin Turkington (GBR) Team BMW +0.315s
3 Tom Chilton (GBR) Power Maxed Racing +4.692s
Provisional championship standings
1 Gordon Shedden (Halfords Yuasa Racing) – 48 points
2 Tom Ingram (Speedworks Motorsport) – 42
3 Andrew Jordan (BMW Pirtek Racing) – 41
F4 British Championship certified by FIA – powered by Ford Rounds 1-3: Brands Hatch Indy, 1-2 April
Jamie Caroline and Ayrton Simmons shared the victories in the season opener at Brands Hatch.
Caroline scored a lights-to-flag victory in the opening race of the season. Alex Quinn and Oscar Piastri completed the podium.
Simmons claimed a flawless win from pole position in the second round. It was Simmons’ maiden victory in the series, having been vice-champion in the Rookie class last season. Finland’s Patrik Pasma finished in second, ahead of Billy Monger.
Caroline doubled his victory tally in race three with another sublime win from pole position. Pulling away from the field setting fastest lap after fastest lap, Caroline finished ahead of Piastri and Quinn.
Results
Race one
1 Jamie Caroline /GBR/ Carlin 20m 26.854s / 85.06mph
2 Alex Quinn /GBR/ Arden +0.290s
3 Oscar Piastri /AUS/ Arden +1.042s
Race two
1 Ayrton Simmons /GBR/ Arden 20m 31.522s / 91.80mph
2 Patrik Pasma /FIN/ Carlin +4.960s
3 Billy Monger /GBR/ JHR +6.022s
Race three
1 Jamie Caroline /GBR/ Carlin 18m 08.691s / 91.86mph
2 Oscar Piastri /AUS/ Arden +1.691s
3 Alex Quinn /GBR/ Arden +2.064s
Provisional championship standings
1 Jamie Caroline – 60 points
2 Ayrton Simmons – 41
= Oscar Piastri – 41
Mintex MSA British Historic Rally Championship
Round 2: Rally North Wales, 1 April
Nick Elliott and Dave Price made it two wins from two rounds in the 2017 Mintex MSA British Historic Rally Championship with a resounding win on Rally North Wales.
The Ford Escort Mk2 crew finished with a winning margin of one minute 21 seconds over defending champions Jason Pritchard and Phil Clarke after 45 miles of prime Welsh forest stages.
Other category wins went to Phil Harris/Richard Suter (Mini Cooper) and Stanley Orr/Stephen McAuley (Ford Escort Mk1).
Results
1 Nick Elliott/Dave Price 45m44s
2 Jason Pritchard/Phil Clarke 47m05s
3 Rudi Lancaster/Guy Weaver 47m06s
Provisional championship standings
1 Nick Elliott/Dave Price – 63 points
2 Jason Pritchard/Phil Clarke – 53
3 Rudi Lancaster/Guy Weaver – 47
Pirelli MSA Welsh Rally Championship
Round 2: Rally North Wales, 1 April
Osian Pryce took a dominant victory in his Ford Fiesta R5 as the championship season got underway.
The Dolgellau based event featured six tests in the classic Dyfi and Gartheiniog forests. Pryce and co-driver Dale Furniss took fastest times on all six stages, overall victory and maximum championship points.
Dylan Davies made a solid start to their championship campaign, finishing in second place, despite issues with gear selection.
The final podium position was hotly contested between three crews Andy Davies, David Howells and Ieuan Rowlands. The first afternoon test, Garth, saw all three crews in a tie for time, with Howells eventually taking third from Rowlands who in turn took two-wheel drive honours.
Results
1 Osian Pryce/Dale Furniss (Ford Fiesta) 42m27s
2 Dylan Davies/Llion Williams (Subaru Impreza) 44m35s
3 David Howells/Jamie Edwards (Subaru Impreza) 45m09s
Provisional championship standings
1 Osian Pryce – 30 points
2 Dylan Davies – 27
3 David Howells – 25
MSA British Sprint Championship
Round 1: Great Western Sprint, 25 March
Steve Miles won the Great Western Sprint, overcoming Matt Hillam and Graham Porrett whose engine was performing less than perfectly.
Tony Jarvis finished fourth, after a dire 2015, and championship returnee Scott Pillinger managed fifth despite a less than perfectly performing car.
Results
1 Steve Miles (2.0 Van Dieman RF96) 120.00s
2 Matt Hillam (2.0 Dallara-SBD) 121.41s
3 Graham Porrett (3.5 Lola T90/50) 126.69s
