Gordon Shedden has qualified in pole position for tomorrow’s Dunlop British Touring Car Championship round at the Thruxton circuit in Hampshire.

Scotsman Shedden set a best time of 1m17.004s to secure his second consecutive pole at Thruxton and also the third in a row this year for his Honda Racing team.

Rising star Andrew Jordan was second fastest in his Pirtek Vauxhall Vectra, just 0.062s behind.

Third was Neal’s team-mate Matt Neal, currently second in the standings, but championship leader James Nash could only manage the tenth fastest time in his 888 Racing with Collins Vectra that is carrying the maximum 45kgs of success ballast.

Fife racer Shedden, currently seventh in the standings, said: “I’m really pleased with that performance as I needed to give it everything considering how tight it is at the top.

“The high speeds here always make tyre wear a real concern over a race distance, but from the runs we did this morning in practice I think we will be in good shape tomorrow as well.”

Completing the top six were Tom Chilton's Team Aon Ford Focus, reigning Champion Jason Plato's Silverline Chevrolet Cruze, the highest placed of the normally aspirated runners, and the sensational Tom Onslow-Cole in the AmD Milltek Racing.com team's much improved VW Golf.

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