Round 1: Lydden Hill, 16-17 March

Kevin Procter overcame damp and tricky conditions at Lydden Hill to begin his season with victory.

Procter made a great start and took his joker lap at just the right time, eventually leading home defending champion Julian Godfrey.

Godfrey finished just over a second ahead of Jos Kuijpers, who was narrowly ahead of Koen Pauwels in fourth and former champion Pat Doran in fifth.

Result1 Kevin Procter (Ford Focus) 3m29.006s2 Julian Godfrey (Ford Fiesta) 3m30.380s3 Jos Kuijpers (Ford Focus) 3m31.403s

Provisional championship standings1 Kevin Procter20 points2 Julian Godfrey173 Pat Doran154 Andy Grant135 Mark Watson12