Dan Lloyd scores monster victory in Thruxton thrillerJonas Gelzinis and Dean Stoneman complete the overall podiumVictor Jimenez edges Dan De Zille for Pro-Am1 victoryDan Lloyd scored a mighty victory in round five of the Porsche Carrera Cup GB at Thruxton  (Sunday 5 May) after a race full of incident and drama. Jonas Gelzinis and Dean Stoneman battled to second and third while Victor Jimenez claimed a hard-earned Pro-Am1 win.Lloyd (Team Parker Racing) got a superb start from P2 on the grid and dived around the outside of poleman Michael Meadows (Samsung Smart Motorsport) to take the lead. After a poor start, Meadows was soon in even bigger trouble as Stoneman (Redline Racing) pulled alongside on the rush to the Complex. The cars touched as Meadows ran wide onto the grass and spun. Meanwhile, Lloyd took control at the front of the race from Gelzinis (Juta Racing) and Stoneman (Redline Racing) but it was Rory Butcher (Celtic Speed) who made the most of the opening lap dramas as he scythed through the field from the back of the pack. Having taken new tyres for the race after a high-speed spin in qualifying, Butcher started at the back of the grid but was fourth before the end of the first lap. I just knew I needed to make my bid early, said Butcher.Butcher then stormed up to second and took the place from Gelzinis with a stunning move around the outside into the chicane for the fifth time. Butcher quickly moved onto the tail of Lloyd and started to attack, but Lloyd kept it cool and fended off his rival. As they started to edge clear of Gelzinis and Stoneman, Butcher began to hit tyre trouble as he picked up a slow rear puncture.As Butcher lost pace, Lloyd went clear and Butcher now came under attack from Gelzinis and Stoneman. The car went away and I knew I had a puncture for four laps. I was just trying to nurse it home, said Butcher. However, having dropped to fourth, Butcher then ended his race when the puncture pitched him into a spin and off the track at Goodwood.Up front, Lloyd was driving superbly and responded to the challenge of Gelzinis over the closing stages. Its absolutely fantastic to get the first win of the season under my belt, said Lloyd. Towards the end I had a lot of oversteer and I was tip-toeing round, said Lloyd as a warm day at Thruxton took its toll on tyres. Gelzinis repaid his teams efforts to repair his car after his accident in qualifying with second place. I had a touch with Butcher at the chicane and my steering wheel was not straight, said Gelzinis. I decided not to risk too much and I was happy to finish second.Stoneman struggled home third in a car with compromised handling after the first lap incident, while Jimenez won a long battle with Redline Racing team mate Dan De Zille to win Pro-Am1. It was a tough race and we were fighting a lot, said Jimenez. I am very happy: that is my best overall result, said Jimenez. Victor had a little bit of pace on me, said De Zille.Finally, Meadows had a torrid race with tyres that were flat-spotted after the first lap incident. I had to back off by about five seconds a lap, said Meadows after battling home in sixth place.Round 5 results:Pro category: 1 Dan Lloyd; 2 Jonas Gelzinis; 3 Dean Stoneman.Pro-Am1 category: 1 Victor Jimenez; 2 Dan De Zille; 3 Yucel Ozbek.