The first round of three races of BTCC 2013 has finished with Jason Plato winning first two races and Matt Neal winning the third one. The races happened with normal drama and the new soft tyre option allowed for the race was availed by almost all drivers in race three.
The results of the races are as follows:
Race One
1. Jason Plato MG KX Momentum Racing MG6 GT 24mins 08.734secs
2. Andrew Jordan Pirtek Racing Honda Civic+2.168secs
3. Rob Austin Wix Racing Audi A4 +6.130secs
4. Sam Tordoff MG KX Momentum Racing MG6 GT +7.789secs
5. Jeff Smith Pirtek Racing Honda Civic+8.245secs
6. Frank Wrathall Dynojet Toyota Avensis+13.622secs
7. Adam Morgan Ciceley Racing Toyota Avensis+16.948secs
8. Colin Turkington eBay Motors BMW 125i M-Sport +18.923secs
9. Aron Smith Airwaves Racing Ford Focus+20.253secs
10. Ollie Jackson Speedworks Toyota Avensis +22.114secs
11. Daniel Welch Welch Automotive Proton Gen-2 +23.129secs
12. Will Bratt Wix Racing Audi A4 +23.501secs
13. Jack Goff RCIB Insurance Racing Vauxhall Insignia +27.349secs
14. Tom Onslow-Cole PPCGB.com/Kraftwerk Racing Volkswagen CC +27.999secs
15. James Kaye AmDTuning.com Volkswagen Golf +29.817secs S
16. Lea Wood Wheel Heaven/Houseman Racing Vauxhall Vectra +31.666secs
17. Liam Griffin Addison Lee Motorbase Ford Focus +37.067secs
18. David Nye Welch Automotive Ford Focus +44.911secs
19. Gordon Shedden Honda Yuasa Racing Honda Civic +45.441secs
20. Mat Jackson Airwaves Racing Ford Focus +1 lap
21. Matt Neal Honda Yuasa Racing Honda Civic +1 lap
22. Warren Scott BMR Restart SEAT Leon +1 lap
Race Two
1. Jason Plato MG KX Momentum Racing MG6 GT 24mins 16.488secs
2. Andrew Jordan Pirtek Racing Honda Civic +0.989secs
3. Gordon Shedden Honda Yuasa Racing Honda Civic +1.344secs
4. Jeff Smith Pirtek Racing Honda Civic +4.958secs
5. Matt Neal Honda Yuasa Racing Honda Civic +5.073secs
6. Sam Tordoff MG KX Momentum Racing MG6 GT +5.454secs
7. Adam Morgan Ciceley Racing Toyota Avensis +5.874secs
8. Mat Jackson Airwaves Racing Ford Focus +6.640secs
9. Colin Turkington eBay Motors BMW 125i M-Sport +7.086secs
10. Dave Newsham Speedworks Toyota Avensis +7.295secs
11. Nick Foster eBay Motors BMW 125i M-Sport +7.635secs
12. Liam Griffin Addison Lee Motorbase Ford Focus +10.360secs
13. James Kaye AmDTuning.com Volkswagen Golf +11.461secs
14. James Cole RCIB Insurance Racing Vauxhall Insignia +12.776secs
15. Daniel Welch Welch Automotive Proton Gen-2 +13.765secs
16. Warren Scott BMR Restart SEAT Leon +1 lap
Race Three
1. Matt Neal Honda Yuasa Racing Honda Civic 25mins 14.772secs
2. Gordon Shedden Honda Yuasa Racing Honda Civic +0.083secs
3. Sam Tordoff MG KX Momentum Racing MG6 GT +1.216secs
4. Adam Morgan Ciceley Racing Toyota Avensis +2.171secs
5. Jason Plato MG KX Momentum Racing MG6 GT +3.651
6. Andrew Jordan Pirtek Racing Honda Civic +4.727secs
7. Jeff Smith Pirtek Racing Honda Civic +6.026secs
8. Frank Wrathall Dynojet Toyota Avensis +6.430secs
9. Colin Turkington eBay Motors BMW 125i M-Sport +9.508secs
10. Mat Jackson Airwaves Racing Ford Focus +10.133secs
11. Aron Smith Airwaves Racing Ford Focus +10.611secs
12. Daniel Welch Welch Automotive Proton Gen-2 +10.994secs
13. Nick Foster eBay Motors BMW 125i M-Sport +19.150secs
14. Will Bratt Wix Racing Audi A4 +25.176secs
15. Liam Griffin Addison Lee Motorbase Ford Focus +28.485secs
16. Tom Onslow-Cole PPCGB.com/Kraftwerk Racing Volkswagen CC +29.483secs
17. David Nye Welch Automotive Ford Focus +30.192secs
18. Joe Girling M247 Racing Chevrolet Cruze +46.370secs
