We're at the business end of the championship now at the simple but exciting Silverstone National Circuit.
At the moment it appears that the title fight will be between Shedden and Plato but this is touring cars and anything can, and will, happen. It won't take much for the chasing pack to claw their way back into contention. Mathematically, any one of the top six drivers could walk away from the weekend leading the standings.
Adam Morgan could be one to look out for. He's scored good points recently and will be energised by his team's extended sponsorship deal. Also, Triple Eight should also be getting good results, as if there's any track that suits their car, it's this one. If they don't manage to win here, I think they can count this season as a failure.
West Surrey Racing will also be wanting success after having been pretty hit-and-miss lately. However, they haven't won here since 2002, so I'd say their chances of victory are unlikely. Team Dynamics, on the other hand will have their best shot to win here for a few years. Due to this year's engine rules they're running more boost than before and you can never count that team out.
BMR come here leading the teams' championship and have Plato second in the drivers' standings. They have, quite possibly, the perfect car for this track, so expect domination from the VWs. Having said that, Motorbase have one of the fastest cars at the moment. Will their Rouse Sport 1993-esque season continue?
As far as the supporting series are concerned, we're back up to the full-compliment of the five regular championships. The Ginetta GT4 Supercup will flaunt its largest entry of the year with 22 cars taking to the grid. The Clio Cup will also see its biggest entry with the current generation of car with 20 competitors lined-up. As for the other three series there is a possibility we will lose two cars for the rest of the year in MSA Formula, Dan Cammish could wrap up the title in race 1 of the weekend in the Carrera Cup, and Jamie Caroline looks set to extend his championship lead in the Ginetta Juniors.
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Circuit length: 1.6404 miles
No. of laps: 3x 22
Race distance: 3x 36.0888 miles
Races held: 162
First race: 02/05/1959
First race on current layout: 18/09/2005
Lap record: 0:58.876, Adam Morgan, Toyota Avensis T270, 2013
2014 Winners:
Race 1: Jason Plato
Race 2: Jason Plato
Race 3: Mat Jackson
All-time Winners:
Drivers:
18: Andy Rouse
12: Jason Plato
8: Frank Gardner
7: Gordon Spice
6: Jeff Allam, James Thompson
5: Brian Muir, Steve Soper, Tom Chilton, Mat Jackson
4: Stuart Graham, Robb Gravett, Alain Menu
3: Jack Sears, Roy Pierpoint, Pete Lovett, Tim Harvey, Will Hoy, Paul Radisich, Rickard Rydell, Matt Neal, Gareth Howell
2: Graham Hill, Richard Lloyd, Tony Dron, John Cleland, Gabriele Tarquini, David Leslie, Yvan Muller, Tom Kristensen, Gordon Shedden
1: Ivor Bueb, Mike Parkes, John Whitmore, Jackie Oliver, David Hobbs, Dieter Glemser, Jochen Mass, Derek Bell, Harald Ertl, Vince Woodman, Tony Pond, Frank Sytner, Dave Brodie, Win Percy, Pete Hall, Jerry Mahony,
Gianfranco Brancatelli, Kieth O'dor, Joachim Winkelhock, Kelvin Burt, Frank Biela, Roberto Ravaglia, Anthony Reid, Laurent Aiello, Simon Harrison, Phil Bennett, Warren Hughes, Luke Hines, Fabrizio Giovanardi, Tom Onslow-Cole
Manufacturers:
56: Ford
15: Chevrolet, Honda
14: Rover
13: Vauxhall
10: BMW
8: Renault
7: MG
4: Jaguar, Nissan, Volvo
3: Triumph
2: Alfa Romeo, SEAT
1: Volkswagen, Mitsubishi, Toyota, Audi, Peugeot
Teams:
19: Rouse Sport
16: Triple Eight Racing
15: Tom Walkinshaw Racing
9: Gordon Spice Racing
8: Team Dynamics
7: RML Group, Williams Touring Car Engineering
6: Arena International Motorsport
5: Alan Mann Racing, Malcolm Gartlan Racing, West Surrey Racing
4: Stuart Graham, Trakstar Motorsport
3: Equipe Endeavour, John Willment Automobiles, Bill Shaw Racing, SCA European Road Services, Richard Lloyd Racing, Broadspeed, Schnitzer Motorsport
2: Vic Lee Motorsport, Prodrive, Dave Cook Racing Services, Alfa Corse, Northern South, Motorbase Performance
1: John Coombs, Weybridge Engineering Co., DR Racing Division, Motor Racing Research, Ford Köln, BMW-Alpina, VMW Motors, Allam Motor Services, CSH Racing, Grace Sport International, BBW Motorsport, John Maguire Racing,
Roger Dowson Engineering, Eggenberger Motorsport, Janspeed, GB Motorsport, Motor Sport Developments, HTML, Jackson Motorsport
Championship Standings:
1. Gordon Shedden 286
2. Jason Plato 280
3. Matt Neal 259
4. Colin Turkington 253
5. Andrew Jordan 240
6. Sam Tordoff 225
7. Adam Morgan 208
8. Andy Priaulx 205
9. Jack Goff 190
10. Rob Collard 171
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