The 2008 British Touring Car Championship is reaching its climax and the penultimate event on the calendar featuring rounds 25, 26 and 27 will take place at the Silverstone circuit in Northamptonshire this weekend:
Knockhill was a perfect example of the season so far as Jason Plato won two races and retired in the third meaning he barely made inroads into Giovanardi's lead with the Italian racking up three solid finishes in Scotland. He now holds a 41 point lead with six races remaining:
Code:
1. Fabrizio Giovanardi 228
2. Jason Plato 187
3. Colin Turkington 160
4. Mat Jackson 155
5. Matt Neal 152
6. Tom Onslow-Cole 144
7. Gordon Shedden 137
8. Darren Turner 119
9. Adam Jones 94
10. Tom Chilton 81
11. Rob Collard 55
12. Steven Kane 49
13. Andrew Jordan 45
14. Mike Jordan 31
15. Stephen Jelley 8
16. Matt Allison 3
17. Chris Stockton 3
18. Michael Doyle 2
20. Jason Hughes 2
19. Erkut Kizilirmak 1
21. Harry Vaulkhard 1
22. John George 1
23. Martyn Bell 0
24. Stuart Oliver 0
25. Alan Taylor 0
26. Gareth Howell 0
Giovanardi will clinch the title if he outscores Plato by 12 points at Silverstone, barring a fantastic weekend for the other drivers still in with a mathematical chance of the title (Turkington, Jackson, Neal, Onslow-Cole and Shedden).
Sunday timetable
09.30 Formula Renault UK Championship with Michelin
10.10 Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain
11.20 HiQ MSA British Touring Car Championship
12.00 SEAT Cupra Championship
13.50 HiQ MSA British Touring Car Championship
14.20 ELF Renault Clio Cup
15.00 Ginetta Junior Championship
15.30 Formula Renault UK Championship with Michelin
16.20 HiQ MSA British Touring Car Championship
17.00 Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain
TV coverage
ITV4 @ 1230-1730, Sunday 31 August (Live BTCC & Supports)
ITV4 @ 1800-1900, Monday 1 September (BTCC highlights)
ITV1 @ 1225-0120, Tuesday 2 September (BTCC highlights)
Further highlight repeats on ITV4 and Men & Motors. Check schedules for these.
Weather forecast
Saturday: Cloudy, Temperature 24°C, chance of rain 10%
Sunday: Rain, Temperature 22°C, chance of rain 60%
http://www.uk.weather.com