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Circuit Info:

Length: 1.9400 miles
No. of laps: 3x 16
Race distance: 3x 31.0400 miles
Races held: 32
First race: 22/06/2003
First race on current layout: 22/04/2007
Lap record: 1:23.193, Gordon Shedden, Honda Civic Type R FK2, 2015

2016 Winners:

Race 1: Gordon Shedden
Race 2: Sam Tordoff
Race 3: Árón Smith

All-time Winners:

Drivers:
6: Jason Plato, Gordon Shedden
4: Matt Neal
2: Fabrizio Giovanardi, Stephen Jelley, Andrew Jordan, Colin Turkington, Rob Austin, Mat Jackson
1: Yvan Muller, James Nash, Sam Tordoff, Árón Smith

Manufacturers:
11: Honda
6: BMW
5: Vauxhall
3: Chevrolet
2: Audi, Volkswagen
1: SEAT, MG, Ford

Teams:
8: Team Dynamics
6: Triple Eight Racing
5: West Surrey Racing
3: RML Group
2: Eurotech Racing, Rob Austin Racing
1: Arena International Motorsport, Northern South, Jackson Motorsport, Motorbase Performance, Team BMR, BKR

Championship Standings:

1. Colin Turkington - 265
2. Ashley Sutton - 261
3. Gordon Shedden - 253
4. Rob Collard - 248
5. Tom Ingram - 204
6. Matt Neal - 172
7. Andrew Jordan - 158
8. Mat Jackson - 142
9. Jack Goff - 130
10. Jason Plato - 111

Useful Links:

Event Timetable
Live Timing (includes driver tracker)
Live trackside commentary
Live ITV Stream (qualifying)

Weekend Notes:

- The turn 1 grandstand will be closed this weekend. So if you're going, get there early!

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Not sure why they'd close the turn one grandstand. Yes, you can see the whole track from the main grandstand, but viewing is already very limited at Rockingham. Over half of the circuit is out of bounds.

I am hearing the grandstands are suffering subsidence. There are 3 viewing areas around Tarzan for fans to use.

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"Many people ask me why I always sign off Till We Meet Again, because goodbye is always so final. Goodbye Dan Wheldon." -Marty Reid

Can you go further around Tarzan these days? I used to sneak beyond the end of the catchfencing to take photos, until I was told to move.

The viewing area on the garage roof is cool, but it's a shame that you can't access other parts of the infield. I guess it's just the way the track was designed.

Until now you couldn't, bit I did hear there are 3 fan viewing areas this weekend and they are around the Tarzan hairpin.

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"Many people ask me why I always sign off Till We Meet Again, because goodbye is always so final. Goodbye Dan Wheldon." -Marty Reid

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Motorsport playlists on YouTube

Cole takes pole!

Top 27 covered by 1 second

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Motorsport playlists on YouTube

Formation lap under way

Ingram's pitting with issues

Ingram in the pits

No luck at all for him, no brakes.

No brakes for Ingram

Green!!

GO!

Cole, Goff and Sutton your top 3 after lap 1

Cook and Sutton trading 3rd loads already

Goff now challenging for the lead

2 laps completed. Cole still leads

Operation "Back the pack up for us, Cole" well underway.

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RIP Birmingham Wheels: here's some of the crash videos I recorded when it was there:

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIaKIE ... 5t9d5PvoHA

Twitter:

http://www.twitter.com/paulhadsley

Neal past Turkington for 5th