The 39 points advantage championship leader Matt Neal had secured over Team RAC’s second placed Colin Turkington has been reduced following an investigation by the BTCC’s Clerk of the Course.
The 39 points advantage championship leader Matt Neal had secured over Team RAC’s second placed Colin Turkington has been reduced following an investigation by the BTCC’s Clerk of the Course.
The incident occurred on the last corner during the final race of the day at Croft between Team Halfords’ Matt Neal and SEAT Sport UK’s Jason Plato. Positioned fourth in the race behind Plato, Matt Neal was initially reprimanded by the BTCC’s Clerk of the Course for overtaking Plato at the final corner by placing all four wheels off the circuit and claiming third placed. A subsequent appeal by Plato’s SEAT team was then upheld by the BTCC Stewards who judged Neal’s actions had gained him an unfair advantage. He was thus demoted a place to fourth while Plato was elevated to third.
This has resulted in Colin’s drivers’ championship point deficit being reduced by 37 at the top of the table as the series heads to Donington Park, Leicestershire on 30 July.
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