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STANDINGS
UK
Oulton Park, Round 9, Saturday 4 August
1. Ashley Sutton (Honda Civic FK7); 2.
Daniel Lloyd (Volkswagen Golf GTI); 3.
Andreas Bäckman (Volkswagen Golf GTI)
Oulton Park, Round 10, Saturday 4
August
1. Ashley Sutton (Honda Civic FK7); 2.
Oliver Taylor (Honda Civic FK7); 3. Lewis
Kent (Hyundai i30 N)
Romeo Giulietta jumped into second
position ahead of Taylor and Andreas
Bäckman. Lloyd had a bad start from
second on the grid, but overtook his
teammate Bäckman for fourth on the
opening lap.
While Sutton pulled away, Palmer,
Taylor and Lloyd delivered an
entertaining fight for the other
podium positions. Lloyd overtook
Taylor for third, but he was unable to
pass Palmer who crossed the line in
second place. However, Palmer was
handed a five-second penalty for
track limits while Taylor got a 10-
second penalty for a grid
infringement, and so they dropped to
fourth and eighth respectively, while
Lloyd and Bäckman inherited second
and third.
Sutton then encored with a lights-to-
flag victory in Race 2. Behind him
there were thrilling fights for the
other podium positions that
eventually fell to Taylor and Lewis
Kent, while points leader Lloyd
ended fourth.
Kent’s Hyundai jumped into second
place at the start, behind Sutton and
ahead of Jessica Bäckman; the
Swedish girl went wide at the
chicane during the first lap and
dropped to seventh, while Palmer,
Lines, Lloyd and Taylor began
fighting for the positions from third
to sixth.
Palmer was able to pull away and
began to reduce his gap to Kent, but
on lap 6 he went off at Lodge Corner
and retired. One lap later, Lines and
Lloyd made contact at Cascades;
Lines spun and rejoined at the back
while Taylor took advantage of the
situation and passed Lloyd for third.
In the final part of the race, the pair
was able to catch Kent who
eventually went wide at the last turn
and lost second place to Taylor.
TCR UK will resume at Croft on
September 8 and 9.