Shedden Secures BTCC Pole Position at Donington

14 July 2007

Scotland’s Gordon Shedden has set the pole position time in today’s (Saturday) Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship qualifying session at the Donington Park circuit in Leicestershire.

The 28-year-old from Dalgety Bay, driving a Team Halfords Honda Civic, achieved top spot for tomorrow’s starting grid for the second time in three race meetings with a best lap time of 1m13.486s.

Lining up alongside him on the front row of the grid will be SEAT driver Darren Turner with a best time of 1m13.554s. Third was Shedden’s team-mate, the reigning champion Matt Neal with a time of 1m13.628s.

But there were problems for the two chief title protagonists Fabrizio Giovanardi and Jason Plato whose cars are both carrying significant success ballast due to their championship positions.

Italian Giovanardi’s Vauxhall Vectra suffered engine problems and he was left stranded in 15th. Plato, who is just one point behind Giovanardi, was back in ninth in his SEAT Leon.

Vauxhall’s woes were further compounded when its British driver Tom Chilton’s car failed the weight check and was relegated to the back of the 23-car grid.

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