That allowed Turkington through into the lead from Jackson and Shedden, with Giovanardi fourth from Jones and Onslow-Cole – who were embroiled in a frantic battle for fifth place. On lap 14, Onslow-Cole went fifth at Paddock Hill only for Jones to retake the place at Druids. A lap later, Onslow-Cole went for fifth again, this time at Druids, but once again Jones battled back on the run down to Graham Hill Bend.
The constant fighting between the two youngsters had allowed Smith, Plato and Turner to close in, and it meant the three SEATs were well placed should the battle ahead end in tears – and that's what happened on lap 25.
On the previous lap, Onslow-Cole had gone fifth into Surtees but then Jones battled back into fifth going into Paddock Hill. Jones then tried to retake the place at Graham Hill Bend but contact between the
BMW and the SEAT saw Jones launched into the air, collecting Turner as he came back to ground. While all that was going on meanwhile, Plato had sneaked through into fifth place, with Onslow-Cole sixth and Smith seventh – both Turner and Jones having retired.
Out front though, Turkington was unchallenged on his run to a third win of the season, with Jackson fading as the race went on to due exhaust fumes leaking into the car, and slipping to third behind Shedden. Jackson was unable to make it onto the podium at the end of the day, being replaced by his dad instead.
Giovanardi took fourth ahead of Plato, with Onslow-Cole competing the top six. Smith, Jordan, Chilton and John George rounded out the points finishers at the end of a difficult race day, with a number of teams now set to miss the next rounds in Scotland as a result.
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