Giovanardi doubled up with a lights-to-flag win in race two but Plato was forced to come from the back of the field after being tagged by Chilton on the opening lap. An incident involving Onslow-Cole, Turkington, Turner and Martyn Bell on lap one led to a Safety Car period that gave Plato chance to join the back of the train of cars and after a further caution period when Matt Allison spun off, the SEAT charged through the field and came home in second place ahead of Shedden. However, it was further points lost for the 2001 champion.
Giovanardi looked well set to make it three wins in the day as he followed Mike Jordan past pole-man Adam Jones to run in second place, with Turkington in third. Plato meanwhile was down in sixth place having been hung out to dry at Paddock on the first lap. On lap twelve however, Giovanardi missed his braking point at Paddock and hit leader Jordan, tipping the Eurotech Integra into a lurid slide and leaving the Independent runner ‘incandescent with rage'. Turkington nipped through to take the win ahead of Shedden and Jackson while Giovanardi had to settle for fourth. Plato meanwhile avoided a late incident involving Onslow-Cole and Jones to come through to fifth. The lead however was now just four points heading to Scotland for the penultimate round at
Knockhill.
Pole position north of the border went to Turner from Turkington and Shedden while Plato was fourth ahead of rival Giovanardi. In the opening race, Turner took his second win of the season ahead of Turkington while third place went to Plato who took advantage of a coming together between Giovanardi and Onslow-Cole to take his position on the podium Had it not been for that incident, which came with Plato in fifth, then the duo would have been level on points but instead, Plato extended his lead – even after Onslow-Cole was excluded for his part in the incident.
