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12th Oct 2014
MG Win BTCC Manufacturer's Championship
MG have won the 2014 Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship Manufacturer's Championship.
The Triple Eight run team secured MG their maiden title after sealing two wins and two further podiums in the first two races at Brands Hatch.
The hard work was all but done in race one after a dominant display saw a one-two for the MG6s, with Jason Plato earning his sixth victory of the season.
With both MGs starting on front row following Saturday's qualifying session, it was a repeat result on the Sunday as Jason Plato took the victory, aided superbly by team-mate Sam Tordoff, who came home in second place.
Plato didn't have the best of getaways as the lights turned green - Tordoff and Championship rival Colin Turkington raced ahead into the first corner. It wasn't long though before the two-time Champion made a move to retake second place. Just behind the leaders, there was even more action with both Hondas being forced to retire after being involved in a multiple car collision.
Plato took the lead from his team-mate on lap eight and, helped by Tordoff's defences against Turkington's BMW, earned a sixth win of 2014. Turkington's third-place finish was enough to secure the Northern Irishman a second Driver's Championship, consolidating Plato to the runners-up spot.
Race two was somehow even more eventful than the first and with a second double-podium of the afternoon, the Manufacturer's Championship was officially sealed.
Turkington's BMW outpaced the MGs off the line, but the newly-crowned Champion's race was cut short as contact from Plato spun the BMW off into the gravel. Mat Jackson capitalised to take the lead, but a similar incident sent the Airwaves Racing car off the track with Rob Collard then capitalising.
A truly superb lap of racing on lap 15 saw Adam Morgan take the lead from Collard - a move which enabled Plato to take advantage and move up to second. Not settling for that, the MG driver took his chance when Morgan ran wide and then took control to earn a second victory of the afternoon. Tordoff, also involved in the battle at the front, earned a superb third place.
The final race of the 2014 season will begin at 17:09. You can watch it live on ITV4 or follow it with regular updates on Facebook and Twitter.
12th Oct 2014
MG Win BTCC Manufacturer's Championship
MG have won the 2014 Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship Manufacturer's Championship.
The Triple Eight run team secured MG their maiden title after sealing two wins and two further podiums in the first two races at Brands Hatch.
The hard work was all but done in race one after a dominant display saw a one-two for the MG6s, with Jason Plato earning his sixth victory of the season.
With both MGs starting on front row following Saturday's qualifying session, it was a repeat result on the Sunday as Jason Plato took the victory, aided superbly by team-mate Sam Tordoff, who came home in second place.
Plato didn't have the best of getaways as the lights turned green - Tordoff and Championship rival Colin Turkington raced ahead into the first corner. It wasn't long though before the two-time Champion made a move to retake second place. Just behind the leaders, there was even more action with both Hondas being forced to retire after being involved in a multiple car collision.
Plato took the lead from his team-mate on lap eight and, helped by Tordoff's defences against Turkington's BMW, earned a sixth win of 2014. Turkington's third-place finish was enough to secure the Northern Irishman a second Driver's Championship, consolidating Plato to the runners-up spot.
Race two was somehow even more eventful than the first and with a second double-podium of the afternoon, the Manufacturer's Championship was officially sealed.
Turkington's BMW outpaced the MGs off the line, but the newly-crowned Champion's race was cut short as contact from Plato spun the BMW off into the gravel. Mat Jackson capitalised to take the lead, but a similar incident sent the Airwaves Racing car off the track with Rob Collard then capitalising.
A truly superb lap of racing on lap 15 saw Adam Morgan take the lead from Collard - a move which enabled Plato to take advantage and move up to second. Not settling for that, the MG driver took his chance when Morgan ran wide and then took control to earn a second victory of the afternoon. Tordoff, also involved in the battle at the front, earned a superb third place.
The final race of the 2014 season will begin at 17:09. You can watch it live on ITV4 or follow it with regular updates on Facebook and Twitter.
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