DONINGTON SET TO DELIVER A THRILLER - Colin Turkington

TURKINGTON AIMING TO ‘KEEP THE CHARGE GOING’ AS BTCC HEADS TO DERBY

Colin Turkington is looking to keep his momentum is full flow this weekend (24th & 25th August) when the BTCC returns to Donington Park, this time for an attack on the GP circuit.
The 4-time champ has been enjoying a great run of form lately, with two consecutive pole positions and race wins.
Read about how Colin stormed to victory in Scotland at Knockhill last time out here!
The BTCC kicked off the season at Donington Park on the National circuit in April, but this time will be delivering a thrilling set of races on the GP layout.
Hybrid deployment played a key part in qualifying at Knockhill less than two weeks ago, and may do more of the same in Derby this weekend.
The medium Goodyear compound is the only race day tyre option, but with soft and medium available for qualifying; tyre strategy on Saturday will be crucial.
Colin was the biggest points scorer last time out and is aiming to keep this charge going as the business end of the season approaches.
Watch all the action LIVE on ITV4 this weekend from 10:45am.

HEAR FROM COLIN

“Knockhill was a great showing for us, and although race 3 didn’t work out as best as it could have; my points tally was still strong. I’ve been able to use the extra Hybrid deployment in qualifying to my advantage the past two events and if we can keep the car in the sweet spot – hope to keep this charge going at Donington.

The GP circuit was a new addition to the BTCC calendar last year and the nature of it provided some great racing. If it stays dry, we can also expect to see hybrid playing a key part like it did at Knockhill.

We only have the medium compound tyres for race day, but options for qualifying on Saturday. Getting this strategy right will be important and may throw a few curve balls into the mix. Nobody can afford to put a foot wrong at this stage and I’ve just been keeping my head down, working harder than ever and we’ll see where we are by the end of the weekend.”

WEEKEND SCHEDULE

Saturday 24th August
Free Practice 1: 09.30 – 10:05
Free Practice 2: 12.15 – 12:50
Qualifying: 15.05 – 16:00

Sunday 25th August
Race One: 11:30 (14 laps)
Race Two: 14.35 (14 laps)
Race Three: 17.25 (14 laps)

LIVE on ITV4 and ITX from 10:45am Sunday 25th August

HYBRID DEPLOYMENT

INGRAM: 1 second per lap (135KPH)

HILL: 3 seconds per lap (135KPH)

SUTTON: 5 seconds per lap (135KPH)

TURKINGTON: 9 seconds per lap (130KPH)

Races = number of laps of 15 seconds of hybrid deployment

INGRAM: 1 lap of hybrid (135KPH)

HILL: 2 laps of hybrid (135KPH)

SUTTON: 3 laps of hybrid (135KPH)

TURKINGTON: 5 laps of hybrid (130KPH)

HOW TO WATCH

QUALIFYING: Watch qualifying LIVE from 3pm
RACES: All three races take place on Sunday, with live coverage available on TikTok, ITV4 and online at ITVX.
TIMING: Follow LIVE timing for all Saturday sessions and Sunday’s races online her e

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