Colin Turkington was in dominant form as he took his second British Touring Car Championship victory of the day at Rockingham, finishing ahead of MG duo Jason Plato and Sam Tordoff.
Turkington led the entire race after a perfect getaway that gave him a clear advantage on the opening lap. In the end the eBay Motors driver was able to win by a massive 8.081 seconds – a margin seldom seen in the modern-day BTCC.
Plato, who got the jump on team-mate Tordoff at the start of the race, had no answer for the Northern Irishman, and was two seconds down after just two laps.
Tordoff was third, despite losing out to Team BMR’s Alain Menu on the opening lap of the race. However the Yorkshireman got back past the former champion a couple of laps later to take his second podium of the day, and only his fourth of the season.
Pirtek Racing’s Andrew Jordan was fourth, finishing as the top driver on the soft tyre after making up four places in the second half of the race.
Rob Austin finished in fifth, following Jordan’s progress through the field despite running on the standard tyre.
Team BMR’s Alain Menu finished sixth, losing out to Jordan and Austin in the second half of the race. The Volkswagen driver will, however, start the final race from pole position after his number was selected for the reverse-grid draw.
Airwaves Racing’s Mat Jackson was seventh, ahead of the top Honda of Gordon Shedden in eighth.
Rob Collard and Hunter Abbott completed the top ten, with the latter equalling his best race in the BTCC to-date.
Fabrizio Giovanardi finished in 11th position, having been earlier running as high as sixth. The Italian was once again found battling hard with team-mate Jackson, who found his way past on lap three at Yentwood with slight contact between the two Fords.
WIX Racing’s Adam Morgan was running in seventh position early on in the race, and was in ninth before slowing on lap seven with mechanical problems in his Mercedes. Also retiring from the race were Chris Stockton and Aiden Moffat, who made contact on the opening lap of the race.
Speedworks Motorsport’s Tom Ingram and eBay Motors’ Nick Foster both retired from the race with two laps left to run whilst running in the final two points positions.
Race three takes place at 16:40.
Top ten result
| POS | NO | CL | DRIVER | NAT | ENTRANT | CAR | LAPS | TIME | BEST | GD |
| 1 | 5 | I | Colin TURKINGTON |  |
eBay Motors | BMW 125i M Sport | 16 | 22:47.650 | 1:23.873 | 1 |
| 2 | 99 | M | Jason PLATO | |
MG KX Clubcard Fuel Save | MG6 | 16 | 8.081 | 1:24.008 | 3 |
| 3 | 88 | M | Sam TORDOFF | |
MG KX Clubcard Fuel Save | MG6 | 16 | 8.389 | 1:24.553 | 2 |
| 4 | 1 | I | Andrew JORDAN | |
Pirtek Racing | Honda Civic | 16 | 8.944 | 1:24.249 | 6 |
| 5 | 101 | I | Rob AUSTIN | |
Exocet Racing | Audi A4 | 16 | 14.53 | 1:24.428 | 12 |
| 6 | 9 | I | Alain MENU |  |
CHROME Edition Restart Racing | Volkswagen CC | 16 | 14.921 | 1:24.869 | 4 |
| 7 | 6 | I | Mat JACKSON | |
Airwaves Racing | Ford Focus ST | 16 | 16.413 | 1:24.581 | 9 |
| 8 | 52 | M | Gordon SHEDDEN | |
Honda Yuasa Racing | Honda Civic Tourer | 16 | 19.368 | 1:25.077 | 8 |
| 9 | 10 | I | Rob COLLARD | |
eBay Motors | BMW 125i M Sport | 16 | 19.574 | 1:24.651 | 11 |
| 10 | 54 | I | Hunter ABBOTT | |
Alcosense Breathalysers Racing | Audi A4 | 16 | 21.431 | 1:25.475 | 14 |