Trade Price Cars Racing’s Jake Hill has been stripped of his maiden British Touring Car championship victory in race three at Oulton Park after he received a penalty for contact with Matt Neal at Old Hall Corner.
The 20-second penalty promotes Stephen Jelley to his first victory in just under ten years, while Hill drops to 15th position as a result.
After starting the race from reverse-grid pole, Hill led the opening laps before facing pressure from Neal, who eventually cutback at Lodge and made the move into Old Hall Corner on the start of lap three.
On the exit, Hill clipped the rear of the Honda Civic and sent it into a high-speed spin, with many drivers forced to take avoiding action in the ensuing smokescreen.
Neal would go on to finish the race 12th, but was eventually classified 11th once the penalty was applied.
Jelley’s victory marks his first since Rockingham 2009 at the wheel of a BMW 320si.
Not sure what to say. I am so truly sorry with the incident with @MattNealRacing if anyone knows me I am in no way like that. Genuine mistake and I have payed the price with the win being handed to @StephenJelley thank you to @TPCracingBTCC for a great car. #BTCC
— Jake Hill (@JakeHillDriver) June 30, 2019
Revised race result
POS | NO | CL | DRIVER | NAT | ENTRANT | CAR | LAPS | TIME | BEST | GD |
1 | 12 | I | Stephen JELLEY | Team Parker Racing | BMW 125i M Sport | 15 | 22:10.056 | 1:27.516 | 6 | |
2 | 15 | M | Tom OLIPHANT | Team BMW | BMW 330i M Sport | 15 | 1.114 | 1:27.519 | 9 | |
3 | 600 | I | Sam TORDOFF | Cobra Sport AmD AutoAid / RCIB Insurance | Honda Civic Type R | 15 | 2.709 | 1:27.556 | 7 | |
4 | 77 | M | Andrew JORDAN | BMW Pirtek Racing | BMW 330i M Sport | 15 | 2.994 | 1:27.583 | 11 | |
5 | 6 | I | Rory BUTCHER | Cobra Sport AmD AutoAid / RCIB Insurance | Honda Civic Type R | 15 | 4.510 | 1:26.996 | 5 | |
6 | 66 | I | Josh COOK | BTC Racing | Honda Civic Type R | 15 | 5.973 | 1:27.892 | 8 | |
7 | 116 | M | Ashley SUTTON | Adrian Flux Subaru Racing | Subaru Levorg | 15 | 6.271 | 1:27.789 | 16 | |
8 | 1 | M | Colin TURKINGTON | Team BMW | BMW 330i M Sport | 15 | 6.416 | 1:27.778 | 12 | |
9 | 16 | I | Aiden MOFFAT | Laser Tools Racing | Mercedes-Benz A-Class | 15 | 11.323 | 1:28.120 | 14 | |
10 | 33 | I | Adam MORGAN | Mac Tools with Ciceley Motorsport | Mercedes-Benz A-Class | 15 | 12.719 | 1:27.863 | 19 | |
11 | 25 | M | Matt NEAL | Halfords Yuasa Racing | Honda Civic Type R | 15 | 16.536 | 1:27.666 | 2 | |
12 | 3 | I | Tom CHILTON | Team Shredded Wheat Racing with Gallagher | Ford Focus RS | 15 | 16.770 | 1:28.338 | 28 | |
13 | 48 | I | Ollie JACKSON | Team Shredded Wheat Racing with Gallagher | Ford Focus RS | 15 | 18.331 | 1:27.573 | 13 | |
14 | 24 | I | Jake HILL | TradePriceCars.com | Audi S3 | 15 | 19.049 | 1:27.802 | 1 | |
15 | 41 | I | Carl BOARDLEY | RCIB Insurance with Fox Transport | Volkswagen CC | 15 | 22.258 | 1:28.492 | 17 | |
16 | 32 | I | Daniel ROWBOTTOM | Cataclean Racing with Ciceley Motorsport | Mercedes-Benz A-Class | 15 | 22.991 | 1:28.562 | 15 | |
17 | 27 | M | Dan CAMMISH | Halfords Yuasa Racing | Honda Civic Type R | 15 | 23.643 | 1:27.640 | 10 | |
18 | 8 | I | Mark BLUNDELL | TradePriceCars.com | Audi S3 | 15 | 26.134 | 1:28.225 | 23 | |
19 | 28 | I | Nicolas HAMILTON | ROKiT Racing with Motorbase | Ford Focus RS | 15 | 27.920 | 1:28.176 | 25 | |
20 | 18 | M | Senna PROCTOR | Adrian Flux Subaru Racing | Subaru Levorg | 15 | 28.393 | 1:27.882 | 18 | |
21 | 4 | I | Sam OSBORNE | Exceler8 Motorsport | MG6 | 15 | 34.542 | 1:29.101 | 27 | |
22 | 777 | I | Michael CREES | GKR Scaffolding with Autobrite Direct | Volkswagen CC | 15 | 37.748 | 1:29.038 | 24 | |
23 | 9 | M | Rob COLLARD | Sterling Insurance with Power Maxed Racing | Vauxhall Astra | 15 | 37.854 | 1:27.659 | 22 | |
R | 303 | I | Matt SIMPSON | Simpson Racing | Honda Civic Type R | 14 | DNF | 1:27.955 | 20 | |
R | 19 | I | Bobby THOMPSON | GKR Scaffolding with Autobrite Direct | Volkswagen CC | 13 | DNF | 1:28.455 | 21 | |
R | 80 | M | Tom INGRAM | Team Toyota GB with Ginsters | Toyota Corolla | 7 | DNF | 1:27.345 | 4 | |
R | 22 | I | Chris SMILEY | BTC Racing | Honda Civic Type R | 7 | DNF | 1:27.541 | 30 | |
R | 11 | M | Jason PLATO | Sterling Insurance with Power Maxed Racing | Vauxhall Astra | 2 | DNF | 1:27.683 | 3 | |
NS | 37 | I | Rob SMITH | Exceler8 Motorsport | MG6 | – | DNS | N/A | 26 | |
NS | 31 | I | Jack GOFF | RCIB Insurance with Fox Transport | Volkswagen CC | – | DNS | N/A | 29 |