Silverstone success for duo

Date published : 22 Aug 2010 - 20:00:36

Tom Chilton and Tom Onslow-Cole shared the race wins as the LPG turbo Team Aon Ford dominated the three races at the British Touring Car Championship round at Silverstone.

Chilton won the first two races and Onslow-Cole the third as the Ford Focuses were in charge.

Chilton took the race one win from team-mate Onslow-Cole who had started from pole position.

The race had reached half distance when Chilton hit the front along the pit straight and from there led a Ford Focus one-two.

The Silverline Chevrolet Cruzes of championship leader Jason Plato and team-mate Alex MacDowall came home in third and fourth with the Pirtek Racing Vauxhall Vectra of Andrew Jordan eventually fading to fifth ahead of the WSR BMW of Rob Collard.

Paul O'Neill was seventh in the Sunshine.co.uk with Tech-Speed Honda Integra from the Honda Racing Team entry of Plato's nearest championship rival Matt Neal.

Airwaves BMW's Steven Kane was ninth ahead of Neal's team-mate Gordon Shedden.

Chilton took the race two win but this time Collard split the Fords as Onslow-Cole had to settle for the bottom step of the podium. Onslow-Cole led for 15 of the 22 laps before Chilton went ahead and then Collard fought his way up to second on the final corner.

Onslow-Cole's third spot tied him with Neal in the standings as Plato stretched his advantage by finishing the race in fourth, one place ahead of his championship rival.

Onslow-Cole won the final race to move into title contention. Motorbase BMW's Mat Jackson claimed third and a clash with Chilton cost the latter three places. Jackson completed the podium ahead of the Hondas of Neal and Shedden, with Chilton in sixth.