Ash Sutton slides his way to pole at fast Thruxton!

Ash Sutton slips and slides his way to pole position with a lap time of 1:20.786 on the wet, fast Thruxton circuit. He is beat championship rival Tom Ingram to pole with teammate Dan Cammish, who has taken 2 poles this season so far, in third. 

Josh Cook was the first real victim to the wet conditions at Thruxton as he aquaplaned into the wall with a smash. He got out of the car but was taken to the medical centre with an ankle problem. His lap times were taken off him as he caused a red flag meaning the king of Thruxton may have to fight his way through the pack to maintain his title if his car can be fixed in time and if he is cleared to drive. Adam Morgan had a lucky escape after also aquaplaning into the barriers but was able to recover himself and return to the track. The conditions were very tricky and made worse by the fact that Thruxton is the fastest circuit that the Btcc visits.

Senna proctor, who has replaced Michael Crees for the rest of the season after Bensley's outing at Snetterton, made a surprise entry into the quick six and securing 6th on the grid for race 1. He had not set foot in a touring car since the end of the 2021 season and will be hoping to get good results in the races tomorrow and will be hoping that the electrical issue he was suffering from in the quick 6 is fixed before race 1. James Dorlin was also a surprise entry to the top 6, getting 5th on the grid for tomorrow and he will be looking to get his best result of the season for the Toyota gazoo racing team who have not had much success so far in the season. His teammate Gordon Shedden also had a good qualifying in 9th which is the best qualifying for the 3-time champion on his return to the championship.  Nick Halstead was also taken to the medical centre and did not take part in qualifying and will line up last on the grid tomorrow.

1. Ash Sutton 1:20.786
2. Tom ingram 1:21.080
3. Dan Cammish 1:21.100
4. Mikey doble 1:21.270
5. James Dorlin 1:22.640
6. Senna Proctor 1:22.469
7. Tom Chilton 1:22.652
8. Jake Hill 1:22.663
9. Gordon Shedden 1:22.708
10. Dan Rowbottom 1:22.906
11. Charles Rainford 1:22.995
12. Dexter Patterson 1:23.520
13. Daryl DeLeon 1:23.635
14. Josh Cook 1:24.231
15. Dan Lloyd 1:23.976
16. Adam Morgan 1:25.058
17. Chris smiley 1:24.064
18. Max hall 1:26.357
19. Stephen Jelley 1:24.302
20. Aiden Moffat 1:26.395
21. Sam Osbourne 1:27.831
22. Ronan Pearson 1:26.473
23. Aron Taylor smith
24. Nick Hamilton 1:37.360