Doble Sets Group 2 Lap Record and Wins Race to Pole at Silverstone
A dominant qualifying lap followed by a Race to Pole victory gives Power Maxed Racing clear momentum heading into Sunday’s three BTCC races.
Overview
- Free practice at Silverstone was extremely tight with Dan Rowbottom fastest and less than a second covering the top 20 drivers.
- In qualifying Mikey Doble topped Group 2 with a new lap record of about 56.550 seconds, securing a front-row start for the Qualifying Race.
- The Race to Pole on Saturday saw Doble reclaim the lead from early pacesetter Daryl De Leon and finish first with team-mate Aiden Moffat second for a Power Maxed 1-2, while newcomer Osamu Kawashima crashed at Becketts and brought out a safety car.
- Doble’s Race to Pole victory puts him on pole for Sunday’s Race 1 and hands his team momentum, while title contenders including Ash Sutton struggled in qualifying trim after on-track incidents and TTB/boost handicaps pushed them down the order.
- BTCC parity rules such as turbo boost and lap-based time adjustments played a major role at the short Silverstone National layout by widening small performance gaps and shaping who could convert pace into strong grid positions or race results.