MG Racing RCIB Insurance locked out the front row for the first race of the weekend, but they couldn’t find the sweet spot at Donington park, with second the best they could do.
Race One
Ashley Sutton took pole for the first race of the weekend, with team mate Cook alongside him, but they had been pushed back to second and third by the time the safety car made its way onto the track on the first lap.
Lap 1 safety car @ASuttonRacing p2 @cooksport p3
— Triple Eight Racing (@888Official) April 17, 2016
By lap four, the pair had swapped places, with Sutton slipping backwards to P5 by the end of the fifteenth lap.
Positions on lap 15 @cooksport P2, @ASuttonRacing P5
— Triple Eight Racing (@888Official) April 17, 2016
The standings hadn’t changed before the red flag that ended the race came out.
step of the podium for @cooksport @MGmotor @RCIBRacing pic.twitter.com/yd88mRxnP2
— Triple Eight Racing (@888Official) April 17, 2016
Race Two
The MG Racing boys struggled at the start of the second race, with Cook dropping down to fourth and Sutton to sixth. By the time the second safety car of the race was out on track, Cook had lost another place.
Second safety car of the race on only 8 laps in @cooksport p5 @ASuttonRacing p6
— Triple Eight Racing (@888Official) April 17, 2016
Sutton slipped even further back.
Lap 15/19 @cooksport p5 ASuttonRacingp12
— Triple Eight Racing (@888Official) April 17, 2016
The rookie finished thirteenth, team mate Cook in seventh. The poor finish did put Cook in a good position for race three.
Race Three
The grid for the final race of the day will see @cooksport start from 2nd and @ASuttonRacing from 13th
— Triple Eight Racing (@888Official) April 17, 2016
It was a chance for the young drivers to show what they could do, with Sutton making up place after place throughout the race.
And another @ASuttonRacing flying up the field to p5!!!!
— Triple Eight Racing (@888Official) April 17, 2016
The rookie finished fifth, with Cook behind him in ninth.
To top off an outstanding weekend for @MGmotor @RCIBRacing @ASuttonRacing takes the Jack Sears Trophy pic.twitter.com/HUO2BApOwG
— Triple Eight Racing (@888Official) April 17, 2016
The MG Racing RCIB Insurance duo leave Donington eighth and ninth in the championship. Ashley Sutton leads the Jack Sears Trophy standings by twenty eight points and the MG team are a comfortable fourth in the teams’ championship.
Feature Image Credit: Caroline Rhea
