Steven Laidlaw reinstated as Silverstone’s Race 2 winner

Steven Laidlaw was given back the win in TCR UK’s Race 2 at Silverstone. The Area Motorsport driver had been handed a post-race time penalty for a contact with Will Beech during the opening lap that had dropped him from first to seventh, behind Beech himself.

After a revision, the Stewards cancelled the penalty and reinstated Laidlaw as the winner and re-placing Callum Newsham and Bradley Hutchison in second and third position.

The amended results have considerably reshuffled the standings that are still led by Adam Shepherd, but Laidlaw gap has been reduced to 15 points only, while Newsham and Sam Laidlaw are third and fourth, 58 and 60 points behind respectively.

Race 1

1. Steven Laidlaw (Area Motorsport, CUPRA Leon VZ), 21 laps
2. Callum Newsham (JH Racing, Hyundai i30 N), 0.252
3. Sam Laidlaw (Area Motorsport, CUPRA Leon VZ), 2.797

Race 2 amended

1. Steven Laidlaw (Area Motorsport, CUPRA Leon VZ), 16 laps
2. Callum Newsham (JH Racing, Hyundai i30 N), 0.267
3. Bradley Hutchison (MPH Racing, CUPRA Leon Competición), 0.658

Race 3

1. Callum Newsham (JH Racing, Hyundai i30 N), 19 laps
2. Steven Laidlaw (Area Motorsport, CUPRA Leon VZ), 2.129
3. Adam Shepherd (Capture Motorsport, CUPRA Leon VZ), 2.923

Championship points

1. A. Shepherd, 271 pts; 2. St. Laidlaw, 256; 3. C. Newsham, 213

Picture: TCR UK/Jakob Ebrey