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Jul 12, 2008 - Brands Hatch GP, Race 1   

 
L: 39   T: 60m
 
Status
  Finish Order: 40, 23, 1, 15, 20, 11, 18, 42, 16, 12, 52, 55, 88, 51, 50, 71, 15, 54, 2

 
L: 39   T: 60m
 
Status
  Jon Barnes collects 4th win for Brookspeed Trimite, ahead of Allan Simonsen in the CiM Ferrari and Oli Bryant in the RPM Viper, who snatched the final podium from Cullen in a drag race across the finish line

 
L: 39   T: 60m
 
Status
  Harrington is under pressure from Kershaw in the Cadena Aston Martin

 
L: 38   T: 59m
 
Status
  Barnes starts the final lap of the race

 
L: 37   T: 58m
 
Status
  Aaron Scott in the ABG Viper makes a pass on Harrington for 5th.

 
L: 37   T: 58m
 
Status
  2nd, 3rd, and 4th nose to tail through turn 1

 
L: 36   T: 57m
 
Status
  Bentwood in the 22GT aston martin swarming all over Luke Hines

 
L: 36   T: 56m
 
Status
  Gornall has lead of 12.5 secs. Simonsen is catching Cullen in 2nd

 
L: 35   T: 55m
 
Status
  Simonsen passes Oli Bryant who gets wide and Graham Hill bend

 
L: 34   T: 54m
 
Status
  Running Order: 40, 15, 1, 23, 11, 20, 18, 42, 16, 12

 
L: 34   T: 53m
 
Status
  Harrington loses 3rd spot to Cullen. Simonsen then catches Harrington and makes a pass for 4th through paddock hill

 
L: 33   T: 51m
 
Status
  Simonsen is lapping 3 seconds faster than the trio of Cullen, Harrington and Bryant. Simonse is only 2.7 secs behind

 
L: 32   T: 49m
 
Status
  Oli Bryant goes wide at Paddock hill bend, and Harrington takes opportunity to steal the position through druids

 
L: 49   T: 32m
 
Status
  Simonsen is now catching the battle for 2nd, 3rd and 4th, lapping 2 secs a lap quicker

 
L: 31   T: 48m
 
Status
  Running Order: 40, 1, 15, 11, 23, 20, 18, 16, 42, 12

 
L: 31   T: 48m
 
Status
  Yet again Cullen holds off Bryant as they race side by side

 
L: 31   T: 48m
 
Status
  Harrington has now caught Cullen and Bryant and it's a 3 way battle now

 
L: 30   T: 48m
 
Status
  47 Cullen and Bryant continue to battle side by side. Harrington is now just 1.7 behind 2nd & 3rd

 
L: 30   T: 47m
 
Status
  Barnes is pulling away in the lead, now has a gap of ove 8 seconds

 
L: 29   T: 46m
 
Status
  With 2nd & 3rd fighting, Guy Harrington in the Modena Lambo is catching the duelling pair

 
L: 28   T: 45m
 
Status
  Cullen and Bryant side by side over the start finish line. Cullen holds the viper off

 
L: 28   T: 44m
 
Status
  Simonsen passes another one in the CiM car, grabbing 5th from Luke Hines

 
L: 28   T: 44m
 
Status
  Oli Bryant is swarming all over Cullen in 2nd. Will the Viper out power the Ferrari around the GP track?

 
L: 27   T: 42m
 
Status
  for changes

 
L: 27   T: 42m
 
Status
  Simonsen makes a pass on Aaron Scott on the inside of Graham Hill bend

 
L: 27   T: 42m
 
Status
  Oli Brant has brought gap between to 2nd and 3rd to 0.9 secs. He'll soon be on the CRS Ferrari's tail

 
L: 26   T: 41m
 
Status
  Barnes lead now 2.4 secs. Oli Bryant is catching 2nd place Cullen, just 1.6 between them

 
L: 25   T: 39m
 
Status
  Jon Barnes lead now 1.4 secs, ahead of CRS's Cullen, who is nearly 4 secs ahead of Oli Bryant in the Viper

 
L: 24   T: 38m
 
Status
  Running Order: 40, 15, 1, 11, 16, 20, 23, 18, 42, 12

 
L: 24   T: 38m
 
Status
  Running Order: 40, 15, 1, 1116, 20, 23, 18, 42, 12

 
L: 24   T: 38m
 
Status
  Barnes finds a way past the Cullen CRS Ferrari to retake the lead.

 
L: 23   T: 37m
 
Status
  Sutton comes into the pits with car on fire and retires

 
L: 24   T: 36m
 
Status
  Cullen leaves pits ahead of Barnes. Barnes trying to get lead back swarming all over the No.15 car

 
L: 23   T: 33m
 
Status
  No.15 pits

 
L: 21   T: 33m
 
Status
  Lambo of Guy Harrington up to 5th position, passing No.1 Viper of Oli Bryant

 
L: 20   T: 32m
 
Status
  No.16 pits

 
L: 19   T: 29m
 
Status
  Running Order: 15*, 16*, 40, 14, 11, 1, 20, 18, 23, 42

 
L: 18   T: 27m
 
Status
  cars 15 & 16 yet to pit

 
L: 18   T: 27m
 
Status
  1 pits

 
L: 18   T: 27m
 
Status
  No.11 Pits

 
L: 18   T: 27m
 
Status
  Barnes passes Sutton to put the Viper back in the lead. Out musling the F430 through dingle dell

 
L: 18   T: 27m
 
Status
  26 Barnes exits pits right behind the No.14 of Sutton

 
L: 17   T: 25m
 
Status
  14, 15, 12 pits

 
L: 17   T: 24m
 
Status
  23, 16 pits

 
L: 17   T: 24m
 
Status
  20, 42 Pit

 
L: 16   T: 23m
 
Status
  No.18 pits

 
L: 16   T: 23m
 
Status
  No.40 pits from the lead

 
L: 16   T: 23m
 
Status
  OPen for driver changes

 
L: 15   T: 22m
 
Status
  Meadows swarms all over Gornalls Viper through druids hairpin

 
L: 14   T: 21m
 
Status
  Top 3 are now 7 seconds clear of rest of field

 
L: 13   T: 20m
 
Status
  Running Order: 40, 14, 15, 16, 11, 1, 20, 18, 23, 42, 12

 
L: 12   T: 18m
 
Status
  Gornall lead is only 2/10ths

 
L: 11   T: 17m
 
Status
  Barrie Whight in the Cadena Aston Martin, has a look at the ABG Viper of craig wilkins on the inside of Graham Hill, but there's no way past

 
L: 11   T: 17m
 
Status
  Top 3 of Gornall, Meadows and Shovlin are starting to break away from field, with a 3 second gap.

 
L: 10   T: 15m
 
Status
  Gornall holds off Meadows, but the Ferrari is eager to find a way past

 
L: 10   T: 15m
 
Status
  Meadows is closing in on the lead Viper and tires an attacck on the inside of druids.

 
L: 9   T: 14m
 
Status
  Running Order: 40, 14, 15, 16, 11, 1, 20, 23, 42, 12

 
L: 7   T: 12m
 
Status
  Jenkinson in 22GT Aston Martin is shadowing Hector Lester in CiM Ferrari in 9th

 
L: 7   T: 12m
 
Status
  top 6 are all in close order, 4 seconds between them

 
L: 6   T: 10m
 
Status
  10 Meadows is hot on the tail of Gornall through druids hairpin

 
L: 5   T: 9m
 
Status
  Running Order: 40, 14, 15, 16, 11, 1, 20, 23, 42, 12

 
L: 5   T: 9m
 
Status
  No.2 RPM Viper. Fire

 
L: 5   T: 9m
 
Status
  Gornall leads by nearly a second

 
L: 4   T: 6m
 
Status
  Post 8, druids

 
L: 4   T: 6m
 
Status
  Car 2 on fire at post 8 reported...

 
L: 4   T: 5m
 
Status
  Gornall leads by 7/10ths who is 9/10ths ahead of CRS's Shovlin

 
L: 3   T: 5m
 
Status
  de Zille Butler in the Modena Lambo is starting to gain on Metcalfe in 4th

 
L: 3   T: 4m
 
Status
  Gornall out brakes Shovlin in Paddock hill to take lead. Shovlin also loses place to CRS Meadows as well

 
L: 2   T: 3m
 
Status
  Gornall is all over the bumper of leader Shovlin in CRS Ferrari

 
L: 2   T: 3m
 
Status
  Running Order: 15, 40, 14, 16, 11, 1, 20, 18, 23 42, 12, 2

 
L: 2   T: 3m
 
Status
  Gornall takes a look at the inside of Shovlin at paddock hill bend

 
L: 1   T: 2m
 
Status
  Nick Foster loses spots after going onto the grass after Graham Hill Bend

 
L: 1   T: 2m
 
Status
  Nick foster RPM Viper passes Lambo of Ben de Zille Butler on front straight for 5th

 
L: 0   T: 0m
 
Status
  Gornall passes Meadows to take 2nd back

 
L: 0   T: 0m
 
Status
  Ben de Zille Butler gains a couple of placs at start in Modena Lambo

 
L: 0   T: 0m
 
Status
  Paddy Shovlin holds onto lea ahead of sister car No.14

 
L: 0   T: 0m
 
Status
  Safety car peels off and the green flag is waved

 
L: 0   T: 0m
 
Status
  Cars head out behind safety car for pace lap

 
L: 0   T: 0m
 
Status
  Starting Order for race one:
15 Shovlin
40 Gornall
14 Meadows
2 Foster
16 Metcalfe
1 Clark
11 de Zille Butler
18 Whight
20 Wilkins
23 Lester
42 Jenkinson
12 Burton

 
L: 0   T: 0m
 
Status
  The first British GT Race of the weekend will start in approx 5 mins

 

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Retirements
Retired L:5
 
No.2 RPM Viper. Fire

Retired L:23
 
Sutton comes into the pits with car on fire and retires