Charles Rainford emerged from an elbows-out opening lap to take victory in the British Touring Car Championship’s qualifying race at a sultry Snetterton, as points leader Ash Sutton dropped out after a puncture.
Tom Chilton had qualified his Excelr8 Motorsport Hyundai i30 N Fastback on pole position, while Rainford topped the slower group at the wheel of his West Surrey Racing BMW 330i M Sport.
