Dan Cammish scored a brace of podium finishes, consolidating Honda’s lead in the Manufacturers’ Championship, as Halfords Yuasa Racing moved to the top of the Teams’ standings at the British Touring Car Championship’s first trip to Thruxton of 2019.

Cammish started the first race from the outside of the front row and after dropping one position off the start line to eventual race winner, Andrew Jordan, he held onto third and the final podium spot. In the second Honda Matt Neal gained one place from his grid position to finish seventh after a race-long duel with former champion Ashley Sutton.

It was same again for Cammish in race two, the Honda Civic Type R holding onto the leading duo for all 16 laps and completing the podium for the second time of the day. Neal, meanwhile, worked his way up the field to ensure both Hondas finished in the top five.

A threat of rain lingered over the final race, but never amounted to any more than light drizzle. Starting seventh and ninth on the reversed grid, both Neal and Cammish avoided a first lap crash, which helped them progress to fourth and sixth respectively. The pair of Civic Type Rs stayed out of trouble for the remainder of the race to complete a strong points haul for the team.

With six strong results from the meeting, Honda extended its lead in the Manufacturers’ standings to 15 points over BMW, and the Halfords Yuasa Racing jumped to the top of the Teams’ standings, again leading Team BMW. Both Neal and Cammish also now sit in the top ten of the Drivers’ Championship.