DROITWICH’S Matt Neal finished sixth, fourth and 15th for VX Racing in the latest rounds of the HiQ MSA British Touring Car Championship at Silverstone.

Pershore-based Team Halfords saw driver Gordon Shedden manage eighth in the second race.

Jason Plato, defending champion Fabrizio Giovanardi and Mat Jackson shared the spoils in an incident-packed meeting in wet conditions.

Race one: Plato (SEAT Sport UK), Mat Jackson (BMW Dealer Team UK), Darren Turner (SEAT Sport UK); race two: Giovanardi (VX Racing), Colin Turkington (Team RAC), Adam Jones (Team Air Cool); race three: Jackson, Jones, Giovanardi.

Latest points: Giovanardi 261 points, Plato 217, Turkington 188, Jackson 185, Neal 165, Tom Onslow-Cole 155.