George escaped with minor injuries from this spectacular accident

John George will stay in hospital overnight for precautionary checks following his dramatic crash in today’s final round of the 2008 HiQ MSA British Touring Car Championship at the Brands Hatch circuit in Kent.

Giovanardi celebrating his second BTCC Title

Fabrizio Giovanardi says he experienced a rollercoaster ride of emotion today as he became HiQ MSA British Touring Car Champion for the second year running – despite suffering his worst set of results all season.

Tom Chilton took out the final race of the weekend

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Fabrizio Giovanardi has won the 2008 HiQ MSA British Touring Car Championship.

The Italian driver finished the first of today’s three races at Brands Hatch a lowly 14th after damaging his Vauxhall Vectra VXR in a tangle with privateer Adam Jones' Air Cool SEAT. Both their cars ran through the Paddock Hill Bend gravel trap but were able to continue.

The racing was action packed

Ingolstadt/Barcelona – With a cleverly clinched second place, Audi driver Timo Scheider defended his overall DTM lead at Barcelona. Before the last two rounds, the 29-year-old German has a seven-point advantage over the Scot Paul di Resta (Mercedes) and thus the chance of securing the champion’s title early at the next race at Le Mans on 5 October.

Di Resta and his Mercedes Team celebrating the win

Paul Di Resta (AMG Mercedes C-Class) won the ninth round of the 2008 DTM series at Barcelona and took his second win of the season. After 58 laps, Paul took the chequered flag 4.531sec ahead of Timo Scheider (Audi). Bernd Schneider (Genuine Parts AMG Mercedes C-Class) ended up third.

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James Thompson was elated by his unlikely win

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YVAN MULLER GIVES SEAT WIN IN RACE 1

SEAT Sport's Yvan Muller took the first race win in Imola having overtaken his team mate and pole sitter Rickard Rydell into the first corner. Following this move the pair of drivers led the whole race, although Rydell had to defend his position from the Chevrolet cars.

Autorlando Sport took a 1-2 in Sunday's race

It was a perfect day for Autorlando Sport in the Magny-Cours GT Open race, as the Porsches 997 of the Italian squad signed a resounding one-two victory with Richard Lietz-Gianluca Roda first and Stefano Zonca - Andrea Belicchi second, at the end of an exciting and somewhat unpredictable race, marked by a collective accident at first corner and a 4-lap long safety car period. Monfardini-Frezza took the third place for Edil Cris in their Ferrari F430.

With Petit Le Mans less then two weeks away, the rumours regarding the entry list has not ceased despite constant announcements.

As previously rumoured at feedmesportscars.com, the factory Penske Porsche entry could be discontinued at the end of the year but the new ACO rules could change this situation.