As the seconds ticked down in a soggy top-10 Q2 shootout, it appeared that Colin Turkington would secure pole position in his West Surrey Racing-run BMW 330e M Sport.
Turkington’s team-mate Jake Hill was first to flash across the line at the chequered flag, and recorded a time to propel himself onto the front row just 0.006 seconds adrift.
But Cammish, who had pitted for a new set of front tyres, was on an absolute stonker in his Motorbase Performance Ford Focus ST – the Yorkshireman was last across the line after the flag, and demolished Turkington’s time by 0.271s.
That came despite Cammish, as championship leader, carrying the biggest restriction on usage of the hybrid power boost – he was allowed one second per lap deployed at a minimum speed of 135km/h, compared to Turkington on 11s/125km/h and Hill on 5s/135km/h.
“I was a little bit shocked when I crossed the finish line,” said Cammish.
“We kept thinking about the track and the conditions, and we aborted our previous lap to fit the fresh set of fronts.
“It was a bit of luck, but then again it was ‘here’s the switch you’ve been asking for’. With the car I’ve got underneath me, I feel anything’s possible.”
Source: Autosport