The reversed-grid race allowed the Northern Irishman to take his tally of wins at the North Yorkshire circuit to a remarkable 14, and for himself and Ingram to mitigate the points damage over the weekend to Ash Sutton, who was a first-lap casualty.
From pole, Turkington got away in front with his West Surrey Racing-run BMW 330e M Sport, but fellow front-row man Josh Cook probed around the outside of Tower in his One Motorsport Honda Civic Type R.
The lost momentum from that meant Cook now came under pressure from the Excelr8 Motorsport Hyundai i30 N of Ingram, who swept around the outside into the Jim Clark Esses and claimed the inside apex for the second bend to move into the runner-up spot.
Chaos ensued at the first corner of Clervaux when WSR BMW driver Stephen Jelley nerfed Dan Cammish into the sister Motorbase Performance Ford Focus ST of Dan Rowbottom.
Although Rowbottom survived the wobble, the concertina meant Jelley was whacked at Hawthorns by Sutton, damaging the Motorbase Ford’s front-left suspension and causing him to stop just before the pit entry.
The other collateral damage of the Clervaux/Hawthorns drama was Dan Lloyd, whose Team Hard Cupra Leon was sent into the barriers, causing an early safety car.
Source: Autosport