Qualifying times - Mondello Park.

The annual visit of the BTCC to the Mondello Park circuit in Eire threw up an entertaining wet-dry qualifying session. There was a pole each Vauxhall Motorsport's Yvan Muller and James Thompson for tomorrow's races, while the revelation was the performance of the unballasted Team Atomic Kitten MGs, the cars excelling out of Mondello's slow corners.

Full report to follow.

2002 MSA British Touring Car Championship - Qualifying times for Round Nine, Mondello Park, Eire:

1 Yvan Muller F Vauxhall Motorsport Astra Coupe 1min46.701secs
2 James Thompson GB Vauxhall Motorsport Astra Coupe 1min47.638secs
3 Paul O'Neill GB Egg Sport Vauxhall Astra Coupe 1min48.437secs
4 Colin Turkington GB Team Atomic Kitten MG ZS 1min48.668secs
5 Gareth Howell GB Team Atomic Kitten MG ZS 1min49.248secs
6 Matt Neal GB Egg Sport Vauxhall Astra Coupe 1min49.701secs
7 David Leslie GB PSP Proton Impian 1min49.876secs
8 Alan Morrison GB Honda Motorsport Civic Type-R 1min50.137secs
9 Phil Bennett GB PSP Proton Impian 1min50.248secs
10 Tim Harvey GB VLM Peugeot 406 Coupe 1min50.336secs
11 P Norman Simon GER Edenbridge BMW 320i 1min54.118secs
12 P Mark Fullalove GB Tech-Speed Peugeot 306 1min56.269secs
13 Carl Breeze GB VLM Peugeot 406 Coupe 1min56.730secs
14 P Jim Edwards Jnr GB Team B&Q Jet York City Honda Accord 1min56.913secs
15 P Peter Cate GB Team B&Q Jet York City Honda Accord 1min57.858secs
16 Warren Hughes GB MG Sport and Racing MG ZS 2min04.086secs
17 P Annie Templeton GB Tech-Speed Peugeot 306 2min04.265secs
18 P Spencer Marsh GB Beacon Motorsport Honda Accord 2min06.067secs
19 P Mark Thomas GB Beacon Motorsport Honda Accord 2min06.424secs
20 P Dave Allan GB Synchro Morosport Honda Civic Type-R 2min07.377secs
21 P Alan Blencowe GB GA Motorsport Alfa Romeo 156 2min08.036secs
22 P Tom Boardman GB Edenbridge BMW 320i 2min08.203secs
23 P Graham Saunders GB GA Motorsport Alfa Romeo 156 2min09.911secs
24 P James Kaye GB Synchro Motorsport Honda Civic Type-R 2min10.081secs
25 Anthony Reid GB MG Sport and Racing MG ZS 7min39.737secs
26 Tom Chilton GB Barwell Motorsport Vauxhall Astra Coupe N/A
27 Andy Priaulx GB Honda Motorsport Civic Type-R N/A
28 Aaron Slight NZ Barwell Motorsport Vauxhall Astra Coupe N/A

2002 MSA British Touring Car Championship - Qualifying times for Round Ten, Mondello Park, Eire:

1 James Thompson GB Vauxhall Motorsport Astra Coupe 1min46.738secs
2 Colin Turkington GB Team Atomic Kitten MG ZS 1min46.958secs
3 Matt Neal GB Egg Sport Vauxhall Astra Coupe 1min47.091secs
4 Gareth Howell GB Team Atomic Kitten MG ZS 1min47.250secs
5 Anthony Reid GB MG Sport and Racing MG ZS 1min47.521secs
6 Paul O'Neill GB Egg Sport Vauxhall Astra Coupe 1min47.555secs
7 Alan Morrison GB Honda Motorsport Civic Type-R 1min47.887secs
8 Tom Chilton GB Barwell Motorsport Vauxhall Astra Coupe 1min48.001secs
9 Phil Bennett GB PSP Proton Impian 1min48.221secs
10 Tim Harvey GB VLM Peugeot 406 Coupe 1min48.272secs
11 Carl Breeze GB VLM Peugeot 406 Coupe 1min49.384secs
12 Yvan Muller F Vauxhall Motorsport Astra Coupe 1min51.875secs
13 P Norman Simon GER Edenbridge BMW 320i 1min52.430secs
14 P James Kaye GB Synchro Motorsport Honda Civic Type-R 1min52.929secs
15 P Mark Fullalove GB Tech-Speed Peugeot 306 1min53.178secs
16 Alan Blencowe GB GA Motorsport Alfa Romeo 156 1min53.330secs
17 P Spencer Marsh GB Beacon Motorsport Honda Accord 1min53.471secs
18 P Jim Edwards Jnr GB Team B&Q Jet York City Honda Accord 1min53.898secs
19 P Peter Cate GB Team B&Q Jet York City Honda Accord 1min54.956secs
20 P Tom Boardman GB Edenbridge BMW 320i 1min55.299secs
21 P Mark Thomas GB Beacon Motorsport Honda Accord 1min55.405secs
22 P Annie Templeton GB Tech-Speed Peugeot 306 1min58.069secs
23 P Dave Allan GB Synchro Morosport Honda Civic Type-R 3min57.156secs
24 Andy Priaulx GB Honda Motorsport Civic Type-R N/A
25 Aaron Slight NZ Barwell Motorsport Vauxhall Astra Coupe N/A