Oxford driver Jason Plato, Gordon Shedden and Matt Neal shared the race wins in three Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship rounds in front of both a bumper crowd and live ITV1 cameras at Oulton Park.

Reigning champion Neal, in his Team Halfords Honda, has extended his championship lead from two to 14 points as the title race heads to the super-fast Thruxton circuit in Hampshire on June 4.

But Neal could count himself fortunate at Oulton he had struggled in qualifying, but problems in the first two races for chief rivals, SEAT team-mates Plato and James Thompson and Team RAC's Colin Turkington, ultimately played to his advantage.

Neal said: "After qualifying I thought I'd be kissing goodbye to the championship lead, but everyone else's misfortune has been my gain. Looking ahead to Thruxton, I love that circuit because it's the fastest on the calendar and requires a lot of bravery, but it's also a circuit where I've never won.

"SEAT's cars are clearly very fast in a straight line and they'll be strong there and Turkington has shown again today how fast his MG is. I'd sooner have a 14-point lead than be chasing the leaders, but this is going to be a very long season."

Elsewhere, SEAT and SEAT Sport UK have maintained their respective leads in the manufacturers' and teams' standings. However, Neal and Team Halfords have overtaken Turkington and Team RAC to take command of the independents trophy's drivers' and teams championships.