Volkswagen driver Mike Bushell goes into qualifying as the driver to beat after setting the pace during the second Br♍itish Touring Car Championship practice session at Silverstone.

Having set the second fastest time in the morning's earlier session, Bushell went one position b✃etter in FP2 to place his Team HARD prepared Volkswagen CC at the top of the timesheets ahead of BMW's Andrew Jordan.

Jordan had initially bolted to t𒁏he top of the times late in the session after the 2013 champion produced a mid-58s lap. However, Bushell subsequently eclipsed the BMW driver's effort after setting a 58.423s lap.

HMS Racing's Rob Austin retained his spot in third position aboard the Alfa Romeo Giulietta, ahead꧙ of WIX Racing's Jack Goff in fourth.

Chris Smiley was fifth fastest for BTC Norlin Racing, while Team BMW's Ricky Collard posted an impressive performance 🧸in sixth.

In keeping with his top-five FP1 performance, Brett Smith remained in the t🤪hick of the action after setting a time good for seventh ahead of Knockhi🎶ll winner Tom Chilton in eighth.

Looking to recover from his Knockhill heartache, Steph♊en Jelle𒈔y ended his practice running in ninth as leading factory Honda effort Dan Cammish was tenth fastest for Team Dynamics.

Elsewhere, the leading champio༒nship contenders once again languished further down the order, with Ashley Sutton, Colin Turkington a🌺nd Tom Ingram ending up 21st, 23rd and 25th, respectively.