The annual visit of the BTCC to the Mondello Park circuit in Eire threw up an entertaining wet-dry qualif൲ying 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 Champ🐻ionship - 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