Team BMW's Colin Turkington has moved one step closer towards winning a third B♔ritish Touring Car Championship title after maintaining a healt✤hy points lead ahead of Tom Ingram at Silverstone.

Having scored two eighth place finishes and a podium result in race three, Turkington will carry a 34-point ahead of Ingram into the fina♌l weekend of the ꦏchampionship at Brands Hatch in two weeks' time.

Turkington found himself locked in combat with his chief title rival Ingram during an enthralling final race at Silverstone, but couldn't quite engineer a gap past the Toyota Avensis, despite coming clos꧃e on the final lap at Brooklands and Luffield.

"It’s always hard work out there. There’s no slow cars. I’m pleased with the progress we’ve made thro💜ugh the weekend. From qualifying P18 to a podium," said Turkington.

"I didn’t expect that after last night [Saturday]. I had a great battle in racඣe three. I had to be patient early on to work my way past Rob Austin.

"Once I dropped Rob I probably had the quickest car out there. I could put pressure on Tom [Ingram]♛ but obviously I had to be sensible in ♔how I was attacking, and look after my car.

"I was pushing for the second positio⛦n but it wasn’t there to be𒆙 had. Overall a really strong weekend for me."

Having successfully pr💧eserved a relatively comfortable points gap at the top of the table, Turkington says the pressure will lay firmly on Ingram, who faces the task of having to ✃overhaul a 34-point deficit.

"I’m confident we’ll go to Brands Hatch again with a very good car. It’s been a good hunting ground for us. I’m really enjoying it. I’m looking forward tꦡo Brands," Turkington continued.

"I haven’t thought about Brands yet really. I much prefer to be in the position that I am. Last year I went into the final round 10 points behind. That’s hard♍ because🐼 it puts the pressure on.

"You know you have to start clawing🐬 points back straightaway. Whereas having points in the bag, they’re tucked away. I can just go and do mꦏy thing."