Sam Hancock claimed a fifth place finish and a handful of championship points in race 1 of the Porsche Carrera Cup GB at Rockingham, but team-mate Phil Quaife was out of luck as a gearbox failure left him stranded on the grid at the start.

Starting fourth, Hancock made an uncharacteristically circumspect start, losing places to Dean Smith and Charles Bateman off the line, but was still in a far better position than Quaife who failed to get off the line due to a gearbox problem.

Hancock was quickly into his rhythm, catching Bateman and passing him for fifth following an exciting battle which, at one stage, saw both cars on the grass coming out of turn 2.

Despite suffering from understeer in the final stages of the race, Hancock continued to chase the top four, ultimately having to settle for a comfortable fifth.

The Jota Sport team will now be working hard to solve Quaife’s gearbox problems in time for race 2 at 2.40pm. The race will be shown live on ITV4 with Hancock starting fifth and Quaife seventh.