He did really well, I note his lap times tumbled as the weekend went on too. So you can't ask for much more, he's improving all the time. Consistent results are what to aim for. Because you can't win the race if you don't finish the race.
I know the BTCC cars were running a different compound of tyre, they mentioned it several times during the day's commentary on TV. As the speeds are so high at Thruxton they were worried about tyre failures. Plato had a deflation during free practice.
As the lap-times are so close to the tourers, I can't see why they were not using a similar compound on the Cupra championship cars??