Andrew Jordan says a big haul of points is vital for his chances of lifting a second BTCC title when the series heads to Knockhill this weekend for the eighth meeting of the year.

A number of on-track incidents at Rockingham saw the WSR driver lose ground in the title race, and he heads to Scotland having dropped to ninth place in the standings – albeit with the close nature of the 2018 campaign leaving him just 15 points off the top four.

The upside of that is that Jordan will carry limited success ballast into the weekend and he said it was vital to make the most of the rear-wheel drive prowess of his BMW 125i M Sport to try and push for silverware in order to keep his title hopes alive.

“As frustrating as Rockingham was, I’ve just got to put it behind me now and focus on Knockhill – where hopefully we’ll be able to get our championship challenge back on track,” he said. “The circuit is one where the BMW has always gone well and it is one of those where it feels extremely rewarding when you hook a lap together. It’s great fun and a track that suits my driving style.

“Carrying less ballast into the weekend that the guys we are hunting down in the championship can only work in our favour and we have to aim to qualify near the front of the grid so we can avoid some of the trouble that we got caught up in at Rockingham. Because the lap is so short, it’s going to come down to not only being quick, but also making sure you can find clear track during Saturday’s session.

“Come race day, the aim has to be fight for the podium places as we can’t just look to pick up points here and there from this point onwards. We have to go for top three finishes and some big points scores and if things go our way, I’m confident we can challenge for some this weekend.”