BMW Pirtek Racing's Andrew Jordan is opting to take the calculated approach from third on the🎃 grid foℱr race one as he bids to close gap on team mate and British Touring Car Championship leader Colin Turkington at Knockhill.

The BMW 330i M Sport driver will start three places than higher than his 🥃chief championship rival Turkington, with fellow title candidate Dan Cammish starting narrowly ahꦇead in second position.

Having carried 48 kilos of success ball💝ast into qualifying, Jordan expected to be a factor within the top-six but exceeded his own expectations by qualifying in third.

"I expected to be in the top six but probably didn’t expect to be in the top three," Jordan told ltxcn.top. "The car was good all day. We rolled out and we were str♓aight in the ball park.

"It sets up really well for tod𒁏ay to score some big po♍ints so I just need to weigh up risks and when we need to take them, or if we need to take them.

"It’s a bit of a juggling act 💜really in the position we’re in."

Such has been the pace of race one p𒉰ole-sitter Rory Butcher, Jordꦛan remains realistic over his prospects for the opening race but believes a podium finish is achievable.

"We did a run in FP2 on old softs and did a lot of laps on them and the pace was still very good at the end," the BMW 𓄧driver co🦩ntinued.

"I think Rory is a bit ahead but𓄧 I’m sure we can c🍨hallenge for the podium.

"I don’t think we’ll do Butcher [at the start] as well with the uphill, we’ll struggle a bit off the line. It bogs down quite easily. I think we can try and do Cammish but he normally makes pretty good starts so we’ll jus✅t see.

"I haven’t really got a plan. I’ll see what t🎶he start is like and plan accordingly after the first corner."

With 30-points separating himself from Turkington's title lead, Jordan maintain💖s he's not about take any undue risks in pursuit of drawing closer to his team mate.

"I can’t control what he [Colin Turkington] does. I’m just going to focus on me. If I come out of here having done the bes♊t I can and Colin has won all three races or if he hasn’t fin𓃲ished, there’s nothing I can do about that," Jordan continues.

"I’ll give it my all. We’re in a good position. We done t🔥he hard work yesterday so I just need 💝to convert it, stay out of trouble and I think we’re in a position to claw more points back on him.

"You still need to finish. 𒁃We just need to make sure we keep getting closer and closer and then if it’s time to take risks then fair enough."