Start with an ordered Race 2 classification
Suppose eight is selected in the official draw. Label the first eight Race 2 finishers A through H, in finishing order. The draw’s basic reversal gives H, G, F, E, D, C, B, A across the first eight starting positions. This is a hypothetical worked example of the published rule, not the result of an actual round.
Keep the rest of the field outside that reversal
The cars behind the selected leading group are not brought to the front merely because a reverse-grid draw took place. If you reverse the entire list, you would put the last classified car on pole, which is not what the BTCC overview describes. Use the drawn number to identify the boundary of the reversal before moving any names.
A provisional arithmetic example is not the official grid
The organiser’s summary explains the reverse-grid mechanism, but penalties and the final published classification can still matter when a real grid is issued. Work from the actual Race 2 classification and the official draw, then check the final grid. Do not treat an unofficial social graphic produced before those checks as definitive evidence of an error.
Do not apply the Race 3 draw to the other races
The same 2026 rules say Sunday Race 1 follows the Saturday qualifying race and Race 2 follows Race 1’s finishing order. Applying the final-race reversal to all three races creates contradictory expectations. When asking about a starting position, include the round, race number, draw and source classification. Those details let another viewer reproduce the calculation rather than guessing which session you mean.
Questions, answered
If eight is drawn, does eighth start on pole?
Under the basic published reversal, yes; check the final real-world grid for any other changes.
Does that draw set every Sunday grid?
No. The organiser gives separate mechanisms for Race 1, Race 2 and Race 3.