Lundqvist Ups The Whelen Ante But Whorton-Eales struggles At Snetterton

A bumper outing for Sunoco Whelen and 240 Challenge-eligible championships at Snetterton last weekend resulted in respective leaders Linus Lundqvist and Kyle Reid maintaining their places at the top of both standings.

Whelen: Lundqvist strengthens his lead

A combination of increasing his overall score and nearest rivals losing ground helped Linus Lundqvist consolidate his Sunoco Whelen Challenge lead at Snetterton where maximum points for a victory, pole position and fastest lap, as well as another podium, helped the BRDC British F3 Championship leader post an improved average score of 102.5.

The Swede began the weekend just one point ahead of nearest rival Phil Keen. However, a solid if unspectacular British GT3 round for the 2015 Sunoco Whelen Challenge winner has seen the gap widen to 10.1. His new overall mark of 92.4 is 6.57 more than a resurgent Nicolai Kjaergaard who increased his average by more than 13 points after claiming a British F3 win, pole, fastest lap and podium.

Radical European Masters’ Stuart Moseley remains fourth after enjoying a weekend off, while British GT3 Pro Yelmer Buurman has dropped 20 points and two places to fifth.

The biggest movers over the weekend were British GT3 Pro team-mates Nicki Thiim and Marco Sorensen. Race 2 victory and fastest lap helped the latter vault 14 places to seventh, one spot behind his Danish counterpart whose win, pole position, fastest lap and podium gained him 22 positions. However, their new 69.3 and 68.2 averages are still more than 30 points less than Lundqvist’s current table-topping total.

Darren Turner dropped from fifth to eighth, LMP3 Cup’s Brad Smith – who wasn’t in action –  moved up one place to ninth, and Tolman Motorsport team-mates Charlie Fagg and Michael O’Brien became British GT4 Pro’s best placed entries in joint-10th.

Elsewhere, former top-10 drivers Patrik Matthiesen, Jonny Adam and Callum Macleod slipped to 13th, 14thand 24threspectively.

240: Mini Challenge JCW aces falter

A tough weekend at Snetterton saw Mini Challenge JCW front runners Ant Whorton-Eales and Jordan Collard both lose significant ground to Sunoco 240 Challenge pace-setters Kyle Reid and Steve Burgess.

Whorton-Eales went into the weekend third overall and 10.67 points behind Reid, whose exceptional start to this year’s Mini Challenge Cooper campaign has helped him amass a 124-point average. Only a strong weekend would help his JCW counterpart maintain the pressure, but that’s exactly what Whorton-Eales didn’t achieve when a mechanical issue in Race 1 not only resulted in retirement but also 27thon Race 2’s grid. The handful of Sunoco 240 Challenge points scored for finishing seventh came as little comfort after dropping to ninth overall and 38.33 points behind Reid.

JCW championship rival Collard also endured his fair share of tribulations. An administrative error not only cost him pole position but also resulted in starting Race 1 from the back of the grid. Fastest lap in Race 2 limited the damage a little, but – just like Whorton-Eales – his overall 240 score took a sizeable hit after dropping from 91.67 to 68.

Radical Challenge driver Dominic Jackson inherited third at both Mini drivers’ expense, while F3 Cup racer Stuart Wiltshire moved ahead of three British GT Am drivers after Jon Minshaw, Kelvin Fletcher and Lee Mowle all lost ground.

Problems for others actually helped Minshaw move up three places to fifth in spite of his new, lower 79.2 average, while Fletcher also picked up a spot to lie sixth overall.

Robbie Dalgleish (Mini Challenge Cooper) and David Pattison share seventh, the latter jumping up from 22ndafter a first British GT4 victory improved his average by 16.5 points. The pair’s 77-point total is just seven less than Wiltshire’s in fourth.

Whorton-Eales and British GT4 Am Nick Jones complete the top-10, while Mowle dropped to 12thbehind Adam Balon.

Sunoco 240 Challenge Standings 15th May 2018

Standings Drivers Name Team Series Average Points
1 Kyle Reid SCK Motorsport Mini Cooper Pro 130.00
2 Steve Burgess RAW Motorsport Radical Challenge 121.67
3 Stephen Daly Team Fox Racing F3 Cup 116.67
4 Ant Whorton-Eales Jamsport JCW 113.33
5 Jordan Collard Mini UK JCW 91.67
6 Dominic Jackson RAW Motorsport Radical Challenge 88.33
7 Lee Mowle ERC Sport British GT3 AM 88.00
8 Shane Kelly University Of Wolverhampton F3 Cup 86.67
9 Kelvin Fletcher UltraTek Racing Team RjN British GT4 AM 86.17
10 Jon Minshaw Barwell Motorsport British GT3 AM 84.33
11 Jerome De Sadelier 360 Racing Radical Challenge 83.33
12 Adam Balon Track-Club British GT4 AM 80.67
13 Simon Walton Rob Sims Racing/Swanlight Mini Cooper Pro 80.00
14 Stuart Wiltshire CF Racing F3 Cup 78.33
15 Jacopo Sebastiani CF Racing F3 Cup 76.67
16 Andrew Howard Beechdean AMR British GT3 AM 75.17
17 Flick Haigh Optimum Motorsport British GT3 AM 75.17
18 Luke Williams Black Mamba Racing Britcar Endurance 72.00
19 Graham Johnson Balfe Motorsport British GT4 AM 71.50
20 Nick Jones Team Parker Racing British GT4 AM 69.67
21 Duncan Williams Mectech Motorsport LMP3 Cup 68.25
25 Mark Crader Radical Works Team Radical Masters SR8 68.08
22 Robbie Dalgleish JRD Motors Mini Cooper Pro 65.00
23 Toby Goodman ExceR8 Motorsport Mini Cooper Pro 65.00
24 Ian Loggie Team Parker Racing British GT3 AM 64.17
26 David Pattison Tolman Motorsport Ltd British GT4 AM 60.50
27 Mark Murfitt Fox Motorsport British GT4 AM 60.50
28 Andreas Demetriou Black Mamba Racing Britcar Endurance 60.00
29 Tony Wells Ecurie Ecosse/Neilsen Racing LMP3 Cup 59.50
30 Christian Olsen Nielsen Racing LMP3 Cup 57.75
31 Gareth Downing NMA GTCUP GTO 56.00
42 Jeremy Ferguson RAW Motorsport Radical Masters SR8 55.58
32 Manhal Allos Radical Works Team Radical Masters SR8 55.16
33 Stephen Johansen UltraTek Racing Team RjN British GT4 AM 53.17
34 George Line CF Racing F3 Cup 51.67
36 Jayde Kruger Black Mamba Racing Britcar Endurance 51.00
37 Luke Reade Excelr8 Motorsport JCW 50.00
56 Mike Cantillon Valour Radical Masters SR8 47.99
38 Graham Davidson Jetstream Motorsport British GT3 AM 45.83
39 Jason Rishover 360 Racing LMP3 Cup 45.50
41 Derek Johnson TF Sport British GT3 AM 44.00
48 Andrew Ferguson RAW Motorsport Radical Masters SR8 42.58
43 Freddy Nordstrom Ebor 23 GTCUP GTH 42.00
44 Mark Crader Radical Works Team Radical Challenge 41.67
45 Mike Newbould HHC Motorsport British GT4 AM 40.33
46 Kristian Jeffrey Radical Works Team Radical Challenge 40.00
47 Chris Papageorgiou Black Mamba Racing Britcar Endurance 39.00
49 Nathan Harrison Excelr8 JCW 38.33
50 Mark Farmer TF Sport British GT3 AM 36.67
51 Rob Smith Mini UK JCW 36.67
40 Jamie Constable Valour Radical Masters SR8 36.32
52 Michael Igoe JMH Automotive GTCUP GTC 36.00
53 Richard Newman ExceR8 Motorsport Mini Cooper Pro 35.00
54 Patrick Jeans Chris Dittmann Racing F3 Cup 35.00
55 Steve McCulley Invictus Games Racing British GT4 AM 34.83
57 Nigel Hudson JMH Automotive GTCUP GTO 34.00
58 Adam Wilcox JMH Automotive GTCUP GTO 34.00
59 Brian Caudwell Nielsen Racing Radical Challenge 33.33
60 Leo Machitski Barwell Motorsport British GT3 AM 33.00
61 Ben Seyfried EDF Motorsport Britcar Endurance 33.00
62 Tony Bishop CF Racing F3 Cup 31.67
63 Dominic Paul Speedworks Motorsport LMP3 Cup 31.50
64 Phil Glew Horse Power Racing GTCUP GTC 31.50
65 Jacob Andrews ExceR8 Motorsport Mini Cooper Pro 30.00
66 Sam Random Ebor 23 GTCUP GTH 30.00
67 Paul Gibson Gibson Motorsport GTCUP GTO 30.00
68 Daniel Gibson Gibson Motorsport GTCUP GTO 30.00
69 Ollie Pidgley Excelr8 Motorsport JCW 30.00
70 Lewis Brown A Reeve Motorsport JCW 28.33
71 Cian Carey Chris Dittmann Racing F3 Cup 26.67
72 Elliott Goodman RAW Motorsport Radical Challenge 26.67
35 John Harrison Radical Works Team Radical Masters SR8 25.67
73 Paul Bailey Horse Power Racing GTCUP GTC 25.50
74 Calum King Jamsport JCW 25.00
75 Steve Rushton JMH Automotive GTCUP GTH 22.50
76 John Whitehouse JMH Automotive GTCUP GTH 22.50
77 Anna Walewska Team Hard Racing British GT4 AM 22.00
78 Sam De Haan Barwell Motorsport British GT3 AM 22.00
79 Roberto Tirone Stanbridge Motorsport F3 Cup 21.67
80 Marcello Marateotto RAW Motorsport Radical Challenge 21.67
81 Ben Norfolk Invictus Games Racing British GT4 AM 20.17
82 Richard Baxter Nielsen Racing Radical Challenge 20.00
83 PhilipJeans Chris Dittmann Racing F3 Cup 18.33
84 Henry Neal Team Dynamics JCW 16.67
85 Brian Harvey RAW Motorsport Radical Challenge 16.67
86 David Robinson Excelr8 Motorsport JCW 15.00
87 Stuart McLaren A Reeve Motorsport Mini Cooper Pro 15.00
88 John Macleod RAW Motorsport Radical Challenge 13.33
89 Rory Cuff Team Dynamics JCW 13.33
90 Joe Tanner Jamsport JCW 11.67
91 Shaun Balfe Balfe Motorsport British GT3 AM 11.00
92 Spencer Bourne Neilsen Racing Radical Challenge 5.00
93 Jac Maybin Excelr8 Motorsport JCW 5.00
94 James Simons Stanbridge Motorsport F3 Cup 1.67
95 Steve King ES Racing JCW 0.00
96 Callum Newsham Privateer JCW 0.00
97 Brad Hutchinson Privateer JCW 0.00
98 Jack Davidson Jamsport JCW 0.00
99 Will Neal Team Dynamics JCW 0.00
100 Stuart Gibbs Excelr8 Motorsport JCW 0.00
101 Jake Dehan Scott Jeffs Racing JCW 0.00
102 Paul Bell Excelr8 Motorsport JCW 0.00
103 Scott Jeffs Scott Jeffs Racing JCW 0.00
104 Taelor Shand Excelr8 Motorsport JCW 0.00
105 George Sutton Privateer JCW 0.00
106 Oli O’Neill Opposite Lock Motorsport Mini Cooper Pro 0.00
107 Charlie Cooper ExceR8 Motorsport Mini Cooper Pro 0.00
108 Mark Cornell ExceR8 Motorsport Mini Cooper Pro 0.00
109 Ricard Neary Team Abba Racing Britcar Endurance 0.00
110 Peter Brooks Radical Works Team Radical Challenge 0.00
111 Martin Verity 360 Racing Radical Challenge 0.00
112 Brian Murphy Privateer Radical Challenge 0.00
113 Mark Hignett Neilsen Racing Radical Challenge 0.00
114 David Frankland Valour Radical Challenge 0.00
115 Kevin Riley NMA GTCUP GTO 0.00
116 Thomas Webb Team Webb GTCUP GTA 0.00
117 James Webb Team Webb GTCUP GTA 0.00
118 John Seale FF Corse GTCUP GTC 0.00

Sunoco 240 Challenge Standings 21st May 2018

Standings Drivers Name Team Series Average Points
1 Kyle Reid SCK Motorsport Mini Cooper Pro 124.00
2 Steve Burgess RAW Motorsport Radical Challenge 120.83
3 Ant Whorton-Eales Jamsport JCW 113.33
4 Jordan Collard Mini UK JCW 91.67
5 Dominic Jackson RAW Motorsport Radical Challenge 88.33
6 Lee Mowle ERC Sport British GT3 AM 88.00
7 Kelvin Fletcher UltraTek Racing Team RjN British GT4 AM 86.17
8 Jon Minshaw Barwell Motorsport British GT3 AM 84.33
9 Stuart Wiltshire CF Racing F3 Cup 84.00
10 Adam Balon Track-Club British GT4 AM 80.67
11 Robbie Dalgleish JRD Motors Mini Cooper Pro 77.00
12 Andrew Howard Beechdean AMR British GT3 AM 75.17
13 Flick Haigh Optimum Motorsport British GT3 AM 75.17
14 Graham Johnson Balfe Motorsport British GT4 AM 71.50
15 Simon Walton Rob Sims Racing/Swanlight Mini Cooper Pro 71.00
16 Stephen Daly Team Fox Racing F3 Cup 70.00
17 Nick Jones Team Parker Racing British GT4 AM 69.67
18 Shane Kelly University Of Wolverhampton F3 Cup 69.00
19 Mark Crader Radical Works Team Radical Masters SR8 68.08
20 Jacopo Sebastiani CF Racing F3 Cup 67.00
21 Ian Loggie Team Parker Racing British GT3 AM 64.17
22 David Pattison Tolman Motorsport Ltd British GT4 AM 60.50
23 Mark Murfitt Fox Motorsport British GT4 AM 60.50
24 Luke Williams Black Mamba Racing Britcar Endurance 60.00
25 Jeremy Ferguson RAW Motorsport Radical Masters SR8 55.58
26 Manhal Allos Radical Works Team Radical Masters SR8 55.16
27 Richard Newman ExceR8 Motorsport Mini Cooper Pro 55.00
28 Jacob Andrews ExceR8 Motorsport Mini Cooper Pro 55.00
29 George Line CF Racing F3 Cup 55.00
30 Cian Carey Chris Dittmann Racing F3 Cup 55.00
31 Kristian Jeffrey Radical Works Team Radical Challenge 54.17
32 Duncan Williams Mectech Motorsport LMP3 Cup 54.13
33 Jerome De Sadelier 360 Racing Radical Challenge 53.33
34 Stephen Johansen UltraTek Racing Team RjN British GT4 AM 53.17
35 Toby Goodman ExceR8 Motorsport Mini Cooper Pro 53.00
36 Jayde Kruger Black Mamba Racing Britcar Endurance 52.50
37 Tony Wells Ecurie Ecosse/Neilsen Racing LMP3 Cup 51.75
38 Luke Reade Excelr8 Motorsport JCW 50.00
39 Mike Cantillon Valour Radical Masters SR8 47.99
40 Graham Davidson Jetstream Motorsport British GT3 AM 45.83
41 Andreas Demetriou Black Mamba Racing Britcar Endurance 45.00
42 Derek Johnson TF Sport British GT3 AM 44.00
43 Chris Papageorgiou Black Mamba Racing Britcar Endurance 43.50
44 Andrew Ferguson RAW Motorsport Radical Masters SR8 42.58
45 Mike Newbould HHC Motorsport British GT4 AM 40.33
46 Nathan Harrison Excelr8 JCW 38.33
47 Tony Bishop CF Racing F3 Cup 38.00
48 Marcello Marateotto RAW Motorsport Radical Challenge 37.50
49 Mark Farmer TF Sport British GT3 AM 36.67
50 Rob Smith Mini UK JCW 36.67
51 Jamie Constable Valour Radical Masters SR8 36.32
52 Steve McCulley Invictus Games Racing British GT4 AM 34.83
53 Brian Caudwell Nielsen Racing Radical Challenge 33.33
54 Leo Machitski Barwell Motorsport British GT3 AM 33.00
55 Phil Glew Horse Power Racing GTCUP GTC 32.75
56 Ben Seyfried EDF Motorsport Britcar Endurance 31.50
57 Ollie Pidgley Excelr8 Motorsport JCW 30.00
58 Elliott Goodman RAW Motorsport Radical Challenge 30.00
59 Nigel Hudson JMH Automotive GTCUP GTO 29.75
60 Adam Wilcox JMH Automotive GTCUP GTO 29.75
61 Paul Bailey Horse Power Racing GTCUP GTC 29.75
62 Christian Olsen Nielsen Racing LMP3 Cup 28.88
63 Lewis Brown A Reeve Motorsport JCW 28.33
64 Gareth Downing NMA GTCUP GTO 28.00
65 Steve Rushton JMH Automotive GTCUP GTH 26.25
66 John Whitehouse JMH Automotive GTCUP GTH 26.25
67 Patrick Jeans Chris Dittmann Racing F3 Cup 26.00
68 John Harrison Radical Works Team Radical Masters SR8 25.67
69 Calum King Jamsport JCW 25.00
70 Jason Rishover 360 Racing LMP3 Cup 22.75
71 Dominic Paul Speedworks Motorsport LMP3 Cup 22.25
72 Anna Walewska Team Hard Racing British GT4 AM 22.00
73 Sam De Haan Barwell Motorsport British GT3 AM 22.00
74 Freddy Nordstrom Ebor 23 GTCUP GTH 21.00
75 Mark Crader Radical Works Team Radical Challenge 20.83
76 Ben Norfolk Invictus Games Racing British GT4 AM 20.17
77 Stuart McLaren A Reeve Motorsport Mini Cooper Pro 20.00
78 Spencer Bourne Neilsen Racing Radical Challenge 18.33
79 Brian Murphy Privateer Radical Challenge 18.33
80 Michael Igoe JMH Automotive GTCUP GTC 18.00
81 Richard Baxter Nielsen Racing Radical Challenge 16.67
82 Henry Neal Team Dynamics JCW 16.67
83 Sam Random Ebor 23 GTCUP GTH 15.00
84 Paul Gibson Gibson Motorsport GTCUP GTO 15.00
85 Daniel Gibson Gibson Motorsport GTCUP GTO 15.00
86 David Robinson Excelr8 Motorsport JCW 15.00
87 Rory Cuff Team Dynamics JCW 13.33
88 Roberto Tirone Stanbridge Motorsport F3 Cup 13.00
89 PhilipJeans Chris Dittmann Racing F3 Cup 12.00
90 Joe Tanner Jamsport JCW 11.67
91 Shaun Balfe Balfe Motorsport British GT3 AM 11.00
92 John Macleod RAW Motorsport Radical Challenge 10.83
93 Brian Harvey RAW Motorsport Radical Challenge 8.33
94 Jac Maybin Excelr8 Motorsport JCW 5.00
95 James Simons Stanbridge Motorsport F3 Cup 4.00
96 Charlie Cooper ExceR8 Motorsport Mini Cooper Pro 3.00
97 Mark Cornell ExceR8 Motorsport Mini Cooper Pro 3.00
98 Mark Hignett Neilsen Racing Radical Challenge 0.83
99 Steve King ES Racing JCW 0.00
100 Callum Newsham Privateer JCW 0.00
101 Brad Hutchinson Privateer JCW 0.00
102 Jack Davidson Jamsport JCW 0.00
103 Will Neal Team Dynamics JCW 0.00
104 Stuart Gibbs Excelr8 Motorsport JCW 0.00
105 Jake Dehan Scott Jeffs Racing JCW 0.00
106 Paul Bell Excelr8 Motorsport JCW 0.00
107 Scott Jeffs Scott Jeffs Racing JCW 0.00
108 Taelor Shand Excelr8 Motorsport JCW 0.00
109 George Sutton Privateer JCW 0.00
110 Oli O’Neill Opposite Lock Motorsport Mini Cooper Pro 0.00
111 Ricard Neary Team Abba Racing Britcar Endurance 0.00
112 Peter Brooks Radical Works Team Radical Challenge 0.00
113 Martin Verity 360 Racing Radical Challenge 0.00
114 David Frankland Valour Radical Challenge 0.00
115 Kevin Riley NMA GTCUP GTO 0.00
116 Thomas Webb Team Webb GTCUP GTA 0.00
117 James Webb Team Webb GTCUP GTA 0.00
118 John Seale FF Corse GTCUP GTC 0.00

Official Whelen Standings 21st May 2018

Standings Drivers Name Team Series Average Points
1 Linus Lundqvist Double R Racing British F3 100.00
2 Phil Keen Barwell Motorsport British GT3 99.00
3 Yelmer Buurman ERC Sport British GT3 95.33
4 Stuart Moseley Radical Works Team Radical Masters SR8 85.08
5 Darren Turner Beechdean AMR British GT3 75.17
6 Patrik Matthiesen HHC Motorsport British GT4 72.60
7 Nicolai Kjaergaard Carlin Motorsport British F3 72.50
8 Jonny Adam Optimum Motorsport British GT3 67.83
9 Callum Macleod Team Parker Racing British GT3 64.17
10 Brad Smith Mectech Motorsport LMP3 Cup 63.125
11 Callum Pointon HHC Mptorsport British GT4 59.40
12 Michael O’Brien Tolman Motorsort British GT4 57.75
13 Charlie Fagg Tolman Motorsort British GT4 57.75
14 Ben Barnicoat Track-Club British GT4 53.17
15 Theodor Olsen RAW Motorsport Radical Masters SR8 52.58
16 Scott Malvern Team Parker Racing British GT4 51.33
17 Morten Dons Radical Works Team Radical Masters SR8 50.33
18 Kush Maini Lanan Racing British F3 50.00
19 Colin Noble Ecurie Ecosse/Nielsen Racing LMP3 Cup 49.75
20 Jack Mitchell Century Motorsport British GT4 49.50
21 Marco Sorensen TF Sport British GT3 49.50
22 Louis Hamilton-Smith RAW Motorsport Radical Masters SR8 47.24
23 Krishnaraaj Mahadik Double R Racing British F3 45.00
24 Martin Plowman UltraTek Racing Team RjN British GT4 44.00
25 Jonathan Kennard Valour Radical Masters SR8 38.75
26 Will Burns HHC Mptorsport British GT4 38.50
27 Joe Osborne Tolman Motorsport British GT4 36.67
28 Nicki Thiim TF Sport British GT3 36.67
29 Patrick Kujala Barwell Motorsport British GT3 33.00
30 Sun Yue Yang Carlin Motorsport British F3 31.25
31 Manuel Maldonado Fortec Motorsports British F3 31.25
32 Maxime Martin Jetstream Motorsport British GT3 31.17
33 Jesse Antilla UltraTek Racing Team RjN British GT4 31.17
34 Mike Robinson Balfe Motorsport British GT4 25.67
35 Billy Monger Carlin Motorsport British F3 25.00
36 Will Moore Academy Motorsport British GT4 24.75
37 Matt Nicoll-Jones Academy Motorsport British GT4 24.75
38 Jamie Chadwick Douglas Motorsport British F3 23.75
39 Jordan Albert Tolman Motorsort British GT4 23.10
40 Lewis Proctor Tolman Motorsort British GT4 23.10
41 Ben Tuck Century Motorsport British GT4 23.10
42 Ben Green Century Motorsport British GT4 23.10
43 Jamie Spence 360 Racing LMP3 Cup 22.75
44 Jack Butel Speedworks Motorsport LMP3 Cup 22.25
45 Jonny Cocker Barwell Motorsport British GT3 22.00
46 Clement Novalak Carlin Motorsport British F3 21.25
47 Finlay Hutchinson Equipe Verschuur British GT4 15.58
48 Daniel McKay Equipe Verschuur British GT4 15.58
49 Tom Wood Academy Motorsport British GT4 11.55
50 Jan Janck Academy Motorsport British GT4 11.55
51 Tristan Charpentier Fortec Motorsports British F3 11.25
52 Michael Broadhurst Fox Motorsport British GT4 11.00
53 Rob Bell Balfe Motorsport British GT3 9.17
54 Devan Modell RJN Motorsport British GT3 8.98
55 Sasakorn Chaimongkol Hillspeed British F3 7.50
56 Ryan Ratcliffe Team Parker Racing British GT3 7.33
57 Struan Moore RJN Motorsport British GT3 1.65
58 Ben Hurst Hillspeed British F3 1.25
59 Chia Wing Hoong Chris Dittmann Racing British F3 1.25
60 Pavan Ravishankar Double R Racing British F3 0.00
61 Arvin Esmaeili Douglas Motorsport British F3 0.00
62 Callum Hawkins-Row Team Hard Racing British GT4 0.00
63 Matthew George Invictus Games Racing British GT4 0.00
64 Sennan Fielding Stellar Motorsport British GT4 0.00
65 Alex Quin Stellar Motorsport British GT4 0.00
66 Dean Mcdonald Steller Performance British GT4 0.00
67 Benjamin Wallace Team Hard Racing British GT4 0.00
68 Alex Schjerpen Century Motorsport British GT4                –

Smith Takes A Whelen Tumble As Burgess Slashes Reid’s 240 Advantage

Outings for a number of Sunoco 240 Challenge-eligible series have resulted in a few significant changes at the competition’s sharp end in recent weeks as the 2018 campaign begins to hit its stride. However, it’s still Mini Challenge Cooper’s early pace-setter Kyle Reid who continues to lead an incredibly competitive top-10 from Steve Burgess and Ant Whorton-Eales.

Meanwhile, the ‘senior’ Sunoco Whelen Challenge is set for another crucial weekend at Snetterton following a reasonably quiet fortnight.

 Whelen: Smith tumbles to fringes of top-10

With the majority of the top-10 not in action until this weekend, all eyes were on LMP3 Cup contender Brad Smith at Brands Hatch last Saturday and Sunday. Two fastest laps plus a second and third would have ordinarily helped to consolidate his fifth place in the Whelen standings, but such was the low turnout that the Mectech Motorsport driver actually dropped five positions and almost 20 points.

BRDC British F3 ace Linus Lundqvist therefore maintains his place atop the standings ahead of this weekend’s outing in Norfolk. The Swede is just one point clear of British GT3 Pro and 2015 Sunoco Whelen Challenge winner Phil Keen who, in turn, enjoys a 3.67-point advantage over title rival Yelmer Buurman. Stuart Mosely, 10.25 marks further back in fourth, resumes his Radical European Masters campaign at Spa-Francorchamps on June 9/10.

Official Whelen Standings 21st May 2018

Standings Drivers Name Team Series Average Points
1 Linus Lundqvist Double R Racing British F3 100.00
2 Phil Keen Barwell Motorsport British GT3 99.00
3 Yelmer Buurman ERC Sport British GT3 95.33
4 Stuart Moseley Radical Works Team Radical Masters SR8 85.08
5 Darren Turner Beechdean AMR British GT3 75.17
6 Patrik Matthiesen HHC Motorsport British GT4 72.60
7 Nicolai Kjaergaard Carlin Motorsport British F3 72.50
8 Jonny Adam Optimum Motorsport British GT3 67.83
9 Callum Macleod Team Parker Racing British GT3 64.17
10 Brad Smith Mectech Motorsport LMP3 Cup 63.125
11 Callum Pointon HHC Mptorsport British GT4 59.40
12 Michael O’Brien Tolman Motorsort British GT4 57.75
13 Charlie Fagg Tolman Motorsort British GT4 57.75
14 Ben Barnicoat Track-Club British GT4 53.17
15 Theodor Olsen RAW Motorsport Radical Masters SR8 52.58
16 Scott Malvern Team Parker Racing British GT4 51.33
17 Morten Dons Radical Works Team Radical Masters SR8 50.33
18 Kush Maini Lanan Racing British F3 50.00
19 Colin Noble Ecurie Ecosse/Nielsen Racing LMP3 Cup 49.75
20 Jack Mitchell Century Motorsport British GT4 49.50
21 Marco Sorensen TF Sport British GT3 49.50
22 Louis Hamilton-Smith RAW Motorsport Radical Masters SR8 47.24
23 Krishnaraaj Mahadik Double R Racing British F3 45.00
24 Martin Plowman UltraTek Racing Team RjN British GT4 44.00
25 Jonathan Kennard Valour Radical Masters SR8 38.75
26 Will Burns HHC Mptorsport British GT4 38.50
27 Joe Osborne Tolman Motorsport British GT4 36.67
28 Nicki Thiim TF Sport British GT3 36.67
29 Patrick Kujala Barwell Motorsport British GT3 33.00
30 Sun Yue Yang Carlin Motorsport British F3 31.25
31 Manuel Maldonado Fortec Motorsports British F3 31.25
32 Maxime Martin Jetstream Motorsport British GT3 31.17
33 Jesse Antilla UltraTek Racing Team RjN British GT4 31.17
34 Mike Robinson Balfe Motorsport British GT4 25.67
35 Billy Monger Carlin Motorsport British F3 25.00
36 Will Moore Academy Motorsport British GT4 24.75
37 Matt Nicoll-Jones Academy Motorsport British GT4 24.75
38 Jamie Chadwick Douglas Motorsport British F3 23.75
39 Jordan Albert Tolman Motorsort British GT4 23.10
40 Lewis Proctor Tolman Motorsort British GT4 23.10
41 Ben Tuck Century Motorsport British GT4 23.10
42 Ben Green Century Motorsport British GT4 23.10
43 Jamie Spence 360 Racing LMP3 Cup 22.75
44 Jack Butel Speedworks Motorsport LMP3 Cup 22.25
45 Jonny Cocker Barwell Motorsport British GT3 22.00
46 Clement Novalak Carlin Motorsport British F3 21.25
47 Finlay Hutchinson Equipe Verschuur British GT4 15.58
48 Daniel McKay Equipe Verschuur British GT4 15.58
49 Tom Wood Academy Motorsport British GT4 11.55
50 Jan Janck Academy Motorsport British GT4 11.55
51 Tristan Charpentier Fortec Motorsports British F3 11.25
52 Michael Broadhurst Fox Motorsport British GT4 11.00
53 Rob Bell Balfe Motorsport British GT3 9.17
54 Devan Modell RJN Motorsport British GT3 8.98
55 Sasakorn Chaimongkol Hillspeed British F3 7.50
56 Ryan Ratcliffe Team Parker Racing British GT3 7.33
57 Struan Moore RJN Motorsport British GT3 1.65
58 Ben Hurst Hillspeed British F3 1.25
59 Chia Wing Hoong Chris Dittmann Racing British F3 1.25
60 Pavan Ravishankar Double R Racing British F3 0.00
61 Arvin Esmaeili Douglas Motorsport British F3 0.00
62 Callum Hawkins-Row Team Hard Racing British GT4 0.00
63 Matthew George Invictus Games Racing British GT4 0.00
64 Sennan Fielding Stellar Motorsport British GT4 0.00
65 Alex Quin Stellar Motorsport British GT4 0.00
66 Dean Mcdonald Steller Performance British GT4 0.00
67 Benjamin Wallace Team Hard Racing British GT4 0.00
68 Alex Schjerpen Century Motorsport British GT4                –

Official Whelen Standings 21st May 2018

Standings Drivers Name Team Series Average Points
1 Linus Lundqvist Double R Racing British F3 100.00
2 Phil Keen Barwell Motorsport British GT3 99.00
3 Yelmer Buurman ERC Sport British GT3 95.33
4 Stuart Moseley Radical Works Team Radical Masters SR8 85.08
5 Darren Turner Beechdean AMR British GT3 75.17
6 Patrik Matthiesen HHC Motorsport British GT4 72.60
7 Nicolai Kjaergaard Carlin Motorsport British F3 72.50
8 Jonny Adam Optimum Motorsport British GT3 67.83
9 Callum Macleod Team Parker Racing British GT3 64.17
10 Brad Smith Mectech Motorsport LMP3 Cup 63.125
11 Callum Pointon HHC Mptorsport British GT4 59.40
12 Michael O’Brien Tolman Motorsort British GT4 57.75
13 Charlie Fagg Tolman Motorsort British GT4 57.75
14 Ben Barnicoat Track-Club British GT4 53.17
15 Theodor Olsen RAW Motorsport Radical Masters SR8 52.58
16 Scott Malvern Team Parker Racing British GT4 51.33
17 Morten Dons Radical Works Team Radical Masters SR8 50.33
18 Kush Maini Lanan Racing British F3 50.00
19 Colin Noble Ecurie Ecosse/Nielsen Racing LMP3 Cup 49.75
20 Jack Mitchell Century Motorsport British GT4 49.50
21 Marco Sorensen TF Sport British GT3 49.50
22 Louis Hamilton-Smith RAW Motorsport Radical Masters SR8 47.24
23 Krishnaraaj Mahadik Double R Racing British F3 45.00
24 Martin Plowman UltraTek Racing Team RjN British GT4 44.00
25 Jonathan Kennard Valour Radical Masters SR8 38.75
26 Will Burns HHC Mptorsport British GT4 38.50
27 Joe Osborne Tolman Motorsport British GT4 36.67
28 Nicki Thiim TF Sport British GT3 36.67
29 Patrick Kujala Barwell Motorsport British GT3 33.00
30 Sun Yue Yang Carlin Motorsport British F3 31.25
31 Manuel Maldonado Fortec Motorsports British F3 31.25
32 Maxime Martin Jetstream Motorsport British GT3 31.17
33 Jesse Antilla UltraTek Racing Team RjN British GT4 31.17
34 Mike Robinson Balfe Motorsport British GT4 25.67
35 Billy Monger Carlin Motorsport British F3 25.00
36 Will Moore Academy Motorsport British GT4 24.75
37 Matt Nicoll-Jones Academy Motorsport British GT4 24.75
38 Jamie Chadwick Douglas Motorsport British F3 23.75
39 Jordan Albert Tolman Motorsort British GT4 23.10
40 Lewis Proctor Tolman Motorsort British GT4 23.10
41 Ben Tuck Century Motorsport British GT4 23.10
42 Ben Green Century Motorsport British GT4 23.10
43 Jamie Spence 360 Racing LMP3 Cup 22.75
44 Jack Butel Speedworks Motorsport LMP3 Cup 22.25
45 Jonny Cocker Barwell Motorsport British GT3 22.00
46 Clement Novalak Carlin Motorsport British F3 21.25
47 Finlay Hutchinson Equipe Verschuur British GT4 15.58
48 Daniel McKay Equipe Verschuur British GT4 15.58
49 Tom Wood Academy Motorsport British GT4 11.55
50 Jan Janck Academy Motorsport British GT4 11.55
51 Tristan Charpentier Fortec Motorsports British F3 11.25
52 Michael Broadhurst Fox Motorsport British GT4 11.00
53 Rob Bell Balfe Motorsport British GT3 9.17
54 Devan Modell RJN Motorsport British GT3 8.98
55 Sasakorn Chaimongkol Hillspeed British F3 7.50
56 Ryan Ratcliffe Team Parker Racing British GT3 7.33
57 Struan Moore RJN Motorsport British GT3 1.65
58 Ben Hurst Hillspeed British F3 1.25
59 Chia Wing Hoong Chris Dittmann Racing British F3 1.25
60 Pavan Ravishankar Double R Racing British F3 0.00
61 Arvin Esmaeili Douglas Motorsport British F3 0.00
62 Callum Hawkins-Row Team Hard Racing British GT4 0.00
63 Matthew George Invictus Games Racing British GT4 0.00
64 Sennan Fielding Stellar Motorsport British GT4 0.00
65 Alex Quin Stellar Motorsport British GT4 0.00
66 Dean Mcdonald Steller Performance British GT4 0.00
67 Benjamin Wallace Team Hard Racing British GT4 0.00
68 Alex Schjerpen Century Motorsport British GT4                –

Smith Takes A Whelen Tumble As Burgess Slashes Reid’s 240 Advantage

Outings for a number of Sunoco 240 Challenge-eligible series have resulted in a few significant changes at the competition’s sharp end in recent weeks as the 2018 campaign begins to hit its stride. However, it’s still Mini Challenge Cooper’s early pace-setter Kyle Reid who continues to lead an incredibly competitive top-10 from Steve Burgess and Ant Whorton-Eales.

Meanwhile, the ‘senior’ Sunoco Whelen Challenge is set for another crucial weekend at Snetterton following a reasonably quiet fortnight.

 Whelen: Smith tumbles to fringes of top-10

With the majority of the top-10 not in action until this weekend, all eyes were on LMP3 Cup contender Brad Smith at Brands Hatch last Saturday and Sunday. Two fastest laps plus a second and third would have ordinarily helped to consolidate his fifth place in the Whelen standings, but such was the low turnout that the Mectech Motorsport driver actually dropped five positions and almost 20 points.

BRDC British F3 ace Linus Lundqvist therefore maintains his place atop the standings ahead of this weekend’s outing in Norfolk. The Swede is just one point clear of British GT3 Pro and 2015 Sunoco Whelen Challenge winner Phil Keen who, in turn, enjoys a 3.67-point advantage over title rival Yelmer Buurman. Stuart Mosely, 10.25 marks further back in fourth, resumes his Radical European Masters campaign at Spa-Francorchamps on June 9/10.

240: Burgess closes on Reid

 Brands Hatch was the place to be for Sunoco 240 Challenge categories last weekend when Radical UK Challenge, F3 Cup and GT Cup all staged rounds at the Kent venue.

Mini Challenge Cooper’s outing seven days earlier at Snetterton had seen Kyle Reid maintain his excellent start by bagging all three victories, two fastest laps and a pole position. However, such was his even better season opener at Donington that the SCK Motorsport driver actually dropped from 130 points to 124.

While still a very impressive total after five races, it did at least give nearest rival Steve Burgess a chance to capitalise. An average of 120 for the weekend thanks to three Radical UK Challenge wins and as many fastest laps allowed him to do just that, with 3.17 points now separating the pair after the same number of races.

Mini Challenge JCW duo Ant Whorton-Eales and Jordan Collard both have another chance to make further inroads this weekend at Snetterton after already benefitting from Stephen Daly’s Brands Hatch non-score, which cost the F3 Cup driver 46.67 points and 12 places.

Two podiums and fastest laps left Radical UK Challenge’s Dominic Jackson with the same total as he began the weekend – 88.33 – while British GT3 Am Lee Mowle – currently just 0.33 points behind Jackson – has two more points-scoring opportunities this weekend at Snetterton. The same goes for leading British GT4 Am contender Kelvin Fletcher who picked up two places in the overall standings at the expense of Daly and fellow F3 Cup driver Shane Kelly.

Jon Minshaw is eighth, one place and just 0.33 points ahead of F3 Cup’s new leading contender Stuart Wiltshire, who recorded a victory and second place at Brands Hatch.

 

 

 

Burgess Seals Brands Hatch Hat-Trick

Brands Hatch, Kent – Sunday 20 May 2018; Steve Burgess continued his Radical Challenge winning streak with a hat-trick of race victories in the second round battles around the Brands Hatch GP circuit. The RAW Motorsports man nearly didn’t have it all his own way as Dominik Jackson came agonisingly close to taking his maiden career win whilst four different drivers occupied the rest of the podium throughout the three-race weekend.
 
Race 1

Burgess began his winning ways with a satisfying third victory of his 2018 campaign on Saturday afternoon, in a race which saw nothing to choose between the top three championship protagonists.

Although Burgess led from pole, Jackson and Jérôme de Sadeleer refused to allow the 2016 Champion to gain any advantage, with the trio running equidistant just a few tenths of a second apart for much of the shortened 20-minute race. As the leading three pulled clear of the pack, the order remained unchanged until the final corner of the final lap when, in an attempt to secure second at the flag, de Sadeleer ran wide and ended his race in the Clearways tyre wall.

Continuing his strong qualifying performance, Marcello Marateotto led the fight for fourth, leaving him perfectly placed to pick up the final podium position. Brian Murphy and Kristian Jeffrey vied for fifth place, Jeffries eventually making a stellar move stick at Surtees on lap five.

With fierce battles up and down the 20-car field, Elliot Goodman pulled off a superb pass on Spencer Bourne into Paddock Hill Bend to take sixth with five minutes remaining. Behind them, a six-car battle for ninth came to a head at Druids on the penultimate tour, resulting in John Caudwell losing the Team class lead to Peter Tyler.

Race 2

Jackson was denied his maiden Radical Challenge win on Sunday morning, despite leading from lights to flag. The RAW Motorsports charge was judged to have jumped the start, the resulting 10 second penalty dropping him to third, leaving Burgess to pick up win number two.

Whilst Jackson romped away at the lights, Burgess didn’t get the best of starts leaving the championship leader with it all to do heading into Paddock Hill Bend. Securing second, a jostling pack behind saw de Sadeleer take to the gravel but able to re-join at the back of the field. John Caudwell wasn’t so fortunate and with Brian Caudwell’s car beached across the inside kerb at Druids, an early safety car was required.

Clean away at the restart with 14 minutes remaining, Jackson led from Burgess and Marateotto. Unaware of Jackson’s impending penalty, Burgess was relentless in the pursuit of his teammate and threatened to send it up the inside on more than one occasion, but Jackson remained undeterred.

Marateotto crossed the line third on-track but moved up to the second step of the podium ahead of Jackson. Jeffrey, making his GP circuit debut, finished fourth despite also jumping the start. Brian Murphy mirrored his race one result to pick up points for fifth ahead of Spencer Bourne.

Race 3

Starting from pole for the final 40-minute endurance race, Jackson threatened to once again spoil Burgess’ party. Running side-by-side from the rolling start and down the Brabham Straight, Jackson managed to seize the initiative at Paddock Hill Bend but Burgess remained glued to his rear bumper throughout the opening stint.

The gap ebbed and flowed as Burgess overheated his tyres and had to drop back and re-group before attacking once more, but an off-track moment from Jackson at Stirlings on lap 12 was all the invitation Burgess needed to surge through. Although Jackson recovered well, a lengthy pit stop meant Burgess sailed clear to the flag whilst Jackson took important points for fourth.

With the leading duo setting a blistering pace from the off, the intense battle for third between Murphy, Brian Caudwell, de Sadeleer, Jeffrey and Richard Baxter ran right to the pit stops. Caudwell came out on top and pushed on to pass Baxter the following tour to secure second.

Although Baxter finished third on the road, a penalty for speeding in the pit lane dropped him outside the top 10, gifting Jeffrey the final podium position.

Goodman was once again on form to finish fifth, having started from 12th on the grid, while Barry Liversidge notched up his best result of the season so far in sixth.

Peter Tyler and Tom Gladdis managed a clean sweep of Team class wins across the weekend, heading John Caudwell and Stuart Moseley in race three.

Driver quotes:

Steve Burgess (Winner all races): “That was a perfect weekend, pole and the three wins, it can’t get much better, can it? I think I had the legs on Dom (Jackson) by a fraction but it’s hard to pass here. I kept overheating the tyres following him too close so I kept backing off and going again and he then made a mistake out the back and I managed to get by.”

Brian Caudwell (Second race three): “It was excellent, it’s been a long time waiting. I’ve had a fairly tough year so far. I knew I was never going to win as Steve has a lot more pace on me, but I’m really happy. I look in the top ten now and there’s guys finishing in ninth, tenth, eleventh and they’re podium finishers. It’s fiercely contested at the minute.”

Dominik Jackson (Second race One, third race two): “There wasn’t much in it during race one, we were all setting nearly identical times. It was a shame in race two as I was rolling slightly and got a penalty. But I still managed to take third with the penalty so it’s not too bad considering.”

Marcello Marateotto (Third race one, second race two): “At my age you have to be happy if they let you start and if you finish on the podium then it’s an excellent weekend! I was able to watch the guys at the front fighting each other but I wasn’t able to challenge. I’ve still got some work to do on the car and myself.”

Kristian Jeffrey (Third race three): “It was a good weekend, considering I didn’t have the pace of the front runners. I’m happy to come out top five in all three races. You guys should be happy the Caribbean bought the weather! The team really worked hard on the car making me more comfortable throughout the weekend. We got better and better each race but it just wasn’t enough.”

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Kyle Reid Continues His Winning Run

Can Kyle Reid continue his run of wins? Yes! He took just 1 lap to reel Robbie Dalgleish in. Kyle had a mix of wets and dry tyres on while Robbie had full wets. More grip initially but with a drying circuit, Kyle had made the right choice in Rubber. Kyle led for the rest of the race. Simon Walton gave him a good run for his money but 3rd was as high he could climb.

In the Am class, Alex Nevill was giving a clean pair of heels to Andy Godfrey who in turn was keeping Neal Clarke and Gary Papworth in check. Adrian Norman meanwhile was putting in the fastest lap of the class. Now if only he could string a few of those together. At the chequered flag, it was a predictable finish.

Race 1 Results
Pro:
P1: Kyle Reid
P2: Robbie Dalgleish
P3: Simon Walton

Am:
P1: Alex Neville
P2: Andy Godfrey
P3: Neal Clarke

Race 2
Weather Cloudy/dry

A not so good start to the race with a red flag so soon after the start. Oli O’Neill and Charlie Cooper having a coming together on the first bend. The track staff and Marshals quickly recovered the cars, the cars were restarted after a 10-minute delay. Kyle again shot off but was quickly outmanoeuvred by Simon Walton. Only for Kyle to get the lead back in the next lap to again be outmanoeuvred in the same place. Kyle again took the lead back but made it stick. Great to watch. Meanwhile, with these 2 playing tag, Robbie Dalgleish and Jacob Andrews were gaining on them. It was not long before Robbie attacked and Simon took to the infield and dropped down the order.

In Am class, Alex Nevill was making look too easy with total class dominance, with Andy Godfrey and Neil Clarke in close proximity. Adrian Norman took Gary Papworth and would let him pass. Darryl Brown, Elspeth Rodgers and Keir McConomy bring up the rear.

Result Race 2
Pro:
P1: Kyle Reid
P2: Robbie Dalgleish
P3: Jacob Andrews

Am:
P1: Alex Neville
P2: Andy Godfrey
P3: Neal Clarke

Race 3
Weather Bright/Dry

Can he make it 3 out of 3 for the weekend? Can he keep his unbroken run of wins up? Yes and Yes. Even a reversed grid could not hold him back. From P5 to P2 in the first lap with Simon Walton out in front again having been pole. The penultimate lap saw Kyle overtake and stay in front. Richard Newman had been playing a waiting game and he too took Simon for a well-deserved P2 from Jacob Andrews.

In Am class, Alex Nevill scored his hattrick of wins with total domination of the class. This time Andy Godfrey had to let Gary Papworth go and get P2 while he still had 3 podiums for the weekend. All over too quickly. With all starters finishing an enjoyable sprint around the Snetterton 300 circuit.

Kyle Reid travels back to Scotland successfully defending his unbeaten run. Andy Godfrey and Alex Nevill keeping the podium to themselves.

All is looking good for Silverstone on the short National Circuit, in a few weeks time.,