Official Whelen Standings 21st May 2018

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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.,

Lundqvist In Top-Spot

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A stellar weekend for Linus Lundqvist at Rockingham not only helped the Swede take the BRDC British Formula 3 Championship lead but also head the race for 2019’s Rolex 24 At Daytona prize drive.

Two of British F3’s races carry Sunoco Whelen Challenge points, and Lundqvist made both count courtesy of a victory, second place, pole position and fastest lap. That took his season’s average score to 100, 12.5 more than he achieved at the opening round earlier this month.

Lundqvist therefore leads Phil Keen by just one point after the British GT3 Pro suffered a mixed bag at Rockingham where points for pole position helped boost a relatively modest sixth place finish. However, his overall average was still cut by 13.75 points.

Mercedes-AMG factory driver Yelmer Buurman enjoyed a solid first British GT appearance at Oulton Park but announced himself as a genuine Whelen contender by winning from the back of the GT3 grid at Rockingham. The 100 points earned for doing so took his season’s average to 95.33, 7.83 more than fourth placed Stuart Moseley (Radical Masters SR8) and another 5.25 clear of Brad Smith (LMP3 Cup), neither of whom were in action last weekend.

Four of the top-10’s remaining places are now also filled by British GT drivers, Darren Turner’s GT3 podium helping him climb four positions to sixth ahead of GT4 race winner Patrik Matthiesen whose new class lap record also helped increase the Dane’s average by 33 points.

Jonny Adam and Callum Macleod are ninth and 10th, the latter moving up 10 places thanks to a GT3 rostrum, but both remain behind British F3’s Nicolai Kjaergaard despite the Dane’s average total being cut by 30 points.

240: Victories Keep Whorton-Eales In The Hunt

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Dominant opening weekends for Kyle Reid and Steve Burgess ensured that Mini Challenge JCW and British GT Am front-runners were unable to overhaul the Mini Cooper and Radical Challenge drivers’ totals at Rockingham. However, several remain in contention should either of the early pace-setters falter next time out.

Two victories and a pole position represent a good return by anyone’s standard. However, a higher average at Oulton Park actually saw Ant Whorton-Eales lose ground in the 240 standings to not only Reid and Burgess but also F3 Cup driver Stephen Daly. Nevertheless, the JCW ace’s new total of 113.33 – reduced by 6.67 marks – still represents an excellent return from the first two weekends.

Indeed, current leader Reid – as well as Burgess and Daly – must maintain incredibly high standards throughout the campaign if they’re to fend off Whorton-Eales and fellow JCW title challenger Jordan Collard who remains fifth in the 240 standings, albeit with 13.33 fewer points than at the start of Rockingham’s race weekend.

British GT3 race winner Lee Mowle increased his average by 11 points to move up six places to seventh behind Radical Challenge racer Dominic Jackson, who also inherited a spot without turning a wheel. That was partly thanks to Jon Minshaw dropping from seventh to 10th following a frustrating British GT3 outing.

Minshaw’s misfortune also promoted F3 Cup’s Shane Kelly to eighth and partly helped British GT4’s Kelvin Fletcher, who climbed from 18th to ninth with a much-improved 86.17 average score courtesy of the class’ fastest amateur lap and Pro/Am podium.

But there was also disappointment for fellow GT4 Am Adam Balon who dropped from sixth to 12th overall.

240: Victories keep Whorton-Eales in the hunt

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Dominant opening weekends for Kyle Reid and Steve Burgess ensured that Mini Challenge JCW and British GT Am front-runners were unable to overhaul the Mini Cooper and Radical Challenge drivers’ totals at Rockingham. However, several remain in contention should either of the early pace-setters falter next time out.

Two victories and a pole position represent a good return by anyone’s standard. However, a higher average at Oulton Park actually saw Ant Whorton-Eales lose ground in the 240 standings to not only Reid and Burgess but also F3 Cup driver Stephen Daly. Nevertheless, the JCW ace’s new total of 113.33 – reduced by 6.67 marks – still represents an excellent return from the first two weekends.

Indeed, current leader Reid – as well as Burgess and Daly – must maintain incredibly high standards throughout the campaign if they’re to fend off Whorton-Eales and fellow JCW title challenger Jordan Collard who remains fifth in the 240 standings, albeit with 13.33 fewer points than at the start of Rockingham’s race weekend.

British GT3 race winner Lee Mowle increased his average by 11 points to move up six places to seventh behind Radical Challenge racer Dominic Jackson, who also inherited a spot without turning a wheel. That was partly thanks to Jon Minshaw dropping from seventh to 10th following a frustrating British GT3 outing.

Minshaw’s misfortune also promoted F3 Cup’s Shane Kelly to eighth and partly helped British GT4’s Kelvin Fletcher, who climbed from 18th to ninth with a much-improved 86.17 average score courtesy of the class’ fastest amateur lap and Pro/Am podium.

But there was also disappointment for fellow GT4 Am Adam Balon who dropped from sixth to 12th overall.