Fortec Motorsport’s Joel Granfors set the fastest time in the opening test session of the day at Silverstone this morning (Friday).
The Swede’s best effort of 1m53.297s came over 10 minutes before the end of the 40-minute session, and was enough to put him just over a quarter of a second clear of championship rival Luke Browning.
The Hitech driver’s time came later on in the session, deposing Elite’s Tom Lebbon, who ended up third and just 0.042s further back.
It was a good session all-round for Elite, with Lebbon’s teammate John Bennett setting the fourth fastest time, just over a tenth of a second further back.
James Hedley was the lead JHR runner in fifth, 0.021s away from Bennett and nearly two tenths ahead of Douglas Motorsport’s Max Esterson in sixth.
Matthew Rees ensured both JHR cars were inside the top-seven, three thousandths of a second away from Esterson with Cian Shields eighth and less than a tenth further back.
McKenzy Cresswell (Chris Dittmann Racing) and Roberto Faria (Carlin) completed the top-10, which was covered by just over eight tenths of a second, while less than 1.5 seconds separated Granfors and Tommy Smith in 18th.
The second session of the day is due to commence at 13.15.
GB3 Championship, partnered by the BRDC, Silverstone Friday session one result:
1. Joel Granfors, Fortec Motorsport, 1m53.297s
2. Luke Browning, Hitech GP, +0.236s
3. Tom Lebbon, Elite Motorsport, +0.278s
4. John Bennett, Elite Motorsport, +0.415s
5. James Hedley, JHR Developments, +0.436s
6. Max Esterson, Douglas Motorsport, +0.617s
7. Matthew Rees, JHR Developments, +0.620s
8. Cian Shields, Hitech GP, +0.681s
9. McKenzy Cresswell, Chris Dittmann Racing, +0.728s
10. Roberto Faria, Carlin, +0.810s
11. Callum Voisin, Carlin, +0.877s
12. Bryce Aron, Hitech GP, +1.011s
13. David Morales, Arden Motorsport, +1.050s
14. Alex Connor, Arden Motorsport, +1.163s
15. Marcos Flack, Douglas Motorsport, +1.192s
16. Nick Gilkes, Hillspeed, +1.285s
17. Javier Sagrera, Carlin, +1.383s
18. Tommy Smith, Douglas Motorsport, +1.458s
19. Mikkel Grundtvig, Fortec Motorsport, +2.096s
20. Branden Oxley, Chris Dittmann Racing, +2.121s
21. Zak Taylor, Fortec Motorsport, +2.335s
22. Ayrton Ori, Chris Dittmann Racing, +3.705s
No time recorded. Nico Christodoulou, Arden Motorsport