It’s been a thrilling season so far in the GB3 Championship, with the title battle wide open with events at Donington Park and Brands Hatch in September still to come.
With just under a month to go until the season resumes in the East Midlands on 7-8 September, let’s take a look at the various statistics produced across the opening six events of the season.
Podiums
15 drivers have already stepped foot on the podium this year, with VRD Racing by Arden’s Shawn Rashid the most recent driver to open his tally for the season. Predictably, it’s title battlers Tymek Kucharczyk, John Bennett (both eight) and Louis Sharp (seven) who lead this particular stat, though others are catching them quickly!
8 – Tymek Kucharczyk, John Bennett
7 – Louis Sharp
6 – McKenzy Cresswell
5 – Will Macintyre
3 – Ugo Ugochukwu, Jarrod Waberski
2 – Gerrard Xie, James Hedley, Arthur Rogeon
1 – Noah Ping, Josh Irfan, Patrick Heuzenroeder, Nikita Johnson, Shawn Rashid
Laps led
Frenchman Arthur Rogeon has led more laps than any other driver so far in 2024! He came within a couple of miles of breaking his win duck at Oulton Park, only for late misfortune to strike, but then led every lap of the event concluding races at the Hungaroring and Silverstone to increase his tally to 37 laps at the front of the field. Kucharczyk (32 laps led), Sharp (27) and Bennett (also 27) are his nearest challengers.
37 – Arthur Rogeon
32 – Tymek Kucharczyk
27 – Louis Sharp, John Bennett
17 – Will Macintyre
16 – Nikita Johnson
13 – Gerrard Xie
10 – McKenzy Cresswell
1 – Hugo Schwarze
Fastest laps
Kucharczyk dominates this particular statistic, having set the fastest lap in six of the 17 races held to this point. Bennett and Will Macintyre are his nearest challengers for race pace, with Sharp next up.
6 – Tymek Kucharczyk
4 – John Bennett
3 – Will Macintyre
2 – Louis Sharp
1 – Nikita Johnson, McKenzy Cresswell
Wins
Another stat topper for Kucharczyk, who has so far claimed four wins, with three of those coming in a golden period at Silverstone and Hungary, where he enjoyed a streak of three wins from four races. He’s since added to his tally at Zandvoort, to go one clear of the opposition. Teammate Macintyre and title rival Bennett have three each. Eight drivers have already won races this campaign.
4 – Tymek Kucharczyk
3 – Will Macintyre, John Bennett
2 – Louis Sharp, Arthur Rogeon
1 – Gerrard Xie, Nikita Johnson, McKenzy Cresswell
Pole Positions
Kucharczyk and Bennett have been the kings of qualifying so far, with three poles apiece. Kucharczyk’s poles came in the same streak of success that produced most of his wins, while Bennett has started at the front at Spa and Zandvoort. Five drivers have claimed poles so far in qualifying this year.
3 – Tymek Kucharczyk, John Bennett
2 – Louis Sharp, Gerrard Xie, McKenzy Cresswell
Point for places gained in race three
The format for race three may have changed slightly this year, but points are still awarded for places gained in the final race of each race weekend. And it’s Hillspeed’s Aditya Kulkarni who tops this chart, with 20 points earned for his progress so far this year. The British-Indian driver has enjoyed strong surges up the order on F1 circuits, gaining 10 spots in the Spa finale, four at the Hungaroring and six at Zandvoort. Macintyre is Kulkarni’s nearest challenger with 19 places gained, while Edward Pearson and Kucharczyk have each earned 17 additional points.
20 – Aditya Kulkarni
19 – Will Macintyre
17 – Edward Pearson, Tymek Kucharczyk
16 – Colin Queen, Flynn Jackes
15 – John Bennett
(17 other drivers have earned at least one point for places gained)
Team wins
Hitech Pulse-Eight have enjoyed a sensational 2024 season, taking victories with all three of their drivers. Seven of those came in succession, across the Oulton Park, Silverstone, Spa and Hungaroring events. Rodin Motorsport have fought back though, with three wins in that time, and a total of four. Five teams have won to this point in 2024, with JHR Developments, VRD Racing by Arden and Elite Motorsport all enjoying victory success.
8 – Hitech Pulse-Eight
4 – Rodin Motorsport
3 – JHR Developments
1 – VRD Racing by Arden, Elite Motorsport
Biggest winning margin
In his first season and a half in the GB3 Championship, Kucharczyk has proven something of a master of Silverstone. His winning margin of 7.855s over McKenzy Cresswell earlier of the season remains the biggest of the season so far, though the Polish driver's 7.4s triumph at Zandvoort, ahead of James Hedley, almost matched it!
Smallest winning margin
Silverstone has produced some big wins this year, but also some tight ones! Macintyre's second win of the season, in race two back in April, was secured by just 0.180s, as he and Rodin's Ugo Ugochukwu battled all the way to the line!
Biggest weekend points haul
We end our mid-season stats roundup with a look at the biggest weekend points haul so far. Kucharczyk's tally of 91 points at Spa, courtesy of two wins and a fourth place, is a joint-record score in the GB3 era!