Elite Motorsport's McKenzy Cresswell fended off a substantial first lap challenge from Louis Sharp and John Bennett to claim his first GB3 Championship win of the season in race two at Silvestone this morning (Sunday).
The British driver started from pole, but was again passed by Sharp at Copse on the first lap. In a near mirror image of yesterday's action, the pair went wheel to wheel through Maggotts and Becketts, allowing Bennett to challenge down the Hangar Straight.
This time though, Cresswell was able to regain the lead at Stowe, and he gradually pulled away to take a first win of 2024, at the same circuit he claimed his maiden GB3 win at last year.
Sharp settled for second, two seconds behind to extend his championship lead, while JHR's Bennett earned a second podium of the weekend also with third, after holding off pressure from Cresswell's teammate Jarrod Waberski.
Hitech Pulse-Eight's Tymek Kucharczyk claimed fifth place to recover from yesterday's DNF, five seconds clear of Rodin's Ugo Ugochukwu in sixth.
VRD Racing by Arden's Shawn Rashid replicated his best race result of the season with seventh, having started eighth, finishing ahead of teammate Noah Ping who climbed up from 14th.
Hitech's Gerrard Xie and Elite Motorsport's Hugo Schwarze completed the top-10. The final race of the weekend at Silverstone, the top-12 reverse encounter, is due to start at 15.15, with JHR's Patrick Heuzenroeder set to start from pole.
GB3 Championship, partnered by the BRDC, Silverstone race two provisional result:
1. McKenzy Cresswell, Elite Motorsport
2. Louis Sharp, Rodin Motorsport, +2.234s
3. John Bennett, JHR Developments, +5.790s
4. Jarrod Waberski, Elite Motorsport, +6.412s
5. Tymek Kucharczyk, Hitech Pulse-Eight, +6.753s
6. Ugo Ugochukwu, Rodin Motorsport, +12.325s
7. Shawn Rashid, VRD Racing by Arden, +13.167s
8. Noah Ping, VRD Racing by Arden, +14.672s
9. Gerrard Xie, Hitech Pulse-Eight, +15.249s
10. Hugo Schwarze, Elite Motorsport, +16.316s
11. Arthur Rogeon, Rodin Motorsport, +16.642s
12. Patrick Heuzenroeder, JHR Developments, +17.956s
13. Seb Murray, Chris Dittmann Racing, +18.128s
14. Nikita Johnson, VRD Racing by Arden, +19.134s
15. James Wharton, Fortec Motorsport, +19.573s
16. Will Macintyre, Hitech Pulse-Eight, +19.946s
17. Edward Pearson, Fortec Motorsport, +22.528s
18. Aditya Kulkarni, Hillspeed, +27.656s
19. Jacob Douglas, Chris Dittmann Racing, +28.504s
20. Marcus Luzio, Hillspeed, +29.349s
21. Josh Irfan, JHR Developments, +29.700s
22. Flynn Jackes, Chris Dittmann Racing, +33.934s
23. Colin Queen, Fortec Motorsport, +39.873s