Pradel quickest in FP2, Ninovic fastest overall on Friday

Pradel quickest in FP2, Ninovic fastest overall on Friday

04 July 2025

Rodin Motorsport's Gianmarco Pradel set the quickest time in Free Practice Two at the Hungaroring, but fell just short of beating teammate Alex Ninovic's effort from this morning's session.

Australian Pradel set a time of 1m38.350s in the closing stages of the 45-minute session, though a late red flag ended the chances of any further improvements in the final two minutes. Pradel's time was 0.112s away from Ninovic's FP1 effort. 

Ninovic was second in FP2 to underline his pace this weekend, with Hitech TGR's Deagen Fairclough third having also topped the times inside the final few minutes. Fairclough was half a tenth behind Ninovic and 0.145s clear of teammate Keanu Al Azhari in fourth.

Will Macintyre was the lead Elite Motorsport runner in fifth, 0.053s in arrears of Al Azhari and 0.163s ahead of Xcel Motorsport's Patrick Heuzenroeder, who was sixth fastest for the second successive session. 

VRD Racing's Hugo Schwarze moved up to seventh having been ninth this morning, and 0.020s clear of JHR Developments' Noah Lisle.

Rodin's Abbi Pulling and Xcel Motorsport's Jack Sherwood completed the session two top-10, which was covered by 1.019s. 

The vast majority of drivers set their best times of the day in FP1, with Ninovic and Macintyre the top-two on the combined times, though Pradel's afternoon effort moved him above Al Azhari into third. 

Fairclough was another to improve in the afternoon and was fifth overall ahead of Lisle, with Heuzenroeder ahead of Argenti with Prema's Reza Seewooruthun. Schwarze and Pulling completed the top-10. 

Ninovic's best time of 1m38.238s is 1.391s quicker than last year's pole lap in the previous generation GB3 car. 

GB3 action at the Hungaroring really kicks into gear tomorrow morning, with the two-part qualifying session commencing at 10.50 local time (09.50 UK).

GB3 Championship, partnered by the BRDC, Hungaroring Free Practice 2 result:
1. Gianmarco Pradel, Rodin Motorsport, 1m38.350s
2. Alex Ninovic, Rodin Motorsport, +0.143s
3. Deagen Fairclough, Hitech TGR, +0.192s
4. Keanu Al Azhari, Hitech TGR, +0.337s
5. Will Macintyre, Elite Motorsport, +0.390s
6. Patrick Heuzenroeder, Xcel Motorsport, +0.553s
7. Hugo Schwarze, VRD Racing, +0.794s
8. Noah Lisle, JHR Developments, +0.814s
9. Abbi Pulling, Rodin Motorsport, +0.897s
10. Jack Sherwood, Xcel Motorsport, +1.019s
11. Flynn Jackes, Elite Motorsport, +1.099s
12. Yuanpu Cui, Argenti with Prema, +1.123s
13. Lucas Fluxa, Argenti with Prema, +1.184s
14. Reza Seewooruthun, Argenti with Prema, +1.186s
15. Kai Daryanani, JHR Developments, +1.419s
16. Bianca Bustamante, Elite Motorsport, +1.848s

GB3 Championship, partnered by the BRDC, Hungaroring Free Practice combined results:
1. Alex Ninovic, Rodin Motorsport, 1m38.238s
2. Will Macintyre, Elite Motorsport, +0.105s
3. Gianmarco Pradel, Rodin Motorsport, +0.112s
4. Keanu Al Azhari, Hitech TGR, +0.130s
5. Deagen Fairclough, Hitech TGR, +0.304s
6. Noah Lisle, JHR Developments, +0.440s
7. Patrick Heuzenroeder, Xcel Motorsport, +0.478s
8. Reza Seewooruthun, Argenti with Prema, +0.624s
9. Hugo Schwarze, VRD Racing, +0.665s
10. Abbi Pulling, Rodin Motorsport, +0.846s
11. Flynn Jackes, Elite Motorsport, +1.080s
12. Jack Sherwood, Xcel Motorsport, +1.095s
13. Yuanpu Cui, Argenti with Prema, +1.235s
14. Kai Daryanani, JHR Developments, +1.266s
15. Lucas Fluxa, Argenti with Prema, +1.269s
16. Bianca Bustamante, Elite Motorsport, +1.960s

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