VRD Racing's Nikita Bedrin claimed this year's Jack Cavill Pole Position Cup after taking his seventh pole of the season at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya last weekend.
The new champion took pole for race one, putting him out of reach at the top of the standings for the Pole Position Cup and the end of year £2,000 prize. Deagen Fairclough was the only driver who could have denied Bedrin the prize, having earned five poles in 2026. The Briton needed to have claimed either a double pole, or a single pole without Bedrin claiming the other to have taken the prize himself.
With Bedrin claiming the Pole Position Cup, it also meant VRD Racing earned the David Poole-Warren Pole Position Cup for the first time, earning an additional trophy and £2,000 prize.
"It's great to win the Pole Position Cup," Bedrin said. "I need to figure out how to put it in the bank account, because I haven't done my previous positions yet, I keep forgetting! But for sure I'm going to spend it on something good."
As Bedrin claimed pole for race one, series newcomer stunned the paddock by claiming race two pole on his GB3 debut, adding his name to this year's leaderboard in the process.
A total of five drivers earned pole positions in qualifying this year, each winning £300. Bedrin's seven poles and end of year £2,000 earned him £4,100 in prize money from award founder John Cavill.
John is the son of Jack Cavill, who played a prominent role in supporting underfunded drivers from the 1960s onwards. John has followed in his footsteps since, and has been a partner of the GB3 Championship with the Jack Cavill Pole Position Cup since the series' formation as BRDC F4 in 2013.
Previous winners of the Jack Cavill Pole Position Cup include F1 title contender George Russell and IndyCar podium finisher Linus Lundqvist, while F1 world champion Lando Norris and Haas F1 star Ollie Bearman are others to have received prizes as part of the award.
2026 Jack Cavill Pole Position Cup standings
1. Nikita Bedrin, VRD Racing - 7 poles
2. Deagen Fairclough, Hitech - 5 poles
3. Martin Molnar, Rodin Motorsport - 2 poles
4. Abbi Pulling, Rodin Motorsport - 1 pole
=. Lewis Wherrell, JHR Developments - 1 pole
GB3 Jack Cavill Pole Position Cup winners:
2026 - Nikita Bedrin
2025 - Alex Ninovic
2024 - Louis Sharp
2023 - Callum Voisin
2022 - Callum Voisin
2021 - Zak O'Sullivan
2020 - Kaylen Frederick
2019 - Johnathan Hoggard
2018 - Linus Lundqvist
2017 - Enaam Ahmed
2016 - Ricky Collard
2015 - Will Palmer
2014 - George Russell
2013 - Jake Hughes