British F3 Silverstone races 19/20/21

Hillspeed's Sasakorn 'Cutter' Chaimongkol took advantage of a great start to claim his first ever British F3 win at Silverstone this afternoon, and became the 12th different winner of the season so far.

The Thai driver held off constant pressure from pole sitter Kiern Jewiss, who claimed second, with championship challenger Johnathan Hoggard taking third. Ayrton Simmons took fourth for Chris Dittmann Racing ahead of Douglas Motorsport's Ulysse De Pauw, with Carlin's Kaylen Frederick sixth. Championship leader Clement Novalak secured seventh for Carlin ahead of teammate Lucas Petersson, with Double R duo Hampus Ericsson and Neil Verhagen completing the top-10. Verhagen had finished fourth at the flag, but was penalised 10 seconds for a false start.

RDC British F3 Championship, Silverstone race one result:

1. Sasakorn Chaimongkol, Hillspeed, 10 laps
2. Kiern Jewiss, Douglas Motorsport, +0.824s
3. Johnathan Hoggard, Fortec Motorsports, +1.365s
4. Ayrton Simmons, Chris Dittmann Racing, +4.565s
5. Ulysse De Pauw, Douglas Motorsport, +5.623s
6. Kaylen Frederick, Carlin, +6.113s
7. Clement Novalak, Carlin, +7.239s
8. Lucas Petersson, Carlin, +8.439s
9. Hampus Ericsson, Double R Racing, +13.707s
10. Neil Verhagen, Double R Racing, +14.434s
11. Josh Mason, Lanan Racing, +14.813s


Fortec Motorsport's Manuel Maldonado became the 13th different winner of the season, with a dominant display from pole in a wet race two at Silverstone this morning.

Maldonado finished well clear of Hillspeed's Nico Varrone, while Carlin's championship leader Clement Novalak claimed third having started ninth.

Ayrton Simmons mounted a late charge to storm through to fourth, finishing just 0.352s behind Novalak while Fortec's Kris Wright claimed his best result of the season with fifth. Ulysse De Pauw was sixth for Douglas Motorsport, less than two tenths ahead of Double R's Pavan Ravishankar, while Kaylen Frederick claimed eighth on the road but lost the position for an out of position start, promoting Kiern Jewiss to eighth, race one winner Sasakorn Chaimongkol to ninth and Benjamin Pedersen to tenth.

BRDC British F3 Championship, Silverstone race two result:

1. Manuel Maldonado, Fortec Motorsports, 10 laps
2. Nico Varrone, Hillspeed, +4.001s
3. Clement Novalak, Carlin, +6.451s
4. Ayrton Simmons, Chris Dittmann Racing, +6.803s
5. Kris Wright, Fortec Motorsports, +17.897s
6. Ulysse De Pauw, Douglas Motorsport, +19.014s
7. Pavan Ravishankar, Double R Racing, +19.188s
8. Kiern Jewiss, Douglas Motorsport, +20.851s
9. Sasakorn Chaimongkol, Hillspeed, +21.493s
10. Benjamin Pedersen, Douglas Motorsport, +22.385s
11. Lucas Petersson, Carlin, +22.768s
12. Nazim Azman, Chris Dittmann Racing, +24.565s
13. Kaylen Frederick, Carlin, +29.945s
14. Johnathan Hoggard, Fortec Motorsports, +39.112s
15. Neil Verhagen, Double R Racing, +56.039s
DNF. Josh Mason, Lanan Racing, 5 laps completed DNF. Hampus Ericsson, Double R Racing, 2 laps completed


Chris Dittmann Racing's Ayrton Simmons claimed his third win of the year in the final race of the weekend at Silverstone. Simmons made a great start from second on the grid to pass pole sitter Kiern Jewiss at Copse and then hung on for the rest of the race, with Jewiss taking second and Neil Verhagen third for Double R Racing.

Championship leader Clement Novalak increased his championship lead again by finishing fourth, a place ahead of main rival Johnathan Hoggard who was fifth having started third. Hampus Ericsson secured sixth for Double R, seven tenths ahead of Douglas Motorsport's Ulysse De Pauw, while Carlin's Lucas Petersson was eighth. Lanan's Josh Mason and Carlin's Kaylen Frederick completed the top-10.

BRDC British F3 Championship, Silverstone race three result:

1. Ayrton Simmons, Chris Dittmann Racing, 10 laps
2. Kiern Jewiss, Douglas Motorsport, +0.546s
3. Neil Verhagen, Double R Racing, +3.808s
4. Clement Novalak, Carlin, +4.453s
5. Johnathan Hoggard, Fortec Motorsports, +4.808s
6. Hampus Ericsson, Double R Racing, +7.299s
7. Ulysse De Pauw, Douglas Motorsport, +8.031s
8. Lucas Petersson, Carlin, +11.854s
9. Josh Mason, Lanan Racing, +12.775s
10. Kaylen Frederick, Carlin, +15.929s