GB3: Kucharczyk splashes to top spot in wet second session

Hitech Pulse-Eight’s Tymek Kucharczyk topped the times in the final test session of the week at Zandvoort on Friday afternoon, which was heavily rain affected.

The Polish driver’s best time of 1m42.848s put him just one-thousandth of a second clear of Elite Motorsport’s Hugo Schwarze, with the German driver one of three contenders to bring out the red flags during the 45-minute test, with a late off. Kucharczyk’s teammate Gerrard Xie was third fastest and within a tenth of a second of the outright pace.
 

The second Elite car of McKenzy Cresswell was fourth quickest and only just over a tenth away from top spot, while Hitech’s Will Macintyre enjoyed improved form in the wet conditions with the fifth quickest time. JHR’s John Bennett completed the top-six, which was covered by less than two-tenths of a second, and despite being the second driver to cause a red flag with an off into the gravel.
 

Championship leader Louis Sharp was seventh quickest this time around for Rodin Motorsport, a couple of tenths clear of Elite’s Jarrod Waberski, with James Hedley (Rodin) and Colin Queen (Fortec) completing the top-10, which was covered by less than a second. Each driver recorded their best times of the day in the dry opening session, meaning Sharp heads into qualifying at 08.00 local time tomorrow as the fastest driver of the week.
 

GB3 Championship, partnered by the BRDC, Zandvoort Friday session two results:
1. Tymek Kucharczyk, Hitech Pulse-Eight, 1m42.848s
2. Hugo Schwarze, Elite Motorsport, +0.001s
3. Gerrard Xie, Hitech Pulse-Eight, +0.076s
4. McKenzy Cresswell, Elite Motorsport, +0.116s
5. Will Macintyre, Hitech Pulse-Eight, +0.145s
6. John Bennett, JHR Developments, +0.185s
7. Louis Sharp, Rodin Motorsport, +0.416s
8. Jarrod Waberski, Elite Motorsport, +0.602s
9. James Hedley, Rodin Motorsport, +0.651s
10. Colin Queen, Fortec Motorsport, +0.982s
11. Patrick Heuzenroeder, JHR Developments, +1.039s
12. Nikita Johnson, VRD Racing by Arden, +1.364s
13. Josh Irfan, JHR Developments, +1.454s
14. Shawn Rashid, VRD Racing by Arden, +1.510s
15. Seb Murray, Chris Dittmann Racing, +1.689s
16. Flynn Jackes, Chris Dittmann Racing, +1.799s
17. Arthur Rogeon, Rodin Motorsport, +2.450s
18. Edward Pearson, Fortec Motorsport, +2.978s
19. Aditya Kulkarni, Hillspeed, +3.549s
20. Noah Ping, VRD Racing by Arden, +9.117s