Published on Friday, October 13, 2023

Hedley leads third Zandvoort GB3 practice, Voisin quickest overall on friday

Arden VRD’s James Hedley topped the times in another rain-affected free practice session at Zandvoort this afternoon, but it was Rodin Carlin’s Callum Voisin who ended the day quickest overall courtesy of his time in the drier second practice session.

Hedley’s best effort of 1m42.429s came on his third from last tour of the Dutch Grand Prix venue, as track conditions slowly improved throughout the 45 minutes. His time of 1m42.429s put him three tenths of a second clear of the field, and ensured that Arden VRD topped two of the three sessions held today. JHR’s Matthew Rees was second fastest, just 0.030s clear of Hitech Pulse-Eight’s Alex Dunne, with Fortec’s Max Esterson fourth and three tenths of a second further behind.

Session once pace setter Nico Christodoulou was fifth ahead of Rodin Carlin’s John Bennett and Hitech’s Souta Arao, who topped the times briefly early on. Championship leader Voisin was eighth fastest in session three, but his session two effort proved the quickest overall, with Oliver Stewart (Elite) and Zak Taylor (Chris Dittmann Racing) completing the session three top-10.

On the combined time sheets for the day, 23 of the 25 drivers entered for this weekend’s event set their best time in the second session, with CDR’s Arthur Rogeon and Fortec's Jarrod Waberski the only exceptions. Voisin time of 1m32.167s put him two tenths ahead of Elite’s McKenzy Cresswell and Hitech’s Alex Dunne.

The field returns to action tomorrow for qualifying at 09.00 local time (08.00 UK), ahead of the first two races of the event.

GB3 Championship, partnered by the BRDC, Zandvoort Free Practice Three result:
1. James Hedley, Arden VRD, 1m42.429s
2. Matthew Rees, JHR Developments, +0.303s
3. Alex Dunne, Hitech Pulse-Eight, +0.333s
4. Max Esterson, Fortec Motorsport, +0.702s
5. Nico Christodoulou, Arden VRD, +0.840s
6. John Bennett, Arden VRD, +0.840s
7. Souta Arao, Hitech Pulse-Eight, +0.932s
8. Callum Voisin, Rodin Carlin, +1.083s
9. Oliver Stewart, Elite Motorsport, +1.115s
10. Zak Taylor, Chris Dittmann Racing, +1.125s
11. Costa Toparis, Rodin Carlin, +1.160s
12. Tymek Kucharczyk, Douglas Motorsport, +1.171s
13. Joseph Loake, JHR Developments, +1.274s
14. Noah Ping, Arden VRD, +1.284s
15. David Morales, JHR Developments, +1.379s
16. Arthur Rogeon, Chris Dittmann Racing, +1.462s
17. Michael Shin, Hitech Pulse-Eight, +1.704s
18. Gerrard Xie, Hillspeed, +1.772s
19. Jarrod Waberski, Fortec Motorsport, +1.779s
20. McKenzy Cresswell, Elite Motorsport, +1.991s
21. Jack Sherwood, Chris Dittmann Racing, +2.054s
22. Patrick Heuzenroeder, Elite Motorsport, +2.592s
23. Daniel Mavlyutov, Hillspeed, +2.644s
24. Edward Pearson, Fortec Motorsport, +3.295s
25. Shawn Rashid, Douglas Motorsport, +5.310s

GB3 Championship, partnered by the BRDC, Free Practice combined result:
1. Callum Voisin, Rodin Carlin, 1m32.167s (session two)
2. McKenzy Cresswell, Elite Motorsport, +0.208s (session two)
3. Alex Dunne, Hitech Pulse-Eight, +0.235s (session two)
4. Tymek Kucharczyk, Douglas Motorsport, +0.504s (session two)
5. Zak Taylor, Chris Dittmann Racing, +0.627s (session two)
6. Souta Arao, Hitech Pulse-Eight, +0.682s (session two)
7. Michael Shin, Hitech Pulse-Eight, +0.801s (session two)
8. Max Esterson, Fortec Motorsport, +0.862s (session two)
9. Nico Christodoulou, Arden VRD, +0.923s (session two)
10. Noah Ping, Arden VRD, +1.093s (session two)
11. Matthew Rees, JHR Developments, +1.205s (session two)
12. Edward Pearson, Fortec Motorsport, +1.301s (session two)
13. John Bennett, Rodin Carlin, +1.399s (session two)
14. Costa Toparis, Rodin Carlin, +1.546s (session two)
15. Oliver Stewart, Elite Motorsport, +1.681s (session two)
16. Jack Sherwood, Chris Dittmann Racing, +1.849s (session two)
17. Shawn Rashid, Douglas Motorsport, +2.409s (session two)
18. Gerrard Xie, Hillspeed, +2.592s (session two)
19. David Morales, JHR Developments, +3.106s (session two)
20. James Hedley, Arden VRD, +3.203s (session two)
21. Patrick Heuzenroeder, Elite Motorsport, +3.659s (session two)
22. Daniel Mavlyutov, Hillspeed, +3.930s (session two)
23. Joseph Loake, JHR Developments, +4.130s (session two)
24. Jarrod Waberski, Fortec Motorsport, +10.802s (session three)
25. Arthur Rogeon, Chris Dittmann Racing, +11.724s (session three)