Cameron Paterson

Cameron Paterson

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Beckmann takes first GP3 win on drying Spa track
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Beckmann takes first GP3 win on drying Spa track

David Beckmann has claimed his first GP3 victory on a drying track at Spa-Francorchamps, leading a Trident 1-2 in his third race for the Italian outfit. Beckmann led all 17 laps and maintained a lead of around one to two seconds for the majority of the contest to deny Ryan Tveter a maiden win. The […]

Beckmann claims maiden GP3 pole at Spa qualifying
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Beckmann claims maiden GP3 pole at Spa qualifying

Trident’s David Beckmann followed up leading practice by taking his maiden GP3 pole position in qualifying for the Spa-Francorchamps feature race. Beckmann controlled the session by setting three fastest lap times, extending his gap with a last-gasp lap of 2m04.335s. This was not ultimately required as his previous attempt of 2m04.442s was not bettered by […]

Beckmann leads Trident 1-2-3-4 in disrupted Spa GP3 practice
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Beckmann leads Trident 1-2-3-4 in disrupted Spa GP3 practice

David Beckmann has gone fastest in GP3’s practice at Spa-Francorchamps, leading a Trident 1-2-3-4 in a session disrupted by a lengthy red-flag period. Beckmann topped the timesheets on multiple occasions and set a time of 2m06.111s in the final seconds of the 45-minute session to secure the position. Team-mate Pedro Piquet improved to 0.105s adrift of […]

Boccolacci controls Hungary GP3 sprint race
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Boccolacci controls Hungary GP3 sprint race

MP Motorsport’s Dorian Boccolacci has won GP3’s Hungarian sprint race to take the first series sprint race victory for the Dutch outfit. Boccolacci, who was disqualified from a feature win after fuel issues at Paul Ricard, controlled the race for a first 2018 triumph by leading all 17 laps. The Frenchman led directly from pole, defending from Juan […]

Mazepin dominates GP3 Hungarian feature race
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Mazepin dominates GP3 Hungarian feature race

Force India Formula 1 tester Nikita Mazepin dominated GP3’s Hungarian feature race to take his second win of the 2018 season. Mazepin took the lead from the outset after having a better start from the front row than polesitter Anthoine Hubert, immediately defending and then stretching a lead. He was left free from battles for […]

Hubert takes pole for Hungarian GP3 feature
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Hubert takes pole for Hungarian GP3 feature

ART Grand Prix’s GP3 drivers’ championship leader Anthoine Hubert has taken pole position for the Hungarian feature race at the Hungaroring. Hubert set a time of 1m31.409s, the fastest set at the track with the Dallara GP3-16 machinery, to claim his second of 2018. This extends his points lead to 10 over team-mate Callum Ilott. The […]

Piquet wins maiden GP3 sprint race in Trident 1-2-3
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Piquet wins maiden GP3 sprint race in Trident 1-2-3

Trident’s Pedro Piquet – son of Formula 1 champion Nelson Sr – has claimed his first GP3 sprint race victory at Silverstone. Piquet led all 15 laps after taking the lead from the start from the right-hand side of the front row after a better start than polesitter team-mate Giuliano Alesi. The Brazilian went on to […]

Hubert takes first on-track GP3 victory in ART 1-2-3
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Hubert takes first on-track GP3 victory in ART 1-2-3

Anthoine Hubert has retaken the lead of GP3’s drivers’ championship after claiming his first on-track victory in the category in the feature race at Silverstone. Hubert, who was given victory after Dorian Boccolacci’s disqualification in France, led all 20 laps to win by 3.9 seconds above Force India Formula 1 tester team-mate Nikita Mazepin. The Renault-affiliated […]

Hubert claims maiden pole to cut Ilott’s points lead
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Hubert claims maiden pole to cut Ilott’s points lead

ART Grand Prix’s Anthoine Hubert has claimed a maiden GP3 pole position at Silverstone to cut team-mate Callum Ilott’s points lead to two. The Renault-affiliated driver, one of three to lead the drivers’ standings in 2018 so far, set a time of 1m47.033s on his penultimate lap of the 30-minute session. Hubert set a slower effort at […]

Hughes takes first ART GP3 win after first lap chaos
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Hughes takes first ART GP3 win after first lap chaos

ART Grand Prix’s Jake Hughes has taken his first win for the French outfit after first lap chaos in GP3’s Austrian sprint race that involved retirements for the top three on the grid. Polesitter David Beckmann had a slow start which allowed Ryan Tveter to attack on the right-hand side of the track, with Ferrari-backed Giuliano […]

Lorandi: safety car quirk was ‘high-tension moment’
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Lorandi: safety car quirk was ‘high-tension moment’

Trident driver Alessio Lorandi described a safety car quirk during GP3’s Austria feature race as a “high-tension moment” after momentarily dropping from second to outside of the top 10. Lorandi passed Jake Hughes from third on the grid early on to place behind polesitter Callum Ilott, but as Joey Mawson retired on the opening lap […]

Ilott steals GP3 points lead as Hubert, Mazepin collide
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Ilott steals GP3 points lead as Hubert, Mazepin collide

Ferrari Formula 1 academy driver Callum Ilott has controlled GP3’s Austrian feature race to claim the lead of the drivers’ standings for the first time. Ilott led all 24 laps on his way to a first feature victory, gapping Leonardo Pulcini by 4.5 seconds at the chequered flag. This result gives Ilott the championship lead […]