Prestone MSA British Rally Championship Round 5: Nicky Grist Stages, 8-9 July

Swedish driver Fredrik Ahlin and his Norwegian co-driver Torstein Eriksen claimed victory on round five, the Nicky Grist Stages.

Local crew Osian Pryce and Dale Furniss led for most of the event until a high-pressure fuel pump failure sidelined the Welsh pairing on Sunday afternoon – allowing the Scandinavian crew to inherit the lead in their DMACK Skoda Fabia R5. The Welsh event was their third victory this season – returning them to the top of the championship table.

North Wales-based Matt Edwards repeated his Ypres second place on home turf with Phil Clarke in the hot seat. Rhys Yates and Alex Lee took their first BRC podium to complete the top three.

Results
1 Fredrik Ahlin (SWE) / Torstein Erikson (NOR) Skoda Fabia R5 1h45m50.2s
2 Matt Edwards (GBR) / Darren Garrod (GBR) Ford Fiesta R5 +47.5
3 Rhys Yates (GBR) / Alex Lee (GBR) Ford Fiesta R5 +2:08.0

Provisional championship standings
1 Fredrik Ahlin – 88* points
2 Osian Pryce – 66*
3 Matt Edwards – 54
* Denotes Joker used

MAXXIS MSA English Rally Championship Round 3: Nicky Grist Stages, 8 July
Round 4: Acropolis Stages, 9 July

Rounds three and four of the championship took competitors to the double delights of the Nicky Grist Stages (Gravel) on Saturday and the Acropolis Stages (Asphalt) on Sunday.

On both events the championship battle was very much between three crews: Stephen Petch/Michael Wilkinson, Peter Taylor/Andrew Roughead and Callum Black/Elliott Edmondson all in Ford Fiestas.

Stephen Petch came out just eight seconds ahead on Saturday but the tables were reversed on Sunday when Callum Black took maximum championship points. Peter Taylor was very much in contention on both events but was forced to retired from Sunday’s event with a split oil cooler.

Results
Round three
1 Stephen Petch / Michael Wilkinson (Ford Fiesta WRC) 46m48.7s
2 Peter Taylor / Andrew Roughead (Ford Fiesta WRC) 46m56.8s
3 Callum Black / Elliott Edmondson (Ford Fiesta R5+) 47m05.5s

Round four
1 Damian Cole / Den Golding (Ford Fiesta WRC) 59m54.4s
2 Callum Black / Elliott Edmondson (Ford Fiesta R5+) 1h01m42.9s
3 Stephen Petch / Michael Wilkinson (Ford Fiesta WRC) 1h02m13.7s

Provisional championship standings
1 Stephen Petch – 94 points
2 Callum Black – 88
3 Russ Thompson – 69

Pirelli MSA Welsh Rally Championship Round 5: Nicky Grist Stages Rally, 8 July

Callum Black was the highest placed championship competitor, becoming the first driver this season to take a second maximum points score.

Martyn England headed the championship competitors at the end of the opening stage, with Black in third place behind Hugh Hunter. Black took the lead in stage three ahead of England and Hunter, with less than four seconds separating the three crews.

Hunter retired with a misfire on stage five, moving Peter M Stephenson into third place. Fourth place at the finish was enough to put Wug Utting and Bob Stokoe at the head of the championship standings.

Results
1 Callum Black/Elliott Edmondson (Ford Fiesta R5+) 47m05.5s
2 Martyn England/Dawn England (Ford Fiesta R5+) 48m12.4s
3 Peter M Stephenson/Will Rogers (Ford Focus WRC) 49m12.5s

Provisional championship standings
1 Wug Utting – 85 points
2 Andy Davies – 75
3 Dylan Davies – 62

British GT Championship Rounds 7-8: Spa-Francorchamps, 8-9 July

Barwell Motorsport’s Jon Minshaw and Phil Keen extended their championship lead by winning the first hour-long race at Spa-Francorchamps. Team WRT’s Audi driven by Alain Ferte and Stuart Leonard, and Piti Bhirombhakdi and Carlo van Dam’s Kessel Racing Ferrari, completed the GT3 podium.

Ian Loggie and Callum Macleod broke their championship duck by claiming a maiden GT3 victory with Team Parker Racing in the second race. Minhsaw lead the start of the race but span out following contact with a GT4 car, which allowed Team WRT’s Ferte and Leonard to claim their second runners-up spot. They took the chequered flag just 0.3s behind the winning Bentley, while Jack Mitchell and James Littlejohn completed the overall podium a further 11.8s behind.

Elsewhere, Seb Morris won the Sunoco Fastest Lap Award, and set a new British GT3 benchmark for Spa, with his lap of 2m18.821s in race one.

Results
Race one
1 Barwell Motorsport (Lamborghini Huracan GT3) 1h02m11.244s
2 TEAM WRT (Audi R8 LMS GT3) 1h02m25.365s
3 Kessel Racing (Ferrari 488 GT3) 1h02m26.215s
Race two
1 Team Parker Racing Ltd (Bentley Continental GT3) 01h01m33.626s
2 TEAM WRT (Audi R8 LMS GT3) 01h01m33.920s
3 Macmillan AMR (Aston Martin Vantage GT3) 01h01m45.711s

Provisional championship standings
1 Jon Minshaw – 152 points
= Phil Keen – 152
3 Rick Parfitt – 140

BRDC British F3 Championship Rounds 13-15: Spa-Francorchamps, 8-9 July

Ben Hingeley and Enaam Ahmed shared the victories as the championship headed to Belgium.

Fortec's Hingeley claimed a dramatic victory in race one, while championship leader Ahmed extended his title lead with second place, with Guilherme Samaia scooping a maiden podium finish with third.

Ahmed fought from seventh on the grid to claim a stunning victory in the second race at Spa Francorchamps. Ahmed passed team mate and pole sitter James Pull with two laps remaining to claim his seventh win of the year, with Toby Sowery finishing third.

Ahmed claimed his second win of the weekend in the final race, after battling his way past title rival Sowery with three laps remaining. Sowery finished second ahead of Hingeley.

Results
Race one
1 Ben Hingeley, Fortec Motorsports, 9 laps
2 Enaam Ahmed, Carlin, +1.123s
3 Guilherme Samaia, Double R Racing, +3.159s

Race two
1 Enaam Ahmed, Carlin, 9 laps
2 James Pull, Carlin, +1.449s
3 Toby Sowery, Lanan Racing, +2.358s

Race three
1 Enaam Ahmed, Carlin, 9 laps
2 Toby Sowery, Lanan Racing, +0.797s
3 Ben Hingeley, Fortec Motorsports, +4.441s

Provisional championship standings
1 Enaam Ahmed – 399 points
2 Toby Sowery – 317
3 James Pull – 308

SBD Motorsport MSA British Sprint Championship Rounds 7-8: Blyton Park, 8-9 July

A sunny weekend greeted the large number of competitors assembled at Blyton Park for rounds seven and eight of the championship.

Saturday’s action took place on the Outer Circuit, with Heather Calder taking her fourth victory out of her last five rounds and earning enough points to place her at the top of the table. John Graham was runner up, with Colin Calder completing the podium.

Sunday’s run on the Eastern Circuit gave competitors a new challenge with Colin Calder coming out on top. Heather took second place ahead of Terry Holmes.

Results
Round 7
1 Heather Calder (3.5 Gould-NME GR55) 54.00 seconds
2 John Graham (3.5 Gould-NME GR55B) 54.11
3 Colin Calder (3.5 Gould-NME GR55) 55.05
Round 8
1 Colin Calder (3.5 Gould-NME GR55) 59.17 seconds
2 Heather Calder (3.5 Gould-NME GR55) 59.90
3 Terry Holmes (3.5 Lola Tegra Judd) 61.75

Provisional championship standings
1 Heather Calder – 73 points
2 Colin Calder – 69
= Steve Miles – 69

MSA British Superkart Championship Rounds 5-6: Cadwell Park, 9 July

Paul Platt took both rounds at Cadwell Park, while reigning champion Jack Layton had a disastrous day suffering multiple mechanical problems.

Four-times champion, Platt, beat Dan Clark by 0.224s in race one with James O’Reilly completing the podium.

Platt took race two, despite losing his chainguard in the early laps. Ross Allen held second place for most of the race but was caught and passed by Andy Bird in the closing stages.

Results
Round 5
1 Paul Platt (PVP Gas Gas)
2 Dan Clark (Anderson Gas Gas)
3 James O’Reilly (Anderson Viper)
Round 6
1 Paul Platt (PVP Gas Gas)
2 Andy Bird (Anderson Gas Gas)
3 Ross Allen (Jade DEA)

Provisional championship standings
1 Paul Platt – 199 points
2 Dan Clark – 182
3 Jack Layton – 169

MSA British Cadet Kart Championship Round 7: Glan-Y-Gors, 8-9 July

Taylor Barnard continued to dominate the cadet championship, winning both finals at Glan-Y-Gors.

Coskun Irfan started final one on pole but Barnard took the lead on the first lap and held on to the end.

In final two Alex Dunne and Freddie Slater both led the race in the early stages but Barnard retook control to win by a tenth of a second.

Results
1 Taylor Barnard (Synergy) 12m23.55s
2 Freddie Slater (Synergy) +0.10s
3 Alex Dunne (Synergy) +2.90s

MSA X30 National Championship Round 7: Glan-Y-Gors, 8-9 July

Dragan Pinsent won both finals in the MSA X30 Junior National Championship. He was joined on the podium by Sean Butcher and Samuel White, who finished second and third respectively.

Oliver Hodgson dominated the Senior Championship, winning two heats and the two finals at Glan-Y-Gors. Brett Ward and Elliot Harvey completed the podium.

Results
Junior Championship
1 Dragan Pinsent (Exprit) 12m59.11s
2 Sean Butcher (Tony) +0.22s
3 Samuel White (Tony) +0.47s

Senior Championship
1 Oliver Hodgson (Birel ART) 12m55.02s
2 Brett Ward (Alonso) +6.11
3 Elliot Harvey (Alonso) +7.61s

MSA TKM National Championship Rnd7: Glan-Y-Gors, 8-9 July

Ethan Newsham and Joe Stockford shared the wins at Glan-Y-Gors.

In the Senior Championship, Adam Sparrow took pole ahead of James Mills and won the first final. In final two Sparrow led initially before Joe Stockford and Simon Vercoe joined the battle for the lead with Stockford taking the win.

Abbi Pulling won both heats and final one in the Junior Championship but dropped out of the second final leaving Ethan Newsham to take the win. Kurt Roberts and Robert Welham completed the podium.

Results
Senior Championship
1 Joe Stockford (Tal-Ko) 13m25.23s
2 Adam Sparrow (Tal-Ko) +0.14s
3 Simon Vercoe (Tal-Ko) +0.24s

Junior Championship
1 Ethan Newsham (Tal-Ko) 13m27.39s
2 Kurt Roberts (Jade) +0.40s
3 Robert Welham (Tony) +1.01s