Round 3: CSMA Juniper Autotest, 10 June

Richard Pinkney set the Fastest Time of the Day (FTD) in the Juniper Autotest after a shaky start during which he picked up two penalties.

Championship leader Steven Ferguson was quickest out of the blocks but a gearbox failure on Test 3 put an end to his challenge.

Pinkney was in charge thereafter, overhauling the Novas of David Thompson and Mark King and the Striker of Chris Chapman to win by 14.2 seconds from Thompson and the recovering Ferguson, who managed to climb back up to third overall.

Results1 Richard Pinkney (Caterham 7) 771.02 David Thompson (Nova) 785.23 Steven Ferguson (Mini Special) 794.4

Provisional standings after Round 31 Steven Ferguson – 88 points2 Richard Pinkney – 863 David Thompson – 844 Mark King – 725 Chris Chapman – 58