by admin | Jan 13, 2015 | F3 News
Douglas Motorsport added to their tally of victories on Sunday last when Rodrigo Fonseca scored two dominant wins in BRDC Formula 4 at Brands Hatch, both from pole position.
In difficult conditions, the Mexican, a triple karting champion, made a strong start and immediately pulled away from his pursuers. Whilst the battles raged in his wake, Fonseca managed the gap to perfection and even backed off towards the end, crossing the line over three seconds ahead of his nearest challenger.
Rodrigo Fonseca– “I’m very happy, the team did a great job. It feels amazing to take my first win here. We had a good start and the guys behind were fighting so I managed to build a gap and it wasn’t too difficult a race. I still had to absorb pressure though without making mistakes. I hope this is the first of many!”.
Indeed, his words proved prophetic, as he replicated his performance in the following race the next day easing away from the battling pack and balancing the gap until the chequered flag to complete an impressive double at the Kent venue.
Wayne Douglas– Team Principal Douglas Motorsport- “I’m very happy with the weekend. We had a great balance in the car and Rodrigo drove superbly. BRDC Formula 4 is a close fought series so to comfortable win two races from pole is very satisfying.”
by admin | Jan 5, 2015 | F3 News
The BDRC F4 Winter Series took place over two weekends in November, and included 4 rounds at Snetterton and then a further 4 rounds at Brand Hatch Indy.
Rodrigo Fonseca, driving for Douglas Motorsport, claimed two impressive wins at Brands Hatch Indy. These wins gave Rodrigo a chance for the series win, but it wasn’t to be. Rodrigo finished a very resepectable 3rd place.
Full results and all the stats from the winter series can be found on the official BRDC Formula 4 website. Douglas Motorsport featuring highly in all the key statistics..
http://www.formula4.com/news/the-2014-brdc-formula-4-winter-championship-in-stats.aspx
by admin | Oct 27, 2014 | F3 News
It was back to the Snetterton 300 circuit for the second time in 2014 for the final three rounds of the BRDC Formula 4 Championship.
Following on from strong showings at Donington, the team were confident of ending the season on a high.
Their expectations were not unfounded as Diego Menchaca qualified on the front row with Charlie Eastwood continuing his vein of good form with fifth place.
In race one, after an early race flag and subsequent restart, Menchaca took the lead. Eastwood, starting fourth at the restart, had jumped to third off the line and when he moved up to second with a fine move into turn one, it became a Douglas Motorsport 1-2! Despite running in close formation, neither of the drivers made any mistakes and that is the way they finished- to the delight of the entire team. such was their domination, their nearest challenger was over 2 seconds back at the flag!
The reverse grid put both of the drivers on the back foot for race two but Eastwood managed to climb to eighth having initially dropped out of the top ten. In the final race of the season, Eastwood was determined to follow up on his earlier podium and from fifth on the grid, drove superbly to move up to third, ahead of many of the championship contenders by the flag.
“We have had plenty of pace all year”, said Team Principal Wayne Douglas, “but the cards have not always fallen in our favour so it is very satisfying to score a win, a 1-2 and three podiums at this, the final round of the Championship.”
by admin | Oct 13, 2014 | Ginetta GT Supercup News
Racing driver Andrew Watson, from County Tyrone, Northern Ireland, finished the 2014 Michelin Ginetta GT4 SuperCup Championship in fourth place, after another action packed weekend of racing at Brands Hatch brought the season to a close.
Putting in his performance of the season on Saturday, Watson, racing for Douglas Motorsport, secured back-to-back wins on the opening day of the weekend. However, a tricky third race for the 19 year old Northern Irishman on Sunday saw Watson cross the line in 7th, meaning a fourth place finish overall.Fellow driver, Charlie Robertson, had done enough by race two on Saturday – securing podium finishes in the first and second race of the weekend – to secure the Championship title. Carl Breeze ended the season in second, followed by David Pittard in third.
At the start of the weekend, Watson qualified second for the first race, behind David Pittard in pole. Watson then overtook Pittard on lap 8 of race one. From there he held the lead to the finish, taking his first win of the weekend by a comfortable 2.81 seconds.
Watson then started race two from pole. Leading from the off, he reached the chequered flag an impressive 7.26 seconds ahead of Pittard in second place.
For the final race of the weekend Watson was fourth on the grid. However, after moving up to third at the start, he was then pushed out wide as a result of a driving error from Pittard. Dropping back in to 13th, he managed to climb back to 7th before crossing the finish line. Pittard was given a penalty, but not enough to change things on the leader board.
Watson, whose sponsors include Woking Shopping Centre, Westland, Donnelly Group and Adoreboard, said on Sunday afternoon; “We dominated the weekend and of course Saturday was incredible for us. But in race three I was completely taken out by Pittard on the third lap. He took me off the track as a result of really poor driving, which hugely effected my race. I clawed back up to 7th, but I should have finished that race higher up, which would have meant finishing third in the Championship overall. Myself and the team feel a bit robbed, but we can also take away a lot of positives from this weekend, and the Championship as a whole, too.”
by admin | Sep 29, 2014 | Ginetta GT Supercup News
Racing driver Andrew Watson secured another two podium finishes this weekend in an action packed day of racing at Silverstone.
The Northern Irishman, from County Tyrone, twice crossed the finish line in second place in the ninth round of the Ginetta GT4 Super Cup. He was beaten to the line in both races by David Pittard, but managed to hold Charlie Robertson, who currently sits top of the Championship leader board, into third during both outings on the track.
Watson’s weekend got off to a promising start when he qualified third on the grid after a very close battle for pole. Just 0.132 seconds separated Watson in third and Pittard up front.On the opening lap of race one Watson took second position on the first corner and after 27 laps of impressive racing, crossed the finish line in second, 2.289 seconds behind winner Pittard.
Starting second on the grid for race two on Sunday afternoon, Watson held his position for the entire race, but not before a tussle on the track between third place Robertson. Watson responded by picking up the pace to close down leader Pittard. However, the chequered flag came too soon for Watson who crossed the finish line a mere 0.324 seconds behind the leader.
Watson, whose sponsors include Woking Shopping Centre, Westland, Donnelly Group and Adoreboard, said; “We had a good weekend, but I really wanted the win in that second race. I kept trading fastest laps with David, and was keeping the pressure on, hoping that he might make a mistake that I could take advantage of. Unfortunately he didn’t make any mistakes, and credit to him for that. I couldn’t find a way past him and had to settle for a very close second.”
Watson added; “It’s mathematically still possible that I could come out on top after the last weekend of racing at Brands Hatch in a couple of weeks’ time, but realistically, I have to accept that that is too much of a stretch. I’ll be going in to that weekend looking to win on the day and aiming for a second place finish in the Championship.”
Watson and his Douglas Motorsport team will be back in action for the final weekend of the Ginetta GT4 Super Cup Championships on 11th and 12th October at Brands Hatch.
