Benjamin Pedersen Wins for Douglas Motorsport at Silverstone

by admin | Jun 11, 2019 | F3 News, News

Round 3 of the 2019 British F3 championship brought the teams and drivers to Silverstone this weekend (June 8th and 9th).

The standout moment of the weekend came in race 2 when Benjamin Pedersen took the race win. After running in the top 10 during race 1 Pedersen suffered misfortune after contact forced him down the running order. However he was able to turn his misfortune around and take advantage of the reverse grid in race 2.

Starting from pole Pedersen managed a great start to keep him in first at the first corner. He was able to maintain that lead for the entire race and bring the bright orange Douglas Motorsport machine home in first place.

I’m really happy with that, we finished second at Snetterton and now we’ve gone that one place higher. To do it here at a Formula One track, especially Silverstone, is just so amazing and to lead it from lights out to the finish line was really special.

It was quite a straightforward race, just a matter of not making any mistakes and keeping my head cool and looking forward. Obviously you’re monitoring the gap so you’re checking the gap behind you but by no means was it an easy race, there was a lot of focus involved and I’m very happy with the overall performance.

The goal now is to get more wins, it’s a long trip here from America and I don’t want anything else other than to win so that’s why we’re here.

Benjamin Pedersen

1st place, Race 2

The race win was the standout moment for the team over the weekend. The final race saw Kiern Jewiss finish in fourth position after a combative race which included included a two way overtaking move. After finishing 6th on the road, Jewiss benefitted after 5 second penalties were handed out to the top two finishers for track limit penalties.

Ulysse de Pauw took home the most points of the weekend for the team with a 7th, 8th and 11th place finish in the three races. He sits in 8th place in the overall championship standings with Kiern Jewiss in 9th and Benjamin Pedersen in 10th.

The championship moves to Donington Park for the next round of races on June 22nd and 23rd.

Two Podium Finishes at Snetterton, Round 2 of the F3 Championship

by admin | May 21, 2019 | F3 News, News

Round 2 of the 2019 British F3 championship took place at Snetterton at the weekend (May 18th and 19th),with a total of three races taking place.

Race 1 saw Kiern Jewiss start from 3rd on the grid after a very close qualifying session. Kiern maintained his position and brought the Green Arrow home in 3rd to give Kiern and Douglas a first podium finish of the 2019 championship.

Benjamin Pederson completed the race in 10th position, his third successive 10th place. This time however he finished ahead of teammate Ulysse De Pauw in 11th.

It’s been about time! It was a hard Oulton Park for us but we’ve been pretty fast here so we had a good first race. We were never going to catch Johnathan, he had four new tyres compared to a lot of the grid only using two so it was always going to be hard work. I didn’t get the best of starts but at the end of the day I just had to bring it home.

We’d like to think we might have an advantage with tyres tomorrow but who knows, it could rain and then it could be a whole waste of time but it’s the intention to have a little bit left in the bag [new tyres] for later on. It’s pretty easy in these cars to drive normally and they can’t get anywhere near you because of the downforce, so I was kind of saving my tyres a bit because I knew I didn’t have the pace to get to Novalak, so I saved the tyres and we’ll see what we can do later on in the weekend.

Kiern Jewiss

3rd place, Race 1

Race 2 saw Uylsse De Pauw’s luck go from bad to worse, he suffered a puncture in the first turn which effectively ended his race. Kiern Jewiss started from close to the back of the grid thanks to his third place finish in race 1. Some bad luck meant Kiern didn’t progress the way he hoped and he ended the race in 13th.

The star of race 2 was undoubtedly Benjamin Pederson, starting in 7th place he quickly made his way up to 2nd position. He drove a solid race in second and brought his bright orange coloured Douglas Motorsport car home in 2nd. A great result for Benjamin and the team

It’s awesome, a lot of hard work has gone into that. Thanks to Douglas Motorsport for giving me a great car for the race. The start was absolutely amazing, I couldn’t have imagined it being any better so I think that was ultimately what gave us this result. And then I just kept a cool head without making any mistakes and I’m really happy with this.

In Formula 3 racing the start is a lot about the start without making any mistakes. I’m keeping my head down for the next race, there’s one more to go and I’m all focused for that now.

Benjamin Pederson

2nd place, Race 2

Race 3 saw Kiern Jewiss’ luck go from bad to worse. He was taken out of the race on the first lap. Benjamin Pederson was also hit by another car during safety car conditions which caused him to leave the circuit. Benjamin managed an 8th place finish in the race, one place behind Ulysse De Pauw in 7th.

Douglas Motorsport drivers Ulysse De Pauw, Kiern Jewiss, Benjamin Pederson occupy 8th, 9th and 10th places respectively in the overall championship standings.

It’s off to Silverstone for round 3 of the championship on June 8th and 9th.

O’Sullivan up to P2 in Championship Standings after Round 3 at Thruxton

by admin | May 21, 2019 | Ginetta Junior Championship News, News

Thruxton - 2019 Ginetta Junior Championship

Round 3, 18th and 19th May

Zak O’Sullivan continues his fantastic form on another great weekend for Douglas Motosport. This was Round 3, a two race weekend in the 2019 Ginetta Junior Championship.

Zak O’Sullivan, who impressed everybody in the opening rounds at Brands Hatch, managed another brace of second place finishes in the overall competition which translated to two rookie wins. He also had the fastest lap in race 2. There is no doubt Zak is going to go one better and get that first P1 finish of the championship very soon. Zak managed to gain one place in the overall championship which means he finishes the weekend in P2 in the overall championship standings and continues to lead the rookie championship.

It was more of the same from Gus Burton and Lorcan Hanafin who continued to battle it out for a podium finish. Burton has been consistant, he leaves Thruxton with another two fifth place finishes, finishing one place ahead of team mate Hanafin in race 1.

Unfortunately, Lorcan Hanafin finished outside of the top 10 in race 2 in 16th. Douglas Motorsport’s Freddie Tomlinson finished one place ahead of Hanafin, a result which will have pleased him, seeing as he failed to finish race 1. Bailey Voisin continued to battle it out with Freddie Tomlinson for rookie points, he finished both races once again, which is no mean feat in the Junior Championship and gaining vital experience from it.

Round 2 of the Ginetta Junior Series, Donington Park

by admin | Apr 29, 2019 | Ginetta Junior Championship News, News

Donington Park - 2019 Ginetta Junior Championship

Round 2, 27th and 28th April

It was another successful weekend for Douglas Motorsport in the 2019 Ginetta Junior Championship.

Zak O’Sullivan, who impressed everybody in the opening rounds at Brands Hatch, managed another brace of second place finishes in the overall competition which translated to two rookie wins.

He finished race 1 with a P2 and race 3 with a P2, and finished in P8 overall in the second race at Donington Park which was enough to land him third place on the rookie podium. The rookie race this season looks like being very competitive and Zak will need to continue to produce these great results in order to stay at the top of the rookie standings. If Zak can do that he will no doubt be competing for an overall podium finish. After this weekend of racing he sits in third place overall.

Gus Burton provided another highlight over the weekend when he secure a P3 finish in race number 2, sandwiched by two P5 finishes. 3 top 5 finishes over the weekend in the Ginetta Junior series is an achievement, given the competitive nature of the championship.

Lorcan Hanafin was involved in many battles over the weekend and managed 3 top 10 finishes – P8 in race 1, P6 in race 2 and a P4 finish in the third and final race. Hanafin’s P4 finish was impressive given the fact that he was at one stage in tenth position. A good result to complete the weekend.

Douglas Motorsport’s Bailey Voisin and Freddie Tomlinson continued to battle it out in the Rookie Championship. Both drivers completed all three races and are sure to be competing for podium places later in the championship.

Opening Round of the British Formula 3 Championship, 2019

by admin | Apr 23, 2019 | F3 News, News

The 2019 British F3 championship got off to a start this weekend at Oulton Park, with racing taking place on Saturday 20th April and Monday 22nd.

It was a case of so near yet so far, with Douglas Motorsport cars finishing in 4th position in each race. Race 1 was full of drama and a lengthy safety car period as a result of a multi car accident on lap two, which unfortunately put Benjamin Pederson out of the race. Kiern Jewiss was also involved in an incident, one which he was penalised for and received a 10 second penalty, which would ultimately demote him from 6th on the road to 9th. The best finish of the race for Douglas Motorsport was Ulysse de Pauw’s fourth place.

Race 2 saw Kiern Jewiss challenge throughout for 3rd place, in the end he had to settle for fourth, ahead of de Pauw in 7th place and Pederson in 10th place. Three cars in the top 10 for Douglas Motorsport.

The Final race of the meeting saw an almost identical result for the Douglas Motorsport team, Kiern Jewiss finished in 4th place once again, Ulysse de Pauw came home in 7th place and Benjamin Pederson finished in 10th position to match his race 2 finishing position