The final weekend of the BRDC British F3 2018 Championahip took place at Silverstone on October 13th and 14th.

With 3 rounds to race, hopes where high that Douglas Motorsport could round off the season with a good points haul. Race one took place on Saturday with Jamie Chadwick starting from P10 with Arvin Esmaeili starting from P16. Jamie Chadwick gained a place from the start and immediately put pressure on the 8th place car. She continued to pile on the pressure throughout the race but there was not way past and had to be content with a 9th placed finish. Esmaeili gained two places to finish in P14, with a few non finishers and a reverse grid race in race 2, it meant Arvin would start race 2 in 3rd position.

Race 2 was scheduled to start at 9.20am. However, there was one major problem – the weather. It was pouring rain which meant the start was delayed. When the race did start, it started behind the safety car. After completing two laps behind the safety car the red flag came out and the race was abandoned. As two laps were completed the result stood and full points awarded, meaning Arvin Esmaeili was awarded a 3rd place finish.

Race 3 was abandoned as the weather never improved. The final weekend of the season was a washout. However, Jamie Chadwick rounded off the season in 8th position which was a great result, a season which saw Jamie become the first woman to win a British F3 race.

Donington Park was the venue for rounds 19, 20 & 21 of the BRDC British F3 Championship, 2018.

Max Defourney returned to the team for the 3 rounds at Donington Park. He joined Jamie Chadwick and Arvin Esmaeili in the Douglas Motorsport lineup. Race 1 saw Jamie and Max finish in 10th and 11th respectively, and race two saw the positions reversed with Max in 11th and Jamie finishing in 12th, with only a second separating the drivers in each race.

Race 3 was the highlight of the weekend. Jamie Chadwick had produced some very fast laps in the earlier races which meant she started in P3 for race 3 – a great indication of the pace of the Douglas Motorsport car and of the skill and determination of Jamie Chadwick. However, a podium place proved to be elusive this weekend and Jamie came home in 4th place.

Meanwhile, after starting in 10th position, Max Defourney made up 4 places to finish in 6th which meant Douglas Motorsport had two cars in the top 6, a great way to end the weekend.

Brands Hatch was the venue for rounds 16, 17 & 18 of the BRDC British F3 Championship, 2018.

Jamie Chadwick promised to bounce back after a disappointing weekend at Spa, and in race two that promise came true when Jamie took the race win for Douglas Motorsport. It was a moment for the history books also, as Jamie became the first female to win a British F3 race.

Although finishing second on the road to Pavan Ravishankar, Jamie knew that it was enough to take the win as she was certain Ravishankar would be given a penalty after a clear false start. There was some more good news for Douglas Motorsport as Arvin Esmaeili finished in 5th place.

Jamie Chadwick:
“I knew Pavan would get a penalty for the start, I was hoping he would get a drive through so I could just get my head down but I knew he was getting the penalty so I just sat behind him. I’ve had much harder races for lower positions so it was nice to have that one a little bit easier and to get that first win.

“It’s really hard to pass around here so I knew if I had track position, which I got on the first lap, my race wouldn’t be too bad. Fortunately starting a bit further up helped me out a bit. I’m absolutely delighted and a big thanks to the Douglas Motorsport team for making this happen.”

BRDC British F3 Championship, 2018.

Rounds 13,14,15 Spa Francorchamps, July 21/22

The British F3 championship’s only meeting outside of the UK took place this weekend, at the Spa Francorchamps circuit in Belgium. Douglas Motorsport welcomed a new driver, Belgian Max Defourney.  Defourney immediately demonstrated his pace during the practice rounds and then in qualifying, where he qualified sixth on the grid and just a couple of tenths away from pole. An impressive feat as he only drove the car for the first time in the hours before qualifying

However, his weekend came to a premature end, a shunt at Raidillon on the second lap of the first race meant he was out for the weekend. Douglas Motorsport’s team have always been incredible when it comes to repairing the cars, working through the night to get drivers back on track, but this time the car was damaged beyond repair.

The best result of the weekend was Jamie Chadwick’s 6th place finish in race 2. The result of the race was later amended and bumped Jamie up to 5th place!

BRDC British F3 Championship, 2018.

Rounds 10,11,12 Silverstone, June 9/10

After a tough weekend at Snetterton last month, Silverstone was the venue for rounds 10, 11 and 12 of the BRDC British F3 championship.

Things started well in Friday practice, when Jordan Cane and Jamie Chadwick were 2nd and 4th fastest over the two sessions respectively.

Qualifying was a very close affair, with 0.687s separating the top 10 on what is the longest track of the championship. Starting the real racing in 4th place, Jordan Cane managed to pick up a place and take another podium finish in 3rd place. Starting in P6, Jamie Chadwick also made up one place and finished in 5th. Overall, a good result for the team, two drivers in the top 5.