Elite Motorsport's Isaac Phelps stormed to his fifth and sixth pole positions of the season in qualifying at Donington Park this morning, as he claimed this year's George Russell Pole Position Cup.
Phelps left it late to secure pole, with the battle almost exclusively between the title contenders throughout the 15 minutes. In damp conditions, his best lap of 1m40.757s was just under a quarter of a second quicker than Guinchard for the race one grid.
Phelps' next best time of 1m40.964s gave him race two pole, 0.267s clear of Guinchard.
In a tantalising prospect ahead of the season deciding weekend, Hillspeed's championship leader Dan Guinchard will not only start alongside him on the front row for both 'main' races, but the pair are also set to be alongside each other for the two reverse grid contests on Sunday too!
While the championship contenders provided plenty to talk about up front, Arden's Leon Wilson equalled his best qualifying result of the year in third, while Douglas Motorsport's Lucas Blakeley was fourth fastest overall on his GB4 return.
Hillspeed's Leandro Juncos was next up in fifth, and just nine thousandths of a second clear of the second Douglas car of Dayton Coulthard in sixth.
KMR's Alex O'Grady and Fortec's Jack Taylor were next up, as they bid to keep their own title chances alive, while Elite's Ary Bansal has work to do in the title fight, as he was only ninth fastest.
Fortec's Thomas Ingram Hill completed a top-10 covered by 0.964s. Remaining title contenders Enzo Hallman (Douglas) and Alex Kattoulas (Elite) were 13th and 15th quickest respectively.
With Phelps and Guinchard at the head of the race two grid also, Wilson was third once more ahead of Juncos and O'Grady.
Blakeley was sixth quickest while Bansal climbed to seventh. KMR's newcomer Lewis Wherrell will start an impressive eighth ahead of ADM's Jason Pribyl and Fortec's Jack Taylor, with the top-10 again covered by nine tenths of a second.
GB4 Championship, partnered by the BRDC, Donington Park, provisional qualifying result:
1. Isaac Phelps, Elite Motorsport, 1m40.757s
2. Dan Guinchard, Hillspeed, +0.235s
3. Leon Wilson, Arden Motorsport, +0.443s
4. Lucas Blakeley, Douglas Motorsport, +0.544s
5. Leandro Juncos, Hillspeed, +0.598s
6. Dayton Coulthard, Douglas Motorsport, 0.695s
7. Alex O’Grady, KMR Sport, +0.704s
8. Jack Taylor, Fortec Motorsports, +0.851s
9. Ary Bansal, Elite Motorsport, +0.955s
10. Thomas Ingram Hill, Fortec Motorsports, +0.964s
11. Lewis Wherrell, KMR Sport, +1.051s
12. Jason Pribyl, ADM, +1.104s
13. Enzo Hallman, Douglas Motorsport, +1.127s
14. Stefan Bostandjiev, Pace Performance, +1.211s
15. Alex Kattoulas, Elite Motorsport, +1.599s
16. Luca Magnussen, Fortec Motorsports, +1.702s
17. Ava Dobson, Arden Motorsport, +2.507s
18. Josh McLean, Pace Performance, +2.658s
19. Dudley Ruddock, Arden Motorsport, +2.851s
19. John O’Donnell, Pace Performance, +2.888s
20. Holly Miall, Fox Motorsport, +3.384s
21. Flame Airikkala, Hillspeed, +4.962s
22. Caitlyn McDaniel, Fox Motorsport, +6.497s
23. Lily-May Watkins, KMR Sport, +10.749s
GB4 Championship, partnered by the BRDC, Donington Park, provisional second fastest qualifying result (race two grid):
1. Isaac Phelps, Elite Motorsport. 1m40.964s
2. Dan Guinchard, Hillspeed, +0.267s
3. Leon Wilson, Arden Motorsport, +0.413s
4. Leandro Juncos, Hillspeed, +0.601s
5. Alex O’Grady, KMR Sport, +0.603s
6. Lucas Blakeley, Douglas Motorsport, +0.706s
7. Ary Bansal, Elite Motorsport, +0.771s
8. Lewis Wherrell, KMR Sport, +0.844s
9. Jason Pribyl, ADM, +0.950s
10. Jack Taylor, Fortec Motorsport, +0.952s
11. Dayton Coulthard, Douglas Motorsport, +1.007s
12. Thomas Ingram Hill, Fortec Motorsport, +1.031s
13. Stefan Bostandjiev, Pace Performance, +1.038s
14. Enzo Hallman, Douglas Motorsport, +1.284s
15. Alex Kattoulas, Elite Motorsport, +1.425s
16. Luca Magnussen, Fortec Motorsport, +1.691s
17. Ava Dobson, Arden Motorsport, +2.566s
18. Josh McLean, Pace Performance, +2.582s
19. Dudley Ruddock, Arden Motorsport, +2.721s
20. John O’Donnell, Pace Performance, +2.959s
21. Holly Miall, Fox Motorsport, +4.078s
22. Flame Airikkala, Hillspeed, +5.863s
23. Caitlyn McDaniel, Fox Motorsport, +7.076s
24. Lily-May Watkins, KMR Sport, no time set
