A difficult weekend at Donington Park saw Fred Green relinquish the lead of the GB4 drivers’ championship for the first time this season.
The Elite Motorsport driver was leapfrogged in the standings by KMR Sport’s Alex O’Grady following race two, in which Green was swiped out of contention at Goddards at the end of the opening lap.
Green had been one of a number of drivers who had all of their lap times deleted in qualifying due to track limits infringements, meaning he started all three races in the midfield.
“What happened in qualifying made the weekend tough for everyone, especially the people who qualified at the front initially,” he said. “That made it really tricky, and almost hard to survive with the pace difference between the front and the back.
“It was inevitable that there were going to be some accidents and, unfortunately, I ended up in one or two of them.”
Green recovered to 10th in race one before his retirement in the following race. This opened the door for O’Grady to take the championship lead with finishes of sixth and fourth respectively in the main races.
Despite losing his championship lead, Green remains unfazed by the challenge ahead.
“It’s only round three,” he said. “I’m not too worried about the championship. If I do a good job, then it’ll come to me at some point.”
Green ended his Donington Park weekend on a high with a fantastic recovery drive in the reverse grid finale.
The 17-year-old received a right-rear puncture on the opening lap after being grazed by the front wing of another car. Despite his misfortune, the damage could well have saved him from being involved in a six-car pile-up at the final corner on the opening lap.
“It was like driving through a battlefield,” said Green. “I was limping back [to the pits], but I couldn’t even stay on the track to avoid all the debris.”
With the safety car deployed, Green was handed a lifeline, being able to catch the back of the pack once again. When racing resumed, he fought his way back to sixth from the tail of the field.
“It was probably my best race this year,” he said. “After the weekend I’d had, I didn’t feel like I had too much to lose, so I was cracking on. Fortunately, it all panned out for me. I pulled off some mega moves and ended up gaining over 15 positions [after the safety car].”
“It felt like a win to me, or even better, so it was nice to end the weekend like that.”
Green heads to Silverstone second in the drivers’ championship, 11 points behind leader O’Grady and just five ahead of Hillspeed’s Enzo Hallman.
Silverstone marked the opening round of the 2026 season, with Green taking double pole and two victories, both with the fastest lap.
“It makes sense to be positive and ready for a good weekend,” he said. “Hopefully we can replicate the success we had there before and gain some points back to regain the championship lead.
“I’ve got to take it as it comes because, as we saw [at Donington], a lot can happen.”
