Granfors completes testing clean sweep at Silverstone

Granfors completes testing clean sweep at Silverstone

26 July 2024

Fortec Motorsports’ Linus Granfors set the quickest time in the second session of the day at Silverstone, completing two days of testing at the British Grand Prix venue, with the Swedish driver topping the times in all five sessions.

Granfors session two time of 2m01.583s put him 0.172s clear of the field, though it was his morning time that proved the quickest of all.

KMR Sport’s Lucas Blakeley went second quickest in the session, 0.033s clear of fellow Snetterton winner Alisha Palmowski in her Elite Motorsport car.

The second KMR car of Harry Burgoyne completed a top four completed by a fraction over half a second.

Palmowski’s teammate Finn Harrison was fifth quickest, three tenths clear of Arden’s Leon Wilson, with Fox Motorsport’s Branden Templeton only 0.018s further back.

KMR Sport’s Chloe Grant was eighth fastest, 0.006s clear of Idola Motorsport’s tester Aleksander Mizera, with Fortec’s Jack Taylor completing the top-10.

The Tatuus MSV GB4-025 car completed its first day of official testing in the session, setting competitive lap times on just its second day of running.

Granfors’ morning time put him 0.871s clear of the pack on the combined times for the day, with Blakeley and Palmowski second and third courtesy of their session two efforts.

Wilson and Callum Baxter (Graham Brunton Racing) were fourth and fifth overall thanks to their morning efforts, while Burgoyne and Harrison were next up based on their afternoon laps.

Templeton, Taylor and Fox Motorsport’s Megan Bruce completed the Friday top-10.  

The GB4 field returns to action tomorrow, with qualifying scheduled for 11am.

GB4 Championship, partnered by the BRDC, Silverstone Friday session two result:
1. Linus Granfors, Fortec Motorsport, 2m01.583s
2. Lucas Blakeley, KMR Sport, +0.172s
3. Alisha Palmowski, Elite Motorsport, +0.205s
4. Harry Burgoyne, KMR Sport, +0.573s
5. Finn Harrison, Elite Motorsport, +0.680s
6. Leon Wilson, Arden Motorsport, +0.983s
7. Branden Templeton, Fox Motorsport, +1.001s
8. Chloe Grant, KMR Sport, +1.445s
9. Aleksander Mizera, Idola Motorsport, +1.451s*
10. Jack Taylor, Fortec Motorsport, +1.615s
11. Megan Bruce, Fox Motorsport, +1.967s
12. Dan Hickey, Fortec Motorsport, +2.103s
13. VRD1, VRD Racing, +2.687s
14. Callum Baxter, Graham Brunton Racing, no time set

GB4 Championship, partnered by the BRDC, Silverstone Friday combined result:
1. Linus Granfors, Fortec Motorsport, 2m00.884s (session one)
2. Lucas Blakeley, KMR Sport, +0.871s (session two)
3. Alisha Palmowski, Elite Motorsport, +0.904s (session two)
4. Leon Wilson, Arden Motorsport, +1.166s (session one)
5. Callum Baxter, Graham Brunton Racing, +1.247s (session one)
6. Harry Burgoyne, KMR Sport, +1.272s (session two)
7. Finn Harrison, Elite Motorsport, +1.379s (session two)
8. Branden Templeton, Fox Motorsport, +1.452s (session one)
9. Jack Taylor, Fortec Motorsport, +1.640s (session one)
10. Megan Bruce, Fox Motorsport, +2.062s (session two)
11. Chloe Grant, KMR Sport, +2.144s (session two)
12. Aleksander Mizera, Idola Motorsport, +2.150s (session two)*
13. VRD1, VRD Racing, +2.382s (session one)
14. Dan Hickey, Fortec Motorsport, +2.790s (session one)

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