Elite Motorsport's McKenzy Cresswell claimed his first two GB3 Championship pole positions of the season in qualifying at Silverstone this morning.
His best lap of 1m52.703s, right at the end of the 20 minute session put him two tenths of a second quicker than Rodin Motorsport's Louis Sharp, who was unable to improve on his final lap.
Cresswell had held top spot for much of the final half of the session, finding small improvements with each lap to stretch his advantage at the top of the times. His consistency ensured his second best lap of 1m52.814s, just over a tenth away from his outright best, secured race two pole also.
Sharp had to make do with second, but still outqualified his nearest championship rivals. Hitech Pulse-Eight's Gerrard Xie was third fastest, 0.073s away from Sharp and 0.046s ahead of JHR's John Bennett.
Cresswell's teammate Jarrod Waberski earned his best qualifying result of the season with the fifth quickest time, 0.026s further back and 0.171s clear of championship leader Tymek Kucharczyk, who endured his most challenging qualifying since Oulton Park.
The returning Ugo Ugochukwu put his Rodin Motorsport car seventh, two tenths ahead of Elite's Hugo Schwarze, with VRD Racing by Arden duo Noah Ping and Shawn Rashid completing the top-10 for the race one grid.
For race two, Cresswell was a tenth ahead of Sharp, with Bennett and Waberski third and fourth. Kucharczyk and Schwarze completed the top-six ahead of Ugochukwu, Rashid, Xie and Rodin's Arthur Rogeon.
The first race of the weekeend at Silverstone is due to commence at 12.05, with full live streaming coverage available on the GB3 Championship website.
GB3 Championship, partnered by the BRDC, Silverstone provisional qualifying result:
1. McKenzy Cresswell, Elite Motorsport, 1m52.703s
2. Louis Sharp, Rodin Motorsport, +0.209s
3. Gerrard Xie, Hitech Pulse-Eight, +0.282s
4. John Bennett, JHR Developments, +0.328s
5. Jarrod Waberski, Elite Motorsport, +0.354s
6. Tymek Kucharczyk, Hitech Pulse-Eight, +0.525s
7. Ugo Ugochukwu, Rodin Motorsport, +0.537s
8. Hugo Schwarze, Elite Motorsport, +0.768s
9. Noah Ping, VRD Racing by Arden, +0.798s
10. Shawn Rashid, VRD Racing by Arden, +0.804s
11. Arthur Rogeon, Rodin Motorsport, +0.810s
12. Patrick Heuzenroeder, JHR Developments, +0.860s
13. Nikita Johnson, VRD Racing by Arden, +0.900s
14. Seb Murray, Chris Dittmann Racing, +0.968s
15. Colin Queen, Fortec Motorsport, +1.058s
16. Edward Pearson, Fortec Motorsport, +1.058s
17. James Wharton, Fortec Motorsport, +1.166s
18. Will Macintyre, Hitech Pulse-Eight, +1.214s
19. Josh Irfan, JHR Developments, +1.322s
20. Aditya Kulkarni, Hillspeed, +1.507s
21. Jacob Douglas, Chris Dittmann Racing, +1.549s
22. Flynn Jackes, Chris Dittmann Racing, +1.582s
23. Marcus Luzio, Hillspeed, +2.023s
GB3 Championship, partnered by the BRDC, Silverstone qualifying, second fastest times (race two grid):
1. McKenzy Cresswell, Elite Motorsport, 1m52.814s
2. Louis Sharp, Rodin Motorsport, +0.110s
3. John Bennett, JHR Developments, +0.313s
4. Jarrod Waberski, Elite Motorsport, +0.335s
5. Tymek Kucharczyk, Hitech Pulse-Eight, +0.503s
6. Hugo Schwarze, Elite Motorsport, +0.703s
7. Ugo Ugochukwu, Rodin Motorsport
8. Shawn Rashid, VRD Racing by Arden, +0.818s
9. Gerrard Xie, Hitech Pulse-Eight, +0.818s
10. Arthur Rogeon, Rodin Motorsport, +0.853s
11. Seb Murray, Chris Dittmann Racing, +0.892s
12. Patrick Heuzenroeder, JHR Developments, +0.896s
13. Nikita Johnson, VRD Racing by Arden, +1.049s
14. Noah Ping, VRD Racing by Arden, +1.134s
15. Colin Queen, Fortec Motorsport, +1.165s
16. Josh Irfan, JHR Developments, +1.300s
17. Edward Pearson, Fortec Motorsport, +1.372s
18. James Wharton, Fortec Motorsport, +1.386s
19. Jacob Douglas, Chris Dittmann Racing, +1.484s
20. Flynn Jackes, Chris Dittmann Racing, +1.646s
21. Aditya Kulkarni, Hillspeed, +1.752s
22. Marcus Luzio, Hillspeed, +1.920s
23. Will Macintyre, Hitech Pulse-Eight, +2.086s