2026 | GB4 | Oulton Park | Testing Day 2 | O’Grady fastest in Friday testing at Oulton Park

Alex O'Grady topped the 2026 GB4 timesheets on Friday at Oulton Park.
Photo Credit: GB4 Championship | Jakob Ebrey
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Alex O’Grady put KMR Sport on top as 2026 GB4 testing continued at Oulton Park on Friday. The Irishman led both of the day’s 30-minute sessions, with his benchmark 1:35.243 coming in the opening run around the 2.692-mile International circuit.

That effort placed O’Grady 0.224s clear of Hillspeed’s Enzo Hallman on the combined timesheets. Thomas Ingram Hill was third fastest for Fortec Motorsports, just 0.005s further back, while Thursday pace-setter Luke Hilton, who was fastest on Thursday, ended fourth for Nitrous Competition ADM Racing, only 0.007s behind Ingram Hill.

O’Grady edges clear in cleaner 2026 GB4 Oulton Park opening session

O’Grady set the pace in the first session of the day, posting a 1:35.243 from 17 laps to lead the way for KMR Sport. Hallman was his closest challenger for Hillspeed, ending the session second with a 1:35.467.

Ingram Hill followed in third for Fortec Motorsports on a 1:35.472, just 0.005s behind Hallman. Hilton was fourth for Nitrous Competition ADM Racing, only 0.007s further back, as the top four were covered by 0.236s.

Elite Motorsport’s championship leader Fred Green completed the top five with a 1:35.640, ahead of lead rookie Franciszek Cegielski, who placed sixth for Fortec Motorsports with a 1:35.863.

Connor Willis was seventh for Hillspeed, with Emilio Valentino Del Grosso, Matan Achituv and Torrin Byrne completing the top 10.

Green closes in as O’Grady completes Friday sweep

O’Grady remained on top in the second session, setting a 1:35.404 to complete a Friday testing sweep. Green was second quickest in the afternoon running, improving to a 1:35.573 and moving up to fifth on the combined timesheets.

Hallman placed third in session two with a 1:35.626, ahead of Hilton, who recorded a 1:35.736 for fourth. Ingram Hill completed the session’s top five on a 1:35.811.

Achituv was sixth fastest in the second test, and that effort moved him up to eighth overall on the combined order. Cegielski was seventh in the session and remained the leading rookie on the day, ahead of Del Grosso, Willis and Scorpio Racing’s Archie Davies.

Cegielski heads rookies as top 10 remain close on Friday at the 2026 GB4 Oulton Park round

O’Grady’s morning benchmark kept him clear at the head of the combined Friday classification at the 2026 GB4 Oulton Park round, with Hallman second and Ingram Hill third. Hilton’s first-session lap was enough for fourth overall, ahead of Green and rookie leader Cegielski.

Willis ended the day seventh, while Achituv, Del Grosso and Byrne completed the top 10. The top 10 were covered by 1.169s, with GB4 action resuming on Saturday for the slightly extended 20-minute Qualifying session at 11:05.

Combined Friday testing results

  1. #3 Alex O’Grady (KMR Sport): 1:35.243
  2. #7 Enzo Hallman (Hillspeed): 1:35.467
  3. #8 Thomas Ingram Hill (Fortec Motorsports): 1:35.472
  4. #42 Luke Hilton (Nitrous Competition ADM Racing): 1:35.479
  5. #51 Fred Green (Elite Motorsport): 1:35.573
  6. #11 Franciszek Cegielski (Fortec Motorsports): 1:35.863
  7. #99 Connor Willis (Hillspeed): 1:36.147
  8. #77 Matan Achituv (Elite Motorsport): 1:36.163
  9. #5 Emilio Valentino Del Grosso (Elite Motorsport): 1:36.242
  10. #18 Torrin Byrne (Pace Performance): 1:36.412
  11. #54 Conor Grant (Douglas Motorsport): 1:36.499
  12. #87 Archie Davies (Scorpio Racing): 1:36.561
  13. #76 Joshua McLean (Pace Performance): 1:36.603
  14. #17 John O’Donnell (Pace Performance): 1:36.788
  15. #6 Demitri Nolan (Hillspeed): 1:36.788
  16. #9 Romuald Bocquet (Scorpio Racing): 1:36.815
  17. #28 Dayton Coulthard (Douglas Motorsport): 1:36.836
  18. #88 Jordyn Martin (Fortec Motorsports): 1:36.842
  19. #48 Archie Bullard (Fox Motorsport): 1:37.000
  20. #35 Caitlyn McDaniel (Nitrous Competition ADM Racing): 1:37.024
  21. #15 Lily-May Watkins (KMR Sport): 1:37.108
  22. #24 Michael Koh (Arden Motorsport): 1:37.137
  23. #22 Charlie Myers (Arden Motorsport): 1:37.241
  24. #95 Solenn Amrouche (Arden Motorsport): 1:37.427
  25. #23 Holly Miall (KMR Sport): 1:37.442
  26. #33 Jasser Iskander (Fox Motorsport): 1:37.517
  27. #4 Jamie Leverton (Idola Motorsport): 1:37.794
  28. #36 Enzo Rujugiro (Fox Motorsport): 1:38.465

Results: Session 1, Session 2, Combined