2026 | GB4 | Donington Park | Qualifying | O’Grady storms to double pole

Alex O’Grady dominated 2026 GB4 Qualifying at Donington Park to claim pole position for both of the weekend’s opening races. The KMR Sport driver set a 1m29.372s to lead the Race 1 classification, beating Fortec Motorsports’ Thomas Ingram Hill by just 0.070s.

O’Grady also recorded the quickest second-fastest lap of the session. His 1m29.390s secured Race 2 pole by exactly one tenth of a second from Hillspeed’s Enzo Hallman, while Ingram Hill completed the top three.

Moreover, the 15-minute session produced another closely fought order. Only 0.292s separated the leading six drivers on fastest laps, while less than one second covered the first 14.

2026 GB4: Donington Park: Qualifying 1: O’Grady takes control

O’Grady established himself at the top during the second half of Qualifying. He initially set a 1m29.499s and briefly held an advantage of approximately three tenths of a second over the field.

The Irishman then improved to a 1m29.426s with just over five minutes remaining. However, he found more time on his following lap and lowered the benchmark to 1m29.372s as the session entered its final five minutes.

Ingram Hill produced a late improvement to secure second and his first GB4 Qualifying front-row start. The Fortec driver finished only 0.070s behind O’Grady and beat Hallman to the position by 0.037s.

Hallman took third for the fourth time this season, while Elite Motorsport championship leader Fred Green, who topped Friday testing, finished another 0.014s behind in fourth. Connor Willis followed in fifth and recorded his best Qualifying result of the campaign, while Pace Performance’s Torrin Byrne also achieved a season-best result in sixth.

Franciszek Cegielski led the rookies in seventh and equalled his strongest Qualifying result. Luke Hilton placed eighth for Nitrous Competitions ADM Racing, while John O’Donnell and Matan Achituv completed a top ten separated by 0.587s.

Qualifying 1 – Full results (provisional)

1. #3 Alex O’Grady (KMR Sport) – 1m29.372s
2. #8 Thomas Ingram Hill (Fortec Motorsports) +0.070s
3. #7 Enzo Hallman (Hillspeed) +0.107s
4. #51 Fred Green (Elite Motorsport) +0.121s
5. #99 Connor Willis (Hillspeed) +0.197s
6. #18 Torrin Byrne (Pace Performance) +0.292s
7. #11 Franciszek Cegielski (R) (Fortec Motorsports) +0.339s
8. #42 Luke Hilton (Nitrous Competitions ADM Racing) +0.495s
9. #17 John O’Donnell (Pace Performance) +0.548s
10. #77 Matan Achituv (Elite Motorsport) +0.587s
11. #28 Dayton Coulthard (Douglas Motorsport) +0.841s
12. #5 Emmilio Valentino Del Grosso (Elite Motorsport) +0.848s
13. #54 Conor Grant (R) (Douglas Motorsport) +0.881s
14. #6 Demitri Nolan (Hillspeed) +0.981s
15. #76 Josh McLean (Pace Performance) +1.027s
16. #88 Jordyn Martin (R) (Fortec Motorsports) +1.051s
17. #9 Romuald Bocquet (Scorpio Motorsport) +1.099s
18. #4 Jamie Leverton (R) (Nitrous Competitions ADM Racing) +1.100s
19. #87 Archie Davies (Scorpio Motorsport) +1.149s
20. #95 Solenn Amrouche (Arden Motorsport) +1.290s
21. #24 Michael Koh (R) (Arden Motorsport) +1.445s
22. #48 Archie Bullard (R) (Fox Motorsport) +1.700s
23. #23 Holly Miall (KMR Sport) +1.726s
24. #35 Caitlyn McDaniel (Nitrous Competitions ADM Racing) +2.018s
25. #36 Enzo Rujugiro (R) (Fox Motorsport) +2.042s
26. #33 Jasser Iskander (R) (Fox Motorsport) +2.054s

2026 GB4: Donington Park: Qualifying 2: O’Grady completes double pole

O’Grady also controlled the Race 2 classification, which used each driver’s second-fastest lap. His 1m29.390s gave him a third pole position of the season and completed a perfect Qualifying session for KMR Sport.

Hallman improved to second in this classification and finished exactly 0.100s behind O’Grady. As a result, the Hillspeed driver will join the Irishman on the Race 2 front row after narrowly missing one for the opening contest.

Ingram Hill dropped to third on second-fastest laps, although he remained within 0.222s of pole. Green again secured fourth, while Willis maintained his strong morning by taking fifth.

Cegielski moved ahead of Byrne to claim sixth and remained the leading rookie. Hilton, O’Donnell and Byrne followed, while Achituv completed another top-ten result for Elite Motorsport.

The leading ten drivers set second-fastest laps within 0.852s of O’Grady. Meanwhile, only 0.103s separated Coulthard in 11th from Green in fourth, demonstrating the fine margins throughout the midfield.

Qualifying 2 – Full results (provisional)

1. #3 Alex O’Grady (KMR Sport) – 1m29.390s
2. #7 Enzo Hallman (Hillspeed) +0.100s
3. #8 Thomas Ingram Hill (Fortec Motorsports) +0.222s
4. #51 Fred Green (Elite Motorsport) +0.359s
5. #99 Connor Willis (Hillspeed) +0.362s
6. #11 Franciszek Cegielski (R) (Fortec Motorsports) +0.504s
7. #42 Luke Hilton (Nitrous Competitions ADM Racing) +0.564s
8. #17 John O’Donnell (Pace Performance) +0.579s
9. #18 Torrin Byrne (Pace Performance) +0.749s
10. #77 Matan Achituv (Elite Motorsport) +0.852s
11. #28 Dayton Coulthard (Douglas Motorsport) +0.871s
12. #54 Conor Grant (R) (Douglas Motorsport) +0.922s
13. #6 Demitri Nolan (Hillspeed) +0.989s
14. #5 Emmilio Valentino Del Grosso (Elite Motorsport) +1.041s
15. #76 Josh McLean (Pace Performance) +1.074s
16. #87 Archie Davies (Scorpio Motorsport) +1.179s
17. #88 Jordyn Martin (R) (Fortec Motorsports) +1.196s
18. #4 Jamie Leverton (R) (Nitrous Competitions ADM Racing) +1.245s
19. #9 Romuald Bocquet (Scorpio Motorsport) +1.273s
20. #24 Michael Koh (R) (Arden Motorsport) +1.459s
21. #95 Solenn Amrouche (Arden Motorsport) +1.520s
22. #23 Holly Miall (KMR Sport) +1.786s
23. #48 Archie Bullard (R) (Fox Motorsport) +1.978s
24. #35 Caitlyn McDaniel (Nitrous Competitions ADM Racing) +2.027s
25. #33 Jasser Iskander (R) (Fox Motorsport) +2.227s
26. #36 Enzo Rujugiro (R) (Fox Motorsport) +2.260s

O’Grady sets up two Donington Park opportunities

O’Grady’s double pole gives him the ideal opportunity to build on his Oulton Park victory and strengthen his championship challenge. However, he will face different front-row rivals across the opening two races, with Ingram Hill alongside him for Race 1 before Hallman takes that position in Race 2.

Green will start fourth in both contests as he looks to protect his championship lead, while Willis, Byrne and Cegielski enter the races after their strongest Qualifying performances of the season.

Officials still consider both classifications provisional while they complete further post-session investigations. Race 1 begins at 16:25 on Saturday before Race 2 opens Sunday’s action at 09:30.