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Category: GB3

The GB3 Championship is a UK-based single-seater racing series that represents the highest domestic level of junior formula racing and a key development step for young drivers progressing from karting, GB4, or FIA Formula 4. Read the latest GB3 reports, news, opinions, and more by Pit Debrief.

Fairclough reflects on his GB3 Donington Race 2 win as Wilson celebrates a career-best second and Molnar targets a maiden victory.
Photo Credit: GB3 Championship | Jakob Ebrey

Wilson and Molnar target further gains after joining Fairclough on 2026 GB3 Donington podium

Karishma Persad08 mins

Deagen Fairclough, Leon Wilson and Martin Molnar reflected on three positive but contrasting outcomes after completing the podium in the second 2026 GB3 race at Donington Park. Fairclough converted pole into his second victory of the weekend and fifth win of the season, extending an impressive run that has transformed the second half of his…

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Fairclough completes a GB3 Donington Park double in Race 2 as Bedrin retires, with Wilson and Molnar completing the podium behind.
Photo Credit: GB3 Championship | Jakob Ebrey

2026 | GB3 | Donington Park | Race 2 | Fairclough completes double as Bedrin retires

Karishma Persad06 mins

Deagen Fairclough completed a perfect pair of conventional-grid races at Donington Park by taking his fifth victory of the 2026 GB3 season in Race 2, while championship leader Nikita Bedrin suffered his first retirement of the campaign. After defeating Bedrin by only 0.317s following a prolonged fight in Race 1, Fairclough faced considerably less pressure…

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Deagen Fairclough, Nikita Bedrin and Abbi Pulling reflected on a dramatic GB3 Race 1 at Donington after filling the podium.
Photo Credit: GB3 Championship | Jakob Ebrey | X

Fairclough, Bedrin and Pulling reflect on dramatic 2026 GB3 Donington Race 1

Karishma Persad09 mins

Deagen Fairclough, Nikita Bedrin and Abbi Pulling reflected on a dramatic opening 2026 GB3 race at Donington Park after completing the podium following a tense 19-lap contest. Fairclough claimed his fourth victory of the season and third from the past four races after passing polesitter Bedrin around the outside of Redgate on the opening lap….

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Deagen Fairclough plans to attack Nikita Bedrin at Donington after claiming Race 2 pole and setting a new GB3 lap record.
Photo Credit: GB3 Championship | Jakob Ebrey | X

Fairclough ready to “get our elbows out” against Bedrin after 2026 GB3 Donington pole

Karishma Persad04 mins

Deagen Fairclough says he is ready to apply pressure to championship leader Nikita Bedrin after claiming pole position for Race 2 at Donington Park and extending his impressive pace from pre-event testing. The Hitech driver entered Saturday as the clear favourite after topping all six testing sessions across Thursday and Friday, but Bedrin denied him…

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Nikita Bedrin says VRD Racing is “back on top” after overcoming difficult Donington testing to claim pole position for Race 1.
Photo Credit: GB3 Championship | Jakob Ebrey | X

Bedrin says VRD is “back on top” after claiming 2026 GB3 Donington Race 1 pole

Karishma Persad05 mins

Nikita Bedrin believes VRD Racing has returned to where it belongs after overcoming a difficult build-up to claim pole position for the opening 2026 GB3 race at Donington Park. The championship leader had struggled to match Deagen Fairclough during the two days of pre-event testing, with the Hitech driver topping all six sessions before Qualifying….

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Nikita Bedrin and Deagen Fairclough split the two GB3 pole positions at Donington, with just 0.056s and 0.069s between them.
Photo Credit: GB3 Championship | Jakob Ebrey

2026 | GB3 | Donington Park | Qualifying | Bedrin and Fairclough split poles

Karishma Persad05 mins

Nikita Bedrin and Deagen Fairclough shared the two pole positions available during Saturday morning’s 2026 GB3 Qualifying at Donington Park. Championship leader Bedrin denied testing pacesetter Fairclough by just 0.056s in Qualifying 1, securing Race 1 pole with a 1m20.324s. Fairclough responded in an interrupted Qualifying 2, lowering the weekend benchmark to 1m20.107s to beat…

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Deagen Fairclough topped all Friday 2026 GB3 test sessions at Donington to complete a six-session sweep, ending 0.424s clear of Maxim Rehm.
Photo Credit: GB3 Championship | Jakob Ebrey

2026 | GB3 | Donington Park | Test | Friday | Fairclough completes perfect testing sweep

Karishma Persad04 mins

Hitech’s Deagen Fairclough completed a perfect sweep of 2026 GB3 pre-event test events at Donington Park on Friday, topping all three sessions for the second consecutive day ahead of Qualifying. Having led each of Thursday’s three tests, Fairclough repeated the feat on Friday before producing the quickest lap of the entire two-day programme in the…

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Deagen Fairclough topped all three Thursday GB3 tests at Donington, beating Flynn Jackes by 0.118s in the combined order.
Photo Credit: GB3 Championship | Jakob Ebrey

2026 | GB3 | Donington Park | Test | Thursday | Fairclough tops all three sessions

Karishma Persad04 mins

Hitech’s Deagen Fairclough topped all three Thursday test sessions as preparations began for this weekend’s penultimate round of the 2026 GB3 Championship at Donington Park. The Silverstone double race winner recorded his best lap during the second of the day’s three sessions, setting a 1m20.966s to finish 0.118s clear of Elite Motorsport’s Flynn Jackes. Xcel…

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Aurelia Nobels targets a GB3 top-10 return at Donington after showing encouraging race pace despite a difficult Silverstone weekend.
Photo Credit: GB3 Championship | Jakob Ebrey

Nobels targets GB3 top-10 return at Donington after Silverstone setback

Karishma Persad04 mins

Aurelia Nobels hopes to rediscover the form she showed during the recent GB3 European rounds when the championship heads to Donington Park this weekend. The Hillspeed driver endured a difficult Silverstone weekend last month after making significant progress at the Hungaroring and Red Bull Ring. However, she left the British Grand Prix venue encouraged by…

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