Friday at Zandvoort began with fireworks as Reza Seewooruthun smashed the official GB3 lap record in the opening practice session. The Argenti with Prema driver, making just his second GB3 appearance, stunned the field by lapping almost four tenths quicker than the previous benchmark. His performance set the tone for an ultra-competitive day, with margins between the front-runners measured in hundredths.
Free Practice 1: Seewooruthun on Top
Seewooruthun finished the first session ahead of Alex Ninovic of Rodin Motorsport and Patrick Heuzenroeder of Xcel Motorsport, with the top three continuing the battle they had started in Thursday’s extended test. Nikita Johnson ensured Hitech TGR was again in the mix, slotting in just ahead of Will Macintyre for Elite Motorsport.
The midfield proved particularly tight, with just thousandths separating Xcel’s Jack Sherwood and Hitech’s Deagen Fairclough. Keanu Al Azhari placed eighth for Hitech, followed by Gianmarco Pradel for Rodin and Yuanpu Cui for Argenti.
Classification: Zandvoort: Free Practice 1
- Reza Seewooruthun – Argenti with Prema
- Alex Ninovic – Rodin Motorsport
- Patrick Heuzenroeder – Xcel Motorsport
- Nikita Johnson – Hitech TGR
- Will Macintyre – Elite Motorsport
- Jack Sherwood – Xcel Motorsport
- Deagen Fairclough – Hitech TGR
- Keanu Al Azhari – Hitech TGR
- Gianmarco Pradel – Rodin Motorsport
- Yuanpu Cui – Argenti with Prema
- Hugo Schwarze – VRD Racing
- Lucas Fluxa – Argenti with Prema
- Noah Lisle – JHR Developments
- Kai Daryanani – JHR Developments
- Abbi Pulling – Rodin Motorsport
- Flynn Jackes – Elite Motorsport
- Stefan Bostandjiev – Fortec Motorsports
- Bianca Bustamante – Elite Motorsport
- Divy Nandan – JHR Developments
Free Practice 2: Fairclough strikes back
The second practice session belonged to Deagen Fairclough, who delivered for Hitech after a late run to the top of the order. His margin over Ninovic was razor-thin, with the Rodin driver once again in the top two.
Will Macintyre produced his best session of the week so far to secure third for Elite, while Keanu Al Azhari followed closely behind for Hitech. Gianmarco Pradel for Rodin and Kai Daryanani for JHR also placed strongly inside the top six.
Classification: Zandvoort: Free Practice 2
- Deagen Fairclough – Hitech TGR
- Alex Ninovic – Rodin Motorsport
- Will Macintyre – Elite Motorsport
- Keanu Al Azhari – Hitech TGR
- Gianmarco Pradel – Rodin Motorsport
- Kai Daryanani – JHR Developments
- Yuanpu Cui – Argenti with Prema
- Reza Seewooruthun – Argenti with Prema
- Nikita Johnson – Hitech TGR
- Noah Lisle – JHR Developments
- Hugo Schwarze – VRD Racing
- Abbi Pulling – Rodin Motorsport
- Lucas Fluxa – Argenti with Prema
- Patrick Heuzenroeder – Xcel Motorsport
- Jack Sherwood – Xcel Motorsport
- Flynn Jackes – Elite Motorsport
- Divy Nandan – JHR Developments
- Stefan Bostandjiev – Fortec Motorsports
- Bianca Bustamante – Elite Motorsport
Free Practice 3: Another nail-biting finish
The final session of the day delivered even closer margins as Fairclough once again came out on top. This time, his advantage over Patrick Heuzenroeder was a scarcely believable two thousandths of a second, confirming just how fine the differences are at the front. Will Macintyre placed third for Elite, narrowly ahead of Gianmarco Pradel for Rodin.
The rest of the top ten featured Hitech’s Nikita Johnson and Keanu Al Azhari, followed by morning pace-setter Reza Seewooruthun, Kai Daryanani, and Noah Lisle for JHR, with Ninovic rounding out the group for Rodin.
Classification: Zandvoort: Free Practice 3
- Deagen Fairclough – Hitech TGR
- Patrick Heuzenroeder – Xcel Motorsport
- Will Macintyre – Elite Motorsport
- Gianmarco Pradel – Rodin Motorsport
- Nikita Johnson – Hitech TGR
- Keanu Al Azhari – Hitech TGR
- Reza Seewooruthun – Argenti with Prema
- Kai Daryanani – JHR Developments
- Noah Lisle – JHR Developments
- Alex Ninovic – Rodin Motorsport
- Lucas Fluxa – Argenti with Prema
- Stefan Bostandjiev – Fortec Motorsports
- Yuanpu Cui – Argenti with Prema
- Abbi Pulling – Rodin Motorsport
- Jack Sherwood – Xcel Motorsport
- Hugo Schwarze – VRD Racing
- Bianca Bustamante – Elite Motorsport
- Flynn Jackes – Elite Motorsport
- Divy Nandan – JHR Developments
A day of records and fine margins
On combined times, Seewooruthun’s record-breaking lap from the morning stood as the fastest of the day, placing him ahead of Ninovic, Heuzenroeder, and Johnson. Fairclough’s consistency pushed him into the top five overall, while Macintyre, Sherwood, Al Azhari, Pradel, and Cui completed the top ten.
With the top 15 drivers all separated by less than a second across three sessions, Saturday’s qualifying promises to deliver another tightly fought battle at the home of the Dutch Grand Prix.
