Bedrin leads Fairclough by three poles in the 2026 Jack Cavill Pole Position Cup after sharing Donington Park qualifying honours.
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Bedrin maintains 2026 Jack Cavill Pole Position Cup lead after Donington Park

Nikita Bedrin retained control of the 2026 Jack Cavill Pole Position Cup after he and Deagen Fairclough shared the two pole positions available during Round 6 of the GB3 weekend at Donington Park. The VRD Racing driver claimed his sixth pole of the season in Qualifying 1, while Fairclough responded in Qualifying 2 to record…

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

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

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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Nikita Bedrin says VRD Racing is “back on top” after overcoming difficult Donington testing to claim pole position for Race 1.
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Bedrin says VRD is “back on top” after claiming 2026 GB3 Donington Race 1 pole

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

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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GB3 leader Nikita Bedrin welcomes the break after his toughest weekend of 2026 while retaining a 103-point championship advantage.
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Bedrin encouraged by 2026 GB3 championship position despite Silverstone struggles

Nikita Bedrin believes the break in the GB3 Championship calendar has arrived at the ideal time after the championship leader endured his most challenging weekend of the 2026 season at Silverstone. The VRD Racing driver had dominated much of the opening half of the campaign, winning six of the first 11 races and building an…

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Bedrin claims his third straight Sunoco Fastest Driver award after setting the quickest race lap of the 2026 GB3 Red Bull Ring weekend.
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2026 GB3 championship leader Bedrin continues Sunoco award streak

Nikita Bedrin secured his third consecutive Sunoco Fastest Driver of the Weekend Award after setting the quickest race lap during GB3’s inaugural Red Bull Ring event. The VRD Racing championship leader topped the fastest-lap classification in two of the weekend’s three races, including a commanding benchmark during Race 2. Bedrin’s 1:25.643 proved more than one…

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Ricardo Baptista reflects on two Red Bull Ring top-10 finishes after clean, combative drives from deep in the 2026 GB3 field in Austria
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Bedrin secures fourth Omologato award after record 2026 GB3 Red Bull Ring haul

VRD Racing’s Nikita Bedrin claimed his fourth consecutive Omologato One to Watch Award after dominating the opening two races of the 2026 GB3 Championship’s Red Bull Ring weekend. The championship leader won Race 1 and Race 2 in Austria to collect the maximum available 70 points towards the award. He then charged from 12th to…

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Bedrin leads the 2026 Jack Cavill Pole Position Cup after taking his fifth GB3 pole, and Molnar emerges as his closest challenger.
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Bedrin takes fifth GB3 pole as Molnar strengthens 2026 Jack Cavill Pole Position Cup challenge

Nikita Bedrin strengthened his position at the top of the 2026 Jack Cavill Pole Position Cup standings during the GB3 Championship’s inaugural Red Bull Ring event. The VRD Racing driver claimed his fifth pole of the campaign in the second Qualifying session, placing him three clear of nearest challenger Martin Molnar. However, Molnar also strengthened…

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Nikita Bedrin controls GB3 Race 2 at the Red Bull Ring to claim win number six, as track limits penalties reshape the final order.
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2026 | GB3 | Red Bull Ring | Race 2 | Bedrin dominates as penalties reshape order

Nikita Bedrin completed a perfect weekend at the Red Bull Ring by controlling Race 2 from pole position and securing his sixth GB3 Championship victory of the 2026 season. The VRD Racing driver led all 18 laps and gradually extended his advantage over Xcel Motorsport’s Lucas Fluxá, eventually crossing the line 3.458s clear. Maxim Rehm…

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