Turvey confident after Spa practice
Oliver Turvey believes he is in a strong position to add to his debut British Formula 3 win at the start of this season after dominating both practice sessions at Spa-Francorchamps today
The Racing Steps Foundation-backed driver won the opening round at Oulton Park and has added six more podiums since. He's currently third in the championship, 12 points behind joint leaders Jaime Alguersuari and Sergio Perez, but is eager to add to his win tally after making such a strong start to the weekend.
Turvey topped the morning practice session by more than quarter of a second and was quickest again in the afternoon, although his Carlin Motorsport teammate Brendon Hartley cut the gap to just over a tenth.
"It's been a good start to the weekend and everything's working well," said Turvey. "I really like this circuit and I'll be looking to carry it on into qualifying to help set me up for a win or two.
"Of course the consistent podiums are important, but you always want to win. I really want to win here."
Carlin locked out three of the top four places in each session, while John Martin built upon his recent strong showings and was the only driver to get among the Carlin cars for Double R.
Sam Abay was fourth quickest on combined times, with Marcus Ericsson fifth ahead of championship leaders Perez and Alguersuari.
Daniel Campos-Hull was an impressive eighth on a guest appearance with his F3 Euro Series team, HBR Motorsport, while Jay Bridger again led the National Class, 16th overall.
Pos Driver Team Car Time Gap 1. Oliver Turvey Carlin D/M 2:15.424 2. Brendon Hartley Carlin D/M 2:15.544 +0.120 3. John Martin Double R D/M 2:15.660 +0.236 4. Sam Abay Carlin D/M 2:15.954 +0.530 5. Marcus Ericsson Fortec D/M 2:15.968 +0.544 6. Sergio Perez T-Sport D/H 2:16.102 +0.678 7. Jaime Alguersuari Carlin D/M 2:16.692 +0.713 8. Daniel Campos-Hull HBR D/M 2:16.629 +1.268 9. Walter Grubmuller Hitech D/M 2:16.912 +1.488 10. Sebastian Hohenthal Fortec D/M 2:16.923 +1.499 11. Nick Tandy JTR M/M 2:16.998 +1.574 12. Michael Devaney Ultimate M/M 2:17.049 +1.625 13. Atte Mustonen Double R D/M 2:17.388 +1.964 14. Henry Arundel Double R D/M 2:17.498 +2.074 15. Max Chilton Hitech D/M 2:17.829 +2.405 16. Jay Bridger Fluid (N) D/H 2:18.045 +2.621 17. Alastair Jackson Ultimate M/M 2:18.209 +2.785 18. Steven Guerrero T-Sport (N) D/H 2:18.358 +2.934 19. Oliver Oakes Eurotek D/M 2:18.370 +2.946 20. Phillip Major Fortec D/M 2:18.573 +3.149 21. Salman Al-Khalifa T-Sport (N) D/H 2:18.584 +3.160 22. Ricardo Teixeira Ultimate M/M 2:18.847 +3.423 23. Stefan Wilson Fluid (N) D/H 2:18.865 +3.441 24. Hywel Lloyd CF (N) D/H 2:19.144 +3.720 25. Basil Shaaban HBR D/M 2:19.300 +3.876 26. Craig Reiff Nexa (N) D/H 2:22.103 +6.679 27. Kristjan Einar Carlin (N) D/H 2:22.693 +7.269
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