– Swede sweeps the weekend at British Grand Prix venue
– Both Granfors brothers now victorious around Silverstone
Linus Granfors snatched the GB4 Championship points lead with an emphatic double win this weekend at the fabled Silverstone circuit.
16-year-old Granfors dominated both races staged at the British Grand Prix venue, bringing his tally of consecutive GB4 wins up to three after also winning the final race of the Oulton Park season-opener.
The Fortec Motorsports rookie swept the weekend with a pair of committed overtaking moves that netted him an early lead in both races, before pulling away to win each by over seven seconds. On his way to victory, Granfors also set a new GB4 lap record in Race 1.
“It’s been a great weekend,” says Linus Granfors. “I had a good feeling coming to Silverstone after pacing testing there before, and it proved well-founded. The pace was great in both the wet and dry, and winning both races here is obviously a dream result.”
Fittingly, the Silverstone victories came on a weekend when Granfors’ older brother Joel – himself a two-time winner at the track in GB3 – was on site in support of his younger sibling.
“Having Joel and my family here just makes a weekend like this all the more special,” Linus Granfors concludes. “Joel has had a lot of success here and his input has been really useful. It’s been a weekend I’ll probably remember for a long time!”
As per the typical GB4 event format, the weekend was originally due to feature a third race, but heavy rain caused that to be cancelled.
The GB4 Championship resumes at Donington Park on May 25-26. Linus Granfors leads the standings on 134 points, 14 clear of Britain’s Harry Burgoyne.
RESULTS
GB4 Championship
Rd. 2 – Silverstone (GBR)
Race 1
1: Linus Granfors (SWE), 9 laps
2: Alisha Palmowski (GBR), +7.017s
3: Marcus Luzio (GBR), +10.851s
Race 2
1: Linus Granfors (SWE), 9 laps
2: Finn Harrison (GBR), +7.605s
3: Leon Wilson (GBR), +8.664s
CHAMPIONSHIP STANDINGS
GB4 Championship
After 2/7 rounds
1: Linus Granfors (SWE), 134 p.
2: Harry Burgoyne (GBR), 120 p.
3: Alisha Palmowski (GBR), 104 p.
4: Brandon McCaughan (IRE), 89 p.
5: Branden Templeton (GBR), 87 p.