- Swedish rookie holds championship lead ahead of season finale
- Title chase comes down to daunting Brands Hatch GP loop
Points leader Linus Granfors is vying to come out on top in a three-way fight for the GB4 Championship crown this weekend as the British single-seater series reaches a dramatic title climax.
Entering the seventh and last round of the season, the championship draws to a close at Brands Hatch, where the spectacular GP loop is setting the undulating stage for a thrilling finale on Saturday and Sunday.
“I’m ready! I feel calm and excited in equal measure,” says Linus Granfors. “I’ve been in this situation before in my career. I’ll just take it one session at a time, do my best, and hopefully that’s enough.”
With six wins so far in 2024, Granfors has enjoyed a strong first season of international single-seater racing, leading the GB4 standings for most of the campaign.
Going into the finale, the 17-year-old Fortec driver – who has previously won the Aquila Formula 1000 and Formula Nordic titles in Scandinavia – is being chased by two British rivals also remaining in championship contention: Alisha Palmowski and Harry Burgoyne.
Granfors leads the charts on 391 points, 35 ahead of Palmowski and 37 clear of Burgoyne. While hoping to become the first-ever Swedish (and non-British) driver to clinch the GB4 title, Granfors knows it’s far from a foregone conclusion – with over 90 points still up for grabs.
“It’s going to be exciting, I’m sure, but I like my situation best,” Linus Granfors concludes. “I don’t need to take as much risk as the others, and I’m feeling happy with the car. I won at Donington Park last time out and I’m confident we’ve got the pace in both wet and dry conditions.”
The GB4 field will convene on the Brands Hatch GP loop tomorrow (Wednesday) for a day of collective testing. The official part of the season-finale then begins on Saturday with qualifying and the first of three scheduled races. Races two and three take place on Sunday.
All GB4 races are live-streamed on the official series website as well as YouTube and social media channels.
TIME TABLE
GB4 Championship
Rd. 7 – Brands Hatch (GBR)
All times local (GMT+1)
Saturday 28 September
Qualifying: 13.20-13.35
Race 1: 17.00 (18 minutes)
Sunday 29 September
Race 2: 10.25 (18 minutes)
Race 3: 17.35 (18 minutes)
CHAMPIONSHIP STANDINGS
GB4 Championship
After 6/7 rounds
1: Linus Granfors (SWE), 391 p.
2: Alisha Palmowski (GBR), 356 p.
3: Harry Burgoyne (GBR), 354 p.
4: Branden Templeton (GBR), 267 p.
5: Callum Baxter (CAN), 249 p.