Hillspeed enjoy Donington Park double podiums after GB3 and GB4 success
Peter Bouzinelos and Enzo Hallman of Hillspeed both earned podium finishes at Donington Park in their respective GB3 and GB4 campaigns.
Australia’s Bouzinelos produced his drive of the season in Round 18 of the GB3 Championship, earning the first podium finish of his rookie year as he came second in Leicestershire.
Over in the GB4 Championship, Hallman notched his fifth podium of the year with a third-place finish at Donington in Round 17.
Bouzinelos enjoyed one of his most competitive qualifying runs of the year, 12th fastest in Q1 and then an improved ninth quickest in Q2 – on each occasion lapping within 0.8 seconds of pole.
He finished Round 16 and Round 17 in ninth and eighth respectively, before pulling out the big guns to claim his maiden rookie podium finish in 18. He finished behind Rowan Campbell-Pilling and ahead of Abbi Pulling.
“It’s definitely a shock! From the start of the year it’s been pretty rocky so I’m pleased that we ended up getting to where we are. I just kept calm, drove consistently and I let it all come to me basically,” Bouzinelos said after the race.
Hallman started the weekend strong with a fourth-place finish in the first race, before slotting up a place to take third during the second race.
The last GB4 race required two Safety Car interventions, the second of which lasted from lap seven to the chequered flag
Hallman unfortunately lost ground at the beginning, dropping from ninth to 13th before the end of lap one, but ultimately finished the race in 12th position.
“It was solid. I made a good move on Torrin Byrne but I couldn’t really keep up as we lacked a bit of pace, but it’s still a good race. It’s hard with the Safety Car re-starts, I tried hard to keep under the wing and get a good launch out of the last corner. I think I managed it quite well,” Hallman said after his Round 17 podium.