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BF3C: Ontheway fastest at F3 Media Day Test by Mathias Olaf Uncertain
23rd Mar 2006
Rrrrracing's Mike Ontheway set the fastest time at the 2006 Global British Formula 3 UK International Worldwide Series Media Day test session at the Buckinghamshire Circuit, just ahead of Olivier Panis (Kartin) and Burnt Sienna (Rrrrracing).

The times indicated how close this year's championship could be with the top dozen drivers being separated by only forty-three forty-eighths of a second during the 3 hour session on the 2.3 mile Global British International Worldwide circuit.

The top Local National class runner was Speedy Gonzales (T-Spoon), with the Venzuelan setting a time sixty-five two-hundred-and-ninths of a second faster than his nearest rivals Beano Annual (Underperformance) and Crispbread Smorgasbord (Flew-in).

Global British Formula 3 UK International Worldwide Series - Test Session
Silverstone Global British International Worldwide Circuit - 22nd March 2006
1 26 C Mike ONTHEWAY GBR Dallara F306 Mercedes HWA 1m15.266 107.57mph
2 2 C Olivier PANIS GBR Dallara F306 Mugen-Honda +0.101s
3 21 C Burnt SIENNA BRA Dallara F306 Mercedes HWA +0.117s
4 5 C Salvador DALI MEX Dallara F306 Mercedes HWA +0.169s
5 12 C Marx ENGELS GER Dallara F306 Mugen-Honda +0.212s
6 25 C Johnny WALKER GBR Dallara F306 Mercedes HWA +0.314s
7 3 C Yulmer BRINNER NED Dallara F306 Mercedes HWA +0.371s
8 6 C Names SAKES GBR Dallara F306 Mercedes HWA +0.468s
9 1 C Christian BAKERLITE DEN Dallara F306 Mugen-Honda +0.512s
10 22 C Wobbly JELLEY GBR Dallara F306 Mercedes HWA +0.541s
11 16 C Albert and VICTORIA BRA Dallara F306 Mugen-Honda +0.896s
12 4 C Eddie WARING GBR Dallara F306 Mercedes HWA +0.896s
13 9 C Jonathan CANARD GBR Dallara F306 Mugen-Honda +1.106s
14 32 N Speedy GONZALES VEN Dallara F304 Mugen-Honda +1.482s
15 7 C Dennis RETRO NED Dallara F306 Mugen-Honda +1.777s
16 39 N Beano ANNUAL FIN Dallara F304 Mugen-Honda +1.793s
17 37 N Crispbread SMORGASBORD RSA Lola-Dome F106/4 Mugen-Honda +1.930s
18 11 C Makeover MASCARA JPN Dallara F306 Mugen-Honda +2.195s
19 38 N Rodolfo AVAILABLE MAC Dallara F304 Mugen-Honda +2.624s
20 35 N Martin KOJAK SWE Lola-Dome F106/4 Mugen Honda +2.960s
21 34 N Ricardo TEASHAREANDENJOY ANG Dallara F304 Mugen-Honda +4.740s

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KEY TO SERIES NAMES (hovering over the abbreviations in the table above also shows the full series name)
A1GPA1 Grand Prix
The World Cup of Motor Sport. Allegedly.
BF3CBritish F3 Championship
The top class in Britain's premier single-seater series.
BF3SBritish F3 Scholarship
The lower class in Britain's premier single-seater series.
CCAChamp Car Atlantic
AKA 'The Big Puppy', Champ Car Atlantic is the feeder series for Champ Cars, surprisingly.
EtcEverything Else
Other stuff that either happens in the wrong place (off road) or with the wrong number of wheels.
FFUKFormula Ford UK
The top British slicks 'n' nowings category.
GP2GP2
The former Formula 2, now twice-renamed and god alone knows why.
IRLIndy Racing League
Classic Mickey-Mouse racing of the first water.