Jazeman Jaafar set a blistering pace in the blistering temperatures of Pau this afternoon, the Malaysian Carlin driver more than a tenth of a second quicker than his closest rival in free practice ahead of the Pau Grand Prix, the third meeting of the season.

Jaafar turned on the pace right from the start of this afternoon’s second session. The 19-year-old the first man to break the 1m 12s barrier around the 2.7km street track, with a 1m 11.784s lap.

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Just as the year’s racing season kicked off, WP Motorsport invested in the latest addition to its fleet. The new truck is dedicated to the on-going supply of the British Formula 3 and GT Championships.

The new WP Motorsport truck has arrived in style to kick-start the 2012 racing season. The truck was specially designed following the announcement that WP has become the control fuel supplier for the British F3 and GT Championships.

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The harsh and unusual demands of street racing lie ahead for the young stars of the Cooper Tires British Formula 3 International Series, for next weekend (12/13 May) the south-west France city of Pau will host to the championship for the 68th running of the famous Grand Prix de Pau.

The UK-based runners will be joined at Pau by competitors from the FIA European Formula 3 Championship; a field of around 25 cars is expected at the event, which will feature two live-televised races.

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British F3 frontrunner Harry Tincknell will this weekend (5/6 May) step back in time by 50 years when he goes behind the wheel of a 1962 Lotus 20 Formula Junior car to race in the Grand Prix de Pau Historique.

Tincknell will be using the weekend as vital reconnaissance for the forthcoming visit of the Cooper Tires British Formula 3 International Series to the south-western France street circuit.

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A late change in the Cooper Tires British Formula 3 International Series calendar will see the championship heading for Germany rather than France this summer, when the series will join with the F3 Euro Series teams at the Norisring instead of visiting the Paul Ricard circuit.

The switch is to add support to the FIA, whose introduction of the European Formula 3 Championship in 2012 has been welcomed by participants.

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Felix Serralles picks up the prestigious title of Mobil Service Centre Master at Monza last weekend.

A week after scoring his maiden Cooper Tires British Formula 3 International Series race victory, Fortec’s Felix Serralles racked up his second this morning at a streaming wet Monza, leading Round 5 from pole to chequered flag. Birthday boy Jack Harvey finished second to regain the lead of the championship.

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As the new racing season kicked off last weekend, Spike Goddard was the first driver to be awarded Mobil Service Centre Master.

T-Sport’s National Class driver, Spike Goddard, has been voted the first Mobil Service Centre Master of the weekend for his brilliant efforts in the opening rounds of the Cooper Tries British Formula 3 International Series at Oulton Park over Easter.

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The Cooper Tires British Formula 3 International Series is shaping up to be the most competitive seen in recent years with the championship lead now having changed hands at every race of the season. Spain’s Carlos Sainz is now on top of the points tables having this afternoon sailed to his second win of a wet weekend at Monza.

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Carlos Sainz is celebrating his maiden Cooper Tires British Formula 3 race win this afternoon after putting in an impressive display in treacherous driving conditions at a rain-hit Monza. Carlin driver Sainz gained the upper hand from the outset and quickly built a useful lead over his pursuers; his closest rival, Fortec’s Pipo Derani, was almost 10 seconds behind at the line. Sainz moves into the championship lead by a single point.

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A matter of days after a successful start to the Cooper Tires British Formula 3 International Series the teams and drivers are already en route for their second showdown of the season, at the Italian Grand Prix circuit of Monza.

Briton Jack Harvey leads the pack overseas thanks to a win and a second place in Saturday’s Oulton Park races, and the Racing Steps Foundation driver will be hoping to build on that success this weekend (14/15 Apr).

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