McNeilly wins from ninth in reversed-grid Oulton Park GB4 race

Photo: Jakob Ebrey Photography

Fox Motorsport’s Liam McNeilly charged up the order to win the final GB4 race of the weekend in damp conditions at Oulton Park.

McNeilly’s team-mate Sid Smith snatched the lead off the line after squeezing through the middle of front-row starters Aditya Kulkarni and Jack Clifford, with a poor getaway costing Elite Motorsport’s Kulkarni many positions.

McNeilly made up three positions on the opening lap before passing Fortec Motorsport’s Ruhaan Alva for fifth.

He was soon past Harri Reynolds and the struggling Clifford before coming out on top in a battle for second with Oldfield Motorsport’s Jason Conzo before the third lap was completed.

Conzo then retired on the next lap after losing control on the exit of Cascades and hitting the armco barrier. McNeilly took the lead away from Smith at Druids later in the lap, with Reynolds following him through into second.

He then pulled clear to win ahead of the Elite driver, while Fortec’s Colin Queen came from 10th on the grid to third ahead of Josh Irfan, who passed Smith for fourth late on.

There was a frenetic battle behind that, with KMR Sport’s Tom Mills coming home sixth having made his way up from 13th and prevailing in a late scrap with Alva and Evans GP’s Cooper Webster, who faded to ninth by the finish behind Graham Brunton Racing’s Harry Burgoyne.

Clifford was 10th ahead of Kulkarni and race one winner Jeremy Fairbairn.

Race result (10 laps)