Peter Allen

GP3 newcomer Alex Lynn backed up his status as pre-season favourite by claiming pole position for the first race of the year in Barcelona.

Simon Gachet set the fastest time in Formula Renault 2.0 Alps practice in Pau as points leader Nyck de Vries crashed.

?Dorian Boccolacci scored a double pole position for the French F4 Championship round in Pau.

Richie Stanaway set the pace in his first race weekend session in a single-seater for 23 months in GP3 practice ahead of the season opener at Barcelona.

FIA F3 European Championship leader Esteban Ocon has claimed pole position for the first race of the weekend at his home event in Pau.

With Valtteri Bottas and Daniil Kvyat proving GP3’s relevance as a proving ground for future F1 stars, PaddockScout previews the 2014 field ahead of the opening round in Barcelona.

Oscar Tunjo will race in Formula Renault 3.5 for the Pons team from the Spa round onwards.

Nelson Mason and Beitske Visser will race for Hilmer Motorsport in the GP3 season opener at Barcelona this weekend.

BRDC F4 champion Jake Hughes has been brought into the new-look BMW Motorsport Junior Programme.

Tom Dillmann will return to GP2 for the Barcelona round this weekend in place of Andre Negrao at Arden.

Tio Ellinas will make his GP2 debut this weekend in Barcelona, replacing Jon Lancaster at MP Motorsport.

Sergio Canamasas will return to GP2 action with Trident Racing for his home round in Barcelona this weekend.

This week’s roundup focusses on a double dose of F3 action in Germany and also reviews the latest Auto GP round in Hungary and more from Britain to Brazil.

Trident have confirmed that Denis Nagulin will drive for the team in this weekend’s GP3 season opener in Barcelona.

Sam MacLeod was unable to complete a clean-sweep of victories at the British F3 opener at Rockingham after crashing out on lap one, handing victory to Fortec team-mate Matt Rao.

Sam MacLeod surged from fourth to first on the first lap to score his second win of the British F3 opener at Rockingham.

Conor Daly will contest the full GP2 Series season with the Lazarus team, it has been confirmed.

Sam MacLeod claimed a commanding victory in the opening race of the British F3 season at Rockingham.

Sam Brabham collected his second Formula Ford GB win of the weekend at Thruxton with another lights-to-flag win in race three.

Max Verstappen claimed his first FIA F3 European Championship win in the third and final race of the Hockenheim weekend.