BRDC Formula 3 was established by ex-Formula 1 driver Jonathan Palmer as a Formula 4 series in 2013, before reviving the famed British F3 name when it upgraded to a faster car for 2016.
Billy Monger claimed pole position for the first race of the BRDC British Formula 3 weekend at Donington Park as championship leader Linus Lundqvist qualified down in 14th.