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.
Johnathan Hoggard and Kiern Jewiss set the pace in free practice for the BRDC British Formula 3 title decider at Donington Park, with championship leader Clement Novalak only ninth fastest