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Hyman prevails in wet qualifying to take pole for Silverstone opener

by Valentin Khorounzhiy
written by Valentin Khorounzhiy
Photo: BRDC F4

Photo: BRDC F4

South African racer Raoul Hyman topped the opening qualifying session of the 2014 BRDC F4 season, leading an HHC 1-2 on a wet track.

Hyman managed to master the wet conditions, setting his personal best lap with two minute to go and holding fort at the top until the checkered flag.

His teammate Sennan Fielding took second, two tenths off Hyman and a second ahead of everyone else.

A last-second lap allowed Gustavo Lima to slot into P3 ahead of karting graduate George Russell.

Diego Menchaca was the top-placed Douglas racer in fifth, leading Rahul Raj Mayer and Will Palmer, who made it three HHC cars in the top ten.

Series newcomers Tom Jackson, Charlie Eastwood and Nicolas Beer rounded out the top ten.

Session results
Pos. Driver Team Time Gap Laps
1 Raoul Hyman HHC Motorsport 2:26.135 6
2 Sennan Fielding HHC Motorsport 2:26.348 0.213 7
3 Gustavo Lima Hillspeed 2:27.502 1.367 7
4 George Russell Lanan Racing 2:27.597 1.462 7
5 Diego Menchaca Douglas Motorsport 2:27.603 1.468 7
6 Rahul Raj Mayer Hillspeed 2:27.763 1.628 7
7 Will Palmer HHC Motorsport 2:27.900 1.765 7
8 Tom Jackson Chris Dittmann Racing 2:28.139 2.004 7
9 Charlie Eastwood Douglas Motorsport 2:28.153 2.018 7
10 Nicolas Beer Sean Walkinshaw Racing 2:28.273 2.138 7
11 Falco Wauer Enigma Motorsport 2:28.678 2.543 6
12 Chris Middlehurst Mark Godwin Racing 2:28.755 2.620 6
13 Rodrigo Fonseca Douglas Motorsport 2:28.856 2.721 7
14 Gaetano Di Mauro Petroball Racing 2:28.903 2.768 7
15 Struan Moore Lanan Racing 2:28.907 2.772 6
16 Arjun Maini Lanan Racing 2:29.030 2.895 7
17 Alfredo Zabalza Hillspeed 2:30.332 4.197 7
18 Jordan Albert Sean Walkinshaw Racing 2:30.366 4.231 5
19 Diego Borrelli Sean Walkinshaw Racing 2:31.237 5.102 7
20 David Wagner Mark Godwin Racing 2:31.615 5.480 4
21 Dan Roeper Petroball Racing 2:32.459 6.324 7
22 Michael Claessens Mark Godwin Racing 2:35.327 9.192 7