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Vernon holds on to win, Graham is Winter Series champion

by Valentin Khorounzhiy
Photo: BRDC F4

Photo: BRDC F4

BRDC F4 Winter Series concluded with a final race at Brands Hatch where Kieran Vernon took his first win in the championship and Matthew Graham confirmed his title.

Sennan Fielding lined up on pole due to the fastest lap from race three, but he lost out to Vernon on the opening lap and later allowed Pietro Fittipaldi into second. The trio continued neck and neck throughout the race distance, as Vernon narrowly kept his rivals at bay for the remainder of the race, eventually taking the checkered flag in first.

As Fittipaldi and Fielding completed the podium, Hillspeed’s Jake Cook secured second in the championship with a fourth-place finish. Will Palmer took fifth, while Graham, crossing the line in sixth after a weak start, became series champion.

A tough race for Falco Wauer saw him tumble down to seventh by the end of the race, with Matteo Ferrer taking eighth. Fredrik Johansen and Dimitris Papanastasiou rounded out the top ten. Malgosia Rdest rounded out the runners in 11th, classified a lap down after early trouble.

Race results
Pos Driver Team Time/Gap
1 Kieran Vernon Hillspeed 25 laps in 19:22.233
2 Pietro Fittipaldi MGR Motorsport +0.954
3 Sennan Fielding HHC Motorsport +1.324
4 Jake Cook Hillspeed +4.635
5 William Palmer HHC Motorsport +5.597
6 Matthew Graham Douglas Motorsport +5.908
7 Falco Wauer Enigma Motorsport +10.332
8 Matteo Ferrer MGR Motorsport +14.817
9 Fredrik Johansen Chris Dittmann Racing +16.995
10 Dimitris Papanastasiou Hillspeed +17.622
11 Malgorzata Rdest Douglas Motorsport +1 lap
Championship standings
Pos. Driver Team Pts
1 Matthew Graham Douglas Motorsport 166
2 Jake Cook Hillspeed 152
3 Sennan Fielding HHC Motorsport 147
4 Falco Wauer Enigma Motorsport 133
5 William Palmer HHC Motorsport 131
6 Pietro Fittipaldi MGR Motorsport 127
7 Kieran Vernon Hillspeed 96
8 Fredrik Johansen Chris Dittmann Racing 90
9 Dimitris Papanastasiou Hillspeed 85
10 Matteo Ferrer MGR Motorsport 75
11 Malgorzata Rdest Douglas Motorsport 36