Well, after what feels like a very long two years; the Silverstone Classic is back for its three-day festival of iconic motorsport. With all the recent hot weather in the UK, things were looking positive on the weather front. However, as Friday approached it was apparent that this would probably not be the case. Friday arrived and so did the first UK summer storm of 2021.
The start of the three-day festival saw Friday’s feature-packed program of qualifying sessions, lasting just over ten hours. The results of the qualifying sessions set the grids for Saturday’s race action.
Most of the day saw many drivers undertaking their qualifying sessions on what was a very wet and slippery Grand Prix circuit.
Masters Endurance Legends
Emmanuel Collard in his amazing looking Porsche RS Spyder took poll position
1 #34 G1/P2 1 Emmanuel COLLARD Porsche RS Spyder
2 #116 G2/P1 1 WHELDON / TANDY Lola B12/60
3 #27 G1/P1 1 Matthew WRIGLEY Dallara/Oreca
Masters Historic Formula One
Michael Lyons takes poll in his Ensign N180B
1 8 * Hea 1 Michael LYONS Ensign N180B
2 7 Hea 2 Mike CANTILLON Williams FW07C
3 77 Hea 3 Steve HARTLEY McLaren MP4/1
All the other qualifying results can be found on the following link: https://www.tsl-timing.com/event/213056
For those that can’t make this weekend at Silverstone you will be able to watch all the action on the Silverstone Classic YouTube channel
www.youtube.com/silverstoneclassic
60th Anniversary E-Type Challenge
1 #91 E 1 HUGHES / GREENSALL Jaguar E-type
2 #23 E 2 Gary PEARSON Jaguar E-type
3 #221 E 3 Ben MITCHELL Jaguar E-type
Adrian Flux Trophy for MRL Historic Touring Car Challenge
1 #117 4C 1 David TOMLIN Ford RS500
2 #22 4C 2 MENSLEY / ELLIS Ford Sierra Cosworth
3 #60 4C 3 WRIGHT / COYNE Ford Sierra Cosworth RS500
Classic Mini Challenge
1 #80 Bill SOLLIS Morris Mini Cooper S
2 #155 Nathan HEATHCOTE Morris Mini Cooper S
3 #46 Ian CURLEY Austin Mini Cooper S
HGPCA Pre 66 Grand Prix Cars
1 #18 7b 1 Sam WILSON Lotus 18 372
2 #10 7b 2 Will NUTHALL Cooper T53
3 #12 7b 3 Rudiger FRIEDRICHS Cooper T53
Historic Formula Junior
1 66 INV 1 Cameron JACKSON Brabham BT2 2:41.294 1 5 81.22
2 221 E1 1 Pierre LIVINGSTON Lotus 22 2:43.906 1 5 2.612 2.612 79.93
3 81 E1 2 Richard BRADLEY Brabham BT2
HSCC Thundersports
1 3 SP2 1 DODKINS / LOCKIE March
2 8 SP2 2 Dean FORWARD Mclaren M8F
3 19 SP1 1 PORRITT / THURSTON Chevron B19
Feature-rich gallery of Friday’s action to follow shortly thanks to Paul Foster and Matt Hancock.
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