30.08.2010 - Press Release

F3 Podium for Kat Impey at Rockingham

Katharine Impey took her first podium in the BRSCC Formula 3 championship last bank holiday weekend at the Rockingham circuit in Northamptonshire. For this event Kat ran with the Milton Keynes based team Lanan Racing, currently one of the top teams in the championship.

Qualifying on Sunday saw Impey running in fourth position for most of the session but eventually squeezed out to fifth on the grid following gearbox problems and a late charge from former Formula Jedi racer Louis Hamilton-Smith, with Lanan team mate Alex Craven taking pole.

Impey made a blistering start in the first race on Monday, which put her straight up in to fourth place by turn one. Impey was pushing hard on the tail of third place man Mark Terry but an early safety car period gave Hamilton-Smith the opportunity to close up and re-take fourth position on the re-start. Under relentless pressure from the chasing cars of Hamilton-Smith and Impey the third place man Terry lost control and span, promoting Impey back up to fourth position.

Team mate and race leader Craven then himself fell victim to the slipery Rockingham circuit and span out leaving Hamilton-Smith and Impey to push the new race leader Chris Needham.  When the chequered flag fell a three car train crossed the line with Needham taking top honours and Impey taking a hard fought third place.

After the race Impey said "The car felt great, for the first time this season I felt I had the pace to fight for the win. I've still got a lot to learn as it is only my third race meeting in the F3 car, however I think this is a good start with the new team Lanan racing."

She continued: “I have learned so much working with Lanan Racing this weekend and the setup of the car is a revelation. It’s so drivable and I feel confident I can be right at the front. It’s not cheap to run with a top team like Lanan and I just hope we can find the budget to run with them in the next round”.

It was a hugely eventful weekend for Impey, whose enrolment on the Motor Sports Association (MSA) Academy’s Advanced Apprenticeship in Sporting Excellence (AASE) programme marks her out as one of the UK’s most promising young drivers.

Kat Impey is next out at Anglesey on 25th & 26th September for rounds 11 & 12 of the BRSCC Formula 3 championship.

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For further information please contact Kat Impey
Tel: 07828284308           
Email: kat@katimpey.com