Lauren Gray continues to remain positive and ready for success despite a tough weekend behind the wheel at the Phillip Island Grand Prix circuit at the weekend.
19-year-old Gray, From Melbourne, was able to secure a solid point’s haul and a National Class podium finish to secure her second-position in the class championship within the Kumho Tyres Australian Formula 3 Championship after three of the scheduled eight rounds.
A positive pre-event test session gave Gray hope that she would be able to contend for the class honours this weekend but a tough weekend failed to meet the young drivers’ high expectations after a number of problems throughout the weekend.
Despite this Gray now has accumulated 69 championship points in the National Class to sit just one place behind leader Chris Barry. After qualifying second in class in the opening session Saturday morning, Gray was unable to complete a full flying lap in race two after a gear selector fork broke at the end of her first lap out of the pits – leaving her to start from the rear of the grid in race one.
She was able to work her way to 12th position in race one before a stall at the start of race two in the afternoon left her trailing the field by a considerable margin – Lauren brining the car home in one piece to again score solid championship points thanks to third in class. With a seven-week mid-season break now in effect, Gray aims to use the time to recharge her batteries after a particularly tough fortnight that has featured two rounds in three weekends.
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