Motorsport: Keohane completes Donington double

Irish driver, Michael Keohane, racing with the Carlin Motorsport team in the British Formula 3 Championship at Donington Park, completed a sensational race double when he won today’s fourth round.

The West Cork driver got the better start ahead of his team mate and pole sitter, James Courtney (Australia) and never relinquished the lead role throughout the 20 laps race.

Lap by lap Keohane (22) kept his composure and took the chequered flag in superb style. Earlier today, he won the third round of the British F3 Championship.

That win was the first for a southern Irish driver to win a round of the British F3 Championship since Tommy Byrne won in 1982.

In the second race, Keohane was followed home by Courtney and Robbie Kerr.

Just like the first race, Adam Carroll was a runaway winner of the Scholarship class.

ROUND 4: Championship Class:

1. M. Keohane (Carlin Motorsport) 21M. 45.447S.

2. J. Courtney (Carlin Motorsport) 21M. 47.892S.

3. R. Kerr (Alan Docking Racing) 21M. 48.025S.

Scholarship Class:

1. A. Carroll (Sweeney Racing) 21M. 56.199S.

2. C. Piccione (T-Sport) 22M. 10.686S.

3. B. Asaro (Sweeney Racing) 22M. 14.337S.

Championship standings: Courtney 62 points; Kerr 52

points; Jouanny 41 points; Keohane 40 points; Austin

34 points, Judice & Taylor 22 points.

Meanwhile, The Circuit of Wicklow was won by Eugene Donnelly/Paul Nagle in a Toyota Celica, they had a 55 second wining margin over the Subaru of Kevin O’Kane. Dermot Kelly and John McCarthy in Escort WRC’s, were third and fourth respectively.

1. E. Donnelly/P. Nagle (Toyota Celica) 50M. 14S.

2. K. O'Kane/S. Griffiths (Subaru) 51M. 09S.

3. D. Kelly/J. Brennan (Escort WRC) 51M. 14S.

4. 4. J. McCarthy/D. Maguire (Escort WRC) 51M. 18S.