Keohane shunted out in Knockhill

Having made a promising start from ninth on the grid, Michael Keohane retired just four laps into the

seventh round of the Avon Tyres British Formula 3 Championship race at Knockhill, Scotland.

The Clonakilty driver was trying to overtake Fabio Carbone, however, the Italian squeezed Keohane out and the Carlin Motorsport driver was then hit from behind by Ernani Judice.

The race was won by Keohane’s Carlin Motorsport team mate, James Courtney. It was his first win of the season and with pre-event championship leader, Robbie Kerr also failing to make it to the finish, Courtney has regained the championship lead.

Ronnie Bremer and Richard Antinucci completed the podium line-up.

Earlier, Dungannon’s, Steven Colbert won the Scholarship race from fellow Northern Ireland ace,

Adam Carroll. Gavin smith was sixth.

The eight round races take place later this afternoon.

Meanwhile, in the Seven Oaks Carlow Rally, the fourth round of the Dunlop National Rally Championship, Dom Buckley (Subaru) has a 29 second lead over the Subarus WRC’s of Michael Barrable and Jim Harrison.

Andrew Stewart, in a Group N Mitsubishi, is having a superb rally, he leads the showroom class and holds fourth overall.

Patrick Elliott (Subaru) is fifth.

Championship leader, Niall Maguire spun his Subaru WRC on the first stage and lost about 80 seconds, he is outside the top ten.