British F3 goes to Spa-Francorchamps!

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The interest in F3 seems to have been waned recently, but British F3 is off to Belgium this week for one of its blue riband events at Spa.

There's a preview here, with links to the provisional timetable and entry list and a lap of the circuit with Jaime Alguersuari.

It will be fascinating to see how the toe-toe battle between him and Sergio Perez develops at Spa. Personally I would put my money on Perez. That NBE Mugen-Honda engine is very good and so are he and the team.

For timekeeping this weekend, you need to go here for a start and then rummage around until you find BF3 as a support race. There should also be a live timing link.

There are are a couple of guest runners in the Invitation Class. Daniel Campos Hull and Basil Shaaban with HBR Motorsport from the F3 EuroSeries, but they're unlikely to worry the front-runners.

More importantly, it seems likely that once again Andy Meyrick will be unfit to race in the National Class. On paper, Jay Bridger should make hay in his absence, but look out for Steven Guerrero. Sadly, Litespeed won't be there with the SLC either.

In the main class, Oli Oakes makes a welcome return.

You need to check the timetable, because it's an unusual format, due to the need to fit everything around the FIA GT 24 Hour race. Two free practice sessions and Q1 on Thursday, Q2 and Race 1 on Friday, followed by Race 2 on Saturday before the big race starts.

Naturally the combination of BF3 and Spa means that the forecast is for rain, but I have known a Spa weekend of uninterrupted sunshine. Honestly! Just like the last couple of days over here.