Of the four British Formula 3 races at Thruxton he entered across the 1994 and 1995 seasons, Warren Hughes started every one of them from pole position. Not a bad accolade considering his opposition included Jan Magnussen, Dario Franchitti, Oliver Gavin, Ralph Firman and Helio Castroneves.
Hughes had several magic moments at the Hampshire speedbowl, billed as the UK’s fastest circuit, during a lengthy British F3 career that aptly concluded with a Thruxton podium in 1999. On that day, he’d shaded champion elect Marc Hynes and soon-to-be Williams Formula 1 racer Jenson Button to score a result he acknowledges might not have been possible at a venue other than his favourite track.
