Chris Dittmann Racing's Ayrton Simmons claimed his third win of the year in the final race of the weekend at Silverstone. Simmons made a great start from second on the grid to pass pole sitter Kiern Jewiss at Copse and then hung on for the rest of the race, with Jewiss taking second and Neil Verhagen third for Double R Racing.

Championship leader Clement Novalak increased his championship lead again by finishing fourth, a place ahead of main rival Johnathan Hoggard who was fifth having started third. Hampus Ericsson secured sixth for Double R, seven tenths ahead of Douglas Motorsport's Ulysse De Pauw, while Carlin's Lucas Petersson was eighth. Lanan's Josh Mason and Carlin's Kaylen Frederick completed the top-10.

The crucial move again came at the start of the race, as Simmons made a great start from second to squeeze past Jewiss on the run to Copse, with Jewiss repeating his race one move of cutting across the track to try and keep his rival at bay. Simmons held a lead of almost a second at the end of the first tour, while Novalak made a great start from seventh to climb into fourth, crucially ahead of Hoggard. There was drama further back as race one winner Sasakorn Chaimongkol and Benjamin Pederson came together at Becketts, with Chaimongkol pitting for repairs at the end of the first tour and Pedersen shooting down the order to 13th having started sixth.

Jewiss cut down Simmons' advantage to under seven tenths on lap two, though in the mid stages Simmons appeared to have it covered. But on lap six the gap was just over half a second, and when the pair ended lap seven just four tenths apart, a frantic final showdown appeared to be in store. But Simmons kept his cool to stretch out his advantage by a couple of tenths to claim his third win and keep him firmly in the title battle heading to Donington on 14-15 September. Jewiss also remains in mathematical contention having finished ahead of Novalak.

Verhagen was one of the movers of the race, gaining five places on the first lap to claim his first podium since Spa, and absorbed race long pressure from Novalak, who was rarely more than six tenths behind the American throughout.

Hoggard had the chance to cut Novalak's championship advantage back down again, but a tricky opening lap saw him lose two positions and was left to chase Novalak for the remainder of the race, finishing just over three tenths behind at the chequered flag.

The result means there will be a four way championship showdown at Donington Park on 14-15 September. Based on a 17 car grid, there are 106 points available at Donington, with 103 points covering the top four of Novalak, Hoggard, Simmons and Jewiss. Novalak holds a 52 point lead over Hoggard with three races remaining, while Simmons' race three win puts him just nine points behind Hoggard. Jewiss sits a further 42 points behind Simmons.

The top three drivers were presented with their trophies on the podium by BRDC Member Matt Parry, a former winner of the McLaren Autosport BRDC Award.

BRDC British F3 Championship, Silverstone race three result:

1. Ayrton Simmons, Chris Dittmann Racing, 10 laps

2. Kiern Jewiss, Douglas Motorsport, +0.546s

3. Neil Verhagen, Double R Racing, +3.808s

4. Clement Novalak, Carlin, +4.453s

5. Johnathan Hoggard, Fortec Motorsports, +4.808s

6. Hampus Ericsson, Double R Racing, +7.299s

7. Ulysse De Pauw, Douglas Motorsport, +8.031s

8. Lucas Petersson, Carlin, +11.854s

9. Josh Mason, Lanan Racing, +12.775s

10. Kaylen Frederick, Carlin, +15.929s

11. Manuel Maldonado, Fortec Motorsports, +17.042s

12. Nazim Azman, Chris Dittmann Racing, +20.049s

13. Nico Varrone, Hillspeed, +21.496s

14. Pavan Ravishankar, Double R Racing, +22.016s

15. Kris Wright, Fortec Motorsports, +26.641s

16. Benjamin Pedersen, Douglas Motorsport, +1m09.458s

17. Sasakorn Chaimongkol, Hillspeed, +1 lap