Yevan David has claimed a historic first F3 podium, points for Sri Lanka at Silverstone

18-year-old racing prodigy Yevan David earned Sri Lanka's first-ever points in the FIA Formula 3 Championship during the sixth round of the competition at the iconic Silverstone circuit in the United Kingdom.

David finished in the points in both the Sprint Race and the Feature Race, ending the sixth round of the F3 championship with 15 points -- marking his and Sri Lanka's first points at this level of racing.

David is currently placed 18th overall among the 34 drivers on this year's FIA F3 grid.

Context

David is the first Sri Lankan to compete in the FIA Formula 3 Championship.

Organized by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA), also known as the International Automobile Federation, the F3 championship is the FIA's third-tier international single-seater racing championship.

It also serves as a feeder series for the FIA's Formula One Championship, considered the pinnacle of world motorsports.

Points haul

David, who drives for Dubai-based AIX Racing, finished 11th in the timed qualifying session on Friday, which decides where drivers start the weekend's Sprint and Feature races.

Due to the championship's reversed-grid format for the top 12 drivers (e.g., pole position starts 12th, while 12th starts on pole) for the Sprint race, that qualifying position put David on the front row, starting from the second position.

David held onto that position until the end of the 18-lap Sprint race, earning his first-ever podium finish, and one of Sri Lanka's most significant racing results.

In Sunday's feature race, David again ended in the points, moving up three places from his starting position, to finish the 21-lap race in 8th place.

Feature race winner Matteo De Palo was, however, disqualified after the race for a technical regulation infringement, which resulted in David moving up a further place to be classified in seventh place.

That position gave David a further six points, for a total weekend haul of 15 points.

David will next race at the Spa-Francorchamps race track in Belgium on July 17.