King’s hard work is not 
reflected by his points tally

A puncture left him stranded out on track and plum last in the pecking-order ahead of race one, while a misreading of the weather conditions forced him to start races two and three from 15th in the grid.

Immediately setting about clawing his way back, King gained nine positions within just four laps in race one, going on to cross the line in tenth to snare the final championship point on offer.

Notwithstanding a knock from a rival that left him grappling with handling issues, race two yielded the same result, while a stall at the start of race three demoted the F3 sophomore to the rear of the field once more.

A superb recovery enabled King to snatch tenth on the very last lap, placing him ninth in the standings heading to Germany’s Norisring and upholding his record of having scored points this year in every race he has finished.

“It was a challenging weekend to say the least,” said King.

“It was my mistake at the start of race three and I hold my hand up to that. Whilst the fightback was fun, I would much rather have a boring time on my own at the front than be racing wheel-to-wheel down in the pack - this weekend was certainly the hardest I’ve ever had to work for just three points.”