Carlsen back in British championship.

Danish driver Jesper Carlsen is set to pick up the pieces of a fragmented Formula Three career at Oulton Park this weekend, having signed to drive for newcomers Team SYR at this weekend's British Championship round.

Carlsen joined the series last season with Essential Motorsport, but was forced to miss the last few rounds when a sponsorship deal could not be concluded in time to allow him to compete.

Now, however, he has seized another opportunity, filling the seat previously occupied by Fairuz Fauzy, who has left SYR to join the crack Promatecme outfit for the balance of the 2003 campaign. An agreement between the Dane's management group at Team Brask and Malaysian-owned Team SYR, means that Carlsen will fill out the vacant seat at Oulton Park, with an eye on completing the season in Soong Yap's squad.

"This is a great opportunity," Carlsen admitted, "The deal is that I drive the car at this round, but I hope that it will be possible to drive the remainder of the season with Team SYR.

"But let's wait and see what happens - right now, my focus is at the race at Oulton Park, where I hope to be competitive."