JAMES JAKES has moved into second place in the Formula Renault UK Championship with Michelin after a stunning performance at Donington Park, which earned him two Driver of the Day awards.

Despite qualifying 11th on the grid for Sunday's first race the 18-year-old, from Cullingworth, finished fourth passing five cars on the first lap including title contender Sean McIntosh.

"He didn't like it," said Jakes who won Driver of the Day for defending against the subsequent McIntosh onslaught. "If you know how to defend it's fairly easy. It depends on where he attacks you from but I was so much quicker than him round the back where it was wet but when it came to the dry stuff he just ate me alive."

McIntosh lost his second-place championship position to Jakes after Sunday's second race which at one point saw the Team AKA driver pass two cars between Fogarty's and Goddard's. "Here's not too bad for over-taking," said Jakes, who started the race in fourth, but was knocked back to seventh after a bad start. "People have said you can't overtake in single-seaters anymore but if you want the position you can get it. Now I'm one step away from winning the championship and I think we've shown everyone that we have the pace."

Young drivers from all over the world compete in the Formula Renault UK Championship with Michelin which has been a training ground for famous drivers including Le Mans winner Guy Smith as well as Formula One's Pedro de la Rosa, Antonio Pizzonia and McLaren ace Kimi Raikkonen.

The cars are identical Formula Renaults.