The finish came in his 10th career start. In the SCRL Formula 3 Series, it's the 1st for car #28 and the 8th where the car was still running. Across all the series in the SCRL, it's the 12th for the #28 and the 216th where the car was still running. Billson was one of several rookies looking to move up the ranks of the SCRL by competing in it's lowest Formula division, Formula 3. Billson finished 5th in his debut before finishing 15th in the second event at Catalunya, 19th and 4th at Silverstone, 7th and 22nd at Hockenheimring, 5th and 16th at Hungaroring before finishing 6th in the first round at Kyalami.
On race day, Billson rolled off starting 18th while starting last was first Kyalami race winner the #17 Automatic Fire Sprinklers of Toma Lakatos, a position that Lakatos wouldn't hold for long, quickly knocking second Catalunya last-place finisher the #8 BMC / Embrase / Hyundai Brazil of Elliott Rose into the last spot. Rose would trail for only one lap as he would knocked the #1 IZOD of Sebastian Cucalon into last the next lap, a position he would hold until entering Turn 10, Cucalon and Billson made contact, spinning both cars out. Cucalon would quickly rebound while Billson struggled to get his car back into gear before he continued on, falling 46 seconds down by the time the checkered flag waved.
Rounding out the Bottom Five were: 22nd the aforementioned #1 of Sebastian Cucalon, 21st was the #5 CITGO / PDVSA of Greg Torres, 20th was the #54 ABC Supply Co. of Sebastian Dent and 19th was second Silverstone last-place finisher the #21 Exide Batteries of Simon Fox.
SCRLASTCAR STATISTICS
*This was the first time the #28 had finished last in a Formula 3 race as well as at Kyalami.
THE BOTTOM FIVE
23) #28-Zachary Billson / 11 laps / running
22) #1-Sebastian Cucalon / 11 laps / running
21) #5-Greg Torres / 11 laps / running
20) #54-Sebastian Dent / 11 laps / running
19) #21-Simon Fox / 11 laps / running
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