Billy Monger has claimed his maiden British Formula 3 pole posit😼ion at Donington Park, just 17 months since his life-changing accident at the 𓃲circuit.

The 19-year-old hit the back of a stationary🧸 car at high-speed at the Leicestershire circuit during a British F4 race last year, leading to the amputation of both his lower legs and a month-long spell in hospital.

Remarkably, Monger got back behind the wheel of a race car just three months after his crash, driving specially-adapted Fun Cup endurance machinery, before going on to make a full-time return to single-seaters in the 2018 British F3 Championship wi♍th Carlin.

Returning to the scene of his horrific 🥀crash at the penultimate round of the British F3 season, Monger stormed to his first pole in the series, finishing 0.173s clear of Carl♒in teammate and title contender Nicolai Kjaergaard.

"To come back here, with the meaning this circuit has to me and my🧜 f🐎irst race back here, to get pole is an awesome way for me to start the weekend," Monger said.

"It's something that I knew was doable, especially after the last few rounds where we've come so close and I've made mistakes. Today was all about doing the job and we've definitely done✤ that.