Kelvin Snoeks hailed his speedy recovery from a broken ankle, as the Dutchman put the seal on his return to F2 by sealing seventh in the opening race at Brno - his second best result of the season.

Snoeks suffered his injury just three weeks ago after a scooter accident, and despite bearing the scars to attest to the collision he was delighted to return to racing in the Czech Republic, having been forced to sit out the previous round at Brands Hatch.

Snoeks, 22, was justifiably delighted with both his speedy recovery and his subsequent race result, saying: "I am really happy that I recovered so quickly which nobody expected. A lot of people thought I wouldn't make it back this quickly because it's only three weeks since I broke my ankle, but I worked really hard for this and got a good result today.

"My ankle didn't hurt as much as I thought it was going to - I didn't feel anything in free practice and qualifying, but in the race it was a little tougher especially at the end because there was a lot of pressure on me. Will Bratt was pushing me all the time, but I made no mistakes, drove really consistently and had a great race!"

Buoyed by his result, Snoeks even suggested there could be more to come from tomorrow despite his injuries. "If you saw me a few weeks ago it looked much worse," he explained. "The front wheel on my scooter jammed, and I flipped up a hill - it was terrible!

"My ankle was fine though, and in fact in some ways I expected a little bit more because a few times in qualifying I was on the top. I've made a lot of progress at this circuit, which is quite tough to drive but good fun, and I'm sure I can do a good job in the next race and for the rest of the season."

Snoeks will take to the Brno circuit in tomorrow's early second qualifying session, which begins at 8.55 CET, before the final race of the weekend commences at 15.50. The official website will bring you live timing and text commentary for both sessions, with live video streaming of the second race also available.