Dexter Macham Patterson (born 18 August 2003) is a

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racing driver from

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currently competing in the

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with Laser Tools Racing. He was a member of the

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from 2019 until early 2021.

Career

Karting

Patterson started competition karting in 2011 at the Trent Valley Kart Club. From there he moved onto national championships, winning the Super 1 National and Formula Kart Stars series in 2015 and achieved victory at the Kartmasters British Grand Prix in 2016 in the Rotax Mini Max class. 2017 would become Patterson's most successful year to date: the Scot triumphed in the Trofeo delle Industrie and won the

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on his first attempt. He then raced in karts for two more seasons, with a notable success being victory in the

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in 2019.

Lower formulae

In 2020 Patterson made his single-seater debut with a one-off appearance in the first round of the

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with Xcel Motorsport. Despite his lack of experience the Scot managed to finish all three races in the points, and ended up twelfth in the standings. Patterson's main campaign for that season would lie in the

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, where he would partner Jesse Salmenautio and fellow rookies

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and Sebastian Øgaard at

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. He had a successful first round at Misano, where he got points in all three races, and he finished ninth in the following race at

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. The eight points Patterson scored through the first four races would unfortunately be his only points of the season, as the team struggled with reliability. Patterson ended up 22nd in the championship, behind all of his teammates. He finished 15th in the Rookies' standings.

BRDC British F3 Championship

For 2021 the Scot progressed into the

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, driving for Douglas Motorsport alongside

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. His first podium came at just his third race, with third place at the Brands Hatch Circuit. The next round at

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would bring controversy however, as Patterson was disqualified from the first two races and excluded from the third one after an altercation in the paddock with Bryce Aron, who had collided with the Scot in the second race. Patterson bounced back in round three at

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with three top ten finishes and a best result of fourth that weekend, but would withdraw from the following round at

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. He finished the season in 21st place, being one of 19 drivers to have scored a podium throughout the campaign.

Formula Regional European Championship

On the 20 July 2021 Monolite Racing announced that Patterson would be replacing the outgoing

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in the

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for the Spa-Francorchamps round. He finished the first race in 19th place, but would go on to score his first points in just his second start, finishing seventh and bringing Monolite their first points of the year.

Formula One

In 2019 the karting division of the

signed Patterson for the Scot's final year of karting competition. When Patterson moved up to single-seaters in 2020 he was confirmed to become part of the academy. In February 2021, Patterson was released from the programme.

Racing record

Career summary

Complete Italian F4 Championship results

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) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)

Complete BRDC British Formula 3 Championship results

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) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)

Complete Formula Regional European Championship results

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) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)

Complete British Touring Car Championship results

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) Races in bold indicate pole position (1 point awarded – 2002–2003 all races, 2004–present just in first race) Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap (1 point awarded all races) * signifies that driver lead race for at least one lap (1 point awarded – 2002 just in feature races, 2003–present all races)

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Patterson, Dexter 2003 births Living people British racing drivers Scottish racing drivers BRDC British Formula 3 Championship drivers Monolite Racing drivers Euroformula Open Championship drivers Italian F4 Championship drivers Formula Regional European Championship drivers Drivex drivers Bhaitech drivers British Touring Car Championship drivers Karting World Championship drivers UAE F4 Championship drivers Sauber Motorsport drivers