Roman Bilinski ( pl, Biliński; born 4 March 2004) is a Polish-British racing driver. He currently competes in the

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with

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, having previously raced in the

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and won races in the

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Career

Ginetta Junior Championship

Bilinski's racing career started in 2018, when he raced in the Winter Series of the

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. He then competed in the first seven rounds of the 2019 season with Alastair Rushforth Motorsport. His first victory and pole position would come at the first race at

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F4 British Championship

In 2020 Bilinski made his single-seater debut in the

, partnering Alex Connor and

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at the TRS Arden Junior Team. His first podium came at

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. The Pole went on to finish two more races in third position and finished eighth in the championship at the end of the year. For the 2021 campaign Bilinski switched to Carlin to race alongside Kai Askey, Tasanapol Inthraphuvasak and Dougie Bolger. Bilinski only did a part season in the British F4 Championship, Bilinski scored his first podium finish of the season at

in race 3.

GB3 Championship

Bilinski moved into the

to replace

, who had fallen ill, at

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. The Pole experienced a very strong debut weekend, with three finishes in the top five with only 1 day of testing. His next weekend would be even more successful: after finishing third in the first race, Bilinski became the first Polish driver to win a race in British F3.

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was up next, and there Bilinski showed blistering pace, finishing third in the first and second race, and then won race 3 on Sunday, becoming the only driver to score a podium at every race on the same weekend that year. The Pole won another race at

and ended his season in seventh in the standings, beating both of his teammates with only a part season.

Formula Regional European Championship

2022

For 2022, Bilinski moved up to the

for the 2022 season with

2023

Bilinski was retained by

for the 2023 season.

Racing record

Racing career summary

* Season still in progress.

Complete F4 British Championship results

(

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

Complete GB3 Championship results

(

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

Complete Formula Regional European Championship results

(

) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap) * Season still in progress.

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Bilinski, Roman Living people British people of Polish descent Polish racing drivers British F4 Championship drivers 2004 births Ginetta Junior Championship drivers Arden International drivers Carlin racing drivers British racing drivers BRDC British Formula 3 Championship drivers Formula Regional European Championship drivers Trident Racing drivers