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2016 BRDC British Formula 3 Championship
The 2016 BRDC British F3 Championship is a Motorsport#Motor racing, motor racing championship for Open-wheel car, open wheel, Formula racing, formula racing cars held across England and, for the first time, Belgium. The 2016 season will be the first one under the BRDC British F3 denomination. The championship features professional motor racing teams, and will also feature the debut of the new 2-litre 230-bhp Tatuus-Cosworth single seat race car in the main series, a car that was first used in the 2015 BRDC Formula 4 Autumn Trophy. The season will begin at Snetterton Circuit, Snetterton 300 on 27 March and will end on 11 September at Donington Park, after eight triple header events for a total of twenty-four races. Teams and drivers All teams are British-registered. Both Carlin and Double R Racing will make their debut in the series, along with Fortec who already entered the 2015 BRDC F4 Autumn Trophy. Race calendar and results The calendar was published on 27 October 2015. T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2016 British GT Season
The 2016 British GT Championship was the 24th British GT Championship. The season began on 17 April at Brands Hatch and finished on 11 September at Donington Park, after nine rounds held over seven meetings. After using Cooper Tire & Rubber Company, Avon Tires since 2006, the championship switched to Pirelli tires this season, in order to mirror that of other GT3 and GT4 categories promoted by the Stéphane Ratel Organisation. Entry list GT3 GT4 Notes Race calendar The 2016 calendar was announced on 27 October 2015. Brands Hatch hosted the opening round after being held at Oulton Park every year since 2005, which moves to May. All races except Belgian round at Spa, were held in the United Kingdom. Championship standings ;Points system Points are awarded as follows: Drivers' championships GT3 GT4 References External links * {{FIA GT Championship Seasons British GT Championship seasons 2016 in British motorsport, GT Championship ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Will Palmer
William Palmer (born 15 February 1997) is a British former racing driver. He is the son of Jonathan Palmer and brother of Jolyon Palmer. He is a past winner of the McLaren Autosport BRDC Award. He won the BRDC F4 Championship in 2015 having previously won the 2014 BRDC Formula 4 Winter Championship. Career Ginetta Juniors (2011-2013) A successful 2013 season saw Palmer finish third in the 2013 Ginetta Junior Championship. BRDC Formula 4 (2013-2015) Palmer competed in the BRDC Formula 4 Winter Championship in 2013, ahead of graduating to the category for 2014. A promising debut full season in BRDC F4 saw Palmer take two wins and finish sixth in the 2014 overall standings. He followed that up by winning the F4 Winter Championship, taking four wins from eight races. He was nominated for the McLaren Autosport BRDC Award and he was named the winner at the Autosport Awards. 2015 McLaren Autosport BRDC Award After his record-breaking BRDC F4 season, Palmer was nominated for the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Double R Racing
Double R Racing is a motor racing team, which last raced in the 2023 F4 British Championship. The team was formed in November 2004 as Räikkönen Robertson Racing by then McLaren Formula One driver and world champion with Scuderia Ferrari, Ferrari, Kimi Räikkönen, and his race manager Steve Robertson (racing driver), Steve Robertson, a former Formula Three driver. It is based in Woking, site of the McLaren manufacturing facility, and it is managed by Anthony "Boyo" Hieatt. History When the team was announced, it was confirmed that Räikkönen Robertson would compete in the British Formula 3 Championship, British F3 International Series, in the Championship Class (the first of two different classes) from the 2005 season. In this first season, the two Dallara F305 Mugen Motorsports, Mugen-Hondas were driven by British driver Dan Clarke, and Brazilian Bruno Senna. This saw the team fare well, with Clarke taking the team's maiden win at Castle Combe Circuit, Castle Combe, as we ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hillspeed
Hillspeed is a British motorsport team, based in Chesterfield, Derbyshire, United Kingdom. The team currently participates in the GB3 Championship and the GB4 Championship. Notable past drivers for the team include Alice Powell, Ameya Vaidyanathan, Rahul Raj Mayer, Seb Morris, Al Faisal Al Zubair, Jusuf Owega, Jonathan Browne, Nick Gilkes, Gerrard Xie and Daniel Mavlyutov. History The team was founded in 1970. The team won the 2010 Formula Renault BARC season with Alice Powell as well as back-to-back Ginetta Junior championships in 2010 and 2011. They joined the BRDC British Formula 4 Championship (now GB3 Championship) when it was founded in 2013. According to an Autosport article in 2020, the team has become a "promine fixture" in United Kingdom motorsport after 50 years of existence. In 2021, the team was announced to join GB4 Championship and became the first team to commit to participate in the 2022 season. In 2023, the team partnered with Hitech Grand Prix ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nikita Mazepin
Nikita Dmitryevich Mazepin ( rus, Ники́та Дми́триевич Мазе́пин, p=nʲɪˈkʲitə ˈdmʲɪtrʲɪjɪvʲɪtɕ mɐˈzʲepʲɪn; born 2 March 1999) is a Russian racing driver and motorsport executive, who most recently competed under a neutral flag in the 2025 Middle East Trophy for Graff Racing. Mazepin competed in Formula One in . Born and raised in Moscow, Mazepin is the son of Belarusian-Russian oligarch Dmitry Mazepin, owner of Uralchem. After finishing runner-up to Lando Norris at the direct-drive Karting World Championship in 2014, Mazepin graduated to junior formulae. Following a season in Formula Renault 2.0, he progressed to the FIA Formula 3 European Championship in , finishing tenth the following season. Mazepin then competed in the GP3 Series in 2018, finishing runner-up to Anthoine Hubert in his rookie season with ART. He also finished third in the 2019–20 F3 Asian Championship. Graduating to FIA Formula 2 in , Mazepin finishe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colton Herta
Colton Thomas Herta (born March 30, 2000) is an American auto racing, racing driver who competes in the IndyCar Series, NTT IndyCar Series for Andretti Autosport, Andretti Global with Curb Agajanian Performance Group, Curb Agajanian. He is the youngest person to ever win an IndyCar Series race. He is the son of IndyCar and Champ Car driver, Bryan Herta. Early years Karting Herta made his competitive karting debut in 2010 at the age of 10, racing karts in the SKUSA and IKF series, although he had been karting since the age of 6. He made his Formula racing, single-seater racing debut at 13, finishing second in the SBF2000 Winter Series. In 2014, he made his professional racing debut in the U.S. F2000 National Championship, Cooper Tires USF2000 Championship Powered by Mazda, finishing 15th in the championship despite missing the opening weekend due to age requirements. In the same year, Herta made his international formula racing debut at the Sepang International Circuit in Malaysi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ameya Vaidyanathan
Ameya Vaidyanathan (born 29 July 1996 in Pune) is an India, Indian racing driver. He last competed in the 2019 Japanese Formula 3 Championship, Japanese Formula 3 Championship for B-Max Racing with Motopark Academy, Motopark. He is best known for being involved in a serious crash with Daniel Ticktum during a Formula 3 event at the Norisring in 2018. Racing Record Career summary Complete BRDC Formula 4/Formula 3 Championship results (:Template:Motorsport driver results legend, key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap) Complete MSA Formula Championship results (:Template:Motorsport driver results legend, key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap) Complete Formula Renault 2.0 Northern European Cup results (Template:Motorsport driver results legend, key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap) Complete Euroformula Open Championship resul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lando Norris
Lando Norris (; born 13 November 1999) is a British racing driver who competes in Formula One for McLaren. Norris was runner-up in the Formula One World Drivers' Championship in with McLaren, and has won Formula One Grands Prix, Grands Prix across seven seasons. Born in Bristol and raised in Glastonbury to an English father and Belgian mother, Norris began competitive kart racing aged seven. After a successful karting career—culminating in his victory at the KF1, direct-drive Karting World Championship in 2014—Norris graduated to junior formulae. He won his first title at the 2015 MSA Formula Championship with Carlin Motorsport, Carlin. He then won the 2016 Toyota Racing Series, Toyota Racing Series, 2016 Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0, Formula Renault Eurocup and 2016 Formula Renault 2.0 Northern European Cup, Formula Renault NEC in 2016, receiving the Autosport BRDC Award that year. Norris won the FIA Formula 3 European Championship in , and finished runner-up to George Ru ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Pull
James Pull (born 5 October 1999) is a British- Malaysian racing driver currently competing in the 2021 GT World Challenge Europe with W Racing Team. He made his single seater debut in Formula 4 in the 2015 MSA Formula Championship, driving for JTR and Fortec Motorsport before joining Carlin Motorsport for the 2016 season. In 2017, again with Carlin, he was Vice Champion and Rookie Champion in the 2017 BRDC British Formula 3 Championship. In 2018 he achieved five wins in the Lamborghini Super Trofeo Championship, on his way to Vice-Champion in both Asia and the Middle East championships as well as becoming the first British driver to win a Super Trofeo race in Europe. In 2019, in GT3, James claimed a win in the Silver Cup class on his debut in the Total Spa 24 Hours endurance race of the Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup. Making his debut in GT World Challenge Europe series in Sep 2020 James won the Silver Cup class at the Nurburgring 6 hour race in his first outing as part of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ricky Collard
Ricky Collard (born July 30, 1996) is a British racing driver currently competing in the British GT Championship. He is the son of former BTCC driver Rob Collard and the grandson of Hot Rod racer Mick Collard. Early career Collard started his racing career in karts in 2006, finishing fourth in the British Cadet Championship in 2009, sixth in the Kartmasters British Grand Prix KF3 category in 2011, and eighth in the U18 Karting World Championship in 2012. That season he also made his car racing debut in the Ginetta Junior Championship. Following a season in the British Formula Ford Championship, where he finished seventh overall with five podiums, Collard stepped into the MSA Formula Championship in 2015. He took six wins and finished the year as runner-up to Lando Norris, subsequently progressing to the BRDC British F3 Championship in 2016 with Carlin Motorsport. There, Collard managed to win five races on his way to finishing second in the standings. Sportscar & touring ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carlin Motorsport
Carlin, formerly known as Carlin Motorsport and Rodin Carlin, was a motor racing team based in the United Kingdom. It primarily competed in junior racing championships such as FIA Formula 2 and FIA Formula 3. Carlin also competed in top level series such as the IndyCar Series and the European Le Mans Series. Originally founded in 1996 by Trevor Carlin and Martin Stone, Carlin has competed in Porsche Supercup, Nissan World Series, Formula BMW UK, World Series by Renault, F3 Euro Series, British F3, FIA European F3 Championship, FIA Formula E, GP3 Series, GP2 Series all with race winning success. In 2009, Carlin Motorsport was reborn as Carlin, part of the Capsicum Motorsport Group headed up by Grahame Chilton and Rupert Swallow. In 2023, New Zealand–based manufacturer Rodin Cars became the majority shareholder following investment from founder David Dicker, in a deal that saw the team rebrand as Rodin Carlin. Trevor and Stephanie Carlin both departed the team in late 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Akhil Rabindra
Akhil Rabindra (born 22 May 1996) is an Indian racing driver. Along with racing on track, Akhil is also associated with the Sean Edwards Foundation, where he is a safety ambassador. Early life and education He is a graduate from the University of Edinburgh, Scotland. Racing career Karting and single-seater racing Rabindra started his motorsports career by racing in National Go Karting Championship and Formula LGB Swift in India and by winning the JK Tyres MMS Rotax Max National Rookie Championship 2011, in the same year he also was crowned the Vice Championship of Amaron National Karting Challenge along with Red Bull Kart Fight as Champion. Akhil made his Racing debut in 2012 with JK Tyre National Racing Championship in the Formula LGB Swift, LGB Formula-Swift, the entry-level single-seater series. In the same year Rabindra also made two guest appearances in the JK Racing Asia Series finishing a creditable 7th in 3 of the races. He was the Vice Champion in JK Tyre National ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
