Matthew Owain Rees (born 27 July 2005) is a British racing driver from

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who most recently competed in the

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, having previously competed in the

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from

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. He was the

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champion, and is a BRDC Superstar.

Career

Karting

Rees competed in various karting championships across the United Kingdom, before he drove in international karting in 2018 and 2019, including in the FIA European Karting Championship and the FIA Karting World Championship.

F4 British Championship

Rees made his car racing debut in the

, driving for

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. He took double pole position at round 1, but finished 13th in race 1 after an unsuccessful tyre gamble. After taking another double pole at the second round at

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, he converted this into victory in race 1 and race 3. He took pole position for race 1 at the third round at

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, making it his fifth consecutive pole of the season. After a quieter middle of the season, Rees took double pole position at the penultimate round at

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, and converted it into wins in the first and third race. Entering the final round of the season in the championship lead, Rees finished in the top 5 in all three races, enough to seal the overall title and rookie title.

GB3 Championship

2022

On 12 January 2022, it was announced that Rees would step up to the

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, driving again for

. He finished third in his debut race, and took two other podiums finished across the season, including a win at

, and pole at the same weekend after

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received a grid penalty from the previous round. He finished 6th in the standings.

2023

Rees re-signed with

for the

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Karting record

Karting career summary

Racing record

Racing career summary

Complete F4 British Championship results

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

Complete GB3 Championship results

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

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Rees, Matthew 2005 births Living people Welsh racing drivers Sportspeople from Cardiff British F4 Championship drivers JHR Developments drivers Porsche Carrera Cup GB drivers BRDC British Formula 3 Championship drivers 21st-century Welsh people