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GB4
The GB4 Championship is a single seater motorsport series based in the United Kingdom. The championship is operated by MotorSport Vision with support from the BRDC, and is aimed at young drivers graduating from karting or club level motorsport such as Formula Ford. The championship was announced in September 2021 and the first season started at Snetterton in April 2022. History The championship was launched in early September 2021. The first round of the inaugural season took place at Snetterton Circuit on 2 April 2022, with the first winner being Nikolas Taylor driving for Fortec Motorsports. Car From 2022 to 2024, the GB4 Championship used the Tatuus F4-T014 car previously used by the Italian, ADAC, Spanish and other F4 championships across Europe. The engine is an Abarth-branded, turbocharged Autotecnica Motori 1.4L FTJ I4 and produces 160 hp. It features a sequential six-speed gearbox developed by Sadev and Magneti Marelli electronics. Starting in 2025, the series w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2025 GB4 Championship
The 2025 GB4 Championship partnered by the BRDC is the fourth season of a Motorsport#Motor racing, motor racing championship for Open-wheel car, open wheel, Formula racing, formula racing cars in Britain. The 2025 season, which is organised by MotorSport Vision, will be run over seven triple-header rounds. GB4 will act as a direct feeder series to higher open-wheel categories, including the existing GB3 Championship partnered by the British Racing Drivers' Club, BRDC. GB4 will run primarily on the same British GT Championship, British GT race programme as GB3, and retain many of the same championship partners. Teams and drivers Race calendar Championship standings ; Scoring system Points are awarded to the top 20 classified finishers in races one and two, with the third race awarding points to only the top 15. Race three, which has its grid formed by reversing the qualifying order, awards extra points for positions gained from the drivers' respective starting positions ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2024 GB4 Championship
The 2024 GB4 Championship partnered by the BRDC was the third season of a motor racing championship for open wheel, formula racing cars in Britain. The 2024 season, which was organised by MotorSport Vision, was run over seven triple-header rounds. GB4 will act as a direct feeder series to higher open-wheel categories, including the existing GB3 Championship The GB3 Championship is a single seater motorsport series based in the United Kingdom. The championship is the UK's premier single-seater category, and is aimed at young racing drivers moving up from FIA Formula 4 championships, the GB4 Cha ... partnered by the BRDC. GB4 will run primarily on the same British GT race programme as GB3, and retain many of the same championship partners. Teams and drivers *Oldfield Motorsport was announced to participate with Nathan Yu but did not appear at any round. *Indian Warriors Racing and Preptech UK also announced their entries to the championship but did not appear at a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2023 GB4 Championship
The 2023 GB4 Championship partnered by the BRDC was the second season of a motor racing championship for open wheel, formula racing cars in Britain. The 2023 season, which had been organised by MotorSport Vision, was run over seven triple-header rounds. GB4 will act as a direct feeder series to higher open-wheel categories, including the existing GB3 Championship The GB3 Championship is a single seater motorsport series based in the United Kingdom. The championship is the UK's premier single-seater category, and is aimed at young racing drivers moving up from FIA Formula 4 championships, the GB4 Cha ... partnered by the BRDC. GB4 will run primarily on the same British GT race programme as GB3, and retain many of the same championship partners. Teams and drivers Race calendar and results The provisional calendar was announced on 15 October 2022. The championship will support the British GT championship at six of its seven meetings. Championship standings ; ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2022 GB4 Championship
The 2022 GB4 Championship partnered by the BRDC was the first season of a new motor racing championship for open wheel, formula racing cars in Britain. The 2022 season was the inaugural season for the championship, which was organised by MotorSport Vision. The season ran over eight triple-header rounds and started on 2 April at Snetterton Circuit. GB4 acts as a direct feeder series to higher open-wheel categories, including the existing GB3 Championship The GB3 Championship is a single seater motorsport series based in the United Kingdom. The championship is the UK's premier single-seater category, and is aimed at young racing drivers moving up from FIA Formula 4 championships, the GB4 Cha ... partnered by the BRDC. GB4 runs primarily on the same British GT race programme as GB3, and retains many of the same championship partners. Teams use the Tatuus F4-T014 chassis in the 2022 championship. The car is powered by a 1.4 litre turbocharged 160 HP engine by Autotecnica ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alisha Palmowski
Alisha Palmowski (born 21 September 2006) is a British racing driver and the runner-up of the 2024 GB4 Championship. She is currently competing in F1 Academy for Campos Racing representing Red Bull Racing. Early life and education Palmowski attended St Philip Howard Catholic Voluntary Academy in Glossop, Derbyshire. Career Karting Making her competitive karting debut in the 2018 BirelART UK Series – Junior category, she moved to the Daniel Ricciardo Series – DRS100 for the rest of her career, finishing in 9th in 2019, and runner-up to the title in 2020 and 2021. Ginetta Junior Championship Alisha Palmowski won the 2022 Ginetta Junior Scholarship, joining Jamie Chadwick as the only women to earn the honor. She finished the Winter Championship in 2nd place. Palmowski finished the 2022 Ginetta Junior Championship in 13th, with six top-10 finishes. She continued in the series for 2023, getting her first podium and best result with a third place at Oulton Park. At the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fortec Motorsport
Fortec Motorsport Ltd. is a motor-racing team that races in the GB3 Championship, GB4 Championship, and F4 British Championship. The team was bought in 1995 by current owner Richard Dutton. Past drivers for the team include Juan Pablo Montoya, Gianmaria Bruni, Danny Watts, Jamie Green, James Rossiter, Mike Conway, Fabio Carbone and Heikki Kovalainen. History The company was formed in Newark-on-Trent in 1989 by Peter Ablewhite, of Long Bennington, and mechanical engineer Peter Maxted of Brant Broughton. It moved to part of a 50-acre site at Gonerby Moor in 1995, nearby to the NAAFI distribution centre.''Grantham Journal'' Thursday 4 April 1996, page 3 The company left Grantham in 1999. Fortec has enjoyed great success since its inception. In 2002 Danny Watts won the British Formula Renault Championship for the team, with team-mate Jamie Green following close behind in second. In the same year, Fabio Carbone won the prestigious Marlboro Masters Formula Three race, held ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Silverstone Circuit
Silverstone Circuit is a motor racing circuit in England, near the Northamptonshire villages of Silverstone and Whittlebury. It is the home of the British Grand Prix, which it first hosted as the 1948 British Grand Prix. The 1950 British Grand Prix at Silverstone was the first race in the newly created World Championship of Drivers. The race rotated between Silverstone, Aintree Motor Racing Circuit, Aintree and Brands Hatch from 1955 to 1986, but settled permanently at the Silverstone track in 1987. The circuit also hosts the British motorcycle Grand Prix, British round of the MotoGP series. Circuit The Silverstone circuit is on the site of a Royal Air Force bomber station, RAF Silverstone, which was operational between 1943 and 1946. The station was the base for the No. 17 Operational Training Unit. The airfield's three runways, in classic Class A airfield, WWII triangle format, lie within the outline of the present track. The circuit straddles the Northamptonshire and Buck ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
MotorSport Vision
MotorSport Vision (MSV) is a motorsport organization based in the United Kingdom (UK). The company manages five racing venues across the UK and one in Spain (Circuito de Navarra) and is actively involved in managing both two-wheel and four-wheel racing championships. MSV also organizes the PalmerSport Corporate Driving experience. History MotorSport Vision was founded by John Britten, Sir Peter Ogden and Jonathan Palmer in 1997. In 2004, it acquired the Brands Hatch, Oulton Park, Snetterton, and Cadwell Park motor racing circuits from Octagon, a division of The Interpublic Group of Companies (which previously acquired prior owner Brands Hatch Leisure plc in November 1999). In 2006, MSV established MotorSport Vision Racing (MSVR), which provides comprehensive car and bike racing organization capabilities for the MotorSport Vision group. MSVR organizes over 35 events annually across 10+ UK circuits. MSV's track day division, MSV Trackdays, has grown to become one of the UK's la ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Snetterton Circuit
Snetterton Circuit is a motor racing course in Norfolk, England, originally opened in 1953. Owned by Jonathan Palmer's MotorSport Vision organisation since 2004, it is situated on the A11 road north-east of the town of Thetford and south-west of the city of Norwich. The circuit is named after the nearby village of Snetterton to the north-west of the circuit, although much of the circuit lies in the adjoining civil parish of Quidenham.Ordnance Survey (1999). ''OS Explorer Map 237 - Norwich''. . The circuit hosts races from series including the British Touring Car Championship, British Formula Three Championship and British Superbike Championship. From 1980 to 1994, the track hosted the UK's first 24-hour race, the Willhire 24 Hour. From 2003 to 2013 the Citroën 2CV 24 Hour Race was held at Snetterton on the 200 Circuit. After a short stint racing at Anglesey the 2CV 24Hr race has again returned to Snetterton and is usually held around the August bank holiday weekend. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tatuus
Tatuus is an Italian chassis manufacturer for a series of formula racing series, being first founded in 1980. The company is known for its association with Renault Sport for its production of the Formula Renault chassis. Company history Tatuus Racing SpA was founded in 1980 by and Artico Sandonà. The company operated independently for 37 years, with Gianfranco De Bellis joining as a co-owner. He remains to this day president of the company. On 16 February 2017 De Bellis and Sandonà sold a majority of the shares to Wisequity IV. Wisequity IV is a closed-ended fund managed by private equity firm Wise Sgr S.p.A. Wisequity IV has an investment value of €215,000,000. The private equity fund manages five companies, Tatuus Racing, Corob, Imprima Group, Tapì Group and Aleph Team. De Bellis and Sandonà kept a minority stake in the company. Under the ownership of Wise Sgr Tatuus expanded its operations. In November 2017 Tatuus purchased racing engine producer Autotecnica M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
GB3 Championship
The GB3 Championship is a single seater motorsport series based in the United Kingdom. The championship is the UK's premier single-seater category, and is aimed at young racing drivers moving up from FIA Formula 4 championships, the GB4 Championship or Karting. Having previously been known since 2013 as the BRDC Formula 4 Championship, the championship was renamed the BRDC British Formula 3 Championship with the backing of the FIA in March 2016. The championship was rebranded to GB3 Championship in August 2021. Like most junior formula series, it is a spec series, meaning all competitors use identical cars, engines, and tyres. While not officially branded as a Formula Regional series, the car specification for the 2025 season conforms to that of Formula Regional. Previous cars have been similar in performance to FR. History The predecessor of the GB3 Championship was the Formula 4 racing series operated by the 750 Motor Club. The series was awarded to MotorSport Visi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Formula 4
FIA Formula 4 (F4) is an open-wheel racing car category intended for junior drivers. There is no global championship, but rather individual nations or regions can host their own championships in compliance with a universal set of rules and specifications. The category was created in March 2013 by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA)—the International sanctioning and administrative body for motorsport—after approval by the World Motor Sport Council as an entry-level category for young drivers, bridging the gap between Kart racing, karting and Formula 3. The series is a part of the FIA Global Pathway. Former Formula One driver Gerhard Berger was appointed as the FIA Single-Seater Commission president to oversee the creation of the category as a response to declining interest in national Formula 3 championships due to rising costs and alternate pathways to Formula One such as the then Formula Renault and GP2 Series, GP2 and GP3 Series, which had seen several nat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
