Hillspeed is a motor racing team based in the United Kingdom. They currently participate in the GB3 Championship and the GB4 Championship.

Notable past drivers for the team include Ameya Vaidyanathan, Rahul Raj Mayer, Seb Morris, Al Faisal Al Zubair, Jusuf Owega, Nick Gilkes, Gerrard Xie and Daniel Mavlyutov.

History

The team was founded in 1970.[1]

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.[2]

According to an Autosport article in 2020, the team has become a "promine fixture" in United Kingdom motorsport after 50 years of existence.[1]

In 2021, the team was announced to join GB4 Championship and became the first team to commit to participate in the 2022 season.[3]

In 2023, the team partnered with Hitech Grand Prix to field two Hitech GP Academy drivers in GB3 Championship.[4]

After two years (2023 and 2024) outside the championship, the team returned to GB4.[5][6]

Current series results

BRDC Formula 4 Championship / BRDC British Formula 3 Championship / GB3 Championship

Year Car Drivers Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points D.C. T.C.
2013 Ralph Firman Racing-Duratec MSV F4-013 United Kingdom Seb Morris 24 1 0 1 10 410 2nd N/A
United Kingdom Struan Moore 24 1 0 0 4 275 9th
Malaysia Rahul Raj Mayer 24 0 0 0 0 136 17th
2014 Ralph Firman Racing-Duratec MSV F4-013 Malaysia Rahul Raj Mayer 24 0 0 0 0 223 12th N/A
Brazil Gustavo Lima 18 1 0 0 1 194 14th
Mexico Alfredo Zabalza 20 0 0 0 0 124 17th
2015 Ralph Firman Racing-Duratec MSV F4-013 India Ameya Vaidyanathan 24 0 0 0 3 217 12th N/A
Oman Al Faisal Al Zubair 18 0 0 0 1 189 16th
Argentina Hernán Fallas 18 0 0 0 0 103 19th
South Africa Sebastian Lanzetti 9 0 0 0 1 89 20th
United Kingdom Riki Christodoulou 3 0 0 0 0 0 NC†
2015 (AT) Tatuus-Cosworth F4-016 United Kingdom Struan Moore 3 0 0 0 1 45 7th N/A
India Ameya Vaidyanathan 4 0 0 0 0 40 8th
2016 Tatuus-Cosworth F4-016 Bahrain Ali Al Khalifa 3 0 0 0 0 5 29th N/A
2017 Tatuus-Cosworth F4-016 United States Chase Owen 24 0 0 1 1 302 7th N/A
Germany Nick Worm 20 0 0 0 0 159 15th
2018 Tatuus-Cosworth F4-016 Thailand Sasakorn Chaimongkol 23 0 0 0 2 242 9th N/A
Germany Jusuf Owega 20 0 0 0 0 187 11th
Canada Ben Hurst 23 0 0 0 1 137 16th
2019 Tatuus-Cosworth F4-016 Thailand Sasakorn Chaimongkol 24 1 0 1 2 314 8th N/A
Argentina Nicolás Varrone 9 1 0 0 2 109 17th
2020 Tatuus-Cosworth BF3-020 Thailand Sasakorn Chaimongkol 24 0 0 0 1 318 7th N/A
United Kingdom Oliver Clarke 24 0 0 0 2 310 8th
2021 Tatuus-Cosworth BF3-020 Republic of Ireland Jonathan Browne 9 0 0 0 1 83 19th 8th
Australia Flynn Jackes 3 0 0 0 0 6 28th
2022 Tatuus-Cosworth MSV-022 Canada Nick Gilkes 23 1 0 0 2 165.5 14th 9th
2023 Tatuus-Cosworth MSV-022 China Gerrard Xie 22 1 0 1 1 128 20th 9th
Turkey Daniel Mavlyutov 23 4 0 0 4 116 22nd
2024 Tatuus-Cosworth MSV-022 India Aditya Kulkarni 23 0 0 0 0 111 19th 8th
United Kingdom Marcus Luzio 6 0 0 0 0 17 30th
2025 Tatuus-Cosworth MSV-025 United Kingdom Freddie Slater 0 0 0 0 0 0

GB4 Championship

Year Car Drivers Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points D.C.
2022 Tatuus F4-T014 United Kingdom Max Marzorati 24 0 2 2 10 482 3rd
Canada Megan Gilkes 24 2 1 3 3 375 6th
United Kingdom Marcus Short 3 0 0 0 0 39 16th
United Kingdom Oliver Clarke 3 0 0 0 1 35 17th
2025 Tatuus MSV GB4-025 United Kingdom Daniel Guinchard 0 0 0 0 0 0

References

  1. ^ a b Stefan Mackley (21 April 2020). "The national racing team celebrating a golden anniversary". Autosport. Retrieved 5 February 2025.
  2. ^ Peter Allen (27 April 2013). "2013 BRDC Formula 4 Championship season preview". Formula Scout. Retrieved 14 March 2025.
  3. ^ Peter Allen (9 September 2021). "Hillspeed becomes first team to commit to GB4". Formula Scout. Retrieved 14 March 2025.
  4. ^ Steve Whitfield (13 February 2023). "Chinese F4 champion Xie lands GB3 seat with Hillspeed in Hitech tie-up". Formula Scout. Retrieved 14 March 2025.
  5. ^ Steve Whitfield (12 December 2024). "ADM signs Jason Pribyl after entering GB4, Luke Hilton joins Douglas". Formula Scout. Retrieved 15 March 2025. Hillspeed also recently revealed it is making a return to the championship next season, having been front-runner during GB4's inaugural season in 2022 when it guided Megan Gilkes to two victories and Max Marzorati to third in the standings.
  6. ^ "Hillspeed". GB4 Championship. Retrieved 19 February 2025.
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