Hillspeed
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| Founded | 1970 |
|---|---|
| Base | Hathersage, Derbyshire |
| Team principal(s) | Richard Ollerenshaw |
| Current series | GB3 Championship GB4 Championship |
| Former series | British Saloon Car Championship ARP Formula 3 Championship Formula Renault UK BARC Formula Renault Ginetta Juniors Ginetta GT Supercup BRDC Formula 4 Championship |
| Current drivers | GB3 Championship United Kingdom Freddie Slater GB4 Championship United Kingdom Daniel Guinchard |
| Drivers' Championships | 2010 Formula Renault Powell 2010 Ginetta Juniors Ingram 2011 Ginetta Juniors Morris 2012 Ginetta Juniors (Rookie Cup) Massot |
| Website | https://www.hillspeed.co.uk |
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
[edit ]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]
In 2025, the team entered into cooperation with newly-formed, Formula Regional-level AU3 Championship's organiser. The team was announced to offer the AU3 Championship winner a fully-funded GB3 multi-day test program.[7]
Current series results
[edit ]BRDC Formula 4 Championship / BRDC British Formula 3 Championship / GB3 Championship
[edit ]| 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
[edit ]| 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
[edit ]- ^ a b Stefan Mackley (21 April 2020). "The national racing team celebrating a golden anniversary". Autosport . Retrieved 5 February 2025.
- ^ Peter Allen (27 April 2013). "2013 BRDC Formula 4 Championship season preview". Formula Scout. Retrieved 14 March 2025.
- ^ Peter Allen (9 September 2021). "Hillspeed becomes first team to commit to GB4". Formula Scout. Retrieved 14 March 2025.
- ^ Steve Whitfield (13 February 2023). "Chinese F4 champion Xie lands GB3 seat with Hillspeed in Hitech tie-up". Formula Scout. Retrieved 14 March 2025.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Hillspeed". GB4 Championship. Retrieved 19 February 2025.
- ^ Chapman, Simon (5 February 2025). "New Formula Regional Australia open-wheel series rebranded". Speedcafe . Retrieved 5 February 2025.