Chris Dittmann Racing is excited to announce that British teenager Bart Harrison will be joining the team for the 2024 season, as he takes the step up from karting to compete in the F4 British Championship. The 16-year-old first caught the racing bug aged five after an outing to an indoor karting track, with racing quickly becoming an obsession for the youngster. Joining Fusion Motorsport in 2017, Bart continued to grow on track, gaining knowledge and speed which helped him ascend the ranks. In 2019, he stepped up into the Mini X30 category, racing across Europe collecting trophies and wins[…..]
The 2023 season marked Chris Dittmann Racing’s sophomore year in the highly competitive F4 British Championship, fielding three cars with returnee Jack Sherwood, second-year driver Daniel Guinchard and rookie racer Gustav Jonsson. Also returning to the GB3 Championship grid to round out another busy dual campaign, the Tewksbury team ran two young drivers, Zak Taylor and Arthur Rogeon, while Jack also took part in one round. We caught up with team owner Chris Dittmann during winter testing to reflect on the highs and lows of the season and how the goal to return to the very front of the grid[…..]
Chris Dittmann Racing travelled to Donington Park at the weekend (October 21/22), for the final round of the GB3 championship 2023 season, where a run of bad luck meant results were unrepresentative of the team’s potential. After Thursday’s testing, rain plagued the Leicestershire venue on Friday, causing free practice to be called off and meaning Arthur Rogeon would go straight into qualifying on Saturday morning. The French youngster performed well, running third quickest midway through the 20-minute session, and at the end, he was just 0.6s from pole but finished up 13th, with hundredths and thousandths of a second separating[…..]
Chris Dittmann Racing enjoyed another visit to the GB3 Championship podium last weekend (October 13-15) as Arthur Rogeon took third place in the final race as the series made its debut at Circuit Zandvoort. The team welcomed F4 British Championship racer Jack Sherwood – who scored three podiums with CDR in the series – to its ranks for the trip to the Netherlands, joining up with series regulars Zak Taylor and Frenchman Arthur. The expanded three-car line up had three practice sessions on Friday where Zak finished with the fifth quickest time, albeit in wet and windy conditions, while for[…..]
Chris Dittmann Racing will field a three-car line up for the GB3 Championship’s visit to Circuit Zandvoort this weekend (October 13-15) as Jack Sherwood joins regulars Zak Taylor and Arthur Rogeon. Jack first joined the team towards the end of the 2022 season, taking part in the final rounds of the F4 British Championship and returned for a full campaign this year, with three overall podium finishes to his name. Jack has completed a series of tests in the GB3 car, including a full day at Zandvoort, and has also made use of the team’s state-of-the-art simulator to familiarise himself[…..]
Chris Dittmann Racing added to its impressive history with its first title in the F4 British Championship in just its second season in the series, as Gustav Jonsson clinched the Rookie Cup on a memorable weekend (October 6-8) at Brands Hatch. With good performance during Friday’s practice sessions, both drivers felt confident heading into qualifying. However, a late red flag, with five minutes on the clock, disrupted both drivers’ final runs and Gustav finished tenth quickest with Jack 15th. In the opening contest Gustav was quick off the line, doing well to avoid a stalled Freddie Slater ahead, gaining five[…..]
Chris Dittmann Racing returned to GB3 Championship action last weekend (September 9/10) as the series headed to Brands Hatch to race on the GP layout. Zak Taylor enjoying three top ten finishes, whilst misfortune for Arthur Rogeon meant he was unable to finish two of the three races. Quick out the gate for qualifying, Zak rarely dropped out of the top ten quickest cars on track, ultimately finishing eighth when the session was red flagged. Unfortunately for Arthur, who was getting his first experience of the historic Grand Prix circuit, was slower than he had hoped in the first half[…..]
Chris Dittmann Racing had a solid weekend in the F4 British Championship (August 26/27), scoring an overall podium with Gustav Jonsson and claiming two Rookie Cup victories as well. Lining up with the Swedish racer and Jack Sherwood – at his local circuit of Donington Park – once again, both drivers had to contend with an added 30-minute delay before qualifying, as barrier repairs were needed after the prior BTCC session. Working their way up the order, Gustav finished eighth and Jack tenth, despite a late red flag disrupting their runs. Gustav started race one well, moving into third and[…..]
Chris Dittmann Racing travelled north of the border at the weekend (August 11-13), as rounds 22, 23 and 24 of the F4 British Championship took place at Knockhill in Scotland. It was a strong weekend for the team, with a hat-trick of podium appearances despite tricky race conditions to show for its efforts. Kicking off the action around the 1.3 – mile circuit, Jack Sherwood and Gustav Jonsson hit the track for free practice on Friday where both cars showed solid pace and finished within the top ten in both sessions. Carrying the good form into qualifying on Saturday morning,[…..]
After a long six-week Summer break, Chris Dittmann Racing returned to GB3 Championship competition last weekend (July 29/30), as the series once again headed to Silverstone for rounds 13, 14 and 15 of the season. 20-year-old Zak Taylor demonstrated strong pace in free practice, finishing fifth quickest on the road during Friday’s sessions. Hoping to carry over the positive momentum, the cars took to the track for Qualifying on Saturday morning, with Zak continuing his good form as he classified seventh. Teammate Arthur Rogeon had a more difficult session, finishing down in 17th. Race one followed on Saturday afternoon and[…..]