Chris Dittmann Racing is delighted to announce its first confirmed driver for the F4 British Championship this year, with debutant Charlie Edge competing with the team. Charlie has been part of Chris Dittmann Racing’s driver development programme since mid-2024, beginning with simulator work before progressing to on-track testing towards the end of the year, in preparation for this season. The 15-year-old from Worcestershire began racing indoor karts three years ago and won the outdoor N35 Lightweights Daytona Championship in 2023, securing 15 podiums. This success led to a drive in the Daniel Ricciardo ‘DRS100’ Series at the end of that[…..]
Chris Dittmann Racing secured its ninth Rookie Cup podium of the season in the F4 British Championship at the weekend (October 4-6), as Bart Harrison finished second on the Brands Hatch Grand Prix circuit. Qualifying for the final time this season, Bart delivered a standout performance, finishing just 0.4s from overall pole position, quickest of the Rookies and sixth overall, despite a pair of red flags interrupting the session. The youngster slipped back one position on the opening lap, settling into eighth place but still holding a strong second in the Rookie standings. The Safety Car was then deployed with[…..]
Chris Dittmann Racing showed good speed and promise in the F4 British Championship at the weekend (September 20-22), but the loss of fast laps in qualifying left the team wondering what could have been. Bart Harrison was joined by Gustav Jonsson at Silverstone, as the young Swede returned to the series and team, after he claimed the Rookie Cup in 2023. Both had testing and practice in warm and sunny conditions, but the weather would turn for the weekend, keeping everyone guessing. Gustav picked up where he’d left off, almost securing second quickest of anyone in qualifying on Saturday, only[…..]
Chris Dittmann Racing is very happy to announce that current F4 British Championship Rookie title holder Gustav Jonsson will make a return to the team this weekend (September 20-22). The 18-year-old from Sundbyberg, just outside of Stockholm, joined the team for the 2023 season and drove fantastically, finishing the campaign with 11 Rookie Cup wins, and 13 further podiums, while being the first Swedish driver to claim the Rookie title. This year Gustav has been competing in Europe, in the Italian F4 Championship, where he is seventh in the standings with two podiums, and the Euro 4 Championship, where he[…..]
Chris Dittmann Racing battled through windy and sometimes wet weather at Donington Park at the weekend (August 24/25), with Bart Harrison showing some good overtaking prowess, finishing just outside the Rookie podium positions. The F4 British Championship returned to the Leicestershire venue, this time on the longer Grand Prix circuit, with two practice sessions on Thursday. Qualifying was a challenge on Saturday morning, with drizzly rain falling, causing tricky wet conditions on track. Running was disrupted by three separate red flags, making it hard for Bart to build up speed and confidence, as he finished fifth fastest of the Rookies.[…..]
Chris Dittmann Racing took a hat-trick of podiums at the weekend (August 9-11), as Bart Harrison claimed three Rookie Cup top three finishes on a strong weekend for himself and the team. After testing on Wednesday and practice on Friday, where Bart finished FP2 second quickest, and third fastest in the combined times, giving plenty of hope for the rest of the meeting. On Saturday morning qualifying took place, but the session was disrupted by three red flags, which affected the team’s runs. Despite that, Bart put in some good laps and finished sixth overall and third of the Rookies,[…..]
Chris Dittmann Racing battled the elements with an expanded three-car line-up in the F4 British Championship at the weekend (July 11-14), at Zandvoort in the Netherlands. After promising weather for practice on Thursday, it was very wet for qualifying. Rookie Bart Harrison and debutant Jess Edgar were straight into the thick of it, running one-two when the red flag was shown with 11 minutes on the clock. After another red flag disrupted the final runs, Bart would finish 16th, Jess 22nd, and Carrie 25th. Remaining wet and cool for race one on Saturday morning, Jess started well on her debut,[…..]
Chris Dittmann Racing is delighted to confirm it will be fielding a second F1 Academy racer in the upcoming F4 British Championship meeting at Zandvoort, as Jess Edgar joins the team. The 19-year-old comes from a motorsport family and first piloted a kart at the age of four, competing with success as she climbed the ranks, representing the United Kingdom at the FIA Motorsport Games in 2019. Jess was twice selected for the FIA Girls on Track – Rising Stars scheme and made her car racing debut in the GB4 Championship in 2022, taking a podium finish at Oulton Park.[…..]
Chris Dittmann Racing enjoyed a pair of podium visits in the F4 British Championship at the weekend (June 14-16), as Bart Harrison took two second-place Rookie Cup finishes. The team was bolstered by the series return for F1 Academy and GT racer Carrie Schreiner, and she and Bart had two free practice sessions in mixed conditions on Friday, before qualifying on Saturday morning. Carrie stayed on wet tyres throughout the session after a couple of heavy showers fell during the morning, though Bart opted to switch to slicks which paid off when the chequered flag was waved as he finished[…..]
Chris Dittmann Racing is very happy to announce that Carrie Schreiner will join the team for the next two F4 British Championship rounds, at Silverstone and Zandvoort. The German, who is a member of the Sauber Academy, has a wide range of experience in her career to date, scoring wins and podiums GTs and single seaters, including victory in F1 Academy at Zandvoort last year. Carrie started racing karts and became the most successful girl in German karting – being the first and to date only female X30 Junior champion. Moving to single seaters in 2015, the then 17-year-old debuted[…..]