Canadian-American racer Autumn Fisher will step onboard a Chris Dittmann Racing Tatuus T-421 chassis for her first laps in the Wera Tools F4 British Championship certified by the FIA this weekend. The 18-year-old recently moved into car racing, competing in the French F4 Championship after previously racing karts. She got her season underway at Nogaro earlier last month and has already built up valuable experience in Formula 4 machinery. Having been used to running a Mygale M21-F4 with a Renault engine, she will need to adjust to the chassis and engine package used in the British F4 series. However, her[…..]
Chris Dittmann Racing endured a frustrating start to the Wera Tools F4 British Championship Certified by FIA season at Donington Park, despite all four of the team’s drivers showing promise across the three races. Ultimately, a tough qualifying session on Saturday gave the team an uphill battle, however each time the CDR cars rose to the challenge to make some impressive progress across the races. During pre-event testing the quartet of Tommy Harfield, Henry Mercier, Piotr Orzechowski and Daniella Sutton all showed great potential, highlighted by Harfield setting the fourth fastest time of the opening session. However, the weekend itself[…..]
2025 Wera Tools British F4 Championship race winner Tommy Harfield will return to Chris Dittmann Racing for a second year and is targeting the title. Tommy joined CDR in 2024, testing with the team ahead of a full British F4 campaign last season. He started his debut year in the championship with a third placed finish in the first race, racking up a further four podium visits before taking his first victory at round eight at Donington Park. He followed this up with a second win at Silverstone, before making it a hat-trick at Brands Hatch for the season finale.[…..]
2025 Wera Tools British Formula 4 debutant Piotr Orzechowski will be targeting regular points finishes and podiums as he returns for a second season with Chris Dittmann Racing. The Polish racer showed good progress last season, after making his first championship appearance at the second weekend of the series at Silverstone. Racing on the full Grand Prix circuit, the youngest showed maturity beyond his years to focus on getting used to both the circuit and the car, racing incident free to maximise his learning. Hailing from Kostrzyn nad Odrą on the border of Poland and Germany, he also competed in[…..]
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[…..]
After a busy winter and plenty of pre-season testing, the opening rounds of both the F4 British Championship and the GB3 Championship are fast approaching for Chris Dittmann Racing, with the latter kicking off at Oulton Park this weekend (April 8-10). Last year the team expanded its operations, adding the F4 British Championship to its roster, having enjoyed success in what is now known as the GB3 Championship since 2013. The Tewksbury outfit enjoyed positive performances in both series, with a race win and multiple podium appearances added to its record books. For the 2023 GB3 season, CDR welcomes back[…..]
With the new era of the F4 British Championship ushered in for 2022, it was the perfect time for successful single-seater outfit Chris Dittmann Racing to expand into the series, alongside the continuation of their race winning GB3 campaign efforts. Perched in the back of the truck during a rainy post-season test day at Snetterton, team owner Chris Dittmann took the time to look back over the team’s busy first year in the F4 British Championship, and how it continues to build upon its ethos of driver development across both series. “Our first year in British F4 was a really[…..]
Chris Dittmann Racing is excited to confirm that it will expand into the revamped British F4 Championship for the 2022 season. The Tewkesbury-based team, established as one of the leading single-seater racing operations in the UK, is among the first to have placed orders for the new Tatuus-Abarth T-421 chassis-engine combination that the series will adopt next year. Therefore, the team will be one of the first to receive the new machinery, in time for a comprehensive winter testing programme. As multiple championship winners, CDR has a proven track record in single-seater racing across the last decade and beyond, having[…..]
Chris Dittmann Racing enjoyed another strong trio of GB3 Championship races at Oulton Park last weekend, with another podium for Ayrton Simmons being the highlight. Simmons was second, fourth and seventh in the three races as he climbed to second place in the championship standings, and was the highest scoring driver for the second successive event. Branden Oxley meanwhile had another strong weekend as he continues his adaptation to the series. The youngster was eighth, 12th and 12th again in the three contests at one of the most challenging circuits in Europe. Simmons’ qualifying was affected by a wiring loom[…..]
After a four week break, the GB3 Championship heads to Cheshire’s Oulton Park this weekend (10-11 September), and Tewkesbury’s Chris Dittmann Racing heads to the circuit in confident mood after a scintillating weekend at Silverstone last time out. Ayrton Simmons claimed a double victory at the home of the British Grand Prix to reinvigorate his season, while teammate Branden Oxley enjoyed his strongest performance so far with two top-six results, and very nearly won the final race. With that fresh in the mind, the team sets course for one of the most challenging circuits in the UK with high hopes[…..]