CDR gunning for success as BRDC British F3 heads to Brands Hatch

Chris Dittmann Racing’s (CDR) BRDC British F3 Championship squad will race at the legendary Brands Hatch Grand Prix circuit this weekend (5-6 August). As the championship heads towards its final stages, the CDR charge is nicely poised, with its drivers challenging for top ten placings in the championship. Young Briton Omar Ismail leads CDR’s championship challenge, and he currently sits 10th in the standings after a promising year with the Tewkesbury squad. CDR has given Ismail a car which has challenged for wins, finished on the podium, and achieved strong points scores in every race it has finished this year.[…..]

Top ten at legendary Spa for CDR

Chris Dittmann Racing (CDR) returned to action in the BRDC British F3 Championship at the legendary Spa-Francorchamps circuit in Belgium, battling for positions in the top ten at a circuit which is regarded as one of the greatest driving challenges on the planet. CDR’s line-up re-expanded to three cars for the weekend, for the first time since the season opener at Oulton Park on Easter Weekend. Regular drivers Omar Ismail and Jeremy Wahome were rejoined in the Tewkesbury squad’s line-up by Frenchman Tristan Charpentier, who also raced the third car earlier in the year. Indeed, it was to be Charpentier[…..]

Charpentier back to BRDC British F3 with CDR at Spa

Chris Dittmann Racing’s (CDR) BRDC British Formula 3 Championship outfit will expand back to three cars for the series’ upcoming away date at the legendary Spa-Francorchamps circuit in Belgium on 8-9 July. Frenchman Tristan Charpentier, who made his British single-seater racing debut with CDR at Oulton Park on Easter weekend, returns for just his second bite of the BRDC British F3 cherry. He is to line-up in Belgium alongside CDR’s regular driver line-up of Omar Ismail and Jeremy Wahome. Charpentier enjoyed a promising debut at the Cheshire circuit in CDR, during which he qualified 16th before challenging hard for points[…..]

CDR aiming to bounce back in BRDC F3 at Silverstone

Chris Dittmann Racing (CDR) is looking for positive progress on the Silverstone Grand Prix circuit this weekend, following a promising start to the season, despite a difficult weekend last time out at Snetterton in the BRDC British Formula 3 Championship. The Tewkesbury outfit will take to the track for three BRDC British F3 Championship races across 10-11 June, with young Brit Omar Ismail and Kenyan Jeremy Wahome behind the wheel. Ismail currently leads CDR’s charge in the championship, lying seventh overall in spite of the fact that he’s suffered misfortune at times early in the season. The 18-year-old was a[…..]

CDR bags podium and points in British F3 at Rockingham

Chris Dittmann Racing claimed its first podium result of the BRDC British Formula 3 Championship season at Rockingham last weekend, with Omar Ismail claiming a second place finish in what was a strong weekend overall for the Gloucestershire team in the UK’s leading single-seater championship. The Tewkesbury outfit’s cars were quick from the off at the Northamptonshire circuit, with Ismail narrowly missing out on pole position by just two-tenths-of-a-second with a fine qualifying performance. The young Briton’s performance was still enough to secure second position on the grid for the opening race of the year, however, building confidently on the[…..]

CDR gunning for success in Rockingham BRDC British F3 this weekend

Chris Dittmann Racing’s (CDR) BRDC British Formula 3 Championship campaign rolls on to Northamptonshire’s Rockingham Motor Speedway this weekend (29-30 April), with the team riding high following a promising season opener at Oulton Park on Easter Weekend. The Tewkesbury outfit will field two cars in three races at the high-speed circuit in Corby, which presents a number of unique challenge, not least of which is a super-fast, banked left-hander on the venue’s outer oval course. The infield section features a complex blend of high speed kinks and curves, and slow-speed sections with tricky braking zones. The cars will be driven[…..]

Top five for CDR as BRDC British F3 returns

Gloucestershire’s Chris Dittmann Racing (CDR) got its 2017 BRDC British Formula 3 Championship campaign off to a strong start at Oulton Park on Easter weekend with a top-five result and consistent point-scoring form across three races. CDR’s first weekend of the year in Britain’s leading single-seater racing championship got off to a strong start in the opening qualifying session when team returnee Omar Ismail and Kenya’s Jeremy Wahome, who remains with the outfit for a second consecutive season, both qualified in the top-10. CDR’s third driver for the weekend, Tristan Charpentier qualified 16th as he made his first ever UK[…..]

CDR British F3 season kicks off this weekend

Chris Dittmann Racing (CDR) will kick off its BRDC British Formula 3 Championship campaign at Oulton Park this weekend (15 and 17 April), with a three-race Easter programme at the Cheshire circuit. CDR’s three-pronged attack for the weekend comprises Kenya’s Jeremy Wahome, Frenchman Tristan Charpentier, and returning race-winner Omar Ismail. CDR’s line-up will take to the track on Saturday for a qualifying session and the opening race of the weekend, before returning on Bank Holiday Monday for a further two races. Ismail returns to the team for a full season, after winning with the Tewkesbury outfit during the championship’s previous[…..]

CDR signs Tristan Charpentier ahead of BRDC British F3 opening round

Gloucestershire motor racing team Chris Dittmann Racing (CDR) has added French driver Tristan Charpentier to its line-up for the opening round of the BRDC British Formula 3 Championship at Oulton Park this weekend (15-17 April). The 16-year-old joins CDR following a strong performance in the French Formula 4 Championship last year, where he finished fifth in the final standings in a race-winning campaign. His graduation to BRDC F3 for this weekend marks his debut in British single-seater racing, though he has previous experience of competing the country from the Ginetta Junior Championship. Charpentier completes CDR’s line-up for the opening weekend[…..]

Cian Carey joins CDR for 2017 F3 Cup

Chris Dittmann Racing (CDR) has signed Irish racing driver Cian Carey for the 2017 F3 Cup championship. The Tewkesbury-based outfit will prepare and run Carey’s Dallara F311 machine which is powered by a VW engine. In addition to running the car and providing engineering support, Carey will also have access to CDR’s superb driver coaching services, allowing him to benefit from the advice of team principal and 2012 F3 Cup Champion Chris Dittmann and other experts. Carey, 22, moves to CDR following an enormously successful season in 2016, in which he won the BOSS Ireland single-seater championship, clinching the crown[…..]