Chris Dittmann Racing is pleased to announce that it will run three cars for the remainder of the season as American teenager Ayrton Ori will join its GB3 Championship line-up.
Set to make his debut in the series at Silverstone this coming weekend of July 30-31, the Florida-based racer will join team-mates McKenzy Cresswell and Branden Oxley, who come off the team’s best results of the year so far, claiming a podium each at Spa-Francorchamps.
Ayrton began his karting career at just five years of age and has experience in single seaters and sportscars alike. Most recently, the 18-year-old competed in the 60th running of the Rolex 24 Hours of Daytona in the LMP3 class, after putting the car on the front row in qualifying alongside team-mate Moritz Kranz. Other career highlights include podium finishes in the SCCE Majors Formula F Championship and the F1600 Championship series in 2019.
Joining the team and GB3 Championship at the midway point of the season will be no easy feat for the young racer, but with morale high after the successful Spa weekend and the deep knowledge and experience within Chris Dittmann Racing, there’s no better time for him to get behind the wheel.
Ayrton will have a handful of test sessions at Silverstone in the coming days before going in at the deep end with qualifying and the first ten-lap contest on Saturday, July 30, followed by two more races on Sunday, all of which will be shown live on YouTube via the MSV TV channel.
Ayrton Ori
“I’ve been looking to race in Europe for a while and I have been following the GB3 Championship because I think it is the perfect series to step into to get used to racing in Great Britain and Europe. I am here with a view to possibly racing full time in this part of the world in the future, though right now I am fully focussed on this series.
“The most comparable car I have driven so far is in US F2000 and the team told me when I was using the simulator that it is pretty comparable to the GB3 car, so I am trusting their words and I cannot wait to get out on track. It is a real dream to race on the Silverstone Grand Prix circuit, especially not long after the British Grand Prix. I can’t believe I am here, it is just incredible, so a big thank you to my family for supporting me and helping me get here.”
Chris Dittmann, Team Owner
“We’ve been speaking to Ayrton for a few months but unfortunately things didn’t quite come off. This year we gave him an option for the last few rounds of the season, and he jumped at the chance. It’s going to be great to have three cars for the rest of the year and as we have proven at Spa the cars have been looking pretty strong, showing good pace, and secured two podiums.
“It’ll be a baptism of fire for him, jumping in midway through the season, but it’s very much a learning process and a chance to complete a few rounds hopefully with a view to doing a full campaign next year. We have a couple of test days at Silverstone ahead of the races and we did some preparation on the simulator back at the workshop with him during the week, to get him as ready as he can be ahead of the weekend. The main objective is for Ayrton to go out, enjoy himself, and we’ll see where we end up.”
