Chris Dittmann Racing and the GB3 Championship can confirm that driver Flynn Jackes was involved in a road traffic collision on his way home from Donington Park circuit on Thursday, September 5th. Unfortunately, Flynn suffered a broken leg in the incident, and is due to undergo surgery, which will subsequently rule him out of any further racing action in the 2024 season. Everyone at Chris Dittmann Racing and across the GB3 Championship paddock wishes Flynn a speedy recovery and hopes to see him back at a racetrack as soon as possible, while also expressing thanks to the University Hospital Coventry[…..]
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 made a return to the Silverstone Grand Prix circuit at the weekend (July 26-28), showing good race pace in the GB3 Championship. The team had an expanded three-car line up for the meeting, with New Zealander Jacob Douglas making his debut in the series, joining full-season teammates Flynn Jackes and Seb Murray. After testing and practice sessions on Thursday and Friday, the three drivers jumped in their cars for qualifying on Saturday morning where Seb finished 14th, Jacob 21st, and Flynn was close behind in 22nd after a weight imbalance in the car affected its handling. There[…..]
Chris Dittmann Racing is very happy to announce that Jacob Douglas will join the team for a pair of GB3 Championship meetings, beginning this weekend at Silverstone (July 25-28). The teenager, from Christchurch in New Zealand, has been racing since he was eight years old, and by the time he was 15, he was a four-time New Zealand Karting Champion. He made his car racing debut that same year, becoming Rookie Champion in South Island Formula Ford, and took second and third place finishes in a one-off appearance in Formula Pro USA. Competing in USF2000 in 2022, Jacob quickly adapted,[…..]
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 enjoyed a top-10 finish in the GB3 Championship at the weekend (July 12-14), but it was a case of what might have been for the team as bad luck blighted its results. After warm and sunny tests on Thursday, conditions turned cool, wet, and breezy for Friday’s practices, with that weather remaining for qualifying early on Saturday morning, making it difficult for drivers Seb Murray and Flynn Jackes. It was dry ahead of the first race of the weekend that afternoon, though rain fell on the formation lap and throughout, making some corners slippery and difficult as[…..]
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 travelled to the Hungaroring in Hungary at the weekend (June 21-23) but had to battle through the races after tight margins in qualifying left lots for the drivers to do. Adding GB3 Championship returnee Javier Sagrera to its full season line-up of Seb Murray and Flynn Jackes, all three had practice sessions across Thursday and Friday to familiarise themselves with the circuit ahead of qualifying on Saturday morning. The morning running was delayed due to storms and rain moving through the region overnight, and when the cars finally were released, it was another closely fought session where[…..]
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[…..]