Chris Dittmann Racing enjoyed another visit to the GB3 Championship podium last weekend (October 13-15) as Arthur Rogeon took third place in the final race as the series made its debut at Circuit Zandvoort. The team welcomed F4 British Championship racer Jack Sherwood – who scored three podiums with CDR in the series – to its ranks for the trip to the Netherlands, joining up with series regulars Zak Taylor and Frenchman Arthur. The expanded three-car line up had three practice sessions on Friday where Zak finished with the fifth quickest time, albeit in wet and windy conditions, while for[…..]
Chris Dittmann Racing will field a three-car line up for the GB3 Championship’s visit to Circuit Zandvoort this weekend (October 13-15) as Jack Sherwood joins regulars Zak Taylor and Arthur Rogeon. Jack first joined the team towards the end of the 2022 season, taking part in the final rounds of the F4 British Championship and returned for a full campaign this year, with three overall podium finishes to his name. Jack has completed a series of tests in the GB3 car, including a full day at Zandvoort, and has also made use of the team’s state-of-the-art simulator to familiarise himself[…..]
Chris Dittmann Racing added to its impressive history with its first title in the F4 British Championship in just its second season in the series, as Gustav Jonsson clinched the Rookie Cup on a memorable weekend (October 6-8) at Brands Hatch. With good performance during Friday’s practice sessions, both drivers felt confident heading into qualifying. However, a late red flag, with five minutes on the clock, disrupted both drivers’ final runs and Gustav finished tenth quickest with Jack 15th. In the opening contest Gustav was quick off the line, doing well to avoid a stalled Freddie Slater ahead, gaining five[…..]
Chris Dittmann Racing returned to GB3 Championship action last weekend (September 9/10) as the series headed to Brands Hatch to race on the GP layout. Zak Taylor enjoying three top ten finishes, whilst misfortune for Arthur Rogeon meant he was unable to finish two of the three races. Quick out the gate for qualifying, Zak rarely dropped out of the top ten quickest cars on track, ultimately finishing eighth when the session was red flagged. Unfortunately for Arthur, who was getting his first experience of the historic Grand Prix circuit, was slower than he had hoped in the first half[…..]
Chris Dittmann Racing had a solid weekend in the F4 British Championship (August 26/27), scoring an overall podium with Gustav Jonsson and claiming two Rookie Cup victories as well. Lining up with the Swedish racer and Jack Sherwood – at his local circuit of Donington Park – once again, both drivers had to contend with an added 30-minute delay before qualifying, as barrier repairs were needed after the prior BTCC session. Working their way up the order, Gustav finished eighth and Jack tenth, despite a late red flag disrupting their runs. Gustav started race one well, moving into third and[…..]
Chris Dittmann Racing travelled north of the border at the weekend (August 11-13), as rounds 22, 23 and 24 of the F4 British Championship took place at Knockhill in Scotland. It was a strong weekend for the team, with a hat-trick of podium appearances despite tricky race conditions to show for its efforts. Kicking off the action around the 1.3 – mile circuit, Jack Sherwood and Gustav Jonsson hit the track for free practice on Friday where both cars showed solid pace and finished within the top ten in both sessions. Carrying the good form into qualifying on Saturday morning,[…..]
After a long six-week Summer break, Chris Dittmann Racing returned to GB3 Championship competition last weekend (July 29/30), as the series once again headed to Silverstone for rounds 13, 14 and 15 of the season. 20-year-old Zak Taylor demonstrated strong pace in free practice, finishing fifth quickest on the road during Friday’s sessions. Hoping to carry over the positive momentum, the cars took to the track for Qualifying on Saturday morning, with Zak continuing his good form as he classified seventh. Teammate Arthur Rogeon had a more difficult session, finishing down in 17th. Race one followed on Saturday afternoon and[…..]
Chris Dittmann Racing returned to F4 British Championship action at the weekend (July 28-30) after a five-week summer break, as the series headed to Croft in North Yorkshire. With three more Rookie Cup podium appearances for Gustav Jonsson, the youngster now leads the standings by 26 points. Two sessions of free practice kicked off the weekend, as Gustav impressed with the quickest time in the second session on Friday afternoon. He, alongside teammate Jack Sherwood hoped to carry forward the pace into qualifying on Saturday. It was a fraught session for Jack, as a brief coming together with Gabriel Stilp[…..]
Chris Dittmann Racing headed to sunny Northamptonshire at the weekend (June 23-25) as the F4 British Championship raced at Silverstone; the home of British motorsport, on the iconic Grand Prix circuit for the first time. After a mixed bag of results in Friday’s free practice, it was straight into qualifying on Saturday morning for the three young racers. Air temperatures soared into the high 20’s, setting up a further challenge for rookie racer Gustav Jonsson who was unable to push the car to its limits due to tyre graining, qualifying eighth quickest. Daniel Guinchard finished the session in 11th but[…..]
Chris Dittmann Racing returned to F4 British Championship competition as the series headed to Oulton Park for rounds 13, 14, and 15 of the season, with four trips to the podium a reward for the team’s hard work over the weekend. For rookie racer Gustav Jonsson, Friday’s free practice sessions would be the youngster’s first experience of the Cheshire venue. Despite that, he was quick out the gate, and comfortably inside the top ten, though in qualifying he finished 15th. Teammate Jack Sherwood found over six tenths from free practice, but in a very closely matched field, finished the session[…..]