Hillspeed
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| Founded | 1970 |
|---|---|
| Base | Markham Vale, Chesterfield, Derbyshire |
| Team principal(s) | Richard Ollerenshaw |
| Current series | GB3 Championship GB4 Championship |
| Former series | British Saloon Car Championship ARP Formula 3 Championship Formula Renault 2.0 UK BARC Formula Renault Ginetta Juniors Ginetta GT Supercup |
| Current drivers | GB3 Championship: 19.  Kanato Le27.  Freddie Slater66. Hiyu YamakoshiGB4 Championship: 49.  Daniel Guinchard77.  Leandro Juncos |
| Drivers' Championships | 2010 Formula Renault Powell 2010 Ginetta Juniors Ingram 2011 Ginetta Juniors Morris 2012 Ginetta Juniors (Rookie Cup) Massot |
| Website | https://www.hillspeed.co.uk |
Hillspeed is a British motorsport team, based in Chesterfield, Derbyshire, United Kingdom. The team currently participates in the GB3 Championship and the GB4 Championship.
Notable past drivers for the team include Alice Powell, Ameya Vaidyanathan, Rahul Raj Mayer, Seb Morris, Al Faisal Al Zubair, Jusuf Owega, Jonathan Browne, Nick Gilkes, Gerrard Xie and Daniel Mavlyutov.
History
[edit]The team was founded in 1970.[1]
The team won the 2010 Formula Renault BARC season with Alice Powell as well as back-to-back Ginetta Junior championships in 2010 and 2011. They joined the BRDC British Formula 4 Championship (now GB3 Championship) when it was founded in 2013.[2]
According to an Autosport article in 2020, the team has become a "promine fixture" in United Kingdom motorsport after 50 years of existence.[1]
In 2021, the team was announced to join GB4 Championship and became the first team to commit to participate in the 2022 season.[3]
In 2023, the team partnered with Hitech Grand Prix to field two Hitech GP Academy drivers in GB3 Championship.[4]
In 2025, the team returned to GB4 after two-year absent.[5][6] The team also entered into cooperation with newly-formed, Formula Regional-level AU3 Championship's organiser. The team was announced to offer the AU3 Championship winner a fully-funded GB3 multi-day test program.[7]
Current series results
[edit]BRDC Formula 4 Championship / BRDC British Formula 3 Championship / GB3 Championship
[edit]| Year | Car | Drivers | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | D.C. | T.C. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Ralph Firman Racing-Duratec MSV F4-013 | Seb Morris
|
24 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 410 | 2nd | N/A |
| Struan Moore
|
24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 275 | 9th | |||
 Rahul Raj Mayer
|
24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 136 | 17th | |||
| 2014 | Ralph Firman Racing-Duratec MSV F4-013 | Rahul Raj Mayer
|
24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 223 | 12th | N/A |
 Gustavo Lima
|
18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 194 | 14th | |||
 Alfredo Zabalza
|
20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 124 | 17th | |||
| 2015 | Ralph Firman Racing-Duratec MSV F4-013 |  Ameya Vaidyanathan
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24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 217 | 12th | N/A |
 Al Faisal Al Zubair
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18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 189 | 16th | |||
| Hernán Fallas
|
18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 103 | 19th | |||
 Sebastian Lanzetti
|
9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 89 | 20th | |||
| Riki Christodoulou
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC† | |||
| 2015 (AT) | Tatuus-Cosworth F4-016 | Struan Moore
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 45 | 7th | N/A |
| Ameya Vaidyanathan
|
4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 8th | |||
| 2016 | Tatuus-Cosworth F4-016 |  Ali Al Khalifa
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 29th | N/A |
| 2017 | Tatuus-Cosworth F4-016 |  Chase Owen
|
24 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 302 | 7th | N/A |
 Nick Worm
|
20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 159 | 15th | |||
| 2018 | Tatuus-Cosworth F4-016 |  Sasakorn Chaimongkol
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23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 242 | 9th | N/A |
| Jusuf Owega
|
20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 187 | 11th | |||
 Ben Hurst
|
23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 137 | 16th | |||
| 2019 | Tatuus-Cosworth F4-016 | Sasakorn Chaimongkol
|
24 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 314 | 8th | N/A |
| Nicolás Varrone
|
9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 109 | 17th | |||
| 2020 | Tatuus-Cosworth BF3-020 | Sasakorn Chaimongkol
|
24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 318 | 7th | N/A |
| Oliver Clarke
|
24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 310 | 8th | |||
| 2021 | Tatuus-Cosworth BF3-020 |  Jonathan Browne
|
9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 83 | 19th | 8th |
 Flynn Jackes
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 28th | |||
| 2022 | Tatuus-Cosworth MSV-022 | Nick Gilkes
|
23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 165.5 | 14th | 9th |
| 2023 | Tatuus-Cosworth MSV-022 |  Gerrard Xie
|
22 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 128 | 20th | 9th |
 Daniel Mavlyutov
|
23 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 116 | 22nd | |||
| 2024 | Tatuus-Cosworth MSV-022 | Aditya Kulkarni
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23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 111 | 19th | 8th |
| Marcus Luzio
|
6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 30th | |||
| 2025 | Tatuus-Cosworth MSV-025 | Kanato Le
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Freddie Slater
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Hiyu Yamakoshi
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
GB4 Championship
[edit]| Year | Car | Drivers | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | D.C. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Tatuus F4-T014 | Max Marzorati
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24 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 482 | 3rd |
| Megan Gilkes
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24 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 375 | 6th | ||
| Marcus Short
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 16th | ||
| Oliver Clarke
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 35 | 17th | ||
| 2025 | Tatuus MSV GB4-025 | Daniel Guinchard
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| Leandro Juncos
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References
[edit]- ^ a b Stefan Mackley (21 April 2020). "The national racing team celebrating a golden anniversary". Autosport. Retrieved 5 February 2025.
- ^ Peter Allen (27 April 2013). "2013 BRDC Formula 4 Championship season preview". Formula Scout. Retrieved 14 March 2025.
- ^ Peter Allen (9 September 2021). "Hillspeed becomes first team to commit to GB4". Formula Scout. Retrieved 14 March 2025.
- ^ Steve Whitfield (13 February 2023). "Chinese F4 champion Xie lands GB3 seat with Hillspeed in Hitech tie-up". Formula Scout. Retrieved 14 March 2025.
- ^ Steve Whitfield (12 December 2024). "ADM signs Jason Pribyl after entering GB4, Luke Hilton joins Douglas". Formula Scout. Retrieved 15 March 2025.
Hillspeed also recently revealed it is making a return to the championship next season, having been front-runner during GB4's inaugural season in 2022 when it guided Megan Gilkes to two victories and Max Marzorati to third in the standings.
- ^ "Hillspeed". GB4 Championship. Retrieved 19 February 2025.
- ^ Chapman, Simon (5 February 2025). "New Formula Regional Australia open-wheel series rebranded". Speedcafe. Retrieved 5 February 2025.
