GB4 Championship

The GB4 Championship partnered by the BRDC, is the UK’s newest and best value entry-level junior single-seater category in the UK. GB4 has been created to offer drivers graduating from karting or club racing a significantly lower cost route onto the single-seater ladder. It meets the need for an affordable alternative for drivers beginning a single-seater career, while the winner of the 2024 title will again be rewarded with a £50,000 contribution towards their 2025 single-seater racing programme.

Drivers

Jack Taylor

Car #50

Country

Austrailia

Date of Birth

22/06/2008

Place of Residence

Tasmania

Recent Career History

2023 – Indian Fia F4 Championship

Dan Hickey

Car #17

Country

U.K

Date of Birth

Place of Residence

Rugby

Recent Career History

2023 – Final round of the GB4 Championship

Linus Granfors

Car #16

Country

Sweden

Date of Birth

Place of Residence

Eskilstuna

Recent Career History

2023 – Formula Nordic Champion – 13 wins, 14 podiums.

Calendar
DateCircuitCountry
30th March - 1st April Oulton Park U.K.
27th - 28th April Silverstone U.K.
25th - 26th May Donington Park U.K.
13th - 14th July Snetterton U.K.
27th - 28th July Silverstone U.K.
7th - 8th September Donington Park U.K.
28th - 29th September Brands Hatch U.K.
Driver Standings
#NameTeamPoints
1 Linus Granfors Fortec Motorsports 203
2 Harry Burgoyne KMR Sport 176
3 Brandon McCaughan KMR Sport 171
4 Alisha Palmowski Elite Motorsport 137
5 Branden Templeton Fox Motorsport 130
6 Callum Baxter Graham Brunton Racing 130
7 Marcus Luzio Luzio.com 102
8 Chloe Grant KMR Sport 91
10 Jack Taylor Fortec Motorsports 81
14 Dan Hickey Fortec Motorsports 67
Team Standings
#TeamPoints
1KMR Sport368
2Fortec Motorsports294
3Fox Motorsport247
4Graham Brunton Racing211
5Elite Motorsport207
6Luzio.com102
7Arden Motorsport87
8Rossverde Racing17
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Series information

The GB4 Championship partnered by the BRDC, is the UK’s newest and best value entry-level junior single-seater category in the UK. GB4 has been created to offer drivers graduating from karting or club racing a significantly lower cost route onto the single-seater ladder. It meets the need for an affordable alternative for drivers beginning a single-seater career, while the winner of the 2024 title will again be rewarded with a £50,000 contribution towards their 2025 single-seater racing programme.

The champion is awarded crucial FIA Super Licence points to aid their progression through the ranks, as well as a raft of prizes provided by some of the sport’s leading organisations, including F1 teams.

Each GB4 Championship race weekend includes a 15 minute qualifying session and three 18 minute races. The grid for the first two races is determined in qualifying, with each driver’s quickest lap forming the race one grid, and their second quickest laps establishing the starting order for race two.

The third race will be a full grid reversal with extra points awarded for positions gained as well as for each driver’s finishing position. All scores count towards a driver’s end of championship position.

The minimum age to compete in GB4 is 15, with the minimum licence requirement being Race Club. Testing is unrestricted.

GB4 will offer drivers the chance to contest a full season of competitive single-seater racing in Britain for budgets from around £60,000 for a privateer to an anticipated £120,000 to £150,000 running with a professional team.

A comprehensive prize package will be on offer, including a £50,000 prize fund for the championship winner towards their next single seater campaign the following season.

Tech Specs

The Tatuus F4-T014 is one of the most successful single-seater cars produced in recent decades, with well over 200 examples manufactured since 2014 and driven by current F1 stars Lando Norris, Lance Stroll and Mick Schumacher to launch their careers.

The car will run exactly as it has in Italian, ADAC and Spanish F4, meaning this is one of the most proven, reliable and equitable single-seaters available.

GB4’s F4-T014 utilises a carbon fibre Tatuus chassis and is powered by a 1.4-litre turbocharged Autotecnica Motori engine producing 160bhp. Engine parity will be optimised by existing GB3 partner Mountune. The chassis is FIA-homologated, allowing drivers as young as 15 to race them.

It features a six-speed sequential gearbox with paddle shift provided by Sadev, with Magneti Marelli electronics.

The F4-T014 is not only a superb race car, but an enormously safe one too, ideal for drivers from as young as 15 years of age to make their first steps on the single-seater racing ladder – no serious injuries have been recorded in more than 400 races and 140,000 racing laps. It features FIA-approved front and rear crash structures, wheel tethers, removable lateral head protection, roll hoop, a six-point safety harness, cockpit safety cell, carbon fibre extractable seat, and anti-intrusion panels.

Adjustable front and rear wings ensure set-up variation at all circuits, while Pirelli extend their support from GB3 to GB4, providing dry and wet tyres to the championship.

The braking system is provided by Brembo and features 2-piston calipers and ventilated discs.

Twin wishbone suspension with adjustable camber and toe on the front, and adjustable camber, toe, roll centre and anti-squat at the rear provide added scope for set-up changes. Oram provide adjustable bump and rebound dampers.

Car specification

Chassis/bodywork – Full carbon composite and aluminium honeycomb FIA-homologated monocoque manufactured by Tatuus Racing
Suspension – Twin wishbone suspension with pushrod actuation to Oram bump and rebound adjustable dampers. Camber and toe adjustment on both axles with roll centre and anti-squat adjustments on rear axle. Front and rear wheel tethers
Brakes – Brembo 2-piston calipers with cast iron ventilated discs
Engine – Autotecnica Motori (Abarth) turbocharged 1.4 litre engine producing 160bhp
Gearbox – Sadev six-speed sequential transmission with paddleshift and Magneti Marelli electronics
Impact structures – FIA-approved front and rear carbon-fibre impact structures
Front wing – Mainplane adjustable
Rear wing – Two aero profiles and mainplane adjustable
Tyres – Dry and wet tyres supplied by Pirelli
Cockpit – Side impact panels, HANS-compliant FIA head restraint and extractable seat
Dimensions/weight – Wheel base: 2750mm, front track: 1600mm, rear track: 1500mm, Weight: 570kg with driver, excluding fuel