Peter Allen

Top domestic outfit Team BRM have named their first two drivers for the new Australian F4 series, which begins in July 2015.

Jersey racer Struan Moore will compete in Japanese F3 this year after signing with the KCMG team.

Junior world karting champion Enaam Ahmed has joined Arden Motorsport for his first season of single-seaters in the new MSA Formula series.

Antonio Giovinazzi will continue in the FIA F3 European Championship this year with Carlin.

Tom Dillmann and Sean Gelael will race for Carlin in this year’s Formula Renault 3.5 Series as the team makes its return to the category after a year away.

Zubair Hoque has joined the SWR team for his first full season in the BRDC F4 Championship. The 18-year-old made his single-seater racing debut in the Winter Championship last November…

Likely European F3 campaigners Brandon Maisano and Sam MacLeod shared the spoils in qualifying for the opening round of the Toyota Racing Series at Ruapuna.

The PaddockScout season begins early each year thanks to the Toyota Racing Series in New Zealand, popular with international racers with its five-week format.

Ryan Tveter has signed with Carlin for a move up to the FIA F3 European Championship this year.

Signature will run Lotus F1 Team junior drivers Alex Albon and Dorian Boccolacci upon their full-time return to Formula 3 this year.

It has been officially confirmed that Stoffel Vandoorne will contest a second season in GP2 with ART Grand Prix this year.

Connor Jupp will remain with the Mectech Motorsport team for the 2015 BRDC F4 Championship.

Leading Finnish karter Niko Kari is the first driver to announce he will participate in the new F4 series to be run in the North European Zone by Koiranen.

Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 runner-up Dennis Olsen will continue in the series in 2015, joining the Manor MP Motorsport team for his title bid.

Carlin have confirmed that BRDC F4 champion and McLaren Autosport BRDC Award winner George Russell will step up to the FIA F3 European Championship with the team this year.

JTR have named karter James Pull as their first driver for the new MSA Formula series in 2015.

Alfonso Celis has become the first driver to be confirmed for a seat on the 2015 GP3 Series grid after securing a deal with ART Grand Prix.

Jack Aitken has secured a seat with the Koiranen team for his second season in Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 in 2015, competing the Finnish-owned squad’s driver trio.

Vice world karting champion Nikita Mazepin will contest his first full single-seater campaign in Formula Renault 2.0 NEC with Josef Kaufmann Racing this year.

GP2 enjoyed a bit of a renaissance in 2014, with four rookie race-winners and a pretty convincing champion. Here, PaddockScout delivers its verdict on the top 20 drivers.