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Leading Ginetta Junior outfit R Racing will make its single-seater debut this season with a planned two-car entry in GB4.
Founded by Jamie Ross and Nathan Read in 2019, R Racing has rapidly achieved a huge amount of success in Ginetta’s entry-level sportscar series, scoring 90 victories and winning five of the last six drivers’ and teams’ titles.
Amongst its alumni is recently-announced Audi Formula 1 development driver Freddie Slater, who took a record-breaking 16 wins from 20 starts en route to the 2023 crown, while Mercedes junior and British F4 race-winner Ethan Jeff-Hall became champion with the team in the following season.
Last year R Racing fielded two Red Bull juniors, Scott Kin Lindblom and Rocco Coronel, the latter winning the title in dominant fashion.
The team has also competed in the British GT Championship, its best season coming in 2022 when it claimed third in the GT4 standings.
“Receiving the GB4 cars is a major milestone for R Racing and a significant step forward for the team,” said Ross. “It’s the result of years of preparation and commitment behind the scenes, and it underlines our ambition to compete at a high level. We’re excited to begin this next chapter and get the cars on track.”
The addition of R Racing is a further boost for GB4, which has attracted three more drivers for the upcoming season in recent days, taking the number of confirmed entries up to 19.
Torrin Byrne will continue with Pace Performance, which is run by his father Sean, for his first step into single-seaters after spending two years racing for the team in Ginetta Junior. The 17-year-old finished 15th in the standings in 2024 and improved to ninth last year with three poles and two podium finishes to his name.
John O’Donnell will also remain with the team for his first full GB4 campaign after scoring a pair of 18th place finishes on his debut at the 2025 season finale.
Holly Miall, another who started out in Ginetta Junior, has completed KMR Sport’s three-car lineup with a switch from Fox Motorsport for her sophomore GB4 campaign, having last year finished 22nd overall as a single-seater rookie.
GB4 has confirmed it will hold five official pre-season tests at each of the circuits that make up its seven-round calendar. Two-day tests will take place at Snetterton, Donington Park and Silverstone in March, a further two days of running will take place at Oulton Park on 31 March and 1 April, and Brands Hatch will host a single-day test around it’s Grand Prix layout on 9 April.