Hillspeed

Hillspeed
Company type	Motorsport team
Industry	Motorsport
Founded	1970
Headquarters	Chesterfield, United Kingdom
Area served	United Kingdom
Products	Motorsport competition entries (GB3 Championship, GB4 Championship)

Hillspeed is a UK-based motorsport outfit located in Chesterfield, Derbyshire, United Kingdom. Presently, the team participates in both the GB3 Championship and GB4 Championship series.

Among its distinguished former drivers are 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

Established in 1970 under the name Hill Speed Racing to support Morgan Ollerenshaw's entry into the British Saloon Car Championship (now known as the British Touring Car Championship), the team’s name likely originates from Hill Top near Sheffield, its original location. Over five decades, Hillspeed has evolved into a well-recognized entity within UK motorsport circles.

GB3 Championship

Hillspeed entered the newly formed GB3 Championship in 2013, then called the BRDC Formula 4 Championship, recruiting drivers such as Seb Morris, Struan Moore, and Rahul Raj Mayer. In 2014, the roster expanded to include Alfredo Zabalza and Gustavo Lima, while Mayer returned for a second season. The 2015 lineup featured Al Faisal Al Zubair, Ameya Vaidyanathan, and Sebastian Lanzetti, supplemented by part-time drives from Riki Christodoulou and Hernán Fallas.

With the series rebranded as BRDC British Formula 3 in 2016, Hillspeed brought on Bahraini racer Ali Al Khalifa for a partial schedule. The following year, Hillspeed collaborated with Cliff Dempsey Racing, fielding Chase Owen, Jordan Cane, and Nick Worm; however, Cane transferred to Douglas Motorsport prior to racing. The 2018 driver lineup comprised Ben Hurst, Sasakorn Chaimongkol, and Jusuf Owega.

In 2019, the team downsized to two cars featuring Chaimongkol and occasional appearances by Nicolás Varrone. For the 2020 season, Chaimongkol remained alongside newcomer Oliver Clarke. The championship was rebranded as GB3 in 2021, with Hillspeed running part-time entries for Jonathan Browne and Flynn Jackes.

During 2022, Hillspeed operated a single entry for Canadian driver Nick Gilkes. The subsequent year saw a partnership with Hitech Grand Prix to field their academy drivers Gerrard Xie and Daniel Mavlyutov. For the 2024 season, Indian racer Aditya Kulkarni secured the team's only full-time seat, later joined by Marcus Luzio for select events.

In 2025, Hillspeed did not enter any full-time drivers in GB3 but supported three part-time competitors: Freddie Slater, Kanato Le, and Hiyu Yamakoshi. Additional mid-season signings included Michael Shin and Yuanpu Cui, broadening their involvement in the championship.

GB4 Championship

In 2021, Hillspeed became the inaugural team to confirm participation in the upcoming GB4 Championship for its first season in 2022.

After a two-year hiatus, Hillspeed returned to GB4 competition in 2025. During their initial campaign in 2022, they were front-runners, guiding Megan Gilkes to two victories and Max Marzorati to third place overall.

Other series

Hillspeed clinched the title in the 2010 Formula Renault BARC season with Alice Powell behind the wheel and achieved back-to-back championships in the Ginetta Junior series during 2010 and 2011.

In 2025, Hillspeed formed a partnership with the newly established organiser of the Formula Regional-level AU3 Championship, providing the AU3 champion with a fully-funded multi-day test program in GB3.

The team has also previously competed in the ARP Formula 3 Championship, which was later renamed as the MotorSport Vision Formula Three Cup.

BRDC Formula 4 / BRDC British Formula 3 / GB3 Championship

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Year	Vehicle	Competitors	Events	Victories	Pole Positions	Fastest Laps	Podium Finishes	Points Accumulated	Drivers' Championship	Teams' Championship
2013	Ralph Firman Racing-Duratec MSV F4-013	Template:Country data GBR Template:Namespace detect showall Seb Morris	24	1	0	1	10	410	2nd	N/A
		Template:Country data GBR Template:Namespace detect showall Struan Moore	24	1	0	0	4	275	9th
		Template:Country data MYS Template:Namespace detect showall Rahul Raj Mayer	24	0	0	0	0	136	17th
2014	Ralph Firman Racing-Duratec MSV F4-013	Template:Country data MYS Template:Namespace detect showall Rahul Raj Mayer	24	0	0	0	0	223	12th	N/A
		Template:Country data BRA Template:Namespace detect showall Gustavo Lima	18	1	0	0	1	194	14th
		Template:Country data MEX Template:Namespace detect showall Alfredo Zabalza	20	0	0	0	0	124	17th
2015	Ralph Firman Racing-Duratec MSV F4-013	Template:Country data IND Template:Namespace detect showall Ameya Vaidyanathan	24	0	0	0	3	217	12th	N/A
		Template:Country data OMN Template:Namespace detect showall Al Faisal Al Zubair	18	0	0	0	get 1 189 16th
		get flagicon ARG Hernán Fallas 18 0 0 0 0 103 19th
		get flagicon RSA Sebastian Lanzetti 9 0 0 0 1 89 20th
		get flagicon GBR Riki Christodoulou 3 0 0 0 0 0 NC†
2015 (AT)	get Tatuus-Cosworth F4-016	get flagicon GBR Struan Moore 3 0 0 0 1 45 7th	get rowspan=2 N/A
2015 (AT)	get flagicon IND Ameya Vaidyanathan 4 0 0 ۰ ۰ ۴۰ ۸th
2016	get Tatuus-Cosworth F4-016	get flagicon BHR Ali Al Khalifa 3 ۰ ۰ ۰ ۰ ۵ ۲۹th N/A
2017	get rowspan=2 Tatuus-Cosworth F4-016	get flagicon USA Chase Owen 24 ۰ ۰ ۱ ۱ ۳۰۲ ۷th	get rowspan=2 N/A
2017	get flagicon DEU Nick Worm 20 ۰ ۰ ۰ ۰ ۱۵۹ ۱۵th
2018	get rowspan=3 Tatuus-Cosworth F4-016	get flagicon THA Sasakorn Chaimongkol 23 ۰ ۰ ۰ ۲ ۲۴۲ ۹th	get rowspan=3 N/A
	get flagicon DEU Jusuf Owega 20 ۰ ۰ ۰ ۰ ۱۸۷ ۱۱th
	get flagicon CAN Ben Hurst 23 ۰ ۰ ۰ ۱ ۱۳۷ ۱۶th
2019	get rowspan=2 Tatuus-Cosworth F4-016	get flagicon THA Sasakorn Chaimongkol 24 1 ۰ 1 2 314 8th	get rowspan=2 N/A
2019	get flagicon ARG Nicolás Varrone 9 1 ۰ ۰ 2 109 17th
2020	get rowspan=2 Tatuus-Cosworth BF3-020	get flagicon THA Sasakorn Chaimongkol 24 ۰ ۰ ۰ 1 318 7th	get rowspan=2 N/A
2020	get flagicon GBR Oliver Clarke 24 ۰ ۰ ۰ ۲ 310 8th
2021	get rowspan=2 Tatuus-Cosworth BF3-020	get Flagicon IRE Jonathan Browne 9 ۰ ۰ ۰ ۱ 83 19th	get rowspan=2 8th
2021	get Flagicon AUS Flynn Jackes 3 ۰ ۰ ۰ ۰ 6 28th
2022	get Tatuus-Cosworth MSV-022	get Flagicon CAN Nick Gilkes 23 1 ۰ ۰ ۲ 165.5 14th 9th
2023	get rowspan=2 Tatuus-Cosworth MSV-022	get Flagicon CHN Gerrard Xie 22 1 ۰۰ ۱ ۱ ۱۲۸ ۲۰م $get rowspans ۲
2023	2024 $get rowspans ۲ Tatuus-Cosworth MSV-022 $get Flagicons IND Aditya Kulkarni 23 ۰۰ ۰۰ ۰۰ ۰۰ ۱۱۱ ۱۹م $get rowspans ۲ ۸م
2025 $get rowspans ۵ Tatuus-Cosworth MSV-025 $get Flagicons JPN Kanato Le ۰۰ ۰۰ ۰۰ ۰۰ ۰۰ ۰۰ $get rowspans ۵

GB4 Championship

Year	Vehicle	Competitors	Events	Victories	Pole Positions	Fastest Laps	Podium Finishes	Points Accumulated	Championship Standing
2022	Tatuus F4-T014	Template:Country data GBR Template:Namespace detect showall Max Marzorati	24	0	2	2	10	482	3rd
		Canada Megan Gilkes	24	2	1	3	3	375	6th
		Template:Country data GBR Template:Namespace detect showall Marcus Short	3	0	0	0	0	39	16th
		Template:Country data GBR Template:Namespace detect showall Oliver Clarke	3	0	0	0	1	35	17th
2025	Tatuus MSV GB4-025	Template:Country data POL Template:Namespace detect showall Daniel Guinchard
2025	Tatuus MSV GB4-025	Template:Country data ARG Template:Namespace detect showall Leandro Juncos

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