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Louis Foster
Foster on the Britsh F4 podium after winning at Silverstone in 2019.
NationalityBritish
Born (2003-07-27) 27 July 2003 (age 21)
BRDC British Formula 3 Championship career
Debut season2020
Current teamDouble R Racing
Starts0
Wins0
Poles0
Fastest laps0
Previous series
2019F4 British Championship

Louis Foster (born 27 July 2003) is a British racing driver. He currently competes in the BRDC British F3 Championship with Double R Racing, graduating from the F4 British Championship, where he finished third, in 2019.

Personal life

Louis is the son of former British Touring Car Championship racer Nick Foster. He attends Lord Wandsworth College in Hook, Hampshire. Foster is also a keen hockey and rugby player.[1]

He is managed by former F1 driver Mark Blundell’s sports agency, MB Partners.[2]

Career

Ginetta Junior Championship

Foster made his car racing debut in the final three meetings of the 2017 Ginetta Junior Championship, driving with Elite Motorsport. He then competed in that year’s Ginetta Junior Winter Series.

He returned to the championship in 2018 and was a persistent title contender throughout the season. Foster claimed 19 podiums, of which 9 were victories plus four pole positions and two fastest laps on his way to second place in the championship. He scored the most points of any driver but lost out on the title by just eight points to teammate Adam Smalley after dropped scores were accounted for.[3]

During the campaign, Foster accrued several records; the first rookie to win three races in one weekend, the first driver to win five races in succession and the youngest driver to score an outright victory.

F4 British Championship

Following his successful stint in Ginetta Juniors, Louis moved to single-seaters when he joined Double R Racing for the 2019 F4 British Championship certified by FIA, powered by Ford EcoBoost season.

Foster was immediately on the pace, taking victory in only the second race of the season. He followed that with a sublime weekend in Donington, winning two races and scoring a third place finish in the other to give him a 17 point lead in the championship table.

Across the rest of the season, Foster accrued another three wins and nine podium finishes - dominating at Silverstone – to finish the year third in the championship, remaining in the title hunt till the title deciding weekend at Brands Hatch.[4]

BRDC F3 Championship

For 2020, Foster graduated to the BRDC British F3 Championship, remaining with Double R Racing.[5]

The opening round at Oulton Park, scheduled for 11 and 13 April, was postponed due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.[6]

Racing record

Career summary

Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
2018 Ginetta Junior Championship Elite Motorsport 26 9 4 2 19 671 2nd
2019 F4 British Championship Double R Racing 30 6 5 9 13 353 3rd
2020 BRDC British F3 Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0* NC*

Complete Ginetta Junior Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Entrant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 Pos Points
2018 Elite Motorsport BHI

4

BHI

3

DON

2

DON

3

DON

1

THR

8

THR

3

OUL

3

OUL

2

CRO

5

CRO

7

CRO

3

SNE

6

SNE

3

SNE

3

ROC

1

ROC

1

ROC

2

KNO

1

KNO

1

SIL

1

SIL

1

SIL

1

BHGP

4

BHGP

2

BHGP

1

2nd 671

Complete F4 British Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Entrant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 Pos Points
2019 Double R Racing BHI

7

BHI

1

BHI

4

DON

1

DON

3

DON

1

THR

10

THR

2

THR

2

CRO

3

CRO

6

CRO

2

OUL

6

OUL

6

OUL

5

SNE

8

SNE

4

SNE

8

THR

12

THR

DNF

THR

3

KNO

DNF

KNO

5

KNO

1

SIL

1

SIL

3

SIL

1

BHGP

DNF

BHGP

6

BHGP

6

3rd 353

References

  1. ^ "Profile – Louis Foster Racing". Retrieved 2020-03-24.
  2. ^ "MB Partners | Louis Foster". Mysite. Retrieved 2020-03-24.
  3. ^ Paice, Simon (2018-11-14). "2018 BTCC Supports Season Review: Top 15 Drivers". The Checkered Flag. Retrieved 2020-03-24.
  4. ^ "Advantage Maloney after Carlin racer storms to victory in Brands Hatch opener | British F4". fiaformula4.com. Retrieved 2020-03-24.
  5. ^ "British F3 - British ace Foster remains with Double R for British F3 graduation". BRDC British F3 Championship. 2020-01-31. Retrieved 2020-03-24.
  6. ^ "British F3 - BRDC British F3 season opener postponed due to Coronavirus outbreak". BRDC British F3 Championship. 2020-03-17. Retrieved 2020-03-24.



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