Roman Bilinski

Roman Bilinski
Roman Bilinski
	Bilinski racing in the 2023 Formula Regional European Championship at the Red Bull Ring.
Nationality	Polish; British; via dual nationality
Born	4 March 2004 (age 20); Lechlade, United Kingdom
Formula Regional European Championship career
Debut season	2022
Current team	Trident
Starts	24
Wins	0
Podiums	1
Poles	0
Fastest laps	0
Best finish	18th in 2022
Previous series
2021; 2020; 2019	GB3 Championship; F4 British Championship; Ginetta Junior Championship

Roman Bilinski (Template:Lang-pl; born 4 March 2004) is a Polish-British racing driver. He is set to compete in the 2024 Formula Regional Oceania Championship with M2 Competition, recently competing in the Formula Regional European Championship with Trident, having previously raced in the F4 British Championship and won races in the GB3 Championship.^[1]

Career

Ginetta Junior Championship

Bilinski's racing career started in 2018, when he raced in the Winter Series of the Ginetta Junior Championship. He then competed in the first seven rounds of the 2019 season with Alastair Rushforth Motorsport. His first victory and pole position would come at the first race at Donington Park.

F4 British Championship

In 2020 Bilinski made his single-seater debut in the F4 British Championship, partnering Alex Connor and Frederick Lubin at the TRS Arden Junior Team.^[2] His first podium came at Oulton Park.

The Pole went on to finish two more races in third position and finished eighth in the championship at the end of the year.

For the 2021 campaign Bilinski switched to Carlin to race alongside Kai Askey, Tasanapol Inthraphuvasak and Dougie Bolger.^[3] Bilinski only did a part season in the British F4 Championship, Bilinski scored his first podium finish of the season at Oulton Park in race 3.

GB3 Championship

Bilinski moved into the GB3 Championship to replace Frederick Lubin, who had fallen ill, at Arden International.^[4] The Pole experienced a very strong debut weekend, with three finishes in the top five with only 1 day of testing.^[5] His next weekend would be even more successful: after finishing third in the first race, Bilinski became the first Polish driver to win a race in British F3.^[6] Snetterton was up next, and there Bilinski showed blistering pace, finishing third in the first and second race, and then won race 3 on Sunday, becoming the only driver to score a podium at every race on the same weekend that year. ^[7] The Pole won another race at Oulton Park and ended his season in seventh in the standings, beating both of his teammates with only a part season.

Formula Regional

2022

For 2022, Bilinski moved up to the Formula Regional European Championship for the 2022 season with Trident. He had two points finishes in the season, with one being his maiden podium in the series at the first race of the Hungaroring, he finished the championship in 18th with 17 points.

2023

Bilinski was retained by Trident for the 2023 season.^[8] He scored 23 points and finished 21st in the championship standings.

2024

At the start of 2024, Bilinski will make his debut in the Formula Regional Oceania Championship with M2 Competition.^[9]

For his main campaign, Bilinski remained with Trident for a third straight season in the 2024 Formula Regional European Championship.^[10]

Racing record

Racing career summary

Season	Series	Team	Races	Wins	Poles	F/Laps	Podiums	Points	Position
2019	Ginetta Junior Championship	In2Racing	5	0	2	1	0	87	20th
2019	Ginetta Junior Championship	Alastair Rushforth Motorsport	13	0	0	0	1	87	20th
2020	F4 British Championship	TRS Arden Junior Team	26	0	0	1	3	156	8th
2021	F4 British Championship	Carlin	12	0	0	0	1	50	17th
2021	GB3 Championship	Arden International	18	3	1	1	7	313	7th
2022	Formula Regional European Championship	Trident	20	0	0	0	1	17	18th
2023	Formula Regional European Championship	Trident	20	0	0	0	0	23	21st
2024	Formula Regional Oceania Championship	M2 Competition
2024	Formula Regional European Championship	Trident

* Season still in progress.

Complete F4 British Championship results

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

Year	Team	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	DC	Points
2020	TRS Arden Junior Team	DON 1 8	DON 2 7	DON 3 12	BHGP 1 8	BHGP 2 6	BHGP 3 5	OUL 1 6	OUL 2 3	OUL 3 7	KNO 1 5	KNO 2 DSQ	KNO 3 7	THR 1 8	THR 2 3	THR 3 6	SIL 1 7	SIL 2 4	SIL 3 5	CRO 1 5	CRO 2 Ret	SNE 1 6	SNE 2 3	SNE 3 10	BHI 1 7	BHI 2 10	BHI 3 6					8th	156
2021	Carlin	THR1 1 7	THR1 2 8	THR1 3 7	SNE 1 10	SNE 2 Ret	SNE 3 12	BHI 1 7⁶	BHI 2 5	BHI 3 12	OUL 1 4	OUL 2 16	OUL 3 3	KNO 1	KNO 2	KNO 3	THR2 1	THR2 2	THR2 3	CRO 1	CRO 2	CRO 3	SIL 1	SIL 2	SIL 3	DON 1	DON 2	DON 3	BHGP 1	BHGP 2	BHGP 3	17th	50

Complete GB3 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	DC	Points
2021	Arden International	BRH 1	BRH 2	BRH 3	SIL1 1	SIL1 2	SIL1 3	DON1 1 4	DON1 2 5	DON1 3 5⁷	SPA 1 3	SPA 2 1	SPA 3 4⁸	SNE 1 3	SNE 2 3	SNE 3 1²	SIL2 1 8	SIL2 2 Ret	SIL2 3 Ret	OUL 1 11	OUL 2 13	OUL 3 1³	DON2 1 3	DON2 2 9	DON2 3 9⁸	7th	313

Complete Formula Regional European Championship results

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

Year	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	DC	Points
2022	Trident	MNZ 1 13	MNZ 2 18	IMO 1 14	IMO 2 14	MCO 1 18	MCO 2 Ret	LEC 1 16	LEC 2 9	ZAN 1 11	ZAN 2 11	HUN 1 3	HUN 2 Ret	SPA 1 11	SPA 2 19	RBR 1 17	RBR 2 Ret	CAT 1 21	CAT 2 14	MUG 1 21	MUG 2 25	18th	17
2023	Trident	IMO 1 Ret	IMO 2 Ret	CAT 1 15	CAT 2 8	HUN 1 12	HUN 2 17	SPA 1 13	SPA 2 24	MUG 1 11	MUG 2 15	LEC 1 20	LEC 2 16	RBR 1 7	RBR 2 9	MNZ 1 16	MNZ 2 14	ZAN 1 5	ZAN 2 19	HOC 1 11	HOC 2 12	21st	23
2024	Trident	HOC 1	HOC 2	SPA 1	SPA 2	ZAN 1	ZAN 2	MUG 1	MUG 2	HUN 1	HUN 2	LEC 1	LEC 2	IMO 1	IMO 2	RBR 1	RBR 2	CAT 1	CAT 2	MNZ 1	MNZ 2	TBD	TBD

Complete Formula Regional Oceania Championship Results

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

Year	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	DC	Points
2024	M2 Competition	TAU 1	TAU 2	TAU 3	MAN 1	MAN 2	MAN 3	HMP 1	HMP 2	HMP 3	CHR 1	CHR 2	CHR 3	HIG 1	HIG 2	HIG 3	*	*

References

^ Mikołajczak, Kuba (16 February 2022). "Roman Biliński zdradził plany na sezon 2022. Przed nim ważne starty". motohigh.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 16 February 2022.
^ Waring, Bethonie (30 October 2019). "Arden signs Ginetta Junior graduate Roman Bilinski for British F4". Formula Scout. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
^ "Roman Bilinski switches to Carlin for 2021 title charge". 29 January 2021. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
^ "Connor drafted back into Arden's British F3 line-up, joined by Bilinski". Formula Scout. 8 July 2021. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
^ Wood, Ida (19 July 2021). "Roman Bilinski to stay in BRDC British F3 with Arden". Formula Scout. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
^ Alejandro Alonso Lopez (24 July 2021). "Bilinski scores his first BRDC British F3 win in Spa race two". Formula Scout. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
^ Whitfield, Steve (8 August 2021). "Bilinski dominates rain-affected GB3 race at Snetterton". Formula Scout. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
^ Wood, Ida (10 January 2023). "Trident retains Roman Bilinski for a second FREC season". Formula Scout. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
^ "Bilinski aiming to put Formula Regional experience to good use in NZ". Toyota GAZOO Racing NZ. 6 December 2023. Retrieved 6 December 2023.
^ Allen, Peter (18 December 2023). "Roman Bilinski continues with Trident in FREC for third straight season". Formula Scout. Retrieved 18 December 2023.

External links

Official website
Roman Bilinski career summary at DriverDB.com

[1] Mikołajczak, Kuba (16 February 2022). "Roman Biliński zdradził plany na sezon 2022. Przed nim ważne starty". motohigh.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 16 February 2022.

[2] Waring, Bethonie (30 October 2019). "Arden signs Ginetta Junior graduate Roman Bilinski for British F4". Formula Scout. Retrieved 9 August 2021.

[3] "Roman Bilinski switches to Carlin for 2021 title charge". 29 January 2021. Retrieved 29 January 2021.

[4] "Connor drafted back into Arden's British F3 line-up, joined by Bilinski". Formula Scout. 8 July 2021. Retrieved 9 August 2021.

[5] Wood, Ida (19 July 2021). "Roman Bilinski to stay in BRDC British F3 with Arden". Formula Scout. Retrieved 9 August 2021.

[6] Alejandro Alonso Lopez (24 July 2021). "Bilinski scores his first BRDC British F3 win in Spa race two". Formula Scout. Retrieved 9 August 2021.

[7] Whitfield, Steve (8 August 2021). "Bilinski dominates rain-affected GB3 race at Snetterton". Formula Scout. Retrieved 9 August 2021.

[8] Wood, Ida (10 January 2023). "Trident retains Roman Bilinski for a second FREC season". Formula Scout. Retrieved 10 January 2023.

[9] "Bilinski aiming to put Formula Regional experience to good use in NZ". Toyota GAZOO Racing NZ. 6 December 2023. Retrieved 6 December 2023.

[10] Allen, Peter (18 December 2023). "Roman Bilinski continues with Trident in FREC for third straight season". Formula Scout. Retrieved 18 December 2023.

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