An impressive 2^nd place and another demonstration of his highly developed racing instincts saw Pat Heuzenroeder deliver another strong performance this weekend during Round 5 of the highly competitive GB3 Championship at the iconic Silverstone Grand Prix circuit.  

With every race this season finished inside the top 12 — and seven of those inside the top six — Heuzenroeder holds firm in second place in the overall Championship standings. His consistency, race intelligence, and ability to make the most of every opportunity have been key, as again displayed this weekend, helping new team Xcel Motorsport make its mark in its debut GB3 season.

Qualifying on Saturday set the tone for a strong weekend. Despite the very strong pace of the more established teams, Pat delivered when it mattered — taking P5 in Qualifying 1 and delivering a final under pressure lap in Qualifying 2 to secure P4 on the grid.

Race 1 saw Heuzenroeder start from P5. A clean getaway gave him the chance to showcase his defensive driving against cars in the field that simply had more pace and, in a race that demanded both resilience and precision, he held on to finish P6, earning valuable points in the process.

In Race 2 on Sunday morning, Pat took things up a notch. Demonstrating his trademark racecraft and composure in wheel-to-wheel battles, he climbed to an excellent second-place finish — his fourth podium of the season and a major boost for both his Championship hopes and for Xcel Motorsport.

Starting P9 in the reverse grid Race 3, Heuzenroeder made a fast start, charging up to P5 and looking well on course for another podium. Unfortunately, failure by another car to leave racing room on the famous Hamilton straight exit forced him onto the escape road, costing eleven positions. Undeterred, he launched a fightback, with a series of aggressive overtakes—including several double passes in single corners, reminiscent of his Spa Race 3 performance, to recover to P11 before a steering issue limited further progress, finishing P12.

“I’m really proud of the weekend’s performance,” said Pat. “The team has been working incredibly hard to take the fight to the established teams. This weekend we showed real improvement and there should be more to come. There’s a real fighting spirit in the garage, and I’m heading into the next rounds feeling confident and motivated.”

With three rounds remaining, Heuzenroeder currently sits second in the GB3 Championship standings, remaining firmly in the hunt for the title.

Next up in GB3 — the UK’s premier single-seater series — is Round 6 at the legendary Brands Hatch GP Circuit, set for August 22–24.

An impressive 2^nd place and another demonstration of his highly developed racing instincts saw Pat Heuzenroeder deliver another strong performance this weekend during Round 5 of the highly competitive GB3 Championship at the iconic Silverstone Grand Prix circuit.  

With every race this season finished inside the top 12 — and seven of those inside the top six — Heuzenroeder holds firm in second place in the overall Championship standings. His consistency, race intelligence, and ability to make the most of every opportunity have been key, as again displayed this weekend, helping new team Xcel Motorsport make its mark in its debut GB3 season.

Qualifying on Saturday set the tone for a strong weekend. Despite the very strong pace of the more established teams, Pat delivered when it mattered — taking P5 in Qualifying 1 and delivering a final under pressure lap in Qualifying 2 to secure P4 on the grid.

Race 1 saw Heuzenroeder start from P5. A clean getaway gave him the chance to showcase his defensive driving against cars in the field that simply had more pace and, in a race that demanded both resilience and precision, he held on to finish P6, earning valuable points in the process.

In Race 2 on Sunday morning, Pat took things up a notch. Demonstrating his trademark racecraft and composure in wheel-to-wheel battles, he climbed to an excellent second-place finish — his fourth podium of the season and a major boost for both his Championship hopes and for Xcel Motorsport.

Starting P9 in the reverse grid Race 3, Heuzenroeder made a fast start, charging up to P5 and looking well on course for another podium. Unfortunately, failure by another car to leave racing room on the famous Hamilton straight exit forced him onto the escape road, costing eleven positions. Undeterred, he launched a fightback, with a series of aggressive overtakes—including several double passes in single corners, reminiscent of his Spa Race 3 performance, to recover to P11 before a steering issue limited further progress, finishing P12.

“I’m really proud of the weekend’s performance,” said Pat. “The team has been working incredibly hard to take the fight to the established teams. This weekend we showed real improvement and there should be more to come. There’s a real fighting spirit in the garage, and I’m heading into the next rounds feeling confident and motivated.”

With three rounds remaining, Heuzenroeder currently sits second in the GB3 Championship standings, remaining firmly in the hunt for the title.

Next up in GB3 — the UK’s premier single-seater series — is Round 6 at the legendary Brands Hatch GP Circuit, set for August 22–24.

An impressive 2nd place and another demonstration of his highly developed racing instincts saw Pat Heuzenroeder deliver another strong performance this weekend during Round 5 of the highly competitive GB3 Championship at the iconic Silverstone Grand Prix circuit.

With every race this season finished inside the top 12 — and seven of those inside the top six — Heuzenroeder holds firm in second place in the overall Championship standings. His consistency, race intelligence, and ability to make the most of every opportunity have been key, as again displayed this weekend, helping new team Xcel Motorsport make its mark in its debut GB3 season.

Qualifying on Saturday set the tone for a strong weekend. Despite the very strong pace of the more established teams, Pat delivered when it mattered — taking P5 in Qualifying 1 and delivering a final under pressure lap in Qualifying 2 to secure P4 on the grid.

Race 1 saw Heuzenroeder start from P5. A clean getaway gave him the chance to showcase his defensive driving against cars in the field that simply had more pace and, in a race that demanded both resilience and precision, he held on to finish P6, earning valuable points in the process.

In Race 2 on Sunday morning, Pat took things up a notch. Demonstrating his trademark racecraft and composure in wheel-to-wheel battles, he climbed to an excellent second-place finish — his fourth podium of the season and a major boost for both his Championship hopes and for Xcel Motorsport.

Starting P9 in the reverse grid Race 3, Heuzenroeder made a fast start, charging up to P5 and looking well on course for another podium. Unfortunately, failure by another car to leave racing room on the famous Hamilton straight exit forced him onto the escape road, costing eleven positions. Undeterred, he launched a fightback, with a series of aggressive overtakes—including several double passes in single corners, reminiscent of his Spa Race 3 performance, to recover to P11 before a steering issue limited further progress, finishing P12.

“I’m really proud of the weekend’s performance,” said Pat. “The team has been working incredibly hard to take the fight to the established teams. This weekend we showed real improvement and there should be more to come. There’s a real fighting spirit in the garage, and I’m heading into the next rounds feeling confident and motivated.”

With three rounds remaining, Heuzenroeder currently sits second in the GB3 Championship standings, remaining firmly in the hunt for the title.

Next up in GB3 — the UK’s premier single-seater series — is Round 6 at the legendary Brands Hatch GP Circuit, set for August 22–24.

Heuzenroeder in the fight with stunning charge through the field at GB3 Round 3!

Young Australian GB3 driver Pat Heuzenroeder has finished round 3 of the GB3 Championship which was held this weekend at Spa Francorchamps with a stunning run through the field from last place to finish P4, achieving fastest lap of the race and keeping his championship hopes alive after a challenging weekend!

Round 3 of the GB3 Championship, the UK’s leading single seater category, took place in the legendary circuit Spa Francorchamps, one of 5 Formula 1 circuits on the 2025 calendar.

After a dominant performance two weeks ago   in Zandvoort which saw a win and second place and him take the lead in the drivers’ standings, this weekend saw Heuzenroeder get another good haul of points in the fight for the championship title. After a challenging qualifying and race 1 and 2 struggling with a car lacking pace on the long straights of this famous circuit, finishing P7 and P12 a wet Spa Francorchamps on Sunday morning saw Heuzenroeder line up P3 for Race 3. Initially electing, like most of the field, to start on wet tyres, Heuzenroeder made the gutsy call during the formation lap to pit and change for slicks, effectively demoting him to P23 and a delayed start from pit lane behind two other drivers.

However, after some challenging first laps managing a still wet Eau Rouge and other famous corners, a drying track saw him charge through the field, in just 9 laps moving from P23 to achieve P4! Whilst a number of other drivers started on slicks and more changed during the race it was some skilful driving and a fair share of brave moves that saw him slice through the field, achieving the fastest lap of the race by a margin of 0.9 seconds, and ending the final lap in an amazing P4 after passing 19 other drivers!

The stunning drive helped bag some good points and, despite the challenging race 1 and 2, he stays in the fight currently P2 in Championship, only 8 points adrift.

The next round sees the Championship head to yet another legendary F1 circuit as it travels to Hungaroring in early July – a circuit that saw Heuzenroeder take 3 top 5 finishes last year!

About the GB3 Championship

For more information on the GB3 Championship: https://www.gb-3.net

About Patrick Heuzenroeder

Patrick is a 19 year old Australian racing driver currently racing the British GB3 Championship after finishing 4th in the 2025 Toyota Formula Regional Championship in New Zealand and competing in 2024 in the British formula 3 series, GB3.  Patrick is mentored by ex-F1 driver and 3x winner of Le Mans 24 Hour, David, Brabham, son of Sir Jack Brabham 3x F1 World Champion.

Patrick embarked on his motorsport career at 13-years-old after a chance visit to Sydney’s Eastern Creek go-kart circuit ignited his passion for racing.  After kart racing in Australia for the following three years, Patrick made the jump to cars and circuit racing, competing in the 2022 NSW Formula Ford Championship where he was third overall in the standings before departing for the UK after his skill was recognised by Ferrari when Patrick earned a top six finals place from 24 competitors in the 2022 Ferrari Driver Academy Asia Pacific trials.

2023 brought a season in British Formula 4 where the highlight of multiple top ten finishes in a competitive field of more than 20 drivers was an impressive third place at the demanding Snetterton track in Norfolk.  For 2024 he moved up a gear and into GB3, Britain’s top single seater series, where he once again established himself as a regular points scorer and top five finisher. Another podium finish in third at the annual ‘away’ round at the Zandvoort Grand Prix circuit helped him to an impressive 12th overall from more than 30 drivers.

Most recently in the Formula Regional Oceania Championship in New Zealand Heuzenroeder has showed he can compete with the best from F2, F3, Indy Next and V8 Supercars, finishing in fourth place in the Championship with nine top 5 finishes and four podiums.

Heuzenroeder dominated Round 2 of the British GB3 Zandvoort race weekend with a pole position, a race win, a P2, and a P7 in the reverse grid race. Round 2 of GB3 Championship, the UK’s highest single seater category, took place on the roller coaster circuit of Zandvoort, one of five current Formula 1 circuits on the 2025 calendar.

His performance carried on the fast pace he showed on Thursday and Friday testing where Heuzenroeder placed consistently in the top 3.  Taking that pace into Saturday’s Qualifying 1 session, Heuzenroeder lit up the time sheets to take pole position by more than 0.34s. He capitalized on his front-row start with an impressive lights-to-flag victory, crossing the line with an impressive 6.5 second lead over P2. The win was a dominant performance and showcased Heuzenroeder’s pace, consistency and control around the demanding Dutch circuit, marking his first GB3 feature win and the first for his team, newcomers to the championship, Xcel Motorsport.

Sunday’s feature race saw Heuzenroeder start from P3, having narrowly missed out on pole by just 0.12 seconds in an ultra-competitive Qualifying 2 session. Demonstrating his starting ability, he was off the line and into P2 by Turn 1. From there, he relentlessly pressured the leader throughout the race, finishing 0.5 seconds behind P1, with the pair leaving third place over three seconds behind. Race 3, a top 12 reverse grid, saw Pat start P10. In an interrupted race with two safety cars which saw only about 6 laps of racing, Heuzenroeder made his way to P7 to finish off a compelling performance across the weekend.

His quick pace across the weekend also saw Heuzenroeder receive two additional awards: the Omologato One to Watch Award for the most points in feature races 1 and 2; and the Sunoco Fastest Lap award for the fastest race lap of the weekend.

After Round 2, the young Australian is now leading the championship by 14 points. Round 3 takes place on 30 May – 1st June at the legendary Spa Francorchamps F1 circuit.

About the GB3 Championship

For more information on the GB3 Championship: https://www.gb-3.net

About Patrick Heuzenroeder

Patrick is a 19 year old Australian racing driver currently racing the British GB3 Championship after finishing 4th in the 2025 Toyota Formula Regional Championship in New Zealand and competing in 2024 in the British formula 3 series, GB3.  Patrick is mentored by ex-F1 driver and 3x winner of Le Mans 24 Hour, David, Brabham, son of Sir Jack Brabham 3x F1 World Champion.

Patrick embarked on his motorsport career at 13-years-old after a chance visit to Sydney’s Eastern Creek go-kart circuit ignited his passion for racing.  After kart racing in Australia for the following three years, Patrick made the jump to cars and circuit racing, competing in the 2022 NSW Formula Ford Championship where he was third overall in the standings before departing for the UK after his skill was recognised by Ferrari when Patrick earned a top six finals place from 24 competitors in the 2022 Ferrari Driver Academy Asia Pacific trials.

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