P2 to finish off a challenging Round 1 at Silverstone GP Circuit for the GB3 Championship! A new car, a new team and a technical and challenging (and legendary!) circuit, but we only improved across the two qualifying sessions and three races over the weekend, always going forward as a result of some great work by the team and all the drivers.

Qualifying 1 saw the car a bit out of the window and some traffic, a P11 result in a close contest. Qualifying 2 again saw some traffic, but with the car feeling better the end result was P7. For Race 1 – it was fantastic to once again be on the starting grid – there is nothing like that first lap adrenaline and the aero tow in a pack of the new generation GB3 cars was awesome. Race 1 on Saturday afternoon saw close and exciting racing: a P11 result after losing a place at the start as we went three wide into the first series of corners on lap 1, regaining that and finishing P11. Race 2 on Saturday morning saw an improved result with a P7 finish, after some tight battles and being pushed to have two wheels on the grass on lap 1 at 230kmh+.

Race 3 saw further improvement in the car and in the results with an ultimate P2 – lots of close racing and luckily avoiding some of the carnage behind me. Overall we ended on a really positive note – despite the early challenges in practice and qualifying the team pulled together under pressure (not apart) and showed that focus and consistent effort will achieve – thanks to the guys and girls at Xcel Motorsport and my mentor David Brabham for all the hard work and support. So good to be able to give the team their first piece of silverware in British GB3. Next stop is the historic F1 circuit at Zandvoort, expect high downforce, banked corners and exciting racing. You can watch last weekend’s races (car no. 5) at https://lnkd.in/gaiB_wck

About the GB3 Championship

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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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