Ginetta Junior podium finisher Stevenson wins the inaugural British Formula 4 Scholarship prize
Ginetta Junior driver Casper Stevenson has won the inaugural British Formula 4 Scholarship after impressing in an assessment day at Silverstone last week.
Stevenson finished sixth in the Ginetta standings in his maiden season of car racing this year and will receive a prize package worth £35,000. This includes discounts and free items from series partners, such as engine tuner Neil Brown Engineering, tyre manufacturer Hankook, racewear company HRX and fuel supplier Carless.
As well as their on-track ability, the 12 drivers battling to win the scholarship were also assessed on their media skills.
“It means so much – when my name was called, I couldn’t believe it,” Stevenson said.
“It’s a really good accolade to say I’ve won the inaugural F4 scholarship and maybe I’ll get some more [sponsors] off the back of that.
“It makes all the difference – we could only do a small testing programme but we can do an extra 10 days now, which is amazing. I can’t wait for the season – I’m going to go into Christmas a very happy boy with the best Christmas present ever.”
Stevenson ran with the
Double R squad on the scholarship day and says he would like to race for the team.
“I had a very good day today so I wouldn’t be surprised if you see me in Double R colours but we have a few other options out there so I can’t sign anything just yet,” he added. “But as far as first days with teams go, this was a very good one.”
Newly-announced Carlin driver Matias Zagazeta won the £2500 runner-up prize.
Plenty of Stevenson’s Ginetta Junior rivals were also taking part, including champion James Hedley (JHR) and runner-up Zak O’sullivan (Carlin), along with Josh Rattican (JHR).
Formula Ford Festival winner Jonathan Browne also ran with Fortec as part of his prize for winning last month’s event.