WEBSTER FIRST GB4 SIGNING FOR DEBUTANT EVANS GP
Single-seater race-winner is Australian squad’s opening driver recruit for planned two-car GB4 entry in the 2023 season
Australian team Evans GP will join the GB4 championship grid in 2023 and has confirmed frontrunning S5000 driver Cooper Webster as the first recruit for its planned two-car entry.
The open-wheel specialist squad finished sixth in this year’s Formula Regional Asian Championship teams’ standings, having finished second in the previous year’s table in its freshman campaign.
Evans GP has established a UK base and alongside Fox Motorsport plus privateer Dylan Hotchin (see p41) joins the MotorSport Vision Racingrun junior single-seater GB4 championship’s grid for the contest’s second season in existence in 2023.
Nineteen-year-old Webster from Kilmore, Victoria, is a multiple racewinner in the Australian S5000 single-seater championship and finished third in this year’s standings and second in its Tasman Series, where he outperformed Formula 1 star Giancarlo Fisichella. Webster also is a member of Red Bull’s esports team.
Team founder Josh Evans said: “[GB4] looks to be a great racing environment for talented young drivers wanting to compete at a realistic budget level. The professionalism of the series and how it is promoted is second to none.
“One of our team aims is to create a seamless transition for Australasian drivers wanting to launch their careers onto the European racing scene.”
Webster added: “It’s an amazing opportunity to race in the UK on some world-class tracks and against some top drivers. For sure it will be a big challenge, but I am ready to give it everything.
“The Evans team has a successful track record so I think we can achieve some good results together.”