Draft:Freddie Slater (racing driver)

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Freddie Slater
Slater at the Mugello Circuit in 2023
NationalityUnited Kingdom British
Born (2008-08-09) 9 August 2008 (age 15)
Stratford-upon-Avon, England
F4 British Championship career
Debut season2023
Current teamDouble R Racing
Car number27
Starts3 (1 entry)
Wins0
Podiums0
Poles0
Fastest laps1

Freddie Slater (born 9 August 2008) is a British racing driver set to race in the Italian F4 Championship with Prema Racing. He won the championship the following year.[1]

Racing career[edit]

Karting[edit]

Freddie Slater won countless races in competitive karting in his native country and on an international level.[2]

Ginetta Series[edit]

Freddie Slater made his debut in the 2022 Ginetta Junior Championship. After becoming the youngest-ever driver to win the Winter Trophy.[3], he also dominated the 2023 championship.[4]

Formula 4[edit]

2023[edit]

Slater made his Single-seater debut in August 2023 Double R Racing, in the 2023 British Formula 4 Championship, where he finished 4th on his debut establishing the fastest race lap on his third race.[5]

2024[edit]

In 2024, Slater would race in the Italian F4 Championship full-time with Prema Racing.[6] In preparation for a full season in Italian F4, Slater competed in Formula 4 UAE with Mumbai Falcons.[7] Slater ended up taking the championship victory by beating teammate Kean Nakamura-Berta to the title.[8]

Karting record[edit]

Karting career summary[edit]

Season Series Team Position
2016 Florida Winter Tour — Micro ROK 4th
SKUSA SuperNationals — Micro Swift Team Benik Kart 2nd
2017 LGM Series — IAME Cadet Fusion Motorsport 4th
Kartmasters British Grand Prix — IAME Cadet 6th
Super 1 National Championship — IAME Cadet 5th
SKUSA SuperNationals — Mini Swift Team Benik 10th
2018 LGM Series — IAME Cadet Fusion Motorsport 2nd
Kartmasters British Grand Prix — IAME Cadet 3rd
British Karting Championship — IAME Cadet 4th
IAME International Final — X30 Mini 2nd
SKUSA SuperNationals — Mini Swift Team Benik 11th
2019 IAME Winter Cup — X30 Mini Fusion Motorsport 1st
IAME Euro Series — X30 Mini 1st
IAME International Final — X30 Mini 2nd
SKUSA Pro Tour — X30 Junior Team Benik 1st
SKUSA SuperNationals — X30 Junior 5th
2020 IAME Winter Cup — X30 Junior Fusion Motorsport 4th
WSK Champions CupOKJ Ricky Flynn Motorsport 14th
South Garda Winter Cup — OKJ 2nd
WSK Super Master SeriesOKJ 8th
WSK Euro SeriesOKJ 8th
CIK-FIA European ChampionshipOKJ 7th
CIK-FIA World ChampionshipOKJ 1st
WSK Open Cup — OKJ 1st
2021 WSK Champions CupOKJ Ricky Flynn Motorsport 8th
South Garda Winter Cup — OKJ 1st
WSK Super Master SeriesOKJ 4th
WSK Euro SeriesOKJ 3rd
Champions of the Future — OKJ 1st
CIK-FIA European ChampionshipOKJ 1st
CIK-FIA World ChampionshipOKJ 2nd
WSK Open Cup — OKJ 3rd
WSK Final CupOKJ 17th
2022 Champions of the Future Winter Series — OK Ricky Flynn Motorsport 30th
WSK Super Master SeriesOK 3rd
WSK Euro SeriesOK 19th
Italian Championship — OK 2nd
Champions of the Future Euro Series — OK 11th
CIK-FIA European ChampionshipOK 21st
CIK-FIA World ChampionshipOK 5th
2023 WSK Champions CupKZ2 Birel ART Racing 2nd
WSK Super Master SeriesKZ2 6th
CIK-FIA European ChampionshipKZ2 1st


Racing record[edit]

Racing career summary[edit]

Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F. Laps Podiums Points Position
2022 Ginetta Junior Championship R Racing 9 0 0 0 0 133 15th
Ginetta Junior Winter Championship 4 3 1 2 3 ? 1st
2023 Ginetta Junior Championship R Racing 20 16 13 6 18 660 1st
F4 British Championship Double R Racing 6 0 0 1 0 52 17th
Italian F4 Championship Van Amersfoort Racing 6 0 0 0 0 24 16th
Euro 4 Championship Prema Racing 6 0 1 0 0 30 10th
Formula 4 UAE Championship - Trophy Round 2 0 0 0 1 N/A NC
Macau Formula 4 Race SJM Theodore Prema Racing 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 9th
2024 Formula 4 UAE Championship Mumbai Falcons Racing Limited 15 2 0 4 6 172 1st
Italian F4 Championship Prema Racing 3 3 3 2 3 75* 1st*
Euro 4 Championship

* Season still in progress.

Complete Ginetta Junior Championship results[edit]

(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 DC Points
2022 R Racing DON
1

DON
2

DON
3

BHI
1

BHI
2

BHI
3

THR1
1

THR1
2

CRO
1

CRO
2

KNO
1

KNO
2

KNO
3

SNE
1

7
SNE
2

15
SNE
3

14
THR2
1

THR2
2

THR2
3

SIL
1

5
SIL
2

11
SIL
3

5
BHGP
1

6
BHGP
2

6
BHGP
3

7
15th 133
2023 OUL
1

1
OUL
2

1
OUL
3

1
SIL1
1

1
SIL1
2

1
SIL1
3

3
DON1
1

5
DON1
2

1
DON1
3

1
SIL2
1

6
SIL2
2

1
SIL2
3

1
SIL2
4

1
SIL2
5

1
SIL2
6

3
SNE
1

1
SNE
2

1
SNE
3

1
CAD
1

1
CAD
2

1
CAD
3

DNS
BHGP
1

BHGP
2

BHGP
3

DON2
1

DON2
2

DON2
3

1st 660

Complete F4 British Championship results[edit]

(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 31 DC Points
2023 Double R Racing DON
1

DON
2

DON
3

BHI
1

BHI
2

BHI
3

SNE
1

SNE
2

SNE
3

THR
1

THR
2

THR
3

OUL
1

OUL
2

OUL
3

SIL
1

SIL
2

SIL
3

CRO
1

CRO
2

CRO
3

KNO
1

KNO
2

KNO
3

DPGP
1

4
DPGP
2

DPGP
3

416
DPGP
4

15
BHGP
1

14
BHGP
2

47
BHGP
3

7
17th 52

Complete Italian F4 Championship results[edit]

(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 DC Points
2023 Van Amersfoort Racing IMO
1

IMO
2

IMO
3

IMO
4

MIS
1

MIS
2

MIS
3

SPA
1

SPA
2

SPA
3

MNZ
1

MNZ
2

MNZ
3

LEC
1

LEC
2

LEC
3

MUG
1

9
MUG
2

6
MUG
3

27†
VLL
1

15
VLL
2

5
VLL
3

8
16th 24
2024 Prema Racing MIS
1

1
MIS
2

1
MIS
3

1
IMO
1

IMO
2

IMO
3

VLL
1

VLL
2

VLL
3

MUG
1

MUG
2

MUG
3

LEC
1

LEC
2

LEC
3

CAT
1

CAT
2

CAT
3

MNZ
1

MNZ
2

MNZ
3

1st* 75*

Complete Euro 4 Championship results[edit]

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

Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 DC Points
2023 Prema Racing MUG
1

MUG
2

MUG
3

MNZ
1

24
MNZ
2

4
MNZ
3

26†
CAT
1

7
CAT
2

Ret
CAT
3

7
10th 30

Complete Formula 4 UAE Championship results[edit]

(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 Mumbai Falcons Racing Limited YMC1
1

3
YMC1
2

4
YMC1
3

1
YMC2
1

1
YMC2
2

3
YMC2
3

2
DUB1
1

4
DUB1
2

10
DUB1
3

4
YMC3
1

Ret
YMC3
2

14
YMC3
3

30†
DUB2
1

5
DUB2
2

4
DUB2
3

3
1st 172

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Slater Continues Ginetta Junior Title Charge With Cadwell Double". 24 July 2023. Retrieved 11 September 2023.
  2. ^ "Albanese and Slater the new European Champions in Sarno". Retrieved 11 September 2023.
  3. ^ "Freddie Slater Wins 2022 Ginetta Junior Winter Series Title". 13 November 2022. Retrieved 11 September 2023.
  4. ^ "Preview: 2023 Ginetta Junior Championship – Brands Hatch GP". 6 September 2023. Retrieved 11 September 2023.
  5. ^ "Rising star Freddie Slater making British F4 debut with Double R Racing". 24 August 2023. Retrieved 11 September 2023.
  6. ^ Wood, Ida (29 December 2023). "Prema confirms Freddie Slater for 2024 Italian F4 and Euro 4 seasons". Formula Scout. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
  7. ^ Series, Feeder (11 January 2024). "F4 UAE: 2024 season guide". Feeder Series. Retrieved 13 March 2024.
  8. ^ Wood, Ida (18 February 2024). "Freddie Slater crowned F4 UAE champion as Al Dhaheri wins finale". Formula Scout. Retrieved 13 March 2024.

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