Newly-crowned GB4 Team’s Champions Kevin Mills Racing has confirmed American driver Jeremy Fairbairn as the squad’s first signing for its title defence in 2023.
The 18-year-old has already raced with the team in this year’s Formula Ford Festival at Brands Hatch, taking ninth place in the significantly-shortened two lap final at the Kent circuit, having finished fourth in the heat and fifth in the semi-final.
Before his first experience with the team in October, the Florida resident had proven his talent across a variety of categories in the USA, most recently finishing sixth overall in the 2022 USF Juniors category, where he scooped a special award for the overtaking move of the season.
Before that, he’d also raced in the 2020 F4 United States Championship and the Yacademy Series with three wins and two poles, ahead of his first taste of the Formula Ford Festival last year.
An accomplished karting career saw him take the 2018 SKUSASuperNationals title in the X30 Junior class, and was third overall in the SKUSA Pro Tour in the same category while winning numerous races in USPKS and WKA as well.
Fairbairn now turns his attentions to a first full campaign of European racing, and after feeling an immediate connection with the team, has opted to join the Gloucestershire-based reigning champions, with support from his primary sponsors GearSource.com, Ayrton Lighting and SD Sealants.
Fairbairn said: “I am super excited to be heading to the UK for the GB4 Championship next year. I love racing in the USA, but I feel like the opportunity for me to gain experience on new tracks, and against this level of competition is a dream come true. I can’t wait to see where it takes me.
“I watched every race [of GB4 in 2022], and I was impressed not only by the management of the weekends, but also the quality of the driving, not to mention, the races take place at some of the most iconic tracks in the UK, which I am dying to drive.”
Kevin Mills Racing claimed the GB4 Team’s Championship in the inaugural season thanks to a combined total of six wins and 16 further podiums from drivers Jarrod Waberski and Tom Mills.
Team Principal Kevin Mills said: “We’re very pleased that Jeremy is re-joining the team for the full season in 2023, as we look to defend our GB4 title. We were not only impressed by his speed at this year’s Formula Ford Festival, but also his ability to adapt to a new car. This should allow him to overcome the challenges of racing in a new country in a car and at tracks he is not familiar with.”
18 November 2022
