The divide in grid numbers at the start of the 2025 national racing season

Single-seater racing has suffered a fallow period in the UK for a few years, but an impressive 70 drivers competed across the three premier British championships last weekend. Yet an analysis of grid numbers shows not every series has enjoyed such a strong start to 2025

It was not all that long ago that top-level single-seater racing in the UK was in the doldrums. British Formula 4 entries were barely scraping into the teens and BRDC British F3 was hovering around the 20 mark – and that was it. The halcyon days of ‘proper’ F3 and Formula Renault championships were long since over.

But last weekend told a very different story. The three main UK single-seater championships were all in action and an incredible 70 drivers were competing across the GB3, GB4 and British F4 triumvirate. A new car (effectively the old GB3 machine) has reinvigorated GB4 and it has now found a purpose. Grids that had barely mustered double figures were catapulted up to 25 for the first round.

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Stephen Lickorish

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Author Stephen Lickorish

Stephen Lickorish is Group National Editor of Autosport and oversees coverage of the plethora of different club championships that operate in the UK. He was formerly Deputy Editor of Motorsport News and has reported on a wide variety of national race meetings for Autosport and MN since 2011. He currently focuses on the British Touring Car Championship's support categories, which always provide plenty to talk about. Stephen also holds a degree in journalism studies from the University of Sheffield.