Louis Foster

Louis Foster (born 27 July 2003) is a British racing driver. He currently competes in the BRDC British F3 Championship with Double R Racing, graduating from the F4 British Championship, where he finished third in 2019.

Louis Foster
Foster on the British F4 podium after winning at Silverstone in 2019.
NationalityBritish
Born (2003-07-27) 27 July 2003
BRDC British Formula 3 Championship career
Debut season2020
Current teamDouble R Racing
Starts18
Wins3
Poles4
Fastest laps1
Previous series
2019F4 British Championship

Personal life

Louis is the son of former British Touring Car Championship racer Nick Foster. He attends Lord Wandsworth College in Hook, Hampshire. Foster is also a keen hockey and rugby player.[1]

He is managed by former F1 driver Mark Blundell’s sports agency, MB Partners.[2]

Career

Ginetta Junior Championship

Foster made his car racing debut in the final three meetings of the 2017 Ginetta Junior Championship, driving with Elite Motorsport. He then competed in that year's Ginetta Junior Winter Series, where he won the Rookie Championship.

He returned to the championship in 2018 and was a persistent title contender throughout the season. Foster claimed 19 podiums, of which 9 were victories plus four pole positions and two fastest laps on his way to second place in the championship. He scored the most points of any driver but lost out on the title by just eight points to teammate Adam Smalley after dropped scores were accounted for.[3]

During the campaign, Foster accrued several records; the first rookie to win three races in one weekend, the first driver to win five races in succession and the youngest driver to score an outright victory.

F4 British Championship

Following his successful stint in Ginetta Juniors, Foster moved to single-seaters when he joined Double R Racing for the 2019 F4 British Championship certified by FIA, powered by Ford EcoBoost season.

Foster was immediately on the pace, taking victory in only the second race of the season. He followed that with a sublime weekend in Donington, winning two races and scoring a third-place finish in the other to give him a 17-point lead in the championship table.

Across the rest of the season, Foster accrued another three wins and nine podium finishes - dominating at Silverstone – to finish the year third in the championship, remaining in the title hunt until the season finale weekend at Brands Hatch.[4]

BRDC F3 Championship

For 2020, Foster graduated to the BRDC British F3 Championship, remaining with Double R Racing.[5] The opening round at Oulton Park, scheduled for 11 and 13 April, was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[6]

The season subsequently began at Oulton Park on the 1st and 2 August. In the opening qualifying session of the year, Louis set the benchmark and claimed double pole position in his debut weekend in the series.[7] He followed his qualifying success with a maiden podium finish.[8]

Moving on to Donington Park, Foster claimed his first win the series with a mature drive from the front-row of the grid.[9] He then claimed a string of top-ten finishes, including climbing ten places from 18th to 8th in the second race at Donington.

Further success came at Brands Hatch when Foster scored three top-six finishes, including a third-place podium in the final race.[10] The 17-year-old carried this momentum into the series' second visit to Donington Park, where he claimed another race victory, this time climbing from sixth on the grid, alongside two 11th-place finishes.[11]

Snetterton marked Foster's most successful weekend in the series to date as the Hampshire racer took his second double pole position of the season before converting those into his third win of the year and a further second-place podium alongside fourth and fifth in the additional two races.[12] It also meant Foster took the lead of the Jack Cavill Pole Position Cup.[13]

Euroformula Open

It was announced in October 2020 that Foster would make his debut in Euroformula Open at Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps.[14]

Competing with Double R Racing once again, Foster quickly found himself on the pace as he gained four places in the opening race to break into the top ten. Qualifying an excellent fifth for the second race, Foster launched himself to third on the first lap and put himself in prime position to take victory in only his second race in the series.

Shortly after making his debut at Spa-Francorchamps, it was announced that Foster would also contest the rescheduled season finale at Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya,[15] with the track hosting four races in lieu of the cancelled round at Circuito del Jarama.[16] After qualifying 11th, 10th, 4th and 12th, Foster impressed by pulling off a number of daring overtakes in races one and two to climb into the top ten, finishing eighth in both races.[17] Starting from fourth in race three, the 17-year-old leapfrogged two cars on the first lap to take second place and another podium finish in the series, coming within touching distance of the win.[18] Foster was then involved in a crash with Rafael Villagomez in the final race of the weekend - the impact of which was so severe that Foster suffered a broken arm from the collision.[19]

Racing record

Career summary
Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
2018 Ginetta Junior Championship Elite Motorsport 26 9 4 2 19 671 2nd
2019 F4 British Championship Double R Racing 30 6 5 9 13 353 3rd
2019-20 MRF Challenge Formula 2000 MRF Racing 6 1 0 2 2 79 10th
2020 BRDC British Formula 3 Championship Double R Racing 24 3 4 1 6 388 3rd
Euroformula Open Championship 7 1 0 0 2 57 12th

Louis Foster career summary at DriverDB.com

References
  1. "Profile – Louis Foster Racing". Retrieved 2020-03-24.
  2. "MB Partners | Louis Foster". Mysite. Retrieved 2020-03-24.
  3. Paice, Simon (2018-11-14). "2018 BTCC Supports Season Review: Top 15 Drivers". The Checkered Flag. Retrieved 2020-03-24.
  4. "Advantage Maloney after Carlin racer storms to victory in Brands Hatch opener | British F4". fiaformula4.com. Retrieved 2020-03-24.
  5. "British F3 - British ace Foster remains with Double R for British F3 graduation". BRDC British F3 Championship. 2020-01-31. Retrieved 2020-03-24.
  6. "British F3 - BRDC British F3 season opener postponed due to Coronavirus outbreak". BRDC British F3 Championship. 2020-03-17. Retrieved 2020-03-24.
  7. Wood, Elliot (2020-08-01). "Louis Foster takes two BRDC British F3 poles on Oulton Park debut". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2020-10-07.
  8. Wood, Elliot (2020-08-02). "Frederick gets redemptive British F3 win in Oulton Park race three". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2020-10-07.
  9. "British F3 - Foster flies to maiden British F3 victory in Donington race one". BRDC British F3 Championship. 2020-08-15. Retrieved 2020-10-07.
  10. Woollard, Craig (2020-08-30). "Kush Maini earns Hitech GP its first British F3 win of 2020". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2020-10-07.
  11. Wood, Elliot (2020-09-20). "Louis Foster wins reversed grid BRDC British F3 race at Donington Park". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2020-10-07.
  12. Woollard, Craig (2020-10-04). "Foster beats Frederick in wet BRDC British F3 race three at Snetterton". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2020-10-07.
  13. "British F3 - Foster flies to the top of the Jack Cavill Pole Position Cup". BRDC British F3 Championship. 2020-10-05. Retrieved 2020-10-07.
  14. Wood, Elliot (2020-10-12). "Double R calls up Louis Foster for Euroformula debut at Spa". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2020-10-22.
  15. Wood, Elliot (2020-10-27). "Louis Foster stays in Euroformula for Barcelona after debut weekend win". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2020-11-03.
  16. Wood, Elliot (2020-10-22). "Euroformula cancels Jarama season finale, Barcelona to host four races". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2020-11-03.
  17. Wood, Elliot (2020-10-31). "Yifei Ye crowned Euroformula champion with dominant Barcelona win". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2020-11-03.
  18. Wood, Elliot (2020-11-01). "Ye overcomes penalty to win third Barcelona Euroformula race". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2020-11-03.
  19. Partners, M. B. (2020-11-02). "Further podium success for Foster in Barcelona". Mysite. Retrieved 2020-11-03.
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