The 2023 Formula 3 grid has been completed with the signing of Luke Browning at Hitech GP.
Browning won the GB3 title with the team last year and as part of his prize recently joined them in F3 pre-season testing at Bahrain. Having previously lacked the funding, he has now secured the budget to race in F3 just in time as the season starts this weekend.The 21-year-old began racing cars since 2016, starting off in junior sports and touring cars. That culminated in coming third in the Ginetta Junior championship in 2018, after which he switched to single-seater racing.
Through 2019 and 2020 Browning raced in British Formula 4, winning two races as a rookie and then taking the title in his sophomore season with seven victories. For 2021 he then moved across to Germany’s ADAC F4 championship, and won twice to come third in the standings.
“I’m excited to announce I’ll be taking the step up to FIA F3 with Hitech. We had a fantastic season in GB3 last year. These past 12 months I have really developed as a driver with their guidance and professionalism,” said Browning.
“I am very thankful to the people who continuously believe in me and have made this possible. I am under no illusions how competitive FIA F3 is and stepping into the car for the first time in February will be a steep learning curve before we head to Bahrain. I feel confident with everyone at Hitech that I can hit the ground running.”
Browning started this year by making the step up from GB3 to Formula Regional in the Middle Eastern championship. He contested two rounds, scoring twice and coming 26th in the points table.
He will be team mate to Alpine junior Gabriele Mini and Red Bull junior Sebastian Montoya at Hitech.
2023 Formula 3 grid
| Team | Drivers | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| ART | Kaylen Frederick | Gregoire Saucy | Nikola Tsolov |
| Campos | Hugh Barter | Christian Mansell | Josep Maria Marti |
| Hitech | Gabriele Mini | Sebastian Montoya | Luke Browning |
| Jenzer | Taylor Barnard | Alejandro Garcia | Nikita Bedrin |
| MP | Mari Boya | Franco Colapinto | Jonny Edgar |
| PHM by Charouz | Sophia Floersch | Roberto Faria | Piotr Wisnicki |
| Prema | Paul Aron | Dino Beganovic | Zak O’Sullivan |
| Rodin Carlin | Hunter Yeany | Oliver Gray | Ido Cohen |
| Trident | Gabriel Bortoleto | Leonardo Fornaroli | Oliver Goethe |
| Van Amersfoort | Caio Collet | Tommy Smith | Rafael Villagomez |
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