Chris Dittmann Racing has confirmed that Zak Taylor will return
to the team for a full season in the 2023 GB3
Championship.
The 20-year-old impressed at the Tewkesbury-based outfit last
season, having made a late switch to the team for the final two
weekends of the year, and scoring three top-ten finishes in six
races.
After building a strong working relationship with the team through
those two meetings, the young Brit is aiming to continue the
positive momentum into 2023, with the hopes of collecting more
silverware after claiming a maiden series podium at
Spa-Francorchamps.
Taylor's GB3 graduation came after a promising first year of
single-seaters in the British F4 Championship in 2021, with a win
and four additional podiums, and he'd been a podium finisher
in Ginetta Juniors prior to that.
Zak joins young French rookie Arthur Rogeon at the team, and will
begin a pre-season testing campaign this week ahead of the Oulton
Park season opener on Easter weekend (7-10 April).
Zak Taylor said: "I'm very excited to see
what this season holds. I competed with the team for the final two
rounds of the GB3 Championship last year, and the car was mega,
everyone was great to work with, and the results spoke for
themselves. Those two rounds I did with Chris Dittmann Racing were
miles better than the rest of the season I had, and it definitely
highlighted my strengths, as well as the team's, so I think we're a
great match.
"We have been in close contact with Chris over the winter, and
I've been going in to practice on the simulator every week. I
didn't look anywhere else, I only wanted to race with Chris, so I'm
really excited to have finally signed for a full campaign this
year. The aim for this season is to do some pot hunting. Last
season we were quick, and we're only going to get better. We all
work together really well and know each other's strengths, so I
definitely think we have the potential to be in the fight."
Team Owner Chris Dittmann said: "We're
really pleased to have Zak with us for a full season, after he
showed great potential in the rounds he did with us last year.
We're happy that we were able to provide an environment where he
could thrive after he had a bit of a disappointing year up until
that point. He showed vast improvements after joining the team so
we're excited for what we can achieve together this year."