British F3: Thai Driver Chaimongkol Returns to Hillspeed

After his first full season in the series, Sasakorn Chaimongkol will return to the BRDC British F3 Championship, as he hopes to build upon his two podiums last year.

The 20-year-old finished ninth in last years standings as Hillspeed’s top driver and was the top ‘rookie’ driver in the series (without a full season on car racing experience).

He is no stranger to the BRDC F3 car though, having driven during the single-round Winter Series in 2016. He has also made an appearance at his home round of the South East Asian Formula 4 Championship prior to his switch to the UK.

Throughout the season, Cutter, as he’s known, picked up numerous top ten appearances, including a maiden podium at Snetterton. He would follow this up with a second place at Spa-Francorchamps, following home 2017 F4 champion Jamie Caroline and overtaking 2018 British F4 runner-up and race polesitter Ayrton Simmons.

“British F3 is a great championship with very close racing, some fantastic circuits which help young drivers to really learn the skills they need for the future, and I think with the continuity we have for the new season we should be in a strong position. Last year was great, especially the podiums at Snetterton and Spa, and we plan on taking many more of those this season.” – Sasakorn Chaimongkol

He becomes Hillspeed’s first signing of the new season and will be expected to spearhead their campaign for 2019. Team Principal Richard Ollerenshaw was pleased to have his prodigy back, commenting;

“We are absolutely delighted Cutter is remaining a Hillspeed driver for his second season in British F3 and we’re all confident he can be a consistently strong front-runner this year. He’s become an integral part of the Hillspeed family over the last few years, since first beginning a testing programme with us in 2016, and his progression has been outstanding.

“British F3 is, undoubtedly, one of the strongest domestic F3 championships on the globe and with the great continuity MSV has ensured is in place, retaining the same car and regulations for 2019, we’re looking forward to an enjoyable, and hopefully successful, season with Cutter. Last year was a strong one for Hillspeed with the top two rookie drivers, and we’re determined to build on that.” – Richard Ollerenshaw

Media Day for British F3 will take place on 5th March at Donington Park.