Aiden Neate

Aiden Neate
Neate in 2021
Nationality	British
Born	(2006-06-25) 25 June 2006 (age 18) United Kingdom
Related to	Andy Neate (father)
F4 British Championship career
Debut season	2021
Current team	Phinsys by Argenti
Racing licence	FIA Silver
Car number	57
Starts	36 (36 entries)
Wins	1
Podiums	6
Poles	0
Fastest laps	3
Best finish	9th in 2021
Previous series
2022 2021	Formula 4 UAE Championship French F4 Championship

Aiden Neate (born 25 June 2006) is a British racing driver who is a former member of the Alpine Academy. ^[1]

Career

Karting

Neate started Karting competitively in 2015. ^[2] In 2018 he scored his first win in the Super 1 National Kart Championships. ^[3]

Formula 4

In 2021 Neate made his car racing debut in the French F4 Championship. ^{[4] [5]} After contesting the first two rounds of the season he switched to the F4 British Championship with Phinsys by Argenti, which he contested from the third round onwards. ^{[6] [7]} Having scored three podiums, the Briton finished ninth in the drivers' standings. ^[8]

Having raced in the Trophy Round supporting the 2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix with Xcel Motorsport, ^{[9] [10]} Neate planted himself into the Formula 4 UAE Championship at the start of the following year, driving for Abu Dhabi Racing by Prema. ^{[11] [12]} He finished the season in third after taking a total of nine podiums. ^{[13] [14]}

With his sights set on a championship challenge, Neate remained with Phynsis by Argenti for the 2022 F4 British Championship. ^{[8] [15]} He took his first Formula 4 win at Thruxton Circuit. ^[16] After taking another win at Croft Circuit he finished the season in sixth. ^{[17] [18] [19]}

In 2023 Neate joined Fortec Motorsport for his third season in the F4 British Championship. ^{[18] [20]} Neate announced mid-season that he would leave the F4 British Championship.

Formula Regional

In 2023 Neate rejoined Prema Racing to compete in the Formula Regional Middle East Championship. ^[14] After taking his only podium in the opening round at Dubai Autodrome he finished the season in twelfth. ^{[20] [21]}

Formula One

Neate became a member of the Alpine Academy at the start of 2023. ^{[1] [22] [23]} He was removed from the academy later that year.

Personal life

Aiden is the son of the former British Touring Car Championship driver Andy Neate. ^{[2] [7]}

Karting record

Karting career summary

Season	Series	Team	Position
2015	LGM Series — IAME Cadet		29th
	Super 1 National Championship — IAME Cadet		37th
2016	Super 1 National Championship — IAME Cadet		19th
	ABkC British Open Championship — IAME Cadet		12th
2017	Super 1 National Championship — IAME Cadet		19th
2018	MSA British Kart Championship — IAME Cadet		5th
	LGM Series — IAME Cadet		5th
	Kartmasters British Grand Prix — IAME Cadet	Fusion Motorsport	6th
2019	LGM Series — IAME Cadet		11th
	Kartmasters British Grand Prix — IAME Cadet	Fusion Motorsport	9th
	British Kart Championship — IAME Cadet		16th
	British Kart Championship — X30 Junior		43rd
	WSK Open Cup — OKJ	Tony Kart Racing Team	24th
	WSK Final Cup — OKJ		NC
	IAME International Final — X30 Junior		10th
	SKUSA SuperNationals — X30 Junior		NC
2020	South Garda Winter Cup — OKJ	Tony Kart Racing Team	26th
	WSK Champions Cup — OKJ		NC
	WSK Euro Series — OKJ		27th
	WSK Super Master Series — OKJ		22nd
Sources: [24]

Racing record

Racing career summary

Season	Series	Team	Races	Wins	Poles	F/Laps	Podiums	Points	Position
2021	French F4 Championship	FFSA Academy	6	0	0	0	0	30	12th
	F4 British Championship	Phinsys by Argenti	24	0	0	2	3	128	9th
	Formula 4 UAE Championship - Trophy Round	Xcel Motorsport	1	0	0	0	0	N/A	7th
2022	Formula 4 UAE Championship	Abu Dhabi Racing by Prema	20	0	0	2	9	199	3rd
	F4 British Championship	Phinsys by Argenti	30	2	2	1	5	234	6th
2023	Formula Regional Middle East Championship	Prema Racing	15	0	0	0	1	58	12th
	F4 British Championship	Fortec Motorsport	13	0	0	0	3	91	14th
2024	Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain - Pro	Eden Race Drive	4	0	0	0	0	0	NC†

^* Season still in progress. ^† As Neate was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points.

Complete French F4 Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	DC	Points
2021	NOG 1 5	NOG 2 4	NOG 3 4	MAG1 1 Ret	MAG1 2 9	MAG1 3 12	HUN 1	HUN 2	HUN 3	LÉD 1	LÉD 2	LÉD 3	MNZ 1	MNZ 2	MNZ 3	LEC 1	LEC 2	LEC 3	MAG2 1	MAG2 2	MAG2 3	12th	30

Complete F4 British Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	DC	Points
2021	Phinsys by Argenti	THR1 1	THR1 2	THR1 3	SNE 1	SNE 2	SNE 3	BHI 1 64	BHI 2 16	BHI 3 9	OUL 1 7	OUL 2 15	OUL 3 9	KNO 1 Ret	KNO 2 12	KNO 3 6	THR2 1 5	THR2 2 62	THR2 3 4	CRO 1 7	CRO 2 Ret	CRO 3 3	SIL 1 3	SIL 2 106	SIL 3 Ret	DON 1 5	DON 2 95	DON 3 16	BHGP 1 11	BHGP 2 Ret	BHGP 3 3	9th	128
2022	Phinsys by Argenti	DON 1 4	DON 2 Ret	DON 3 2	BHI 1 12	BHI 2 10	BHI 3 5	THR1 1 14	THR1 2 15	THR1 3 4	OUL 1 3	OUL 2 11	OUL 3 5	CRO 1 1	CRO 2 46	CRO 3 11	KNO 1 6	KNO 2 3	KNO 3 5	SNE 1 12	SNE 2 9	SNE 3 14	THR2 1 4	THR2 2 8	THR2 3 6	SIL 1 Ret	SIL 2 45	SIL 3 4	BHGP 1 6	BHGP 2 6	BHGP 3 4	6th	234
2023	Fortec Motorsport	DPN 1 11	DPN 2 210	DPN 3 11	BHI 1 8	BHI 2 2	BHI 3 12	SNE 1 C	SNE 2 75	SNE 3 6	THR 1 4	THR 2 138	THR 3 2	OUL 1 Ret	OUL 2 Ret	OUL 3 DNS	SIL 1 WD	SIL 2 WD	SIL 3 WD	CRO 1	CRO 2	CRO 3	KNO 1	KNO 2	KNO 3	DPGP 1	DPGP 2	DPGP 3	BHGP 1	BHGP 2	BHGP 3	14th	91

Complete Formula 4 UAE Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	Pos	Points
2022	Abu Dhabi Racing by Prema	YMC1 1 2	YMC1 2 2	YMC1 3 4	YMC1 4 Ret	DUB1 1 4	DUB1 2 2	DUB1 3 3	DUB1 4 8	DUB2 1 17	DUB2 2 3	DUB2 3 2	DUB2 4 3	DUB3 1 Ret	DUB3 2 7	DUB3 3 5	DUB3 4 7	YMC2 1 3	YMC2 2 3	YMC2 3 19	YMC2 4 12	3rd	199

Complete Formula Regional Middle East Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year	Entrant	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	DC	Points
2023	Prema Racing	DUB1 1 9	DUB1 2 2	DUB1 3 12	KUW1 1 4	KUW1 2 8	KUW1 3 9	KUW2 1 8	KUW2 2 16	KUW2 3 16	DUB2 1 9	DUB2 2 5	DUB2 3 15	ABU 1 Ret	ABU 2 12	ABU 3 8	12th	58

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External links

• Aiden Neate career summary at DriverDB.com