Aiden Neate

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Aiden Neate
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Neate in 2021
NationalityFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  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 teamPhinsys by Argenti
Racing licence FIA Silver Driver.png FIA Silver
Car number57
Starts36 (36 entries)
Wins1
Podiums6
Poles0
Fastest laps3
Best finish9th 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]

Contents

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 British Touring Car Championship driver Andy Neate. [2] [7]

Karting record

Karting career summary

SeasonSeriesTeamPosition
2015LGM Series — IAME Cadet29th
Super 1 National Championship — IAME Cadet37th
2016 Super 1 National Championship — IAME Cadet19th
ABkC British Open Championship — IAME Cadet12th
2017 Super 1 National Championship — IAME Cadet19th
2018MSA British Kart Championship — IAME Cadet5th
LGM Series — IAME Cadet5th
Kartmasters British Grand Prix — IAME CadetFusion Motorsport6th
2019LGM Series — IAME Cadet11th
Kartmasters British Grand Prix — IAME CadetFusion Motorsport9th
British Kart Championship — IAME Cadet16th
British Kart Championship — X30 Junior43rd
WSK Open Cup — OKJTony Kart Racing Team24th
WSK Final Cup — OKJNC
IAME International Final — X30 Junior10th
SKUSA SuperNationals — X30 JuniorNC
2020South Garda Winter Cup — OKJTony Kart Racing Team26th
WSK Champions Cup — OKJNC
WSK Euro Series — OKJ27th
WSK Super Master Series — OKJ22nd
Sources: [24]

Racing record

Racing career summary

SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPolesF/LapsPodiumsPointsPosition
2021 F4 British Championship Phinsys by Argenti2400231289th
French F4 Championship FFSA Academy 600003012th
Formula 4 UAE Championship - Trophy Round Xcel Motorsport10000N/A7th
2022 Formula 4 UAE Championship Abu Dhabi Racing by Prema 2000291993rd
F4 British Championship Phinsys by Argenti3022152346th
2023 Formula Regional Middle East Championship Prema Racing 1500015812th
F4 British Championship Fortec Motorsport 1300039114th
2024 Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain Eden Race Drive400000NC†

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

Complete F4 British Championship results

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

YearTeam12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031DCPoints
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
9th128
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
6th234
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

DPGP
4

BHGP
1

BHGP
2

BHGP
3

14th91

Complete F4 UAE Championship results

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

YearTeam1234567891011121314151617181920PosPoints
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
3rd199

Complete Formula Regional Middle East Championship results

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

YearEntrant123456789101112131415DCPoints
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
12th58

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