Cooper Webster

Cooper Webster
Webster at Brands Hatch in 2023
Nationality	Australian
Born	(2003-03-27) 27 March 2003 (age 21) Kilmore, Victoria, Australia
GB4 Championship career
Debut season	2023
Current team	Evans GP
Car number	37
Starts	20 (22 entries)
Wins	5
Podiums	15
Poles	4
Fastest laps	6
Best finish	2nd in 2023

Cooper Webster (born 27 March 2003) is an Australian racing driver who last competed in the 2024 Macau Grand Prix for Evans GP. ^[1] He is also an esports driver for Oracle Red Bull Racing Esports. ^{[2] [3]}

Career

Karting

Webster started karting at the age of 9 after racing BMX since the age of 4. ^{[4] [5]} In 2016 he became champion in the KA4 Junior category of the Australian Kart Championship. In 2018 he finished third in the KA3 Junior category of the Victorian Kart Championship. ^[3]

Hyundai Excel Championship

Webster started car racing in a family-run Hyundai Excel. ^[5] In 2019 he became vice-champion in his first full season in the Hyundai Excel Championship. ^[6]

S5000 Championship

In 2021 Webster joined Australian Racing Enterprise to make his debut in the S5000 Australian Drivers' Championship. He took his first win in the second round at Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit and finished the season in seventh. ^{[7] [8]} He also joined Versa Motorsport for the opening round of the 2021 S5000 Tasman Series. ^[9]

In 2022 he remained in the S5000 Australian Drivers' Championship and S5000 Tasman Series with Versa Motorsport. ^{[10] [11]} In the Australian Drivers' Championship he took two wins en route to third in the standings. ^[8] In the Tasman Series he became vice-champion behind Nathan Herne. ^[8]

In 2023 he remained in the S5000 Australian Drivers' Championship with the team. ^[12]

GB4

In 2023 Webster also joined Evans GP to compete in the GB4 Championship. ^[8] He took his first two wins of the season at Snetterton Circuit before completing a perfect triple-win weekend in the final round at Donington Park. ^{[13] [14]} He ultimately became GB4 vice-champion behind Tom Mills. ^[15]

Formula 4

F4 Indian Championship

In late 2023 Webster also competed in the inaugural F4 Indian Championship. ^[16] Webster drove for Chennai Turbo Riders, where he dominated the championship, winning 8 races, with 11 podiums and 5 poles, he finished with 282.5 points.

Formula 4 Australian Championship

After Evans GP pulled out of competing in the 2024 Eurocup-3 season, they made their debut in the final round of the 2024 Formula 4 Australian Championship at the Sepang International Circuit. Webster would be a part of their lineup. He got a podium in all three races, including a win in the second race. Webster finished the championship in 7th with 58 points.

Eurocup-3

Webster was scheduled to drive in the 2024 Eurocup-3 season with Versa Evans GP. ^[17] Evans GP planned to field three cars, but after failing to sign additional drivers, the team abandoned these plans. ^[18]

Formula Regional

FIA Formula Regional World Cup

Webster would make his Formula Regional debut during the 2024 Macau Grand Prix with Evans GP. ^[1] He would start the race in 15th due to penalties, but would make a successful recovery drive to finish the race in 5th. ^{[19] [20]}

Karting record

Karting career summary

Season	Series	Team	Position
2015	Australian Kart Championship - KA12		2nd
2016	Australian Kart Championship - KA4 Junior		1st
	IAME International Final - X30 Junior		21st
2017	Australian Kart Championship - KA4 Junior		1st
	Victorian State Cup - KA3 Junior		1st
2018	Victorian Kart Championship - KA3 Junior		3rd

Racing record

Racing career summary

Season	Series	Team	Races	Wins	Poles	F/Laps	Podiums	Points	Position
2018	Victorian Hyundai Excel Championship		3	0	0	0	0	1	41st
2019	Victorian Hyundai Excel Championship		12	1	0	1	4	247	2nd
	Motorsport Parts Australia Excel Cup		3	0	0	0	0	115	6th
2021	S5000 Australian Drivers' Championship	Australian Racing Enterprise	12	1	0	1	1	223	7th
	S5000 Tasman Series	Versa Motorsport	3	0	0	0	1	48	10th
2022	S5000 Australian Drivers' Championship	Versa Motorsport	15	2	0	2	8	372	3rd
	S5000 Tasman Series		5	0	0	0	3	166	2nd
2023	GB4 Championship	Evans GP	20	5	4	6	15	494	2nd
	S5000 Australian Drivers' Championship	Versa Motorsport	15	4	1	3	10	446	3rd
	F4 Indian Championship	Chennai Turbo Riders	15	8	5	7	11	282.5	1st
2024	Formula 4 Australian Championship	Evans GP	3	1	0	0	3	58	7th
	Macau Grand Prix		1	0	0	0	0	N/A	5th

* Season still in progress.

Complete S5000 results

Year	Series	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	Position	Points
2021	Australian	Australian Racing Enterprise	SYM R1 8	SYM R2 7	SYM R3 6	PHI R4 8	PHI R5 1	PHI R6 6	SAN R7 Ret	SAN R8 8	SAN R9 7	SMP R10 8	SMP R11 8	SMP R12 6							7th	209
2021	Tasman	Versa Motorsport	SMP R1 7	SMP R2 3	SMP R3 11	BAT R4	BAT R5	BAT R6	BAT R7 C												10th	48
2022	Australian	Versa Motorsport	SYM R1 4	SYM R2 5	SYM R3 2	PHI R4 3	PHI R5 2	PHI R6 3	MEL R7 6	MEL R8 3	MEL R9 7	SMP R10 6	SMP R11 1	SMP R12 Ret	HID R13 1	HID R14 Ret	HID R15 2				3rd	372
2022	Tasman	Versa Motorsport	SUR R1 DNS	SUR R2 4	SUR R3 5	ADL R4 3	ADL R5 2	ADL R6 2													2nd	166
2023	Australian	Versa Motorsport	SYM R1 3	SYM R2 2	SYM R3 2	PHI R4 2	PHI R5 1	PHI R6 1	WIN R7 2	WIN R8 Ret	WIN R9 4	SMP R10	SMP R11	SMP R12	BEN R13 1	BEN R14 1	BEN R15 2	ADL R16 6	ADL R17 DSQ	ADL R18 5	3rd	446

Complete GB4 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	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	DC	Points
2023	Evans GP	OUL 1 3	OUL 2 11	OUL 3 92	SIL1 1 C	SIL1 2 3	SIL1 3 Ret	DON1 1 2	DON1 2 2	DON1 3 2	DON1 4 29	SNE 1 1	SNE 2 2	SNE 3 110	SIL2 1 4	SIL2 2 2	SIL2 3 C	BRH 1 3	BRH 2 2	BRH 3 4	DON2 1 1	DON2 2 1	DON2 3 110	2nd	494

Complete F4 Indian 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	Pos	Points
2023	Chennai Turbo Riders	MIC1 1 6	MIC1 2 1	MIC1 3 1	MIC2 1 1	MIC2 2 2	MIC2 3 3	MIC3 1 1	MIC3 2 4	MIC3 3 1	MIC3 4 4	MIC3 5 1	MIC4 1 1	MIC4 2 3	MIC4 3 1	MIC4 4 5	1st	282.5

Complete Formula 4 Australian 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	DC	Points
2024	Evans GP	BEN1 1	BEN1 2	BEN1 3	BEN2 1	BEN2 2	BEN2 3	SYD 1	SYD 2	SYD 3	SEP 1 2	SEP 2 1	SEP 3 3	7th	58

Complete Macau Grand Prix results

Year	Team	Car	Qualifying	Quali Race	Main race
2024	Evans GP	Tatuus F3 T-318	6th	15th	5th

References

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9. Neal, Timothy (17 November 2021). "WEBSTER RETURNS FOR SYDNEY S5000 ROUND".
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12. richardrt (31 January 2023). "Versa returns in strength for 2023 Gold Star campaign". S5000. Retrieved 9 November 2023.
13. Whitfield, Steve (18 June 2023). "Webster storms from 11th to win reversed-grid GB4 contest". Formula Scout. Retrieved 9 November 2023.
14. Whitfield, Steve (22 October 2023). "Webster completes Donington win hat-trick in GB4 finale". Formula Scout. Retrieved 9 November 2023.
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17. Allen, Peter (28 November 2023). "GB4 star Webster gets Eurocup-3 move with Versa Evans GP alliance". Formula Scout. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
18. Arroyo, Juan (16 May 2024). "Evans GP won't compete in 2024 Eurocup-3 season". Feeder Series. Retrieved 16 May 2024.
19. Wood, Ida (17 November 2024). "Ugochukwu takes FRegional World Cup by winning the Macau GP". Formula Scout. Retrieved 17 November 2024.
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External links

• Official website
• Cooper Webster career summary at DriverDB.com