Cooper Webster

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Cooper Webster
2023 British GT Championship Brands Hatch (53187286320).jpg
Webster at Brands Hatch in 2023
Nationality Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australian
Born (2003-03-27) 27 March 2003 (age 21)
Kilmore, Victoria, Australia
GB4 Championship career
Debut season 2023
Current team Evans GP
Car number37
Starts20 (22 entries)
Wins5
Podiums15
Poles4
Fastest laps6
Best finish2nd 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]

Contents

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 began competing in the 2024 Formula 4 Australian Championship for rounds 4 and 5, the final rounds in the championship. Webster would be apart of the lineup.

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

SeasonSeriesTeamPosition
2015Australian Kart Championship - KA122nd
2016Australian Kart Championship - KA4 Junior1st
IAME International Final - X30 Junior21st
2017Australian Kart Championship - KA4 Junior1st
Victorian State Cup - KA3 Junior1st
2018Victorian Kart Championship - KA3 Junior3rd

Racing record

Racing career summary

SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPolesF/LapsPodiumsPointsPosition
2018Victorian Hyundai Excel Championship30000141st
2019Victorian Hyundai Excel Championship1210142472nd
Motorsport Parts Australia Excel Cup300001156th
2021 S5000 Australian Drivers' Championship Australian Racing Enterprise1210112237th
S5000 Tasman Series Versa Motorsport300014810th
2022 S5000 Australian Drivers' Championship Versa Motorsport1520283723rd
S5000 Tasman Series 500031662nd
2023 GB4 Championship Evans GP 20546154942nd
S5000 Australian Drivers' Championship Versa Motorsport15413104463rd
F4 Indian Championship Chennai Turbo Riders 1585711282.51st
2024 Formula 4 Australian Championship Evans GP 31003587th
Macau Grand Prix 10000N/A5th

* Season still in progress.

Complete S5000 results

YearSeriesTeam123456789101112131415161718PositionPoints
2021 AustralianAustralian 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		7th209
2021 TasmanVersa Motorsport SMP
R1
7		 SMP
R2
3		 SMP
R3
11		 BAT
R4 		BAT
R5 		BAT
R6 		BAT
R7
C		10th48
2022 AustralianVersa 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		3rd372
2022 TasmanVersa Motorsport SUR
R1
DNS		 SUR
R2
4		 SUR
R3
5		 ADL
R4
3		 ADL
R5
2		 ADL
R6
2		2nd166
2023 AustralianVersa 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		3rd446

Complete GB4 Championship results

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

YearEntrant12345678910111213141516171819202122DCPoints
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		2nd494

Complete F4 Indian Championship results

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

YearEntrant123456789101112131415PosPoints
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		1st282.5

Complete Formula 4 Australian Championship results

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

YearTeam123456789101112131415DCPoints
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		 DUB
1 		DUB
2 		DUB
3 		7th*58*

Complete Macau Grand Prix results

YearTeamCarQualifyingQuali RaceMain race
2024 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Evans GP Tatuus F3 T-318 6th15th5th

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