JHR Developments

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Flag of the United Kingdom.svg JHR Developments
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Founded1995
Base Dronfield, Derbyshire
Team principal(s)Steven Hunter
Current series GB3 Championship
F4 British Championship
Former series Formula 4 UAE Championship
F4 Spanish Championship
Ginetta GT4 Supercup
Ginetta Junior Championship
Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain
Renault UK Clio Cup
Current driversGB3 Championship
10. Flag of Australia (converted).svg Patrick Heuzenroeder
11. Flag of the United Kingdom.svg John Bennett
12. Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Josh Irfan
F4 British Championship
11. Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Chloe Chong
22. Flag of Sweden.svg Joel Bergström
33. Flag of Algeria.svg Leo Robinson
44. Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ella Lloyd
Teams'
Championships
Renault Clio Cup United Kingdom :
2006- 2007, 2009- 2010, 2012
Seat Cupra Championship :
2008
Ginetta Junior Championship :
2014
F4 British Championship : 2021
Drivers'
Championships
Ginetta Junior Championship :
2014 Ginetta Junior Championship
2013 Ginetta GT Supercup
2011 Ginetta GT Supercup (G50 Class)
2010 Ginetta Junior Championship
F4 British Championship :
2021: Matthew Rees
Team principal Steven Hunter at Knockhill in 2017. Steven Hunter - 2017 BTCC Knockhill (Sunday).jpg
Team principal Steven Hunter at Knockhill in 2017.

JHR Developments is a motor racing team based in Dronfield, Derbyshire, in the United Kingdom. The team was founded in 1995, to enter Jamie Hunter in the UK and European Formula Renault series. [1]

Contents

It currently participates in the F4 British Championship and GB3 Championship. [2]

In addition the team's current participations, in the past the team was active in many British racing series including the Ginetta Juniors, Ginetta Supercup, Renault Clio Cup, MGF Cup, Porsche Supercup, Formula Renault 2.0 UK, Britcar, and the Seat Cupra Championship, amongst others.

History

The team was founded in 1995 as Jamie Hunter Racing to support Jamie Hunter’s entry in the Formula Renault Eurocup (then Eurocup Formula Renault) and Formula Renault 2.0 UK. [3] [4] The founder, Jamie Hunter (born 16 February 1972), participated in the 2001 Porsche Supercup season, but he died on 3 July 2001 after a road traffic accident. [4] [5] After Jamie Hunter’s death, his younger brother, Steven Hunter (current team principal) continued to run the team and renamed the team as JHR, which stands for the team’s initial name. [3] [4] Because the team’s focus is driver development, the team began using the current name, JHR Developments, at an unknown date.

The team has claimed to win all series the team participated in. [4]

Single-seater racing

Formula 4

Initially, after the team’s foundation, the team participated in two Formula Renault series: Eurocup Formula Renault and Formula Renault 2.0 UK. [3] Twenty years later, in 2015, the team began competed in Formula 4, initially the British championship and continued to participate in this championship so far. During the participation, the team won all available championships in 2021: Driver, team and rookie.

The team also competed in the 2022 season in two non-British F4 championships in 2022: UAE (full-time entry) and Spanish (part-time entry), but failed to score any points.

GB3 Championship

In November 2018, it was announced that the team would compete in GB3 Championship (then BRDC British Formula 3 Championship) from 2019 season. [3] Actually, the team did not compete in any round in 2019 season. [6] Their debut occurred in 2020 for a part-time basis with two cars. The team did not compete in 2021 season, although the team was named as one of the participated teams. [7] [8]

Sports car racing

From 2006 to 2014, the team participated in Renault Clio Cup United Kingdom (now Clio Cup Great Britain), a one-make, entry-level sports car series.

In May 2010, the team entered the 2010 British GT Championship for the two Knockhill races in the GTC class. Using the Jamie Hunter Racing (the original team name) banner, the team fielded a Porsche 997 GT3 Cup with the British duo Steven Hunter and Derek Pierce in the driver’s seats and secured one victory in the class as the only car competing in GTC class in this round (8th in overall) along with a DNF (did not finish). [9] The team did not do any further rounds in the 2010 British GT season and the team’s two drivers, Hunter and Pierce, finished 3rd in GTC class.

Current series results

F4 British Championship

F4 British Championship results
YearCarDriversRacesWinsPolesF/LapsPodiumsPointsD.C.T.C.
2015 Mygale M14-F4 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Sennan Fielding 30301113004th5th
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jack Butel 3000003818th
2016 Mygale M14-F4 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Sennan Fielding 30534113512nd3rd
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Billy Monger 2701137812th
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jack Butel 2700001418th
2017 Mygale M14-F4 Flag of Mexico.svg Manuel Sulaimán 2100014313th5th
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Billy Monger 600024412th
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Harry Dyson60000023rd
2018 Mygale M14-F4 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ayrton Simmons 30433123742nd3rd
Flag of Mexico.svg Manuel Sulaimán 300000959th
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Josh Skelton3000008410th
2019 Mygale M14-F4 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Josh Skelton3020414326.54th2nd
Flag of the United States.svg Carter Williams3030162307th
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Alex Walker1200001714th
2020 Mygale M14-F4 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg James Hedley 2744772495th4th
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Abbi Pulling 270004191.56th
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Nathanael Hodgkiss120000815th
2021 Mygale M14-F4 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Matthew Rees 30474103311st1st
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg McKenzy Cresswell 29646113053rd
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Joseph Loake 3030351996th
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Abbi Pulling 1800039714th
Flag of Japan.svg Dougie Bolger †3010017915th
2022 Tatuus F4-T421 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Joseph Loake 3042492715th3rd
Flag of Bulgaria.svg Georgi Dimitrov3030061978th
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Noah Lisle3000014713th
2023 Tatuus F4-T421 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Deagen Fairclough 3030682963rd3rd
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Sonny Smith2020026916th
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tom Mills30000026th
2024 Tatuus F4-T421 Flag of Algeria.svg Leo Robinson3030161646th3rd
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ella Lloyd 2600049911th
Flag of Sweden.svg Joel Bergström1100004117th
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Chloe Chong3000001624th
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Harri Reynolds200001225th

† Bolger drove for Carlin until round 9. ‡ Smith drove for Phynsis by Argenti in round 1.

BRDC British Formula 3 Championship / GB3 Championship

YearCarDriversRacesWinsPolesF/LapsPodiumsPointsD.C.T.C.
2020 Tatuus-Cosworth BF3-020 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ayrton Simmons7221412417thN/A
Flag of the United States.svg Carter Williams1000007318th
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Max Marzorati† 1300005521st
2022 Tatuus- Cosworth MSV-022 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Matthew Rees 241123314.56th8th
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg James Hedley21000115617th
2023 Tatuus- Cosworth MSV-022 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Joseph Loake 2343384173rd1st
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Matthew Rees 2313263705th
Flag of the United States.svg David Morales 23000017813th
2024 Tatuus- Cosworth MSV-022 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg John Bennett 23335114562nd4th
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Patrick Heuzenroeder 23000118912th
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Josh Irfan23000113816th

† Simmons and Marzorati also drove for Chris Dittmann Racing. ‡ Hedley drove for Elite Motorsport prior to round 5.

Former series results

Formula 4 UAE Championship

YearCarDriversRacesWinsPolesF/LapsPodiumsPointsD.C.T.C.
2022 Tatuus F4-T421 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Joseph Loake 80000027th11th
Flag of South Korea.svg Michael Shin 200000029th

F4 Spanish Championship

YearCarDriversRacesWinsPolesF/LapsPodiumsPointsD.C.T.C.
2022 Tatuus F4-T421 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Noah Lisle†90000029th12th
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Daniel Guinchard300000NC

† Lisle drove for Drivex School in round 1.

Timeline

Current series
F4 British Championship 2015–present
GB3 Championship 2020, 2022–present
Former series
SEAT Cupra Championship 2008
Ginetta Junior Championship 2011–2017
Ginetta GT4 Supercup 2011–2015, 2017
Formula 4 UAE Championship 2022
F4 Spanish Championship 2022

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