KMR Sport

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Flag of the United Kingdom.svg KMR Sport
Founded1998
Base Saul, Gloucestershire
Team principal(s)Kevin Mills
Current series GB4 Championship
Former series British Formula Ford Championship
Current driversGB4 Championship:
3. Flag of Ireland.svg Alex O'Grady
9. Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Megan Bruce
15. Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Lily-May Watkins
69. Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Lewis Wherrell
Teams'
Championships		GB4 Championship: 2022, 2023, 2024
Drivers'
Championships		GB4 Championship:
2023: Tom Mills
Website https://www.kmrsport.com

KMR Sport, formerly Kevin Mills Racing, is a British motorsport team, based in Saul, Gloucestershire, United Kingdom. The team currently participates in the GB4 Championship.

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Notable past drivers for the team include Jarrod Waberski, Dan Cammish, Megan Gilkes, Scott Malvern and Alex Jones. Formula One Esports Series sim racing drivers Brendon Leigh and Lucas Blakeley also formerly drove for the team as well.

History

Early years

According to KMR Sport's official website, the team was founded in 1998 by Kevin Mills as Kevin Mills Racing. [1] However, the team formerly stated that its foundation date was 1994. [2]

2004–2010

From 2004 to 2010, the team competed in British Formula Ford Championship.

2011–2020

According to the team's profile in GB4 Championship's website, KMR Sport is one of the leading teams in Formula Ford 1600. The team's drivers won Walter Hayes Trophy five times, [3] in 2011, 2013, 2017, 2018 and 2019. [4]

2021–2022

In October 2021, the team, then known as Kevin Mills Racing, was announced to join GB4 Championship from the 2022 season, [5] having stepped up from Formula Ford 1600. The team won the GB4 teams' title for the first time in 2022, [6] with Tom Mills and Jarrod Waberski driving for the team. [7] [8]

2023

In 2023, the team was rebranded from Kevin Mills Racing to KMR Sport. [3] Initially, the team signed Jeremy Fairbairn and Jack Clifford for GB4. [9] Later, Tom Mills joined the team and won the Drivers' Championship, [10] while KMR Sport also won the Teams' Championships for the second time. [4]

2024

In GB4, KMR Sport won the third consecutive Teams' Championships, [4] with Harry Burgoyne Jr., Chloe Grant, Brandon McCaughan and Lucas Blakeley driving for the team. [11] [12]

2025

For the GB4 campaign, the team signed Alex O'Grady, Megan Bruce and Lily-May Watkins. [13] However, the team finished sixth in team's standing, losing the teams' title to Elite Motorsport. [14]

Timeline

Current series
GB4 Championship 2022–present
Former series
British Formula Ford Championship 2004–2010

References

  1. ↑ "About". KMR Sport. Retrieved 9 August 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. ↑ "Team Background". Kevin Mills Racing. Archived from the original on 6 May 2012. Retrieved 9 August 2025.
  3. 1 2 "KMR-Sport". GB4 Championship . Retrieved 20 October 2025.
  4. 1 2 3 Keilloh, Graham (27 February 2025). "KMR Sport: Doing it old school" . Motorsport News . Kelsey Media. pp. 32–33. ISSN   2057-0953 . Retrieved 21 October 2025– via PressReader.
  5. ↑ Woolard, Craig (29 October 2021). "Top GB3, British F4 and FF1600 teams among eight committed to GB4". Formula Scout. Retrieved 9 August 2025. The first eight teams to commit to the new GB4 championship have been revealed... Kevin Mills Racing is one of the most successful teams in the current era of Formula Ford, running the likes of W Series race-winner Megan Gilkes and Formula 1 Esports star Brendon Leigh in 2021.
  6. ↑ Whitfield, Steve (1 November 2022). "Kevin Mills describes team's "steep learning curve" en-route to GB4 title". Formula Scout. Retrieved 9 August 2025.
  7. ↑ Wood, Ida (28 February 2022). "FF1600 star Tom Mills picks GB4 for year two in car racing". Formula Scout. Retrieved 24 October 2025.
  8. ↑ Edwards, Jordan (30 March 2022). "SA F1600 runner-up Jarrod Waberski to GB4 with Kevin Mills Racing". Formula Scout. Retrieved 24 October 2025.
  9. ↑ Brabner, George (5 April 2023). "Your season guide to the 2023 GB4 Championship". Feeder Series. Retrieved 24 October 2025.
  10. ↑ Whitfield, Steve (11 September 2023). "New GB4 champion Tom Mills: "We really didn't expect to be here"". Formula Scout. Retrieved 24 October 2025.
  11. ↑ Brabner, George (28 March 2024). "GB4: 2024 season guide". Feeder Series. Retrieved 26 October 2025.
  12. ↑ Wood, Ida (28 June 2024). "Lucas Blakeley to return to GB4 with KMR Sport for two rounds". Formula Scout. Retrieved 26 October 2025.
  13. ↑ Whitfield, Steve (5 April 2025). "GB4 2025 season preview: a guide to the series' biggest grid yet". Formula Scout. Retrieved 24 October 2025.
  14. ↑ "GB4 Team Standings". GB4 Championship . Archived from the original on 11 October 2025. Retrieved 24 October 2025.
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