Matthew Rees (racing driver)

Matthew Rees
Rees driving at Silverstone during the 2023 GB3 Championship
Nationality	British
Born	(2005-07-27) 27 July 2005 (age 19) Cardiff, Wales
GB3 Championship career
Debut season	2022
Current team	JHR Developments
Car number	5
Starts	47 (48 entries)
Wins	2
Podiums	9
Poles	3
Fastest laps	2
Best finish	5th in 2023
Previous series
2021	F4 British Championship
Championship titles
2021	F4 British Championship

Matthew Owain Rees (born 27 July 2005) is a British racing driver from Wales who most recently competed in the 2024 Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain, having previously competed in the GB3 Championship from 2022 to 2023. He was the 2021 F4 British Championship champion, and is a BRDC Superstar. ^[1]

Career

Karting

Rees competed in various karting championships across the United Kingdom, before he drove in international karting in 2018 and 2019, including in the FIA European Karting Championship and the FIA Karting World Championship. ^[2]

F4 British Championship

Rees made his car racing debut in the 2021 F4 British Championship, driving for JHR Developments. ^[3] He took double pole position at round 1, ^[4] but finished 13th in race 1 after an unsuccessful tyre gamble. ^[5] After taking another double pole at the second round at Snetterton Circuit, ^[6] he converted this into victory in race 1 ^[7] and race 3. ^[8] He took pole position for race 1 at the third round at Brands Hatch, making it his fifth consecutive pole of the season. ^[9]

After a quieter middle of the season, Rees took double pole position at the penultimate round at Donington Park, ^[10] and converted it into wins in the first ^[11] and third race. ^[12] Entering the final round of the season in the championship lead, ^[13] Rees finished in the top 5 in all three races, enough to seal the overall title and rookie title. ^[14]

GB3 Championship

2022

On 12 January 2022, it was announced that Rees would step up to the 2022 GB3 Championship, driving again for JHR Developments. ^[15] He finished third in his debut race, ^[16] and took two other podiums finished across the season, including a win at Brands Hatch, ^[17] and pole at the same weekend after Tom Lebbon received a grid penalty from the previous round. ^[18] He finished 6th in the standings.

2023

Rees re-signed with JHR Developments for the 2023 GB3 Championship. ^[19]

Karting record

Karting career summary

Season	Series	Team	Position
2014	Super 1 National Championship — IAME Cadet	Soixante Racing Team	35th
2015	Super 1 National Championship — IAME Cadet	CKS	30th
2016	LGM Series — IAME Cadet		15th
	Super 1 National Championship — IAME Cadet	AIM Motorsport	9th
	ABkC British Open Championship — IAME Cadet		9th
2017	LGM Series — IAME Cadet		13th
	Super 1 National Championship — IAME Cadet		6th
2018	23° South Garda Winter Cup — OKJ	Ricky Flynn Motorsport	19th
	German Karting Championship — OKJ		13th
	CIK-FIA European Junior Championship — OKJ		34th
	CIK-FIA Karting World Championship — OKJ		20th
	WSK Final Cup — OKJ		14th
2019	WSK Champions Cup — OKJ	KR Motorsport	40th
	24° South Garda Winter Cup — OKJ		23rd
	WSK Super Masters Series — OKJ		13th
	CIK-FIA Karting European Championship — OKJ		NC

Racing record

Racing career summary

Season	Series	Team	Races	Wins	Poles	F/Laps	Podiums	Points	Position
2021	F4 British Championship	JHR Developments	30	4	7	3	10	331	1st
2022	GB3 Championship	JHR Developments	24	1	1	2	3	310.5	6th
	Prototype Challenge - Radical	Valour Performance Technology	2	0	0	0	0	0	NC†
2023	GB3 Championship	JHR Developments	23	1	3	2	6	370	5th
2024	Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain - Pro	Team Parker Racing	16	1	2	1	4	62	5th

Complete F4 British 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	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	DC	Points
2021	JHR Developments	THR1 1 13	THR1 2 13	THR1 3 5	SNE 1 1	SNE 2 12	SNE 3 1	BHI 1 910	BHI 2 2	BHI 3 4	OUL 1 2	OUL 2 99	OUL 3 5	KNO 1 3	KNO 2 14	KNO 3 3	THR2 1 9	THR2 2 76	THR2 3 5	CRO 1 3	CRO 2 123	CRO 3 5	SIL 1 2	SIL 2 NC	SIL 3 Ret	DON 1 1	DON 2 79	DON 3 1	BHGP 1 5	BHGP 2 56	BHGP 3 4	1st	331

Complete GB3 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	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	DC	Points
2022	JHR Developments	OUL 1 3	OUL 2 4	OUL 3 16	SIL1 1 12	SIL1 2 8	SIL1 3 Ret	DON1 1 8	DON1 2 6	DON1 3 713	SNE 1 Ret	SNE 2 4	SNE 3 127	SPA 1 DSQ	SPA 2 7	SPA 3 15	SIL2 1 8	SIL2 2 6	SIL2 3 66	BRH 1 1	BRH 2 3	BRH 3 132	DON2 1 17	DON2 2 6	DON2 3 96	6th	310.5
2023	JHR Developments	OUL 1 2	OUL 2 11	OUL 3 1410	SIL1 1 3	SIL1 2 7	SIL1 3 23	SPA 1 Ret	SPA 2 9	SPA 3 Ret	SNE 1 2	SNE 2 4	SNE 3 186	SIL2 1 1	SIL2 2 2	SIL2 3 C	BRH 1 6	BRH 2 5	BRH 3 128	ZAN 1 6	ZAN 2 7	ZAN 3 145	DON 1 2	DON 2 4	DON 3 138	5th	370

References

1. "BRITISH RACING DRIVERS' CLUB CONTINUES TO SUPPORT YOUNG TALENT WITH 2022 SUPERSTARS". The British Racing Drivers’ Club. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
2. "Matthew Rees | Young Drivers". The British Racing Drivers’ Club. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
3. "JHR Developments announce rising star Matthew Rees in their 2021 line-up". The Checkered Flag. 16 February 2021. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
4. "Matthew Rees leads JHR 1-2-3-4 in qualifying for British F4 opener". Formula Scout. 8 May 2021. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
5. "Hedley dominates British F4 opener with tyre gamble at Thruxton". Formula Scout. 8 May 2021. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
6. "JHR rookie Matthew Rees grabs pole position at Snetterton to continue 2021 hot streak". The Checkered Flag. 12 June 2021. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
7. "JHR's Matthew Rees dominates British F4's first Snetterton race". Formula Scout. 12 June 2021. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
8. "Matthew Rees dominates Snetterton again to take second win of the weekend and claim second place in the standings". The Checkered Flag. 13 June 2021. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
9. "Matthew Rees takes fifth consecutive British F4 pole". Formula Scout. 26 June 2021. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
10. "Rees leads JHR 1-2 in British F4 qualifying at Donington Park". Formula Scout. 9 October 2021. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
11. "Rees moves level with British F4 lead after lights-to-flag Donington win". Formula Scout. 9 October 2021. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
12. "Matthew Rees dominates third British F4 race at Donington". Formula Scout. 10 October 2021. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
13. "'It's everyone's dream' - teen racer Matthew Rees eyes British F4 title". BBC Sport. 21 October 2021. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
14. "Rees wins British F4 title with a race to spare". Autosport. 23 October 2021. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
15. "British F4 champion Matthew Rees steps up to GB3 with JHR". Formula Scout. 12 January 2022. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
16. "Strong opening weekend for Welsh motorsport star Matthew Rees". Wales247. 20 April 2022. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
17. "Matt Rees claims maiden GB3 Championship victory at Brands Hatch". Wales247. 12 September 2022. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
18. "Rees and Lebbon share GB3 spoils in disrupted qualifying". Formula Scout. 10 September 2022. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
19. Whitfield, Steve (2 February 2023). "Matthew Rees remains in GB3 with JHR Developments". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2 February 2023.

External links

• Matthew Rees career summary at DriverDB.com