REMEMBER WHERE YOU READ IT FIRST!
Yes, like us, you probably read it in
AutoSprout but now you only need to look in one place to jog your memory as to who might be driving where next season, what team might be looking at which risingest young star, which anonymous egg-head will be burning the midnight oil working on improved valve-guide seals to which engine, which multi-national conglomerate will be wasting the hard-earned cash of its customers and shareholders on which square inch of decal transfer, and some other stuff.
Just look through the table below, where we use the following conventions to indicate a team's choice of drivers, test drivers, engine, tyres, sponsors, management and technicians:
| • |
Bold: |
as near as we can tell, absolutely certain, barring a sudden change in sponsor and a big, fat, contract-breaking pay-out. |
| • |
Normal text: |
probables, possibles and outside chancers. Or downright no-hopers with good agents. |
| • |
Struck through: |
Who or what's been in contention, and then suddenly out of contention again, including this year's drivers who've been given the finger. |
Items that have been added or updated within the last ten days are marked with a

, most of the column headings can be clicked to sort the table by that column and hovering over the abbreviations in the "SERIES" column will display a full explanation of that abbreviation.
|
|
SERIES |
|
TEAM |
|
ELEMENT |
|
ROLE |
|
COMMENTS |
|
| |
|
BF3C |
Carlin |
Brendon Hartley |
Driver |
The first Red Bull backed driver in BF3 since Scott Speed... oh dear... |
| |
|
BF3C |
Carlin |
Jaime Alguersuari |
Driver |
|
| |
|
BF3C |
Carlin |
Oliver Turvey |
Driver |
A prestigious drive for the Sprout McLap'em award winner they're pointedly not calling Kevin. |
| |
|
BF3C |
Carlin |
Sam Abay |
Driver |
|
| |
|
BF3C |
Double R Racing |
Ali Jackson |
Driver |
|
| |
|
BF3C |
Double R Racing |
Atte Mustonen |
Driver |
The Sprout rate him second best BF3 driver of 2007. He's a little too Felipe Massa for me. |
| |
|
BF3C |
Double R Racing |
John Martin |
Driver |
A 'tough' first year in BF3 with ADR is rewarded with a decent drive |
| |
|
BF3C |
Double R Racing |
Henry Arundel |
Driver |
The FBMWUK front-runner is "hotly tipped" for the seat |
| |
|
BF3C |
Fortec |
Philip Major |
Driver |
|
| |
|
BF3C |
Fortec |
Sebastian Hohenthal |
Driver |
Fortec or Hitech? Where's he least likely to get beaten up? |
| |
|
BF3C |
Hitech |
Sebastian Hohenthal |
Driver |
Hitech or Fortec? Anywhere he won't upstage a pair of duff sons of a great racing driver. |
| |
|
BF3C |
Joe Tandy Racing |
Mygale |
Chassis |
|
| |
|
BF3C |
Joe Tandy Racing |
Nick Tandy |
Driver |
The official Big Brother squad. |
| |
|
BF3C |
Manor |
Stefan Wilson |
Driver |
The surprise M/A/B award winner and brother of Justin looks set to tempt Manor back to British F3. Huzzah! |
| |
|
BF3C |
P1 Motorsport |
Dallara |
Chassis |
Roly's got one "on order". |
| |
|
BF3C |
P1 Motorsport |
Oliver Oakes |
Driver |
Now he's short of Red Bull sponsorship, how much cash can he get from Fortt's Bath Olivers and Nairn's Oatcakes? |
|
| |
|
BF3N |
CF Racing |
Dallara |
Chassis |
|
| |
|
BF3N |
CF Racing |
Hywel Lloyd |
Driver |
Nepotism's a wonderful thing for the FRenault BARC champion. |
| |
|
BF3N |
Fluid |
Dallara |
Chassis |
It's an ex-Mansell one: so it's probably got an imprint of Seb Hohenthal on it somewhere. |
| |
|
BF3N |
Fluid |
Jay Bridger |
Driver |
|
| |
|
BF3N |
Nexa |
Dallara |
Chassis |
Movin' on up from FBMW with a couple of Dallaras |
|
| |
|
EF3 |
ART |
James Jakes |
Driver |
|
| |
|
EF3 |
ART |
Jon Lancaster |
Driver |
|
| |
|
EF3 |
ART |
Jules Bianchi |
Driver |
|
| |
|
EF3 |
ART |
Niko Hulkenberg |
Driver |
|
| |
|
EF3 |
ART |
ART |
Team |
ASM... ART... does anyone know what they stand for? |
| |
|
EF3 |
ASM |
Marcus Ericsson |
Driver |
Perhaps changing their name was part of a plan to get out of any contract with him..., |
| |
|
EF3 |
ASM |
ASM |
Team |
The long-term confusion about ART/ASM is finally settled. Not that anyone outside the team(s) was confused. |
| |
|
EF3 |
Carlin |
Carlin |
Team |
The Chessington team's recent failure to break into GP2 won't stop their world domination plans. |
| |
|
EF3 |
Manor |
Kazuya Oshima |
Driver |
We understand Penelope Keith is really big in Japan, where Kazuya was F3 champ in 2007. |
| |
|
EF3 |
Manor |
Koudai Tsukakoshi |
Driver |
Oh oh, big in Japaaaa-an..., where Koudai won F3 races in 2007. |
| |
|
EF3 |
Manor |
Niall Breen |
Driver |
To The Manor Breen |
| |
|
EF3 |
Manor |
Sam Bird |
Driver |
To The Manor Bird |
| |
|
EF3 |
Mucke Motorsport |
Erik Janis |
Driver |
Support from Merc gets the Next Tomas Enge™ a full-time ride. Man. |
| |
|
EF3 |
Mucke Motorsport |
Mercedes |
Engine |
|
| |
|
EF3 |
Prema Powerteam |
Renger van der Zande |
Driver |
Apparently turned down a GP2 drive! Nutter! |
| |
|
EF3 |
RC Motorsport |
Martin Plowman |
Driver |
|
| |
|
EF3 |
RC Motorsport |
Franky Cheng |
Driver |
|
| |
|
EF3 |
RC Motorsport |
Jens Klingmann |
Driver |
|
| |
|
EF3 |
RC Motorsport |
Maxi Gotz |
Driver |
|
| |
|
EF3 |
RC Motorsport |
Volkswagen |
Engine |
|
| |
|
EF3 |
Signature |
Edoardo Mortara |
Driver |
|
| |
|
EF3 |
Signature |
Volkswagen |
Engine |
|
|
| |
|
FFUK |
Acer |
Comtec |
Chassis |
Bit of a come-down from Prost F1 days... or then again... |
| |
|
FFUK |
Acer |
Ray |
Chassis |
Say one thing, do the other - that's Acer. But they're still using the Ray for testing while it's up for sale..., |
| |
|
FFUK |
Acer |
Jamie Jardine |
Driver |
|
| |
|
FFUK |
Acer |
Premier |
Engine |
|
| |
|
FFUK |
Comtec |
Comtec |
Chassis |
It's a Spirit really, but those boys in funky blue and yellow have bought out the two-men-in-a-shed operation. |
| |
|
FFUK |
Comtec |
Francesco Wieller |
Driver |
16-year-old Brazilian karter |
| |
|
FFUK |
Comtec |
Westley Barber |
Driver |
An unprecedented return for the 2002 champion they're calling 'Skip A Few Years' Barber. |
| |
|
FFUK |
Comtec |
Chris Holmes |
Driver |
Looks like our friend James guessed wrong. |
| |
|
FFUK |
Comtec |
Scholar |
Engine |
|
| |
|
FFUK |
Delta |
Spirit |
Chassis |
"Ex-Ruth Senior mule" it says 'ere. |
| |
|
FFUK |
Delta |
Felix Scott |
Driver |
|
| |
|
FFUK |
Fluid |
Van Diemen |
Chassis |
|
| |
|
FFUK |
Fluid |
David Brown |
Driver |
Oh, what a dull name..., |
| |
|
FFUK |
Fluid |
Jovan Aćimić |
Driver |
Crazy name..., Serbia & Montenegroish guy |
| |
|
FFUK |
Fluid |
Marco Sorensen |
Driver |
The first Danissshhhh driver to gain from Fluid's new Danissshhhh connection. Insert bacon pun here. |
| |
|
FFUK |
Fluid |
Mountune |
Engine |
|
| |
|
FFUK |
Getem |
Getem |
Chassis |
Seems everyone's building their own chassis these days |
| |
|
FFUK |
Getem |
Mygale |
Chassis |
|
| |
|
FFUK |
Getem |
Chris Maliepaard |
Driver |
Driving a Getem Mygale |
| |
|
FFUK |
Getem |
Jason Down |
Driver |
He'll be racing the new Getem 08 chassis at selected rounds |
| |
|
FFUK |
Getem |
Linton Stutely |
Driver |
Driving a Getem Mygale |
| |
|
FFUK |
Getem |
Premier |
Engine |
|
| |
|
FFUK |
Getem |
Linton |
Sponsor |
As soon as we find out what Linton Stutely is selling, we'll let you know..., |
| |
|
FFUK |
Inter Motorsport |
Van Diemen |
Chassis |
Thanks for changing your team name, guys. |
| |
|
FFUK |
Inter Motorsport |
Matt Dobson |
Driver |
|
| |
|
FFUK |
Inter Motorsport |
Ollie Roberts |
Driver |
|
| |
|
FFUK |
Inter Motorsport |
Scholar |
Engine |
|
| |
|
FFUK |
Jamun |
Mygale |
Chassis |
|
| |
|
FFUK |
Jamun |
Tim Blanchard |
Driver |
|
| |
|
FFUK |
Jamun |
Wayne Boyd |
Driver |
|
| |
|
FFUK |
Jamun |
Adrian Campfield |
Driver |
|
| |
|
FFUK |
Jamun |
Scholar |
Engine |
|
| |
|
FFUK |
Joe Tandy Racing |
Mygale |
Chassis |
|
| |
|
FFUK |
Joe Tandy Racing |
Matt Hamilton |
Driver |
(No relation) |
| |
|
FFUK |
Joe Tandy Racing |
Philippe Layac |
Driver |
|
| |
|
FFUK |
Joe Tandy Racing |
Rogier de Wit |
Driver |
|
| |
|
FFUK |
Joe Tandy Racing |
Freddie Hunt |
Driver |
Lock up your grid-girls - the Shunt is back |
| |
|
FFUK |
Joe Tandy Racing |
Premier |
Engine |
|
| |
|
FFUK |
Juno |
Mountune |
Engine |
|
| |
|
FFUK |
Kevin Mills Racing |
Spectrum |
Chassis |
Kevin says he wants a chassis from a dedicated FF supplier. |
| |
|
FFUK |
Kevin Mills Racing |
Van Diemen |
Chassis |
Might still run one after all for Ollie Roberts |
| |
|
FFUK |
Kevin Mills Racing |
Adrian Campfield |
Driver |
With a Spectrum. Hold on, isn't he a DJ on Xfm? |
| |
|
FFUK |
Kevin Mills Racing |
Glen Wood |
Driver |
Apparently, if you buy an Australian chassis, you get an Australian driver free. |
| |
|
FFUK |
Kevin Mills Racing |
Nelson Mason |
Driver |
|
| |
|
FFUK |
Kevin Mills Racing |
Ollie Roberts |
Driver |
|
| |
|
FFUK |
Kevin Mills Racing |
David Brown |
Driver |
He flowed to Fluid |
| |
|
FFUK |
LGT |
LGT |
Engine |
...and gearbox apparently... |
| |
|
FFUK |
Marque Cars |
Ray |
Chassis |
Good choice for Team Scuderia there..., |
| |
|
FFUK |
Marque Cars |
Joey Foster |
Driver/Coach |
Good choice of driver/coach for Team Team there..., or possibly coach driver, we're not sure. |
| |
|
FFUK |
Marque Cars |
Scholar |
Engine |
Good choice for Equipe Racing there..., |
| |
|
FFUK |
Myerscough College |
Van Diemen |
Chassis |
Ex-works development car. |
| |
|
FFUK |
Myerscough College |
Alex Jones |
Driver |
|
| |
|
FFUK |
Nexa |
Valle Makela |
Driver |
If returning to FFord and hiring a former champion is good enough for Comtec, it's good enough for Nexa. |
| |
|
FFUK |
Palmer |
Ray |
Chassis |
Oh, please, not another extension of the MSV empire..., |
| |
|
FFUK |
Palmer |
Chrissy Palmer |
Driver |
Oh please, not another extension of the MSV empire..., |
| |
|
FFUK |
Palmer |
Premier |
Engine |
|
| |
|
FFUK |
Ray Sport |
Ray |
Chassis |
No surprise there. |
| |
|
FFUK |
Ray Sport |
Jesse Krohn |
Driver |
|
| |
|
FFUK |
Ray Sport |
Scholar |
Engine |
|
| |
|
FFUK |
Remita Racing |
Mygale |
Chassis |
|
| |
|
FFUK |
Remita Racing |
Freddie Hunt |
Driver |
|
| |
|
FFUK |
Remita Racing |
Marcus Weller |
Driver |
A man who needs a coach, apparently. |
| |
|
FFUK |
Remita Racing |
Nelson Mason |
Driver |
|
| |
|
FFUK |
Remita Racing |
Nathan Freke |
Driver/Coach |
The Freke gets a well-deserved driver/coach role... or a disappointing job as a coach driver. We never tire of that hackneyed old cliché. |
| |
|
FFUK |
Remita Racing |
Scholar |
Engine |
|
| |
|
FFUK |
Sceptre |
Mygale |
Chassis |
|
| |
|
|