Draft:Kevin Foster (racing driver)
| Kevin Foster | |
|---|---|
| Nationality |  Canadian |
| Born | 9 October 2003 Calgary, Alberta, Canada |
Kevin Foster (born 9 October 2003) is a Canadian racing driver who last competed in the 2023 French F4 Championship. He is the 2022 FEED Racing Champion.
Career
[edit]Karting
[edit]Foster started karting at the age of 14, which is where most drivers start making their first steps in racing already, leaving him with a disadvantage to his peers.[1] His only notable karting result is a 51st in the Rotax Max Challenge Grand Finals in the Senior category.
Formula 4
[edit]In 2022, Foster entered FEED Racing, a competition to get a free seat in French F4. Foster beat the strong competition and secured a seat in the 2023 French F4 Championship, where he would be racing against drivers who are 3 or 4 years younger than him.[2] Foster ended up having a remarkable season, where he picked up his first motor racing win, pole and finished on the podium 10 times, as he finished the championship in 3rd place, with 216 points.[3]
For 2024, Foster would join the 2024 F4 Spanish Championship round at Jarama, driving for DXR by Drivex.[4]
Karting record
[edit]Karting career summary
[edit]| Season | Series | Team | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Rotax Max Challenge Grand Finals - Senior | SRA Karting International | 51st |
Racing record
[edit]Racing career summary
[edit]| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Walter Hayes Trophy | Graham Brunton Racing/Team Canada Scholarship | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | NC |
| 2023 | French F4 Championship | FFSA Academy | 21 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 216 | 3rd |
| Toyota GR Cup North America | OpenRoad Racing | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 22nd | |
| 2024 | FIA Motorsport Games | Team Canada |
Complete French F4 Championship results
[edit](key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | NOG 1 2 |
NOG 2 8 |
NOG 3 1 |
MAG 1 6 |
MAG 2 3 |
MAG 3 2 |
PAU 1 17 |
PAU 2 Ret |
PAU 3 20† |
SPA 1 2 |
SPA 2 8 |
SPA 3 4 |
MIS 1 5 |
MIS 2 2 |
MIS 3 4 |
LÉD 1 2 |
LÉD 2 6 |
LÉD 3 2 |
LEC 1 2 |
LEC 2 3 |
LEC 3 Ret |
3rd | 216 |
References
[edit]External links
[edit]Kevin Foster career summary at DriverDB.com
- ^ Series, Feeder (17 February 2023). "19-year-old French F4 rookie Kevin Foster: 'Age doesn't matter as long as you win races'". Feeder Series. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
- ^ "KEVIN FOSTER 2022 FEED RACING WINNER -". 14 September 2022. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
- ^ "Results F4 – FFSA Academy". Retrieved 6 January 2024.
- ^ "Entry list for Jarama round Spanish F4". X.com. 7 May 2024.