Mark Burdett Motorsport

ROOKIE WEBSTER FINISHES SUPERB THIRD OVERALL IN FINALS SERIES Nov 23, 2011

Mark Burdett Motorsport enjoyed a fantastically successful conclusion to 2011 at Rockingham in Northamptonshire today, Saturday, 12th November, with Formula Renault BARC graduate Josh Webster racing to third place overall in the Protyre Formula Renault UK ‘Finals Series’ standings. After claiming his maiden Formula Renault UK podium during round four of the rebranded winter series at Snetterton in Norfolk last weekend (5th/6th November), 17-year-old Webster went on to consolidate his top three placing in the driver standings this afternoon with two great drives. Foggy, damp conditions made for a difficult qualifying session for rounds five and six and although disappointed to be 10th and seventh on the grid respectively for the two races, Webster went on to finish ninth in the opener – having run as high as fifth – and then fifth in the second encounter. In the drier second race, Webster was in his element and relished the grip and performance offered by his car. Moving into the top six on lap one, he took fifth at Deene Hairpin with a great cut-back on lap six and spent the remainder of the race pressuring for fourth. Concluding his first campaign in a current specification FR 2.0 car with a best result of second from round four at Snetterton, added to fourth in round three, a pair of top fives and no result outside the top 10, Webster finishes the Finals Series seven points clear of Red Bull-backed driver Daniil Kvyat. “Josh has done a very good job and has made great progress”, commented team principal Mark Burdett, “He’s been racing these last two weekends against the boys who have already been doing it all year and who have a huge amount of experience in the car. We’re really pleased with him and hope we can continue to work with Josh next year.” Poland’s Tomasz Krzeminski, debuting in Formula Renault UK during the Finals Series after driving in the French F4 Championship this year, made good inroads over the course of the four rounds at Snetterton last weekend and the two races at Rockingham today. Showing a great deal of promise, the 18-year-old unfortunately wasn’t able to better the 11th place he achieved last Sunday in Norfolk but he did race very competitively once again. Qualifying very strongly in damp conditions, Krzeminski lined-up for the two Rockingham races in 11th and 10th place respectively but in the opening encounter he was bundled down to 17th before climbing back to 16th. In the sixth and final round, the Pole was unfortunately forced into retirement on lap two while running in a fantastic eighth position. Although missing out on a coveted top 10 finish, Krzeminski has shown all the hallmarks of being an exciting prospect. “Tomasz has made great progress, he’s not had as much experience of racing as Josh but he’s come on very well”, said Burdett, “He’s been a bit unlucky with a couple of accidents but a proper winter testing programme will move him forward nicely ahead of next season.” Webster’s Finals Series success caps off a very strong season for Mark Burdett Motorsport with the Skegness team having finished the main Formula Renault 2.0 UK Championship fourth in the entrant standings, as Jack Hawksworth and Daniel Cammish celebrated numerous podium finishes. “We had a good year in the main championship with Dan and Jack”, added Burdett, “We’ve worked well this year and helped to progress some good, young drivers. Next year we want to be out there challenging for the championship.” Final 2011 Protyre Formula Renault UK ‘Finals Series’ Standings: 3rd Josh Webster, 118pts; 21st Tomasz Krzeminski, 22pts

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4th AND 6th in 2011 CHAMPIONSHIP Oct 16, 2011

The final rounds of the 2011 UK Formula Renault Championship at Silverstone National Circuit on September 15/16 saw consecutive podiums for Daniel Cammish with 3rd in both races. For official testing on Friday Jack Hawksworth was 3rd and Daniel Cammish 4th. For the 1st qualifying Daniel qualified on the front row in 2nd position and Jack in 5th only 0.075 behind Dan. For qualifying 2 Dan 5th and Jack 13th on the grid.The races Dan finished with 3rd positions in both races and 6th in Championship. This was very impressive due to missing the first 3 meetings of the championship. Jack finish in 5th and 6th positions in races and 4th overall in Championship for his rookie year.

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PODIUM ON BRANDS GP CIRCUIT Oct 02, 2011

Jack Hawksworth re-joined the team for final two race meetings of the season. For official testing on Friday Dan finished in 2nd Position and Jack was 13th without setting a time on new tyres. Daniel qualified in 6th position for both races, with Jack 8th and 11th. For Race 1 Dan finished 5th and Jack 6th. For Race 2 Dan finished in 3rd position and Jack 11th. Dan moves into 9th position in championship only 4 points behind 6th place Josh hill.

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2nd & 5th POSITIONS AT SILVERSTONE GP CIRCUIT Aug 22, 2011

The support category for the World Series by Renault event at Silverstone Grand Prix Circuit, Daniel finished in 2nd and 5th positions. With only a 40 minute testing session on Friday for Daniel to learn the circuit, having missed the previous pre season testing in March he did an excellent job to qualify in 5th Position for rounds 13 and 14 of the UK Formula Renault Championship. Round 13, with an excellent first lap into 3rd position, and with a Euro cup driver who wasn't eligible to score points this moved Daniel into 2nd position.Round 14, due to a clutch problem on the start dropping Daniel back places into the first corner. Having lost places at start and then an inspired move on Jack Hawksworth on the final lap earn Daniel 5th position. The team is looking forward to Rockingham in September and pushing hard to keep moving forward in the results.

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LAP RECORDS AND PODIUMS AT DONINGTON PARK Apr 19, 2011

Jack qualified 3rd and 4th in the two qualifying sessions at Donington Park for rounds 3 and 4 of the Formula Renault UK Championship. Race one saw Jack finish 4th overall, also taking fastest lap and setting a new lap record for Donington Park in the process. In race two Jack finished 2nd overall to Tio Ellinas.The team and Jack definitely made progress over the weekend with the race car setup after qualifying and are optimistic that this net gain can be taken forward into the rest of the season .A good weekend overall with Jack now a very solid 3rd place in the championship and well in touch with the leaders.

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