Evans GP has confirmed the signing of front-running Australian
S5000 driver Cooper Webster for the 2023 GB4 season.
The 19-year-old from Kilmore, Victoria, has been racing in the
Australian Drivers Championship in S5000 for the past two seasons,
taking three victories in total and finishing third overall this
year. His S5000 performances in 2022 also saw him finish as
runner-up in the Tasman Series, where he out-performed ex-F1 star
Giancarlo Fisichella in all four races the Italian driver competed
in.
Webster had previously raced in the National Hyundai Excel
Championship, finishing second in his debut season.
Prior to his step up to cars, Cooper competed in karting across
Australia and Internationally, with the highlights being crowned
Australian KA4 Champion, winning a heat at theIAME International
Final at Le Mans, and claiming five state title crowns. Cooper also
has a strong background in online racing and is a member of the
Oracle Red Bull Racing Esports team.
Cooper Webster said: "I am really excited to join
Evans GP for the 2023 GB4 Championship. It's an amazing opportunity
to race in the UK on some world class tracks and against some top
drivers. For sure it will be a big challenge, but I am ready to
give it everything and can't wait to get the season started.
"The Evans team has a successful track record having achieved
second in the Formula Regional Asia Team Championship in their
debut season last year. They also scored multiple race wins and
podiums with different drivers so I think we can achieve some good
results together."
Team Owner Josh Evans said: "We are really
looking forward to working with Cooper for the upcoming season. He
has been performing well in Australia, with a strong karting
background and his transition to cars has been a real standout.
He's already achieved several wins in the S5000 this year, so he's
in good form heading into the GB4 season.
"It's great to see Cooper join the growing list of young Aussies
making the step-up to racing in the UK, following in the footsteps
of the likes of Mark Webber, Will Power, Daniel Ricciardo, James
Courtney, Marcos Ambrose, Russell Ingall, Scott Pye, Will Davison,
Thomas Randle, Jack Doohan and Australia's newest addition to the
F1 grid, Oscar Piastri."
19 December 2022
