Dexter Patterson

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Dexter Patterson
NationalityUnited Kingdom British
Born (2003-08-18) 18 August 2003 (age 18)
Glasgow, United Kingdom
BRDC British Formula 3 Championship career
Debut season2021
Current teamDouglas Motorsport
Car number55
Starts8 (9 entries)
Wins0
Podiums1
Poles0
Fastest laps0
Previous series
2020
2020		Italian F4 Championship
Formula 4 UAE Championship

Dexter Macham Patterson (born 18 August 2003) is a British racing driver from Scotland set to compete in the 2022 British Touring Car Championship for Laser Tools Racing.[1] Over his career, he has competed in championships such as the GB3 Championship and the Formula Regional European Championship. He was a member of the Sauber Junior Team from 2019 until early 2021.

Career[]

Karting[]

Patterson started competition karting in 2011 at the Trent Valley Kart Club. From there he moved onto natinoal championships, winning the Super 1 National and Formula Kart Stars series in 2015 and achieved victory at the Kartmasters British Grand Prix in 2016 in the Rotax Mini Max class. 2017 would become Patterson's most successful year to date: the Scot triumphed in the Trofeo delle Industrie and won the Karting World Championship on his first attempt.[2] He then raced in karts for two more seasons, with a notable success being victory in the WSK Super Master Series in 2019.[3]

Lower formulae[]

In 2020 Patterson made his single-seater debut with a one-off appearance in the first round of the Formula 4 UAE Championship with Xcel Motorsport.[4] Despite his lack of experience the Scot managed to finish all three races in the points, and ended up twelfth in the standings, ahead of four drivers who had competed in more races than him.[5]

Patterson's main campaign for that season would lie in the Italian F4 Championship, where he would partner Jesse Salmenautio and fellow rookies Zdeněk Chovanek and Sebastian Øgaard at Bhaitech.[6] He had a successful first round at Misano, where he got points in all three races, and he finished ninth in the following race at Imola.[7][8] The eight points Patterson scored through the first four races would unfortunately be his only points of the season, as the team struggled with reliability. Patterson ended up 22nd in the championship, behind all of his teammates. He finished 15th in the Rookies' standings.

BRDC British F3 Championship[]

For 2021 the Scot progressed into the BRDC British Formula 3 Championship, driving for Douglas Motorsport alongside Reema Juffali.[9] His first podium came at just his third race, with third place at the Brands Hatch Circuit.[10] The next round at Silverstone would bring controversy however, as Patterson was disqualified from the first two races and excluded from the third one after an altercation in the paddock with Bryce Aron, who had collided with the Scot in the second race.[11] Patterson bounced back in round three at Donington Park with three top ten finishes and a best result of fourth that weekend, but would withdraw from the following round at Spa-Francorchamps. He finished the season in 21st place, being one of 19 drivers to have scored a podium throughout the campaign.

Formula Regional European Championship[]

On the 20 July 2021 Monolite Racing announced that Patterson would be replacing the outgoing Jasin Ferati in the Formula Regional European Championship for the Spa-Francorchamps round.[12] He finished the first race in 19th place, but would go on to score his first points in just his second start, finishing seventh and bringing Monolite their first points of the year.

Formula One[]

In 2019 the karting division of the Sauber Junior Team signed Patterson for the Scot's final year of karting competition.[13] When Patterson moved up to single-seaters in 2020 he was confirmed to become part of the academy.[14] In February 2021, Patterson was released from the programme.[15]

Racing record[]

Career summary[]

Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
2020 Formula 4 UAE Championship Xcel Motorsport 3 0 0 0 0 32 12th
Italian F4 Championship Bhaitech 20 0 0 0 0 8 22nd
2021 BRDC British Formula 3 Championship Douglas Motorsport 8 0 0 0 1 70 21st
Formula Regional European Championship Monolite Racing 2 0 0 0 0 6 21st
Euroformula Open Championship Drivex School 3 0 0 0 0 0 NC†

* Season still in progress.

Complete Italian F4 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 Pos Points
2020 Bhaitech MIS
1
10 		MIS
2
8 		MIS
3
10 		IMO1
1
9 		IMO1
2
Ret 		IMO1
3
13 		RBR
1
Ret 		RBR
2
16 		RBR
3
16 		MUG
1
19 		MUG
2
21 		MUG
3
22 		MNZ
1
12 		MNZ
2
18 		MNZ
3
11 		IMO2
1
14 		IMO2
2
Ret 		IMO2
3
23 		VLL
1
Ret 		VLL
2
C 		VLL
3
21 		22nd 8

Complete BRDC British Formula 3 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
2021 Douglas Motorsport BRH
1
13 		BRH
2
11 		BRH
3
33 		SIL1
1
DSQ 		SIL1
2
DSQ 		SIL1
3
EX 		DON1
1
7 		DON1
2
8 		DON1
3
44 		SPA
1
WD 		SPA
2
WD 		SPA
3
WD 		SNE
1 		SNE
2 		SNE
3 		SIL2
1 		SIL2
2 		SIL2
3 		OUL
1 		OUL
2 		OUL
3 		DON2
1 		DON2
2 		DON2
3 		21st 70

Complete Formula Regional European 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 DC Points
2021 Monolite Racing IMO
1 		IMO
2 		CAT
1 		CAT
2 		MCO
1 		MCO
2 		LEC
1 		LEC
2 		ZAN
1 		ZAN
2 		SPA
1
19 		SPA
2
7 		RBR
1 		RBR
2 		VAL
1 		VAL
2 		MUG
1 		MUG
2 		MNZ
1
WD 		MNZ
2
WD 		21st 6

References[]

  1. ^ "Laser Tools Racing brings in Dexter Patterson for BTCC debut". TouringCarTimes. 20 December 2021. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
  2. ^ "Britons Keirle, Patterson become 2017 karting world champions". www.motorsport.com. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
  3. ^ "WSK Official Site - World Global System". www.wskarting.it. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
  4. ^ Allen, Peter (6 January 2019). "Dexter Patterson to make single-seater debut in F4 UAE with Xcel Motorsport". FormulaScout. Retrieved 6 January 2019.
  5. ^ Waring, Bethonie (10 January 2020). "Francesco Pizzi takes hat-trick of UAE F4 victories on debut". Formula Scout. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
  6. ^ "Patterson joins BhaiTech Racing for 2020 Italian Formula 4 season". 25 June 2020. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
  7. ^ Waring, Bethonie (2 August 2020). "Francesco Pizzi holds off Mini at Misano to take Italian F4 lead". Formula Scout. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
  8. ^ Suttill, Josh (29 August 2020). "Ugran resists Red Bull juniors to win Italian F4 opener at Imola". Formula Scout. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
  9. ^ Wood, Ida (2 March 2021). "Dexter Patterson steps up to BRDC British F3 with Douglas Motorsport". Formula Scout. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
  10. ^ Whitfield, Steve (23 May 2021). "Mansell ends British F3 opener with reversed grid Brands Hatch win". Formula Scout. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
  11. ^ Whitfield, Steve (27 June 2021). "Dexter Patterson excluded from BRDC British F3 round at Silverstone". Formula Scout. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
  12. ^ Wood, Ida (20 July 2021). "Dexter Patterson set to race in both British F3 and FREC this weekend". Formula Scout. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
  13. ^ Waring, Bethonie (31 March 2019). "Sauber expands junior team into karting with Kart Republic". Formula Scout. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
  14. ^ Wood, Ida (24 June 2020). "Sauber relaunches its F1 junior programme with four drivers". Formula Scout. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
  15. ^ Wood, Ida (26 October 2021). "Patterson reunites with Monolite for second FREC appearance at Monza". Formula Scout. Retrieved 26 October 2021.

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