Hugo Schwarze will make a return to the GB3 Championship for the season opening event at Silverstone with VRD Racing. 

The German driver, who made his single-seater debut in GB3 last year, finished ninth overall in the series last year, with a best result of fourth at both Zandvoort and the Brands Hatch Grand Prix Circuit.

In total, Schwarze secured 13 top-10 finishes on the way to ninth overall in his first single-seater campaign, the highest placed slicks and wings newcomer in last year’s standings. 

Prior to his GB3 graduation, Hugo had claimed the runner-up spot in the 2023 Ginetta Junior Championship, taking two victories, three pole positions, five fastest laps and a total of 11 podiums. In the same year, he was crowned the Rotax Max Challenge Germany Wintercup champion in karting. 

His karting career had only began the season beforehand, competing in Rotax Max across Germany and Europe. 

Having already raced in sports cars this year, he now joins Dan Mitchell’s VRD Racing squad in GB3 for the Silverstone season opener, with the team looking to add to its tally of six wins across the past two campaigns.