Coulthard’s son to make car racing debut in GB4

The teenage son of 13-time Method 1 race winner David Coulthard will make his automotive racing debut in GB4 this 12 months with Douglas Motorsport.

Dayton Coulthard, 16, first started karting in 2019 and has contested a number of completely different classes, together with profitable the WM plate at Whilton Mill final 12 months.

He has already begun testing the new-for-2025 GB4 automotive (which is predicated upon the earlier GB3 challenger) and has joined Douglas as the previous GB3 squad makes its return to competitors having not fielded any drivers final 12 months.

“I’m trying ahead to working with Douglas Motorsport for the 2025 GB4 season,” stated Coulthard. 

“Transferring into automobiles means I’ll have loads to study and I consider that the group can undoubtedly assist with my improvement.”

Douglas group boss Wayne Douglas added: “We’re extraordinarily excited to be working with Dayton as he prepares for his first races in single-seaters. 

“He’s proven plenty of promise up to now with good development, and we look ahead to working with him to develop that expertise because the season progresses. 

“The bounce from karting to single-seaters is an enormous one, however one which Dayton is prepared for, and we’re hopeful of ever stronger outcomes as he positive aspects additional expertise.”

Coulthard turns into the second son of a Nineties McLaren racer to affix the GB4 grid for 2025, with Fortec Motorsport lately asserting Luca Magnussen, the youthful son of Stewart driver Jan and half-brother of Kevin, as a part of its line-up.