Chris Froggatt

Christopher Lionel Froggatt (born 11 December 1993) is a British racing driver and team owner who competes in the GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup for Ziggo – Tempesta Racing, a team he founded in 2017.

Career Froggatt began his racing career in 2017, competing for HR Owen in Ferrari Challenge Europe. Racing in the Trofeo Pirelli Pro-Am class, Froggatt won both Silverstone races and race two at the Hungaroring, as well as scoring seven other podiums to finish third in points. Returning to the series for the following year, Froggatt won ten of the 14 races and missed the podium only once to secure the Trofeo Pirelli Pro-Am title in dominant fashion with a round to spare at Barcelona. During 2018, Froggatt also made his debut in GT3 competition, making a one-off appearance in the Italian GT Championship for Ferrari-affiliated AF Corse at Monza, as well as finishing second in the FIA GT Nations Cup.

Having founded Tempesta Racing two years prior, Froggatt and his team joined both the Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup and International GT Open for their first full season in GT3 machinery in 2019, with support from AF Corse and sponsorship from Sky UK. Racing a Ferrari 488 GT3 in the Pro-Am class of the former alongside Jonathan Hui, Froggatt won at Monza and took a podium at Barcelona en route to a third-place points finish. In the latter, Froggatt raced alongside Eddie Cheever III through the first four rounds, taking a Pro-Am podium at Le Castellet before he and the team left the series. During 2019, Froggatt also made select appearances in Ferrari Challenge Europe for HR Owen, as well as representing the United Kingdom in the GT Cup discipline of the FIA Motorsport Games.

In 2020, Froggatt continued with Sky – Tempesta for a dual campaign in both the GT World Challenge Europe Endurance and Sprint Cups. In the Endurance Cup, Froggatt scored a best result of second in class at Imola and the 24 Hours of Spa, before ending the year with a third-place finish at Le Castellet to secure runner-up honors in Pro-Am. In the latter, Froggatt began the season by winning twice at Misano, before winning both Zandvoort races and race two at Barcelona to seal the Pro-Am title. Froggatt then began the following year by finishing second in the GT3 Pro-Am class and third overall at the Gulf 12 Hours for Mercedes-fielding Ram Racing, before winning the 6 Hours of Abu Dhabi for Audi-linked Car Collection Motorsport. For the rest of the year, Froggatt returned to his AF Corse-run Tempesta Racing for another dual campaign in both the GT World Challenge Europe Endurance and Sprint Cups. Finishing 12th in the Sprint Cup's Silver standings alongside Giorgio Roda, Froggatt found more success in the Endurance Cup, winning at Le Castellet and taking a podium at the Nürburgring to clinch the Pro-Am title.

Froggatt driving his Sky – Tempesta Mercedes around Magny-Cours in 2022.

The following year, Froggatt returned to both Cups, as Sky – Tempesta switched to a Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo and its now–Gold Cup entry began to be run by GruppeM Racing. Ahead of the 24 Hours of Spa, Haupt Racing Team took over the running of the team's entry for the remainder of the season, in which Froggatt scored his only class podium at Spa en route to an eighth-place points finish in the Gold Cup standings. During 2022, Froggatt and Tempesta also raced in select rounds of the British GT Championship, albeit with support from 2 Seas Motorsport, as well as finishing third in the GT3 Pro-Am class of the Gulf 12 Hours driving a McLaren 720S GT3 in association with Garage 59. Froggatt was also set to represent the United Kingdom in the GT Cup discpline of the FIA Motorsport Games, but was replaced by Sam Neary after feeling unwell ahead of the weekend.

Expanding the Garage 59 alliance for 2023, Froggatt switched to McLaren in the GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup, as well as staying in the British GT Championship. In the former, Froggatt scored a best result of second at Monza and the Nürburgring, as well as a pair of third-place finishes at Le Castellet and the 24 Hours of Spa to clinch his maiden Bronze Cup title. Racing in the GT3 Silver-Am class of the latter, Froggatt won the first Donington Park race, both Snetterton races and finished on the podium in the remaining six races to secure runner-up honors in class. Towards the end of the year, Froggatt and Sky – Tempesta switched back to Ferrari machinery to race in both the Indianapolis 8 Hours and the Gulf 12 Hours.

Froggatt at the wheel of his Ziggo Sport – Tempesta Ferrari at the 2025 24 Hours of Le Mans.

Returning under AF Corse's wing for 2024, Froggatt primarily raced in the GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup, where he scored a best result of fourth three times to seal his second consecutive Bronze Cup title, earning Tempesta an invitation to the following year's 24 Hours of Le Mans. During 2024, Froggatt also represented the United Kingdom in the GT Cup discpline of the FIA Motorsport Games, in which he scored a silver medal. The following year saw the team ink a branding deal with Dutch Ziggo Sport, with Froggatt racing an AF Corse–run Ferrari 296 GT3 in the GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup and making his 24 Hours of Le Mans debut in the LMGT3 class. During 2025, Froggatt also finished second overall at the Gulf 12 Hours for Ferrari-fielding AlManar by Dragon Racing, and won the 12 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps driving a Porsche 911 GT3 R (992).

Froggatt began 2026 with third in the Bronze class of the Bathurst 12 Hour in cooperation with Ferrari-linked Arise Racing GT, before Ziggo – Tempesta partnered up with Porsche and Herberth Motorsport for its eighth season in the GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup.

Personal life On 7 August 2026, Froggatt married Princess Ilyana Alia of Pahang, the daughter of Sultan Abdullah of Pahang and Julia Rais, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Racing record Racing career summary

† As Froggatt was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points.

Complete GT World Challenge Europe results GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Team Car Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pos. Points 2020 Sky – Tempesta Racing Ferrari 488 GT3 Pro-Am MIS1 MIS2 MIS3 MAG1 MAG2 ZAN1 ZAN2 CAT1 CAT2 CAT3 1st 131 2021 Sky – Tempesta Racing Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020 Silver MAG1 MAG2 ZAN1 ZAN2 MIS1 MIS2 BRH1 BRH2 VAL1 VAL2 12th 222022 Sky – Tempesta with GruppeM Racing Mercedes-AMG GT3 EvoSilver BRH1 BRH2 MAG1 MAG2 ZAN1 ZAN2 MIS1 MIS28th38.5 Sky – Tempesta Racing by HRT VAL1 VAL2

Complete International GT Open results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Entrant Chassis Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Rank Points 2019 Tempesta Racing Ferrari 488 GT3 Pro-Am LEC1 LEC2 HOC1 HOC2 SPA1 SPA2 RBR1 RBR2 SIL1 SIL2 CAT1 CAT2 MNZ1 MNZ2 11th 23

Complete British GT Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results Year Team Co-Drivers Car Class Laps 2025 Ziggo Sport – Tempesta Eddie Cheever III Jonathan Hui Ferrari 296 GT3 LMGT3 335 46th 14th