Freddie Slater

Freddie Slater (; born 9 August 2008) is a British racing driver who competes in the FIA Formula 3 Championship for Trident as part of the Audi Driver Development Programme.

Born and raised in Warwickshire, Slater began competitive kart racing aged seven. During his successful karting career—culminating in his victories at the World Championship in 2020 and the European Championship in 2021 and 2023 (KZ2)—Slater graduated to sportscar racing, aged 14. Following multiple titles in Ginettas, Slater progressed to junior formulae with his record-breaking 2024 campaign in Italian F4, alongside his victory in F4 UAE. Graduating to Formula Regional in 2025, he won the European Championship and finished runner-up in the Middle East.

Early life Slater has been sponsored by his family's company, Baylis & Harding, throughout his karting and junior formulae career. Slater was born on 9 August 2008 in Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England. His father, Adrian Slater, is the owner and managing director of luxury toiletries company Baylis & Harding, which was founded by his paternal grandparents, David Slater and Marcia Simmons, in 1968; his aunt, Tania Fossey ( Slater), also manages the company. The company previously sponsored Nick Yelloly in the 2015 GP2 Series and the return of Billy Monger in the 2018 BRDC British Formula 3 Championship. His godfather, Mark Sumpter, competed under the Porsche marquee alongside his father. Throughout his karting career, Slater won no fewer than nine titles in competitive karting in his native country and on an international level. Most notably, Slater won the 2020 Junior World Karting Championship, beating the likes of Arvid Lindblad and Ugo Ugochukwu to the title, and the 2021 FIA Karting European Championship by over 30 points.

Ginetta Junior (2022–2023) Aged 14, Slater debuted in sportscar racing at the Ginetta Junior Championship in 2022. After becoming the youngest-ever driver to win the Winter Trophy, he also dominated the 2023 championship.

Formula 4 (2023–2024) 2023: Junior formulae debut Slater progressed to Formula 4 in 2023, contesting select rounds of the British, Euro 4, and Italian Championships. Slater made his single-seater debut in August 2023 for Double R Racing, in the British Formula 4 Championship, where he finished fourth on his debut establishing the fastest race lap on his third race. In September, Slater entered the Euro 4 Championship for rounds 2 and 3 with Prema Racing. Marking his debut with the team, Slater scored tenth place in the championship with 30 points and one pole-position to his name. Later that month, Slater participated in the Italian F4 Championship during rounds 6 and 7 with Van Amersfoort Racing.

2024: Record-breaking campaigns Following victory in the UAE, Slater dominated Italian F4 in 2024 with a record-breaking 15 wins from 21 races. In preparation for a full season in Italian F4, Slater competed in Formula 4 UAE with Mumbai Falcons. Slater ended up taking the championship victory by beating teammate Kean Nakamura-Berta to the title. In 2024, Slater would race in the Italian F4 Championship full-time with Prema Racing. With his early-season successes, Autosport listed him as one of five "drivers who could become Britain's next Formula One winners". He was crowned as the season's champion during Race 2 of Round 6 at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya.

Slater added multiple victories as he finished runner-up in the Euro 4 Championship. Slater finished the season with a monumental 15 wins, eleven pole positions, and ten fastest laps. This broke the series record for most wins in a season, which was previously held by Andrea Kimi Antonelli with 13 wins in 2022. He would also have the largest points margin in the series' history, with 143 points separating him and runner up Jack Beeton. Slater also raced in the Euro 4 Championship, also with Prema Racing. He finished the season in second, while acquiring two race wins and 106 points. Slater made his Formula Regional debut with SJM Theodore Prema Racing in the 2024 Macau Grand Prix. Slater would not finish the race due to a final lap crash, but was classified in 13th since he completed over 85% of the race. Slater was in fourth for most of the race, but crashed into the barriers while attempting a divebomb overtake on Noel León, who was third.

2025: European champion and Middle East vice-champion Slater progressed to Formula Regional full-time in 2025, finishing runner-up in the Middle East and winning the European Championship. In preparation for his 2025 FRECA campaign, Slater competed in the Formula Regional Middle East Championship with Mumbai Falcons. He had a successful start to the season, winning two out of three races and both pole positions during round 1 at the Yas Marina Circuit. During round 4, which was also held at Yas Marina, Slater claimed two more wins and during races one and three. Throughout the season, he was engaged in a title fight with Evan Giltaire of ART Grand Prix, ultimately finishing second in the standings and first in the Rookie Cup, with a total of 228 points and four wins. Slater stepped up to the Formula Regional European Championship for 2025, continuing with Prema Racing.

Alongside his main campaigns, Slater made select appearances in the GB3 Championship and took pole position at the Macau Grand Prix. Along with his main campaigns, Slater competed in selected rounds of the 2025 GB3 Championship with Hillspeed. During the first round at Silverstone Circuit, Slater set the GB3 lap record at the track in qualifying, earning both pole-positions for the round. He proceeded to win two of the three races held, earning the fastest lap for both, with the third race ending in a 13th place finish following a collision with Nikita Johnson. After skipping the second round, Slater returned for the third round at the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps. After claiming the fastest laps for Race 1 and Race 2, Slater won the third race from last on the grid following a decision to wear dry-weather tyres on the drying track.

2026: Oceania Trophy At the start of 2026, in preparation for his Formula 3 campaign, Slater will contest the Formula Regional Oceania Trophy with M2 Competition.

FIA Formula 3 (2025–present) 2025: Debut podium In October 2024, Slater partook in the post-season tests in Jerez and Barcelona with Rodin Motorsport. In March 2025, Slater joined AIX Racing to partake in the Bahrain in-season test. He debuted for the team in Sakhir, qualifying tenth and finishing second in the reverse-grid sprint race, amidst a battle for the lead with Nikola Tsolov; he retired from the feature race due to damage sustained from an opening-lap collision with Alessandro Giusti. Slater returned during the eighth round at Spa-Francorchamps with Hitech TGR; he qualified twelfth, earning him pole position for the sprint, where he struggled with tyre wear and dropped to tenth before receiving 20 seconds of track limits penalties.

2026: Rookie season Slater is set to make a full step to FIA Formula 3 for the 2026 season with Trident.

Formula One In January 2026, Slater became the first member of the Audi Driver Development Programme.

Formula E In March 2026, Slater will debut in Formula E machinery, driving for Andretti during the Madrid rookie test.

Karting record Karting career summary Season Series Team Position 2016 Florida Winter Tour — Micro ROK 4th SKUSA Pro Tour — Micro Swift Team Benik Kart 15th SKUSA SuperNationals — Micro Swift 2017 LGM Series — IAME Cadet Fusion Motorsport 4th Kartmasters British Grand Prix — IAME Cadet 6th Super 1 National Championships — IAME Cadet 5th SKUSA SuperNationals — Mini Swift Team Benik 10th 2018 LGM Series — IAME Cadet Fusion Motorsport Kartmasters British Grand Prix — IAME Cadet British Championships — IAME Cadet 4th IAME International Final — X30 Mini SKUSA SuperNationals — Mini Swift Team Benik 11th 2019 IAME Winter Cup — X30 Mini Fusion Motorsport IAME Euro Series — X30 Mini IAME International Final — X30 Mini SKUSA Pro Tour — X30 Junior Team Benik SKUSA SuperNationals — X30 Junior 5th 2020 IAME Winter Cup — X30 Junior Fusion Motorsport 4th WSK Champions Cup — OK-J Ricky Flynn Motorsport 14th South Garda Winter Cup — OK-J WSK Super Master Series — OK-J 8th WSK Euro Series — OK-J 8th Champions of the Future - OK-J3rd CIK-FIA European Championship — OK-J 7th CIK-FIA World Championship — OK-J WSK Open Cup — OK-J 2021 WSK Champions Cup — OK-J Ricky Flynn Motorsport 8th South Garda Winter Cup — OK-J WSK Super Master Series — OK-J 4th WSK Euro Series — OK-J Champions of the Future — OK-J CIK-FIA European Championship — OK-J CIK-FIA World Championship — OK-J WSK Open Cup — OK-J WSK Final Cup — OK-J 17th 2022 Champions of the Future Winter Series — OK Ricky Flynn Motorsport 30th WSK Super Master Series — OK WSK Euro Series — OK 19th Italian Championship — OK Champions of the Future — OK 11th CIK-FIA European Championship — OK 21st CIK-FIA World Championship — OK 5th 2023 WSK Champions Cup — KZ2 Birel ART Racing WSK Super Master Series — KZ2 6th WSK Open Series — KZ2 35th CIK-FIA European Championship — KZ2 Source:

Complete CIK-FIA results Complete CIK-FIA Karting World Championship results

Complete CIK-FIA Karting European Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Racing record Racing career summary Season Series Team Races Wins Poles Podiums Points Position 2022 Ginetta Junior Championship R Racing 9 0 0 0 0 133 15th Ginetta Junior Winter Series 4 3 1 2 3 122 2023 Ginetta Junior Championship R Racing 20 16 13 6 18 660 F4 British Championship Double R Racing 6 0 0 1 0 52 17th Euro 4 Championship Prema Racing 6 0 1 0 0 30 10th Italian F4 Championship Van Amersfoort Racing 6 0 0 0 0 24 16th Macau Formula 4 Race SJM Theodore Prema Racing 1 0 0 0 0 9th Formula 4 UAE Championship – Trophy Round Prema Racing 2 0 0 0 1 NC 2024 Formula 4 UAE Championship Mumbai Falcons Racing Limited 15 2 0 4 6 172 Italian F4 Championship Prema Racing 20 15 11 10 16 383 Euro 4 Championship 9 2 2 1 4 106 GB3 Championship Rodin Motorsport 3 0 0 0 0 51 22nd Macau Grand Prix SJM Theodore Prema Racing 1 0 0 0 0 13th 2025 Formula Regional Middle East Championship Mumbai Falcons Racing Limited 15 4 4 4 5 228 Formula Regional European Championship Prema Racing 20 8 6 7 12 313 FIA Formula 3 Championship AIX Racing 2 0 0 1 1 10 27th Hitech TGR 1 0 0 0 0 GB3 Championship Hillspeed 9 3 2 4 5 203 12th Macau Grand Prix SJM Theodore Prema Racing 1 0 1 1 0 DNF 2026 Formula Regional Oceania Trophy M2 Competition 15 3 1 1 6 310 FIA Formula 3 Championship Trident 14 1 2 2 7 130* * Source: Season still in progress. Reduced points awarded as between 25% and 50% of race distance was completed.

Complete Formula Regional Oceania Trophy results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Complete New Zealand Grand Prix results Year Team Car Qualifying Main race 2026 M2 Competition Tatuus FT-60 - Toyota 4th 4th