News Release 13th January 2016 HARRISON NEWEY SIGNS TO VAN AMERSFOORT RACING FOR DEBUT FIA EUROPEAN F3 SEASON IN 2016 Britain’s Harrison Newey will graduate to the FIA Formula Three Championship this year after confirming a seat at the renowned Van Amersfoort Racing team (VAR). The 17-year old driver enjoyed a successful 2015 season, finishing runner-up in the BRDC Formula 4 Championship with two wins and twelve further podium positions. Following several successful test sessions late last season Newey is all set to undertake his first full season in the FIA European Formula Three Championship with the Dutch team. Newey will compete in a Mercedes powered Dallara, partnering Pedro Piquet and Callum IIott; the drivers so far confirmed at VAR. Newey continues his progress up the single-seater ranks in 2016 after impressing during his full single-season debut year in 2015.Allied to success in the UK, Newey also contested several German F4 races – with VAR, where he gained valuable experience racing against some of Europe’s best young drivers. The winter months saw more track time for Newey as he competed in the MRF Series throughout the Middle East and Asia. The new challenge of competing in the FIA European Formula Three Championship will see Newey go wheel-to-wheel against the cream of young racing talent. The series attracts widespread media coverage with races shown across the globe on Eurosport, ESPN, Motors TV, BT Sport and many other prominent channels. F3 Testing will continue at the beginning of March before the season begins at Paul Ricard in the South of France on April 1-3. Teams have a total of 12 test days, six of which are private, while the other six are official group tests Quotes HarrIson Newey “I am very happy to sign with Van Amersfoort Racing (VAR) for my first season in the FIA Formula Three Championship. I know Frits and the team well now after competing with them in Germany last year and also doing my first tests in an F3 car. “I am hugely motivated to race in one of the world’s most competitive single-seater series this season. I think that with VAR it will be the ideal grounding for me to further my racing ambitions and to acquire all the attributes to gain as much experience as possible with a new car and mostly new tracks. I am really looking forward to tackling these fresh challenges.” FrIts van Amersfoort, Owner of VAR “It is great news that Harrison is racing with us in F3 this season. Of course we know him from F4 last season and we enjoyed working with him greatly. He is talented, capable and dedicated; we are thrilled to have him with us. “Harrison’s work ethic, which he showed last season, will give him a good advantage as there is no magic in F3; it is all about hard work and determination. He is still a young lad but he shows a very impressive level of dedication to his racing which is a very important ingredient to have.” HarrIson Newey (GB) DOB – 25th July 1998 Born: Oxford, England Lives: Ascot, England RacIng Record 2009-2013 – Kart Racing 2014 – Final round of French F4 and BRDC Formula 4 Winter Championship 2015 – 2nd in BRDC Formula 4 Championship (2 wins, 12 podiums); ADAC Formula 4 Championship 2015-16 – MRF Challenge First F3 test: Oschersleben, October 2015 About Van Amersfoort RacIng Van Amersfoort Racing is a Dutch racing team competing in the FIA F3 European Championship and ADAC FIA Formula 4 Championship. The team was founded in 1975 by Frits van Amersfoort. Over the years it has won many national and international championships which make VAR one of the most successful racing teams within the Netherlands. Max Verstappen, Jos Verstappen, Huub Rothengatter, Christijan Albers and Tom Coronel are a few big names in Dutch motorsport who have driven for Van Amersfoort Racing. 2016 FIA Formula 3 European Championship 1-3 Apr Paul Ricard, France 22-24 Apr Budapest, Hungary 13-15 May Pau, France 20-22 May Red Bull Ring, Austria 24-26 Jun Norisring, Germany 15-17 Jul Zandvoort, Netherlands 28 – 30 July Spa Francorchamps 9-11 Sep Nürburgring, Germany 30 Sep-2 Oct Imola, Italy 14-16 Oct Hockenheim, Germany For further information on Harrison Newey please contact Sam Smith at [email protected] .