About Carlin
Carlin Motorsport was founded in 1996 to operate a pit-stop challenge around Europe for the Williams F1 team. In 1999, the team entered its first full season of racing with Narain Karthikeyan in British F3. The team went on to win six races that season, signalling the potential that would make Carlin the most successful team in British F3 history.
Since then, Carlin has competed in Porsche Supercup, Nissan World Series, Formula BMW UK, World Series by Renault and F3 Euro Series with race winning success.
One of the most successful single-seater teams outside F1, Carlin has won 163 races in its ten year racing history and claimed five British F3 championships. Whatever the level of motorsport or the age of the driver, Carlin always aim to give their race drivers the equipment to be able to challenge for race wins.
With an enviable reputation across all levels of single seater racing, Carlin is the team of choice for tomorrow's racing stars - providing a well-trodden staircase to F1.
Over 150 drivers have passed through the doors of the team, many on their way to the highest echelons of the sport, including F1 drivers Kimi Raikkonen, Jenson Button, Nico Rosberg, Robert Kubica, Sebastian Vettel and Jaime Alguersuari.
2007 saw the team purchase the former Brabham F1 factory at Chessington, Surrey, adding an important new element to Carlin. The impressive facility features a wind tunnel and is the base for the team's technological development. Chessington is also home to the team's World Series by Renault cars.
In 2008, Carlin became the first UK Service Partner for the KTM X-BOW, a stunning lightweight sports car which has been created by KTM and their development partners, Audi and Dallara. Carlin can help with everything needed to order and purchase a X-BOW including advice on specification, finance, insurance, aftersales and delivery to our service centre or to your door. Carlin's X-BOW Service Centre is also based at our Chessington factory, making it ideally situated for customers in the south of England.
In November 2009 the team entered a new era, with the purchase of Carlin Motorsport by Capsicum Motorsport Ltd, a company set up by motorsport enthusiast Grahame Chilton. Now trading under the name of Carlin, the team look towards a successful future, incorporating the new GP3 series into its race programme.
For more information on Carlin please contact information@carlin.co.uk .