Zedderick Racing

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England Zedderick Racing
Zedderick Racing logo
Full name A Team Called Zedderick
Base England Portishead, England
Team principal/s Doug Hilliard
Race drivers 85. Finland Joonas Raivio
86. England Ben Willis
Test drivers Latvia Andrejs Pestovs
Chassis FC-015
Engine Valiant
Tyres GPVWC
GPVWC Formula Challenge Career
Début 2014 Australian Grand Prix
Latest race 2015 Brazilian Grand Prix
Races competed 34
Constructors' Championships 0
Drivers' Championships 0
Race victories 0
Podiums 0
Pole positions 0
Fastest laps 1
2014 position 12th

Zedderick Racing, which could also be known as A Team Called Zedderick, is a team based in Portishead, England and competes in the 2015 Formula Challenge season, its second season of competition, as well as competing for the first time in the 2015 International Touring Cup season. It is ran by driver/liveryist Doug Hilliard as an extension of his "Zedderick" brand (Long story). The team's Formula Challenge drivers in 2015 are presently Finnish driver Joonas Raivio in car number 85 and English man Ben Willis in car number 86. Latvian veteran Andrejs Pestovs, competed in #85 for most of the season before stepping back following the Italian Grand Prix; he remains as the team's principle reserve and test driver. Spaniard Eduard Batalla and Dutchman Tim Straub have also driving for the team in 2015.

History

2014 season

The team's first season was highly remarkable, vastly exceeding owner Hilliard's expectations, even though at the end of the season the team slipped out of the top 10 in the standings. The team had a best result of 4th, twice, at the second races of the Malaysian and Chinese rounds; the latter represents the team's best overall result, with both cars finishing in the top 6. The team also picked up its first Fastest Lap, at the 2nd race of the Austrian round.

The team's drivers at the end of the season were German Sven Schubert and Pestovs, who joined the team from the United States and Austrian rounds onwards respectively. The team's original line-up was Dutchman Roy Verzijl, who scored most of the team's points but would leave to drive in the Supercup, and Portuguese driver Pedro Gomes, who retired from the league after the Monaco round due to increasing real-life commitments. Indian driver Sandeep Chodha made his league début driving for the team at Canada round, on a one-off appearance due to Pestovs not being available until June. Neither Schubert or Pestovs could take part in the Abu Dhabi and Tobias Olsson from Sweden and Belgium's Andreas Wauters filled in for the race. Olsson's 10th place in the second race at Abu Dhabi would be the last points the team scored that year.

Zedderick Racing ended up 12th in the championship, having scored a total 149 points. The team tied with Velocity Racing, who equaled Zedderick at the final race but moved ahead due to a podium finish counting in their favour.

2015 season

Zedderick announced the retention of Pestovs for a second season, although Sven Schubert left the team to drive in the Supercup. Ben Willis was brought in as Pestovs' teammate for 2015. Both drivers worked hard and were very consistent, however the results were not kind, and it was not until the fifth round at Turkey that the team scored its first points, with a 15th-placed finish for Pestovs. Willis matched that result at the following round at Monaco, but still points were elusive.

Willis would miss a total of four races; at the Portuguese round he was replaced by Spaniard Eduard Batalla who produced the team's best result to that point, 16th, and would go on to find success with Viking Racing. Dutchman Tim Straub joined the team in Willis' seat from the Hungarian through to Italian rounds. Straub would then prove instrumental in securing Finn Joonas Raivio to drive in place of Pestovs at the Italian race as Pestovs was unavailable. Raivio was a sensation, battling in the front runners in his first race finishing 5th, the team's best result in over a year. With Raivio eager to stay on, Pestovs elected to give up his seat and instead moved to the team's sister outfit in the International Touring Cup.

Gallery

2014

2015

Complete Formula Challenge results

(key) (results in bold indicate pole position) (results in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Chassis Engine Tyres Drivers No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 Points Pos
2014 FC-014 GPVWC G AUS
Australia
MYS
Malaysia
BAH
Bahrain
CHN
China
ESP
Spain
MON
Monaco
CAN
Canada
AUT
Austria
GBR
United Kingdom
GER
Germany
HUN
Hungary
BEL
Belgium
ITA
Italy
USA
United States
UAE
United Arab Emirates
JPN
Japan
BRA
Brazil
149 11th
Netherlands Roy Verzijl 20 27 Ret 10 4 12 12 6 4 Ret 16 Ret Ret 6 Ret 7 7 7 11 5 25 17 Ret 14 26
Germany Sven Schubert 11 9 23 16 DNS DNS
Belgium Andreas Wauters 30 23
Portugal Pedro Gomes 21 15 10 32 19 17 15 13 6 17 13 14 18
India Sandeep Chodha 18 21
Latvia Andrejs Pestovs 30 28 26 20 20 24 29 25 22 24 16 Ret 19 30 26 27 21 21
Sweden Tobias Olsson 26 10
2015 FC-015 Valiant G AUS
Australia
BAH
Bahrain
ESP
Spain
POR
Portugal
TUR
Turkey
MON
Monaco
CAN
Canada
GBR
United Kingdom
AUT
Austria
HUN
Hungary
BEL
Belgium
ITA
Italy
SGP
Singapore
USA
United States
UAE
United Arab Emirates
JPN
Japan
BRA
Brazil
25* 19th*
Latvia Andrejs Pestovs 85 Ret 18 34† 26 33 29 27 21 25 15 33† Ret 23 24 26 Ret 23 16 26 23 Ret 17
Finland Joonas Raivio 5 10 11 Ret
England Ben Willis 86 31 28 23 19 29 31 21 Ret 31 15 25 26 23 23 29 15 25 19
Spain Eduard Batalla 16 20
Netherlands Tim Straub 23 25 27 Ret 30 Ret

Car did not finish the race, but were classified as they completed over 75% of the race distance.

* Season in progress.


International Touring Cup

England Zedderick Racing ITC
Zedderick Racing logo
Full name An ITC Team Called Zedderick
Base England Portishead, England
Team principal/s Doug Hilliard
Race drivers 40. Latvia Andrejs Pestovs
41. Spain Gerard Batalla
Test drivers Spain Eduard Batalla
Vehicle Volvo S60
Tyres GPVWC
GPVWC International Touring Cup Career
Début 2015 Portuguese Touring Cup
Latest race 2015 Belgian Touring Cup
Races competed 22
Constructors' Championships 0
Drivers' Championships 0
Race victories 0
Podiums 0
Pole positions 0
Fastest laps 0
2014 position N/A

2015 season

In 2015 Zedderick expanded outside the Career Ladder and into the International Touring Cup, fielding a Volvo S60.

The team initially ran with Spaniard Gerard Batalla and Irishman Thomas Keaveney though the later would pull out after the first round. The team ran Scotty Moore for one round t hen struggled somewhat to find drivers, eventually having Gerard partnered with his own brother Eduard Batalla on a quasi-permanent basis as Eduard could not race full-time. Together, the two battled on but, unfortunately akin to the team's efforts in Formula Challenge that year, points finishes were elusive.

Aptly, at the Spanish round, the two brothers then both finished in top 15 in the second and third races that evening, scoring a nice horde of points and generating a huge boon for the team.

Unfortunately neither brother was available for the next round at Belgium meaning the team skipped a round for the first time in its history.

However, following Andrejs Pestovs' decision to step back from full-time driving in Formula Challenge, Pestovs was eager to race in ITC and took over the #40 car full-time, just in time for the Austrian round.

Gallery

2015

Complete International Touring Cup results

(key) (results in bold indicate pole position) (results in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Vehicle Tyres Drivers No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 Points Pos
2015 Volvo S60 G POR
Portugal
FIN
Finland
UK
United Kingdom
IDN
Indonesia
NZL
New Zealand
JPN
Japan
ESP
Spain
BEL
Belgium
AUT
Austria
ITA
Italy
CAN
Canada
USA
United States
11* 19th*
Ireland Thomas Keaveney 40 30 Ret 29
England Scotty Moore 30 25 27
Spain Eduard Batalla Ret 28 20 26 33 Ret Ret 15 15
Latvia Andrejs Pestovs
Spain Gerard Batalla 41 29 26 21 22 24 23 23 23 18 23 27 21 Ret 24 Ret 26 21 18 16 11 12 WD WD WD

Car did not finish the race, but were classified as they completed over 75% of the race distance.

* Season in progress.


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