Zeewolde, January 21, 2020 – Van Amersfoort Racing is very excited to announce the signing of Jonny Edgar. The young Briton will, as a Red Bull Junior, compete for VAR in both the 2020 ADAC German Formula 4 and Italian F4 Championship. Racing is deeply rooted in Edgar’s family DNA. Turning only 16 in February […]
Italian F4 Championships, Rd.5, 31 August/1 September 2019 Jonny’s hard work and perseverance were richly rewarded by a podium finish at Imola that has provided him with a top ten place in the Italian F4 Championships. With over 30 drivers taking part in this event, competition was especially intense all weekend. The Autodromo Enzo e […]
Italian F4 Championship, Rd.3, Hungaroring, 6/7 July 2019 Jonny and his Jenzer team were able to ring the changes last weekend when he posted some very encouraging results at the Hungaroring. Despite fierce opposition from 34 other contenders, he established himself in the top six during both of Friday’s free practice sessions. Things didn’t work […]
Italian F4 Championship, Rd.2, Misano, 18/19 May 2019 Jonny was a man on a mission at Misano when he took part in Round 2 of the highly competitive Italian F4 Championships. In doing so, he overcame a catalogue of difficulties that had plagued him throughout Saturday. During the couple of free practice sessions on Friday […]
Jonny Edgar (GBR – Forza Racing – OK) Red Bull Junior Jonny Edgar had great success in 2018, completing his Karting career with victory in the SKUSA Summer Nationals Senior X30 Championship. 14-year-old Briton Edgar was very much in the hunt in the CIK FIA World Championships in Kristianstad, Sweden but took a knock when his […]
SKUSA SUMMER NATIONALS AT INDIANAPOLIS, 11/12 August 2018 Jonny was invited to take part in the SKUSA Summer Nationals at Indianapolis as a guest of the Benik team. Competing in the X30 Senior Class, he emerged from Saturday and Sunday’s finals as the top scorer, despite stiff opposition from America’s top karting stars, plus a […]
WSK Open Cup, Garda, 21/24 June 2018 Jonny’s resolve was severely tested during the WSK Open Cup at Garda. However, despite horrendous results on Saturday, he passed the test with flying colours during Sunday’s two finals. He emerged from Friday’s Timed Qualifying session lying 4th overall, behind the three Italian drivers Lorenzo Ferrari, Nicolo Cuman […]
FIA European Championship, Rd.1, Sarno, 18-22 April 2018 Jonny’s championship aspirations were dealt a major blow over the weekend at Sarno and it all came down to tyres. Bridgestone had provided tyres from two distinct batches and, despite denials one was distinctly superior to the other. About 20 drivers amongst the 80 strong entry were […]