Oliver Goethe signs with Trident for 2023 Formula 3 season

Oliver Goethe signs with Trident for 2023 Formula 3 season

ROFGO Junior Oliver Goethe has secured a seat at the 2023 FIA F3 Champion team Trident Motorsport for his first full season in one of the most competitive junior single-seater series in the world.  

“I am delighted to join Trident for my first full season in FIA F3. I drove with the Team in Jerez, and it was a great experience. They are very professional and have achieved some great success in this championship. I know we are capable of some good results together, and I can’t wait to get the season started. Thanks to ROFGO, Gulf Oil International, Tag Heuer, Venture Engineering, Pit Stop Monte Carlo, Bullet Sport Management, and of course my parents and my coach Stuart for all the help.” - Oliver. 

Oliver joined Millfield in 2021, and at 18-years-old, stepped up to F3 machinery in 2021, racing in Formula Regional European Championship by Alpine – one of the most competitive junior championships in the world in only his second season in single seaters. He started the 2022 season by making his GT racing debut in the 24 Hours of Dubai and stormed into GT4 class victory.   

In 2022, Oliver wrapped up his most successful season to date by winning the Euroformula Open Championship. In 26 rounds, across nine events, he took 11 wins and a further seven podium finishes. Oliver also secured seven pole positions and 12 fastest laps, cruising to the title in a season that included five consecutive victories. Oliver now moves up to F3 full-time after an extremely successful year.  

This year, he made his FIA F3 debut, making two appearances at the Hungaroring and at Spa – Francorchamps with great success, and in Budapest, he took reverse grid pole position. Oliver impressed at the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps in Belgium, where he had a fantastic race weekend; at the FIA F3 Feature Race where he set the fourth fastest lap time beating all the main championship contenders during the Friday qualifying. He set the fourth fastest time in the Qualifying and was battling for the win, even leading the Feature Race at one point before crossing the line in P4, beating many of the more experienced full-time drivers. 

For 2023, Oliver will run a full campaign in the championship, which is the third rung of the Road to F1 ladder, running on Formula 1 race weekends. Oliver impressed with his first experience with Trident Racing as he took part in the official FIA F3 post-season test in Jerez with the Italian team and set the second-fastest time overall at the end of the third day as the top rookie. 

The 2023 FIA Formula 3 season will comprise a total of ten rounds across three continents, including Melbourne, Australia, and Oliver’s home race in Monte Carlo, Monaco, with the first race taking place on 4-5 March in Bahrain.  

“Oliver completed a remarkable 2022 season. Besides his dominant performance in Euroformula Open, winning his maiden title, he also made his mark in FIA F3 during his guest appearances, proving he is ready to take the next step and why he deserves a Trident seat. We are delighted with his progress and will continue to support him in moving up the single-seater ladder. Trident is a highly successful team and from what we have seen in the post-season test in Jerez, Ollie already feels comfortable in his new setting. The 2023 season can’t start soon enough!” - Jamie Campbell-Walter, Managing Director, Bullet Sports Management. 

 

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