Taylor Barnard joins PHM AIX Racing in F2

Taylor Barnard is a 19-year-old British driver. He started his single-seater career in 2020, competing in the Italian F4 with the AKM Motorsport team. However, he only scored 2 points and finished 26th in the championship.

His first good results come in 2022 with a second place finish in the German F4 and Middle East Formula Regional championships. Out of the 33 races that Barnard takes part in, he achieves 17 podium finishes, including seven victories, with the PHM Racing team.

The British driver joins FIA F3 the following year, with Jenzer Motorsport, where he achieves three podium finishes, including one victory in 18 races, as well as a tenth place in the standings. At the beginning of the year, he once again finishes as runner-up in the Middle East Formula Regional with the German team.

The arrival in F2 this year with PHM AIX Racing.

This season, Taylor Barnard will participate in his first year of F2 with the PHM AIX Racing team, which he knows well. He will be teamed up with Joshua Dürksen, who is also a rookie.

🚨 ANNOUNCEMENT 🚨

PHM AIX Racing is pleased to announce Taylor Barnard for the upcoming FIA Formula 2
Championship 2024.
Read more: https://t.co/PLB6JD2JOK pic.twitter.com/gcTqlg72GN

— PHM AIX Racing (@PHMAIX_Racing) February 6, 2024

PHM AIX Racing is pleased to announce Taylor Barnard for the upcoming FIA Formula 2 championship in 2024, reads the tweet.

On behalf of the entire team, I can say that we are more than thrilled and happy to have Taylor on board. Being the most accomplished driver from the PHM Academy, it is the logical step to assess Taylor as the best promising option to succeed as much as possible. He deserves this opportunity and so far, he has lived up to our expectations in all classes with pure dedication, natural talent, speed, and increasing technical precision. All his efforts have yielded good results, which means that in the past three rounds of the FIA F3 2023, he has been the driver with the most points. Taylor is partnering with Joshua Dürksen, and they know each other very well. As the still young PHM AIX Racing team, we are aware that we are facing the most competitive grid below Formula 1. The team is very pleased to have these two extremely motivated F2 rookies on the field, and I expect growing performances throughout the season and surprising positive results. I am excited to start the season with our promising lineup of drivers, states Roland Rehfeld, sports director of PHM AIX.

(I am delighted to announce that I will be participating in the FIA Formula 2 with PHM AIX Racing. This is a new step towards my dream and of course, I hope to be better prepared, but I will do everything in my power and more to perform,” Taylor Barnard rejoices.)