Matthew Rees (racing driver)


Matthew Owain Rees is a British racing driver from Wales who most recently competed in the 2024 Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain, having previously competed in the GB3 Championship from 2022 to 2023. He was the 2021 F4 British Championship champion, and is a BRDC Superstar.

Career

Karting

Rees competed in various karting championships across the United Kingdom, before he drove in international karting in 2018 and 2019, including in the FIA European Karting Championship and the FIA Karting World Championship.

F4 British Championship

Rees made his car racing debut in the 2021 F4 British Championship, driving for JHR Developments. He took double pole position at round 1, but finished 13th in race 1 after an unsuccessful tyre gamble. After taking another double pole at the second round at Snetterton Circuit, he converted this into victory in race 1 and race 3. He took pole position for race 1 at the third round at Brands Hatch, making it his fifth consecutive pole of the season.
After a quieter middle of the season, Rees took double pole position at the penultimate round at Donington Park, and converted it into wins in the first and third race. Entering the final round of the season in the championship lead, Rees finished in the top 5 in all three races, enough to seal the overall title and rookie title.

GB3 Championship

2022

On 12 January 2022, it was announced that Rees would step up to the 2022 GB3 Championship, driving again for JHR Developments. He finished third in his debut race, and took two other podiums finished across the season, including a win at Brands Hatch, and pole at the same weekend after Tom Lebbon received a grid penalty from the previous round. He finished 6th in the standings.

2023

Rees re-signed with JHR Developments for the 2023 GB3 Championship.

Racing record

Complete F4 British Championship results

YearTeam123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930DCPoints
2021JHR DevelopmentsTHR1
1
13		THR1
2
13		THR1
3
5		SNE
1
1		SNE
2
12		SNE
3
1		BHI
1
910		BHI
2
2		BHI
3
4		OUL
1
2		OUL
2
99		OUL
3
5		KNO
1
3		KNO
2
14		KNO
3
3		THR2
1
9		THR2
2
76		THR2
3
5		CRO
1
3		CRO
2
123		CRO
3
5		SIL
1
2		SIL
2
NC		SIL
3
Ret		DON
1
1		DON
2
79		DON
3
1		BHGP
1
5		BHGP
2
56		BHGP
3
4		1st331

Complete GB3 Championship results

YearTeam123456789101112131415161718192021222324DCPoints
2022JHR DevelopmentsOUL
1
3		OUL
2
4		OUL
3
16		SIL1
1
12		SIL1
2
8		SIL1
3
Ret		DON1
1
8		DON1
2
6		DON1
3
713		SNE
1
Ret		SNE
2
4		SNE
3
127		SPA
1
DSQ		SPA
2
7		SPA
3
15		SIL2
1
8		SIL2
2
6		SIL2
3
66		BRH
1
1		BRH
2
3		BRH
3
132		DON2
1
17		DON2
2
6		DON2
3
96		6th310.5
2023JHR DevelopmentsOUL
1
2		OUL
2
11		OUL
3
1410		SIL1
1
3		SIL1
2
7		SIL1
3
23		SPA
1
Ret		SPA
2
9		SPA
3
Ret		SNE
1
2		SNE
2
4		SNE
3
186		SIL2
1
1		SIL2
2
2		SIL2
3
C		BRH
1
6		BRH
2
5		BRH
3
128		ZAN
1
6		ZAN
2
7		ZAN
3
145		DON
1
2		DON
2
4		DON
3
138		5th370