BlackArts Racing announces the signing of Dutch race driver Joey Alders for the final round of the Asian F3 Winter Series, February 22-24th at Sepang International Circuit.

After excellent test results with BlackArts Racing in Formula Renault at Zhuhai International Circuit, next weekend the 19 year old Dutch racing talent will take a seat in Formula 3 for the very first time.

Successes

Joey began racing karts competitively at the age of 10 and enjoyed various successes in the Netherlands and internationally, until stepping up to formula cars in 2018 in the ADAC F4 Championship. Alders said: “I am very excited to race at Sepang and very thankful to BAR that they are giving me this opportunity. I am hoping to gain as much experience as possible in the Formula 3.”

Strong natural talent

BlackArts Racing’s Team Principal Bill O’Brien said: “Joey impressed us immensely in his recent Formula Renault test days here in Zhuhai. He has strong natural talent and works well applying the data to improve his laptimes. F3 will be a new challenge for him and we are looking forward to being part of furthering his pro racing career.”

Final round

Next weekend Sepang International Circuit will host the final event of the three round/9 race Asian F3 Winter Series. The championship visited Buriram International Circuit in Thailand on January 11th-12th, and Sepang International Circuit in Malaysia on January 19th-20th.