★ THE DRIVER · FIA FORMULA 3 · 2026
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RACING IS ALL ABOUTFEELINGS & INTELLIGENCE.

Hugh Barter. Born in Nagoya, Japan. Raised in Melbourne, Australia's Grand Prix city. Now based in France, racing across Europe in the FIA Formula 3 Championship. The path to F1 starts here.

01 · BIOGRAPHY

DEMAND RESPECT.OR EXPECT DEFEAT.

Born in Nagoya, Japan, and raised in Australia's Grand Prix city — Melbourne — Hugh's passion for his sport is infectious, and his intention is clear: to become Formula 1 World Champion.

Hugh's talent was evident the moment he started karting, and culminated in him leading Daniel Ricciardo's Ricciardo Kart Australian Factory Team.

2020Hugh's first ever drive in a racing car saw him win the prestigious Richard Mille Young Talent Academy shootout — leading to his representation of the Academy in the 2021 French F4 Championship, where he finished second overall.

2022Hugh emerged as vice-champion in both French and Spanish F4 championships.

2023With his stunning F4 debut behind him, Hugh broke the conventional path — skipping Formula Regional Europe and jumping directly into the international FIA Formula 3 Championship, securing top-ten finishes at the Austrian, British and Belgian Grand Prix.

With his natural ability, commitment to his craft and the pursuit of excellence, Hugh is about to start the next phase of his exciting journey towards his ultimate goal — Formula 1.

02 · LATEST PERFORMANCE

2023 FIA F3 —HIGHLIGHTS.

Top-ten finishes across three F1 weekends and a fastest-lap record in Monaco. The marker laid down for 2026.

★ MONACO · SPRINT
Circuit de Monaco
Fastest LapRECORD
AUSTRIA · FEATURE
Red Bull Ring
Finishing PositionP8
SILVERSTONE · SPRINT
Silverstone Circuit
Finishing PositionP6
SPA · SPRINT
Spa-Francorchamps
Finishing PositionP6
"It's the mind that makes the difference."
— HUGH BARTER

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ABOUT HUGH BARTER

 

Born in Nagoya, Japan, and raised in Australia’s Grand Prix city – Melbourne, his passion for his sport is infectious, and his intention is clear – to become Formula 1 World Champion. 

 

Hugh's talent was evident the moment he started karting, and culminated on him leading Daniel Ricciardo's, Ricciardo Kart Australian Factory Team.

In 2020 Hugh's first ever drive in a racing car saw him win the prestigious Richard Mille Young Talent Academy shootout, leading to his representation of the Academy in the 2021 French F4 Championship where he finished second overall. In 2022, Hugh emerged as vice-champion in both French and Spanish F4 championship.

 

With his stunning F4 debut behind him, Hugh broke the conventional path, skipping Formula Regional Europe, jumping directly into the international FIA Fourmula 3 Championship in 2023 and securing top ten finishes in races at the Austrian, British and Belgian Grand Prix.

 

With his natural ability, commitment to his craft, the pursuit of excellence, Hugh is about to start the next phase of his exciting journey towards his ultimate goal – Formula 1.

DRIVING IS ABOUT FEELINGS AND INTELLIGENCE


The race will teach you how hard you had to work to achieve something

HUGH BARTER

Race Driver

 

Height: 176cm

Weight: 66kg

Nationality: Australian & Japanese

DRIVER PERFORMANCE

 

2019:
Australian Kart Championship (Junior) - 2nd
Rotax Pro Tour Championship (Junior) - 3rd
Rotax World Grand Final (Junior) 
 - Qualified - 3rd Final - 9th

 

2020:
Australian Kart Championship (Elite Junior Class)
Round 1 – Win
(Season suspended due to COVID pandemic)

 

2021:
FIA French F4 Championship (FFSA Academy) - 2nd


2022:
FIA French F4Championship (FFSA Academy) - 2nd
Pole position: 7 times, Win: 10 races,

Podium: 14 races, Fastest lap record: 13 races


FIA F4 Spanish Championship - 2nd
Pole Position: 4 times, Win: 6 races,

Podium: 10 races, Fastest lap record: 6 races


2023:
FIA F3 Championship
Monaco Sprint race - Fastest lap record
Austria Feature race - 8th,

Silverstone Sprint race – 6th, 
Spa-Francorchamps Sprint race - 6th

 

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