Chris Froggatt
British racing driver (born 1993)
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Christopher Lionel Froggatt (born 11 December 1993) is a British racing driver who competes in the GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup for Ziggo – Tempesta Racing, a team he founded in 2017.
| Chris Froggatt | |
|---|---|
Froggatt in 2020 | |
| Nationality |  British |
| Born | 11 December 1993 Windsor, Berkshire, England |
| Racing licence |  FIA Silver |
| Championship titles | |
| 2023-2024 2021 2020 2018 | GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup – Bronze GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup – Pro-Am GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup – Pro-Am Ferrari Challenge Europe – Trofeo Pirelli Pro-Am |
Career
Froggatt began his racing career in 2017, competing for HR Owen in Ferrari Challenge Europe.[1] Racing in the Trofeo Pirelli Pro-Am class, Froggatt won both Silverstone races and race two at the Hungaroring, as well as scoring seven other podiums to finish third in points.[2][3] Returning to the series for the following year,[4] Froggatt won ten of the 14 races and missed the podium only once to secure the Trofeo Pirelli Pro-Am title in dominant fashion with a round to spare at Barcelona.[5] During 2018, Froggatt also made his debut in GT3 competition, making a one-off appearance in the Italian GT Championship for Ferrari-affiliated AF Corse at Monza,[6] as well as finishing second in the FIA GT Nations Cup.[7]
Having founded Tempesta Racing two years prior, Froggatt and his team joined both the Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup and International GT Open for their first full season in GT3 machinery in 2019, with support from AF Corse and sponsorship from Sky UK.[8] Racing a Ferrari 488 GT3 in the Pro-Am class of the former alongside Jonathan Hui, Froggatt won at Monza and took a podium at Barcelona en route to a third-place points finish.[9][10] In the latter, Froggatt raced alongside Eddie Cheever III through the first four rounds, taking a Pro-Am podium at Le Castellet before he and the team left the series.[11] During 2019, Froggatt also made select appearances in Ferrari Challenge Europe for HR Owen,[12] as well as representing the United Kingdom in the GT Cup discipline of the FIA Motorsport Games.[13]
In 2020, Froggatt continued with Sky – Tempesta for a dual campaign in both the GT World Challenge Europe Endurance and Sprint Cups.[14] In the Endurance Cup, Froggatt scored a best result of second in class at Imola and the 24 Hours of Spa,[15] before ending the year with a third-place finish at Le Castellet to secure runner-up honors in Pro-Am.[16] In the latter, Froggatt began the season by winning twice at Misano,[17] before winning both Zandvoort races and race two at Barcelona to seal the Pro-Am title.[18][19] Froggatt then began the following year by finishing second in the GT3 Pro-Am class and third overall at the Gulf 12 Hours for Mercedes-fielding Ram Racing,[20] before winning the 6 Hours of Abu Dhabi for Audi-linked Car Collection Motorsport.[21] For the rest of the year, Froggatt returned to his AF Corse-run Tempesta Racing for another dual campaign in both the GT World Challenge Europe Endurance and Sprint Cups.[22] Finishing 12th in the Sprint Cup's Silver standings alongside Giorgio Roda, Froggatt found more success in the Endurance Cup, winning at Le Castellet and taking a podium at the Nürburgring to clinch the Pro-Am title.[23][24]
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The following year, Froggatt returned to the Endurance Cup, as Sky – Tempesta switched to a Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo and its now–Gold Cup entry began to be run by GruppeM Racing.[25][26] Ahead of the 24 Hours of Spa, Haupt Racing Team took over the running of the team's entry for the remainder of the season,[27] in which Froggatt scored his only class podium at Spa en route to an eighth-place points finish in the Gold Cup standings.[28] During 2022, Froggatt and Tempesta also raced in select rounds of the British GT Championship, albeit with support from 2 Seas Motorsport,[29] as well as finishing third in the GT3 Pro-Am class of the Gulf 12 Hours driving a McLaren 720S GT3 in association with Garage 59.[30] Froggatt was also set to represent the United Kingdom in the GT Cup discpline of the FIA Motorsport Games, but was replaced by Sam Neary after feeling unwell ahead of the weekend.[31]
Expanding the Garage 59 alliance for 2023, Froggatt switched to McLaren in the GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup,[32] as well as staying in the British GT Championship.[33] In the former, Froggatt scored a best result of second at Monza and the Nürburgring,[34] as well as a pair of third-place finishes at Le Castellet and the 24 Hours of Spa to clinch his maiden Bronze Cup title.[35] Racing in the GT3 Silver-Am class of the latter, Froggatt won the first Donington Park race,[36] both Snetterton races and finished on the podium in the remaining six races to secure runner-up honors in class.[37] Towards the end of the year, Froggatt and Sky – Tempesta switched back to Ferrari machinery to race in both the Indianapolis 8 Hours and the Gulf 12 Hours.[38][39]
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Returning under AF Corse's wing for 2024, Froggatt primarily raced in the GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup,[40] where he scored a best result of fourth three times to seal his second consecutive Bronze Cup title, earning Tempesta an invitation to the following year's 24 Hours of Le Mans.[41] During 2024, Froggatt also represented the United Kingdom in the GT Cup discpline of the FIA Motorsport Games, in which he scored a silver medal.[42] The following year saw the team ink a branding deal with Dutch Ziggo Sport, with Froggatt racing an AF Corse–run Ferrari 296 GT3 in the GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup and making his 24 Hours of Le Mans debut in the LMGT3 class.[43][44] During 2025, Froggatt also finished second overall at the Gulf 12 Hours for Ferrari-fielding AlManar by Dragon Racing,[45] and won the 12 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps driving a Porsche 911 GT3 R (992).[46]
Froggatt began 2026 with third in the Bronze class of the Bathurst 12 Hour in cooperation with Ferrari-linked Arise Racing GT,[47][48] before Ziggo – Tempesta partnered up with Porsche and Herberth Motorsport for its eighth season in the GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup.[49]
Racing record
Racing career summary
† As Froggatt was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points.
Complete GT World Challenge Europe results
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup
(Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Car | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Pos. | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Tempesta Racing | Ferrari 488 GT3 | Pro-Am | MON 20 |
SIL 27 |
LEC 33 |
SPA 6H 38 |
SPA 12H 37 |
SPA 24H 40 |
CAT 16 |
3rd | 86 |
| 2020 | Sky – Tempesta Racing | Ferrari 488 GT3 | Pro-Am | IMO 23 |
NÜR 32 |
SPA 6H 21 |
SPA 12H 19 |
SPA 24H 17 |
LEC 24 |
2nd | 79 | |
| 2021 | Sky – Tempesta Racing | Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020 | Pro-Am | MON 30 |
LEC 21 |
SPA 6H 27 |
SPA 12H 18 |
SPA 24H 19 |
NÜR 22 |
CAT 28 |
1st | 101 |
| 2022 | Sky – Tempesta with GruppeM Racing | Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | Gold | IMO 35 |
LEC Ret |
8th | 35 | |||||
| Sky – Tempesta Racing by HRT | SPA 6H 32 |
SPA 12H 36 |
SPA 24H 26 |
HOC 32 |
CAT 37 | |||||||
| 2023 | Sky – Tempesta Racing | McLaren 720S GT3 Evo | Bronze | MNZ 17 |
LEC 18 |
SPA 6H 32 |
SPA 12H 14 |
SPA 24H 18 |
NÜR 23 |
CAT 27 |
1st | 92 |
| 2024 | Sky – Tempesta Racing | Ferrari 296 GT3 | Bronze | LEC 25 |
SPA 6H 4 |
SPA 12H 12 |
SPA 24H 16 |
NÜR 33 |
MNZ 12 |
JED 28 |
1st | 74 |
| 2025 | Ziggo Sport - Tempesta | Ferrari 296 GT3 | Bronze | LEC 48 |
MNZ 37 |
SPA 6H 37 |
SPA 12H 25 |
SPA 24H 50† |
NÜR | CAT 39 |
26th | 15 |
GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Car | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Pos. | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Sky – Tempesta Racing | Ferrari 488 GT3 | Pro-Am | MIS 1 11 |
MIS 2 14 |
MIS 3 11 |
MAG 1 15 |
MAG 2 14 |
ZAN 1 9 |
ZAN 2 12 |
CAT 1 20 |
CAT 2 13 |
CAT 3 Ret |
1st | 131 |
| 2021 | Sky – Tempesta Racing | Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020 | Silver | MAG 1 20 |
MAG 2 14 |
ZAN 1 19 |
ZAN 2 23 |
MIS 1 19 |
MIS 2 22 |
BRH 1 26 |
BRH 2 22 |
VAL 1 15 |
VAL 2 17 |
12th | 22 |
Complete International GT Open results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap)
Complete British GT Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Car | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Sky - Tempesta Racing | Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | GT3 Silver-Am | OUL 1 12 |
OUL 2 5 |
SIL 10 |
DON1 | SNE 1 |
SNE 2 |
SPA | BRH 20 |
DON2 | NC† | 0† |
| 2023 | Sky - Tempesta Racing | McLaren 720S GT3 Evo | GT3 Silver-Am | OUL 1 13 |
OUL 2 15 |
SIL 12 |
DON1 6 |
SNE 1 4 |
SNE 2 8 |
ALG 9 |
BRH 10 |
DON2 12 |
2nd | 219.5 |
| 2024 | Sky - Tempesta Racing | Ferrari 296 GT3 | GT3 Silver-Am | OUL 1 |
OUL 2 |
SIL WD |
DON1 |
SPA |
SNE 1 |
SNE 2 |
DON2 |
BRH |
NC | 0 |
Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results
| Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Ziggo Sport – Tempesta |
 Eddie Cheever III Jonathan Hui |
Ferrari 296 GT3 | LMGT3 | 335 | 46th | 14th |