Louis Sharp

2020

Sharp stepped up into single-seater racing in 2020, making his debut in the Formula First Manfeild Winter Series. He won one race and achieved six podiums, finishing the championship in fifth with 375 points.^[12] He also completed in the New Zealand Formula First Championship for Track Tec Racing, finishing the championship in fifth and ending his campaign with one podium.^[13][14]

2021

The following year, Sharp drove in the Yokohama South Island Formula Ford Series, getting five wins, ten podiums and two pole positions. finishing fifth in the championship. Sharp was leading the championship before being called up by Carlin to compete in British F4.^[15][16]

2022

Sharp made another step up to the 2022 F4 British Championship with Carlin, partnering McLaren Junior Driver Ugo Ugochukwu and Williams Junior Driver Oliver Gray.^[15] Sharp did not participate in the first round of the season at Donington Park due to still being 14 years old,^[17] with the age limit of most Formula 4 series being set at 15.^[18] In his first two rounds he got two podiums; third place in the third race at both Brands Hatch and Thruxton.^[19][20] He got podiums in all three races at Round 4, Oulton Park, taking his first win in the series in the third race.^[21] He took another podium with second place during the third race in Croft.^[22] He was on a consistent points streak in Knockhill and Snetterton until making contact with Aiden Neate during the third race at Snetterton, while fighting for a top ten position.^[23] Sharp added two more third places in the first and third races at Thruxton.^[24][25] In Silverstone, Sharp got his second win of the season in the first race, after original race winner Gray was penalised.^[26] Sharp came third in the reverse-grid race, but stalled on the grid and consequently retired from the third race.^[27][28] The first race in the final round at Brands Hatch did not go well for Sharp, as he retired after his car caught fire.^[29] He rounded out the remaining races with two podium finishes.^[30][31] Sharp narrowly piped Joseph Loake to fourth in the championship standings with 272 points.

2023

Sharp made his debut in the 2023 Formula 4 UAE Championship for the Trophy Rounds only, which took place in late 2022 and served as a support race for the 2022 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.^[32] Sharp drove with Carlin and won both races in an 11 car grid.^[33][34]

Sharp returned to the F4 British Championship in 2023, rejoining the newly rebranded Rodin Carlin team in hopes of winning the title, and was teammates with Australian Noah Lisle and Brit Josh Irfan.^[16][18] Sharp started the season by taking victory in the first two races in the opening round in Donington Park.^[35][36] Following a pair of fourth places in Brands Hatch, Sharp placed third during the final race in Snetterton.^[37] This was followed by a double third place in Thruxton, but lost the championship lead to William Macintyre following Silverstone.^[38] Nevertheless, he returend to winning ways with a double triumph in Croft.^[39][40] The gap widened after a lone podium in Knockhill,^[41] but a win and two further podiums in Donington Park meant Sharp retook the lead by a single point heading into the season finale.^[42] A win and a further podium there allowed Sharp to become champion by 13 points, he achieved six wins, four poles and fourteen podiums throughout the season.^{[3][43][44][45]} As the British F4 Champion Sharp also won an experience in the Simulator of the Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team.^[46]

Motorsport News voted Sharp as (British) National Racing Driver of the Year for 2023, becoming the youngest ever driver to win the award, the first from outside Europe and the first single seater winner. He was also awarded the Henry Surtees Award, an accolade handed out by the British Racing Drivers' Club for the most outstanding performance by a member of the BRDC Rising Stars initiative.^[47][48][49]

2023

Sharp joined Rodin Carlin for the final post-season test of the 2023 FIA Formula 3 Championship at Imola.^[67][68]

2025

Shortly after clinching the GB3 title, Sharp was announced to be promoted to FIA Formula 3 for the 2025 season, continuing with Rodin Motorsport.^[69] Sharp failed to score during the first two rounds, but broke his duck with fifth on his debut in Imola qualifying.^[70] He secured his first points in the sprint race after a few passes allowed him to finish fourth,^[71] but struggled in the feature and dropped out of the points.^[72] He then had a double points finish in Monaco with two ninth place finish from 13th.^[73] Sharp did not score any more points for the rest of the season, although he ran in the points during a wet Silverstone feature race but crashed out in treacherous conditions.^[74] He finished 26th in the standings with nine points, behind teammates Roman Bilinski and Callum Voisin.^[75]

Sharp completed both days of post-season testing with Prema Racing in Jerez.^[76]

2026

For the 2026 season, Sharp moved to Prema Racing alongside Enzo Deligny and James Wharton.^[77]

In addition to his Formula 3 campaign, Sharp competed in the Formula Regional Oceania Trophy during the winter with mtec Motorsport.^[78]