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Zoë Claire Wenham
May 7, 1994
Tewkesbury, Glos
Nationality: British
Prince Henry's High School, Evesham
Race Car: VW Cup - MkV Golf GTI
Favorite Circuit: Oulton Park & Brands
Hatch GP
Occupation: Customer Services at Geometric
Manufacturing / Instructor at Palmersport
(Bedfordshire)
Education History: Prince Henry’s High School
– 13 GCSE’s at A* – C grade, 3 A
Levels at CCD. Loughborough College – NVQ in
Motorsport AASE Programme
Hobbies/Interests: Netball, Swimming, Shoes, Music,
Hollyoaks
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17 Year Old Up & Coming Lady Driver From
Tewkesbury. MSA Academy Driver 2010. Volkswagen Cup
2011 supporting The Eve Appeal.
News
My First Win! (And Then
Doubling It)
Driving laps of Oulton Park in my head on Sunday
night after a rather disappointing Saturday was the
only way to find the time I needed to be
competitive the following day. Saturday definitely
was not my day, after what I thought was going to
be a disastrous brush with the wall at turn one,
somehow I managed only superficial damage and in
FP2 I got more comfortable with the 150kgs of
weight in the passenger seat.
Despite my day being very less than average,
Declan put in a very strong showing and I had some
great data to look at. Qualifying was another awful
session for me, through fast right hand bends the
inside wheel was scrubbing and I had a movement and
vibration through the steering wheel – turns
out it was probably only a wheel rim problem and
some missing wheel weights. I was very disappointed
with my time as I knew there was more pace in me.
Sunday was a rest day, so I spent even more time
driving the track in my head!
Race 1 on Monday saw me starting from P3, my
target was to stay in contact with the leader and
keep a consistent pace so that Dec could use his
speed to move up the order in the last half of the
race. Everything went perfectly to plan and I had a
solid stint, our stop wasn’t perfect but
neither was the lead car which served a stop-go
penalty as theirs was too short. We finished the
race around 20 seconds ahead of second place, my
first win!
Dec started from P1 in Race 2, built up a 22
second gap and then pitted, this time our stop time
(which was meant to be 1min 12) was over 2 minutes!
We had dropped into 2nd by quite a margin and it
didn’t look like another win was in our grasp.
Luck was on our side when the leader had a big
accident with a Ferrari, causing severe damage and
I inherited 1st place. The safety car almost cost
me the race 2 win though bringing 2nd place right
onto my tail for the last 2 laps. I sat on every
apex and hoped the chequered flag was imminent!
Luckily for me it was and I held on to 1st by 0.3
of a second! 2 wins out of 2 was amazing.
Wenham and Jones team up for British GT4
Title Bid
2012 British GT4 vice champions Century Motorsport
are delighted to announce that Zoe Wenham will
return to the team in 2013 aiming to go one step
better and win the championship alongside Declan
Jones.
In 2012, Zoe came into British GT with no rear
wheel drive racing experience what so ever. Despite
this, she hit the ground running and her pace from
the beginning was very impressive. By round two Zoe
had already become a visitor to the podium and did
so on a further 6 occasions during the season along
side team mate Dominic Evans. After 10 rounds in
close battle with Jody Fannin and Warren Hughes,
Zoe finished 2nd overall in GT4 in her debut season
of British GT. Returning for 2013, Zoe has her
sights clearly set on going one step better this
season. Speaking about the announcement, Zoe said:
“I’m extremely excited to be rejoining
the GT4 grid with Century who took me to 2nd place
in the championship last year. The competition
won’t be easy but with quick team-mate Declan
Jones on board for the season I’m hoping we
can pull something really special out of the bag. A
win eluded myself and Dominic last year so our
target for this year is to be fast, smooth and
consistent but also stay out of trouble.”
Zoe’s British GT experience will be very
useful as she teams up with Declan Jones who spent
2012 competing in the Ginetta GT Supercup. Declan
had a very successful debut season in a senior
class finishing 5th overall in the championship
despite entering from the half way point in the
season. Jones clocked up an impressive 7 podium
finishes which included 2 wins and also 2 pole
position starts. Now looking to progress his
sportscar racing career, Declan is moving to
British GT4 for 2013 and is looking forward to
challenging for the title with Zoe as his team
mate: “This year should be a really good
season teaming up with Zoe especially after her
very strong 2012 season coming 2nd in the
championship. That shows me that she is a strong
driver and lets me know that us two together can go
for the British GT4 championship.”
Declan’s Dad and Manager Kelvin Jones
added: “I was very excited to sign Declan with
Century Motorsport to contest the British GT4
championship in 2013. At the time there were a
number of drivers who were trying to get the budget
to drive with Declan this year, so when Nathan
called me to let me know Zoe had signed I was more
than happy. I have watched Zoe for a couple of
seasons and I have been very impressed with her
success and ability. I have a feeling this driver
combination is going to do very well in
2013.”
Team Principal Nathan Freke expressed his
delight at welcoming Zoe back for 2013 and is
looking forward to a strong season ahead: “We
are really pleased to have Zoe back in the team
this year. She did a great job last year and with a
full season under her belt she will be looking to
hit the ground running. The pairing of Zoe and
Declan will be a very strong one. We have some pre
season testing lined up so they will both have
experience of driving together and we will be
prepared in the best way for a full championship
assult.”
Century Motorsport haven’t ruled out
running a second car in British GT along with
drivers in the Ginetta GT Supercup and selected
European Endurance events in 2013. If you would
like to join a winning team for 2013 please visit
www.centurymotorsport.com
or contact Nathan Freke at: nathan@centurymotorsport.com
for further information.
Results
I started karting at 9 years old in the Honda
Cadet class, switching to Comer Cadet for my last
Cadet year at age 11.
2004 I won many trophies including the
championship trophy at Dunkeswell for 'Top Cadet
Novice'.
2005 more trophies were collected
including a 1st place, and Championship
honours.
2006 and 2007 I raced in the Minimax
class for 11 - 17 year olds with a 125cc Rotax
Junior engine with a restrictor fitted.
2006 I finished 2nd, 3rd and 4th in three
different club championships.
2007 I gained one 3rd and one 4th place
championship picking up another win.
I progressed into Junior Rotax at age 13, using
the same Rotax Junior engine but with no restrictor
and for drivers aged 13 - 17.
2008 – SAXMAX (Family Run Team)
16th. I gained one 4th, one 5th and one 6th in the
championship standings. I was also honoured for the
second year in a row to receive a nomination for
the Shenington Kart Club Lady Driver Of The
Year.
So far this year I have had a 4th and 2nd place
in the Dunkeswell club meetings of February and
March.
After May I decided I would concentrate on my
career in Car Racing and retire from Karting.
Having passed my ARDS test on 28 March 2008 aged
13; I made my car racing debut on 24 May the same
year, at the age of 14 years and 17 days, in the
750 Motor Club’s Saxmax Challenge at Pembrey
Race Circuit in South Wales. I was one of the
youngest drivers to compete in a circuit race and
probably THE youngest female ever.
Saxmax is one of only two junior formulae and is
for 14-17 year olds, run under MSA regulations and
uses largely unmodified Mark 1 Citroen Saxos.
I completed a total of 9 races in the 2008
Saxmax Championship, with my best result being a
5th place at Snetterton at the end of September;
finishing 16th overall in the championship.
2009 – SAXMAX (Ferguson Motorsport)
9th. I am once again competing in the Saxmax
Championship but have taken a team drive with
Ferguson Motorsport and I hope to finish in the top
half of the championship.
2010 – Volkswagen Racing Cup (KPM
Racing) 21st, 120 points.I became the youngest
competitor to race in the Volkswagen Cup at 16 and
15 days.
I am under instruction by Clio Cup front runner
Stefan Hodgetts. He is also my mentor at race
weekends, helping me improve every aspect of racing
at all times.
2011 – Volkswagen Racing Cup
(Slidesports) 8th, 296 points, 1 podium
2012 – British GT4 (Century
Motorsport) 2nd, 159 points, 6 podiums
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