KMR Sport
| Founded | 1998 |
|---|---|
| Base | Saul, Gloucestershire |
| Team principal(s) | Kevin Mills |
| Founder(s) | Kevin Mills |
| Current series | GB4 Championship |
| Former series | British Formula Ford Championship |
| Current drivers | GB4 Championship: 3. Alex O'Grady 15. Lily-May Watkins 23. Holly Miall |
| Teams' Championships | GB4 Championship: 2022, 2023, 2024 |
| Drivers' Championships | GB4 Championship: 2023: Tom Mills |
| Website | www |
KMR Sport is a British auto racing team, based in Saul, Gloucestershire, United Kingdom, currently participated in GB4 Championship. Founded in 1998 as Kevin Mills Racing, the team is considered a front-runner in Formula Ford and GB4, having won five Walter Hayes Trophy driver champions between 2011 and 2019, as well as team titles in the latter between 2022 and 2024.
Notable past drivers for the team include Jarrod Waberski, Dan Cammish, Megan Gilkes, Scott Malvern and Alex Jones, while F1 Sim Racing drivers Brendon Leigh and Lucas Blakeley also formerly drove for the team as well.
History
Early years
According to KMR Sport's official website, the team was founded in 1998 by Kevin Mills as Kevin Mills Racing.[1] However, the team formerly stated that its foundation date was 1994. From 2004 to 2010, the team competed in British Formula Ford Championship.[2]
2011–2020
According to the team's profile in GB4 Championship's website, KMR Sport is one of the leading teams in Formula Ford 1600. The team's drivers won Walter Hayes Trophy five times,[3] in 2011, 2013, 2017, 2018 and 2019.[4] In mid-2010s, the team also raced in Radical Sportscars's one-make racing championships.[5]
2021–2024
In October 2021, the team was announced to join GB4 Championship from the 2022 season,[6] having stepped up from Formula Ford 1600. The team won the GB4 teams' title for the first time in 2022,[7] with Tom Mills and Jarrod Waberski driving for the team.[8][9]
In January 2023, according to information from British Government's Companies House, a company, named KMR Operations, was incorporated.[10] It is responsible for KMR Sport's activities.
While the team was rebranded from Kevin Mills Racing to KMR Sport,[3] in 2023 GB4 Championship, it signed Jeremy Fairbairn and Jack Clifford.[11] Later, Tom Mills joined the team and won the Drivers' Championship,[12] while KMR Sport also won the Teams' Championships for the second time.[5]
In 2024 GB4 Championship, KMR Sport won the third consecutive Teams' Championships,[5] with Harry Burgoyne Jr., Chloe Grant, Brandon McCaughan and Lucas Blakeley driving for the team.[13][14]
2025–2026
During an interview with Motorsport News published in late-February 2025, team owner Kevin Mills mentioned about the possible expansion to Ginetta Junior Championship and GB3 Championship.[5]
For the 2025 GB4 campaign, the team signed Alex O'Grady, Lily-May Watkins and Megan Bruce.[15] However, the team finished sixth in team's standing, losing the teams' title to Elite Motorsport.[16] O'Grady and Watkins remained with the team for 2026, while Holly Miall was signed to replace Bruce.[17][18]
Current series results
GB4 Championship
| Year | Car | Drivers | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | D.C. | T.C. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Tatuus F4-T014 | Jarrod Waberski | 24 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 496 | 2nd | 1st |
| Tom Mills | 24 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 435 | 4th | |||
| 2023 | Tatuus F4-T014 | Tom Mills | 17 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 14 | 505 | 1st | 1st |
| Jack Clifford | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 207 | 7th | |||
| Jeremy Fairbairn | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 190 | 9th | |||
| Lucas Blakeley | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 89 | 15th | |||
| 2024 | Tatuus F4-T014 | Harry Burgoyne Jr. | 20 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 421 | 3rd | 1st |
| Lucas Blakeley | 15 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 306 | 5th | |||
| Chloe Grant | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 208 | 8th | |||
| Brandon McCaughan | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 171 | 13th | |||
| 2025 | Tatuus MSV GB4-025 | Alex O'Grady | 21 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 250 | 8th | 6th |
| Megan Bruce | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 113 | 20th | |||
| Lily-May Watkins | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 27th | |||
| Lewis Wherrell | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 29th | |||
| 2026 | Tatuus MSV GB4-025 | Alex O'Grady | ||||||||
| Lily-May Watkins | ||||||||||
| Holly Miall |
Timeline
| Current series | |
|---|---|
| GB4 Championship | 2022–present |
| Former series | |
| British Formula Ford Championship | 2004–2010 |
References
- ^ "About". KMR Sport. Retrieved 9 August 2025.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Team Background". Kevin Mills Racing. Archived from the original on 6 May 2012. Retrieved 9 August 2025.
- ^ a b "KMR-Sport". GB4 Championship. Retrieved 20 October 2025.
- ^ "Achievements". KMR Sport. Retrieved 2 May 2026.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ a b c d Keilloh, Graham (27 February 2025). "KMR Sport: Doing it old school". Motorsport News. Kelsey Media. pp. 32–33. ISSN 2057-0953. Retrieved 21 October 2025 – via PressReader.
- ^ Woolard, Craig (29 October 2021). "Top GB3, British F4 and FF1600 teams among eight committed to GB4". Formula Scout. Retrieved 9 August 2025.
The first eight teams to commit to the new GB4 championship have been revealed [...] Kevin Mills Racing is one of the most successful teams in the current era of Formula Ford, running the likes of W Series race-winner Megan Gilkes and Formula 1 Esports star Brendon Leigh in 2021.
- ^ Whitfield, Steve (1 November 2022). "Kevin Mills describes team's "steep learning curve" en-route to GB4 title". Formula Scout. Retrieved 9 August 2025.
- ^ Wood, Ida (28 February 2022). "FF1600 star Tom Mills picks GB4 for year two in car racing". Formula Scout. Retrieved 24 October 2025.
- ^ Edwards, Jordan (30 March 2022). "SA F1600 runner-up Jarrod Waberski to GB4 with Kevin Mills Racing". Formula Scout. Retrieved 24 October 2025.
- ^ "KMR OPERATIONS LTD". Companies House. Retrieved 24 December 2025.
- ^ Brabner, George (5 April 2023). "Your season guide to the 2023 GB4 Championship". Feeder Series. Retrieved 24 October 2025.
- ^ Whitfield, Steve (11 September 2023). "New GB4 champion Tom Mills: "We really didn't expect to be here"". Formula Scout. Retrieved 24 October 2025.
- ^ Brabner, George (28 March 2024). "GB4: 2024 season guide". Feeder Series. Retrieved 26 October 2025.
- ^ Wood, Ida (28 June 2024). "Lucas Blakeley to return to GB4 with KMR Sport for two rounds". Formula Scout. Retrieved 26 October 2025.
- ^ Whitfield, Steve (5 April 2025). "GB4 2025 season preview: a guide to the series' biggest grid yet". Formula Scout. Retrieved 24 October 2025.
- ^ Chandler, Isabelle (23 April 2026). "GB4: 2026 season guide". Feeder Series. Retrieved 24 April 2026.
Elite Motorsport had their first taste of major success in the GB4 Championship in 2025. They secured their first teams' title in dominant fashion [...] Having taken the teams' title in GB4's first three seasons and the drivers' title with Tom Mills in 2023, KMR Sport established themselves as the team to beat in GB4's first generation, though they slipped back to sixth last year.
- ^ Wood, Ida (11 December 2025). "Elite Motorsport and KMR Sport start on their 2026 GB4 line-ups". Formula Scout. Retrieved 23 April 2026.
- ^ Kaligis, Bas (26 January 2026). "Holly Miall switches to KMR Sport for GB4 return". KartXpress. Retrieved 23 April 2026.