Draft:Horatio Fitz-Simon

Horatio Fitz-Simon
NationalityUnited Kingdom British
Born (2000-01-02) 2 January 2000 (age 26)
Towcester, Northamptonshire, England
GT World Challenge Europe career
Current teamTeam RJN
Car number23
Former teamsClassic Team Merlyn

Horatio Fitz-Simon (born 2 January 2000) is a British racing driver. Born in England and raised in California, he competed in karting in the United States before moving to the United Kingdom, where he raced in historic Formula Ford and Formula Junior. In 2026 he moved into GT3 competition, contesting the GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup in a McLaren entered by Team RJN.[1][2]

Early life

Fitz-Simon was born on 2 January 2000 in Towcester, Northamptonshire, England, the youngest of five children.[1][3] His father, Ian, who was born in Leamington, competed in historic Porsche racing and dealt in classic cars.[1][4] The family moved to California while Fitz-Simon was a young child, settling in Pleasanton, and he was raised there.[1][4][5]

Karting

Fitz-Simon began karting as a child in California and returned to competitive karting in the early 2010s.[1] He finished third in the Red Line Championship in 2012, and in 2013 he won the California Red Line Series and finished runner-up in the Challenge of the Americas while racing for the PSL Karting factory team.[1][4] He was named to the United States team for the Rotax Max Challenge Grand Finals.[1] He stopped karting in 2014 after being unable to fund a further season.[1]

Move to the United Kingdom and historic racing

After leaving school, Fitz-Simon obtained an ARDS national racing licence at Silverstone in 2018.[1] In 2019 he relocated to the United Kingdom to pursue a racing career, basing himself in Leamington Spa and taking a job as a cashier at that year's British Grand Prix.[1][4][5] He was assessed for the British Formula 4 Championship scholarship and tested a Formula 4 car with Fortec Motorsport, but did not secure a funded seat and was unable to raise the budget for a full season.[1][5]

He made his car racing debut at the 2019 Walter Hayes Trophy, a Formula Ford event at Silverstone, driving a Merlyn for Classic Team Merlyn and finishing third in the final despite not having raced a Formula Ford before.[1][5] In 2020 he competed in historic Formula Ford, including the Oulton Park Gold Cup, and contested rounds of the British Formula Ford Championship.[1]

In 2021 he drove a full Historic Sports Car Club Historic Formula Ford season for Classic Team Merlyn in the team's lead Merlyn Mk20A, finishing third in the championship behind champion Cam Jackson.[1][6] At the season's final meeting at Silverstone he also made his Formula Junior debut in a Lotus 22, taking pole position and a race win.[1]

He continued in historic Formula Junior competition over the following seasons, winning the Lurani Trophy, the FIA's historic Formula Junior championship, in 2023.[7]

United States historic racing

Fitz-Simon has also competed in historic events in the United States. At the 2021 Velocity Invitational at Laguna Seca he won the GT class in a Lotus 26R.[1] He returned to Laguna Seca for the Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion in 2022, competing in the 1955–1966 SCCA production group in a 1964 Lotus 26R, for which the event stewards gave him two performance awards, including the Stellar Performance in Braking award.[8][9][10][11] He competed at the Reunion again in 2023.[12][13]

GT World Challenge Europe

For 2026, Fitz-Simon joined Team RJN to contest the GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup in the Silver Cup class, sharing the team's No. 23 McLaren 720S GT3 Evo with Maxwell Lynn and Ben Dörr.[2][3]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p Horstkorta, Gary (14 March 2022). "Horatio Fitz-Simon: Vintage Racing with a Twist". Supercars.net. Retrieved 2 June 2026.
  2. ^ a b "2026 Entry List Announcement Sees Multiple Drivers Confirmed". DailySportsCar. 27 February 2026. Retrieved 2 June 2026.
  3. ^ a b "Horatio Fitz-Simon". GT World Challenge Europe. Retrieved 2 June 2026.
  4. ^ a b c d "Potential Formula 1 star of the future is using Leamington as base from which to pursue his dream". Warwickshire World. 18 November 2019. Retrieved 2 June 2026.
  5. ^ a b c d Jackson, Tom (26 January 2020). "Motorsport's Next Generation". The Checkered Flag. Retrieved 2 June 2026.
  6. ^ Pye, Marcus (30 December 2021). "The UK national racing highlights from a mixed 2021 campaign". Autosport. Retrieved 2 June 2026.
  7. ^ Pye, Marcus (14 July 2025). "Spaggiari repeats Miles' F3 Lotus win at Brands Hatch". Autosport. Retrieved 2 June 2026.
  8. ^ Annis, Casey (29 August 2022). "2022 Monterey Motorsports Reunion Award Winners". Sports Car Digest. Retrieved 2 June 2026.
  9. ^ "Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion makes triumphant return". Racer. 24 August 2022. Retrieved 2 June 2026.
  10. ^ "Photos: Le Mans Centenary Celebration at the Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion". Vintage Motorsport. 26 August 2022. Retrieved 2 June 2026.
  11. ^ "Gallery: Vintage speed at Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion returns to Car Week 2022". Hagerty Media. 18 August 2022. Retrieved 2 June 2026.
  12. ^ "Our favorite race classes at 2023's Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion". Hagerty Media. 28 August 2023. Retrieved 2 June 2026.
  13. ^ "Race winners from the 2023 Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion". Yahoo Autos. 30 August 2023. Retrieved 2 June 2026.




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