Introduction
Roman Bilinski (Polish: Biliński; born 4 March 2004) is a Polish-British racing driver. He most recently competed in the Formula Regional European Championship with Trident, having previously raced in the F4 British Championship and won races in the GB3 Championship.
Career
Ginetta Junior Championship
Bilinski's racing career started in 2018, when he raced in the Winter Series of the Ginetta Junior Championship. He then competed in the first seven rounds of the 2019 season with Alastair Rushforth Motorsport. His first victory and pole position would come at the first race at Donington Park.
F4 British Championship
In 2020 Bilinski made his single-seater debut in the F4 British Championship, partnering Alex Connor and Frederick Lubin at the TRS Arden Junior Team. His first podium came at Oulton Park.
The Pole went on to finish two more races in third position and finished eighth in the championship at the end of the year.
For the 2021 campaign Bilinski switched to Carlin to race alongside Kai Askey, Tasanapol Inthraphuvasak and Dougie Bolger. Bilinski only did a part season in the British F4 Championship, Bilinski scored his first podium finish of the season at Oulton Park in race 3.
GB3 Championship
Bilinski moved into the GB3 Championship to replace Frederick Lubin, who had fallen ill, at Arden International. The Pole experienced a very strong debut weekend, with three finishes in the top five with only 1 day of testing. His next weekend would be even more successful: after finishing third in the first race, Bilinski became the first Polish driver to win a race in British F3. Snetterton was up next, and there Bilinski showed blistering pace, finishing third in the first and second race, and then won race 3 on Sunday, becoming the only driver to score a podium at every race on the same weekend that year.The Pole won another race at Oulton Park and ended his season in seventh in the standings, beating both of his teammates with only a part season.
Formula Regional European Championship
2022
For 2022, Bilinski moved up to the Formula Regional European Championship for the 2022 season with Trident.
2023
Bilinski was retained by Trident for the 2023 season.
Racing record
Racing career summary
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Ginetta Junior Championship | In2Racing | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 87 | 20th |
| Alastair Rushforth Motorsport | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| 2020 | F4 British Championship | TRS Arden Junior Team | 26 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 156 | 8th |
| 2021 | F4 British Championship | Carlin | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 50 | 17th |
| GB3 Championship | Arden International | 18 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 313 | 7th | |
| 2022 | Formula Regional European Championship | Trident | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 18th |
| 2023 | Formula Regional European Championship | Trident | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 21st |
* Season still in progress.
Complete F4 British Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | TRS Arden Junior Team | DON1 8 |
DON2 7 |
DON3 12 |
BHGP1 8 |
BHGP2 6 |
BHGP3 5 |
OUL1 6 |
OUL2 3 |
OUL3 7 |
KNO1 5 |
KNO2 DSQ |
KNO3 7 |
THR1 8 |
THR2 3 |
THR3 6 |
SIL1 7 |
SIL2 4 |
SIL3 5 |
CRO1 5 |
CRO2 Ret |
SNE1 6 |
SNE2 3 |
SNE3 10 |
BHI1 7 |
BHI2 10 |
BHI3 6 |
8th | 156 | ||||
| 2021 | Carlin | THR11 7 |
THR12 8 |
THR13 7 |
SNE1 10 |
SNE2 Ret |
SNE3 12 |
BHI1 7 |
BHI2 5 |
BHI3 12 |
OUL1 4 |
OUL2 16 |
OUL3 3 |
KNO1 | KNO2 | KNO3 | THR21 | THR22 | THR23 | CRO1 | CRO2 | CRO3 | SIL1 | SIL2 | SIL3 | DON1 | DON2 | DON3 | BHGP1 | BHGP2 | BHGP3 | 17th | 50 |
Complete GB3 Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Arden International | BRH1 | BRH2 | BRH3 | SIL11 | SIL12 | SIL13 | DON11 4 |
DON12 5 |
DON13 5 |
SPA1 3 |
SPA2 1 |
SPA3 4 |
SNE1 3 |
SNE2 3 |
SNE3 1 |
SIL21 8 |
SIL22 Ret |
SIL23 Ret |
OUL1 11 |
OUL2 13 |
OUL3 1 |
DON21 3 |
DON22 9 |
DON23 9 |
7th | 313 |
Complete Formula Regional European Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Trident | MNZ1 13 |
MNZ2 18 |
IMO1 14 |
IMO2 14 |
MCO1 18 |
MCO2 Ret |
LEC1 16 |
LEC2 9 |
ZAN1 11 |
ZAN2 11 |
HUN1 3 |
HUN2 Ret |
SPA1 11 |
SPA2 19 |
RBR1 17 |
RBR2 Ret |
CAT1 21 |
CAT2 14 |
MUG1 21 |
MUG2 25 |
18th | 17 |
| 2023 | Trident | IMO1 Ret |
IMO2 Ret |
CAT1 15 |
CAT2 8 |
HUN1 12 |
HUN2 17 |
SPA1 13 |
SPA2 24 |
MUG1 11 |
MUG2 15 |
LEC1 20 |
LEC2 16 |
RBR1 7 |
RBR2 9 |
MNZ1 16 |
MNZ2 14 |
ZAN1 5 |
ZAN2 19 |
HOC1 11 |
HOC2 12 |
21st | 23 |
* Season still in progress.