Introduction
Aiden Neate (born 25 June 2006) is a British racing driver who is a member of the Alpine Academy.
Career
Karting
Neate started Karting competitively in 2015. In 2018 he scored his first win in the Super 1 National Kart Championships.
Formula 4
In 2021 Neate made his car racing debut in the French F4 Championship. After contesting the first two rounds of the season he switched to the F4 British Championship with Phinsys by Argenti, which he contested from the third round onwards. Having scored three podiums, the Briton finished ninth in the drivers' standings.
Having raced in the Trophy Round supporting the 2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix with Xcel Motorsport, Neate planted himself into the Formula 4 UAE Championship at the start of the following year, driving for Abu Dhabi Racing by Prema. He finished the season in third after taking a total of nine podiums.
With his sights set on a championship challenge, Neate remained with Phynsis by Argenti for the 2022 F4 British Championship. He took his first Formula 4 win at Thruxton Circuit. After taking another win at Croft Circuit he finished the season in sixth.
In 2023 Neate joined Fortec Motorsport for his third season in the F4 British Championship. Neate announced mid-season that he would leave the F4 British Championship.
Formula Regional
In 2023 Neate rejoined Prema Racing to compete in the Formula Regional Middle East Championship. After taking his only podium in the opening round at Dubai Autodrome he finished the season in twelfth.
Formula One
Neate became a member of the Alpine Academy at the start of 2023.
Personal life
Aiden is the son of the British Touring Car Championship driver Andy Neate.
Karting record
Karting career summary
| Season | Series | Team | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | LGM Series — IAME Cadet | 29th | |
| Super 1 National Championship — IAME Cadet | 37th | ||
| 2016 | Super 1 National Championship — IAME Cadet | 19th | |
| ABkC British Open Championship — IAME Cadet | 12th | ||
| 2017 | Super 1 National Championship — IAME Cadet | 19th | |
| 2018 | MSA British Kart Championship — IAME Cadet | 5th | |
| LGM Series — IAME Cadet | 5th | ||
| Kartmasters British Grand Prix — IAME Cadet | Fusion Motorsport | 6th | |
| 2019 | LGM Series — IAME Cadet | 11th | |
| Kartmasters British Grand Prix — IAME Cadet | Fusion Motorsport | 9th | |
| British Kart Championship — IAME Cadet | 16th | ||
| British Kart Championship — X30 Junior | 43rd | ||
| WSK Open Cup — OKJ | Tony Kart Racing Team | 24th | |
| WSK Final Cup — OKJ | NC | ||
| IAME International Final — X30 Junior | 10th | ||
| SKUSA SuperNationals — X30 Junior | NC | ||
| 2020 | South Garda Winter Cup — OKJ | Tony Kart Racing Team | 26th |
| WSK Champions Cup — OKJ | NC | ||
| WSK Euro Series — OKJ | 27th | ||
| WSK Super Master Series — OKJ | 22nd | ||
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Racing record
Racing career summary
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | F4 British Championship | Phinsys by Argenti | 24 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 128 | 9th |
| French F4 Championship | FFSA Academy | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 12th | |
| Formula 4 UAE Championship - Trophy Round | Xcel Motorsport | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 7th | |
| 2022 | Formula 4 UAE Championship | Abu Dhabi Racing by Prema | 20 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 199 | 3rd |
| F4 British Championship | Phinsys by Argenti | 30 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 234 | 6th | |
| 2023 | Formula Regional Middle East Championship | Prema Racing | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 58 | 12th |
| F4 British Championship | Fortec Motorsport | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 91 | 14th |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Phinsys by Argenti | THR11 | THR12 | THR13 | SNE1 | SNE2 | SNE3 | BHI1 6 |
BHI2 16 |
BHI3 9 |
OUL1 7 |
OUL2 15 |
OUL3 9 |
KNO1 Ret |
KNO2 12 |
KNO3 6 |
THR21 5 |
THR22 6 |
THR23 4 |
CRO1 7 |
CRO2 Ret |
CRO3 3 |
SIL1 3 |
SIL2 10 |
SIL3 Ret |
DON1 5 |
DON2 9 |
DON3 16 |
BHGP1 11 |
BHGP2 Ret |
BHGP3 3 |
9th | 128 | |
| 2022 | Phinsys by Argenti | DON1 4 |
DON2 Ret |
DON3 2 |
BHI1 12 |
BHI2 10 |
BHI3 5 |
THR11 14 |
THR12 1 |
THR13 4 |
OUL1 3 |
OUL2 11 |
OUL3 5 |
CRO1 1 |
CRO2 4 |
CRO3 11 |
KNO1 6 |
KNO2 3 |
KNO3 5 |
SNE1 12 |
SNE2 9 |
SNE3 14 |
THR21 4 |
THR22 8 |
THR23 6 |
SIL1 Ret |
SIL2 4 |
SIL3 4 |
BHGP1 6 |
BHGP2 6 |
BHGP3 4 |
6th | 234 | |
| 2023 | Fortec Motorsport | DPN1 |
DPN2 |
DPN3 |
BHI1 |
BHI1 |
BHI3 |
SNE1 |
SNE2 |
SNE3 |
THR1 |
THR2 |
THR3 |
OUL1 |
OUL2 |
OUL3 |
SIL1 |
SIL2 |
SIL3 |
CRO1 |
CRO2 |
CRO3 |
KNO1 |
KNO2 |
KNO3 |
DPGP1 |
DPGP2 |
DPGP3 |
DPGP4 |
BHGP1 |
BHGP2 |
BHGP3 |
* | * |
Complete F4 UAE 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 | Pos | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Abu Dhabi Racing by Prema | YMC11 2 |
YMC12 2 |
YMC13 4 |
YMC14 Ret |
DUB11 4 |
DUB12 2 |
DUB13 3 |
DUB14 8 |
DUB21 17 |
DUB22 3 |
DUB23 2 |
DUB24 3 |
DUB31 Ret |
DUB32 7 |
DUB33 5 |
DUB34 7 |
YMC21 3 |
YMC22 3 |
YMC23 19 |
YMC24 12 |
3rd | 199 |
Complete Formula Regional Middle East 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 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Prema Racing | DUB11 9 |
DUB12 2 |
DUB13 12 |
KUW11 4 |
KUW12 8 |
KUW13 9 |
KUW21 8 |
KUW22 16 |
KUW23 16 |
DUB21 | DUB22 | DUB23 | ABU1 | ABU2 | ABU3 | 10th* | 42* |