Car Number: 888
Age: 18
Home town: Christchurch, New Zealand
Date of Birth: 19/09/2006
Racing for: Rookie Championship
Team: James Marshall Motorsport
Formula Ford champion Blake Knowles brings proven pace and an impressive track record to the Bridgestone GR86 Championship.
The 18-year-old apprentice signwriter from Prebbleton, Christchurch started karting at the age of nine and in the past two years has been a standout performer in Formula Ford. He was 2023 South Island Formula Ford Champion and was the New Zealand National Formula Ford title winner this year.
Knowles was also the winner of this year’s first ever Wolfbrook Motorsport Foundation scholarship, winning his drive in the Toyota GR86 and $50,000 towards his racing campaign in the Bridgestone GR86 Championship.
