Neil Verhagen
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Exciting young American racer Neil Verhagen has been confirmed as Double R Racing’s third driver signing for the BRDC British Formula 3 Championship, completing the squad’s capacity entry for the 2019 season.

Verhagen, who hails from Mooresville in North Carolina, joins the reigning British F3 title winners for his maiden campaign in BRDC British Formula 3 after a couple of years competing in Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0.

The 18-year-old first arrived in Europe in 2017 as part of the Red Bull Junior Team where he just missed out on a top-10 championship finish in Eurocup Formula Renault and achieved a maiden podium result at the Hungaroring. Last season, Verhagen ended the campaign 11th overall again with a best result of fourth place at the Red Bull Ring in Austria.

Beginning his racing career in karting, Verhagen was vice-champion of the 2012 Florida Winter Tour Minimax Series before moving into the United States Pro Kart Series prior to graduating into cars in 2015 in the Skip Barber Winter Series – finishing second with several race wins.

Stepping up later that year into the F1600 Championship, he remained in the series in 2016 and went on to win the title while also qualifying for the SCCA National Championship Runoffs, which he won as the youngest driver to do so aged 15 years and 242 days. Verhagen also qualified for the prestigious Mazda ‘Road To Indy’ Shootout. 

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