About Us

ABOUT US

Founded in 1978, Simon Wright Racing Developments ltd is an English company manufacturing and racing the highest quality racing kart chassis.

Wright Karts:
Unique amongst UK based Teams/Manufacturers, SWRD have contested the ultra-competitive Junior/ICA/Formula A/Formula Super A/KF1/KF2/KF3/KZ1/KZ2 and Formula Super ICC in World and European championships for over four decades. Building on this international experience an unrivalled 30 year run of British Championship titles have been obtained in spread across various classes and age groups.

S.W.R.D. Racing Engines: A subsidiary of SWRD, specialising in high end tuning of kart racing engines. SWRD Racing Engines have specialised in Iame motors for over 30 years (the longest in the UK). We also rebuild and repair a multitude of other makes and models of motors. S.W.R.D. also possess a vast array of knowledge and technical ability in the rebuilding and servicing of retro/historic kart racing engines for the resurgent historic kart classes.

Ex Drivers:
Formula One star and 2009 World champion Jenson Button spent much of his karting career with Simon Wright Racing Developments/Team Wright Karts who helped him to attain his only two British Championship titles (1991–Cadet and 1992– Junior TKM).

Dan Wheldon, IRL (Indy Race League) champion 2005 and two time Indy 500 winner, also spent the vast majority of his karting career with Simon Wright Racing winning multiple British Championships along the way.

Other ex-drivers include:

  • Callum Ilott – 2021 Ferrari F1 test driver, 2020 FIA F2 Vice Champion
  • Dan Ticktum – 2021 Williams F1 development driver, 5th 2020 FIA F2 Championships
  • Alex Sims – 2021 Mahindra Formula E – Lead driver
  • David Coulthard – Formula 1 (7th position in all time point scorers)
  • Richard Bradley – Le Mans 24hrs (Winner) /European Le Mans Series Championships LMP2
  • Mike Conway – IndyCar Series/Le Mans 24hrs/World Endurance Championship (Winner)
  • Jack Doohan – FIA Formula 3
  • Oliver Jarvis – McLaren Autosport Young Driver of The Year, Le Mans (Winner)/World Endurance Championships LMP1/LMP2
  • Dario Franchitti – CART/2007 IndyCar Series Champion/NASCAR/American Le Mans Series/2007 BBC Scotland Sports Personality of the year
  • Allan McNish – Formula 1(Renault)/American Le Mans Series Champion/Twice 24 Hours of Le Mans Champion
  • Tom Ferrier – British Touring Car/FIA European Touring Car/British GT Championship
  • Jason Plato – 2001 BTCC champion
  • Mika Salo – Formula 1/GT2 class 24 Hours Le Mans Winner 2008
  • Justin Wilson – IndyCar Series/Champ Car/Formula One

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