25-year-old racing driver, Bobby Trundley from Wokingham, one of the world’s top autistic racing drivers, has confirmed his return to Team BRIT for 2025.
Bobby has been a driver for Team BRIT, the world’s only competitive team of all-disabled racing drivers since 2019, but last year, spent most of this season mentoring 17-year-old Sandro Ballesteros from Rochdale, in the 750 Motor Club’s championship.
Now, Bobby returns to the team as part of the core driver live up, this time pairing up with fellow autistic racing driver, Asha Silva from Northampton, competing in the Britcar Endurance Championship.
Bobby’s love of motorsport began in karting at the age of 10, after he found it to have a profound impact on the way he manages the challenges of autism. He was a 5 x national karting champion before joining Team BRIT in 2019, and has finished 2023 with a return to his karting roots, winning the Daytona Motorsport Superchamps Championship held at Sandown Park in Surrey.
Bobby has been a GT4 driver for the team, competing in both an Aston Martin V8 Vantage and most recently a McLaren 570S GT4. He’s taken a class win at Nurburgring in Germany, competing at Spa Francorchamps as part of the 24 hour race weekend, he’s had podium finishes in the British GT Championship, driving at circuits across Europe and has taken various ‘driver of the day’ accolades throughout his career.
Bobby raced twice with Team BRIT last year, rounding off the season in spectacular style by helping the team win its class in a BMW 1 series. This year, Bobby will race with 42-year-old Asha, who has been progressing steadily up the ranks since joining the team in 2023. His first race is at Silverstone on April 5th.
Bobby said: “I cannot wait to get back to having a full season with the team this year. Team BRIT is like a family to me and it’s the best feeling knowing that we have a full year of racing ahead.
“It’s exciting to be pairing up with Asha, who I’ve never driven with before. I’ve been watching her progress and she’s clearly a natural who has got quicker on the track with every race. Our autism means that whilst we face similar challenges, we also share some key talents which we bring to racing.
“I feel really lucky to have been with the team for so long, and hope that we continue to show people out there that anything is possible with the right belief, and a network of people that you want you to succeed.”
