Dubai-based Kiwi Zack Scoular is the latest rising star to confirm that he will begin 2025 by competing in New Zealand’s Castrol Toyota Formula Regional Oceania Championship.
It will be the first taste of Formula Regional racing for Scoular, who has been a regular competitor in Formula 4 in the United Arab Emirates championship and in the United Kingdom championship in the past two seasons.
The 17-year-old Scoular will join MTEC Motorsport for the season.
Scoular finished 15th overall out of 33 drivers in his rookie year of the ROKiT British Formula Four Championship and fifth in the Rookie Cup. He earned one overall podium – with a season’s best finish of third at Brands Hatch Indy – and seven Rookie Cup podiums. He finished seventeenth in the UAE Championship in 2024.
Scoular has recently tested the Toyota FT60 that is used in the annual championship, in addition to winning the Tony Quinn Foundation Scholarship prize of $70,000 which he will put towards his championship campaign. He showed strong pace in pre-season testing.
Looking ahead to the championship, he is aiming to be a competitive player in what has always been a highly competitive championship, but there’s one round in particular he’s looking forward to.
“I’m coming to win of course,” he said. “But I know everyone else is too. Being in the top five and being top rookie I’d be happy with. I’m going to aim for more though.
‘I’m particularly looking forward to the New Zealand Grand Prix at Highlands. The Grand Prix has a lot of heritage and to just be a part of that during this coming season is going to be great. It looks like a pretty cool event and I would love to do well there.”
Bruin Beasley, MTEC boss, believes the young driver can make his mark in the New Zealand championship, which has a solid reputation for showcasing exceptional driving talent. Liam Lawson, Yuki Tsunoda and Franco Colapinto competed as recently as 2020 and both Lando Norris and Lance Stroll are former champions.
“It’s fantastic to have a talent like Zack on board, his performances in the TQF run-off was very impressive, and we have high hope for the 2025 season,” he said. “Coming from a motorsport family Zack understands the task ahead and like us I’m sure is very excited.”
