Henry secures prestigious BRDC accolade
Henry Joslyn has been recognised as one of the most promising youngsters in British motorsport after being named as a new member of the BRDC Rising Stars programme.
Having previously shown his skills in both Karting and the Ginetta Junior Championship, Henry made an instant impression in the 2025 Wera Tools F4 British Championship certified by the FIA with Fortec Motorsport, securing a double pole position on his debut appearance as well as multiple podium finishes to lie inside the top ten in the standings.
Ahead of the most recent event on the calendar around the Silverstone National circuit, Henry received the news that he had been selected to become a member of the Rising Stars programme, an initiative that has been run successfully by the BRDC for more than 20 years.
Designed to help develop the career of the most promising young British drivers, the BDRC Rising Stars is an invitation only programme that is aimed at racers under the age of 24 who have displayed the potential to make it to the very top of the sport.
“Being selected as part of the BRDC Rising Stars programme is a huge honour,” he said. “With so many talented young drivers currently competing on track, I feel very proud that I have been chosen to follow in the footsteps of people like Oliver Bearman, Luke Browning and Arvid Lindblad who have been part of the programme in recent years and are now competing at the highest level.”
“Not only am I looking forward to flying the flag for the Rising Stars on track, I’m also excited about working with those behind the programme to hone my skills as I look to progress in my career.”
On track, the Silverstone British F4 meeting would prove to be a difficult one for the youngster, who found himself embroiled in drama in each of the three races.
Having set the seventh best time in qualifying, Henry would line up in tenth place for the opening race as a result of a grid penalty carried over from Donington Park.
Eager to try and gain ground when the lights went out, Henry instead found himself watching on from the sidelines after less than a lap after contract with Thomas Bearman forced him to retire.
The team ensured that the car was ready to hit the track for race two, where Henry would line up sixth on the grid. Having lost ground on the opening lap as the pack shuffled for position, Henry found himself running in seventh spot when the safety car was called out, and was then forced to make an unscheduled pitstop due to damage to the nose cone of his car.
The short nature of the Silverstone lap meant he dropped off the lead lap and finished back in 22nd spot.
Although able to bring his car to the flag in the weekend finale in ninth spot, a five second penalty for a false start - and the fact that the field had been backed up by a safety car - meant Henry would be classified in an unrepresentative 18th place, with focus now turning to the season finale at Brands Hatch on the full Grand Prix layout.
