Pete Edwards

Owner and Senior Instructor S Grade

About Pete Edwards

Our instructors cover everything from first-time circuit drivers to experienced racers preparing for assessment or competition. Each brings a different background and discipline, but the focus is consistent: calm, structured coaching built around safety and clear progression.

Instructors are allocated by The Motorsport School to suit the course and the day, so every candidate receives the right support.

Pete was always going to be a racing driver. His father and mentor, Bill Edwards, was a British Leyland works driver racing Minis.

Pete began driving at four years old and started racing at six in a Barnard Formula 6 car with the Midland Junior Racing Drivers Club.

Credentials

Board of Directors of ARDS
ARDS Vice Chairman
Chief Instructor – The Motorsports School

Highlights

Over 300 race wins
8 British Championships
5 Welsh Championships
1 Champion of Champions title
4 World WFM Special GT titles

Full career story

He quickly progressed through the ¼-litre and prototype classes. By the age of twelve he was competing nationally in Junior Britton karting, travelling across the UK with his father, who mentored him and prepared his karts.

Pete won over 200 races and four British Championships, competing against drivers including Johnny Herbert.

At fifteen, Pete was awarded a scholarship with the Jim Russell Racing School and moved from karting into motorcycle racing, progressing from junior class to 750 Expert and winning numerous races.

At seventeen he returned to car racing, beginning in a Mini 1380 before moving into space-framed machinery, where he secured his first Welsh Championship.

He later competed in a Ford Escort V8 Special Saloon, winning multiple titles including a British Class Championship, two Welsh Championships and the Champion of Champions title.

Pete’s single-seater career included Formula 3 in a Ralt RT30 and British Open Single Seaters (BOSS). His success continued until a mechanical steering failure resulted in a serious accident and back injury.

Following recovery, Pete returned to racing in a Group C2 Le Mans-type car powered by a 3.5-litre Cosworth engine, winning further races and additional British class championships.

Working alongside his father, Pete helped develop what became the fastest Mini in the world, going on to win four World WFM Special GT titles.

He has since competed successfully in Thunder Saloon, Special Saloon and GT machinery including Escort BDG, Astra VXR Production Touring Car, Porsche Carrera Cup, Ligier CN and Ferrari F430 Special GT platforms, racing across the UK and into Europe.