Jasmine Shaw makes Caterham debut at Snetterton

Jasmine Shaw returned to competitive action as she made her debut in the EDGE Caterham Seven 270R Championship at Snetterton, where she banked vital knowledge and completed a clean weekend of racing.

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Jasmine Shaw returned to competitive action as she made her debut in the EDGE Caterham Seven 270R Championship. Racing at Snetterton, Shaw banked vital knowledge as she completed a clean weekend of racing with a best result of 23rd in a competitive field of drivers.

Moving into the EDGE Caterham Seven 270R Championship provided Shaw with a new challenge as she began her 2025 season. Jasmine’s circuit racing career began with two seasons in the highly competitive BRSCC Fiesta Junior Championship in both 2022 and 2023. In 2024, Shaw tested Formula 3 machinery for Fern GP, before gaining experience in a GB4 Championship car at the end of the season.

With experience in both tin top racing and formula cars under her belt, a move into the EDGE Caterham Seven 270R Championship allowed Shaw to develop her racecraft in a single-make championship. A competitive grid of drivers were entered for the season opener at Snetterton and Jasmine was targeting a weekend of progress as she adapted to a new car.

In order to gain further experience, Shaw participated in an optional free practice session on Saturday morning ahead of qualifying. It was a productive session for Jasmine as she completed 23 laps at Snetterton with a best time of a 2:15.816.

Qualifying took place shortly after with 30 drivers eager to utilise the powerful slipstream in order to achieve a fast time. Improving upon her quickest lap from practice by four tenths of a second, Shaw’s qualifying time of a 2:15.488 placed her in 26th position.

For her first race in the EDGE Caterham Seven 270R Championship Shaw lined up from 24th on the grid following penalties for drivers ahead. Jasmine made a clean start and although she fell to 26th at the end of lap one, she was keen to remain within slipstream range of the drivers ahead. On lap two, Shaw was faster than the next three drivers ahead and this encouraged Jasmine as she looked to move forward.

After passing Graham Finlayson, Shaw was inside the top-25 and this was the start of a race-long duel with Finlayson. Despite losing out to Finlayson, Louis Darling and Barry Hanif on the following lap, Shaw continued to develop her racecraft as she exchanged positions with Finlayson. The pair continued to run side-by-side during the middle portion of the race with neither driver able to break clear.

On lap seven, Shaw set a personal best time as she continued to gain knowledge in her first race of the 2025 season. By the final lap, Shaw’s perseverance had paid off as she opened up a gap approaching one second on Finlayson. Jasmine was able to hold this margin to the checkered flag and complete her first race of the weekend in 27th position while setting another personal best time on the final lap.

For the second race of the weekend, the grid positions were decided by the results from race one with Shaw lining up from 27th position. It was another clean start as Jasmine adapted to the Caterham 270R and she ended lap one in 29th position. Although she was battling an issue which limited her pace, she continued to improve her sectors during the opening portion of the race.

Shaw was now matching Ann Hall ahead as she worked on catching her fellow female driver. On lap six, separate issues for both Nick Sampson and Harrison Cavers elevated her back into 27th position. As Jasmine gained further knowledge, her lap times improved and this resulted in a new fastest time on the penultimate lap. A clean end to the race resulted in Shaw taking the checkered flag in 27th position in race two at Snetterton.

For the final race of the weekend, Shaw lined up from 27th on the grid and was targeting a positive end to the event. As the lights went out, Jasmine made a good start and held her position on the opening lap while showing improved pace compared to Sunday’s earlier race. On lap two, Shaw was into 26th position as Harrison Cavers was forced to pit with a technical issue.

After a close battle with Bryan Joyce, Joyce pulled clear on lap three with the safety car deployed shortly after as Graham Finlayson had stopped out on track. Paul Oggelsby and Nick Highton then entered the pits and after Adam Kene encountered a technical issue behind the safety car, Shaw was up to 23rd position.

When the race restarted, Shaw was immediately set personal best sectors as she chased down the drivers inside the top-20. As a result, Shaw was close to matching her best times from race one of the weekend as she remained in slipstream range of Joyce. A strong end to the race allowed Shaw to remain ahead of Ann Hall and secure her best finish of the weekend in 23rd position.

Shaw banked a significant amount of knowledge in her debut Caterham weekend as she returned to competitive racing. Developing her racecraft in a competitive grid of drivers saw her improve during the event and Jasmine came away with her best result in race three. The next round of the EDGE Caterham Seven 270R Championship takes place at Thruxton on the weekend of 3rd/4th May.