 He won the 1995 British Formula Vauxhall Junior title and the 1997 British Formula Renault title.He then stepped up to Formula 3 and won the 1999 British Formula 3 Championship for Manor Motorsport beating Luciano Burti and Jenson Button into second and third places respectively.He competed in three rounds of the 2000 International Formula 3000 season for the WRT team.