Carlin’s Nicolai Kjaergaard is aiming to make the move to European single seater racing after the most successful season of his car racing career to date.

Kjaergaard claimed second place in this year’s BRDC British F3 Championship after claiming five race victories, including three in four races at Brands Hatch and Donington towards the end of the season.

With a strong season under his belt, the Dane is aiming to make the move up the racing ladder.

“I’m looking to do some European series next year, potentially EuroFormula or F3 in Europe," he commented. "It would be great to go onto the continent, learn some of the tracks, and work with the teams out there. I see that as a step up and we can see where we go from there.”

Kjaergaard headed into the Silverstone weekend with a chance of taking the title, after his double win at Donington whittled Linus Lundqvist’s advantage down from 111 points to just 50. Lundqvist’s victory at Silverstone, combined with Kjaergaard’s first lap retirement ended the Dane’s championship challenge, but he’s still pleased with his campaign.

“Overall the season has been good, it didn’t quite end the way we wanted it to, but we’ve had good pace and results at many of the tracks this year, so I’m quite pleased with the season overall.

“Donington was obviously the highlight for me, it was my best weekend with two wins. I was really pleased with that and it restarted our championship battle with Linus, so that must be the highlight. My first win at Oulton Park also comes close, it was a big moment for me.

“I’ve learned a lot racing in BRDC British F3, I’ve learned a lot about racing in general, especially in qualifying where I feel I have improved significantly. Last year I had decent race craft, could warm my tyres up properly and all those things, but this year I have improved quite a lot with one lap pace. Obviously in single seaters where it’s harder to overtake, qualifying is very important, so I think that’s where my biggest improvement has come this year.”