BRENT DILLARD joined the China CTIC Team at the start of 2023 and made his first F1H2O appearance on Lake Toba, where he finished an impressive sixth. He went on to finish the year 10th in the Drivers’ Championship after another sixth- place finish in France and 10th and ninth in China and Italy.
In 2024, he was 12th in the Drivers’ Championship with his best performances coming in the new Sprint races. The South Carolina driver graduated to the series after spending three seasons in the UIM F2 World Championship.
Dillard was born on a military base in Jacksonville, Florida. After playing basketball during his time at the Hampden Sydney College, he switched his allegiance to racing on the water and was a nine-time APBA US National High Points champion across three classes. He has competed in eight North American APBA and 14 US APBA National Championships and was inducted into the APBA Hall of Champions in 2004 and 2008.
Brent won the Formula 3 Championship in 2004, 2009 and 2010 and the 2013 Formula 2 USA Championship and was the Rookie of the Year in the 2015 Formula 1 IOGP series. In addition to competing in the UIM F2 World Championship with JRM Racing - where he won his last race in Portugal and finished sixth in the 2022 Drivers’ Championship - Dillard also won the 2021 American Formula 1 race at Lake Havasu.