Race Driver Coaching
Race driver coaching to develop your racing performance.
Barton Mawer is available as a race driver coach for hire anywhere in the world. Uniquely for a racing driver Barton is extremely approachable with a personality that is as welcoming as his smile. Although when he puts the helmet on it is all about extreme driving performance. His driving experience includes a number of race wins, podiums and top 10 race finishes in various classes of motorsport and different race tracks around the world. Barton’s coaching ‘students’ have included Bruno Senna, who subsequently raced in Formula 1, and Sam Bird, who went on to finish second in the 2013 GP2 series.
Barton can assist you to improve your race driving with;
- Personal coaching trackside or from the driver’s seat.
- On a simulator & going through data analysis.
You can leverage all of his racing winning experience in and out of the car with a customise package to suit your specific needs and requirements or goals.
WHAT DOES DRIVER COACHING INCLUDE?
All inclusive race driver coaching
BRIEFING
Before the day you'll have a detailed phone discussion with Barton so that he can assess your experience levels, note any specific areas you want to work on and design an action plan for the day.
EXCLUSIVE ACCESS
Throughout the day you'll have exclusive access to Barton, including his data and video archive. Barton will go through his action plan for the day with you.
IN-CAR COACHING
During each session you can choose to drive solo, have Barton as a passenger, be a passenger while he drives, or have him drive solo.*
IN-CAR COMMS
During each session you will be able to communicate with Barton via two-way radio or in-car intercom.*
SESSION FEEDBACK
Before & after each track session Barton will review everything with you including video and/or data analysis.*
FOLLOW UP BRIEF
Following your day Barton will email you a summary of the day, including improvement suggestions.
HOW TO CHOOSE A DRIVING COACH?
A coach should have all round skills
DRIVING & DATA
Although modern technology makes it possible to monitor a car's performance at every point around a circuit, the driver has to know how to use that data to save the fractions of a second that make the difference between being a race winner or a midfielder.
RACING EXPERIENCE
Australian racing driver coach Barton Mawer knows how with the necessary experience, knowledge and skills. He has contested some of the world's most competitive motorsport championships and events, including British Formula 3, Porsche Carrera Cup and the Nurburgring 24-hour race.
TECHNICAL KNOWLEDGE
Barton Mawer has worked with top Australian and overseas race engineers using sophisticated data acquisition and analysis software. His Father was also a race engineer.
COMMUNICATION
Communication skills. He explains complex technical concepts in plain English. Whether you're an enthusiastic amateur or an aspiring champion, a rookie or a long-time competitor, Barton can help you to get the most out of any car on any racetrack.
PROVEN RECORD
Barton has been involved in high-performance driver coaching almost since he graduated from go-karts to car racing in 1998. His coaching resume includes stints with leading Australian and overseas racing teams, racing schools and 'racetrack experience' companies
Race Driver Coaching Pricing
These are the base costs for personal race driver coaching with Barton Mawer. Packages can be tailored to meet your specific needs or requirements. Barton has experience driving karts, open wheel race cars, touring cars, GT Sports Cars and more.
Build your own coaching package
- TEST DAY + SIMULATOR – 2 DAY SESSION
- RACE WEEKEND – 2 DAY SESSION
- RACE WEEKEND + SIMULATION – 3 DAYS
- RACE MEETING – 3 DAYS
- RACE MEETING + SIMULATOR – 4 DAYS
COACHING EXAMPLES
PORSCHE CARRERA CUP
In 2013, Duvashen Padayachee chose Barton Mawer as his driver coach for his debut campaign in the Porsche Carrera Cup Australia. Duvashen’s driving progressed markedly during the year in the ultra-competitive one-make category. His results improved from the bottom half of the field to a consistent top-10 finisher. The margin between his fastest lap times and those of the category pace-setters reduced from several seconds to less than half a second.
Barton also coached Duvashen in a 2008 Porsche GT3 Cup at the 2013 Bathurst 12-hour race, and co-drove Duivashen’s 2013 Carrera Cup Porsche in this year’s event, he also qualified the entry for both races. They were leading their class when brake failure robbed them of certain victory.
PORSCHE GT3 CUP CHALLENGE
Enthusiastic amateur racing driver Richard Gartner enlisted Barton Mawer as his driver coach for his debut assault on the Australian 2014 Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge. The association brought immediate results, Richard finished an outstanding second in Class B (2006-’09 models) while posting consistent high placings throughout the series.
DRIVER TRAINING GROUPS
Barton has worked for various driver training groups around the world including;
- Carlin Motorsport, UK.
- Palmersport, UK.
- Drive Bathurst, NSW.
- Fastrack Racing, NSW/Vic./Qld/SA/WA.
- Peter Finlay International Racing Drivers School, NSW.
TERMS AND CONDITIONS*
- Every scenario, vehicle and driver is different, so Barton can customise a coaching program to suit your specific needs.
- All travel and accommodation expenses for coaching outside greater Sydney are payable by the client.
- Passenger rides are subject to venue/race meeting regulations and your car having a suitable passenger seat.
- In-car communication is subject to your helmet having standard microphone and speaker sockets.
- Data analysis is subject to your car having compatible data acquisition technology.
- Video analysis is subject to your car having compatible video recording equipment.
Further information can be provided upon application, just use our Quotations page.