Carlin, formerly Carlin Motorsport, is a motor racing team based in the United Kingdom. It currently competes in six championships: GP2 Series, GP3 Series, FIA European Formula 3 Championship, MSA Formula, Euroformula Open Championship, and Indy Lights.
Originally found in 1996 by Trevor Carlin and Martin Stone, Carlin has competed in Porsche Supercup, Nissan World Series, Formula BMW UK, World Series by Renault, F3 Euro Series, British F3, FIA European F3 Championship, FIA Formula E, GP3 Series and GP2 Series all with race winning success.
In 2009, Carlin Motorsport was reborn as Carlin, part of the Capsicum Motorsport Group headed up by Grahame Chilton and Rupert Swallow.
Carlin has provided a well-trodden staircase to F1. Over 200 drivers have passed through the doors of the team, many on their way to the highest echelons of the sport, including F1 drivers Nico Rosberg, Robert Kubica, Sebastian Vettel, Takuma Sato, Anthony Davidson, Jaime Alguersuari, Daniel Ricciardo, Max Chilton, Narain Karthikeyan, Jean-Éric Vergne, Kevin Magnussen, Felipe Nasr and Rio Haryanto. Other notable Carlin drivers are Jamie Green, Oliver Jarvis, Oliver Turvey, Álvaro Parente, Charlie Kimball and Robert Wickens.