creating race champions
Richard Ollerenshaw - Team Principal
Richard Ollerenshaw - Team Principal
Since the late 1990s Richard Ollerenshaw has headed-up Hillspeed’s operations as Team Principal, steering the squad’s path to success in a wide variety of championships with title success in Formula Renault, Ginetta Junior and at Formula 3 level. Starting out as a racer himself, Richard competed for Hillspeed in ARP Formula 3 [now the F3 Cup] before choosing to focus on team management and the expansion of the squad’s development. Working with some of the sport’s top names over more than 20 years, Richard has overseen numerous race wins and championship victories.
Morgan Ollerenshaw - Team Founder
Morgan Ollerenshaw - Team Founder
Hill Speed Racing, as the team was originally known, was established in 1970 by Morgan Ollerenshaw for his debut as a racing driver in the British Saloon Car Championship [now the BTCC]. After successfully competing in a Special Saloon Mini, Morgan stepped away from racing for the best part of 10 years before returning to action in single-seaters in Formula Ford 2000. When son Richard too over the reins of the management of the team, Morgan continued to be a major part of Hillspeed’s operations both trackside and behind the scenes and still is to this day – over 50 years since the Hillspeed journey began.
Gemma Mole - Operations Manager and Team Co-ordinator
Gemma Mole - Operations Manager and Team Co-ordinator
Gemma took up the newly created role of Operations Manager and Team Co-ordinator at Hillspeed prior to the start of the 2026 motor racing season. Bringing vast experience from many years working as a Championship Co-ordinator with MSV, most recenrly as the GB3 and GB4 Championship co-ordinator, her arrival at the team marks a key moment for the family owned and run multiple race winners and title challengers.