A WOKINGHAM resident with autism stormed his way onto the podiums this weekend, winning a position in a car race around Brands Hatch.

Bobby Trundley, a 21-year-old Wokingham resident who lives with autism, earned a spot on the podium over this weekend's Britcar race at the world-famous Brands Hatch circuit, Kent, racing in his team's Aston Martin V8 Vantage GT4.

The race took place on Saturday, August 1, when Mr Trundley won the 'Driver of the day' award and came in third place.

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Bobby was diagnosed with autism at four years old, and first sat in a cadet go-kart aged 10.

He soon found that it helped him manage the challenges that autism brings.

His team, Team BRIT, aims to be the first British all-disabled team to race in Le Mans, and supports people with physical and psychological challenges in accessing motorsport through its Racing Academy.

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Mr Trundley said: “What an amazing weekend! Aaron’s consistent driving put us into third position.

"I knew I had to maintain position for the last part of the race but I wasn’t expecting the battle I had for the last 11 minutes.

"I defended against a quicker car for all my life’s worth and amazingly held on to the podium position.

"I owe it to our race engineer Al and his team, because they worked so hard to get the car back on track after a tricky qualifying.

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Mr Trundley and his teammate Aaron Morgan, a disabled wheelchair user, took part in the race over the weekend.

He added: "I was in shock when I was awarded driver of the day because there were a lot of great drivers racing throughout the whole day.

“Thank you to Dave Player and the whole of Team BRIT who work tirelessly to make dreams come true and are changing attitudes in motorsport toward disabled drivers.

"Thank you to all the team’s incredible sponsors and supporters, none of this would be possible without them.

“I Still can’t believe in our Britcar debut we got a podium!”