In 2009, Carlin Motorsport was reborn as Carlin, part of the Capsicum Motorsport Group. In 2023, New Zealand–based manufacturer Rodin Cars became the majority shareholder, rebranding the team as Rodin Carlin. Following a change in ownership, Trevor and Stephanie Carlin departed the team in late 2023, with the company renamed Rodin Motorsport.
The team has been competing in the British Formula 3 Championship since 1997, achieving their first victory with Narain Karthikeyan in 1999. Carlin has won nine British F3 championships, becoming the most successful team in the series’ history. The champions are Takuma Sato (2001), Alan van der Merwe (2003), Álvaro Parente (2005), Jaime Alguersuari (2008), Daniel Ricciardo (2009), Jean-Éric Vergne (2010), Felipe Nasr (2011) Jack Harvey (2012), Jordan King (2013) and Enaam Ahmed (2017).
Carlin joined the Formula 3 Euro Series in 2008. In 2012, William Buller finished fifth in the Formula 3 Euro Series, while Carlos Sainz Jr. finished ninth. Separately, in the 2012 FIA European Formula 3 Championship, Sainz finished fifth and Buller sixth. In the 2013 FIA European Formula 3 Championship, Harry Tincknell was fifth and Jordan King was sixth. In 2014, Antonio Giovinazzi finished sixth, King seventh and Jake Dennis ninth. In 2015, Giovinazzi was runner-up and George Russell finished sixth. In 2017, Lando Norris won the FIA European Formula 3 Championship, making Carlin the only team other than Prema to ever win the title in this series.
Carlin entered the Formula 3 Macau Grand Prix since 1998. Takuma Sato won in 2001, Robert Kubica was second in 2005, Sébastien Buemi was fourth in 2006, Brendon Hartley was third in 2008, Felipe Nasr was second in 2011, António Félix da Costa was first in 2012 and again in 2016, and Antonio Giovinazzi was fourth in 2015.
The team competed in the Formula Nissan/Renault 3.5 Series from 2003, winning a race in the series every year. The team won two drivers titles and one team championship, with Mikhail Aleshin and Robert Wickens as champions in 2010 and 2011 respectively. Carlin took a year sabbatical in 2014 before returning in 2015, replacing ISR Racing, and later withdrawing after the series lost its Renault backing.
Carlin joined the GP3 Series in 2010, claiming the Constructor’s title in 2014 with Alex Lynn as Drivers’ Champion. The team withdrew from the series after the 2015 season. Carlin entered GP2 Series in 2011. In 2012, a partnership with Marussia Formula One team saw improved results, with Max Chilton taking two race victories. In 2013, Felipe Nasr and Jolyon Palmer achieved podiums, and the team narrowly missed the Teams’ Championship. Carlin withdrew from the series after the 2016 season.
In 2014, Carlin expanded into the U.S., joining the Indy Lights series. Ed Jones secured the Drivers’ Championship in 2016, and Carlin also won the Teams’ Championship. Carlin then moved up to the IndyCar Series in 2018, but sold its assets to Juncos Hollinger Racing after the 2021 season.
Carlin also competed in the European Le Mans Series LMP2 category in 2019.
Numerous drivers who have raced with Carlin have gone on to compete in Formula One, including Sebastian Vettel, Nico Rosberg, Robert Kubica, Takuma Sato, Anthony Davidson, Jaime Alguersuari, Daniel Ricciardo, Max Chilton, Jean-Éric Vergne, Kevin Magnussen, Felipe Nasr, Narain Karthikeyan, Rio Haryanto, George Russell, Carlos Sainz Jr. and Lando Norris. Other notable Carlin drivers include Josef Newgarden, Patricio O'Ward, Conor Daly, Jamie Green, Oliver Jarvis, Oliver Turvey, Álvaro Parente, Charlie Kimball, Robert Wickens, Sérgio Sette Câmara and Ed Jones. In 2020, Yuki Tsunoda finished 3rd in the FIA Formula 2 Championship, and Carlin finished 3rd in the teams' championship with four race wins to its name.
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