Chapman Freeborn Joins BlackBook Motorsport Network to Deepen Ties with Racing Decision-Makers
Why It MattersCharter brokers are positioning themselves inside motorsport's logistics community to win recurring team travel and freight work tied to a fixed global race calendar.
Chapman Freeborn has joined BlackBook Motorsport, a global network that brings together stakeholders from Formula 1, NASCAR, MotoGP and other areas of international motorsport. BlackBook connects teams, manufacturers, circuits and suppliers through industry insights, direct introductions and events. For Chapman Freeborn, membership offers a chance to build closer relationships with the decision-makers responsible for moving teams around the world and to better understand their operational challenges across the racing calendar. Andy Hutchinson, Director of Passenger Charter – UK at Chapman Freeborn, said motorsport is a natural fit because both racing and aviation work to fixed deadlines, and the BlackBook community allows direct engagement with those responsible for team travel.
Chapman Freeborn said that in 2026 it arranged flights for Formula 1 teams, drivers and engineers travelling between races and team headquarters. Its guide to motorsport charters points to locations such as Nice Côte d'Azur, about 30 km from Monaco, and the small airport next to the Le Mans circuit. The company says a charter can be arranged within three to four hours of confirmation, and that group charters keep teams together and give travel managers more control over departure times, baggage requirements and last-minute changes.
On the freight side, according to the organizers of the Miami Grand Prix, every Formula 1 team transports about 50 tons of equipment to each race. For long-haul events most of this freight is flown on freighters such as the Boeing 747, while less time-sensitive items travel by sea. In March 2026, Formula 1 confirmed that the Bahrain and Saudi Arabian Grands Prix would not take place in April because of the ongoing situation in the Middle East; the Bahrain Grand Prix was subsequently held in Malaysia in October.
Chapman Freeborn's automotive cargo team charters aircraft for shipments ranging from small parts to complete vehicles and arranges on-board couriers who carry urgent components as accompanied baggage. Its Next Flight Out service, launched in May 2026, provides a quote within 15 minutes and offers departure within 24 hours of pickup. In 2024, the company arranged an AS355 helicopter to deliver urgent spare parts directly to a customer's factory in Frankfurt, landing in a neighboring car park converted into a temporary helipad.
