Date of birth: |
August 19 1983 |
Nationality: |
United Kingdom |
First race: |
St. Petersburg, 2009 |
IZOD INDYCAR SERIES HIGHLIGHTS
First start: April 5, 2009
(St. Petersburg)
First victory: April 17, 2011
(Long Beach)
2011
• Finished 17th in IZOD IndyCar Series standings for Andretti Autosport.
• Earned first series victory at Long Beach after starting season-high third and leading 14 laps.
• Recorded four top-10 finishes.
2010
• Competed in six races for Dreyer & Reinbold Racing.
• Had season-high finish of eighth in opener on streets of Brazil, improving 11 positions.
• Started career-high second at Barber.
• Injuries as result of final-lap contact at Indianapolis kept him from competing the remainder of the season.
2009
• Finished 17th in IndyCar Series standings for Dreyer & Reinbold Racing.
• Recorded one top-five and three top-10 finishes.
• Posted best oval finish of eighth at Iowa after starting 19th.
ROAD TO THE IZOD INDYCAR SERIES
2008
• Finished 12th in GP2 Series standings with Trident Racing with victory in sprint race at Monte Carlo.
• Won International GT Open GTS race with Scuderia Latorre on Valencia street circuit.
• Was part of Honda F1 Racing Young Driver Program.
• Tested Panther Racing car at Infineon Raceway.
2007
• Finished 14th as rookie in GP2 Series standings with Super Nova Racing with high finish of second in 21 races.
• Was part of Honda F1 Racing Young Driver Program.
2006
• Champion of British Formula 3 International with Raikkonen Robertson Racing.
• Recorded 17 podium finishes, including eight victories, and eight pole starts.
• Competed in two GP2 Series races with DPR Direxiv.
• Won Formula 3 Macau Grand Prix with Raikkonen Robertson Racing; the first Brit to win since Darren Manning in 1999.
• Received the National Racing Driver of the Year award at the McLaren Autosport Awards.
2005
• Finished third in British Formula 3 International standings with Fortec Motorsports.
• Recorded seven podium finishes, including victory at Croft, in 19 races. Also posted five front-row starts.
• Received the BRDC Spencer-Charrington Trophy awarded to the highest-placing British driver in British Formula 3.
• Received the BRDC John Cooper Trophy awarded to Formula 3 driver who has shown potential to become an F1 driver.
2004
• Champion of British Formula Renault with Fortec Motorsports.
• Recorded 17 podium finishes, including eight victories. Also posted nine pole starts.
• Finalist for McLaren Autosport BRDC Young Driver of the Year award.
2003
• Finished fourth in British Formula Renault standings with Fortec Motorsports; highest placing rookie.
• Recorded four podium finishes, including victory at Snetterton.
• Finished second in British Formula 3 Renault Winter Series with victories at Donington Park and Brands Hatch in four races. Also posted two pole starts.
2002
• Finished fourth in British Formula Ford standings with Van Diemen.
• Recorded five podium finishes and three front-row starts.
2001
• Finished sixth in British Junior Formula Ford standings with Martin Donnelly Racing.
• Posted victory at Spa and second place at Snetterton.
• Competed in Formula Ford UK Winter Series with Martin Donnelly Racing with victory at Donnington Park.
Early career
• Champion of British Formula A karting series in 2000.
• Champion of British JICA karting series in 1998.