Raoul Joshua Hyman (born 12 May 1996) is a South African racing driver, he has competed in the Super Formula Championship for B-Max Racing.[1] He is the 2022 Formula Regional Americas and 2018 F3 Asian Champion.[2]

Raoul Hyman
Hyman at the Red Bull Ring in 2019.
NationalitySouth Africa South African
Born (1996-05-12) 12 May 1996 (age 28)
Durban, South Africa
Related toChristopher Hyman (father)
Super Formula Championship career
Debut season2023
Current teamB-Max Racing
Racing licence FIA Gold
Car number51
Starts9 (9 entries)
Wins0
Poles0
Fastest laps0
Best finish25th in 2023
Previous series
2022
2019
2019
2018
2017
2017
2016
2015-16
2013-14
Formula Regional Americas
FIA Formula 3 Championship
Toyota Racing Series
F3 Asian Championship
Euroformula Open Championship
GP3 Series
BRDC British Formula 3
FIA Formula 3 European
BRDC Formula 4
Championship titles
2022
2018
Formula Regional Americas
F3 Asian Championship

Career

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Lower formulae

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Hyman made his car racing debut in 2013, competing in the BRDC Formula 4 Championship with HHC Motorsport.[3] He finished seventh in the standings, having taken four podiums.

He returned to BRDC F4 in 2014, once again driving for HHC alongside Sennan Fielding and Will Palmer.[4] The South African started his season out strongly, winning the season opener at Silverstone from pole position, before achieving the same feat weeks later at Brands Hatch, where he fended off a charging Arjun Maini in the closing laps.[5][6] A pair of podiums at the next two events respectively followed, as Hyman elevated himself into the championship battle. However, scoring only one podium from the second round at Silverstone and none at Brands Hatch made him fall back compared to rivals Maini and George Russell. Nevertheless, Hyman ended his season strongly, winning at Donington Park and taking another victory and a second place at the final round in Snetterton, which meant that he finished third in the standings.[7][8][9]

FIA Formula 3 European

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In 2015, Hyman progressed to the FIA Formula 3 European Championship, where he raced for Team West-Tec F3.[10] The campaign proved to be disappointing, with Hyman taking a best finish of sixth at Monza, which resulted in 21st place in the overall standings.

Hyman partnered up with Carlin to contest European F3 the following year.[11] However, following the season opener, Hyman left the series, having scored a solitary point.

GP3 Series

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After competing in a one-off round of the BRDC British F3 Championship the previous year,[12] Hyman returned to a full-time race seat in 2017, driving for Campos Racing in the GP3 Series.[13] Points at the season opener were followed by a victory during the Sprint Race in Austria, where the South African controlled his gap to rival Giuliano Alesi to take his first victory in nearly three years.[14][15] This would end up being the highlight of Hyman's season, as he ended up 13th in the standings, having scored just two more points at the Hungaroring.

F3 Asian Championship

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For the 2018 season, Hyman would contest the inaugural season F3 Asian Championship, partnering Jake Hughes and Hon Chio Leong at Dragon HitechGP.[16] Whilst Hughes, who only competed in three events, would win every race he competed in, Hyman would end up taking the title, having scored eleven podiums over the course of the campaign, which included a win at Ningbo, by a mere two points.[17]

FIA Formula 3

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Having raced in the Toyota Racing Series at the start of the 2019 season, where he finished fourth in the standings with four podiums, Hyman planted himself into the newly formed FIA Formula 3 Championship, where he would drive for Sauber Junior Team by Charouz.[18] He would end up having an unsuccessful season, finishing 22nd, with two points coming from the season finale at Sochi.[19]

Formula Regional Americas

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Following a two-year hiatus from racing, which he called "two of the worst years I've ever had",[20] Hyman returned in 2022, driving for TJ Speed Motorsports in the Formula Regional Americas Championship.[21] The South African experienced a dominant campaign, in which he won eleven races, whilst only missing the podium twice. His title victory would earn him a $600,000 prize to compete in the Super Formula Championship.[22]

Super Formula

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At the end of 2022, it was announced that Hyman would be driving for B-Max Racing in Super Formula the following year.[23]

Personal life

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Hyman was born in South Africa and moved to London, United Kingdom at 15.[24]

He has Indian ancestry.[25][26]

Racing record

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Racing career summary

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Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
2013 BRDC Formula 4 Championship HHC Motorsport 24 0 0 0 4 289 7th
2014 BRDC Formula 4 Championship HHC Motorsport 24 4 2 3 11 465 3rd
2015 FIA Formula 3 European Championship Team West-Tec F3 32 0 0 0 0 14.5 21st
2016 FIA Formula 3 European Championship Carlin 3 0 0 0 0 1 22nd
BRDC British Formula 3 Championship HHC Motorsport 3 0 0 0 0 15 27th
2017 GP3 Series Campos Racing 15 1 0 0 1 27 13th
Euroformula Open Championship 2 0 1 0 1 28 13th
2018 F3 Asian Championship Hitech GP 15 1 0 2 11 227 1st
2019 FIA Formula 3 Championship Sauber Junior Team by Charouz 16 0 0 0 0 2 22nd
Toyota Racing Series Giles Motorsport 15 0 1 0 4 268 4th
2022 Formula Regional Americas Championship TJ Speed Motorsports 18 11 6 12 16 362 1st
Indian Racing League Goa Aces 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC
2023 Super Formula B-Max Racing 9 0 0 0 0 0 25th
Indian Racing League Goa Aces 3 2 1 3 3 87‡ 1st‡
2024 Indian Racing League Goa Aces

‡ Team standings.

* Season still in progress.

Complete BRDC Formula 4 Championship results

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(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate points for the fastest lap of top ten finishers)

Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 DC Points
2013 HHC Motorsport SIL1
1

Ret
SIL1
2

12
SIL1
3

11
BRH1
1

18
BRH1
2

13
BRH1
3

3
SNE1
1

4
SNE1
2

2
SNE1
3

DSQ
OUL
1

5
OUL
2

3
OUL
3

5
BRH2
1

8
BRH2
2

3
BRH2
3

10
SIL2
1

7
SIL2
2

10
SIL2
3

6
SNE2
1

15
SNE2
2

10
SNE2
3

15
DON
1

10
DON
2

7
DON
3

5
7th 290
2014 HHC Motorsport SIL1
1

1
SIL1
2

4
SIL1
3

10
BRH1
1

1
BRH1
2

10
BRH1
3

3
SNE1
1

2
SNE1
2

13
SNE1
3

3
OUL
1

2
OUL
2

2
OUL
3

Ret
SIL2
1

6
SIL2
2

7
SIL2
3

2
BRH2
1

4
BRH2
2

4
BRH2
3

12
DON
1

7
DON
2

1
DON
3

Ret
SNE2
1

6
SNE2
2

1
SNE2
3

2
3rd 465

Complete FIA Formula 3 European Championship results

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(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Entrant Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 DC Points
2015 Team West-Tec F3 Mercedes SIL
1

19
SIL
2

27
SIL
3

28
HOC
1

Ret
HOC
2

13
HOC
3

16
PAU
1

16
PAU
2

22
PAU
3

26
MNZ
1

6
MNZ
2

10
MNZ
3

12
SPA
1

30
SPA
2

8
SPA
3

Ret
NOR
1

Ret
NOR
2

18
NOR
3

18
ZAN
1

14
ZAN
2

14
ZAN
3

11
RBR
1

11
RBR
2

11
RBR
3

14
ALG
1

19
ALG
2

Ret
ALG
3

18
NÜR
1

16
NÜR
2

19
NÜR
3

Ret
HOC
1

Ret
HOC
2

Ret
HOC
3

10
21st 14.5
2016 Carlin Volkswagen LEC
1

18
LEC
2

10
LEC
3

13
HUN
1
HUN
2
HUN
3
PAU
1
PAU
2
PAU
3
RBR
1
RBR
2
RBR
3
NOR
1
NOR
2
NOR
3
ZAN
1
ZAN
2
ZAN
3
SPA
1
SPA
2
SPA
3
NÜR
1
NÜR
2
NÜR
3
IMO
1
IMO
2
IMO
3
HOC
1
HOC
2
HOC
3
22nd 1

Complete GP3 Series results

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(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Entrant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Pos Points
2017 Campos Racing CAT
FEA

8
CAT
SPR

7
RBR
FEA

8
RBR
SPR

1
SIL
FEA

16
SIL
SPR

11
HUN
FEA

14
HUN
SPR

7
SPA
FEA

14
SPA
SPR

10
MNZ
FEA

11
MNZ
SPR

C
JER
FEA

19
JER
SPR

15
YMC
FEA

13
YMC
SPR

11
13th 27

Complete F3 Asian Championship results

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(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Entrant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Pos Points
2018 Dragon HitechGP SEP1
1

3
SEP1
2

2
SEP1
3

3
NIS1
1

5
NIS1
2

1
NIS1
3

3
SIC
1

2
SIC
2

8
SIC
3

2
NIS2
1

2
NIS2
2

2
NIS2
3

2
SEP2
1

5
SEP2
2

3
SEP2
3

5
1st 227

Complete Toyota Racing Series results

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(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 DC Points
2019 Giles Motorsport HIG
1

4
HIG
2

2
HIG
3

3
TER
1

11
TER
2

C
TER
3

C
HMP
1

5
HMP
2

2
HMP
3

9
HMP
4

10
TAU
1

5
TAU
2

3
TAU
3

6
TAU
4

5
MAN
1

9
MAN
2

6
MAN
3

4
4th 270

Complete FIA Formula 3 Championship results

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(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate points for the fastest lap of top ten finishers)

Year Entrant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 DC Points
2019 Sauber Junior Team by Charouz CAT
FEA

21
CAT
SPR

Ret
LEC
FEA

17
LEC
SPR

13
RBR
FEA

19
RBR
SPR

16
SIL
FEA

Ret
SIL
SPR

18
HUN
FEA

22
HUN
SPR

25
SPA
FEA

26
SPA
SPR

Ret
MNZ
FEA

15
MNZ
SPR

17
SOC
FEA

9
SOC
SPR

13
22nd 2

Complete Formula Regional Americas Championship results

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(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 DC Points
2022 TJ Speed Motorsports NOL
1

2
NOL
2

1
NOL
3

3
ROA
1

1
ROA
2

2
ROA
3

1
MOH
1

1
MOH
2

1
MOH
3

1
NJM
1

1
NJM
2

2
NJM
3

2
VIR
1

11†
VIR
2

1
VIR
3

1
COA
1

1
COA
2

Ret
COA
3

1
1st 362

Indian Racing League results

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(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Franchise 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Pos. Pts
2022 Goa Aces HYD1
1

C
HYD1
2

C
HYD1
3

C
IRU1
1

IRU1
2

Ret
IRU1
3

DNS
IRU2
1

IRU2
2

IRU2
3

HYD2
1

HYD2
2

HYD2
3

NC 0
2023 Goa Aces IRU1
1

2
IRU1
2

IRU2
1

1
IRU2
2

IRU3
1

IRU3
2

1
1st 87
2024 Goa Aces IRU1
1

Ret
IRU1
2

IGR
1

1
IGR
2

IRU2
1

5
IRU2
2
KAR
1

KAR
2

TBC
1
TBC
2
4th* 70*

‡ Standings based on entry points, not individual drivers.

* Season in progress.

Complete Super Formula results

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(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Entrant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 DC Points
2023 B-Max Racing FUJ
16
FUJ
18
SUZ
18
AUT
17
SUG
18
FUJ
Ret
MOT
15
SUZ
21
SUZ
18
25th 0

References

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  24. ^ "Raoul Hyman". 5 August 2023.
  25. ^ "Get to know Raoul Hyman in 10 Questions". 25 August 2022.
  26. ^ "Raoul Hyman on Instagram: "Excited to be racing in the @indianracingleagueofficial over the next few weeks! Travelling to and racing in India has always been a dream of mine, especially having grown up with Indian heritage and culture. Really grateful to be invited out to compete! We'll be racing in the @wolfracingcars Thunder GB08 - Looks mega, can't wait to get on track! Let's get to work @quickgabi @sohilshahracing @_amir_sayed_ !! #indianracingleague #GoaAces #letsgo"".
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Sporting positions
Preceded by
Inaugural
F3 Asian Championship
Champion

2018
Succeeded by
Preceded by Formula Regional Americas Championship
Champion

2022
Succeeded by
Incumbent