Jack Aitken
| Jack Aitken | |
|---|---|
| Nationality |  British |
| Born | 23 September 1995 London, England |
| GP3 Series career | |
| Debut season | 2016 |
| Current team | Arden International |
| Car no. | 11 |
| Starts | 2 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Poles | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| Best finish | 0 in 2016 |
Jack Aitken (born 23 September 1995) is a British racing driver.[1] Jack began his career in Karting at Buckmore Park, aged 7. He made the transition to cars when he competed in the Intersteps Championship with Fortec Motorsport, with whom he then went on to race with in the Formula Renault BARC Winter Series, Formula Renault NEC and Formula Renault Eurocup.
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Career
Karting
Jack started his career Karting, at Buckmore Park in Kent.
Formula Renault Eurocup
Jack entered his first full season of Formula Renault Eurocup in 2014 [2] with Fortec Motorsports. He won one race at the Hungaroring, and finished on the podium four times. During the first half of the campaign, he had to finish off his A Levels while attending Westminster School. At the start of 2015, he moved to Koiranen GP for the Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 season.
Jack won the title at the final round in Jerez, after winning the Formula Renault Alps title at the same track one week previously.[3]
Formula Renault Alps
In 2015, Jack entered the Formula Renault Alps Championship, alongside his campaign in Formula Renault Eurocup. He won this title at the final round in Jerez.
GP3 Series
In January 2016, it was announced Aitken would step up to the series with Arden International.
Formula One
In February 2016, Aitken was one of four drivers confirmed to join the young driver program of Renault F1.
Racing record
Career summary
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Formula Renault 2.0 NEC | Fortec Motorsports | 16 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 230 | 2nd |
| Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 | Manor MP Motorsport | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC† | |
| Fortec Motorsports | |||||||||
| 2014 | Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 | Fortec Motorsports | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 86 | 7th |
| Formula Renault 2.0 Alps | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | NC† | ||
| Pro Mazda Championship | Team Pelfrey | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 20th | |
| 2015 | Pro Mazda Winterfest | Team Pelfrey | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 167 | 1st |
| Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 | Koiranen GP | 17 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 206 | 1st | |
| Formula Renault 2.0 Alps | 15 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 242 | 1st | ||
| 2016 | GP3 Series | Arden International | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21st* |
| Euroformula Open | RP Motorsport | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 71 | 2nd* | |
| Spanish Formula Three | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 2nd* |
† As Aitken was a guest driver, he was ineligible for championship points. * Season still in progress.
Pro Mazda Championship results
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Team Pelfrey | STP |
STP |
BAR |
BAR |
IMS |
IMS |
LOR |
HOU |
HOU |
MOH |
MOH |
MIL |
SON 9 |
SON 4 |
20th | 31 |
Complete GP3 Series results
(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 | 17 | 18 | Pos | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Arden International | ESP FEA 20 |
ESP SPR 19 |
AUT FEA |
AUT SPR |
GBR FEA |
GBR SPR |
HUN FEA |
HUN SPR |
GER FEA |
GER SPR |
BEL FEA |
BEL SPR |
ITA FEA |
ITA SPR |
MAL FEA |
MAL SPR |
ABU FEA |
ABU SPR |
21st* | 0* |
* Season still in progress.
References
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- Official website
- Jack Aitken career summary at DriverDB.com
| Sporting positions | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by | Pro Mazda Winterfest Champion 2015 |
Succeeded by Incumbent |
| Preceded by | Formula Renault 2.0 Alps Champion 2015 |
Succeeded by Incumbent |
| Preceded by | Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 Champion 2015 |
Succeeded by Incumbent |
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- ↑ http://jackaitken.com/blog/2014/01/20/jack-aitken-steps-up-to-eurocup-formula-renault-2-0-for-2014/
- ↑ http://renaultsport.com/2015-an-exceptional-year-in-Formula-Renault-2-0.html
- Pages with reference errors
- Use dmy dates from March 2015
- Official website not in Wikidata
- 1995 births
- Living people
- People from London
- Sportspeople from London
- English racing drivers
- Formula Renault 2.0 NEC drivers
- Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 drivers
- Formula Renault 2.0 Alps drivers
- Pro Mazda Championship drivers
- GP3 Series drivers
