| Adam Khan | |
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Khan in 2007. |
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| Nationality | Pakistani ( British) |
| Born | 24 May 1985 Bridlington, England |
| 2012 Euroseries 3000 | |
| Debut season | 2008 |
| Current team | TP Formula |
| Car no. | 14 |
| Starts | 12 |
| Wins | 3 |
| Poles | 2 |
| Fastest laps | 2 |
| Best finish | 3rd in 2008 |
| Previous series | |
| 2008 2008 2005-06-2007-08 2005 2004-2005 2003 & 2005 2003 2002 |
Euroseries 3000 GP2 Asia Series A1GP Austrian F3 British F3 German Formula 3 Formula Renault V6 Eurocup Spanish F3 |
Adam Khan (born 24 May 1985), is a British sportsman and racing driver of Pakistani descent from Bridlington, Yorkshire. He is fluent in six languages: English, French, Spanish, Italian, Urdu and Mandarin Chinese.
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At the age of 16, Khan was offered the opportunity to test-drive a Porsche. An intensive five-day driving course at Silverstone followed, where he took part in the Silverstone School Race Series allowing him to gain his competition licence.
In 2001 he competed in the six-race British Formula Ford series, achieving runner-up position in his first season of professional racing with three podiums.
Eddie Jordan endorsed Adam Khan's career when Khan was 17 years of age. Khan competed in various races in the British F3 championship whilst undertaking studies at school. Khan contested four races in the 2002/03 British Formula Three Winter Series, finishing runner-up in the Scholarship Class which included a win in his second race and has finished on the podium in the majority of F3 races in which he contested.
In 2005 Adam Khan was selected as the driver for the Pakistani A1 Team for the A1 Grand Prix. Team Pakistan's 05/06 A1 season started off with an immediate impact with Khan getting up to 3rd position at the season opener at Brands Hatch against vastly more experienced drivers, though a stuck wheel nut during the pit stop put an end to a chance of a podium result. Further costly team errors occurred during races where Khan was in strong positions, however Team Pakistan managed to finish the season on a high note with a 5th place at Shanghai. In 2006 Khan took a break from racing, instead concentrating on his business studies Bsc. course at King's College London.
Khan stated 2006 that he was gonna wear the Pakistan flag in future races.[1] He has been officially appointed as the ambassador for motor sports in Pakistan by the government. Khan was awarded a young achievers award by the President of Pakistan in London on 29 September 2006.
In 2007, Khan returned to racing in the World Series by Renault, driving for the Italian RC Motorsport team.[2] After testing with the team, he was given a seat as the third driver. This allowed Khan to test for the Pakistani A1 Team at Silverstone and he look set to rejoin the team for the 07/08 season.
Khan was driving for the Arden team in the 2008 GP2 Asia Series, but left after 2 races to concentrate on A1GP and university work.
In summer 2008 Khan joined the F3000 Euroseries 3000 in June, after missing the start of the season through injury. Khan still had a successful season, in 12 races he won 3 races, two second places and one third place, and finished the season in third. This was the first time Pakistan's national anthem was heard in a European championship event.
On 10 September 2008, it was announced that Khan would take on the dual role of race driver and seat holder of A1 Team Pakistan for the 2008-09 A1 Grand Prix season.[3]
On 27 January 2009, Khan joined the Renault F1 team to demonstrate their Formula One car at World Series by Renault events and other presentations.[4]
| Season | Series | Team | Races | wins | Poles | Fast laps | Points | Pos. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Euroseries 3000 | TP Formula | 12 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 55 | 3rd |
| 2008 | Italian Formula 3000 | TP Formula | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 6th |
| 2008 | GP2 Asia Series | Team Arden | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28th |
| 2007-08 | A1 Grand Prix | A1 Team Pakistan | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20th (1) |
| 2005-06 | A1 Grand Prix | A1 Team Pakistan† | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 20th (1) |
| 2005 | British Formula Three - National Class | Performance Racing Europe | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 11th |
| 2005 | German Formula Three | Performance Racing Europe | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18th |
| 2005 | Austrian Formula Three Series | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 6th | |
| 2004 | British Formula Three - Scholarship Class | Alan Docking Racing | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 78 | 6th |
| 2003 | Formula Renault V6 Eurocup | DAMS | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 22nd |
| 2003 | German Formula Three | Performance Racing Europe | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 23rd |
| 2002 | Spanish Formula Three | G-Tech | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
† At the Durban round he was injured after crash in practice sessions.
(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 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005–06 | A1 Team Pakistan | GBR SPR 7 |
GBR FEA Ret |
GER SPR Ret |
GER FEA 12 |
POR SPR Ret |
POR FEA 15 |
AUS SPR 12 |
AUS FEA 11 |
MYS SPR 13 |
MYS FEA Ret |
UAE SPR 16 |
UAE FEA Ret |
RSA SPR |
RSA FEA |
IDN SPR |
IDN FEA |
MEX SPR |
MEX FEA |
USA SPR |
USA FEA |
CHN SPR 12 |
CHN FEA 5 |
20th | 10 |
| 2006–07 | NED SPR 18 |
NED FEA 17 |
CZE SPR 15 |
CZE FEA 20 |
MYS SPR 17 |
MYS FEA 14 |
CHN SPR 14 |
CHN FEA 14 |
NZL SPR 10 |
NZL FEA 11 |
AUS SPR Ret |
AUS FEA 12 |
RSA SPR 12 |
RSA FEA Ret |
MEX SPR Ret |
MEX FEA 18 |
CHN SPR 16 |
CHN FEA 17 |
GBR SPR 18 |
GBR FEA Ret |
22nd | 1 |
(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 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Trust Team Arden | UAE1 FEA 18 |
UAE1 SPR 15 |
IND FEA Ret |
IND SPR 11 |
MAL FEA |
MAL SPR |
BHR FEA |
BHR SPR |
UAE2 FEA |
UAE2 SPR |
28th | 0 |