| Harry Tincknell | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | British |
| Born | October 29, 1991 Exeter (England) |
| 2012 Formula Renault UK | |
| Debut season | 2009 |
| Current team | CRS Racing |
| Car no. | 5 |
| Starts | 21 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Poles | 1 |
| Fastest laps | 2 |
| Best finish | 5th in 2009 |
| Previous series | |
| 2009 2008–09 2008 |
Formula Renault 2.0 NEC FRUK Winter Series FR2.0 Portugal Winter Series |
| Championship titles | |
| 2009 2009 |
FRUK Winter Series FRUK Graduate Cup |
Harry Tincknell (born 29 October 1991 in Exeter, Devon) is a British auto racing driver.
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Tincknell made his karting début in 2001, finishing in the top five of both the Dunkeswell Club Championship and the South West British Championship series. After competing in Cadets in 2002, Tincknell moved up to TKM karts in 2003, winning the Winter Series at the Shenington kart circuit in Oxfordshire. He continued at that level in 2004, winning a round at Larkhall[1] and finished in 27th place in the championship for Connaught Racing. Tincknell moved into the ICA Junior Belgian Championship in 2005, and finished in fifth position in the championship, 65 points behind champion Laurens Vanthoor.
Tincknell stayed at ICA Junior level for the 2006 season, competing in the WSK International Series. He finished fourteenth in the championship, despite earning a third place finish at La Conca, Italy. Tincknell frequented in various series in 2007, competing in no less than eight different championships or trophy races during the season. His best result was fourth in the South Garda Winter Cup, finishing behind Yannick de Brabander, António Félix da Costa and Robin Frijns. 2008 was Tincknell's final season in karting, and he finished as runner-up in the Euro Rotax Max Challenge.
Tincknell moved into the Formula Renault UK Winter Series in 2008 and finished seventh with points-scoring finishes in each of the four races with CR Scuderia. He also contested two races of the Fórmula Júnior Portugal Winter Series, finishing in sixth and eighth places during the two races in Estoril. In 2009, Tincknell remained with the newly-renamed CRS Racing, to contest a full season of Formula Renault UK.[2] He started well, setting the first pole position of the season at Brands Hatch[3] before finishing behind Oliver Webb in the first race. Further podiums came at Thruxton, Oulton Park and Rockingham as Tincknell finished fifth overall in the championship standings. His consistent finishing also earned him the Graduate Cup title, where first-year drivers battle for honours, with the best fifteen finishes for each drivers counting towards the championship. At the conclusion of the season, Tincknell dominated the Winter Series, finishing each of the four races on the podium and winning two of them. He also contested a round of the Formula Renault 2.0 Northern European Cup at Oschersleben, finishing both races in seventeenth place.
Tincknell will continue in the series in 2010, leading a four-car challenge from CRS Racing.[4] Tincknell was also confirmed as one of ten drivers selected by the UK's motorsport governing body, the Motor Sports Association, to take part in its driver development programme, Team UK. Considered to be the top 10 most promising young racing drivers in the UK, each member of the team will receive in-car performance, fitness and nutrition training as well as advanced sports psychology, care of the Brabham Performance Clinic, created by David Brabham.[5]
Tincknell has signed with Fortec Motorsport to race in the British Formula Three Championship in 2011.[6]
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | British Formula Renault 2.0 Winter Series | CR Scuderia | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 7th |
| Portuguese Formula Renault 2.0 Winter Series | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 13th | ||
| 2009 | British Formula Renault 2.0 | CRS Racing | 19 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 323 | 5th |
| Formula Renault 2.0 Northern European Cup | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 33rd | ||
| British Formula Renault 2.0 Winter Series | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 119 | 1st | ||
| 2010 | British Formula Renault 2.0 | CRS Racing | 20 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 375 | 5th |
| 2011 | British Formula Three | Fortec Motorsport | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 63 | 8th |
Tincknell attended St. John's School in Sidmouth, Devon, until the age of 12. He then attended Exeter School, where he achieved 10 GCSEs: six As and four Bs. Away from the race track, Tincknell enjoys playing golf, rugby, and chess, as well as supporting Plymouth Argyle, his local football club.